http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43291&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rssElvis' Sneer, the Clash's vowels, T-Rex's riffs… Generation X arrived on the punk landscape in 1977 with the look of a band who had rifled through rock's archives and swiped all the best bits. Formed from the remnants of London SS by bassist Tony James and lip curling singer Billy Idol (aka William Broad) their under-rated debut album <I>Generation X</I> was a speedy classic full of sharp, pop-culture referencing songs like "Ready Steady Go!," a tribute to show host Cathy Macgowan. Follow up <I>Valley Of The Dolls</I>—produced by Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter—provided the commercial breakthrough via Top 20 hit "King Rocker," but as superstardom beckoned they tragically imploded after third album <I>Love Me Deadly</I> (oddly accredited to Gen X). Not before they had made in-roads with swansong hit "Dancing With Myself," however, which Idol would later capitalise on with a fruitful U.S. solo career, dressed as Mad Max. Tony James, clearly burnt by the whole experience, went on to form industry fleecing weird-rockers Sigue Sigue Sputnik. - Paul MoodyOld School Punken720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:37:04 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43291&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Elvis' Sneer, the Clash's vowels, T-Rex's riffs… Generation X arrived on the punk landscape in 1977 with the look of a band who had rifled through rock's archives and swiped all the best bits. Formed from the remnants of London SS by bassist Tony James and lip curling singer Billy Idol (aka William Broad) their under-rated debut album <I>Generation X</I> was a speedy classic full of sharp, pop-culture referencing songs like "Ready Steady Go!," a tribute to show host Cathy Macgowan. Follow up <I>Valley Of The Dolls</I>—produced by Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter—provided the commercial breakthrough via Top 20 hit "King Rocker," but as superstardom beckoned they tragically imploded after third album <I>Love Me Deadly</I> (oddly accredited to Gen X). Not before they had made in-roads with swansong hit "Dancing With Myself," however, which Idol would later capitalise on with a fruitful U.S. solo career, dressed as Mad Max. Tony James, clearly burnt by the whole experience, went on to form industry fleecing weird-rockers Sigue Sigue Sputnik. - Paul Moody http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950859&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950859 tra.1950859 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dancing With Myself tra.1950859 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950859&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950859&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950868&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950868 tra.1950868 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kiss Me Deadly tra.1950868 263000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950868&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950868&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030922&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:27:27 -0700 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 24030922 tra.24030922 Generation X art.43291 0.99 This Is... 1980 alb.24024316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/3/6/1456364_170x170.jpg 2008-11-24 00:00:00.0 null true Dancing With Myself (Live At Hatfield Poly) tra.24030922 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030922&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030922&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950861&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950861 tra.1950861 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ready, Steady, Go tra.1950861 178000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950861&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950861&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251050&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 3251050 tra.3251050 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Anthology alb.282301 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/1/561064_170x170.jpg 2003-04-08 00:00:00.0 2003-02-25 00:00:00.0 true Dancing With Myself tra.3251050 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251050&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251050&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347143&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347143 tra.2347143 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kiss Me Deadly tra.2347143 264000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347143&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347143&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950862&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950862 tra.1950862 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Untouchables tra.1950862 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950862&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950862&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950866&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950866 tra.1950866 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Hundred Punks tra.1950866 186000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950866&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950866&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950860&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950860 tra.1950860 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Your Generation tra.1950860 194000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950860&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950860&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916515&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 26916515 tra.26916515 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Kiss Me Deadly alb.26814302 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/4/7/1617483_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Dancing With Myself tra.26916515 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916515&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916515&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347136&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347136 tra.2347136 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true From The Heart tra.2347136 128000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347136&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347136&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950864&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950864 tra.1950864 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wild Youth tra.1950864 172000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950864&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950864&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866249&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 30866249 tra.30866249 Generation X art.43291 0.99 King Rocker featuring Billy Idol alb.30848756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/2/1/1851229_170x170.jpg 2009-09-25 00:00:00.0 2009-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Ready Steady Go Intro (feat. Billy Idol) [Original] tra.30866249 49000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866249&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866249&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950869&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950869 tra.1950869 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Gimme Some Truth tra.1950869 143000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950869&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950869&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347154&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347154 tra.2347154 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wild Youth tra.2347154 173000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347154&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347154&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347142&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347142 tra.2347142 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Day By Day tra.2347142 125000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347142&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347142&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347141&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347141 tra.2347141 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Promises Promises tra.2347141 317000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347141&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347141&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347140&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347140 tra.2347140 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kleenex tra.2347140 127000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347140&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347140&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347137&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 2347137 tra.2347137 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Generation X alb.130983 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/2/5/1015282_170x170.jpg 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Hundred Punks tra.2347137 187000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347137&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2347137&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950873&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950873 tra.1950873 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Youth, Youth, Youth tra.1950873 365000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950873&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950873&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950870&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950870 tra.1950870 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true New Order tra.1950870 140000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950870&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950870&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950863&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 1950863 tra.1950863 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Perfect Hits 1975-1981 alb.227924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/6/386526_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Day By Day tra.1950863 145000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950863&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1950863&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251069&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 3251069 tra.3251069 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Anthology alb.282301 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/0/1/561064_170x170.jpg 2003-04-08 00:00:00.0 2003-02-25 00:00:00.0 true Triumph tra.3251069 309000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251069&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3251069&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866255&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 30866255 tra.30866255 Generation X art.43291 0.99 King Rocker featuring Billy Idol alb.30848756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/2/1/1851229_170x170.jpg 2009-09-25 00:00:00.0 2009-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Shaking All Over (plus Covers Encore Medley) (feat. Billy Idol) [Original] tra.30866255 703000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866255&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30866255&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916518&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss Old School Punk Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Generation X on Rhapsody Online 26916518 tra.26916518 Generation X art.43291 0.99 Kiss Me Deadly alb.26814302 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/4/7/1617483_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Heavens Inside tra.26916518 178000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916518&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26916518&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeneration-x%2Ftop-tracks.rss