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Artist: Motley Crue 
Album: Dr. Feelgood
Year: 1989 

TRACK LISTING

1. T.n.T. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)
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 

RANDOM THOUGHTS

• This is an awesome rock album. Let's talk about The Big 4 right away, because this album contains four of the pantheon Motley Crue songs: "Dr. Feelgood", "Kickstart My Heart", "Same Ol' Situation", and "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)". They're hall-of-famers, and it's not uncommon for someone to say one of those four is their all-time favorite Crue song. I won't spend much time on them, but I like them all and "S.O.S." and "Don't Go Away Mad" are both in my personal Top 3 Crue Songs. The strength of The Big 4 alone makes this album worth a full spin. 

• As you might expect, this Crue album has tons of attitude. Sandwiched in between all the hits, songs like "Sticky Sweet", "She Goes Down", and "Rattlesnake Shake" are swaggering rockers with foot-stomping drum beats. "She Goes Down" is a fun song with a ripping guitar solo and sing-along chorus. "Rattlesnake Shake" is another tune that will have you pumping your fist by the time it's over. "Slice of Your Pie" is kind of interesting, starting out with a hot guitar lick before devolving into a slower riff at the end. If you put this album on, you'll get a steady stream of kick ass rock and roll. 

• Lots of stars listed in the liner notes for background vocals on this album: Steven Tyler, Robin Zander, and Rick Nielsen (among others) appear on "She Goes Down", while Bryan Adams, Jack Blades, and others, sing on "Sticky Sweet". That's pretty awesome.  

• I've never really liked "Without You", for whatever reason, and usually skip it. The first track (a 45-second intro) and last track (a slow song) on this album are also skip-worthy, but the rest of the songs are all good to great. 

• As a whole, this Motley Crue album is stronger than Shout at the Devil and might be their best ever. 

FAVORITE TRACKS... The Big 4, plus: "She Goes Down", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Sticky Sweet"

WORTH LISTENING TO? Um, it's Motley Crue... What kind of stupid question is that?

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