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In 2005, after the return of Tommy Lee, Motley Crue released their anthology titled "Red, White & Crue," preceded by two singles, "If I Die Tomorrow" and "Sick Love Song", and followed in 2006 by the live album "Carnival Of Sins". The band released two versions of the album, one on double CD with numerous tracks, and another on a single disc, more streamlined and selective in capturing their discography starting from "Live Wire" (1981) up to "New Tattoo" (2000).
The collection follows the chronology of the albums almost without exceptions, presenting us with most of the hits that made the fortune of the band with the Shakespearean name. It starts with "Live Wire" from the eponymous album, still strongly tied to punk, with an excellent initial bass loop by Nikki Six which is quickly joined by Vince Neil's voice as he starts to shout in his, not always appreciable, habit. Following is "Piece Of Your Action" which is memorable for the excellent initial bass drum roll that was later picked up by Offspring and Green Day ("Walking Contradiction") and by its rather catchy chorus.
The album changes and so do the points of reference for the band, which with "Black Widow" and "Looks That Kill" quickly delve into the glam rock standards with sparkling guitars, powerful bass, and a screaming voice that, however, betrays a certain monotony. "Too Young To Fall In Love", one of their most successful compositions, and one of the most famous Yankee rock songs of the 80s, with Tommy Lee’s choruses emphasizing the verse and preparing the chorus, and "Shout At The Devil", known for the scandalous uproar over its lyrics, precede the famous "Girls Girls Girls". This latter track is the anthem of the group, which has been quite inclined to the allure of female charm, introduced by the roar of a Harley and enriched by a fine solo by Mick Mars and a remarkable change of pace halfway through the track.
"Wild Side", "Kickstart My Heart", "Dr. Feelgood", and "Primal Scream" add little to the album, but at least they testify to the definitive choice of the metal direction while still demonstrating an ever-increasing attention to melody and easily memorable choruses (the power of the almighty dollar!). Finally, something different comes along with "Home Sweet Home", an ultra-romantic ballad that pushed "Theater Of Pain" to the top of the charts worldwide, characterized by an intro performed by Tommy Lee on the piano and, in this collection, by a remix that slightly modifies it at this beautiful moment. John Corabi's participation in the band is remembered thanks to the engaging "Hooligans' Holiday" and the appreciable "Beauty", which precede the beautiful "Bitter Pill" dedicated to an insane love and madness story, melodic and powerful just enough for the singles market. From "New Tattoo," the forgettable "Hell On High Heels" is chosen, which stands out only for a hint of a guitar solo halfway through the song, while the work closes with the aforementioned "If I Die Tomorrow", a conventional metal-ballad co-signed by Simple Plan, and "Sick Love Song", another hard-pop track that adds little to the just-traced picture.
A three, three&a half is deserved by the anthology, if only because it gathers the most significant tracks from the band’s discography and does not recover, as in the two-disc edition, pointless and repetitive songs. It's a pity for the absence of "Public Enemy #1", whose guitar loop has been plundered multiple times (Bad Religion in "New America") and could have replaced the non-transcendental "Piece Of Your Action".
In September of this year, a month after an excellent summer performance at the Gods Of Metal, Tommy Lee leaves the band once again due to legal issues arising from an episode of the reality show "Tommy Lee Goes To College", but from the "World's Most Infamous Rock Band", we expect this and more...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Live Wire (03:17)
Plug me in
I'm alive tonight
Out on the streets again
Turn me on
I'm too hot to stop
Something you'll never forget
Take my fist
Break down walls
I'm on top tonight
[Pre Chorus]
No, no
You better turn me loose
You better set me free
Cause I'm hot, young, running free
A little bit better than I use to be
[Chorus]
Cause I'm alive
Live Wire
Cause I'm alive
I'm a Live Wire
Cause I'm alive
Live Wire
Cause I'm alive
I'm a Live Wire
I'll either break her face
Or take down her legs
Get my ways at will
Go for the throat
Never let loose
Goin' in for the kill
Take my fist
Break down walls
I'm on top tonight
[Pre Chorus]
[Chorus]
Come on baby
Gotta play with me
Well I'm your live wire
You better lock your doors
I'm on the prowl tonight
Well be mine tonight
[Chorus]
Come on be may baby
Come on tonight
Come on be may baby
Come on tonight
I'll give you everything
You want inside
Plug me in, plug me in
I want you
02 Piece of Your Action (04:41)
2nd I want you, I need you
I want you to be mine tonight
You need me, you tease me
Use you up, throw you away
You're fire, taking me higher
Don't burn me, don't let me down
You need me now, I'll teach you how
Come on, let's go all the way
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
Tight action, rear traction
So hot, you really blow me away
Fast moving, wet and ready
The time is right, so hang on tight
Live Wire, night prowler
Lay back and take me inside
You need me now, I'll teach you how
Come on, let's go all the way
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
I want you, I need you
I want you to be mine tonight
You need me, you bleed me
Use you up, throw you away
You're fire, taking me higher
Don't burn me, don't let me down
You need me now, I'll teach you how
Come on, let's go all the way
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
I get a piece of your action
Ah huh
Get a piece of your action
Ah huh
04 Looks That Kill (04:09)
Now listen up
She's razor sharp
If she don't get her way
She'll slice you apart
Now she's a cool, cool black
Moves like a cat
If you don't get her game
You might not make it back
[Pre chorus:]
She's got the looks that kill
That kill
She's got the looks that kill
That kill
[Chorus:]
She's got the looks that kill
Now she's bulletproof
Keeps her motor clean
And believe me, you
She's a number thirteen
The church strikes midnight
She's lookin' louder and louder
She's gonna turn on our juice, boy
So she turns on the power
[Pre chorus:]
She's got the looks that kill
[Chorus:]
[Solo:]
[Verse:]
[Pre chorus:]
06 Shout at the Devil (03:15)
He's the wolf screaming lonely in the night
He's the blood stain on the stage
He's the tear in your eye
Been tempted by his lie
He's the knife in your back
He's rage
He's the razor to the knife
Oh, lonely is our lives
My heads spinnin' round and round
But in the seasons of wither
We'll stand and deliver
Be strong and laugh and
[Chorus:]
Shout-shout-shout
Shout at the devil
He'll be the love in your eyes
He'll be the blood between your thighs
And then have you Cry for more
He'll put strength to the test
He'll put the thrill back in bed
Sure you've heard it all before
He'll be the risk in the kiss
Might be anger on your lips
Might run scared for the door
But in seasons of wither
We'll stand and deliver
Be strong and laugh and
07 Girls, Girls, Girls (04:30)
Friday night and I need a fight
My motorcycle and a switchblade knife
Handful of grease in my hair feels right
But what I need to make me tight are
Girls, Girls, Girls
Long legs and burgundy lips
Girls,
Dancin' down on Sunset Strip
Girls
Red lips, fingertips
Trick or treat-sweet to eat
On Halloween and New Year's Eve
Yankee girls ya just can't beat
But they're the best when they're off their feet
Girls, Girls, Girls
At the Dollhouse in Ft. Lauderdale
Girls, Girls. Girls
Rocking in Atlanta at Tattletails
Girls, Girls, Girls
Raising Hell at the 7th Veil
Have you read the news
In the Soho Tribune
Ya know she did me
Well then she broke my heart
I'm such a good good boy
I just need a new toy
I tell ya what, girl
Dance for me, I'll keep you overemployed
Just tell me a story
You know the one I mean
Crazy Horse, Paris, France
Forgot the names, remember romance
I got the photos, a menage a trois
Musta broke those French's laws with those
Girls, Girls. Girls
At the Body Shop and the Marble Arch
Girls, Girls, Girls
Tropicana's where I lost my heart
Girls, Girls, Girls
08 Wild Side (04:39)
Kneel down ye sinners, to
Streetwise religion
Greed's been crowned the new King
Hollywood dream teens
Yesterday's trash queens
Save the blessings for the final ring-
AMEN
Wild side
I carry my crucifix
Under my deathlist
Forward my mail to me in hell
Liars and the martyrs
Lost faith in The Father
Long lost in the wishing well
Wild side
Fallen Angels
So fast to kill
Thy kingdom come on the wild side
Our father
Who ain't in heaven
Be thy name on the wild side Holy Mary
Mother may I
Pray for us on the wild side
Wild side. Wild side
Name dropping no-names
Glamorize cocaine
Puppets with strings of gold
East L.A. at midnight
Papa won't be home tonight
Found dead with his best friend's wife
Wild side
Gang fights
Fatal strikes
We lie on the wild side
No escape
Murder rape
Doing time on the wild side
A baby cries
A cop dies
A day's pay on the wild side
Wild side, wild side
Tragic life on the wild side
Wild side, wild side
Kickin ass on the Wild Side
09 Kickstart My Heart (04:44)
When I get high
I get high on speed
Top fuel funny car's
A drug for me
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Always got the cops
Coming after me
Custom built bike doing 103
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Ooh, are you ready girls?
Ooh, are you ready now?
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
Skydive naked
From an aeroplane
Or a lady with a
Body from outerspace
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Say I got trouble
Trouble in my eyes
I'm just looking for Another good time
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Ooh, are you ready girls?
Ooh, are you ready now?
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
When we started this band
All we needed, needed was a laugh
Years gone by...
I'd say we've kicked some ass
When I'm enraged
Or hittin' the stage
Adrenaline rushing
Through my veins
And I'd say we're still kickin' ass
Ooo, ahh, kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
And to think, we did all of this...
To rock
10 Dr. Feelgood (04:49)
Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second hand hood
Deals out in Hollywood
Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames
Traded for some powdered goods
Jigsaw Jimmy He's runnin' a gang
But I hear he's doin' o.k.
Got a cozy little job, sells the Mexican mob
Packages of candycaine
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel alright
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
Cops on the corner always ignored
Somebody's getting paid
Jimmy's got it wired, law's for hire
Got it made in the shade
Got a little hideaway, does business all day
But at night he'll always be found
Selling sugar to the sweet
People on the street
Call this Jimmy's town
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel alright
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein
I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's not what you'd call a glamorous man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He'll tell you he's the king
Of thes barrio streets
Moving up to shangri-la
Came by his wealth as a matter of luck
Says he never broke no law
Two time loser running out of juice
Time to move out quick
Heard a rumour going round
Jimmy's going down
This time it's gonna stick
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's the one that makes ya feel alright
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
He's gonna be your Frankenstein
Let him soothe your soul, just take his hand
(Dr. Feelgood)
Some people call him an evil man
(Dr. Feelgood)
Let him introduce himself real good
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the only one they call Feelgood
I've got one thing you'll understand
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's not what you'd call a glamorous man
Got one thing that's easily understood
(Dr. Feelgood)
He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
Dr. Feelgood (Dr. Feelgood)
11 Primal Scream (04:48)
Broke dick dog
My head slung low
Tail knocked in the dirt
Time and time of being told
Trash is all I'm worth
When I was just a young boy
Had to take a little grief
Now that I'm much older
Don't put your shit on me
Grab it and shake
Reach down scrape it
You just got to
Scream and shout
Rip that mother out
You just gotta say "hey" Oh
Primal scream & shout
Oooh lets tear it out
You just gotta say
Janou said
Meters are red
Gotta blow a neurotic fuse Show a little
A little pain
Unlock a lotta truth
When daddy was a young man
His home was living hell
Mama tried to be so perfect
Now her mind's a padded cell, ya
Grab it and shake
Reach down scrape it
You just got to
Scream and shout
Tear that sucker down
You just gotta say "hey" alright
Primal scream and shout
Suck that terror down
You just gotta say
Hey man, get out of my face
I deal with my problems at my own pace
With your screwed-down, anti-human views
Deal with the pressures by playing the blues
If you wanna live life on your own terms
You gotta be willing to crash and burn
Primal scream and shout
Tear that sucker down
You just gotta say "hey"
Primal scream and shout
Suck that terror down
You just gotta say
Kick it
Scream shout
Come on come on come on
14 Beauty (03:48)
decked out like an hour glass
ammonia and a razor blade
things were just ok until she, fell in love with cocaine
i will always love her
she's my beauty
they call her miss divine
my black beauty
she's open all the time
she's by beauty
losangeles police
my black . . . .
had it out for me
baby lives offa hollywood an' vine
herhead got her off her feet
she's been strungoutsince the age of nine
her head got her off the street
she's a h I v v I p she's a
i will always love her . . . .
she's my beauty
they call her miss divine
my black beauty
on hollywood an' grime
she's my . . . .
the la p d
my . . . . . .
had it out for me
they call her miss divine
wemade the headlines
now she's made it big
lizzy flipped her lid
she got me thrown in jail
she's still up for sale
her head got her off her feet
15 Bitter Pill (04:27)
And the label said take two for pain
So now i medicate my brain
And the conflict rubs against my grain
But i cannot flush it down the drain
We are so hopeless
We are hopelessly in love
She breaks my will
She's my bitter pill
Addicted to her
Can't fight off the chill
She blurs my world
She's my bitter pill
We creep the night
Just to taste the thrill
Hopelessly in love
She's the kind of love drives a man insane
She sticks her poison right in my vein
Spinning around
Over and upside down in love
She breaks my will
She's my bitter pill
Addicted to her
Can't fight off this chill
She blurs my world
She's my bitter pill
We creap the night
Just to taste the thrill
Hopelessly in love
In love, in love, in love, yeah he
She breaks my will
She's my bitter pill
She's blurs my world
She's my bitter pill Yeahe
We creap the night
Just to taste the thrill
Addicted to her
She's my bitter pill Yeahe
My bitter pill Yeah
16 Hell On High Heels (04:17)
Bashful Betty, such a bondage brat
Dressed in latex and coated in sewer rat
A serpent's tongue calculating mind
Gets top billing for her hip shake divine
Look to the sky
No rain in sight
Better wear your rubber boys
If Betty is your date tonight
Honey, it's how ya makin money
Boys call ya
Hell on high heels
Baby, the way ya walk it talk it
Town calls ya
Hell on high heels
Sexy Suki, little geisha girl
Given every samurai a twirl
An HIV V.I.P.
Backseat panties down around her knees
She's got no money
Can't pay the rent
it's a sunny day now baby
Every night on her back that's spent
Honey, it's how ya makin money
Boys call ya
Hell on high heels
Baby, the way ya walk it talk it
Town calls ya
Hell on high heels
Honey, it's how ya makin money
Boys call ya
Hell on high heels
Baby, the way ya walk it talk it
Town calls ya
Hell on high heels
Honey, it's how ya makin money
Boys call ya
Hell on high heels
Baby, the way ya walk it talk it
Town calls ya
Hell on high heels
Honey, it's how ya makin money
Boys call ya
Hell on high heels
Baby, the way ya walk it talk it
Town calls ya
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