{"id":2433,"date":"2015-10-06T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2015-10-28T19:09:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T19:09:18","slug":"billy-idol-house-of-blues-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/06\/billy-idol-house-of-blues-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Idol – House of Blues – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"100615-billyidol1\"<\/a>Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/p>\n

MTV, back when it first hit the airwaves, was a non-stop viewing party for me and my buds; back when they actually showed videos that is. Billy Idol happened to be one of the stalwarts who garnered a lot of air play and became a star because of it.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s still turning up the volume, pumpin\u2019 his fist and snarlin\u2019 away as a touring act bringing along his stud guitarist Steve Stevens these days! Idol rolled into the House of Blues in H-Town and did not disappoint the large jam packed crowd this school night.\u00a0 I was amazed how packed the joint was and especially the younger audience that was there. Classic rock FM radio is still serving a purpose bringing older acts a lot of attention.<\/p>\n

Because of that, Mr.Idol rolled out the radio hits and a few Generation X songs, as well. Stevens really made the trip worthwhile with his ample stretching of jams on familiar scorchers like \u201cCradle of Love\u201d,\u00a0 \u201cDancing With Myself\u201d,\u00a0 lead into rock jam filled with \u201cEruption\u201d Van Halen-ish\u201d blurps plus Led Zep \u201cOver the Hills and Far Away\u201d riffs to new one \u201cWhiskey and Pills\u201d and a stunning \u201cWhite Wedding\u201d.<\/p>\n

Idol did his long time partner in crime justice by moving out of the way and sharing center stage often for his fleet fingered nuances on electric guitar big time. The tight 5-piece band ruled the stage for over 2 hours.<\/p>\n

Bassist Stephen McGraith, drummer Erik Eldenius, keys Paul Trudeau and guitarist Billy Morrison helped deliver a very nice sound to the two front dudes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two of my faves did not disappoint, \u201cFlesh for Fantasy\u201d and \u201cEyes Without a Face\u201d. I\u2019m not a huge Billy Idol fan and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever bought one of his albums, but he surely fills a void in my rock and roll life. Idol knows how to work an audience after 39+ years of doing it for sure and his fist pumps and voice may be a tad less powerful, but still very effective indeed.<\/p>\n

The closer of \u201cMony Mony\u201d sent the spent crowd home on a very positive note. Long live the great memories of MTV and hopefully Mr. Curl Lip will be back with this squad in tow again and again…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti MTV, back when it first hit the airwaves, was a non-stop viewing party for me and my buds; back when they actually showed videos that is. Billy Idol happened to be one of the stalwarts who garnered a lot of air play and became a star because of it. He\u2019s still… <\/p>\n

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