Motley Crue [Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Import]

Motley Crue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Import
• Label: Beyond Records
• ASIN: B00000JG4O
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Power to the Music

2. Uncle Jack

3. Hooligan's Holiday

4. Misunderstood

5. Love Shine

6. Poison Apples

7. Hammered

8. Til Death Do Us Part

9. Welcome to the Numb

10. Smoke the Sky

11. Droppin Like Flies

12. Driftaway

13. Hypnotized [#][*]

14. Babykills [*]

15. Livin' in the Know [#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Crue's best album, February 13, 2005

By 

Daniel Maltzman (Arlington, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motley Crue (Audio CD)

This is a terrific, highly underrated album. It is also highly controversial among Crue fans. The fans seem to be split on this one--either you love it or hate it. It's understandable why this album flopped. The album doesn't sound like a classic Crue album. It has a 90s grunge feel to it. It actually sounds a bit like Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots. However, if you listen to "Primal Scream" from "Decade of Decadence," you will see how this album was the next logical step. Also, singer John Corabi was the polar opposite of Vince Neil. A Steven Tyler/Blues voice was in sharp contrast to the Sunset Strip sunny style of Vince Neil. This album just kind of alienated everyone. Motley Crue fans did not want a grunge sounding album that differed radically from Dr. Feelgood. And a new generation of Teenagers didn't want to buy a Motely Crue album when they had music of their own generation. In short, people just didn't give it a chance. However, this album has stood the test of time as one of those "lost gems," like Montrose's debut or KISS's "Music From the Elder."

As previously stated, this album has a 90's grunge sound. If you put "Shout at the Devil," Soundgarden's "Superunknown" and Stone Temple Pilots "Core" in a blender, this album would be the result. As far as I'm concerned, the band never sounded better. Singer John Corabi was also a guitar player, so the music sounded extra thick. There is orchestration on "Misunderstood" so the band really tried to branch out artistically. Whereas most Crue albums are really Nikki Sixx's baby, everyone in the band really gave 100 percent. Tommy Lee never sounded better and his drumming here is a 10. Mick Mars never sounded more focused and his playing was never better. Producer Bob Rock did a terrific job focusing the band and gave the album a very heavy, crisp, melodic production. The tone and synthesis of the bass, drums, and guitar are perfect. All of the songs have killer riffs, hooks and solos. The content of the album is also far more substantive than most Crue albums. Nikki Sixx really made an album that rocked but also had intelligence, and all without being pretentious. "Misunderstood" deals with going through life and feeling empty, "Uncle Jack" deals with child abuse, and the beautiful closing song "Driftway" seems to acknowledge the disappointments of life but also accept them.

All in all, a great underrated album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Turning point in the Crue's direction!!, November 13, 2004

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Sandman "Loverofdamusic" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motley Crue (Audio CD)

This was the first cd made by the Crue that didn't feature Vince on vocals and it is by far their best. As far as the tunes go their is far less cheese and more texture. Corabi is a nice choice to fill Vince's shoes and this cd rocks. The change in sound for the Crue was not welcomed with open arms from their fans and that's to bad as it was a turning point for this band. Overall a cd that was lost somewhere between the hair metal dayz and the new rock at the beginning of the 90's. This should have been a beginning to a new more solid Crue, but it was really the beginning of the end unfortunately. The band panicked by lack of sales with this effort and brought back Vince and returned to a sound that was indeed dead!!

A very good cd that never got a chance to be heard.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Overlooked, July 6, 2001

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"kingofrock379" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motley Crue (Audio CD)

This album was very overlooked by the general public as well as Motley Crue fans because it was the first and only album they did without Vince Neil. Taking his place they got former lead singer for The Scream, John Corabi. In my opinion John was great in the band but it wasn't commercially successful because on this album they abandon their party rock image for a much more darker and heavier sound. There were a few things that changed by adding John to the band. The first thing was that he played rhythm guitar which added a thicker sound, he was a songwriter which Vince wasn't, and he encouraged the band to adopt a heavier sound. This album also shows Tommy Lee at his peak, his drums are solid and very dominant over the heavy guitars and screaming vocals. The first song on the album is the extremely heavy Power to the Music, it is dominated by a brutal guitar riff courtesy of Mick and powerful drums by the one and only Tommy Lee. Uncle Jack is a simialr song, great lyrics and music. The first single Hooligan's Holiday follows, this track is dominated by Nikki Sixx's great bass playing. Personally I think if it was a different band this would've been a hit song. The most surprising and best song on the album is Misunderstood. It starts off as a slow acoustic ballad, then all of a sudden there's a quick tempo change into a brutal metal song. This track also shows that John Corabi can really sing. Loveshine is a very poppy singalong acoustic song. While Poison Apples is the exact opposite, this song is ultra heavy, like the rest of the album. Til Death Do Us Part can be considered a power ballad, but it really is something more. Welcome to the Numb and Smoke the Sky can be the same songs, they are both heavy with very distorted guitar and solid drums. Droppin Like Flies is really heavy but catchy at the same time. The album closes with Driftaway. The upbeat acoustic ballad is one of the best songs on the album and there is great guitar playing on it, John on acoustic and Mick on electric.

Now we come to the Crucial Crue edition of it. There were 3 songs added to it. Hypnotized is a really good song and could've been left on the album, but I guess they couldn't put every song on it. Babykills is from their followup ep, Quaternary. It's a really good song and there is in studio dialogue before it which makes it cool to listen to. The song itself is the only song they did in this era that sounds like it could've been from the 80's. It almost sounds like Motley Crue meets the Black Crowes. The end the album with Livin' in the Know, it is a heavy song with an intro taken from Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix. This album has my reccommendation for anybody. Motley Crue fans that didn't give it a chance and metal fans that won't give Motley Crue a chance should own this album.