Product Description

Despite plummeting to the depths of hard-drug abuse and alcoholism, Motley Crue scored another mega-hit album with 1987's GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. With singer Vince Neil's vehicular manslaughter trial behind him, the Crue was able to concentratesolely on the music. But GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS is still not up to par with Motley Crue's first two classic albums, TOO FASTFOR LOVE and SHOUT AT THE DEVIL, due to the presence of many forgettable songs. Even bassist Nikki Sixx has since admitted that the out-of-control Crue should not have been touring or recording at the time.
The videos for the album's first two rocking cuts, "Wild Side" and the title track, were aired constantly on MTV throughout the summer of '87. A disturbing third clip was made for the ballad "You're All I Need" but was subsequently banned by the network. GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS also features a tribute to Sixx's late grandmother "Nona", an unnecessary live cover of Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock", and such anti-drug messages as "Dancing on Glass" and "Five Years Dead"-ironic in light of the Crue's known active-user status

Track Listing

1. Wild Side
2. Girls, Girls, Girls
3. Dancing On Glass
4. Bad Boy Boogie
5. Nona
6. Five Years Dead
7. All In The Name Of...
8. Sumthin' For Nuthin'
9. You're All I Need
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. Girls, Girls, Girls
12. Wild Side
13. Rodeo
14. Nona
15. All In The Name Of...
16. Girls, Girls, Girls

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20928 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Running time: 66 minutes

Customer Reviews

The beginning of the end for Crue!
This was the tour that never was, excuses like snow on the roof, missing band members, look-a-likes posing as Nikki Sixx. It all started the rapid downfall of the band. Wild Side fires up the engine, and a great job it does too. All strut and sex, the band sounding amazing and really punching above their weight. The title track follows, still strong but lacking the power of Wild Side. Too long spent listing the various cat houses and not enough lyrical content spoil it for me.

Dancing On Glass, suprise suprise, is about Nikki's drugs problem, and the song is a belter. Its also the last really decent track on the album. Bad Boy Boogie is as cliched as it sounds, Five Years Dead is a little better but still way below par for what these guys were capable of. Nona is touching in it's simple tribute to Nikki's grandmother.

All In The Name Of and Sumthin' For Nuthin' are pure filler, easily surpassed by what Faster Pussycat, LA Guns and the like were putting out. You're All I Need is the ballad, not a bad effort and better than anything they tried afterwards like Time For Change.

The live cover of Jailhouse Rock is embarrassing, just a rapid run through and it does nothing for the album, once again, filler closes the Motley record you're better off without. Download the first three tracks and save your money.

Crue Rock!!
I am a major fan of 80s metal, this album is probably the most commercial that Motley Crue have had and you know despite Nikki's problems, he was and is a damn fine songwriter. If you want a good rock album you can't go far wrong with this album.
Let the hood down on the car and just put your foot on the gas and enjoy the road trip,you've got Motley Crue in your stereo, Enjoy!!!!

Not their best... but a good remaster
This was the album that made me decide to go see Motley when they came to my town. Unfortunately Nikki OD'd before they could get here but I got my money back (and got to see them for the Dr. Feelgood tour instead). As far as Motley albums go this isn't their best. The songs have an almost boogie-like quality to them, which isn't really bad, and it's rougher that Theatre of Pain was, but it's no match for the great albums: Too Fast for Love or Shout at the Devil.

The bonus material is OK. Except for the unreleased track Rodeo which is a pretty good ballad the only really interesting thing is the live track from Moscow. The rough instrumental mixes add little. The sound of the remaster is also OK, nothing revolutionary. It's a little crisper but Mars' guitar sound was muddy back then and it's still is.

Bottom line, Crue fans will want it (I know I don't regret this purchase at all) and if you're looking for the remastered Crue then go for these versions, the Crucial Crue line wasn't quite as good (neither in sound nor in bonus material).