Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe is an American hard rock, heavy metal, and glam metal band formed in Los Angeles, California.
==History==
===Formation===
On January 17, 1981, a new band was formed when bassist Nikki Sixx left London and attended rehearsals with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist Greg Leon. After a brief time, Leon left the band. The remaining band members decided to post an advertisement on a local newspaper, and guitarist Mick Mars answered. To replace Leon at the vocals, the band met Vince Neil, of whom Lee had known during his high school days, and the two were in different bands in an amateur garage band circuit. After seeing Neil in concert with a band known as Rock Candy, the band demanded Neil to join in. At first, Neil declined, but as the other members of Rock Candy became involved in other side projects, Neil felt somewhat uneasy to go with a change, but nevertheless decided to join. The band's first concert took place at the Starwood nightclub on April 24, 1981.
With the band's lineup completed, the newly formed group still did not have a name. Sixx thought about coming up with the name Christmas, but the others were not too keen about the idea. To find something more suitable, Mars decided with the name White Horse, but the others rejected it as well. After a rigorous meeting, they finally settled in on the name of Mötley Crüe.
===Too Fast for Love===
Mötley Crüe met Allan Coffman, who agreed to become the band's manager. Shortly afterward, the band assembled their own record label, Leathür Records, and signed a deal with Greenworld Distribution to manufacture and distribute their upcoming copies of their first album. In October 1981, Mötley Crüe entered a studio known as Hit City West in Los Angeles to develop material for their first album. Their first studio album, Too Fast for Love, was released on November 10, 1981. The album included ten tracks. "Live Wire" and "Stick to your Guns" were singles to promote the content. The band produced the album entirely. Sales did not fare well as the album went on to sell only 20,000 copies. To further promote the album, Mötley Crüe went on tour in the west coast of the United Sates and parts of Canada.
After generating enough revenue in a brief west coast tour, Mötley Crüe signed with Elektra Records. While touring in Canada in 1982, the band was arrested at the Edmonton International Airport for wearing spiked stage wardrobes. Neil also had a Playboy magazine which promoted pornography. Their items were confiscated by airport authority and destroyed. During a performance in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a spurious "bomb threat" against the band made the front page of a local newspaper. Meanwhile, a drunken Lee tossed a television from an upper story window of a Sheraton Hotel. The tour ended prematurely due to these incidents, which heavily impacted the band's finances.
===Shout at the Devil===
In 1983, the band released Coffman as their manager and switched over to Doug Thaler. Thaler's tenure would be short-lived and was replaced by Doc McGhee. In May 1983, Mötley Crüe performed at the US Festival, and became successful. Not too long afterward, the band entered Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California to develop material for a new album. Their second studio album, Shout at the Devil, was released on September 26, 1983. The album included eleven tracks, including a cover of "Helter Skelter" originally performed by The Beatles. The album sold 200,000 copies in two weeks since its release date, and went on to be certified four times platinum. Mötley Crüe went on another tour and brandished more extreme fashion on-stage.
Despite their stellar performance, several more run-ins with the law were reported. On December 8, 1984, Neil was driving home with a drummer of Hanoi Rocks named Razzle on board. Neil's car crashed head-on with another vehicle, and Razzle died due to his injuries. Neil's blood alcohol content was 0.17, which exceeded 0.07 points the legal driving limit in the state of California. Neil was charged for Vehicular homicide and DUI. Neil was sentenced to 30 days in prison but was paroled after serving 18 days. After his release, Neil received five years of probation and was ordered to undergo 200 hours of community service. He also had to pay $2.6 million in restitution fees to his victims.
===Theatre of Pain===
Shortly after Neil's release from prison, Mötley Crüe returned to Cherokee Studios to begin developing material for a new album. Their third studio album, Theatre of Pain, was released on June 21, 1985. The album included ten tracks, including a cover of "Smokin' in the Boys Room", originally performed by Brownsville Station. The album went on to become certified four times platinum. However, around the same time, Sixx began developing an addition to heroin, which hampered his performance during development for the album.
To promote the album, Mötley Crüe embarked on their first global tour. In February 1986, Sixx overdosed on heroin, and a bystander tossed his unconscious body into a dumpster. Despite Sixx collapsing, the band continued to tour, especially in Japan for the first time.
===Girls, Girls, Girls===
After touring for nearly a year, Mötley Crüe entered various studios in the state of California to develop material for their next album. Development took place at One on One Recording Studios and Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood as well as Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, California. The band's fourth studio album, Girls, Girls, Girls, was released on May 15, 1987. The album included ten tracks, including the title track and a cover of "Jailhouse Rock" originally performed by Elvis Presley. The album sold four million copies worldwide and was certified four times platinum.
On December 23, 1987, Sixx again overdosed on heroin and nearly died. A paramedic injected Sixx with two shots of adrenaline, which successfully resurrected Six. In early 1988, the band faced a lawsuit by Matthew Trippe. Trippe claimed that Sixx was hospitalized in 1983 after a car crash involving drugs and that he had been hired as Sixx's doppelgänger. The suit was regarding the loss of royalties from his time in Mötley Crüe and the case was not closed until 1993 when Trippe dropped his charges and disappeared from the public view. To help ease the burden of Sixx and the other band members, managers Thaler and McGhee recommended that the band should enter rehabilitation in order to further their career, in which they agreed to do so.
===Dr. Feelgood===
After rehabilitation, Mötley Crüe traveled to Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to develop material for their next album. Bob Rock was hired to help produce the album, but it somehow proved to be difficult working together with Mötley Crüe. The band's fifth studio album, Dr. Feelgood, was released on September 1, 1989. The album included eleven tracks. "Kickstart my Heart" became a super-smash hit single, receiving great radio play, and would be used for some TV commercials and school dances.
Weeks after the album's release, McGhee was fired after allegedly breaking promises that he made in relation with the Moscow Music Peace Festival. With Thaler left to manage, the band embarked on another world tour to promote the album. The band's finances grew rapidly, but after a lengthy stint on the tour, the band was feeling burnt out, and felt the urge to cancel the rest of the tour. They decided to continue on no matter what, but in April 1990, Lee suffered a concussion after a drum kit stunt went awry.
On October 19, 1991, the band's first compilation album, Decade of Decadence 81-91, was released. Around the same time, Neil's drinking problem affected his performance, especially for failing to arrive at a rehearsal with the band. Sixx, Lee, and Mars eventually had their limits, and decided to vote Neil out of the band.
===Self-titled album===
With Neil cast aside, the band needed a new vocalist in order to develop material for a new album. The band settled in on John Corabi, who formerly played for Angora and The Scream. With Corabi in, the band returned to Little Mountain Sound Studios and also developed the rest of the material at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Mötley Crüe released their self-titled album on March 15, 1994. The album included twelve tracks. Even though this was the first album Mötley Crüe released with Corabi as the frontman, it did not garner much success, especially due to grunge and alternative rock genres hitting the market. As their popularity began to wane, their tour could only book them theaters and clubs, which was somewhat difficult for the band to transition with.
About six months into the release of their self-titled album, Mötley Crüe released their first EP, Quaternary, on September 10, 1994. The EP included five tracks. Feeling that the ratings and finances of the band would continue to decline, Corabi demanded that the band should bring back Neil. Corabi was eventually fired in 1996. The band reunited with Neil in early 1997 and re-hired him.
===Generation Swine===
After bad receptions with the self-titled album and their first EP, bringing Neil back proved to be a turning point for Mötley Crüe. Development for the band's seventh studio album took place at many different studios in Hollywood and Los Angeles respectively. Titled Generation Swine, the album was released on June 24, 1997. The album included thirteen tracks, including a new version of "Shout at the Devil". Still, ratings were not good due to the lack of support by the record label.
In early 1998, the band's contract with Elektra Records expired. The band went on to form their own record label, Mötley Records. The band released their second compilation album, Greatest Hits, on November 14, 1998. The compilation included seventeen tracks, including two new and unreleased tracks. Seven months later, on June 29, 1999, the band released their third compilation album, Supersonic and Demonic Relics. This compilation contained seventeen tracks, including some rare and unreleased material.
While going on another worldwide tour to support their latest material, this foreshadowed the release of their first live album, Live: Entertainment or Death, which hit the market on November 23, 1999. Before the live album hit the market, Lee resigned earlier in 1999 after mounting tensions with Neil. Randy Castillo, who became notable for helping out with Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, was named the next drummer for Crüe.
===New Tattoo===
With Castillo taking over at drums, the band prepared for developing a new album. Recording for the tracks took place at Cello Studios in Hollywood and Can Am Studios in Tarzania, California. The band's eighth studio album, New Tattoo, was released on July 11, 2000. The album contained eleven tracks. The title track and "Hell on High Heels" were singles. Just as the band was preparing to tour, Castillo began experiencing illness due to duodenal ulcer reactions, which led to cancer, and could not tour. Samantha Maloney, who played with a band called Hole in the past, assumed duties at the drums during the tour. Even after the band concluded its tour, Castillo eventually died on March 26, 2002. Shortly after, the band went on hiatus.
While on hiatus, there were various releases. First, a box set compilation titled Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 1 was released on November 11, 2003. The compilation contained 4 discs with 70 tracks altogether. A 2-disc compilation titled Loud as F@*k was released on April 13, 2004, which contained 38 tracks altogether. On June 29, 2004, another box set compilation, Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2, was released, which featured 4 discs with 59 tracks altogether. 
As fans were anxious to see more from Mötley Crüe, promoters in England began inquiring if the band would reunite. In September 2004, the band officially reunited and went to a studio to record new songs. On New Year's Eve of 2004, the band made an appearance on The Tonight Show, which turned out to be highly controversial due to Neil yelling profanities. The FCC conducted an investigation and sought to have Mötley Crüe banned from the show, but after a lawsuit was settled from court, the band was allowed back in the show, and made a few subsequent appearances, but had to come clean to do so.
A 2-disc compilation titled Red, White & Crüe was released on February 1, 2005, which contained 38 tracks altogether. New tracks that later became singles were "If I Die Tomorrow", "Sick Love Song", and a cover of "Street Fighting Man", originally performed by The Rolling Stones. A 2-disc live album titled Carnival of Sins Live was released on February 7, 2006, which featured 23 live tracks altogether.
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