Motley Crue went from heroes to zeroes within the eyes of most of the people once they launched their self-titled album in 1994. It did not matter that the previous glam-metal titans had adopted a daring, heavy new sound to usher them into the following decade — Motley Crue was nonetheless doomed to fail.
The Sundown Strip kingpins had topped the charts with their earlier album, 1989’s Dr. Feelgood, which offered 6 million copies and spawned hits similar to “Kickstart My Coronary heart,” “With out You” and the hard-charging title monitor.
However the good instances got here to a halt when Vince Neil left the band in 1992, leaving the remaining members of Motley Crue — bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars — scrambling to discover a new singer. They recruited John Corabi, previously of the Scream and Angora, to take over singer duties. Corabi’s bluesy, gritty vocals and guitar-playing expertise added a brand new component to Motley Crue’s sound, serving to them adapt to the grunge and alternative-rock revolution. However followers did not share their pleasure.
Motley Crue grew to become the band’s worst-selling album thus far, and its supporting tour discovered the group downsizing from arenas to golf equipment and theaters.
Even when Motley Crue was doomed to fail commercially, it is a inventive triumph, that includes a few of the band’s heaviest and most ingenious songs thus far. Watch the video beneath to be taught extra about Motley Crue, and tune into our “Doomed to Fail?” video sequence every week as we mud off ill-fated basic rock albums and decide whether or not they’re hidden gems or higher left forgotten.
Motley Crue Albums Ranked
We glance again at every little thing from Too Quick for Love to Saints of Los Angeles to see which albums maintain up finest all these years later.
