rowena on Dec 10th 2008
Mötley Crüe is back and better than ever with their new album, 2008’s Saints of Los Angeles, and a new tour to support it in 2009 which also features Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and the Last Vegas.
Their concerts had earn negative and positive reviews from critics. This is what Steven Mirkin of Variety said about the band’s performance at the Hollywood Palladium,
“You don’t go to a Motley Crue show looking for depth. There’s very little subtext to the Los Angeles quartet; when Vince Neil sings “Shout at the Devil,” the song is literally about shouting at the devil, and “Wild Life” is a list of decadent activities. With music that cribs from the songbooks of Kiss and Slade, Motley Crue can be seen as Cliffs Notes for something that was never all that complex to begin with.”
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rowena on May 20th 2008
Mötley Crüe is an American rock and roll, glam metal and heavy metal band created in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 72 million album copies worldwide, including 25 million copies in the US alone. The band has been known for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, spent time in jail, suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs, had countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles is due to be released on June 17, 2008, while a film adaptation of their best-selling band autobiography The Dirt, is due to be released sometime in 2009.
Watch Mötley Crüe live at Brussels Belgium singing Louder Than Hell.
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