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{{quote|"''And to think, we did all of this to rock''"|''Kickstart My Heart''}}

M[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ö]]tley Cr[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ü]]e is a [[Hard Rock]]/[[Hair Metal]] band formed in and popular in [[The Eighties]] by drummer Tommy Lee and bassist Nikki Sixx, joined by guitarist Mick Mars and lastly by singer Vince Neil. Like most of their contemporaries from the Glam era, they were probably more well known for their [[Sex Drugs and Rock And Roll|sleazy, sordid antics]] than their music: during their first tour in Canada they were banned from Edmonton for carrying "dangerous weapons" (their stage spikes) and "indecent material" (Neil's porn) though customs, got accused of a bomb threat and threw a TV out the window of their hotel (all publicity stunts). They rose to international fame on the release of ''Shout At The Devil'', ''Theater of Pain'' and ''Girls, Girls, Girls'', receiving heavy rotation on [[MTV]] and selling millions of copies. Sixx has overdosed on heroin over a dozen times, [[Only Mostly Dead|three times near-fatal]] (the first of these in which he was [[Back From the Dead|declared dead for a minute]], inspired the song ''Kickstart My Heart'').

M[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ö]]tley Cr[[Heavy Metal Umlaut|ü]]e is a [[Hard Rock]]/[[Hair Metal]] band formed in and popular in [[The Eighties]] by drummer Tommy Lee and bassist Nikki Sixx, joined by guitarist Mick Mars and lastly by singer Vince Neil. Like most of their contemporaries from the Glam era, they were probably more well known for their [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll|sleazy, sordid antics]] than their music: during their first tour in Canada they were banned from Edmonton for carrying "dangerous weapons" (their stage spikes) and "indecent material" (Neil's porn) though customs, got accused of a bomb threat and threw a TV out the window of their hotel (all publicity stunts). They rose to international fame on the release of ''Shout At The Devil'', ''Theater of Pain'' and ''Girls, Girls, Girls'', receiving heavy rotation on [[MTV]] and selling millions of copies. Sixx has overdosed on heroin over a dozen times, [[Only Mostly Dead|three times near-fatal]] (the first of these in which he was [[Back From the Dead|declared dead for a minute]], inspired the song ''Kickstart My Heart'').

In 1989, in light of Sixx's near-fatal overdose -at the plea of their managers- the band cancelled their tour of Europe and went into rehab (except for Mars, who cleaned up on his own). Finding sobriety and quiting drugs, the band recorded their highly successful ''Dr. Feelgood'', getting a Grammy nomination for ''Kickstart My Heart'' and the title track. The band's popularity declined in the wake of the 90's and the [[Grunge]] movement like it did for all the band of their kind. Neil quit/was fired (he maintains he was fired, Lee says he quit) from the band in 1992, being replaced by John Corabi who recorded the disappointing ''[[Self Titled Album|Mötley Crüe]]''. They reunited in 1997 to record ''General Swine'', receiving lackluster sales in part thanks to bad support from their label, Elektra records, ultimately prompting the band to form their own label, Mötley records (this made them one of the few bands at the time to have total control over their own publishing, recording and back catalog).

In 1989, in light of Sixx's near-fatal overdose -at the plea of their managers- the band cancelled their tour of Europe and went into rehab (except for Mars, who cleaned up on his own). Finding sobriety and quiting drugs, the band recorded their highly successful ''Dr. Feelgood'', getting a Grammy nomination for ''Kickstart My Heart'' and the title track. The band's popularity declined in the wake of the 90's and the [[Grunge]] movement like it did for all the band of their kind. Neil quit/was fired (he maintains he was fired, Lee says he quit) from the band in 1992, being replaced by John Corabi who recorded the disappointing ''[[Self-Titled Album|Mötley Crüe]]''. They reunited in 1997 to record ''General Swine'', receiving lackluster sales in part thanks to bad support from their label, Elektra records, ultimately prompting the band to form their own label, Mötley records (this made them one of the few bands at the time to have total control over their own publishing, recording and back catalog).

In 1999, Lee left to pursue a solo career. His replacement, Randy Castillo recorded ''New Tattoo'' with the band before dying of cancer while on tour, and with no replacement set, they went into hiatus. During this time, they released an autobiography, ''The Dirt'', Lee started the [[Nu Metal]] band Methods of Mayhem and married Pamela Anderson (divorced and re-married multiple times), Neil toured as an on-and-off solo artist, Sixx played in several other bands and Mars [[Reclusive Artist|went into recluse]] due to his inflammatory spinal arthritis <ref>Ankylosing Spondylitis for the curious</ref>.

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* ''Dr. Feelgood'' - 1989

* ''Decade of Decadence'' - 1991: part [[Greatest Hits Album]], part compilation; features multiple remixes, covers, a live performance and unreleased songs. Out of print.

* ''[[Self Titled Album|Mötley Crüe]]'' 1994

* ''[[Self-Titled Album|Mötley Crüe]]'' 1994

** ''Quaternary'', an EP made of leftovers (originally its possible title) from ''Mötley Crüe''. Out of print.

* ''Generation Swine'' - 1997

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* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: The fans of the band, and even the band members themselves, like to pretend that the self-titled 1994 album, ''Generation Swine'', and ''New Tattoo'' never happened.

* [[Chorus Girls]]: "Girls, Girls, Girls"

* [[Cluster F Bomb]]: A concert staple.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: A concert staple.

* [[Cool Bike]]: They love this trope.

* [[Cover Version]]: Better known are "Helter Skelter" ([[The Beatles]]) in ''Shout at the Devil'', "Jailhouse Rock" ([[Elvis Presley]]) as an extra track in ''Girls Girls Girls'', "Anarchy in the UK" ([[Sex Pistols]]) in ''Demonic and Supersonic'' (later live in ''Carnival of Sins''),"White Punks on Dope" (The Tubes) in ''New Tattoo'', and "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station) in ''Theatre of Pain''.

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* [[Home Porn Movie]]: In the late 1990s a sex tape featuring Tommy Lee and his then-wife Pamela Anderson was stolen from their home and sold to a pornographic video distributor, causing a huge stir in the entertainment media. The Lees sued the distributor and attempted to get the video taken off the internet, but failed.

** Similarly, Vince Neil made a sex tape in which he had a threesome with porn star Janine Lindemulder and Penthouse Pet Brandy Ledford. As with Tommy Lee's video, it was leaked and found its way to the internet.

* [[Intercourse With You]]: Their love of groupies and strip clubs have always been a strong theme in their lyrics (and [[A Party Also Known As an Orgy|everything else they do]]).

* [[Intercourse With You]]: Their love of groupies and strip clubs have always been a strong theme in their lyrics (and [[A Party - Also Known As an Orgy|everything else they do]]).

* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Theatre of Pain

* [[Long Runner Lineup]]: The original crew. Amazing that they ''lived'' long enough to qualify.

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* [[Rated M for Manly]]: Take away [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|the outfits]] (which they've abandoned) and it's guy music.

* [[Sanity Slippage Song]]

* [[Sex Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: The Crue were infamous for their backstage antics and the debauchery of their personal lives. In the band's autobiography ''The Dirt'' Nikki Sixx even admits that during the 1980s they were trying to establish a reputation as the wildest and most out-of-control rock band on the planet. In order to accomplish this they drank heavily, did every drug they could find, and had sex with every groupie in sight. But after Nikki died of a heroin overdose (thankfully a paramedic was able to revive him via two adrenaline shots to the heart) the band's management convinced them to enter rehab and sober up.

* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: The Crue were infamous for their backstage antics and the debauchery of their personal lives. In the band's autobiography ''The Dirt'' Nikki Sixx even admits that during the 1980s they were trying to establish a reputation as the wildest and most out-of-control rock band on the planet. In order to accomplish this they drank heavily, did every drug they could find, and had sex with every groupie in sight. But after Nikki died of a heroin overdose (thankfully a paramedic was able to revive him via two adrenaline shots to the heart) the band's management convinced them to enter rehab and sober up.

* [[Shot to The Heart]]: The song "Kickstart My Heart" was supposedly inspired by Nikki being revived by an adrenaline shot to the heart after almost dying of a heroin overdose.

* [[Stage Names]]: Neil and Lee shortened their names a bit, while Mick Mars is Robert Allan Deal and Nikki Sixx is [[Overly Long Name|Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr.]] (Sixx has been his legal name since 1975).

* [[The Tyson Zone]]: A full list of the controversies surrounding them would probably take up most of this page.

* [[Title Only Chorus]]: TONS of them, and it's just as likely to happen no matter how long the title. Better-known examples include "Shout At The Devil" and "Too Young To Fall In Love."

* [[Title-Only Chorus]]: TONS of them, and it's just as likely to happen no matter how long the title. Better-known examples include "Shout At The Devil" and "Too Young To Fall In Love."