I enjoyed his session. Not remotely my music, but a lot of fun especially getting security to do his truly naff "Never" dance routine. Hilarious.

And I also really enjoyed his karaoke Smiths. He is a charismatic entertainer and really bossed both sessions.

I guess it depends on a number of factors affecting the old voice box.

Elton's old songs were written at a higher key than his voice now, so singing them is always going to be a challenge.

Hynde still sounds like she did, but she wasn't much of a singer back then either.

I liked Sparks in the 70's, but their stuff is often a little too avant garde for me. Russell Mael needs to lay off the hair dye a bit.

maybe you need a hearing test, she was great

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I just watched 'Generation Sex'

Oh dear.

I am rather disappointed to see Billy Idol involve himself in such a feeble endeavour.

The Sex Pistol were a fad manufactured band with one great album.

Idol has had a career with a number of good albums since his three chord days in Generation X.

Surely he can do better.

But it really was a great album. I could listen to Steve Jones' guitar all day but it was all double tracked by Chris Thomas so wouldn't sound right live.

That's true. The Pistols & the Clash were the music of my late teens and I still get a kick out of a few tracks.
Unfortunately punk, if it ever really existed for much more than a year, and a lot of what came out was frankly rubbish, has been so over documented, mythologised and romanticised over the years its been made out to be more important than it was.