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Tommy Morais | New Brunswick, Canada | 02/27/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Motley Crue is one of my favourite bands of all time and I love their music. They released some great albums and influenced many other artists during and since their heyday in the 1980s. Motley were there, loud and in your face and I think that's what their fans loved so much about them. There have been 9 studio albums, 3 previous Motley Greatest hits (Decade of Decadence, Greatest Hits, The Millenium Collection if you count it and Red,White and Crue), 2 boxed sets and 2 live albums since they started on the sunset strip in 1980. Now in late 2009 comes a new compilation of Motley Crue songs, let's look at it.



I'm satisfied with the representation of Shout At The Devil, Dr. Feelgood and all the others but I can't help but think that their first album Too Fast For Love deserved at least another song on this greatest hits. They put the title track here but why not Live Wire or Piece of Your Action, there are plenty of excellent songs on Motley' first album. There are no songs from their Self-Titled album from 1994 with singer John Corabi who replaced Vince Neil but that was to be expected, but it would have been nice to get something from 2000's New Tatoo at least.This greatest hits has 1 songs from Too Fast, 3 from Shout, 2 from Theatre and Girls, 5 from Dr.Feelgood, Primal Scream from the early 90s Decade of Decadence greatest hits, 1 song from Generation Swine, 2 from the 2004 Red, White and Crue compilation, 2 from their latest album Saints of Los Angeles if you count the remix of The Animal In Me (which isn't that different from the original by the way).



That aside, the songs selected were pretty good. Personally I would have taken out the two songs from Red, White and Crue and replaced them but they picked the very best. Ok, now I just have to say this: except the songs from Saints THIS IS ALL ON RED, WHITE AND CRUE ALREADY! I understand that record companies make money from those compilations and they are made because there are new fans each year but it would be nice if they varied from one another. To me R W & C was the ultimate compilation being two disc, spawning their whole career and including a few extras for the hardcore fans, I've rarely seen better. This one is not bad but it lacks diversity from other soundtracks and misses a few things. Seeing how perfect R W & C was and what this one is, the fact that it is yet ANOTHER compilation for Motley and that I'm a hardcore fan I can't give it more than two stars.



My advice would be to get Red, White and Crue you get much more for your money if not this one while lacking is still worth getting if you're a new fan of the band.

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M. Schaaf | Lakeville, MA. United States | 11/25/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Crue has been around since the early 80's .They should have enough stuff for a greatest hits 2 cd. If I Die Tomorrow,Saints Of LA and The Animal In Me are a good way to start a second greatest hits cd. Then songs like Live Wire, Piece Of Your Action, and Starry Eyes would also be good to include."