MÖTLEY CRÜE — Dr. Feelgood (review)

MÖTLEY CRÜE — Dr. Feelgood album cover Album · 1989 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
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Bob Rock Ruins His First Great Band

Bob Rock was a pop-rock engineer producer who was part of several big hard rock / pop outfits in the mid 80's including Loverboy, Bon Jovi, and the resurrection of Aerosmith. In 1989, he was enlisted to help similarly over drugged Motley Crue kickstart their career. It was one of the great successes of his career. As he had done before and would do again with Metallica, he vastly improved the production, add a "maturity" to the songwriting, and moved the band decidedly toward the center of mainstream appeal. The band gave up a significant part of its identity and everyone made alot of money.

Which is not say this is a bad album. The gearshifting whammy bar lifted from Ronnie Montrose was fresh for most of the kids, and the heavy groove of the title tune are great. There are some nice riffs here and there. But for the most part, what I hear is BLAND. Take the fangs out of that beast, Mr. Rock but don't let the kids see. Yessir.

The big hits of "Same Old Situation," "Just Go Away," and "Without You" are boring pop rock. The band that Shouted at the Devil now took it all back and said "all we needed was a laugh." Some of the songs hold up as Motley songs like "Piece of Your Action." But even the two rockers, "Dr. Feelgood," and "Kickstart My Heart" just seem too slick, lacking the power of "Wild Side" or "Looks that Kill."

Bottom Line: The Crue Cashes In
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