Mötley Crüe (album)

After a successful tour in support of Dr. Feelgood band members needed a rest, but it was decided to start work on a new album. The general tension within the band led vocalist Vince Neill to quarrel with other members and was expelled from Mötley Crüe ^[1] . At the same time, the leader of The Scream blues rock band John Corabi read an interview with Nikki Sixx in Spin magazine , in which he spoke positively about The Scream Let It Scream . Korabi decided to thank Sixx for the compliment and discuss the possibilities of co-creation. As a result, the leader of The Scream successfully auditioned and took the place of Vince Neal at the microphone stand in Mötley Crüe ^[1] .

For the recording of Mötley Crüe, the band invited Bob Rock , who produced their most commercially successful albums. The participants committed themselves not to use drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, red meat and caffeine while working on the disc. Over 10 months of fruitful work, 24 songs were prepared ^[2] . Significant impact on the sound of Mötley Crüe had a new member John Corabi, who was not only a vocalist, but also a songwriter and guitarist. Before Vince Neal left, bassist Nikki Six never worked with another co-author of the lyrics, and Mick Mars never played with a second guitarist ^{[3] [1]} . Subsequently, Sixx admitted that he liked working with Korabi, who correctly balanced him, Nikki “crazy texts” ^[3] . Mars was also pleased with the participation of John, who gave Mick the opportunity to "experiment and have fun, instead of focusing only on maintaining the rhythm" ^[2] .

Mötley Crüe reached 7th place on the Billboard 200 chart ^[4] and was certified by the American Recording Association Gold Disc ^[5] . Rolling Stone columnist Erion Berger in his review noted Mötley Crüe’s classic riffs and lyrics, as well as “Korabi’s impressive vocal range” ^[6] . Despite this, the album’s popularity quickly faded. Vince Neil fans reacted very cool to Mötley Crüe . This was followed by a quarrel between the group and MTV , which was caused by the threat of Nikki Six to knock out the teeth of the channel’s interviewer for his silly questions ^[1] . After that, the team lost the support of the Elektra Records label and the tour in support of the new record was first reduced, and ultimately canceled altogether.

2003 reissue

• John Corabi - vocals , acoustic guitar , rhythm guitar , bass
• Mick Mars - solo guitar , rhythm guitar, bass, sitar , mandolin , backing vocals
• Nikki Sixx - bass, piano , backing vocals
• Tommy Lee - drums , percussion , piano, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Glenn Hughes - Backing Vocals (Misunderstood)

• Mötley Crüe on Encyclopaedia Metallum