Devil's Playground (album)
Occupation
- Billy Idol - song
- Steve Stevens - Guitar
- Stephen McGrath - Bass
- Derek Sherinian - Keyboards
- Brian Tichy - percussion, drums
- Julian Beeston - Drum Programming
Devil's Playground is the sixth studio album by the British musician Billy Idol. It was released in March 2005 on Sanctuary and is the comeback album after twelve years of absence.
Formation and style
The verrissene by many critics compared to the 1980's less successful album Cyberpunk and an adhesion contract with Chrysalis Records had led to the forced break. Sanctuary Records had idol now promised for the comeback absolute artistic freedom and held on to it. Another time he was supported by lead guitarist Steve Stevens. The album was produced by Keith Forsey. With Plastic Jesus is a cover song was recorded, the original Ed Rush and George Cromarty is attributed. The album contains two similarly titled after women's names pieces, Sherri and Cherie, of which the former is a pop song, the latter is an acoustic piece. Otherwise some quick and geographically between hard rock and melodic punk rock songs are included, such as the issuing Super Overdrive. In the following years played Billy Idol world some festivals and also appeared at the Warped Tour.
Reception
The album reached number 15 in Germany, number 46 in the USA. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic awarded two out of five. He wrote the album, in an interesting, fruitful direction for Idol, one that bears his bill veterans status without sounding aged.
The song Scream was used in an episode of Viva La Bam.