Sunday, August 29, 2010

Motley Crue / Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

'Girls, Girls, Girls' was the band's fourth studio album, released on May 15 in 1987. This one was the Motley's breakthrough album to success while peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.

This time there were no more lipsticks, spandex and glammy outtfit, just leather a couple of Jack Daniels bottles and a more bad boy image. Once again the bluesy elements were obvious and the songwritting was tighter than ever.

'Girls, Girls, Girls' was a major success and probably one of the catchiest songs that the Crue have ever recorded. I also have to say that the video kicks some major asses too! Great stuff. 'Dancing on Glass' is a kinda of Nikki Sixx's autobiography, while tells about bassist's addiction to heroin. 'You're All I Need'  is a very good, typical 80's, power ballad. But the biggest moment here is the opening track 'Wild Side'. This is a huge track. It has everything that a hard rocker could ask for...energy, passion and a serious attitude! The rest of the tracks are overall good except the anthemic 'All in the name of..' which rocks big time. The cover song of Elvis classic tune of 'Jailhouse Rock' is another one good moment here.

All in all this is a very good album from the bad boys of R N' R. Maybe with a couple of stronger tracks this album could be much better.
HeavyParadise's Rating: 8/10
Tracks


1. Wild Side 2. Girls, Girls, Girls 3. Dancing on Glass 4. Bad Boy Boogie 5. Nona 6. Five Years Dead 7. All in the Name of... 8. Sumthin' for Nuthin' 9. You're All I Need 10. Jailhouse Rock Live
(from left to right : Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee)


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