Personally, I love his music. Sure I only have the Don't Say No album, but I think that album is pretty much perfect. People may know Billy because of The Stroke, or because he was in Guitar Hero, but there was a lot more to him that that.
Besides the hits, he had some really awesome songs. Nobody Knows is a beautiful ballad that shows that Billy could slow down too. Billy's band also rocked. My Kinda Lover and I Need You have some awesome bass parts. In my opinion Billy doesn't get nearly enough credit as he deserves. People write him off as another washed up 80's star, but the music is a lot better than all the other hair bands. Billy is leagues ahead of Winger, Warrant etc.
2007-12-28 02:29:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
No offense Guitar Hero #1, but I lost all credibilit because of your name. It makes me think all you've heard is Lonely is the Night, but their is actually a lot more awesome stuff by him.
And if that is actually the case, then you don't have enough of an opinion to answer this question truthfully. If it is not the case, then I guess I can take your opinion seriously.
2007-12-28 02:37:43 · update #1
That's funny Lotus. And Goose, Don't Say No is in my top 5 albums of all time. There is not one song that makes me go, oh man, this is so boring. Nothing on the album feels like filler.
2007-12-28 02:40:55 · update #2
Boston, my radio station used to play him tons. They actually got me into him. Now they play him once in a blue moon. I should request some Squier
2007-12-28 02:47:42 · update #3
Rckets, I'm not calling him washed up. I'm saying that most people probably write him off like that nowadays.
I wasn't even born when he blew up. Yet I agree that he is vastly underrated. He's one of my favorite artists of all time.
2007-12-28 03:15:20 · update #4
I was fortunate to be around during the height of his popularity. My opinion of him remains unchanged. He is vastly underrated. Squier had a number of awesome songs during the 80's, several you've already mentioned. It's not really fair to call him a washed up 80's star since he quit the music industry on his own terms back in 1993. Apparently, he was frustrated by his label's lack of support and moved on to pursue other career interests.
2007-12-28 03:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rckets 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The guy flat out ROCKS is My opinion
And I only own "Don't Say No" and "Emotions In Motion"
I consider Don't Say No to be one of the best Guitar albums of the 80's. I won't give a list but instead just say Don't Say No is one of the few albums around without a bad song on it.
My fave Billy Squier song though is "Lonely Is The Night" which when I was Young and it first came out, I thought it was Zeppelin.
2007-12-28 05:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A good songwriter with a great band. I never owned any of his albums, but enjoyed his radio hits with the possible exception of Rock Me Tonight. I think the video for that song was a turning point that hurt his credibility with hard rock fans at the time. That whole stomp/pout/wrap arms around self dance bit was hard to watch...just my opinion! I still think he rocked overall!
2007-12-28 03:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to listen to him all the time in the 80's.
Recently just got his dvd Live In The Dark from 1982 - awesome performance!
2007-12-28 07:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by BRUINS 77 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gosh I loved his songs from the 80's!! We had a dj here who played "everybody wants you" about 20 times straight on the radio. I think he was fired for it. It was funny to hear all that going on the radio though. They were beating on the doors!
2007-12-28 02:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by Lotus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i remember the summer of '81. i was about 12. he owned rock radio. don't say no was a great album. in the dark is still one of my rockin' favorites. fans, check out "reach for the sky - the anthology". it has it all. he is now a music teacher somewhere, i believe.
2007-12-29 01:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by david w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billy Squier had a stroke?!
Just yankin your chain. "Don't Say No" was pretty much the soundtrack for my summer in 1981.
2007-12-28 06:17:20 · answer #7 · answered by Stevie B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
billy squier rocks.. ihave dont say no, and his greatest hits called 16 strokes..he has always been one of my favorites..in the dark is my favorite song...also others songs.
emotions in motion
rock me tonight
everybody wants you
eye on you
billy rocks
2007-12-28 02:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by 80'S MAN part time visitor 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
i totally agree. in fact, last week i asked 'who else has lonely is the night stuck in their head'.
billy is one hell of a songwriter and a good vocalist at that. i'd love to meet him and jam with him! nice guy, im sure.
dont say no was an amazing record, one that i still listen to to this day.
2007-12-28 02:39:05 · answer #9 · answered by Goose666 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i love his music but every time i see him flit around like a big girl on stage i have to turn the channel...he was so feminine it was sad...the only time i saw anything more feminine was when the singer from Extreme sang lead for Van Halen....I will never look at Panama the same again!!!!!
2007-12-28 02:40:29 · answer #10 · answered by rickey_d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋