Billy Idol – Charmed Life

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By 1990’s aptly named Charmed Life, Billy Idol was seemingly more well-known for his excessive lifestyle than his creative zenith of a few years prior. This made his channeling of Jim Morrison on a rowdy cover of “LA Woman” even more apt. He had done so before, of course, most memorably on 1986’s Whiplash Smile. But where Idol’s clever amalgam of dance beats and punky guitar breaks had done its part to define the 1980s, his update of the classic Doors song was the new sound of the same old seedy, City of Angels underbelly, remixed for the cusp of a new decade. Its mirthful screams and bizzaro beat speak (“She drinks my wine spo-dee-o-dee”) also marked one of Charmed Life’s few memorable moments. “Cradle of Love” was another obvious high point; together with its saucy video the clattering, histrionic single was largely responsible for the LP’s platinum status. But Steve Stevens had departed prior to Charmed, taking his pyrotechnic guitar with him, and his absence is certainly felt. The album wallows in mood pieces like the greaser-tinged “Endless Sleep” or the confessional “Prodigal Blues.” While the latter cut does feature a surging melody and some great synth textures, its guitar blasts don’t ring with the same fervor. Likewise, the fiery soloing of “Right Way” doesn’t mesh as well with Idol’s vocal or the synthetic-sounding backing track — the whole thing is like the classic pieces of a Idol song, disassembled. Charmed Life probably will offer the sneering rocker’s true fans some teeth-sinkable material. But it’s impossible not to notice its inconsistencies.

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Chrysalis 3217351 LP, Album Sweden 1990

A1. The Loveless 4:17
A2. Pumping On Steel 4:42
A3. Prodigal Blues 5:41
A4. L.A. Woman 5:29
A5. Trouble With The Sweet Stuff 5:58
B1. Cradle Of Love 4:39
B2. Mark Of Caine 4:33
B3. Endless Sleep 3:13
B4. Love Unchained 4:41
B5. The Right Way 5:05
B6. License To Thrill 6:02

Credits:

Arranged By – Billy Idol, Keith Forsey
Artwork By [Art Direction & Cover Illustration] – AWest
Artwork By [Cover Concept] – AWest, Billy Idol
Guitar – Mark Younger-Smith
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, George Marino
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Photography – Max Aguilera-Hellweg
Producer – Keith Forsey
Vocals [Uncredited] – Billy Idol

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Recorded on 16 Track Analog, 48 Track Sony Digital & 32 Track Mitsubishi Digital at Conway Studios, L.A.; Lighthouse Studios, L.A.; Oasis Studios, L.A. & Track Record, L.A.
Mixed at Conway Studios, L.A. & The Record Plant, L.A.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman, L.A. Calif. and Sterling Sound, NY.

Made in Sweden.

Published by:
A1, A2, A5, B1 & B6 – Chrysalis Music Ltd/Copyright Control
A3, B2, B4 & B5 – Chrysalis Music Ltd
A4 – Rondor Music (London) Ltd
B3 – Carlin Music Corp (MCPS)

(P) & (C) 1990 Chrysalis Records, Inc.

Duration for track A5 according to cover 4:40.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0 9463-21735-1 5
Matrix / Runout 3217351-A GRAMMOPLAST BA-GP 5/3-90
Matrix / Runout 3217351-B GRAMMOPLAST BA-GP 5/3-90
Rights Society BIEM / n©b

 

 

 

 

Additional information

Weight 0,23 kg

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