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Classic Punk!
You can't talk about Punk Rock and overlook the contributions of Generation X. Most will instantly recognize a fresh faced Billy Idol who was all of about 17 years of age at the time of the bands first release.Although "Valley of the Dolls" contains some great tracks (King Rocker, Night of the Cadillacs, Kenny Silvers etc.)and shows some growth and sophistication in the bands writting ability I would recommend the bands debut release (Generation-x) as a proper introduction to the bands music and old school punk. You just can't overlook Generation-X classics like "Kiss me Deadly, 100 Punks and Ready Steady Go!". However, the Bonus track of the Who's "Shakin All Over" on Valley of the dolls CD will be enough for some to make this album a worthy purchase. Although I recommend this album, I would suggest those unfamiliar with Generation X check out the "Perfect Hits" CD first.

NOTE: "Shakin all over" is also available on a rare CD called "The Idol Generation"

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A must have for Idol fans and Punk fans.
Waited many years for a CD release with bonus tracks. The original release with no bonus tracks was found at Half.com for about $30, thus this price is excellent. A real rocking song is "Night of the Cadillacs", covered by the L.A. Guns on one of their albums called "Cuts".Overall, not a bad song on the disc. I bought the album in 1980 and still have it although it's fairly worn out. Billy Idol actually called Robert Plant and Led Zep has beens when he was about 20 years old. Now Billy is staring down the barrel of 50 years old. This is his best.

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Glam tinged, romantic 70's hard rock record-KILLER!!
Valley of the Dolls is a very glam tainted and romantic early 70's sounding record. It has Sweet and Mott the Hoople written all over it. No wonder b/c it was produced by Ian Hunter. This type of "dreamer" record fit GenX very well; their first record was a similiar slice of thrash punk about the streets/ladies/drugs/violence. This one really knocks it up w/ big/dramatic production and hard rock guitars ("Night of the Cadillacs" and "Love Like Fire" are some of the most pumping things I've ever heard) There's also the epic delicate ballad: "Prime of Kenny Silvers". I remember growing up and getting lost in the headphones w/"Kenny Silvers." This is one of the few 'real' albums that came out of the UK punk period. Definitely THE most profound thing Billy Idol's ever done