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Vintage Spotlight on Motley Crue Pt. 2

10/31/2018

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Read Part 1 Here
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While the scandals, marriages, crimes and drama surrounding Motley Crue are definitely newsworthy we’re gonna tackle that ball of yarn later in the week. For today let’s look at the discography that has made the Crue one of metal’s most loved bands. There are several live and compilation albums that have been released, but the following are the individual studio albums released by the band.


Too Fast For Love as mentioned in the previous post was the guys’ first release both on Leathur and Elektra records in 1981 and 82.
The next release was the epic Shout at the Devil album. The one that introduced a young me to the Crue and started a lifelong obsession. There is no denying that while many of the Sunset Strip bands were getting noticed in those years the Crue had something unique and really stood out from the crowd. Lodged firmly between Quiet Riot and the next big bands Guns n Roses and Poison the Crue put their mark all over the mid-80s.  Shout at the Devil was released in 1983 and featured a cover of The Beatles’ hit Helter Skelter as well as 10 other tracks written by Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Mick Mars.
Side one
1.    "In the Beginning"    

2.    "Shout at the Devil"    
3.    "Looks That Kill"    
4.    "Bastard"    
5. "God Bless the Children of the Beast" (instrumental)    
6.    "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles cover)    
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Side two
7.    "Red Hot"    
8.    "Too Young to Fall in Love"    
9.    "Knock 'Em Dead, Kid"    
10.    "Ten Seconds to Love"    
11.    "Danger"   ​
In what appeared to be a major change up the Crue guys went from leather and spikes to fishnet and spandex in a more glam look for their next release. Theatre of Pain was released in 1985 and came out swinging with a Smokin’ in the Boys Room cover and the iconic ballad Home Sweet Home. Motley Crue became more of a household name with this “friendlier” release. Despite what may have been going on behind the scenes Theatre of Pain was a solid album, albeit different from what fans of Shout at the Devil may have been expecting.
Side one

1.   "City Boy Blues"    
2. "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station cover)    
3.   "Louder Than Hell"
4.  "Keep Your Eye on the Money"  5.   "Home Sweet Home"    
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Side two

6.    "Tonight (We Need a Lover)" 
7.    "Use it or Lose It"
8.    "Save Our Souls"    
9.    "Raise Your Hands to Rock"   10.   "Fight for Your Rights"
The year 1987 brought about yet another change with the guys going for a sleazy leather look and a more bluesy and gritty sound for their Girls Girls Girls release. The title track and video took the airwaves and MTV by storm. But there was more to this album than just debauchery. Fans found a cover of Elvis Presley’s Jailhouse Rock, the simple and heartbreaking Nona in tribute to Nikki’s grandmother and a great mix of hard rockers and the necessary ballad.
Side 1
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1."Wild Side"
2."Girls, Girls, Girls"
3."Dancing on Glass"
4."Bad Boy Boogie"
5."Nona"



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Side 2

6."Five Years Dead"
7."All in the Name Of..."
8."Sumthin' for Nuthin'"
9."You're All I Need"
10."Jailhouse Rock (live)" (Elvis Presley cover)


As the lifestyle was taking its toll on the Crue they all worked toward sobriety before recording their next release. Dr. Feelgood was released in 1989 and had been eagerly awaited by fans. Would the boys be as amazing when sober? To answer that question critics claimed that the Dr. Feelgood album was the best work the guys have done. The music itself as always thanks to Nikki’s songwriting told stories of the things they guys had been through and for the first time did not include a cover song. The title track and Don'tGo Away Mad became MTV staples and the Crue’s fandom grew even more.
1.    "T.n.T. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)"
2.    "Dr. Feelgood"    
3.    "Slice of Your Pie"    
4.    "Rattlesnake Shake"    
5.    "Kickstart My Heart"    
6.    "Without You"    
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7.    "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"   8.    "Sticky Sweet"    
9.    "She Goes Down"    
10.  "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)”
11.   "Time for Change"

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The first “Greatest Hits” album release by the Crue was Decade of Decadence in 1991. As always the guys don’t play by the rules and included not only their greatest hits but also remixes, covers,  and new songs.
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1."Live Wire" (Kick Ass '91 remix)
2."Piece of Your Action" (Screamin' '91 remix)
3."Shout at the Devil"
4."Looks That Kill"
5."Home Sweet Home '91" (remix)
6."Smokin' in the Boys Room"
7."Girls, Girls, Girls"
8."Wild Side"
9."Dr. Feelgood"
10."Kickstart My Heart" (live in Dallas, Texas, July 1990)
11."Teaser" (Tommy Bolin cover)
12."Rock 'n' Roll Junkie"
13."Primal Scream" (previously unreleased)
14."Angela" (previously unreleased)
15."Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols cover)



The next release was in 1994, and was an album with a lot of changes. Instead of a title and concept this album was self titled, simply Motley Crue. Instead of Vince on vocals the group now included Nikki, Tommy, Mick and John Corabi. While the music and songs were still great, for a fan like me it just wasn’t the Crue without Vince up front. The music and voice were harder and not the Crue sound that fans were used to. That is not to say that Corabi isn’t an amazing musician and vocalist. I love his work with other bands, but I just couldn’t accept the Crue without Vince. The major difference was that the songs had a different source as Corabi and Sixx handled the songwriting as a team.
1.    "Power to the Music"
2.    "Uncle Jack"    
3.    "Hooligan's Holiday"    
4.    "Misunderstood"    
5.    "Loveshine"    
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"
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After releasing the self titled album and working with Corabi to write songs for the next album that were very different from anything the Crue had released before Vince was brought back in for vocals. Just as Corabi’s voice didn’t go with the traditional Crue sound, Vince was not the voice for the songs Nikki and John had co-written. The album released in 1997, Generation Swine featured a lot more electronica and alternative sounds and in my opinion was probably even worse than the self titled album. This album ended the Crue’s long recording history with Elektra and was the last album Tommy Lee would play with the Crue for a long time.
1.    "Find Myself"         
2.    "Afraid"              
3.    "Flush"         
4.    "Generation Swine"         
5.    "Confessions"    
6.    "Beauty"    
7.    "Glitter"
8.    "Anybody Out There?"         
9.    "Let Us Prey"    
10.    "Rocketship"         
11.    "A Rat Like Me"    
12.    "Shout at the Devil '97"         
13.    "Brandon"
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In the year 2000 the Crue guys released the album New Tattoo on Motley Records and Eleven Seven Music. While missing Tommy Lee, the Crue sound was back and in full force with Nikki writing the songs, Randy Castillo on drums, and Vince in front where he belongs. Critics had moved past the “glam” “hair metal” sound, it was the new millennium and the album didn’t exactly get rave reviews but fans like me loved the return to the way the Crue was supposed to sound. They even went back to featuring a cover song on this album and did a helluva job on  The Tubes’ White Punks on Dope.
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1.    "Hell on High Heels"    
2.    "Treat Me Like the Dog I Am"    
3.    "New Tattoo"    
4.    "Dragstrip Superstar"    
5.    "1st Band on the Moon"    
6.    "She Needs Rock & Roll"    
7.    "Punched in the Teeth by Love"
8.    "Hollywood Ending"    
9.    "Fake"        
10.    "Porno Star"    
11.    "White Punks on Dope" (The Tubes cover)

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 In 2008 the Crue released Saints of Los Angeles. The return of Tommy Lee and songwriting help from Nikki’s friends from the Sixx A.M. band helped make the next release Saints of Los Angeles a great album. The tracks on the album go along with parts of the book The Dirt which tells the story of Motley Crue. Having all 4 original members back in the group after various and sundry reasons kept them separated for way too long is part of what made Vince tell That Metal Show that Saints is his favorite Crue album. Many fans feel the same way.

1.    "L.A.M.F."     
2.    "Face Down in the Dirt"        
3.    "What's It Gonna Take"        
4.    "Down at the Whisky"        
5.    "Saints of Los Angeles"       
6.    "Mutherfucker of the Year"    
7.    "The Animal in Me"        
8.    "Welcome to the Machine"       
9.    "Just Another Psycho"        
10.    "Chicks = Trouble"      
11.    "This Ain't a Love Song"        
12.    "White Trash Circus"  
13.    "Goin' Out Swingin'"

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I'll be back later in the week with more Motley Crue!!! 
~Suz

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Vintage Spotlight on Motley Crue Part 1

10/29/2018

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I wanted a band that would be like David Bowie and the Sex Pistols thrown in a blender with Black Sabbath.—Nikki Sixx
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We’ve decided to just have one vintage artist this week because the band we chose has a long and interesting history. For me personally, my introduction to metal was hearing Shout at the Devil for the first time when I was in 6th grade. From that moment on, through the good and the bad I was a Crue girl.

I waited eagerly for each new release, I enjoyed the changing look for each album and I absorbed every lyric and every riff. I devoted one wall of my bedroom to nothing but Motley Crue posters. With most bands fans have a favorite member, the Crue is one that I never had a favorite- the 4 of them together is what I've considered the Crue and as a fan that is the only lineup that makes sense to me. 

Later on I bought and devoured the book The Dirt and I am now mid-40s and waiting impatiently for The Dirt movie to appear on Netflix.

​Just like me the guys have changed over the years, none of us are as pretty as we used to be, but the legacy, the history and the memories of Motley Crue mean that I will be a fan for life.
Let’s go all the way back to “In the Beginning”! 
In early 1981  bassist Nikki Sixx decided to leave the band London. He then started rehearsing with vocalist Greg Leon and drummer Tommy Lee who had both previously been in Suite 19. Greg Leon went another direction leaving Nikki and Tommy to seek band members. The guys answered a person ad that read: “Loud, rude and aggressive guitar player available.” Guitarist Mick Mars was auditioned and hired into the band. As for a vocalist, there was another frontman auditioned but in the end they guys went with Rock Candy vocalist Vince Neil who had attended high school with Tommy Lee and had been in previous bands with the charismatic drummer. Vince refused to leave Rock Candy at first but as the members of Rock Candy began moving toward other projects Neil was ready when Tommy asked once more. As of April 1981 the band was complete, but lacked a name.
After the guys shot down Nikki’s idea of calling the band Christmas Mick recalled that when he was with a band called White Horse one of the members called them “a motley looking crew”. It  caught his attention and he’d written it down as "Mottley Cru". The guys did a bit of modifying and eventually settled on Motley Crue with metal umlauts over the o and u.
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Since 1981 this quartet has made history, headlines and amazing music together. Other than between 1992 to 1997 and 1999 to 2004 the lineup has always been…. Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars.

​We’ll discuss those two periods of different lineups later.
For now let's check out the first Motley Crue album Too Fast for Love!
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This album has a very well known cover with a leather clad crotch. Not only is it eye-catching the music contained is absolutely a shot to the groin. Rough, gritty, and different from anything we were listening to in those days the Crue began to make a name for themselves even before the Shout at the Devil album. Too Fast for Love was released on both Leathur Records and Elektra records. The Elektra version has become the accepted first album with only 900 Leathur Records albums released. There was a bit of remixing and track list changes on the Elektra version.

Too Fast for Love Track List
Leathur Records
​1981 

1. Live Wire
2. Public Enemy #1
3. Take Me To the Top
4. Merry Go Round
5. Piece of Your Action
6. Starry Eyes
7. Stick to Your Guns
8. Come on and Dance
9. Too Fast for Love
10. On With the Show

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Too Fast for Love Track List
Elektra Records
1982

1. Live Wire
2. Come on and Dance
3. Public Enemy #1
4. Merry Go Round
5.Take Me To The Top
6. Piece of Your Action
7. Starry Eyes
8. Too Fast for Love
9. On With the Show

I'll be back with the next chapter of Motley history later this week! Until then...
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Vintage Spotlight on Tigertailz

10/11/2018

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In 1983 in Cardiff, Wales a group was formed that would go on to win over the hearts of head bangers around the world. Orginially named Stagefright, the guys soon became Tigertailz and have rocked us ever since.

​Tigertailz are still going strong today!  There have been a few lineup changes over the years, a down time period and then a reunion. In 2007 founding member bassist Pepsi Tate died from pancreatic cancer. The lineup today includes only one founding member, guitarist Jay Pepper.


They Tigertailz guys have provided us with catchy tunes like Love Bomb Baby, Heaven, and Noise Level Critical.

Tigertailz on Facebook! 
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Original members
Pepsi Tate -Bass
Ian Welsh - drums
Jay Pepper – lead guitar, backing vocals
Phil Harling - guitar
Jim Dovey - vocals

Current members
Jay Pepper – lead guitar, backing vocals
Rob Wylde - Vocals, rhythm guitar, Bass
Matthew Blakout – drums, percussion
Berty Burton - bass
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Other members
Kim Hooker – lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Robin Guy – drums, percussion
Steevi Jaimz - lead vocals
Glenn Quinn - Bass
Sarah Firebrand - Bass
Andy Skinner - Drums
Cy Danahar - lead guitar
Jason Sims – bass, backing vocals
Ace Finchum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jules Millis – lead vocals


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R.I.P. Pepsi Tate 2007
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Vintage Spotlight on Aldo Nova

10/10/2018

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Born Aldo Caporucio in November of 1956, this Canadian born musician has many titles under his belt. He’s a guitarist, singer, vocalist, songwriter and producer! He is probably best known for his self-titled album from 1982, ‘Aldo Nova’ which featured the song “Fantasy”.

 In addition to his own music, he has worked with many great artists. He wrote the main guitar riff in Jon Bon Jovi’s hit, ‘Blaze of Glory’. JBJ returned the favor by working on Nova’s release of his album, ‘Blood on the Bricks’. That album produced 3 singles, ‘Blood on the Bricks’, ‘Someday’ & ‘Medicine Man’.

Nova has also worked extensively with Celine Dion. He has written for her and played instruments on many of her albums as well. In 1996, he received a Grammy Award for producing Dion’s album, “Falling into You”, as Album of the Year. He has also co-written songs for people such as Blue Oyster Cult, Clay Aiken & the Chilean rock group, La Ley.  
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 On October 19th of this year, Nova returns with a new album after more than 30 years! The album name is ‘2.0 (Megaforce)’. This record revisits his smash hit, ‘Fantasy’. He reinvented the song to appeal to the younger crowd, yet it still is very recognizable to all of us who jammed to it back in the 80’s. During the creation of this album, Nova’s wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away shortly after it’s completion on Christmas Day 2017. 

Aldo said:
“During the time that I was working on 2.0, my wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,” he explained. “I managed to finish the album right before she passed away on Christmas Day. I still was able to take care of every doctor’s appointment, every chemo treatment. I was cooking and cleaning and at night I worked on my album.”

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Trouble Tribe

10/4/2018

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One of the more obscure bands from the early 1990’s, was Trouble Tribe. Another one of those glam metal bands that would have done so much better if they had come out 2 or 3 years before like so many other bands that were affected by grunge.

The band featured Jimmy Driscoll as lead singer, Adam Wacht on lead guitar, Eric Klaastad on bass & Stephen Durrell on drums.

Two of their songs had MTV play, ‘Tattoo’ & ‘Here Comes Trouble’. Both songs were off of their self titled album, ‘Trouble Tribe’. This record also contained an awesome power ballad, ‘In the End’ (which gets you in the feels!) & we can’t forget their Beatles’ cover of ‘Dear Prudence’, which is pretty good too.
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The band broke up and went their separate ways. Adam Wacht went on to play in the bands, Left for Dead & Opinion while Jimmy Driscoll started the band In the Wild.

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