OverviewMötley Crüe is a heavy metal band formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee. They soon found guitarist Mick Mars through a classified ad that stated simply: “Loud, rude, aggressive guitarist available.” Singer Vince Neil, who Tommy had known in high school, joined last. They went on to become one of the the most infamous bands of the 80s.
In late 1981, they released their first album, Too Fast For Love, on their own Leathür Records. It sold over 20,000 copies, which caught the attention of Elektra Records. Elektra signed the band and released their second album, Shout At The Devil, in 1983. Elektra also remixed and re-released Too Fast For Love, chopping off the intro to the title track and dropping Stick To Your Guns altogether. They released Theatre Of Pain in 1985, Girls, Girls, Girls in 1987, and Dr. Feelgood in 1989, embarking on sold out tours for each record. In 1991 they released Decade Of Decadence, a “best of” compilation with a few new tracks, to commemorate 10 years together.
In February 1992, Vince Neil left the band or was fired, depending on which account is to be believed, to be replaced by John Corabi (of The Scream). They released the self-titled Mötley Crüe with Corabi in 1994, which didn’t sell well despite being one of their better recorded and produced albums.
Vince Neil released two solo albums, 1993’s “Exposed”, featuring Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, guitarist Dave Marshall, and Enuff Z’Nuff drummer Vikky Fox. The band scored a big hit with the single and video “You’re Invited(But Your Friend Can’t Come)”. Vince’s second solo album, 1995’s “Carved In Stone”, featured a different band and a more alternative sound, which didn’t sell well, but was a solid effort and would contribute to the direction of the next Motley Crue album when he rejoined the band for 1997’s Generation Swine, appearing for the first time in years on national television at the MTV Video Music Awards with their new version of Shout at the Devil. The band was in peak form, but the album sold poorly.
The reformed band left Elektra records to form their own Mötley Records, bringing with them ownership of all their master recordings. A band in control of its own publishing and masters is something very rare in the recording industry. They released remastered versions of all their albums in 1999, each one containing bonus tracks of previously unreleased material from that era. That year also saw a new album, New Tattoo, which sold fewer than 150,000 copies. Tension between Neil and Lee caused the latter to leave the band.
Tommy Lee put together the band Methods of Mayhem and recorded an album with them. It was released late in 1999, and solo albums were released in 2002 and 2005. He also starred in a reality TV show that followed him to college in 2005.
With Mötley Crüe essentially finished, Nikki Sixx started an alternative hip-hop techno-rock experiment with a couple of good friends called 58 in 2000 and released a single (Piece of Candy) and album (Diet For A New America) that year. Then in 2002, he started forming Brides of Destruction, and released an album with them in 2004, but left the band to reunite the Crue for a world wide tour in 2005. The time spent apart was apparently enough of a cooling-off period to make reconciliation a possibility, and they recorded several new tracks for 2005’s compilation, Red, White and Crüe. The album was released in February, and they embarked on their Carnival Of Sins tour that same month (starting on February 14 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), quickly selling out shows. They released a concert DVD later that year of their show in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Nikki Sixx also co-wrote the titlesong on the latest Meat Loaf album, “Bat Out of Hell III-The Monster Is Loose”.
On January 26th, 2006, the band celebrated their 25th anniversary with a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame.
Recently, in September of 2007, bassist Nikki Sixx released an album with Beautiful Creatures guitarist and drummer as the band Sixx:A.M.. The album is called “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack”, the companion piece to the book of the same name based on Nikki’s journals from the mid 80s, chronicling the height of his heroin addiction.
After a protracted legal battles with Tommy Lee’s manager Carl Stubner, in April 2008, the band released the single Saints of Los Angeles, from the forthcoming album of the same title, just released June 26, 2008
Members
Core Members
* Vince Neil - vocals, (1981-1992, 1997-present)
* Mick Mars - guitar, vocals, talkbox (1981-present)
* Nikki Sixx - bass guitar, vocals (1981-present)
* Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, vocals, piano (1981-1999, 2004-present)
Former Members
* John Corabi - rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (1992-1997)
* Randy Castillo - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1999-2000)
* Samantha Maloney (touring musician) - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2000-2001)
Additional musicians
* Will Hunt - drums (2006, 2007): Filled-in for injured Tommy Lee on the last few dates of North American tour, as well as a few dates on 2007 European tour
* Harvey Warren, from Calgary band Broken Toys - drums (2006): Played on April 5, 2006 at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada when Tommy Lee was injured
* Donna McDaniel - touring backing vocals
* Emi Canyn - touring backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
* Too Fast for Love - November 10, 1981/August 20, 1982
* Shout at the Devil - September 26, 1983
* Theatre of Pain - June 21, 1985
* Girls, Girls, Girls - May 15, 1987
* Dr. Feelgood - September 1, 1989
* Mötley Crüe - March 15, 1994
* Generation Swine - June 24, 1997
* New Tattoo - July 11, 2000
* Saints of Los Angeles - June 24, 2008
Singles
* Toast of the Town / Stick to Your Guns - 1981
* Live Wire / Merry-Go-Round - August 16, 1982
* Looks That Kill / Piece of Your Action - January 4, 1984
* Too Young to Fall in Love / Merry-Go-Round - April 30, 1984
* Smokin' in the Boys' Room (Brownsville Station cover with some words rewritten) / Use It or Lose It - June 24, 1985
* Home Sweet Home / Red Hot - September 30, 1985
* Girls, Girls, Girls / Five Years Dead - May 11, 1987
* Wild Side / Dancing on Glass - August 10, 1987
* You're All I Need / All in the Name of... - October 19, 1987
* Dr. Feelgood - August 28, 1989
* Kickstart My Heart - November 20, 1989
* Without You - March 12, 1990
* Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - May 28, 1990
* Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) - August 20, 1990
* Primal Scream - 1991
* Anarchy in the U.K. (The Sex Pistols cover) - 1991
* Hooligan's Holiday - 1994
* Misunderstood - 1994
* Smoke the Sky - 1994
* Afraid - 1997
* Beauty - 1997
* Glitter - 1997
* Bitter Pill - 1998
* Enslaved - 1999
* Teaser - 1999
* Hell on High Heels - 2000
* Treat Me Like the Dog I Am - 2000
* If I Die Tomorrow - 2005
* Sick Love Song - 2005
* Saints of Los Angeles - 2008
* Mutherfucker of the Year - 2008
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In late 1981, they released their first album, Too Fast For Love, on their own Leathür Records. It sold over 20,000 copies, which caught the attention of Elektra Records. Elektra signed the band and released their second album, Shout At The Devil, in 1983. Elektra also remixed and re-released Too Fast For Love, chopping off the intro to the title track and dropping Stick To Your Guns altogether. They released Theatre Of Pain in 1985, Girls, Girls, Girls in 1987, and Dr. Feelgood in 1989, embarking on sold out tours for each record. In 1991 they released Decade Of Decadence, a “best of” compilation with a few new tracks, to commemorate 10 years together.
In February 1992, Vince Neil left the band or was fired, depending on which account is to be believed, to be replaced by John Corabi (of The Scream). They released the self-titled Mötley Crüe with Corabi in 1994, which didn’t sell well despite being one of their better recorded and produced albums.
Vince Neil released two solo albums, 1993’s “Exposed”, featuring Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, guitarist Dave Marshall, and Enuff Z’Nuff drummer Vikky Fox. The band scored a big hit with the single and video “You’re Invited(But Your Friend Can’t Come)”. Vince’s second solo album, 1995’s “Carved In Stone”, featured a different band and a more alternative sound, which didn’t sell well, but was a solid effort and would contribute to the direction of the next Motley Crue album when he rejoined the band for 1997’s Generation Swine, appearing for the first time in years on national television at the MTV Video Music Awards with their new version of Shout at the Devil. The band was in peak form, but the album sold poorly.
The reformed band left Elektra records to form their own Mötley Records, bringing with them ownership of all their master recordings. A band in control of its own publishing and masters is something very rare in the recording industry. They released remastered versions of all their albums in 1999, each one containing bonus tracks of previously unreleased material from that era. That year also saw a new album, New Tattoo, which sold fewer than 150,000 copies. Tension between Neil and Lee caused the latter to leave the band.
Tommy Lee put together the band Methods of Mayhem and recorded an album with them. It was released late in 1999, and solo albums were released in 2002 and 2005. He also starred in a reality TV show that followed him to college in 2005.
With Mötley Crüe essentially finished, Nikki Sixx started an alternative hip-hop techno-rock experiment with a couple of good friends called 58 in 2000 and released a single (Piece of Candy) and album (Diet For A New America) that year. Then in 2002, he started forming Brides of Destruction, and released an album with them in 2004, but left the band to reunite the Crue for a world wide tour in 2005. The time spent apart was apparently enough of a cooling-off period to make reconciliation a possibility, and they recorded several new tracks for 2005’s compilation, Red, White and Crüe. The album was released in February, and they embarked on their Carnival Of Sins tour that same month (starting on February 14 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), quickly selling out shows. They released a concert DVD later that year of their show in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Nikki Sixx also co-wrote the titlesong on the latest Meat Loaf album, “Bat Out of Hell III-The Monster Is Loose”.
On January 26th, 2006, the band celebrated their 25th anniversary with a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame.
Recently, in September of 2007, bassist Nikki Sixx released an album with Beautiful Creatures guitarist and drummer as the band Sixx:A.M.. The album is called “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack”, the companion piece to the book of the same name based on Nikki’s journals from the mid 80s, chronicling the height of his heroin addiction.
After a protracted legal battles with Tommy Lee’s manager Carl Stubner, in April 2008, the band released the single Saints of Los Angeles, from the forthcoming album of the same title, just released June 26, 2008
Members
Core Members
* Vince Neil - vocals, (1981-1992, 1997-present)
* Mick Mars - guitar, vocals, talkbox (1981-present)
* Nikki Sixx - bass guitar, vocals (1981-present)
* Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, vocals, piano (1981-1999, 2004-present)
Former Members
* John Corabi - rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (1992-1997)
* Randy Castillo - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1999-2000)
* Samantha Maloney (touring musician) - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2000-2001)
Additional musicians
* Will Hunt - drums (2006, 2007): Filled-in for injured Tommy Lee on the last few dates of North American tour, as well as a few dates on 2007 European tour
* Harvey Warren, from Calgary band Broken Toys - drums (2006): Played on April 5, 2006 at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada when Tommy Lee was injured
* Donna McDaniel - touring backing vocals
* Emi Canyn - touring backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
* Too Fast for Love - November 10, 1981/August 20, 1982
* Shout at the Devil - September 26, 1983
* Theatre of Pain - June 21, 1985
* Girls, Girls, Girls - May 15, 1987
* Dr. Feelgood - September 1, 1989
* Mötley Crüe - March 15, 1994
* Generation Swine - June 24, 1997
* New Tattoo - July 11, 2000
* Saints of Los Angeles - June 24, 2008
Singles
* Toast of the Town / Stick to Your Guns - 1981
* Live Wire / Merry-Go-Round - August 16, 1982
* Looks That Kill / Piece of Your Action - January 4, 1984
* Too Young to Fall in Love / Merry-Go-Round - April 30, 1984
* Smokin' in the Boys' Room (Brownsville Station cover with some words rewritten) / Use It or Lose It - June 24, 1985
* Home Sweet Home / Red Hot - September 30, 1985
* Girls, Girls, Girls / Five Years Dead - May 11, 1987
* Wild Side / Dancing on Glass - August 10, 1987
* You're All I Need / All in the Name of... - October 19, 1987
* Dr. Feelgood - August 28, 1989
* Kickstart My Heart - November 20, 1989
* Without You - March 12, 1990
* Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - May 28, 1990
* Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) - August 20, 1990
* Primal Scream - 1991
* Anarchy in the U.K. (The Sex Pistols cover) - 1991
* Hooligan's Holiday - 1994
* Misunderstood - 1994
* Smoke the Sky - 1994
* Afraid - 1997
* Beauty - 1997
* Glitter - 1997
* Bitter Pill - 1998
* Enslaved - 1999
* Teaser - 1999
* Hell on High Heels - 2000
* Treat Me Like the Dog I Am - 2000
* If I Die Tomorrow - 2005
* Sick Love Song - 2005
* Saints of Los Angeles - 2008
* Mutherfucker of the Year - 2008
Download
Home Sweet Home
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