Devil's Playground (album)

Devil's Playground
Studio album by
Billy Idol
Released22 March 2005
Recorded2004[1]
GenrePunk rock, hard rock, pop-punk
Length54:28
58:59 (Japanese edition)
LabelSanctuary
ProducerKeith Forsey
Billy Idol chronology
VH1 Storytellers
(2002) 		Devil's Playground
(2005) 		Happy Holidays
(2006)
Singles from Devil's Playground
  1. "Scream"
    Released: March 2005
  2. "Rat Race"
    Released: June 2005
  3. "Sherri"
    Released: September 2005
  4. "Yellin' at the Xmas Tree"
    Released: December 2005
  5. "Plastic Jesus"
    Released: March 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Billboard(negative)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

Devil's Playground is the sixth studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released on 22 March 2005. It is his first studio album in over a decade (the latest being 1993's Cyberpunk), and his first new studio songs since 2001 (Idol's cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" on Greatest Hits). The album also reunited Idol in the studio with guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Keith Forsey. All songs were written or co-written by Idol except "Plastic Jesus". The album was engineered and mixed by Brian Reeves at the Jungle Room in Los Angeles.

During the recording of the album, the crew of the TV show Bands Reunited ambushed the Jungle Room and tried to convince Billy to reunite with his old band Generation X for a one night performance, but Idol slammed the door on them, leading to an apology by the crew.

Idol and the band supported the album with a world tour of rock festival appearances in 2005 and 2006, including several performances on the Vans Warped Tour.

The song "Scream" was used in an episode of Viva La Bam, in which Idol also guest starred, where he and Bam Margera sing it as they go down the highway.

  1. ^ "Official Brian Tichy Website – Biography". Briantichy.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Devil's Playground – Billy Idol". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (22 March 2005). "Devil's Playground – Billy Idol | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Billy Idol: Devil's Playground". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 14. 2 April 2005. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (18 March 2005). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (24 March 2005). "Devil's Playground | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2021.