Thursday, March 3, 2005
Motley Crüe
Red, White & Crue
Most of us, myself included, are too young to remember Tommy Lee for anything other than his infamous home video opposite Pamela Anderson. The same holds true for Vince Neil and his stint on The Surreal Life. Now Lee and Neil are back along with Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars to show the world once again what made them famous in the first place, Motley Crüe.
It has been more than six years since Motley Crüe was last together, but they have recently reunited to release Red, White & Crue a two-disc greatest hits CD that features three new tracks in addition to their other hits.
The three new songs released are “If I Die Tomorrow,” “Sick Love Song” and a cover of The Rolling Stones’ song “Street Fighting Man.” Unfortunately the song, “If I Die Tomorrow” was written with the help of Simple Plan so its sound and lyrics are very, well, you can imagine. The other two songs, although not written with the help of Simple Plan, still don’t reflect the sound that the band is known for.
Red, White & Crue is a greatest hits CD of one of the last great rock bands so obviously it is going to be good. You have to admire them for trying to continue their success, but at the same time you wonder how difficult it would’ve been for them to write three new songs reflective of their old style. Instead the listener is stuck with a Simple Plan song, a Rolling Stones’ song and one mediocre Motley Crüe song. At least it isn’t an entirely new CD.
Grade:A for old; C for new
Jonathan Millstein
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