The King And The Crue
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Motley Crue has an album out that people seem to be interested in. While I’ve only heard the first single and title track to “Saints of Los Angeles”, the buzz is that the album is the band’s best since 1989’s classic “Dr. Feelgood”. Or course, they didn’t have to try to hard. 1994’s self-titled album with singer John Corabi stiffed, as did their 1997 reunion album with Vince Neil, the aptly titled “Generation Swine”. And while I’ve read that 2000’s “New Tattoo” minus Tommy Lee isn’t bad, I never heard it, and I think most people missed it too.
One of the things I’m really enjoying about the Crue right now is that they are out there, selling the album to the masses. Appearing on Larry King Live last week, Mick, Tommy, Vince, and Nikki were funny, affable, and seemingly at ease with their position as an established band. It’s hard to believe that a decade ago these guys were literally at each others throats, as their biography “The Dirt” clearly demonstrates. It’s nice to see the guys getting along and it will be interesting to see how the new album does on the charts next week.
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