Home → Billy Idol → Whiplash Smile
Whiplash Smile
Rock · 1986 · 8 tracks

Whiplash Smile

Billy Idol

A high-gloss fusion of cyberpunk synthesizers and heavy guitar heroics. Billy Idol trades punk grit for a polished, neon-soaked nocturnal odyssey.

October 20, 1986 · Chrysalis

Find on Amazon

A high-gloss, nocturnal energy that balances aggressive rock swagger with a lonely, futuristic romanticism.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Worlds Forgotten Boy
5:44
03
Soul Standing By
4:37
05
Man for All Seasons
4:39
06
Don’t Need a Gun
6:18
07
Beyond Belief
4:02
08
Fatal Charm
3:44
09
All Summer Single
4:36
10
One Night, One Chance
3:54
Moments Worth Listening For
The futuristic laser-blast guitar solo in Don't Need a Gun that sounds like a sci-fi shootout.
The transition from the acoustic vulnerability of Sweet Sixteen into the driving synth-rock of the following tracks.
The massive, echoing drum fill that opens Worlds Forgotten Boy, setting a cinematic tone for the record.
Reviews
AllMusic
Read review
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Whiplash Smile sound next to the rest of Billy Idol's catalogue?

Love Romantic+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

If you loved this album for itsSound & genre

Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
1983
Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
1983
Blah‐Blah‐Blah
Blah‐Blah‐Blah
Iggy Pop
1986
The Revölution by Night
The Revölution by Night
Blue Öyster Cult
1983
Blah‐Blah‐Blah
Blah‐Blah‐Blah
Iggy Pop
1986

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →