Sweet Revenge is an album by Generation X

Generation X (band)

Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...

. It was recorded in 1979 just before band members Bob "Derwood" Andrews

Bob Andrews (Generation X)

Bob "Derwood" Andrews is an English guitarist, and former member of the punk rock band, Generation X....

 and Mark Laff

Mark Laff

Mark Laff is an English drummer, and former member of punk rock bands Subway Sect and Generation X.Laff and guitarist Bob Andrews left Generation X in December 1980, to form the band Empire, along with bassist Simon Bernal, releasing one commercially unsuccessful album which gradually became a cult...

 left the group and the bulk was subsequently re-recorded for the Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly (album)

Kiss Me Deadly was the third and final full-length album from Generation X. The band shortened its name to "Gen X" for this release. Following the departure of all original members with the exception of Tony James and Billy Idol and the addition of ex-Clash drummer Terry Chimes, the album featured...

 album. It was not until 1998 that the Sweet Revenge sessions were released, as K.M.D. - Sweet Revenge on the German Empty Records label. An expanded Japanese reissue titled K.M.D. - Sweet Revenge Xtra was released in 2004 by Revell Yell Music featuring alternate sound engineering. This version also contains different studio versions of "Rock On" and "Your Generation", together with two live tracks recorded in December 1978 in Sheffield.

Track listing

1998 Empty Records (MT-421)

1. "Dancing With Myself" - 3:25
2. "Modern Boys" - 3:25
3. "Stars Look Down" - 4:43
4. "Triumph" - 5:15
5. "Girls Girls Girls" - 3:04
6. "Anna Smiles" - 2:28
7. "Flash as Hell" - 2:33
8. "Psycho Beat" - 3:36
9. "Cathy Come Home" - 3:51
10. "Revenge" - 5:17
11. "Dancing With My Wealth" - 5:12

2004 Revell Yell Music (RYCD019)

1. "Dancing With Myself" - 3:25
2. "Modern Boys" - 3:25
3. "Stars Look Down" - 4:43
4. "Triumph" - 5:15
5. "Girls Girls Girls" - 3:04
6. "Anna Smiles" - 2:28
7. "Flash as Hell" - 2:33
8. "Psycho Beat" - 3:36
9. "Cathy Come Home" - 3:51
10. "Revenge" - 5:17
11. "Rock On" - 2:35 * (Gary Glitter
    Gary Glitter
    Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
    
    , Mike Leander) - Wrongly credited in the CD booklet to Idol / James.
12. "Your Generation" - 3:15 *
13. "Shakin' All Over" (Live) - 2:40 **
14. "Kiss Me Deadly" (Live) - 4:45 **
15. "Dancing With My Wealth" - 5:12

Personnel

• Billy Idol
  Billy Idol
  William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
  
   - vocals
• Tony James
  Tony James
  Tony James is a British musician, best known as a bassist of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.- Career :He was originally a member of the punk band London SS, along with Brian James, , and Mick Jones plus Terry Chimes .Later, James joined the early punk band Chelsea...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Bob "Derwood" Andrews
  Bob Andrews (Generation X)
  Bob "Derwood" Andrews is an English guitarist, and former member of the punk rock band, Generation X....
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Mark Laff
  Mark Laff
  Mark Laff is an English drummer, and former member of punk rock bands Subway Sect and Generation X.Laff and guitarist Bob Andrews left Generation X in December 1980, to form the band Empire, along with bassist Simon Bernal, releasing one commercially unsuccessful album which gradually became a cult...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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