Seven years and an EP, that’s not as bad going as it sounds, Billy Idol is back with this four track fest of strangeness, a chance to give the media and fans something to talk about. If you have followed Billy from the beginning, then you will already know that he ever has really fitted into the mould of out and out punk or for that matter rock/pop legend, what he does do is go his own way, he has a persona that just oozes cool, musically maybe a little less at times. The Roadside has been put together during the strange times of lock down, and has its roots in the 80’s Idol era, kind of a Rebel Yell meets Whiplash Smile, ‘Rita Heyworth’ shows the way, the obligatory rock anthem that you might expect, a slick slice of classic Billy. ‘U Don’t Have To Kiss Me Like That’ shows us somet...