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ALBUM OF THE WEEK #156 MOTLEY CRUE - SHOUT AT THE DEVIL (30TH ANNIVERSARY)

Artist: Motley Crue

Genre: Heavy Metal (according to Wikipedia)

Country Of Origin: United States

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No

Album: Shout At The Devil

Released: September 26, 1983

Producer: Tom Werman

Best Single: Too Young To Fall In Love

Best Album Cut: Ten Seconds To Love

Additional Hidden Gems: Bastard/Red Hot/Knock 'Em Dead, Kid/Danger

Filler: God Bless The Children Of The Beast

Lyric Of The Week: "Pull my trigger my gun's loaded with your love" - Ten Seconds To Love

This being the first weekend of the month, we're dipping back into 1983 for another 30th anniversary album.  It's Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue.  This is my second favorite Crue record, right behind the debut.  This album is slightly more polished sounding than the debut, which is beautifully raw, but this still has some of that raw feel.

  • Shout At The Devil is the second studio release from Motley Crue.  It reached number 17 on the U.S. album chart and has been certified 4 X Platinum.
  • Three singles were released (Shout At The Devil/Looks That Kill/Too Young To Fall In Love).  The latter two cracked the Top 100 but did not make the Top 40.  The former didn't chart.
  • The album's title and the band's use of a pentagram instantly provoked backlash from Christian and conservative groups.  Obviously, appearances point toward devil worship.
  • The album was remastered and re-released with 5 bonus tracks in 2003.  I've included two of those bonus tracks here.  The first, Hotter Than Hell, was re-named Louder Than Hell and released on the next studio album (Theatrer Of Pain).  I like the name change, but the demo is much better.  Listen to the bass playing by Nikki Sixx.  It's great on the demo and practically non-existent on the Theatre Of Pain version.  The other track, I Will Survive, is not a Gloria Gaynor cover.  It's a tune that, in my opinion, should have been tweaked and also included on the Theatre Of Pain album.  It could have made that album better.
  • The original album cover was solid black with a pentagram and the band's name and album name on it.  The original CD release had different artwork.
  • I dig the opening spoken track.  It really adds to the "evil" feel of the album.
  • In my opinion, Vince Neil has never been a good vocalist, but that didn't stop me from liking the first few albums.
  • I personally think Mick Mars is underrated.

1. In The Beginning

2. Shout At The Devil

3. Looks That Kill

4. Bastard

5. God Bless The Children Of The Beast

6. Helter Skelter

7. Red Hot

8. Too Young To Fall In Love

9. Knock 'Em Dead, Kid

10. Ten Seconds To Love

11. Danger

12. Hotter Than Hell (Bonus Track)

13. I Will Survive (Bonus Track)

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I had all kind of problems uploading and creating the player with podsnack.  The two bonus tracks pop up first, so I apologize for that.

I thought this album was evil when I bought it and then found out it really wasn't. Wonder how many folks bought this album because it looked so evil?

Nowadays it's an allright album, definitely better than most of the stuff that came out after this. It's still a fun listen today, but it just doesn't have the "ooomph" it had back then.

Actually saw them on tour with this album with Axe & Heaven, it was outside in Texas and I got myself a Motley Crew thing that you could wrap around your head or something like that. Not a bandana, something else. 

This is one of those albums that I overplayed myself, so much so that I got sick of it, but it's good to revisit it every couple years or so.

30 friggin' years ago. Amazing.

I bought it, because I had seen a video of them, and they kind of looked like KISS (just like W.A.S.P.), so I gave it a try. Never did like the album, though. Still, I continued to buy Crüe-albums until 1989, even though I never was a fan. 

I first heard Motley Crue at a kegger.  (I wasn't drinking of course, I was underage and didn't do those kinds of things).  It was their debut cassette (you see we didn't have CD's back in those days).  My friend had one of those really cool Cassette players, you know the kind, it would play both sides of the cassette without you having to flip it over!  I mean seriously Hi-Tech stuff!!  We'd unhook the car speakers and roll out the big home speakers, lay them on top of the car or in the back of the pickup, whatever the case may be.  Being the only sober one there I was really into this new band, everyone was jammin and everyone was talking about them, I remember they played a lot that night but things get a little fuzzy after that first listen.  Not because I was drinking underage or anything but because of some other stuff I cant quite recall...

Anyway...  I had their debut and when this came out I bought it right away!  Loved its raw sound, Mick Mars is underrated and his riffage on this album is High Quality riffage!  I haven't heard this one in a long time and it sounds pretty goll darn good!  Liking this post !

Thanks Boss!

I can still remember the exact moment I heard this "cassette" too. I was in gr.9 and a buddy comes flying around the corner with his walkman, comes right up to me all excited and says "man, you gotta hear this shit you won't believe it".

I popped on the headphones and right from the opening chant I was mesmerized. I instantly became a fan. I'm pretty sure I missed first period that day. I even had a Motley back patch on my jean jacket.

I agree though, that Too Fast For Love is superior, especially considering its rawness. That album is in my top 15 I would say. However, when Theatre of Pain came out...damn was I let down. I didn't get it. They toured for SATD for a couple years I think before TOP came out, and when it did, I was like WTF???

Still to this day, I don't care for it. I know there are actually good songs on it, but I'm still sore about the disappointment (I hold grudges for life).

Thumbs up to Mick Mars here too. 

I think a lot of us feel the same about the Crue....really liked them way back then, but they have mostly fallen out of "playing rotation" for me. Although I did think "Theatre Of Pain" was a good record, too. Also really liked "Dr. Feelgood", and even "New Tattoo" was a strong release. And we've talked before about how good the one album with John Corabi on vocals was/is.

I have never heard much of "Saints of Los Angeles". But I did see Crue live several times, including the time I went to see the opening band...Guns N Roses...the time Axl Rose dove off the stage during the second song, and got himself arrested by the Atlanta Police. Motley saved the night that night with a great performance.

And finally, on the subject of Mick Mars....well, when I hear Ted Nugent talk about how good he thinks Mick Mars is, well, I listen! And being a proud owner of a 1983 and 1984 Kramer Pacer Imperial, with original Floyd Rose tremelo/bridge system, Mick was one of Kramer's top endorsers back in the 80's, along with Vivian Campbell and Eddie Van Halen. So, when you see old Crue video's, check and see if you can tell he is playing a Kramer guitar. That solid black Telecaster he had with "Girls,Girls,Girls" written in pink on the guitar? Not a Fender, but a custom made Kramer for Mick.

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