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Greatest Hits (2009 Mötley Crüe Album)
''Greatest Hits'' (2009) is a re-issue of Mötley Crüe's 1998 compilation of the same name. The album contains a remix version of "The Animal in Me". Its first pressing is packaged with a second disc entitled ''Crüe Fest 2: Behind the Scenes''. The reissue excludes the songs, "Enslaved", the remix of "Glitter", and "Bitter Pill". The jewel case packaging is a red version of the original's cover. Overview The track listing is composed of the band's most successful songs, featuring only the original line-up of Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, and Nikki Sixx; songs from the albums ''Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...'' and '' New Tattoo'' are not included, due to the absences of Neil and Lee. It is also the last album released by the band before their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. They have also achieved seven platinum or multi-platinum certifications, nine Top 10 albums on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart (including 1989's '' Dr. Feelgood'', which is Mötley Crüe's only album to reach number one), twenty-two Top 40 mainstream rock hits, and six Top 20 pop singles. The band experienced several short-term lineup changes in the 1990s and 2000s; these included the introduction of vocalist John Corabi (who was Neil's replacement from 1992 to 1996) and drummers Randy Castillo and Samantha Maloney, both of whom filled in for Lee following his departure from Mötley Crüe in 1999; he returned to the band in 2004. More recently in 2022 guitarist Mick Mars announced his retirement from touring with the band, with for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Tattoo
''New Tattoo'' is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released in 2000. Artistically, ''New Tattoo'' shows the band returning to the earlier musical style that gave them commercial success in the 1980s and early 1990s. This is the only album by the band not to feature drummer Tommy Lee, who left the band a year before, and was replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Randy Castillo on the album. The album artwork was inspired by the cover of Bruce Dickinson's album ''Tattooed Millionaire'', whose title track is said to be about Dickinson's wife cheating on him with bassist Nikki Sixx, as revealed in Mötley Crüe's biography '' The Dirt''. Background The original line up of Mötley Crüe, which consisted of singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars, had reunited for the '' Generation Swine'' album and tour in 1997, mainly out of pressure from their management and record company. Even though the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Die Tomorrow
"If I Die Tomorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released on their 2005 compilation album ''Red, White & Crüe''. The song was one of the new songs recorded by Mötley Crüe for the album and the single charted at number 4 on the Mainstream rock charts. It is the first single since " Beauty" to feature drummer Tommy Lee. Composition Originally written by the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, "If I Die Tomorrow" was left off their 2004 album '' Still Not Getting Any...'' as the band did not feel that it fit in with the rest of the album.Bliss, Karen. Dec 15, 2004Simple Plan Pen Crue Tune Rolling Stone. Retrieved on January 2, 2007. After finishing work with Simple Plan, producer Bob Rock brought the song to Mötley Crüe knowing that they were looking to record new material to include on their new compilation album. After hearing the song, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx made several lyrical and music changes to it before the band recorded it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afraid (Mötley Crüe Song)
"Afraid" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on their 1997 album ''Generation Swine''. A two-track ''pig promo'' picture CD includes the 3:56 Swine Mix and 4:10 Rave Mix. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the lyrics were inspired by the early stages of his relationship with Donna D'Errico, when he felt she was running away from him out of fear of getting too close.Lee, Tommy, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx and Neil Strauss. ''The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band'', Regan Books, 2002. The song charted at number 10 on the Mainstream rock charts. This is the first single featuring Vince Neil on lead vocals since their cover of " Anarchy in the U.K." in 1991. Music video A video was made to promote the single, and was directed by Nancy Baldawil, and produced by Devin Whatley and Joseph Uliano. The video was filmed in May 1997, and first aired on June 9 of that year. Featured in the video is ''Hustler Magazine'' head Larry Flyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sick Love Song
"Sick Love Song" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on their 2005 compilation album, ''Red, White & Crüe''. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx and collaborator James Michael, "Sick Love Song" was one of the few new tracks the band recorded specifically for the album and the song charted at number 22 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Track listing #"Sick Love Song" #"Live Wire" (Leathür Records Version) #"Take Me To the Top" (Leathür Records Version) #"Sick Love Song" ideo Personnel * Vince Neil - vocals * Mick Mars - guitar * Nikki Sixx - bass * Tommy Lee Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical ... - drums Charts References External links * 2005 singles Mötley Crüe songs Songs written by James Michael 2004 songs Song recordings produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primal Scream (song)
"Primal Scream" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. The single was released on the 1991 album ''Decade of Decadence 81-91'', which was the band's first of many greatest hits compilations. The song charted at No. 63 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 21 on the Mainstream rock charts. ''Decade of Decadence'' was released on October 19, 1991, and "Primal Scream" was one of three newly recorded songs for the album, the other two being "Angela" and " Anarchy in the U.K.". Background The uncensored version of a "Primal Scream" music video contained full-frontal nudity of a female dancing at the end, but that scene was edited for heavy rotation when shown on television. The song was said by Nikki Sixx himself in an AskSixx session on ''Twitter'' in October 2015, to be about Arthur Janov's 1970 book '' The Primal Scream. Primal Therapy: A Cure For Neurosis'', as well as his own childhood. ''Decade of Decadence'' also included another single, the remix version of "Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without You (Mötley Crüe Song)
"Without You" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was originally released on their 1989 album, '' Dr. Feelgood''. Background The song features Mick Mars playing a steel guitar during the intro and the solo, a clean electric guitar arpeggio on the verses and bridge, and various licks on a distorted electric guitar throughout. In the ''Dr. Feelgood'' album's liner notes, the composition is said to be about Tommy Lee's relationship with Heather Locklear. Music video The music video was shot at the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, Texas on January 15, 1990, following Mötley Crüe's Houston concert. Produced by Sharon Oreck through O Pictures and photographed by Bill Pope, "Without You" is the first of two Crüe videos to be directed by Mary Lambert under the alias "Blanche White" ("blanche" meaning "white" in French). Lambert's original idea for the video was "to do a motorcycle movie" but Mötley Crüe objected, as they had done that before (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" is a song by Mötley Crüe. It is the tenth track from their 1989 album '' Dr. Feelgood'' and was released as the album's fourth single in May 1990. It peaked at #19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #13 on the Mainstream rock charts. Bassist Nikki Sixx told ''Rolling Stone'': "I saw that line in a movie somewhere, I can't even remember what movie. I thought, 'Great idea for a song.' A little tongue in cheek. A little sarcasm there." Vocalist Vince Neil added: "I love to play guitar and sing that song. It's kind of a feel-good song. When that song comes on everybody wants to sing along with you." This song also contains lyrical references to 1984's "Too Young to Fall in Love". The phrase "Don't go away mad, just go away" is also used in the song "Just Go Away" on Blondie's 1978 album ''Parallel Lines''. Music video The music video shows Neil leaving New York City to join his bandmates in Los Angeles for rehearsal. Produced by Sharon Oreck thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same Ol' Situation (S
Same may refer to: *Sameness or identity Places * Same (Homer), an island mentioned by Homer in the ''Odyssey'' * Same (polis), an ancient city * Same, East Timor, the capital of the Manufahi district * Samé, Mali * Same, Tanzania * Same District, Tanzania Other uses * SAME Deutz-Fahr, an Italian manufacturer of tractors, combine harvesters and engines * SAME (tractors), a brand of SAME Deutz-Fahr * S-adenosyl methionine or SAMe, an amino acid * Society of American Military Engineers * Specific Area Message Encoding, a coding system within the Emergency Alert System in the United States * Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, Argentina, ICAO code "SAME" * "Same", a song by Snow Patrol from ''Final Straw'' * "Same", a song by Oneohtrix Point Never from ''Age Of'' * The Same, a punk band * Syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, an autosomal recessive disorder causing hypertension and hypokalemia * Sistema de Atención Médica de Emergencia, a public Emergency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickstart My Heart
"Kickstart My Heart" is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, originally released on their 1989 album, '' Dr. Feelgood''. Released as the album's second single in 1989, "Kickstart My Heart" reached #27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States in early 1990. The track has been used in various media, such as the US version of the 2001 racing video game '' Gran Turismo 3: A-spec'', and was also included on the soundtrack album to the 2019 biographical film ''The Dirt'' and the official trailer of '' Battlefield 2042'' remixed by ''2WEI''. Background In a 2015 interview, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx related the origins of "Kickstart My Heart,” which he wrote while the band was already working on ''Dr. Feelgood''. Sixx was playing acoustic guitar in his house while scribbling words on a piece of paper. When the group’s former manager read the words, he encouraged Sixx to share it with the rest of the band. Sixx was reluctant, but eventually did s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe Song)
"Girls, Girls, Girls" is a single by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released on May 11, 1987. Production The track was thoroughly pre-produced, and was then recorded at different studios over the course of several weeks, starting with the drum parts, then bass and guitar, and finally vocals. Meaning The song references several strip clubs, including The Tropicana, The Body Shop, Seventh Veil (all located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles), the Marble Arch (Vancouver, BC), The Dollhouse (Fort Lauderdale), the famous Crazy Horse in Paris, and Tattletales in Atlanta. Music video Filmed on the night of April 13, 1987, Mötley Crüe shot their video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" with director Wayne Isham. With a strip club theme planned for the video, they originally wanted to use The Body Shop, but since that venue is all-nude and does not serve alcohol, they ended up shooting it at The Seventh Veil. By the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Sweet Home (Mötley Crüe Song)
"Home Sweet Home" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was originally released in 1985 on the album ''Theatre of Pain'', and again in 1991 for the ''Decade of Decadence 81-91'' compilation album. It has been covered by several artists, most notably country singer Carrie Underwood, who released her version as a single in 2009. Release Originally released on the band's 1985 album, ''Theatre of Pain'', the song was accompanied by a music video which documented the band's undertakings over the course of one or several concerts. Some of the original video was shot in Houston, Texas live at The Summit during the 1985 Theatre of Pain tour. They performed the song twice that night apparently to get more video footage. "Home Sweet Home" was released and remixed twice: once for the original promotion for the single in 1985. A radio only promo 12" with the remix was sent to stations, but not released commercially until the 1988 Japan-only EP '' Raw Tracks.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
