Biography

One of the first truly successful bands of the first wave of British punk, Generation X (or Gen X, as they were later called) boasted the charismatic singing and movie-star pout/sneer of Billy Idol, and hooky, danceable, though relatively apolitical, tunes that bridged the gap between raw punk and classic 1960s pop. The band released two charting albums in the late '70s, and broke up while recording the third. Billy Idol went on to become an MTV heartthrob, and guitarist Tony James led the trendy youthquakers Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

Top Tracks

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• Cathy Come Home

• Dancing With Myself

• Day By Day

• Flash As Hell

• King Rocker

• Kiss Me Deadly

• One Hundred Punks

• Ready Set Go

• Ready Steady Go

• Ready, Steady Go

• Ready, Steady, Go

• Shakin All Over

• The Invisible Man

• Valley Of The Dolls

• Wild Dub

• Wild Youth

• Your Generation

Discography

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• Live at the Paris Theatre, 1978 & 1981

  EMI Music Distribution

  2004

• BBC Live-One Hundred Punks

  Strange Fruit

  2003

• Kiss Me Deadly

  Chrysalis Records

  1981