Disco de Mötley Crüe: “Girls, Girls, Girls”

When it was the late 80's,no matter what year it was-a hair band would show up EVERY day-some of which included Slaughter(although their first album did not come out until early 1990),Warrant,Poison,Def Leppard,etc.and of course,Motley Crue. Even though their third album,"Theatre Of Pain"(1985)had had the hit songs/singles "Smokin' In The Boys Room"(which was not an original song by the group,it was a cover song)and the lovely ballad "Home Sweet Home"(this was an original song by the group),things were changing for The Crue-and not in a good way. Even though "Theatre Of Pain"went gold,a lot of Crue fans had a negative reaction to it(it wasn't bad but it wasn't great either)and not only that,by the time it had been released,Vince Neil,Nikki Sixx,Tommy Lee,and Mick Mars had all become druggies and alcoholics(Vince Neil even served time in jail around that point because of drunk driving and manslaughter)-which meant that The Crue were going to have to pull themselves together and make a new album,which would become "Girls,Girls,Girls". Would it be any good? Read on for my review of this:

This CD is defnitely a fine hour in the classic era of Motley Crue,and it was a big step up from "Theatre Of Pain".The songwriting here was also a bit of a step up for The Crue compared to the material they had written and recorded for "Too Fast For Love" and "Shout At The Devil". The opening track,"Wild Side",is very cool and tough and kind of sounds like a lighter version of Quinten Tarantino's classic "Pulp Fiction" film if it was a song and not a film,the title track rocks,and other highlights to be found here are "Five Years Dead","All In The Name Of...",and "You're All I Need",which has really pretty music(there is even a piano on this track)and lyrics(deep and good ones)which are similiar to the lyrics of Aerosmith's classic "Janie's Got A Gun" song,even though the lyrics to this song are a different concept then that song(Janie).

All of Motley Crue's albums have been re-issued(that was around 2003)and because of that,this album is a great album made even greater. There are expanded liner notes,the CD is enhanced and features the "Girls,Girls,Girls"music video on there,and five bonus tracks were included here:the live version of "All In The Name Of...",instrumentals for "Wild Side",the title track on this album,and "Nona",as well as a demo for a song that was never released at all:"Rodeo".

This album is definitely,without question,one of Motley Crue's best albums,and also one of the best hair metal records. The title track did not get overplayed like some people thought Warrant's "Cherry Pie" song did(it(Cherry Pie)maybe got overplayed a little but it was a great song/album also)so that helped the album and Motley Crue stay around. Like I already said,the guys in Motley Crue all worked harder on this record then they had on "Theatre Of Pain"(again,not a bad record,but not outstanding either)so sit back,relax,crank it up,and enjoy a great record by a first rate hair metal group:Motley Crue.

OK, so Mötley Crüe never pretended to be anything more than a Glam Rock band. They didn't pander to commercial interests like Bon Jovi. They didn't try to validate themselves as musicians like Queensrÿche. They didn't go grunge like Bang Tango. Their egos didn't explode like Guns N' Roses (well, not quite as much). And they never, ever toned down their behaviour like Skid Row. Through it all, they remained the quintessential Glam band, always setting the extreme standards for others to follow.

With a title like `Girls, Girls, Girls' this was never likely to be a serious album, and it's not. However, it is also vintage LA Glam Rock - unapologetically sleazy and ultimately disposable. The band had spent months in the studio on their previous album and were unhappy with the over-polished result. For this album, they hit the studio and did the lot within three weeks. It brought back their edge, smudged their make-up and dirtied up the sound well and truly. It also meant `Girls, Girls, Girls' sounds decidedly underdone in places.

First track "Walk On The Wild Side" rocks like a maniac, in the best traditions of Van Halen and Aerosmith. Mick Mars' guitar swaggers through the song, with probably the most Metal sound he's ever pulled from six strings and an amplifier. Vince Neil is his streetwise best with his glimpse of the seedy side of LA life and lines like "East LA, midnight/Papa won't be home tonight/Found dead with his best friend's wife". It's probably about as real as Mötley Crüe ever get.

Then it's back to the teen fantasy these grown men were living with "Girls, Girls, Girls". Basically, it's big dumb rock with hairspray and copious sex thrown in. The dumb obvious chorus shout of "Girls, girls, girls" will still have you singing it too, despite the utter cliché of it all - it's sexist but sexy escapism. "Bad Boy Boogie" is just what it says, grooving in a way AC/DC might have done had they been born and raised in Los Angeles. "All In The Name Of Rock" isn't what it seems. It's about underage sex and groupies with a bouncy Rock And Roll feel to it and, despite the sleazy subject matter, it's delightfully catchy. If you enjoy it, you need to say ten Hail Marys and a couple of How's Yer Fathers and subject yourself to hours of self-flagellation for punishment.

The Crüe were quite keen on chemical stimulants at the time this was recorded. "Something For Nothing" touched on the subject, along with prostitution and more groupies. It also has one of the best riffs Mick Mars ever played and you really get the feeling that life must be so tough for a Rock star...

"You're All I Need" is the compulsory Power Ballad. It's a sad account of teen love ending in murder due to the cheesy old "if I can't have you, no one will" line. Oddly, it almost seems like Vince Neil was feeling what he was singing. It has all the right ingredients for an 80s weepie: piano, acoustic guitar, big power chords and a wailing solo, soaring vocals, and the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic. Yet, it sounds strangely similar to Twisted Sister's version of "Leader Of The Pack".

If you want filler, you've got it. "Nona" is pretty dumb, as the entire lyrical content of the song is "Nona, I'm out of my head without you". Repeat ad nauseam over a cello and acoustic guitar. "Five Years Dead", a song about being in prison, isn't terribly bad, it's just not very good either. There's a live version of "Jailhouse Rock" tacked on the end of the album for no good reason other than to pad the album out. It's revved up a bit more than the original, but it's ultimately pointless.

`Girls, Girls, Girls' is probably three songs short of an amazing album, but the highlights here put to shame just about every other band of the Glam genre short of Guns N' Roses. This album's quick recording session helped Mötley Crüe regain their streetwise edge and restored some of their earlier fire. It didn't turn out quite how the band had expected but it set them up perfectly to record `Dr. Feelgood' two years down the track, perhaps the last great album of the Glam era.

In 1987 the Crue released the follow up to through break through release "Theatre of Pain". Girls, Girls, Girls, has much stronger songwriting than its precessor did. With concert staples Wild Side and Girls, Girls, Girls, being the finest examples of Nikki's great songwriting. Other highlights include All in the Name of, and the live cover of Jailhouse rock. Girls,Girls, Girls is a great rebound from the flawed "Theatre of Pain" and it was their last stop before superstardom with 1989's Dr. Feelgood.

This is one of those albums that will probably get you a speeding ticket if your driving along listening to it - if you don't watch it, you'll put the gas pedal through the floor! This album is pure rock n' roll from start to finish, and my personal favorite by the Crue. This new edition, while it has outtakes of songs already on it, also contains "Rodeo", which is a great ballad that didn't make the cut back in '87 but has been given new life with the Crucial Crue series. A must have for any Crue fan!

...heh heh just kidding. This review is more a review of crue themselves and their long reign in the 1980s and 90s too (thats right idiots, "Motley Crue" sold more copies than yur idiotic "Nevermind" in the 1990's, so long for your whole "their forgotten" thing) Anyway, i wish i could review Girls Girls Girls, but i dont have it ):, but let me tell yu based on wat ive heard this album is killer, and if you dont believe then skip over and grab Shout at the devil and too fast for love, cuz i have those two and there awesome