Friday, June 10, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Dr. Feelgood, by Motley Crue



By 1989 Motley Crue were already one of the hugest hair metal bands on the planet, but then they put out the one album that would skyrocket them even further to success and to be considered a staple of rock music forever: Dr. Feelgood. This album was a record company's wildest fantasy come true. It got rave reviews from critics and fans and it went on to go 6x platinum in the US and did astoundingly well internationally as well.

Dr. Feelgood is one of those records that from start to finish just sounds BIG. This is of course thanks to Nikki Sixx's song writing and Bob Rock's production job. The album is kind of the definition of 80's arena rock. It's crunchy, loud, pounding, and has sleazy lyrics all over the damn place. Dr. Feelgood contains a great deal of Crue's biggest hits such as Dr. Feelgood, Same Ol' Situation, Kickstart My Heart, Without You, etc. It also has a bunch of rock royalty as guest musicians such as: Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Robin Zander and Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick, all of Skid Row, etc.

Slice of Your Pie in my opinion is one of the most under rated tracks on the Dr. Feelgood album. It has this sexy groove that has all the punchy guitar goodness of the rest of the album. Naturally the song like many of Motley Crue's songs is about girls and wanting to get in their pants. Be that as it may, it doesn't matter because the music itself is what we're all there for. It's definitely something you can move your hips to if you're into that kind of thing. Great for strip clubs if they get bored of the other tracks from this album they constantly play.

Kickstart My Heart is probably one of the biggest songs Motley Crue has in their catalog. It's used at racing and sporting events all over the world and has been for the past nearly three decades. For good reason too. It has that intensity and that build-up in the intro that breaks into a pedal to the metal vibe that hits you in all the right ways. Make sure you're not actually driving while listening to this because you might accidentally speed and get pulled over by the police. As much as this song rocks, it's not worth getting a ticket over.

Dr. Feelgood is the number one essential Motley Crue album. If you were going to get only one or figure out where to start with them, this would honestly be the one I would advise you pick up. It's the one album that got me into Motley Crue in the first place and I'm sure it will do the same for you too. There is virtually nothing not to like about it. This is where hair metal peaked and became as perfect as it could possibly be. It's loaded with hits and plenty of B-side material that is just as good, if not better in some ways.

Dr. Feelgood, by Motley Crue receives 5 out of 5 stars.

Track List:

1. T.n.T. (Terror n' Tinsel Town)
2. Dr. Feelgood
3. Slice of Your Pie
4. Rattlesnake Shake
5. Kickstart My Heart
6. Without You
7. Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)
8. Sticky Sweet
9. She Goes Down
10. Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
11. Time For Change

Buy the album on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Feelgood-20th-Anniversary-Expanded-Version/dp/B0024F13NC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465544488&sr=8-1&keywords=Dr+Feelgood

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