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The second album for Motley Crue, the four damned devils return to the shelves with an adrenaline-fueled album of great hard rock such as, and will be, Shout at the Devil.
It doesn't matter if the album will sell a lot, we like to remember it for the electric charge that most of the tracks give to the listener thanks to real marvels like the title track, Looks At Kill, Red Hot and the Beatles cover of Helter Skelter.
Provocative in attitude, music, and image (true warriors of the night), Motley Crue in the future will only know how to clone themselves, but never improve; however, they will leave us this album, one of the wildest works to conquer the American charts before all the splits, the hard videos, and the flops that the group will know in the years to follow (especially in the nineties).
Never a drop in tone, also thanks to the interpretations of the 4: Vince Neil with his acidic timbre, Mick Mars precise and never over the top, while hats off to the rhythm section of the duo Lee/Sixx, the true lung of the Crue-sound, the pair never misses a beat and, even when the rhythm becomes more subdued (Too young to fall in love for example) always delivers at its best.
An album that is now a classic in its own right, the band from here on will become a benchmark for anyone wanting to try their hand at hard rock and glam.
Explicit lyrics and spicy double entendres will certainly disturb the moralists who will label the group as among the most obscene, to be kept away from their children "not only are they tough but they're also foul-mouthed," the band years later will respond with "Girls, Girls, Girls", but that's another story, let's listen to this evergreen work, make the horns and up and down with the head!!!
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 In the Beginning (01:13)
In the beginning
Good always overpowered the evils
Of all man's sins...
But in time
The nations grew weak
And our cities fell to slums
While evil stood strong
In the dusts of hell
Lurked the blackest of hates
For he whom you fear awaits you
Now many many lifetimes later
Lay destroyed, beaten down,
Only the corpses of rebels
Ashes of dreams
And blood stained streets
It has been written that those who have the youth
Have the future, So come now, children of the beast
Be strong
And Shout at the Devil!
02 Shout at the Devil (03:13)
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
03 Looks That Kill (04:07)
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:]
04 Bastard (02:51)
Out go the lights
In goes my knife
Pull out his life
Consider that bastard dead
Get on your knees
Please beg me, please
You're the king of the sleaze
Don't you try to rape me
[Chorus:]
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Won't get screwed again
Whoa! Whoa!
Bastard
Make it quick, blow off his head Got your neck in the noose
I got nothing to loose
We're really gonna screw you
Consider that bastard dead
Quick as a shark
Beast has its mark
You can't beat the dark
Don't you try to rape me
[Chorus:]
[Solo:]
05 God Bless the Children of the Beast (01:30)
(Instrumental)
God bless the children of the beast
06 Helter Skelter (03:12)
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again.
Do you, don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you
Tell me tell me tell me come on tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.
Helter skelter helter skelter
Helter skelter.
Will you, won't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me tell me tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.
Look out helter skelter helter skelter
Helter shelter
Look out, cause here she comes.
When I get to the bottom I go back
to the top of the slide
And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
And I get to the bottom and I see you again
Well do you, don't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me tell me tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Look out helter skelter helter skelter
Helter skelter
Look out helter skelter
She's coming down fast
Yes she is
07 Red Hot (03:21)
Fight for the black shark
See what evil brings
Can't you see we're out for blood
Love from a shotgun
License to kill
Can't you see we're out for blood
[Pre chorus:]
The kids scream in fright through the night
Loving every bite with delight
And we blow out our minds with your truth
And together we stand for the youth
[Chorus:]
Red Hot, Red Hot
To the top, we are
Red hot Shout at the devil
We've laughed at your wars
Can't you see we're out for blood
Run with the pack, now
Always ask for more
Can't you see we're out for blood
[Pre chorus:]
[Chorus:]
[Solo:]
08 Too Young to Fall in Love (03:34)
You say our love
Is like dynamite
Open your eyes
'Cause it's like fire and ice
Well you're killing me
Your love's a guillotine
Why don't you just set me free
[Chorus:]
Too young to fall in love
Run for the hills
We're both sinners and saints
Not a woman, but a whore
I can just taste the hate
Well now I'm killing you
Watch your face turning blue
Not yet a man
Just a punk in the street
[Chorus:]
[Solo:]
You say our love
Is like dynamite
Well its no surprise
Cause you've got one-way eyes
Well you're killing me
Your love's a guillotine
Not yet a man
11 Danger (03:44)
Had wild dreams
Walkin' the streets
Hell, we were young
Never looked back
So we took our dreams
Ran like hell
Lived our youth
From the wishing well
Me and the boys
Made a pack
To live or die
No turning back
Scarred for life
All my best friends died
I lost my mind
It made me hate
I can't escape, I can't escape
[Pre-chorus:]
I'm a wildcat
A shotgun blast
Madman
Strong as steel
Overkill
No more deals
[Chorus:]
Danger
You're in danger
When the boys are around Danger
You're in danger
And this is my town
This is Hollywood
I was blind
One step from the edge
Spin round and round
Out of my head
Lost in my gin
From riches to sin
Loose again
I've escaped
I've escaped
Pre chorus:
Tattooed lies
Distant eyes
Hollywood
It's been ten long years
Tears and fears
The end is near
[Chorus:]
[Solo:]
[Pre-chorus:]
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By tonycool
The novelties are the fake devil worship, the even heavier makeup on their faces, and above all, the much more polished production that channels their rage towards more commercial shores.
The best songs are: the 'title track', 'Bastard', 'Red Hot', the ballad 'Too Young To Fall In Love', the cover of a 'little band' 'Helter Skelter', 'Looks That Kill', and the beautiful 'Ten Seconds To Love'.
By pepozzo
"This album represents, in my opinion, the highest point of Motley Crue’s career, providing us with a truly fierce, aggressive CD full of pure rage."
"An album that absolutely does not shine for originality, but has aged very well and is still capable of evoking emotions like every healthy heavy metal album."
By postino
"Shout At The Devil would turn out not only to be their most accomplished work but also a seminal album for the nascent American Hair/Glam Metal scene."
"The incendiary cover of 'Helter Skelter' by the Beatles, which the Motley reinterpret amazingly, making it practically their own."
