I gotta disagree. I still hear Billy Idol tunes on random radio stations to this day, and my kids know his popular songs. I think Steve was a great writer, if you can name a song by the first riff, you have to be doing something right.
Here’s some funny shit for you.... last Summer a good friend who’s fairly well know in the surf and action sport World and is a music freak is sitting with us having beers and bullshitting about killer bands and Rebel Yell comes on. He tells us about being a teenager and seeing an early Billy Idol show outside of Santa Cruz, about one of those locking eyes with someone on stage moments. This time it was the “ hot chick guitar player” in Idols band. I look at our other friend, eyebrows raised, chuckle and tell him go on....he said it was just one of the things that stuck with him his entire life ( mid 50’s guy now), this rad chick who was a ripping guitar player, felt like a connnection was made. With the help of an iPhone and the glorious internet I pull up an old Hamer ad from that era, show it to him and ask “is that her?” with an extra helping of sincerity... he says “holy shit, that’s her!” I started laughing so F’ing hard, and told him that chick is a dude, that’s Steve Stevens
Poor guy was in disbelief, I just burst a 40 year spank bubble and watched the blood drain out of his face. We’ve gotten a ton of mileage out of this one. Funny, the guy has spent his life and career surrounded by gorgeous women, and this was the one that broke him hahahah.
Here’s some funny shit for you.... last Summer a good friend who’s fairly well know in the surf and action sport World and is a music freak is sitting with us having beers and bullshitting about killer bands and Rebel Yell comes on. He tells us about being a teenager and seeing an early Billy Idol show outside of Santa Cruz, about one of those locking eyes with someone on stage moments. This time it was the “ hot chick guitar player” in Idols band. I look at our other friend, eyebrows raised, chuckle and tell him go on....he said it was just one of the things that stuck with him his entire life ( mid 50’s guy now), this rad chick who was a ripping guitar player, felt like a connnection was made. With the help of an iPhone and the glorious internet I pull up an old Hamer ad from that era, show it to him and ask “is that her?” with an extra helping of sincerity... he says “holy shit, that’s her!” I started laughing so F’ing hard, and told him that chick is a dude, that’s Steve Stevens
I agree but remember he was from the punk era not the 80's hair metal era.
I have never heard a single one of those songs.
hey man, you're allowed to have an opinion, no shade.Hilarious.. people have a hard time reading here. The original point was not about is songwriting or rythm playing which is tops and fantastic, it was about his lead playing and it not being that stand out. I'd agree with that, though he always played and plays for the song. But does he come to mind when I think of a 6 string slinging solo stud? No. So we really aren't disagreeing because I even stated what you said in my comment that you replied to. LEAD playing people. LEAD playing. Iconic where his LEAD playing is concerned. Hope that's clear and yes I am being a jag-aff.
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
Brad da buggah look more like a chick than his chick hahaha