Mötley Crüe is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released on March 15, 1994. It was the band's only album released with singer John Corabi, and was the first album of new material released by the band since their 1989 album, Dr. Feelgood.
The album, which was recorded under the working title of Til Death Do Us Part, was the first release by the band after signing a $25 million contract with Elektra Records. Mars noted that working with a second guitarist gave him "a chance to experiment and have some fun instead of having to focus on just keeping the rhythm."
Composition and lyrics
Motley Crue was an adaption to a changing music scene of the early 1990s, abandoning glam metal for a more aggressive and abrasive heavy metal, alternative metal, hard rock and grunge sound. and is considered alternative metal, However, five years had passed since Mötley had released a full studio album, and much had changed in popular music. Grunge and alternative rock had crossed into the mainstream, and many hard rock and glam metal acts from the 1980s struggled to generate sales. After charting in the Top 10, the album slid down quickly and ultimately failed to sell as well as previous Mötley albums.
"I've never heard that album," Neil claimed in 2000. "I just had no interest. It was a direction that I didn't agree with."
While there was an expected backlash from fans toward the album after the popular Neil's departure, other factors contributed to the poor sales. Besides the aforementioned shift in popular music, the band fell out with MTV: Sixx threatened to knock the host's teeth out during an interview, as he felt the line of questioning was "stupid". He and the rest of the band walked out mid-interview.
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Mötley Crüe received mixed reviews. In general, critics remarked how the band had adapted their trademark sound to the new trends of grunge and alternative metal. In November 2022, Rolling Stone marked the firing of Neil and making of the album as the 22nd worst decision in music history, stating "by the time they reemerged with a self-titled LP in 1994, grunge was already on its way out. They seemed like visitors from another eon, and their tour to support the album played to oceans of empty seats".
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Singles
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|align="center" rowspan="4"|1994
|align="center" rowspan="3"| "Hooligan's Holiday"
|align="center"|Mainstream Rock (US)
|align="center"|10
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|align="center"|Swedish Singles Chart
|align="center"|34
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|align="center"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|36
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|align="center"|"Misunderstood"
|align="center"|Mainstream Rock (US)