Now, I own most of the albums that are in this little photo montage, and on them there are some really stellar songs. And there are also some colossal turds. Each (studio) album has anywhere from 1-4 excellent songs. But when you go back and look at their albums there isn't one single complete front to back album that is packed with great songs AND no filler. Hell, even their Greatest Hits album has that stupid shit ass song Glitter on it!
I love to go on to Wikipedia and read the reviews and behind the scene tidbits of bands and their discography's; on Motley Crue's page it says that Dr. Feelgood is considered both their "strongest" album and most "consistent". I beg to differ on both counts. Parts of it sound flawless and timeless (Dr. Feelgood, Kickstart My Heart), while in other parts it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dated (Time For Change, TNT, Slice of Your Pie). Recently I watched a documentary on the Crue, and on it Vince Neil states that Theatre of Pain is their "worst album" and outside of Home Sweet Home and Smokin' In the Boys Room, he doesn't know a single song on that album. Clearly he has never hear Girls, Girls, Girls, New Tattoo, or Saints of Los Angeles. There are some real sink ass songs on those albums.
Besides the albums, a whole other argument/debate can be made that all of the those guys at one point or another becomes a liability in a live setting. Now, I saw them live in 2005; it was a great show, BUT they all fucked up a lot. No one was more guilty than Vince Neil. He did his infamous every 3rd word "singing" AND what was even more incredible was the fact that he "played" guitar on a few songs, and he broke his low E string and didn't even realize it. I often wonder when he busts out a guitar if it's even plugged in....
Anyways I just wanted to write about this. I do love these guys warts and all. The concert I saw them in was one of the best overall shows I've seen. My favorite albums of theirs would have to be Motley Crue, and Shout At the Devil. In that order.
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