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Billy Idol — Eyes Without A Face
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 12:06
 
For the longest time, I thought he was singing, "You rise without a face," and the song gave me nightmares. Now, it just makes me smile and look forward to a Zombie Apocalypse. {#Bounce}

jameyp
(New York)
Posted: Aug 02, 2005 - 13:43
 
a total classic.
samrex
(Brookline, MA)
Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 11:24
 
Never liked this song back in the day. Still don't like it now. BI has a number of better crafted and recorded songs.
ANNE_MARIE
(The Ozarks)
Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 11:17
 
my young son and i caught a BiIly Idol video the other day....he asked about his problem lip. didn't know what to say.
trekhead
Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 11:16
 
Whatever else, he sure filled in that time and place nicely with this tune. Surprisingly melodic, with that kickin' section halfway through. Yeah.
A 10.
Beastie
(Rye, NY)
Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 11:15
 
Love it! Thank you again, RP!
namesbenny
(West Kootenays)
Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 21:21
 
The only Billy Idol song I ever liked. Boy, do I feel dirty.
TomJB
(Madison, WI)
Posted: Dec 12, 2004 - 03:36
 

Danny_G
(Lima)
Posted: Nov 27, 2004 - 09:02
 

snurfer
(Silesia, Poland)
Posted: Nov 12, 2004 - 15:11
 
i hate this song but bass line is so great that i can't stop listening until the end... :)
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Posted: Oct 28, 2004 - 20:39
 
OH YEAH.......Summer of '83 memories here.......Good Jam......
JamieR
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Sep 29, 2004 - 13:07
 
xkolibuul wrote:
Okay, I loathed every Billy Idol song on my radio in the 80s, and I still can't say I like his stuff, but somehow I can't generate the same level of venom after watching his turn in 'The Wedding Singer'. Great moment. Great movie.


Hell yeah, I'm with you !
blades
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 14, 2004 - 18:58
 

54-40
(Pacific Northwest)
Posted: Aug 16, 2004 - 08:28
 
Synth-pop at its best. And I don't mean that as a compliment.
rKokon
(Colesville, MD)
Posted: Aug 16, 2004 - 08:02
 
I agree with apd, Platypus, Kimmer, and especially OldSlabSides. Idol may be a charming actor, but repetitive tuneless meaningless lyric and droning voice (especially in an overplayed song) are enervating to listen to.

:( <-X
veegez
(Burnsville, mn)
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 - 05:56
 
Right face, wrong voice. :) (Old Saturday Night Live skit)
istanbulbaby
(Asheville, NC)
Posted: Jul 05, 2004 - 09:39
 
I love just about every Billy Idol song ever made. I don't care if he's a poseur, he's still awfully sexy.
xkolibuul
(Green Mountain State)
Posted: May 26, 2004 - 13:50
 
Okay, I loathed every Billy Idol song on my radio in the 80s, and I still can't say I like his stuff, but somehow I can't generate the same level of venom after watching his turn in 'The Wedding Singer'. Great moment. Great movie.


steeler
Posted: May 26, 2004 - 13:42
 
Tarquin wrote:
I hated Billy Idol when this song came out.

Here I am, nearly 20 years later, and every time I hear his music and other artists' songs I "hated" at the time, I get all nostalgic and long for simpler times when my biggest problems only included things like being able to switch to a different radio station very quickly.

But damn, if I don't know all the words to this and his other songs that got airplay at the time. Guess I never switched the station fast enough. Or airwave saturation really does work.

Not to belittle your otherwise cogent comment, but people also remember all the words to insipid theme songs from televison shows they watched while growing up.
Tarquin
(Orlando, FL)
Posted: May 13, 2004 - 08:56
 
I hated Billy Idol when this song came out.

Here I am, nearly 20 years later, and every time I hear his music and other artists' songs I "hated" at the time, I get all nostalgic and long for simpler times when my biggest problems only included things like being able to switch to a different radio station very quickly.

But damn, if I don't know all the words to this and his other songs that got airplay at the time. Guess I never switched the station fast enough. Or airwave saturation really does work.
Red_Dragon
(somewhere in the great midwest)
Posted: May 13, 2004 - 08:54
 
OK, this is just the sort of trite pop drivel that I listen to RP NOT to hear - blech


Pipes
(Murray, UT)
Posted: May 13, 2004 - 08:53
 
Shimmer wrote:


You must be kidding me. This guy is a complete poseur. About as scary as my grandmother.

There's some truly great punk music from this era -- I'd love to hear that instead of this drivel.


If the genes breed true, your grandmother must be pretty damn scary!

Mark1970
(Grayson, GA)
Posted: May 13, 2004 - 08:51
 
AlanCE wrote:
or as my sister thought the lyrics went...

"hows about a daaayate?"


ROTFLMAO!!!!
ZM_Herb
(28? 33' N 81? 23' W)
Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 07:49
 
Billy is much maligned for his public persona - but the fact is he does have a great voice and ditto what others said previously....Steve Stevens was the music. I was in charge of backstage security for a show he did in a 2000 seat venue and got to see them "up close and personal" and it was a great show........ lots of energy and Stevens CAN PLAY !!
kimmer
(Jacksonville, FL)
Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 07:47
 
Chunk wrote:
Ahhhh... childhood flashbacks. Between Rebel Yell and Purple Rain, I wore out my first tape deck. :)

yuk! no more! ever again!
rulebritannia
(Sussex countryside, England)
Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 07:47
 
Idol's voice is pretty weak, which is especailly apparent when he does a cover. On the other hand, Billy is cool and this is one my favorite songs by anyone, ever.
Platypus
(here, now)
Posted: Feb 28, 2004 - 09:51
 
why? for the love... WHY?

it was awful pop sludge in the 80s and even worse now.
Rockabobbie
(monitor-side in the foothills of NC)
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 14:08
 
PeterGriffin wrote:
I'll admit it, I still think Billy kicks ass!

I confess, too, Peter: still a guilty pleasure. Actually broke down and bought Rebel Yell on disc b/c I needed Daytime Drama, Flesh, Eyes, Blue Highway--hell, I needed a fix of the whole damned record!

Kreskin
(Denver, co)
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 13:58
 
toppermustard wrote:
idol owes an enormous amount to his guitarist at the time, steve stevens...

Yep.
Which reminds me, Steve Stevens came out with a flamenco guitar cd that blew me away. Dude is amazing.
apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 13:56
 
Billy was a prat even when he was a pseudo-punk in the late 70's, before he went to LA, did this nonsense and found his true level. Billy Bragg had a theory that there must be a roadie off-stage at the end of a string, operating the sneer.
(former member)
(Shadow Valley Condos)
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 13:55
 
PeterGriffin wrote:
I'll admit it, I still think Billy kicks ass!


Billy Idol was the idea, but the muscle was Steve Stevens. This song is great, but it just percolates along until Stevens comes screaming in.

Interesting Stevens side project: Black Light Syndrome, with Terry Bozzio/Tony Levin/Steve Stevens. Kinda like King Crimson's Red album. Seriously.
Chunk
Posted: Feb 06, 2004 - 13:53
 
Ahhhh... childhood flashbacks. Between Rebel Yell and Purple Rain, I wore out my first tape deck. :)

satocks
(Louisville.KY)
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 14:13
 
drH wrote:
A truly great voice, and the songs hold up extremely well!


Yes, I've always felt Billy's sneering, pants-dropping persona left his wonderful voice underappreciated. This has always been one of my favorite songs of his (it was my favorite song ever for a time in grade school...), although I feel "Whiplash Smile" is his best record.
Illustr8r
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 12:25
 
kelty wrote:
Not one of my favorite Billy Idol songs....but I saw him at the Bridge School Benefit in CA a year or two ago with REM, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, Neil Young....and he absolutely blew the rest of them away.


No shock there. Billy always DID have more b@lls than Dave Matthews, REM or Pearl Jam...
Illustr8r
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 12:21
 
FLESH! Flesh for fan-ta-sy!
toppermustard
(Dallas)
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 12:21
 
idol owes an enormous amount to his guitarist at the time, steve stevens...
MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 12:21
 
Pop shlock.
PeterGriffin
(Delaware OH)
Posted: Jan 06, 2004 - 12:19
 
I'll admit it, I still think Billy kicks ass!
drH
Posted: Dec 27, 2003 - 06:24
 
A truly great voice, and the songs hold up extremely well!
kelty
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Dec 06, 2003 - 16:34
 
Not one of my favorite Billy Idol songs....but I saw him at the Bridge School Benefit in CA a year or two ago with REM, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, Neil Young....and he absolutely blew the rest of them away.

Rok on Billy.
gilmorecairns
(Michigan)
Posted: Nov 05, 2003 - 17:44
 
"reading murder books and trying to stay hip..."

Sing it Billy, then go away - a guilty listen from my childhood if there ever was one. :)
Platypus
(here, now)
Posted: Nov 05, 2003 - 17:41
 
...
Brewski
(Suds City)
Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 18:28
 
Shimmer wrote:


You must be kidding me. This guy is a complete poseur. About as scary as my grandmother.


With or without her teeth?
Pusherman
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Sep 15, 2003 - 13:52
 
They should invent a new emoticon with a Billy Idol sneer. :D/
AlanCE
(Des Moines, IA)
Posted: Sep 15, 2003 - 13:51
 
or as my sister thought the lyrics went...

"hows about a daaayate?"
Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Sep 15, 2003 - 13:49
 
Mot wrote:
At the time, Billy seemed a bit over the top to me. Probably that snarling look of his. But truth is, there's not a song he did that I didn't like. Rock on, Billy!


You must be kidding me. This guy is a complete poseur. About as scary as my grandmother.

There's some truly great punk music from this era -- I'd love to hear that instead of this drivel.
eddief
(America's Center (St. Louis), MO)
Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 08:48
 
BLADERUNNER wrote:
Billy Idol.......punk bad boy who went good. actually, this is still a fave of mine from the old days.
Hate to admit it, but I always kinda liked this one too. A bit of a guilty pleasure hearing it every now and then.

mrselfdestruct
(Edmonton, AB)
Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 08:47
 
Could not figure out what the hell he was saying when this came out. Took until I saw the name on the video. Made for some dumb kid jokes between my brother and me.

"Rise-uh-bou-da-face!!", followed by giggles.
Mot
(Middleton, WI)
Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 08:46
 
At the time, Billy seemed a bit over the top to me. Probably that snarling look of his. But truth is, there's not a song he did that I didn't like. Rock on, Billy!

Patti
(Mission Viejo, CA (519 miles SE of RP))
Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 08:45
 
Nice to hear again! One of my fav's from this era.

pbm
8^)