Billy Idol – Cyberpunk (1993/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Billy Idol – Cyberpunk (1993/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:56 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

1993 fifth studio album produced by Robin Hancock (Depeche Mode, Dr. Feelgood, Erasure, Seal). A cyberculture sci-fi concept album developed while Billy was recovering from a motorcycle accident. He became interested in the then emerging DIY technology of recording at home with computers. When originally released this was the first album to feature a floppy disc included as a special bonus. Though the critics were not kind to the album when first released, it remains an intriguing & vital chapter in Idols stellar career.

Cyberpunk, Idol’s attempt to restyle himself as a futuristic cyber-rocker, only works when he falls back on his effortlessly catchy guitar hooks and melodies of his past hits (the first single, “Shock to the System,” for instance). Unfortunately, most of the album is padded with pretentious speeches, sampled dialog, and underdeveloped songs. Especially noteworthy is his techno-dance interpretation of the Velvet Underground’s “Heroin” (featuring a repeated Patti Smith quote), which is one of the worst covers ever recorded.

Tracklist:

01. Billy Idol – Intro (01:01)
02. Billy Idol – Wasteland (04:34)
03. Billy Idol – Interlude 1 (00:19)
04. Billy Idol – Shock To The System (03:33)
05. Billy Idol – Tomorrow People (05:07)
06. Billy Idol – Adam In Chains (06:24)
07. Billy Idol – Neuromancer (04:36)
08. Billy Idol – Power Junkie (04:46)
09. Billy Idol – Interlude 2 (00:27)
10. Billy Idol – Love Labours On (03:55)
11. Billy Idol – Heroin (06:57)
12. Billy Idol – Interlude 3 (00:22)
13. Billy Idol – Shangrila (07:24)
14. Billy Idol – Concrete Kingdom (04:51)
15. Billy Idol – Interlude 4 (00:38)
16. Billy Idol – Venus (05:47)
17. Billy Idol – Then The Night Comes (04:37)
18. Billy Idol – Interlude 5 (00:26)
19. Billy Idol – Mother Dawn (05:03)
20. Billy Idol – Outro (00:59)

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