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Track Listings

1	This Is Gonna Hurt
2	Lies of the Beautiful People
3	Are You With Me Now
4	Live Forever
5	Sure Feels Right
6	Deadlihood
7	Smile
8	Help Is on the Way
9	Oh My God
10	Goodbye My Friends
11	Skin

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THIS IS GONNA HURT is the follow up to the successful THE HEROIN DIARIES SOUNDTRACK, which sold over 340,000 CDs in the United States and produced a #1 rock song with "Life Is Beautiful" in 2008. It is part of an integrated campaign with a CD, book, and photography that will take Nikki Sixx to another level and explores a new, worthwhile side of him that his fans weren't presented with in THE HEROIN DIARIES. THIS IS GONNA HURT once again complements the themes of Nikkis book with aggressive and sweeping guitars, twisted and dark lyrics and incredible musicianship and songwriting by Nikki and bandmates James Michael and DJ Ashba.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.4 inches; 3.84 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Eleven Seven Music
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 16796437
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2011
Run time ‏ : ‎ 49 minutes
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2011
Label ‏ : ‎ Eleven Seven Music
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004N44SOI
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #14,170 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #552 in Hard Rock (CDs & Vinyl)

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SavaFiend76

I was iffy at first, but it grew on me

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2012

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I really loved The Heroin Diaries, and purchased this CD expecting more of the same. While it is undeniably the same band, TIGH is not quite as hard-edged. The title track is the clear-cut rocker-song on the album - a great way to open the CD. "Lies of the Beautiful People" - lyrically, this is obviously a theme that has done before, and done to death. Nikki likes to make it out like he's some philosophical genius, but this song's theme has actually been done to death. Still a very cool song, though! James Michael's vocals are simply amazing, very versatile! And DJ Ashba's guitar work is amazing as well. Track 3 - "Are You With Me Now" - is my personal favorite. I see a lot of reviews bagging on that song due to its commercial feel. That doesn't bother me. Who says a rock song can't have a catchy hook? Maybe it doesn't sound like some genre-breaking masterpiece, but so what? The lyrics are easy to relate to, and the chorus is super catchy. The only criticism I have is the track "Sure Feels Right". It's a very cool, mellow tune, but has a definite country-music overtone to it, and doesn't seem suited to this band or the CD. It does demonstrate the band's versatility, but it's kind of a misfit song in the midst of the others.

The ballad that ends the album, "Skin", is getting a lot of attention. I have the same problem with this song as I have with "Lies of the Beautiful People". It's a good song, but the topic has been done to death before, and it's not that ground-breaking or profound piece that so many people are making it out to be. The piano is wonderful, though, and James's vocals, as always, are phenomenal.

Honestly, I was kind of so-so about the album when I first listened to it, but after repeated listens, it really grew on me. I enjoy listening to every song on here now. I have definite favorites, but I no longer skip through it.

Don't buy this album if you're expecting a hard-rocking ride all the way through. But there's a little something for everyone in here - those who can appreciate different genres and types of music will really enjoy this. Those close-minded "Metal or die" types who think that if music doesn't rock hard, it sucks...you won't enjoy this. Personally, I appreciate diversity in my music, so Sixx:AM gets 5 stars from me :)

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L. Poirier

Great Album, but....

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2011

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I first met Nikki Sixx in 1984 at the Rainbow in L.A. and continued to run into him at various "hairmetal" haunts for years afterward. He was always pleasant, somewhat quiet and had a great sense of humor and he didn't seem to take himself too seriously. I read the Heroin Diaries and felt truly bad for him; For his pain, his isolation and his loneliness while surrounded by people who either used him or were too self absorbed to care. Fast forward to 2011 and This is Gonna Hurt. I LOVE this album, it is heart pounding, thought provoking and masterfully written (as all of his songs are). However, I hated the book of the same name. I found it to be self-absorbed, preachy and condescending. I HATE that I hated it. I wanted to like it, to be insired. I wanted to root for the Rocker that is Nikki Sixx, but I can't and I don't. I find it impossible to take advice on the drudgery and mundane day to day life from a person who could fly to Prague for a weekend, when the rest of us can barely afford to go to a movie. I absolutely despise Celebrity Soap-boxing; To have to endure the "hightened sense of well being" of people who have more than I will ever have and who use their own sense of power to enlighten the rest of us poor slobs who need rescuing from our own miserable existance. I don't need to be rescued by someone who, in an hour can make more than I make in a year. I understand that Nikki has come to terms with who he is and where he came from, but I don't understand how he expects others to relate to him when he continually talks about photographing the obscure, derelict people of this world with a $1500 camera. In the scheme of things he is a person of means exploiting the underbelly of society and the rest of us are somewhere in the middle just waiting for a golden morsel to drop from his enriched existance. In the end, the only thing I got was that his salvation was bought and paid for. The saddest part for me was that he honestly seems to believe that he is like the rest of us and that we are all in this theatre of life together. I guess that part is true, he just has better seats.

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TE1267

It won't hurt to listen to!

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012

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Sixx: A.M.'s second album,'This Is Gonna Hurt' is one of the best albums out there. After sampling all the songs on their website I knew buying this would not be a mistake. It proves that if the best in the music buisness come together it can sound just that,the best in the buisness. 'This Is Gonna Hurt',another soundtrack to Nikki Sixx's autobiography,isn't like the first one,'The Heroin Diaries'.And that's a good thing because let's face it,it was pretty dark,as it should have been. This one is more kick-a** than dark,with some very well-written lyrics. 'Are You With Me' is the best one on here which has an up-beat rock rythm to it. 'This Is Gonna Hurt' is original,in a VERY good way. Tracks like 'Sure Feels Right','Smile' & 'Skin' are slower with alot of heart behind them. 'Oh My God' is my favorite song as it says what everyone knows,this world can get better. It packs so much emotion in it you can't help but feel it yourself while listening.

I can't ignore 'Live Forever',a clever love song. 'Dealihood',a clever revenge/breakup song.
'Help Is On The Way' dips into Nikki's past.The same can be said about 'Goodbye My Friends'.
And of course,the wildly popular 'Lies Of The Beautiful People.'
All in All,VERY good,regardless if you liked or dislike 'The Heroin Diaries'.Do yourself a big favor
and get this album,I gaurantee it won't disappoint.

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Worthy, although in places inconsistent successor to The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2014

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Sixx:AM began life as a creative collaboration between Motley Crue bassist, Nikki Sixx, one time Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba, and producer/vocalist James Michael, to accompany Sixx’s first book ‘The Heroin Diaries’ in which Sixx published his diaries written during the height of his heroin addiction in the 80’s, along with notes, feelings and thoughts from present day Sixx. The first album –named The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack – was a musical exploration of the main events presented in the book, with the lyrics often containing excerpts from the book.
Released in 2007, the book and album were a success – the book debuted at number 7 on the New York Times non-fiction list, with the album having sold in excess of 344,000 copies as of May 2011, and lead single ‘Life Is Beautiful’ gaining traction on mainstream Rock radio. The intention of the Sixx A:M project was to give a musical voice to the content of the book – but was such a success that the group decided to collaborate again – this time releasing another album and book combination under the title of ‘This Is Gonna Hurt’.
In a difference between This Is Gonna Hurt (TIGH) and its predecessor, TIGH worked together thematically with the book visually supporting the music through Sixx’s photography. The album was released almost four years after their debut, in May 2011.
Where the Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (THDS) was designed to be an audio accompaniment to the book, the album held together as essentially a concept album, telling the story of Sixx’s heroin addiction. TIGH did not follow such a rigid concept, although the album does hold together well – even if it’s not quite as cohesive.
As the trio of Sixx, Ashba and Michael had co-writing credits on almost every song on Motley Crue’s latest album, Saints Of Los Angeles, released in 2008, the music will be stylistically familiar to those that heard that album. Unlike THDS, the music is more streamlined towards modern alternative rock, presumably spurred on by the success of ‘Life Is Beautiful’, which could be said to detract from the album. However, as the album isn’t a concept record, the stylistic experiments that littered THDS are not necessary or missed. The group put out a record that would gel well in stadiums, filled with aging Crue fans and younger listeners, spanning generations of rock fans.
As all three musicians involved have made their names writing and performing rock music, this is where they excel. The rockier numbers on the album, like the ‘Life is Beautiful’ rewrite, ‘Lies Of The Beautiful People’, and ‘Oh My God’ are some of the album highlights. However, when the slow the tempo, as they do with ‘Smile’ it unfortunately begins to feel like filler – a disappointment after the back to back solid tracks on THDS. However, most tracks hold their own – and a benefit of losing the concept album tag is that each song can sit independently of one another which allows the group to add more variety to the songs.
James Michael acted as the producer on this album, which can be heard across the album. Anyone familiar with Michael’s other work – like the Crue’s Saints of Los Angeles, will know what to expect sonically – loud waves of guitars, expertly and digitally processed to give maximum impact during the rockier numbers, and digitally processed melancholy on the ballads. So, in other words, modern rock production. All the musicans give good performances, with DJ Ashba, getting to show more of his guitar ability on this album than on THDS.
Overall this album is a worthy successor to The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, even if it doesn’t feel quite as powerful – and unexpected – as that album.

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Genki

"This is gonna hurt" darf in keiner Rock Sammlung fehlen.

Reviewed in Germany on May 10, 2011

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Nach langem Warten ist nun also endlich die neue CD der Band Sixx A:M erschienen (zumindest in den USA) und ich kann es schon einmal direkt vorweg nehmen; Dieses Album ist große Klasse. Wieder einmal haben es die drei Musiker Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba und James Michael geschafft ein melodiöses und zeitgemäßes Rockalbum auf den Markt zu bringen. Schon das Debüt, das eigentlich nur als Crossover-Projekt zu Nikki Sixx Buch "The Heroin Diaries" gedacht war, konnte einen Hit nach dem anderen aufweisen. Doch das neue Werk "This is gonna hurt" setzt dem ganzen noch einmal die Krone auf. Es übertrifft den Erstling um Längen. Kaum ein Song, der nicht sofort zündet und den Hörer in seinen Bann reißen kann. Es ist schon fast erstaunlich wie gut ausgearbeitet dieses Album von vorne bis hinten klingt. Nicht nur die Rockigen Lieder bleiben Dank der vielen Hooks direkt im Ohr hängen, nein auch die vereinzelt auftauchenden Balladen haben einen Ohrwurmfaktor erster Güte. Besonders hervorzuheben ist hierbei der letzte Track mit dem Titel "Skin". Eine wunderbare Piano Ballade, die man so gar nicht auf diesem Werk erwartet hätte. Gleichzeitig ist es aber auch genau der richtige Ausklang für dieses Album, denn es fängt mit schnellen rockigen Songs an und wird durch eine ruhige Ballade auf dem Piano abgerundet und gleichzeitig abgeschlossen. Dieses Album führt einem durch die große Kunst der Musik, denn jeder Song an sich ist einzigartig. Der Opener This is gonna hurt wird einem direkt um die Ohren gehauen, während es dann mit dem dritten Song ein wenig ruhiger wird. Danach gehts aber direkt mit einem Knall weiter. Hervorstechend ist hierbei der Song "Sure Feels Right", der den Hörer in einen gewissen Flow treibt und locker leicht vor sich hinläuft, ohne dabei auf die Nerven zu gehen. Wer hiernach jedoch genug von ruhigen Melodien hat, bekommt mit dem nächsten Song direkt wieder ein paar härtere Klänge auf die Ohren gezimmert. Man merkt diesem Album an, das hier drei erfahrene und wirklich außergewöhnlich gute Musiker zusammengearbeitet haben und sich nicht mit der Kennzeichnung "Ist ganz in Ordnung" zufrieden geben. Diese Jungs wollen das Bestmögliche abliefern und aus eigener Erfahrung kann ich nun sagen "DAS IST IHNEN GEGLÜCKT!"....An alle Rockfans da draußen, die auf schönen rockigen, aber auch ab und zu ruhigen Alternative Stil stehen: KAUFT DIESES ALBUM! Es ist das Geld wert.

Anspieltipps von mir gibt es natürlich auch noch:

- This is gonna hurt

- Are you with me

- Skin

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John Mcconnel

Worthy follow up!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2011

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Firstly let me just say that I am not a Crue fan, the only Crue album I do like is the self titled album that they did with Corabi. After reading 'The Dirt' I took an interest in Sixx Am due to Nikki Sixx's very open & frank account of his experiences. The Heroin Diaries is an amazing concept album. This is Gonna Hurt, doesnt pick up where H/D left off. Sixx AM take on a more straight edge hard rock direction, none of the concept voice overs/intermissions here (1st single 'Lies of the Beautiful People' sets the tone nicely).

Personally I don't think there will another album in 2011 that will equal this, the craftmanship of both the music & the lyrics meets the standard set with H/D. Still the hard hitting autobiographical lyrics, voiced by James Michael & combined with DJ Ashba's guitar will not disappoint.

Personally I don't have a standout track, each song will take you to a different level, this is an album which will be seriously rotated on your hi-fi. Play loud & enjoy!!!!!

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jam

truely amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2016

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WOW! These guys rock. This is the best band on the planet and this is their best album to date. That's not to say any of their albums are bad. They are al F---ING amazing. These dudes are so talented. Everybody knows about Nicky sixx anyway. Dj ashba is now my favourite guitarist. James Michael, amazing vocals and lyrics, very passionate. And he produces every track on every album. Who else does that???. Can't wait fir the new album. If you are new to sixx am don't just buy this. Buy the whole back catalog and pre order prayers for the blessed today. By the way, I am a gangsta rap fan. That tells you how good sixx am are and what a wide audience they appeal to. Buy these albums now, you wont be disappointed

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Valéry

Excellent!

Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2020

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Great album and a very good customer service!

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