Vital Idol is a sort of remixed greatest-hits collection, gathering some of
Billy Idol's best tracks and extending them all past the five-minute mark. It doesn't really work as a hits collection, since it's missing key songs like "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without a Face," and most of the dance remixes are repetitious and uninteresting compared to the originals. It's most worthwhile for "Dancing with Myself" and an extended version of "Mony Mony," both of which appeared in their original
Idol versions on the
Don't Stop EP. ~ Steve Huey