Review Summary: Mötley who?
The first time I heard the name John Corabi was way back in 93 when he was announced as the new Mötley Crüe singer. I remember catching 'Man on the moon' Â*videoÂ*on headbangers which ensued a love affair with John Corabi which still remains to this day.
Damn back in the day before the Internet it could be a mission to track down an album especially one that had been taken off the shelf due to arrangement with Mötley acquiring John's services. As fate would have it I managed to find a copy and is one of my prized possession due to it being out of print and errr ... ***ing brilliant.
It's one of those albums you try to tell all your mates about but is often met with glazed eyes ....yeah it's alright. I have seen many top 100 hair/pop metal album lists and this little gem is nowhere to be seen.
It comes blazing out the gates literally with 'outlaw' a wanted gunslinger with hail hounds on his trail, the slide riff echo's mid seventies Aerosmith and cousin to Bon Jovi's 'wanted dead or alive'. Then comes the cool 70's rock of Â*'believe in me' with horns reminiscent of Aerosmith also. 'Man in the moon' which still gives me chills to this day is the classic of the album, starts off with folky acoustic guitars then explodes into rock stratosphere an obviousÂ*parallel with 'Led Zep III' with rural pastures mixed with metal bombast. Other highlights include the heartbreaking 'father, mother and son' a deserved tear jerker, raunchy strutting 'give it up' Â*and the classy ballad 'you are all I need'.
It has dated surprisingly well owing to legendary producer Eddie Kramer's organic sound, but with hair metal grave being dug by the coming Nirvana and ilk it never had a chance.
