Motley Crue
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Motley Crue is an American Hard Rock Band. In the 80's, they are one of the most influential hair metal bands. They spawned several albums and one of them is their hit album, Dr. Feelgood.
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[edit] Members
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, backing vocals
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
[edit] Former Members
John Corabi - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Randy Castillo - drums, percussion
Samantha Maloney - drums, percussion
[edit] About
Motley Crue was formed in Los Angeles California by "Nikki Sixx" and "Tommy Lee" in 1981. Nikki was a member of the band, London and so is Tommy. Tommy and Nikki decided to leave the bands they were in. Together, they formed a new band. Tommy has a friend name, "Greg Leon", they were both a member of "Suite 19" before. He convinced Greg to join the band. However, Greg declined the invitation so they decided to audition for their new members. They met "Mick Mars", while he was performing at a certain club. They invited him to audition and immediately he was hired. They still need a singer. Tommy recruited "Vince Neil", his high school friend and so he became the lead singer of the band. The band went through several name changes before Mick suggested the name, Motley Krue, recalling a time when his previous band was described as a "motley looking crew". After that, the band started to performed at local clubs.
The band soon met "Allan Coffman", their first manager. Allan also produced the first album, Too Fast For Love of the band in 1981. The album sold 20,000 copies on its first week alone. In 1982, they signed a major recording contract under Elektra Records. In 1985, their next album, Theatre of Pain was released. After the released of the said album, Vince was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. He was incarcerated for 30 days. Their next album, Girls, Girls, Girls was released in 1987. The next two years, most of the members sought out drug rehabilitation.
In 1989, the band was reformed and released their hit album, Dr. Feelgood which chartered at #1 on the Billboard Charts. It aslo features the hit singles, "Kickstart My Heart," "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)," "Without You," which became their first Top Ten Singles. In 1991, they released their compilation album, Decade of Decadence and debuted #2 on the Albums Chart. They released more albums, Generation Swine in 1997 and New Tatoo in 2000 which debuted at #41 on the albums Chart. In 2002, the band members decided to split apart.
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Hot 100 | US Mainstream Rock | Album |
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| 1985 | Smokin' In The Boys Room" / Use It Or Lose It | 16 | 7 | Theatre of Pain |
| 1985 | Home Sweet Home" / Red Hot | 89 | 38 | Theatre of Pain |
| 1987 | Girls, Girls, Girls / "Sumthin' For Nuthin | 12 | 20 | Girls, Girls, Girls |
| 1989 | Dr. Feelgood / Sticky Sweet | 6 | 7 | Dr. Feelgood |
| 1990 | Without You" / Slice Of Your Pie | 8 | 11 | Dr. Feelgood |
| 1990 | Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" / Rattlesnake Shake | 19 | 13 | Dr. Feelgood |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Motley Crue.
[edit] Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 November 10, 1981 Beyond |
 June 21, 1985 Beyond |
 May 15, 1987 Beyond |
 September 1, 1989 Beyond |
 March 15, 1994 Beyond |
 1997 Beyond |
 2000 Beyond |
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2008 Beyond |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Primal Scream | Elektra |
| 1991 | Home Sweet Home | Alex |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 1988 Alex Imports |
 1990 Imports |
 October 14, 1991 Elektra |
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 2003 Hip-O |
 2004 Hip-O |
 February 1, 2005 Universal |
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[edit] Trivia
- In the movie Beavis and Butthead Do America, it is implied that two Mötley Crüe roadies are the fathers of Beavis and Butthead.
- Larry Flynt appears in the music video for "Afraid".
- Among the names the band members considered before settling on Mötley Crüe were Bad Blood, and Suicidal Tendencies.
- Mötley Crüe was the first band ever to have two singles released at the same time on MTV, Anarchy in the UK and Primal Scream in 91.
- Tommy married actress Heather Locklear.
- In 1993, after four dates Tommy married Baywatch star Pamela Anderson (and after having divorced his former wife of seven years, Heather Locklear
