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Free Music Notes for Motley Crue
Free Music Review: Great Album but not Crue
Hit: 4 Stars
I give it 4 stars because Vince is not singing. It is a damn good Rock N Roll album. John is great. But he is not Vince you cant replace Vince. If you want to hear a great album buy this but dont expect the Crue that your use to listening to.Free Music Review: Corabi Takes The Lead...
Hit: 3 Stars
In the early 1990s after the Dr. Feelgood tour was completed, Motley Crue parted ways with Vince Neil. His replacement was the talented John Corabi. With this new line-up, a new studio album was needed to show the fans how good their new frontman was. John Corabi did an good job replacing Neil. The album is very heavy, Nikki and Mick's guitar playing is right-on and Tommy showcases some of his best drum work on this album. Even though this album contains a handfull of Crue classics, there is still some spirit in the album missing due to the absense of Vince. The most appealing thing about the album is all the songs are very long. There is a lot good jams, guitar solos and drum solos on the album.The opening track, "Power To The Music" is an excellent track and definitely an anthem. It's very heavy, the lyrics are genious and Corabi's voice is really trashy. There is excellent solos on this track and this is definitely an anthem for all of rock and roll. A couple tracks later is the classic "Hooligan's Holiday." This was the song off the album that got the most attention and that is because it is an excellent track. The lyrics are very catchy and is an underrated Crue classic. Mick shows some of his best guitar work on this tune. The next track, "Misunderstood" is a half ballad, half metal tune. The first couple minutes of the song are slow and very passionate. The lyrics are about how life is simply misunderstood. All the stages of life and the events that happen throughout life. Then it gets real heavy. It's one of the album's best tracks.
A couple tracks later is the heavy "Poison Apples." This song definitely earns a spot in the album's Top 5. It's one of the heaviest tracks on the album and the lyrics are pure Crue. As you go down the album's tracks, the songs are pretty decent. When you get to number 12, you will hear one of the greatest ballads you have ever heard in your life. This song "Driftaway" is an outstanding tune. I really love this song. You will too! It doesn't get any better than this. Then the album has 3 unreleased tracks that were added onto the CD later on which are songs 13-15. The best song out of the 3 is "Babykills." This is a softer tune and not as heavy as the rest of the album. This is an excellent tune that deserves an "A" all the way. The lyrics are excellent and the song is very catchy. It is a wonder why they took this off the album's original release.
Overall, this is an good album. I ranked this 3 stars because half the album is really good and there is a handful of just fillers (in my opinion). Corabi did a good job with the Crue but it is clearly evident that Neil's absense had reduced the spirit of the album. Corabi didn't have the power voice that the Crue is known for thanks to Vince Neil. For any Crue fan, you should definitely buy it. Rock on Crue!
Free Music Review: Yep, the one with John Corabi
Hit: 3 Stars
With Vince Neil off discovering his inner racing car driver this album is the sole Motley Crue release not to feature his high pitched nasal whine. Instead we get the far dirtier timbre of John Corabi (who a couple of weeks ago I saw playing in Ratt strangely enough). And the marriage actually works to a certain extent as Corabi is in many respects a far better proposition as a singer due to his lower register and inflections of power. The man has a roar rather than a whine, though he doesn't appear to be able to hold it for terribly long unlike, say, Chris Cornell.
And musically the band muscle up to their instruments for what is in many ways a grittier and grimier version of the Crue. The flagship number here is Hooligans Holiday and downloading a sample of that or the entire thing would probably tell you quite a bit as to whether you'll like the entire album. Production wise we get the talents of Bob Rock who ensures a suitably thick sounding album of dour party metal, if such a genre exists.
What makes this album work is the work ethic of the band who refused to buckle and instead forged ahead. Of course given they were one of the leading lights of the glamtastic party metal scene of the 80's their constant assertions to the contrary didn't help this album because while the general public may at times be stupid, they weren't stupid enough to swallow that the Crue weren't hair metal. Sacramentos Tesla, now they had a point when decrying their constant association with that scene, but not our boys in the Crue.
Regardless, where this album falls to the ground is perhaps the very recognition factor that Vince Neils vocals had with the brand name Motley Crue, very much the same problem Iron Maiden had when they swapped to the very different vocal style of Blaze Bayley. The change was just too much, still had they picked up some other hair metal scene squealer then they would of been pilloried for that too. What lets the team down here is the songs. The music speaks for itself and here it doesn't have much to say. Overlong workouts of songs that wouldn't of been that great at three minutes. Take a full listen to the lead cut if you can. A slow burn number of affirmation called Power to the Music. The song is lumberingly slow and unsuited to either the band or as an album opener. And that very much sums up so much of what is wrong with this album.
Not to mention a dour and terrible cover and booklet which doesn't really help the cause.
It still scores three stars for the bands bravery, the excellent vocalisations of John Corabi - especially on Hooligans Holiday and the bands refusal to quit when Vince went AWOL from their order of battle.
Free Music Review: Good but.....
Hit: 3 Stars
Good but not the Crue without Vince. Neil's solo stuff is where the Crue left off, thank god Vince is back.