MÖTLEY CRÜE — Girls, Girls, Girls (review)

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Album · 1987 · Glam Metal

4/5 · 2011-04-19
Stephen

"Girls, Girls, Girls" is considered a pivotal point of Crue's career. After the fans condemned them for releasing the disappointing "Theater of Pain", Crue had to hold on and forced to write a better album otherwise this could be the end of their career. At that time, Nikki and the gang were at the height of their junk addiction and party-hard lifestyle. White dope, Harley, and naked women theme were basically all over the lyrics, while musically, they stripped down the heavy metal outfit and played with 60-70s rock and roll with an occasional bluesy bite, but still with Crue's glam signature arrangement.

"Wild Side" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" are two singles that saved Crue's ass and since then, those two songs almost never left out from their concert setlist. "You're All I Need" is another big ballad that enjoyed a small position in Billboard Hot 100, highly underrated compared to "Home Sweet Home", but both songs can be considered their all time greatest ballads ever made. Funny thing is that most people, including Jon Bon Jovi, is dizzied into thinking that this is a typical love song, but Nikki put a genius twist to this song about a psycho boyfriend instead.

"Dancing On Glass" and "All In The Name of.." are two other relatively unknown tracks that also made this album worth to have. "Bad Boy Boogie" has that Aerosmith 70s feel, "Five Years Dad" is also good but somehow too similar with "Girls, Girls, Girls". "Sumthin' For Nuthin'" is perhaps the only filler but not bad at all, and the Elvis cover of "Jailhouse Rock" is a fun live cover to emphasize the rock and roll theme of this album.

Crue's fourth album is a commercial success, racking up 4 platinums in USA alone, and was their best selling album until "Dr.Feelgood" came in 1989 to crack the record. Excellent release and I rank this as the Crue's third most fave album after "Shout" and "Feelgood".

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Stephen wrote:

more than 2 years ago

well i consider "Shout" as their best release, yes it's definitely their most heavy metal album, you should grab it bro!

Time Signature wrote:

more than 2 years ago

I'll look for it next time I hit Fona.

UMUR wrote:

more than 2 years ago

I´m not an expert, but that´s what I understand. I´m actually pretty sure you´ll enjoy that one a lot.

Time Signature wrote:

more than 2 years ago

I don't think I've actually heard "Shout at the Devil" - it's their most 'metal' album, right?

UMUR wrote:

more than 2 years ago

Get "Shout" too it´s a really great album.

Time Signature wrote:

more than 2 years ago

I never really dug 'Girls, Girls, Girls', but I remember liking 'Dr. Feelgood' back in the day. I've even considered buying it some time... maybe I'll grab this one anyway, too.

UMUR wrote:

more than 2 years ago

Great review Stephen. You really understand how to make me interested in music I wouldn´t otherwise check out.