The Motley Crue thread - everything about them discussed here

[SLCPUNK]

I just got ass raped!


Translation: I bought my tix.  Fucking convenience fees, "order fee," and mandatory parking fee. 


FUUUUUUUUUUCK!

It better not rain.

Ticketmaster is the biggest scam ever. 2.50 to send me my tickets as an email. What a joke.

[freedom78]

I just got ass raped!


Translation: I bought my tix.  Fucking convenience fees, "order fee," and mandatory parking fee. 


FUUUUUUUUUUCK!

It better not rain.

Ticketmaster is the biggest scam ever. 2.50 to send me my tickets as an email. What a joke.

Yeah, the area where my venue is located (once the middle of farm country) is now on the edge of major development, so people want the land.  It's likely it'll be sold after this season (we NEED another fucking strip mall!  Where else can I get a cell phone and maybe a Subway sub and some stinky bath salts all in once location?).  SOOO, as a consequence, they're REALLY gouging us this time.  Two tix at $29/each, and the total ends up being about $95. 

Ass.

Rape.

[GNRreunioneventually]

To clarify, Motley are not and never have been a "Hair band"

technically, yes, they are.

they wore the make up, the spandex, and had the long hair like all the others, only there music was better than most.

[D]

How are they a hair band when they came out way before Hair metal was even a term?

[freedom78]

How are they a hair band when they came out way before Hair metal was even a term?

In the same way Sabbath's a metal band even though they came out before "heavy metal" was a term.

Hair metal is a dumb label, though, because it has NOTHING to do with the music.  The bands labeled as such vary from pop-glam to blues infused hard rock to borderline metal. 

[norway]

Love the song, the vocals are great and the song starts with a scream.
I wished Vince sang it even more heavy, like he do when he sings SATD-songs 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A2cIBmV-Esg&feature=related Saints live
Thats the best I seen them in a long time, it some clicktracks going on but thats defintly live...Vince is nailing it!

[Gunner80]

Motley rocked the fuck out on Jimmy! I'm going to the show in Denver. This will be my 4th time seeing Motley.

[SLCPUNK]

To clarify, Motley are not and never have been a "Hair band"

technically, yes, they are.

they wore the make up, the spandex, and had the long hair like all the others, only there music was better than most.

Some of us lived through that era, and we can tell you.......They weren't a hair band.

[lynn1961]

So - what's the description of a "hair" band, then?  Back in the day, I used to think it was a band with members who had long hair.  GnR would be included in that.   However, I've learned that that description is way wrong.  So, a hair band, I've thought is one with - what?  Teased 1980's hair?  With that description, I'd say that MC was a hair band, at one time.  Of course, early on, GnR started out that way, too, but quickly wisened up (there was a time with the teased hair, makeup, and gloves, come on....).

Back on topic - loving the new song!  Glad to see that they have remained intact and that Mick Mars is there, despite his health problems.  Awesome stuff!   

     

[Vicious Wishes]

Just got my 2 tickets for the 5th of July. It's going to be a great show! The new song kicks ass!

[Verse Chorus Verse]

So - what's the description of a "hair" band, then?  Back in the day, I used to think it was a band with members who had long hair.  GnR would be included in that.   However, I've learned that that description is way wrong.  So, a hair band, I've thought is one with - what?  Teased 1980's hair?  With that description, I'd say that MC was a hair band, at one time.  Of course, early on, GnR started out that way, too, but quickly wisened up (there was a time with the teased hair, makeup, and gloves, come on....).

Back on topic - loving the new song!  Glad to see that they have remained intact and that Mick Mars is there, despite his health problems.  Awesome stuff!   

     

I'd say the teased hair part + making mainstream, more poppy rock songs.

[D]

This is where people get messed up

Hair band isnt literally "I had long hair"

Hair metal can also be described as cheese metal

or poser metal, guys who jumped on the bandwagon and got famous because of other bands but had no music or substance to back it up


Motley not a hair band, If u listen to their music, it is not hair band music
Bon Jovi, Not a hair band, great hair, but the music stands up and holds up today and had substance

Poison are borderline. They had really great songs like Every Rose, Something To Believe in, Life Goes On that dont qualify as hair band but then they have some complete and utter cheese that does.



GNR definitely not a hair band

Hair bands are the cheese shit like Warrant*early stuff* Slaughter, Winger, Britny Fox, Nelson, etc etc

[mrlee]

another two bands given the hair metal label would be
Cinderella, and Skid Row. I dont think they deserve that label at all.

Skid row rocks too hard, and Cinderella are too bluesy to be "hair metal".

[Hammy]

I'm saying this as a big Poison fan, Every Rose Has It's Thorn not cheesy....wtf?

They are anything but borderline line.

Oh and Skid Row deserved the label based on their first album, but their subsequent albums were anything but, not that this label matters, all the music mentioned, hair metal or not, cheesy or not is all quality (IMO).

[mrlee]

I'm saying this as a big Poison fan, Every Rose Has It's Thorn not cheesy....wtf?

They are anything but borderline line.

Oh and Skid Row deserved the label based on their first album, but their subsequent albums were anything but, not that this label matters, all the music mentioned, hair metal or not, cheesy or not is all quality (IMO).

yeah, this style of music rules! 

[sandman]

motley crue is a hair band. so is guns n roses. you just have to accept it. it's just a label. no big deal. die hard fans of every hair band always argue that their band is "too good" to be labeled as such.

the term almost has more to do with the glam look than their style of music. gnr probably could have avoided the label, but Axl came out in their first video with his hair teased as high as possible.

[mrlee]

why not at least give them respect n use the term glam metal.

hair metal is a anti term created in the 90s.

[Gunner80]

Who cares?! Motley are legends period.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

I'm not thinking Vince, Nikki, Tommy and Mick are sitting around the table worried about the 'hair band' label.

[Fingers]

Motley are an arena act, the same with Poison-I'm sure while it bothered them in the 90's that they were labeled hair metal, they have outlasted many of the grunge/alternative bands that were selling millions of albums in the 90's and were said to have killed Motley Crue off