Artist: Motley CrueAlbum: Saints of Los Angeles
Worth Buying: Most of the songs are (more on this in a moment).
You will be interested in this album is you are a fan of: Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Metal, Motley Crue
Tell Me More: Motley Crue was one of those bands that lost it's way for a number of years. But now they have made an album that actually sounds like they are hungry. This is probably one of the best albums they have done since Too Fast For Love and Shout At the Devil. I wouldn't say that it's right up with those two, but it's damn close.
The album opens with a little spoken word piece that sounds a bit too much like the opening of Shout At the Devil. for that reason I skip this track on repeated listenings. For the first 5 songs the album just kicks ass. Whats more the first 5 songs are almost like a mini little concept album, with the band chonicling their early years of struggle. I kept thinking that this was their eqivalent to Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy album. In the album's opener Face Down in the Dirt, the band sings about the rebelliousness of youth with so much conviction, that I really felt myself getting in touch again with my inner 18 year old again.
yeah, all i ever heard as a kid was I'm born to lose
all i ever wanted was a shot at breakin the rules
i wanna make a lot of money
but i don't wanna go to school
i don't wanna get a real job
i don't wanna be you
I'd rather be dead, yeah I'd rather be dead
I'd rather be face down in the dirt with a bullet in my head
The remaining songs deal with the decedent heavy metal lifestyle that was prevalent back in the 80's. These remaining tracks are good, but for me none of them where on the same level of intensity and passion as the albums first five songs. Of these remaining songs, I deleted two off my play list. Track 10 Chicks = Trouble and the closing track Going Out Swinging. For me the album became immediately stronger once I did. But with only two tracks that I didn't enjoy this is a pretty strong album. This is aggressive Hard Rock with strong chorus's, but not Pop or Pop metal. One other thing that I want to bring up is Singer Vince Neil's diction. There are no lyrics included but I was able to understand the lyrics with no problem. I went back and listened to Shout at the Devil to make a comparison and found that clearly the man has done something to improve his enunciation's.
What about the packaging? Standard Jewell case. It comes with a sleeve cover, but the sleeve cover offers no additional artwork. The insert is a fold out poster.
What if I am not ready to buy the whole album? Check out the opening track Face Down In The Dirt
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