Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe - guest review
Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe - guest review
Tracklist
01. Power To The Music02. Uncle Jack
03. Hooligan's Holiday
04. Misunderstood
05. Loveshine
06. Poison Apple
07. Hammered
08. Til Death Do Us Part
09. Welcome To The Numb
10. Smoke The Sky
11. Droppin Like Flies
12. Driftaway
Guest review by
Dowi June 22, 2008
Is this album really bad? the results are mixed - "Power To The Music" is the opener here. It's got a cool riff, the rhythm section is tight and heavy. Corabi is a different singer - it doesn't mean he's awful, but I believe he wasn't the right choice for Motley Crue (if you ain't open minded, push "stop" and go back to the classics). "Uncle Jack" is next with dark riffing (The funny riffing which is their trademark was gone long ago), crushing rhythm section again, good performance by Corabi - the album is still enjoyable. "Uncle Jack" is followed by the best song on this album, "Hooligan's Holiday", Tommy Lee's drumming is killer here, the guitar work is amazing and the bass lines are superb. Great vocals by Corabi again. Now, here you can push "stop" on your CD player, the rest of the album is composed of fillers and recycled tunes. The beautiful "Loveshine" and the metallic "Till Death Do Us Part" aren't enough to save the album and it sinks deep into it's own mess. They try to sound like Alice in Chains ("Dropping like Flies"), but suddenly they remember that they're Motley Crue, so they start to force it and after some songs like "Hammered", "Smoke The Sky" and "Welcome To The Numb" it becomes a very tiring record to hear. The album's closer, "Driftaway", delivers a warm performance, but it still sounds like everything you've heard before.
There weren't sold out arenas anymore - after recording this album they started to play gigs in small clubs and the big summer tour had to be canceled. These guys invested a lot of money in this album, and maybe it was a satisfactory experience in the musical way, but in the commercial way it was a failure, and that's what matters to the music industry. "Power to The Music", "Uncle Jack" and "Hooligan's Holiday" are the highlights here. The production work and the dark sound are very attractive, but the uninspired riffing and the forced way to sound like The Crue make it a very hard album to enjoy.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Dowi | June 22, 2008
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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I think this is a great album, really underrated. Corabi rules. Although there is one mistake; John wasn't part of Union until after he left Motley, he was in The Scream before he joined 
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