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3.0 good | GnFnRs87 | August 31st 11 | Weakest of the classic era and yet it still contains 'Home Sweet Home' and 'Smokin' in the Boys Room' that just shows how good the Crue are
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2.0 poor | Smevin | July 3rd 10 | Even past the awful "Smokin' in the Boys Room" cover (oh you Motleys, you really do live on
the edge!) there's absolutely no energy or charisma here. It almost sounds more like a lousy
Motley Crue cover band than the band themselves.
Wow, I used "cover" and "band" twice each. And still, it feels like I put as much effort
into this sound off as they did into the album.
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2.0 poor | Ossacip Olbap | March 28th 22 | then they went for a completely generic nose dive
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2.0 poor | Robbit | June 17th 19 | THEATRE OF PAIN was a disappointing record in 1985 and even less valuable to me in 2019. Some albums seem to improve with age, but this one just seems to annoy me a little more every time I hear it. I'd once considered this to be a guilty pleasure, but nowadays its more of an irritant. If you want some sage advice, just buy the first two albums and forget the rest. I should have heeded this album as a red flag, as the following records weren't much of an improvement.
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1.5 very poor | Resident Metalhead Piranha | June 28th 17 | Motley Crue's sophomore effort Shout at The Devil had an ideal production job and reliable guitarwork to overcome its mild mannered pacing and unimpressive rhythm section, but instead of growing more metallic yet catchy, they cash in to the ways of the infamous glam metal scene. The genre had everything going for it, catchy riffs, choruses, and song tempos and all, but everything fell flat. The same happened with Motley Crue. "City Boy Blues" proudly displays its polished production, oversimplified instrumentation, whiny vocals, and terrible lyrics from the get go, and it doesn't get better from there. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" isn't the worst cover out there, but "Louder Than Hell" and its catchy riffs are diminished by unfit vocals and god awful lyrics yet again. "Keep Your Eye on The Money" is atrociously bland and repetitive, and "Home Sweet Home" may attract the ears of glam metal fans, but it's choppy and generic at best. Every 80's cliche drenches the rest of the material, and even Mick Mars can't save this abortion worthy release. Very disappointing.
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2.5 average | BRAman22 | August 4th 15 | Easily the worst album Crue released in the 80's. There are a couple of good songs, but none are as great as on the other ones from that era. Even the more mundane tracks seem more mundane.
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5.0 classic | Kelek | February 15th 24 |
3.5 great | Mitch | July 16th 23 |
2.5 average | MT76 | July 3rd 23 |
3.5 great | Rick64 | June 28th 23 |
2.0 poor | Timmy | January 19th 23 |
2.5 average | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
1.0 awful | Elmo | August 3rd 22 |
2.5 average | Matk00 | July 5th 22 |
1.5 very poor | Source | June 18th 22 |
2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 22 |
1.5 very poor | mauiwaui | February 13th 22 |
4.5 superb | KManoc1 | November 1st 21 |
2.0 poor | Jero | October 29th 21 |
4.0 excellent | Hawks | July 12th 21 |
2.5 average | Harlz | February 23rd 21 |
3.5 great | Jurtz | February 20th 21 |
3.5 great | jk2two | October 16th 20 |
1.5 very poor | El Olam | April 23rd 20 |
1.5 very poor | metalmat | February 27th 20 |
3.0 good | iglu | September 11th 19 |
3.0 good | JDubb | May 11th 19 |
1.5 very poor | wham49 | March 18th 19 |
2.5 average | igi78 | March 13th 19 |
2.0 poor | BRB | September 7th 18 |
2.5 average | solrage | February 20th 18 |
1.0 awful | Elynna | December 1st 17 |
2.5 average | ElSomni | November 14th 17 |
2.5 average | Simon K. STAFF | September 16th 17 |
2.7 average | Trey STAFF | April 13th 17 |
3.0 good | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
3.0 good | leopm | November 8th 16 |
1.5 very poor | abarbi | September 6th 16 |
2.5 average | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
2.5 average | Wajd | March 29th 16 |
2.5 average | MaggieG | February 19th 16 |
3.5 great | bobby72 | February 18th 16 |
2.0 poor | stevep | September 28th 15 |
3.5 great | Faustus | September 5th 15 |
3.5 great | manu8a | August 9th 15 |
1.5 very poor | Aion | March 8th 15 |
4.0 excellent | Samppa | February 15th 15 |
3.5 great | DrDom | October 23rd 14 |
4.5 superb | Titan | October 15th 14 |
3.0 good | ethos | June 20th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Sebe | February 1st 14 |
3.5 great | Me2 | December 8th 13 |
2.5 average | hudso | November 17th 13 |
2.0 poor | Axl752 | November 1st 13 |
5.0 classic | Xitiael | October 13th 13 |
2.0 poor | Diachy | August 14th 13 |
4.5 superb | fg89 | March 5th 13 |
1.5 very poor | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
1.0 awful | Mac666 | November 19th 12 |
2.0 poor | markii | October 18th 12 |
1.5 very poor | peaks40 | August 13th 12 |
3.0 good | mho | July 15th 12 |
2.5 average | Loois | July 15th 12 |
3.5 great | cmgerm | June 11th 12 |
3.0 good | balaz3 | April 29th 12 |
3.5 great | zyklzy | April 5th 12 |
3.5 great | mcchub | March 15th 12 |
3.5 great | SeiGor | March 10th 12 |
2.5 average | gedlee | February 20th 12 |
4.5 superb | nhpest | January 22nd 12 |
3.0 good | backs | January 21st 12 |
3.0 good | aguzman | September 30th 11 |
3.5 great | stotty | September 25th 11 |
3.5 great | Splint | August 26th 11 |
4.0 excellent | voodman | August 9th 11 |
2.5 average | LWR | June 29th 11 |
2.5 average | OFace | June 6th 11 |
1.0 awful | Pluto | April 19th 11 |
3.0 good | Plache | January 28th 11 |
2.5 average | Lebren | January 22nd 11 |
3.0 good | jmb987 | January 8th 11 |
3.5 great | Koda | December 19th 10 |
3.5 great | Jumaos | December 3rd 10 |
4.0 excellent | endtyme | November 29th 10 |
4.0 excellent | tomba93 | September 19th 10 |
4.0 excellent | xcouzi | April 15th 10 |
2.5 average | Bezerk | April 1st 10 |
3.0 good | mar1s | January 18th 10 |
3.5 great | suturno | December 19th 09 |
3.0 good | aeuk | November 19th 09 |
3.0 good | Edwin | October 30th 09 |
3.0 good | Aesir | October 7th 09 |
1.5 very poor | shindip | August 24th 09 |
1.0 awful | maace | August 13th 09 |
2.5 average | Swan | June 30th 09 |
3.0 good | yugioh | November 16th 08 |
4.0 excellent | Indian | October 3rd 08 |
2.0 poor | Lawnee | August 15th 08 |
3.5 great | kv22 | August 12th 08 |
2.5 average | Rawar | December 13th 07 |
3.0 good | cpd38 | September 11th 07 |
2.5 average | Gabwr1 | August 19th 07 |
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