Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (REACTION!)

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[@Kylora2112]

Consider how successful Billy Idol was, and realize there was NO ONE out there trying to copy him. No one else blended punk, metal, and synthpop so well!

[@sparkyas2]

Cyberpunk

[@bryanthebryan2638]

The mold broke with him. One of a kind!

[@craigdotson]

Billy idol wasnt really one of a kind he was a blast from the past in our present,he was true rock and roll,but driven by Elvis, Little Richard,Jerry Lee Lewis,A time forgotten ,I would place Billy Idol with the Stray cats,rock and roll with swagger,and grit.

[@mrglasses8953]

@@craigdotson 50s Rock & Roll sounds very different to Punk, Metal and New Wave.

[@user-hs4kz8ji6e]

Amen

[@zombiexbunny]

His guitarist, Steve Stevens, is amazing!

[@MetalRob81]

Absolutely!! An insane guitar player!!

[@nancysmith8626]

Yep! Major props to Steve!

[@tomp8463]

He sure is.

[@ljdsam]

The intro is genius: one guitar doing the low and high parts; flamenco style in a rock song.

[@tornoutlaw]

Love the Black Light Syndrome Albums

[@blakett88]

"Eyes without a face" is my favorite Billy Idol song

[@LL-ow1qt]

Mine as well❤

[@debilarge]

Me too

[@bobbymcbay1586]

Same, although Flesh For Fantasy is a very close second

[@thewildhealer541]

Mine too.

[@timwhitnell7145]

Fantastic. Love Eyes Without A Face.

[@ccrossland67]

Billy Idol rocked the 80ies! You gotta pump your fist in a circle and curl your lip while you sing.

[@RealDiehl99]

That's the visual I always get when someone mentions Billy Idol.

[@danielm.oliver1131]

Don't forget that Billy Idol invented the open mouth duck lips decades before chicks started doing it for selfies.

[@bghammock]

Doesn't everyone already do that? :)

[@gsly6081]

@@danielm.oliver1131 I think sid vicious was first.

[@pfzt]

I'm still salty that his "Cyberpunk" record didn't took off and that it marked the beginning of the end of his career. It was a messy but brilliant and innovative record at the time and i really would've liked him to continue with his stardom power throughout the 90s. He was such a beloved original that he could've survived the impact of grunge. Come to think of it, he didn't survived that even with a very 90s record, so scratch that theory, lol.

[@martcp71]

I admit it; I played the hell out of this cassette tape in the 80s. 🎸🎸🎸

[@nikiivanov1]

all of us have in some form played the hell out of Billy Idol :D

[@nancysmith8626]

ME TOO.

[@csimone73]

Same here!!! It's just damn good!! 🤘🏻

[@csimone73]

@@JenSell1626 Columbia House AND BMG LOL.

[@JoeVideoed]

@@nikiivanov1 Guilty as charged. The piece of foam that rubs dirt off the tape actually fell off I played it so much. Never have to any other cassette I had.

[@warrickbell1072]

"80s is old-school future." That's just about the most accurate and succinct description of that decade I've ever heard. Perfect!!!

[@anthonyrowland9072]

that's why it still sounds futuristic. the futurism was built in. that's why the weeknd can do 80s synth pop and sound current today.

[@thebob01]

I agree 100% On a somewhat related note the Tesla Cybertruck looks like what a futuristic vehicle from the 80's would look like today.

[@peterbondmusic]

This album only gets better with time. Incredible production and performance. Billy Idol is a legend... still on tour today, with Steve Stevens! "popular for a reason" 100%

[@damienwilliams2947]

White Wedding rocks too.

[@latinboy906]

In an interview, Kiefer Sutherland admitted he got his inspiration for his look in The Lost Boys from Billy Idol.

[@reubenlee6438]

Billy Idol had the best scream of the 80s. His music and voice just stay in your head. The production in Rebel Yell is some of the best.

[@VCRider]

Agreed, the production is top notch

[@nancysmith8626]

I just saw him in concert last Saturday. I've been a fan since the early 80s and I FINALLY marked this item off my bucket list. Fantastic show and he and Steve Stevens still have it, decades after they started and into their 60s, for heaven's sake. Billy's an 80s gem and a forever favorite!

[@toddhall5565]

Glad you got see them finally! Been a bucket list show for me as well, wanted to see them Wednesday night but just wasn't able to make it. I've been a fan since I first heard them back in the early 80s, Billy's voice and Steve's playing hooked me from the start.

[@ashleydixon4613]

I just did the same with Depeche Mode last month and omg, they did not disappoint! (There’s lots of videos on here from the current tour, but I recommend looking up San Antonio especially; yeah, I was there, but everyone else is saying the same thing in the comments: compared to the audiences in CA, NY, etc, San Antonio had the best audience experience, everyone up dancing and singing along the whole time. Still too many damn cell phones, people too focused on recording the whole thing, not really being present and just enjoying the experience, but less so than in other US cities. European audiences don’t seem to be nearly as bad about that.) I’ll be 48 in 3 days longtime DM Devotee, but somehow never got to see them live til now, and this was the best concert I’ve ever been to, hands down. The energy level in the whole arena was insane! DM are known for their live shows and how well Dave gives such amazing energy as a frontman, really pulls the audience in and up-his energy is infectious. Even at 60-61 yrs old, they’re still absolutely killing it! If you have the opportunity to see them on their current tour, GO!!!

[@raineramelung7380]

Hi

[@raineramelung7380]

Hi greedings from Germany.. A local Band of my Hometown had a Cover.. 🎸😁Check it out. :"Smoke Blow-Rebel yell, live Pumpe" :.. *a Bit more dirty.. Enjoy

[@Countryboybiker]

Thank God I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. Two great decades for music and culture!

[@darrellg1972]

Eyes Without a Face for a mellowed out Billy.

[@r.deanmcknight136]

I'm 53 and I still rock the shit out of the 80's rock, metal and rap. The 80's was the best time of my teenage life. And I was also introduced to a bottle of Rebel Yell at a party when I first heard this song back then..... 🤪🙃🤘😎🤘

[@paulajean16]

"Cradle of Love" is not only a banger but when the video came out it's all the guys at school talked about 😆

[@FreeSpeechYouTube]

Yup....it's was considered controversial at the time. I'll always have a soft spot for 80s music.

[@chrisknepper5153]

Yeah..the girl was hot. 😳😏

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

@@FreeSpeechKZbin Yup was a teenager in the 80's best music and movies. The fashion though not so much, lol.

[@FreeSpeechYouTube]

@@stanleydavidlepretre4241 Same and agreed....

[@2869may]

The Splitz.....!!

[@peramarkovic7148]

"80s is old-school future." Yes, it was just like this. Absolutely perfect description. Congratulations!

[@smartervilleonroute66]

That was hilarious 😂

[@jarman52]

Eyes Without a Face!!

[@sparkyas2]

As a Billy Idol impersonator for the last 30+ years, I feel you did a great job here and paid a lot of RESPECT to him and his artistic abilities. He’s still rocking today. Thanks guys and keep up the great work. I want to hear more, more, more!

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

You gotta see thhe video! it gives you a full vision of this song and Billy's personality!

[@michaellongie8856]

It's funny that you mentioned lasers . Steve Stevens the lead guitarist actually used a toy ray gun on the guitar in the solo to get that ray gun sound!

[@BigMateo24]

I remember seeing some live footage of him, all of a sudden he just whips out a ray gun off a nearby mic stand right in the middle of his solo and doesn't miss a beat. That blew my mind.

[@sydhamelin1265]

Simplicity can be easier to play, but you know what, it's not always easy to write.

[@JoeVideoed]

I saw Smokey Robinson once say "The hardest song to write is a simple song." You encapsulated that in your own way.

[@linda-brookethompson5345]

Exactly! It takes immense creativity to write an easy and catchy song!

[@sydhamelin1265]

@@linda-brookethompson5345 I look at a song like Yesterday, and it's so powerful in its simplicity. A message you don't want muddied by complications, and it hits so effectively.

[@linda-brookethompson5345]

@@sydhamelin1265 I'm not familiar with that song. Is it by toto?

[@JoeVideoed]

@@linda-brookethompson5345 It's by The Beatles, though Paul McCartney was the only 1 who actually performed on the song. It's become the most covered song of the Rock Era.

[@montefuller1]

So true what you said about the sound of the 80s sounding futuristic. Hell ya man!!

[@Zeta9966]

Yeah. The 80s had so much ambition. So much hope and ambition for the future. And it reflected in music and movies. And honestly it’s all coming back now for a reason.

[@brismithejedi]

Yeah, it's just a great song! Timeless. I think White Wedding is another banger you'd like, but this one is probably my favorite.

[@alaniasdruid8616]

I love white wedding as well very much. Billy idol and George Thorogood

[@Zohancult]

Billy is one of the most charismatic rock stars alive. One of the G.O.A.T.s

[@dananewsom5483]

Yeah I always liked Billy Idol. He was definitely a staple for any 80's soundtrack

[@moritzbierdimpfl7233]

billy idol is just loved by evryone no matter what musik you usualy are listen to

[@jeffe_77]

Ohhh, One more thing, the Guitar player/soloist is none other than the great Steve Stevens who was the cat that played the lead guitar part on the Top Gun Theme.

[@nancysmith8626]

If they haven't, they've gotta listen to that song. Steve is the MAN!

[@kevinmaillet4712]

Yes!!!!!!!! Stevie Stevens on guitar is a BEAST!!!!!!!!

[@cjonesufc]

Billy idol was originally asked to record “Don’t You Forget About Me”, but Simple Minds ended up with it. It was their biggest hit and upset the band because they didn’t write it and didn’t much like it. Billy did eventually record it so it’s available to listen to.

[@vanyadolly]

His version actually is better imo. 😅 You can tell it was written for him

[@gregorybennett5640]

The thing with 80’s sounds, especially the early 80’s, these keyboards were new ideas and sounds. Everyone was being creative with these sounds. Programmed sounds were being used as music. It was a Wild West frontier so to speak. Everything you hear in the 90’s, 00’s, and beyond started with these 80’s pioneers with something new and not knowing what the potentials were yet. As a rock guy most of us didn’t like it even back then, but a few people, like Billy Idol was pretty genius at blending the two genres.

[@danpitzer765]

Billy Idol was and still is amazing. He's got a host of songs that are incredible in variety of styles. And his signature look has inspired mimicry from many.

[@kcburns94]

Seen him in concert. He sounds the same on stage as in studio. Awesome production. Billy Idol - Rock the Cradle of Love (official video)

[@danielm.oliver1131]

Great reaction!!! Billy was actually a huge hit on MTV in the early 80s and by the middle of the 80s was selling out arenas. White Wedding, Mony Mony, Eyes Without A Face, Sweet Sixteen, Dancing With Myself, are great additions for future reactions.. And if you guys give him a shout out, maybe he'll reach out to you like some of the other bands have done to you in the past. . I know ppl who are friends with him, & they say he's a very appreciative guy. Who knows, maybe he'll bring you to his show in Vegas on Oct 20th or the 21st?

[@JD_Slacker]

He's still rocking, and I've really liked some of his newer stuff. Love his song Bitter Taste that came out about a year ago.

[@nancysmith8626]

Yes! That was a great song.

[@carolyndavis1045]

Yeah , bitter taste is great.

[@DonPandemoniac]

His new album is very good!

[@kutnersuicide]

Loved it. Billy Idol + Steve Stevens = fire

[@jonathangoldmacher8209]

Steve Stevens is the guitar player and one of the best the 80’s produced. He’s still out there shredding.

[@kelst75]

So much more to discover with Billy. Mony Mony, Hot in the City, Got to be a lover, White Wedding, even his slower stuff like Eyes without a Face and Sweet Sixteen are well worth a listen. And Steve Stevens guitar work, amazing.

[@ljdsam]

The LIVE version of Mony Mony is excellent. And Blue Highway has a jam at the end that's pure class. Not '80's shred, but top notch blues rock guitar. Love it.

[@djlp2212]

I like that you call him a "Rock Star" since he's in that commercial about normal people using the phrase "Rock Star" for each other. White Wedding, Eyes Without a Face, Dancing With Myself, Catch My Fall, Hot in the City,, To Be a Lover, Cradle of Love and his remake of Mony Mony.

[@kalohaggard1729]

Love this song . Billy Idol was so f"*king cool back then it was unreal. Watch the video sometime It was a blast .

[@SoulTripChuck]

I just saw Billy idol again last month and both he and Steve Stevens still ROCK! I would add that Steve Stevens is such an underrated guitar player. He deserves more shine for sure.

[@Mingus8]

The production and mixing of this is superb. All Idol's songs are superbly produced. The sound is fantastic.

[@g54b95]

"Eyes Without a Face" is one of his best. "Flesh For Fantasy" is also excellent.

[@86AW11]

If I could go back to the 80's. Good times.

[@gwydion56]

Anything that was popular at the time AND is still loved by a wide swath of people has got to be great. Billy Idol is one of those performers whose music still rocks almost 40 years later.

[@jeffe_77]

Hell yeah. Song is 🔥 and I have covered it as a drummer a few times. This song slaps!

[@IsolatedAntagonist]

my friend likes to cover this live and he always brings as much of the crowd on stage to sing a long

[@sparkyas2]

You play, I’ll sing

[@prodigal71]

Yes...I had a Billy Idol haircut in junior high...he was that big. Steve Stevens is a beast...plain & simple

[@sherrydavis3883]

If I'm having a challenging day at work, I put in Idol's greatest hits and let it ride! Brings me right back up!

[@jasonokinawa6596]

Hot in the City and cradle of Love

[@fernandolunkes1979]

This song is the perfect song to dance, headbang and make funny faces while singing (at the same time) 😂😅... and yeah... the synths are cool as hell.

[@angelagarutti6118]

I LOVE that sound to but i was 12 in 88 and i sooo miss the 80s i soo would love a 80s theme party

[@alienresearchlab]

This was one of the biggest hits in the 80's. 'More, more, more!' They were playing this in my local grocery store the other day. LOL

[@xylogreen]

Interesting you mentioned it makes you want to ride a motorcycle. Billy Idol had a serious motorcycle crash in 1990, right before his role in the movie "The Doors". In fact, in the movie, he's walking around w/ a cane, due to his accident. His autobiography "Dancing with Myself" is a wild ride. A rock star life, indeed! Super fun reaction as always. Thank you both.

[@bobesposito2216]

Love this song, it's my go to at karaoke.

[@hectorrenesegovia779]

The term you are looking for is also a genre of Cyberpunk called "Cassette Futurism" - what the future was imagined to be back in the 80's.

[@cccs800]

Billy Idol, Ian Astbury and Michael Hutchence. My favorite 3...ALL have that rare it factor. Absolutely captivating! But 3 performers that need to be seen, not just listened to.

[@BlackieNuff]

Another hit from this album is Flesh For Fantasy. Deep cuts include Blue Highway, Daytime Drama, and Do Not Stand In The Shadows.

[@agresticumbra]

This fifty-something broad loves BI's music, and the musicianship surrounding him. He'll be here in Denver in April - just a heads up, in cases folks are wanting to catch him, check his tour dates.

[@bradpriebe9218]

I think you'd like White Wedding as well and Eyes Without A Face is his ballad with a cool experimental style video. One of the songs of his that was a staple at highschool dances at the time was Mony, Money. George, I don't advise listening to Rebel Yell while driving. It's one of those tunes that can get you a speeding ticket (you can probably guess how I know that. 😂)

[@dewapd1169]

Billy Idol is STILL releasing KILLER stuff!!

[@AlmissaGaming]

THIS IS TIMLESS CLASSIC,MAN its fire

[@corey_AKA_Mando]

Eyes without a face......that's a MUST song to listen to 👌🏻💯🔥

[@12345nope12345]

another Billy to listen too, Billy Squier. "Don't say no" great album

[@c.j.7752]

Steve Stevens is an underrated genius on guitar.

[@jacobprice8048]

Incredibly underrated guitarist

[@radioethiopiate9327]

"The 80s is like what we thought the future would sound like." That's exactly what was going on. It was the decade the whole world agreed that the future was now. Haha

[@troymodin1682]

Billy idol is a rabbit hole you must go down please. Many many hits, even cameo in them wedding singer. Excellent group for you to do.👍👍👍

[@888altamber]

80’s are my favorite musical decade looking back followed by the 90’s. There was just so much creativity and talent. I don’t feel like a lot of musicians today possess the same level of talent on a general level, some do, but not as an overall.

[@BaneOfMan]

You're the ONLY music reaction show I continuously watch. I've heard 90% of the songs you react to but you react how I've done majority of the time. It's awesome to see others seeing shit from another direction reacting similarly. Another sign music is universal. Love it.

[@fazzfoodjoint5380]

This has to be up there with the most smiles per minute videos y'all have ever made

[@stubbzzz]

Hell yeah, this song just rules! I am totally with you George. I love this stuff too. You were right on about the laser sounds too. During the guitar solo, Steve Stevens literally shot a toy ray gun into his pickups for that crazy lazer sound.

[@Ritaholden1]

Billy Idol was so huge in the 80's. I live eyes without a face and white wedding.

[@djd2819]

"Rebel Yell" was the name of a bourbon (it was rebranded just a few years ago to just "Rebel") that happened to be Keith Richards' favorite bourbon. Story goes that Billy Idol was at a party (at Ron Woods' place IIRC) and he joined Keith and Mick drinking from a bottle of Rebel Yell and the label inspired him to write this song. Great reaction vid guys (as always).

[@IceManTX69]

Billy is the man! I remember within weeks of this video coming out on MTV, I had my hair spiked up and my mom helped me bleach it out. Billy was more than life to a teen in the 80s.

[@TheRealSweetcherryo]

I was 23 when this came out, so as somebody's sister, cousin, aunt, mother and grandmother, I love this shit 🤘

[@TodayTomorrowMusick]

Billy Idol hell yeah 🤘🤘🤘

[@toddgilleylen3438]

Graduated in 1985! A Classic!!!! You would have to have lived in the 80's to understand!!!!!

[@throwabrick]

I really want to go find a live version of this now. Also, back in the Army reserves, the joke was "you're so idle they should call you Billy" so funny that is actually where he got it from.

[@OldMusicFan83]

Im an old Gen Xer. I love blasting this on my truck stereo, windows down, late at night, going 85 down a darkened interstate!

[@AwkwardTruths]

In response to mark 4:50 of the video: The killer kick started the bike over a few times with the ignition switch off waiting for the smell of oil to waft into the air. Satisfied the engine was primed, he switched the ignition on, kicked, and gave the beast gas as it came to life. As the engine rumbled, he pulled up his play list, found Rebel Yell by Billy Idol and pressed play then pause. The Mojave Desert stretched miles and miles in from of him, but out there, in the arid bleakness, was a new George. A George who wanted more, more, more….

[@mattrasbury7539]

"I'm sure he pioneered something". I laughed and chocked on my own spit when he said that. I love this channel.

[@lorryriff6613]

'80s is old school future' that one cracked me up !

[@DouglasRyan-ux9cj]

Me my little sister and little brother used to play tennis racket guitars and use wooden spoons as drums when Billy idol songs came on MTV in the 80’s!! Lol such good memories growing up in the MTV era! Steve Stevens was awesome with his cool hairstyle and clothes!

[@susanconstable2113]

Sorry I can’t stop commenting- the 80s was the absolute best time to grow up! I was about 10 when the 80s started so I truly lived through it. I can’t tell you enough what a great time the 80s was.

[@forformgamer]

I love the 80s and 90s! Those decades feel unchained... So much passion in so many forms! Be it that decadent 80s sound or that rough around the edges 90s sound, I'm here for it. Not just in music man, look at the movies from those decades! So much creativity on display!

[@jennhurl]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE type in "Professor of Rock Rebel Yell" & watch it. Steve Stepehens (guitar) tells the story of where they got the idea for Rebel Yell & creating it. You won't be sorry! FYI - you mentioned laser - guess what - Steve used a toy laser gun.

[@americansensei]

80s we’re bad ass cuz most of America was more worried about partying and less worried about hating on each other. 80s rock on in some of us! 🤘🏼

[@PadreMortalis]

After years of watching y'all and gone to another account, I finally gave in to patreon. This is fun. You guys my first patreon membership ever.

[@skinwalker_]

I can’t tell you how many nights we danced to this and more down the local disco which had tiled floor light squares.

[@MsAlliwannadoisdance]

11:17 - George already got the "sneer and fist pump" down 🤣🤣🤣

[@AlmissaGaming]

this was rock and roll to me...we dont have this today,

[@BIGMANbrokmills]

Hell yeah, Billy Idol

[@bobthebear1246]

I knew you guys would love it. As y'all said, it has all the elements, and Billy was born to be a Rock Star. Now please do "White Wedding (Parts I & II)," "Dancing With Myself," "Eyes Without A Face," "Flesh For Fantasy" and his *incredible* cover of "Mony, Mony" originally done by Tommy James and The Shondells in 1965. You will most definitely NOT be disappointed. Billy is that rare breed: Just commercial enough for the masses, he definitely drew the girls in, but all the rocker dudes respected him. Because of his kick ass guitarist Steve Stevens he even incorporates some Heavy Metal in some of his songs, like this one and "Eyes Without A Face," so the vast majority of the Metal community also loves Billy. He's just an all-around star. Definitely an idol, and in the best ways possible. 🤘🏻

[@dariodzimbeg]

Billy Idol was my first musical IDOL.

[@LL-ow1qt]

Eyes Without a Face another GEM 💎💎💎

[@toddhout3772]

turning 55 this summer. I had a lot of random cassettes rattling around the car, inc a few billy idol ones. You play this song LOUD and sing along. Commercial rock, yes, but this is a very well made song...Billy had more than a few. I made my kids listen to a greatest BI greatest hits CD on a vacation about 15 years ago!

[@DonPandemoniac]

Truly one of those unmistakable voices in music.

[@undbiter65]

Song is 🔥🔥🔥

[@kevinmiller1121]

Fun fact: The Cult opened for BIlly Idol on his Whiplash Smile tour in 1987 and they were both phenomenal. You gotta hit The Cult's "Love Removal Machine" for another classic banger

[@shanehughes740]

Saw them on that tour in Lakeland, FL and they filmed the video for 'Mony Mony' that night. Amazing show...

[@ericacord5965]

George please feel free ro like what you wish. Its music, its like food subjevtive to taste. Also Spike from Buffy Vampire Slayers look was taken from Billy. Your guys enjoyment brings a smile to my face.

[@orvath5562]

Loved the little rant from George about why popular shit is popular. So true. People get caught up in their own bubble of taste sometimes.

[@susanconstable2113]

Thanks guys- it’s 6am while I’m watching this and I’m bouncing around my house to billy idol! I’m too old for that. This came out when I was around 13.

[@bluecomet1109]

Still banging this tune today in 2023!