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MOTLEY CRUE(+ disco: sixx/neil/lee/corabi/maloney/castillo)
The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx (who was, at the time, in a band called London) and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars (whom Sixx first met at a liquor store, before they met again through a classified ad) and singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 72 million album copies worldwide, including 25 million copies in the US alone. The band has often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, spent time in jail, suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs, had countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles is due to be released on June 24, 2008, while a film adaptation of their best-selling band autobiography The Dirt, is due to be released sometime in 2009
history
Mötley Crüe was formed in California during 1980 when bassist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with Tommy Lee and vocalist/guitarist Greg Leon. Lee had worked previously with Leon in a band called Suite 19 and the trio practiced together for some time with Leon eventually deciding not to continue. The bassist and drummer then began a search for new members.
Sixx and Lee soon met guitarist Mick Mars. Mars was performing in various blues based acts under his name Bob Alan Deal; when he placed an ad in The Recycler reading "Loud, rude, aggressive guitarist available". On meeting Lee and Sixx's first reaction was, "I can't believe it! Here's another one like us!" Lee later said in interviews that Mars "came in looking like Cousin Itt from The Addams Family." Mars was quickly auditioned and subsequently hired by Sixx and Lee.
One of Mars' first contributions to the new band would be its name. For a short time "Christmas" was toyed with on the basis that the familiar word might attract a larger fan base. Mars had been playing for a band, White Horse, when one of the members called the group "a motley looking crew." He had remembered the phrase and later copied it down as Mottley Kru. Modifying the spelling slightly, 'Mötley Crüe' was eventually selected with the inspiration to add the two sets of umlauts supposedly coming from the German beer the members were drinking at the time.
The group was still in need of a singer. Tommy Lee had known Vince Neil from their high school days at Royal Oak H.S. in Covina and the two had performed in different bands on the garage-band circuit. On seeing him perform with the band Rock Candy at the Starwood in Hollywood, Mars suggested Mötley Crüe hire Vince. At first he refused. However, as the other members of Rock Candy became involved in outside projects, Neil grew anxious to try something else. When Lee made one final appeal to audition he accepted.
1980s
They soon met their first manager, Allan Coffman. Coffman's brother-in-law was one of the band's roadies, Robert "Stick" Crouch, and Coffman owned a contracting company in Grass Valley, CA and was looking to invest some money in an entertainment venture. The band's first release was the single "Stick to Your Guns/Toast of the Town," which was released on their own label, Leathür Records, which had a pressing & distribution deal with Greenworld Distribution in Torrance. In November 1981, their debut album Too Fast for Love was self-produced and released on Leathür, selling 20,000 copies. Coffman's assistant Eric Greif set up a tour of Canada, while they used the band's success in the Los Angeles club scene to negotiate with several record labels, eventually signing a recording contract with Elektra Records in late spring 1982. At Elektra's insistence, the debut album was then re-mixed by producer Roy Thomas Baker and re-released on August 20, 1982, two months after its Canadian WEA release using the original Leathür mixes, to coincide with the tour.
During the "Crüesing Through Canada Tour '82," there were several widely-publicized incidents. First, the band were arrested and then released at Edmonton International Airport for wearing their spiked stage wardrobe through Customs and for Vince's small carry-on filled with porn magazines (both PR stunts) - considered 'dangerous weapons' and 'indecent material', Customs eventually had the confiscated items destroyed. Second, a spurious 'bomb threat' against the band, playing Scandals Disco in Edmonton, made the front page of the Edmonton Journal (June 9, 1982) where assistant manager Greif and Lee were interviewed. This ended up being a PR stunt perpetrated by Greif. Lastly, Lee threw a television set from the upper story window of the Sheraton Caravan Hotel. Canadian rock magazine Music Express noted that the band were "banned for life" from the city.
In 1983, the band changed management from Allan Coffman to Doug Thaler and Doc McGhee. McGhee is best known for managing Bon Jovi & Kiss, starting with their reunion tour in 1996. Greif subsequently sued all parties in a Los Angeles Superior Court action that dragged on for several years, and coincidentally later re-surfaced as manager of Nikki's former band, London. Coffman himself was sued by a couple of investors for whom he had sold 'stock in the band', including Michigan-based Bill Larson. Coffman eventually declared bankruptcy, as he had mortgaged his home at least three times to cover band expenses.
After famously playing the US Festival, and with the aid of the new medium of MTV, the band found rapid success in the United States. They were also known as much for their backstage groupie antics, outrageous clothing, extreme high-heeled boots, heavy make-up, and seemingly endless abuse of alcohol and drugs as for their music. Their mixture of hard rock and glam rock stylings produced several massive-selling albums during the 1980s, including Shout at the Devil (September 26, 1983), Theatre of Pain (June 21, 1985), and Girls, Girls, Girls (May 15, 1987), which showcased their love of motorcycles, whiskey and strip clubs, as well as telling tales of substance abuse, sexual escapades, and general decadence.
The band has also had their share of scrapes with the law and life. In 1984, Neil wrecked his car on his way back from the liquor store. He was in a head-on collision, and his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, was killed. Neil, charged with a DUI and vehicular manslaughter, was sentenced to 30 days in jail (though he only spent 18 days). The band would later release box sets entitled "Music to Crash Your Car To".
In 1987, Sixx suffered a near-fatal heroin overdose. He was declared legally dead on the way to the hospital, but one medic refused to give up and gave Sixx two shots of adrenaline to the heart, bringing him back to life. His few minutes in death were the inspiration for the band's song "Kickstart My Heart," which peaked at #16 on the Mainstream U.S. chart, and was featured on their album Dr. Feelgood. Their decadent lifestyles almost shattered the band, until managers Thaler and McGhee pulled an intervention, and refused to allow the band to tour in Europe, fearing that "some [of them] would come back in bodybags". Shortly after, all the band members underwent rehabilitation (so-called rehab), except for Mars, who cleaned up on his own. Lee was the first to go into "rehab".
After finding sobriety in 1989, Mötley Crüe reached its peak popularity with the release of their fifth album, Dr. Feelgood, on September 1, 1989. On October 14 of that year, it became their only No. 1 album and stayed on the charts for 109 weeks after its release. The band members each stated in interviews that, due in no small part to their collective push for sobriety, Dr. Feelgood was their most solid album musically to that point, and indeed, one of their best albums to date.
In 1989, McGhee was fired after breaking several promises to the band in relation to the Moscow Music Peace Festival, with Thaler soldiering on as sole band manager.
1990s
On October 14, 1991 the band's 6th album Decade of Decadence was released. It was supposed to be just something for the fans while they worked on the next "all new" album. After Decades release though, Neil left the band in February 1992. A controversy exists to this day over whether Neil was fired or quit. Sixx has long maintained that Neil quit the band. However, Neil disputes this and insists that he was fired. Neil was replaced by John Corabi (formerly of Angora and The Scream). Mötley Crüe's commercial success waned throughout the 1990s, although their self-titled March 1994 release made the Billboard top ten (#7). Thaler would manage the band alone until 1994, after the band did a mass-firing when their album, Mötley Crüe, failed to meet commercial expectations.
The band reunited in 1997, after their current manager, Allen Kovac, and Neil's manager, Bert Stein, set up a meeting between Neil, Lee, and Sixx. Agreeing to "leave their egos at the door," the band released Generation Swine. Although it debuted at #4, and despite the band performing at the American Music Awards, the album was a commercial failure, due in part to their label Elektra Records' lack of support.[citation needed] The band soon left Elektra and created their own label, Mötley Records.
In the 1990s, Mötley Crüe was perhaps better known for the women married by three of its members than for its music. In 1993, after four dates Lee married Baywatch star Pamela Anderson (and after having divorced his former wife of seven years, Heather Locklear). In the same year Nikki wed Playboy Playmate Donna D'Errico after divorcing another Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt. Similarly, Vince married former Playboy centerfold Heidi Mark. All of these marriages ended in divorce.
In 1995, Neil's daughter Skylar Neil died of cancer. Neil along with former wife, stripper and mud wrestler Sharise Ruddell, would later sue the company Rocketdyne for dumping cancer-causing chemicals near their former Simi Valley home. Meanwhile, Lee went to prison for six months after being accused of abusing his then-wife Pamela Anderson.
In 1998, Mötley Crüe's contractual ties with Elektra Records had expired putting the band in total control of their future. This included the ownership of the masters of all their albums. In announcing the end of their relationship with Elektra Records, the band became one of the few groups in history to own and control their publishing and catalogue of recorded masters. In 1999, the band re-released all their albums, dubbed as Crücial Crüe. The limited-edition digital re-masters included demos and previously unreleased tracks.
In 1999, Lee left the band to pursue a solo career due to increasing bad tension between himself and frontman Neil. (Vince punched Lee when he was drunk) He was replaced by Randy Castillo, who drummed on several Ozzy Osbourne albums. Randy died of cancer on March 26, 2002. No replacement had been named which sent the band into a hiatus following a 2000 tour in support of their most recent studio release, New Tattoo. New Tattoo charted at #41 and sold less than 150,000 copies. Drummer Samantha Maloney filled in on drums during the tour for this album. (This served to be a bad idea, as it's been confirmed in the book The Heroin Diaries that Sixx and Maloney had an affair and then-wife Donna found out about it.) She is perhaps best known for her work with Courtney Love after she replaced original Hole drummer Patty Schemel in 1998. Maloney later toured with Love in 2004 in support of the latter's solo album America's Sweetheart. The Crüe released the DVD Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed after a performance in Salt Lake City.
2000s
Mick Mars on stageWithin the following six years, Sixx played in the bands 58 and Brides of Destruction, while Lee formed Methods of Mayhem and performed as a solo artist. Neil continued touring on an annual basis as a solo artist, singing mostly Mötley Crüe songs. Mars, who suffers from a degenerative back condition called ankylosing spondylitis, went into seclusion in 2001.
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A 2001 autobiography entitled The Dirt carefully packaged the band as "the world's most notorious." The book made the top ten on the New York Times best-seller list, and spent ten weeks there. From a marketing point of view, Motley Crüe is positioned as outrageous, rebellious, and irresponsible; an image carefully constructed by the recording industry.
A promoter in England, Mags Revell, started the ball rolling for Mötley Crüe's reunion when he started a promotion that basically revealed how fans wanted the band to reunite. After meeting with management several times, in September 2004, Sixx announced that he and Neil had returned to the studio and had begun recording new material. In December 2004, the four original members announced a reunion tour which began February 14, 2005, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The band's latest compilation album, Red, White & Crüe, was released in February 2005. It features the band members' favorite original songs plus three new tracks, "If I Die Tomorrow," "Sick Love Song," co-written by Sixx and James Michael as well as a cover of The Rolling Stones' classic "Street Fighting Man." A small controversy was caused when it was suggested that neither Tommy nor Mick played on the new tracks (duties were supposedly handled by Vandals drummer Josh Freese and ex-Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba). However, a VH1 documentary of the band reuniting would later show that Lee did indeed play on some of the tracks. The Japanese release of Red, White, & Crüe, includes an extra new track titled "I'm a Liar (and That's the Truth)." Red, White & Crüe charted at #6, and has since gone platinum.
In 2005 Mötley Crüe made an animation-comedy spoof Disaster! Written by Paul Benson and Matt Sullivan.
In 2006, Mötley Crüe went on the Route of All Evil Tour co-headlining with Aerosmith. This was another well attended tour following the "Carnival of Sins" tour of 2005. In June 2007, Mötley Crüe set out on a small European tour. A lawsuit was recently filed by Neil, Mars and Sixx against Carl Stubner, Lee's manager. The three sued him for contracting for Lee to appear on two unsuccessful reality shows the band claim hurt its image. It was reported on Motley.com that the lawsuit has been settled.
Mötley Crüe has set a release date of June 17th for Japan and a release date of June 24th 2008 for America for its ninth studio album, titled Saints of Los Angeles, according to sources close to the band. The album was originally titled "The Dirt", but was changed. The album will feature the band's original lineup. Nikki Sixx had stated the following about the effort: "10 songs done for the new CRÜE album so far, I'm very proud of the songs. I think we're onto some of the better songs we've had in years... Time will tell, of course."
On March 25th, 2008, Canadian radio station 97.7 Htz-Fm, located in St. Catharines, Ontario, played a 30 second clip of the album's first single, "The Saints Of Los Angeles". The clip was sent to them by the band. The clip has been posted on motley.com by fans of the band.
On April 11, Mötley Crüe released the song "The Saints Of Los Angeles" in full, and also as a downloadable song for the game Rock Band, on April 15. The song is available on spinner.com.
On April 15, Mötley Crüe officially announced the first Crue Fest, modeled after "Ozzfest". The 2008 main acts are Mötley Crüe, Sixx: A.M., Buckcherry, Papa Roach, and Trapt. The Tour will begin on July 1 in West Palm, Florida.
Somewhere around 2009 Motley Crue had announced that that is the possible year for the movie to come out.The Dirt Based on the book written by Neil Strauss. rumors of this movie include Christopher Walken as the famous rock and roll star Ozzy Osborne and Val Kilmer. To find out more of this go on movie websites
Studio albums
Too Fast for Love (November 10, 1981), (August 20, 1982 Re-Release) - #77 US
Shout at the Devil (September 26, 1983) - #17 US
Theatre of Pain (June 21, 1985) - #7 US, #36 UK
Girls, Girls, Girls (May 15, 1987) - #2 US, #14 UK
Dr. Feelgood (September 1, 1989) - #1 US, #4 UK
Mötley Crüe (March 15, 1994) - #7 US, #17 UK
Generation Swine (1997) - #4 US
New Tattoo (2000) - #41 US
Saints of los angeles (2008)
Compilations
Raw Tracks (1988);
Raw Tracks vol. 2 (1990);
Decade of Decadence (October 14, 1991, best of 1981-1991); #2 US, #20 UK
Quaternary (1994);
Greatest Hits (1998); Best of 1980-1998; #20 US
Supersonic and Demonic Relics (1999)
The Millennium Collection (2003);
Music to Crash Your Car To, Vol. 1 (2003);
Music to Crash Your Car To, Vol. 2 (2004);
Loud as F*@k (2004, best of box set including DVD)
Red, White & Crüe (2005); #6 US
Live
Live: Entertainment or Death (1999); #133 US
Carnival Of Sins Live (2006)
Carnival of Sins Live: Volume 1 (Wal-Mart Exclusive) 2006
Carnival of Sins Live: Volume 2 (Wal-Mart Exclusive) 2006
Line-ups
(1981-1992)
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
(1992-1997)
John Corabi - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals
Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals
(1997-1999)
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals
Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals
(1999-2000)
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Randy Castillo - drums, percussion
(2000-2001)
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Samantha Maloney - drums, percussion
(2001-2004)
Vince Neil
Mick Mars
Nikki Sixx
(2004-PRESENT)
Vince Neil - lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
Mick Mars - lead & rhythm guitars
Nikki Sixx - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Tommy Lee - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
Vince Neil
Neil was born to Odie and Shirley Wharton in 1961 in Southern California. During the 1960s, his family moved around, from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Compton. Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough; Neil once had his face slashed by a gang member. Neil eventually got in trouble at school for fighting and drug use, and he was subsequently expelled. As well as having an interest in music while a teenager, Neil was also interested in surfing, baseball, football, wrestling, tennis, cricket, and golf.
Albums
Exposed, 1993
Carved in Stone, 1995
Live at the Whisky: One Night Only, 2003
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Nikki Sixx
(born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr. December 11, 1958 in San Jose, California) is an American bassist, author, photographer, and the main songwriter for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He has also played bass for glam metal band London, as well as stints in experimental band 58 and the hard rock band Brides of Destruction, and is the bass player in Sixx:A.M.
From May 1989 to November 1996, Sixx was married to former Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt; they had three children: Gunner Nicholas Sixx (b. January 25, 1991 ), Storm Brianne Sixx (b. April 14, 1994), and Decker Nilsson Sixx (b. May 23, 1995). One month after the divorce from Brandt, Sixx married actress and another former Playboy Playmate Donna D'Errico. They separated on April 27, 2006 and divorced June 2007. D'Errico claimed irreconcilable differences. Sixx and D'Errico had one daughter, Frankie-Jean (b. January 2, 2001)(D'Errico has a son, Rhyan, from her previous marriage). In 2008 Sixx announced that he and tattoo artist Kat Von D had started dating after a long friendship.
He also has a daughter Nicole Sixx, from a club owner in LA, she currently resides in Colorado and is an aspiring writer.
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Brides of Destruction
Former members
Tracii Guns (guitar) 2002-2004
Nikki Sixx (bass) 2002-2004(Sixx left to go on RED WHITE AND CRUE tour.)
Adam Hamilton (keyboards) 2002
Kris Kohls (drums) 2002
John Corabi (guitar) 2002-2003
Ginger (guitar) 2005
Scott Sorry (bass) 2005
Dazzle Rebel (bass) Dec 2005 (note. Dazzle was only hired for the duration of the UK leg of a tour in December 2005).
Brides of Destruction is a hard rock supergroup containing Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns amongst others. Its debut album Here Come the Brides reached the top 100 of the US album charts and launched a headlining tour of the US in April 2004. Sixx left the band to rejoin Mötley Crüe in January 2005 for a reunion tour supporting a greatest hits compilation.
album
Here Come the Brides 2004
Runaway Brides 2005
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Sixx:A.M.
Sixx:A.M. is a rock band formed by Nikki Sixx, bassist and founder of rock band Mötley Crüe, DJ Ashba and James Michael. The band has made the album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack which is based upon Sixx's book The Heroin Diaries.
The band made their live debut at Crash Mansion on July 16, 2007. They played five songs from the album, The Heroin Diaries. The CD was made as the official soundtrack to The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.
Nikki Sixx - Bass guitar and vocals
James Michael - Vocals and guitar
DJ Ashba - Guitar, drums and percussion
Joshua Stephens - Drums (live/touring)
album
The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack
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Tommy Lee
(born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Heavy Metal musician.
In 1986, Lee and actress Heather Locklear were married. The couple divorced in 1993. Subsequent to their divorce, Lee dated and lived with model/actress Bobbie Brown. In 1995, he married actress/pinup Pamela Anderson (1995-98). They have two children, Brandon Thomas, born June 6, 1996, and Dylan Jagger, born December 29, 1997. Anderson and Lee married only several days after meeting, after Lee pursued her while she was on holiday with a friend. They wed on a beach, Anderson wearing only a white bikini. It was with Anderson that one of Lee's most famous incidents arose when one of their private videos was stolen in 1995. The couple had videotaped their sexual activities while on holiday. The tape was widely circulated, and was one of the first examples[citation needed] of celebrity porn. The couple divorced in 1998, and soon after Lee was diagnosed with hepatitis c and served four months in prison after pleading no contest to kicking Anderson while she was holding their baby son Dylan. Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly upon his release from jail but eventually split for good.
Lee suffered further public embarrassment when a 1998 lawsuit exposed a swastika tattoo on his arm to public scrutiny. In 1996, Lee had pled no contest to criminal charges of battery against a Jewish photographer after Lee attacked the man outside the famous Viper Room, in LA. When the photographer sued Lee, the swastika tattoo (which Lee has since removed) was said to be visible and Lee's lawyer argued it would inflame the jury and create unfair prejudice against Lee. Shortly after claiming that the introduction of the tattoo into the court record would produce prejudice, Lee denied its existence. Lee's attorney reported the swastika was a "stupid tattoo obtained several years ago."
Lee dated Mayte Garcia, the ex-wife of Prince, and the two lived together and were briefly engaged in 2001.
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Methods of Mayhem
is the 1999 debut album by the rap rock band Methods of Mayhem and the only album ever released by the band. It is Tommy Lee's first album since leaving Mötley Crüe earlier that year. They toured with Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction) on drums. The album booklet "ill-ustrations" features the artwork of Derek Hess.
"Crash" was featured in the video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and the theatrical trailer for the film Driven.
Methods of Mayhem (1999)
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Solo
Never a Dull Moment (2002)
Tommyland: The Ride (2005)
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Jack's Mannequin
Robert "Raw" Anderson – guitar, backup vocals
Brian Coffman – guitar
CJ Eiriksson – programming, drums
Tommy Lee – drums
Andrew McMahon – piano, vocals, organ, bells, harmonica, keyboards, hand percussion, Wurlitzer
Jay McMillan – drums
Patrick Warren – chamberlin, moog, melodica, samples, accordion, string and horn samples, organ
Terry Wilson – sitar
Jim Wirt – guitar, bass, backup vocals
Everything in Transit (2005)
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Rock Star Supernova
Professional music critics have offered mostly negative reviews of the album.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior critic of Allmusic, writes, "At no point does this band make sense ... it's gloriously bad, the kind of music that can only result when three talented musicians are contractually obligated to work with a wannabe singer who would be a laughing stock on a local level." (emphasis in original)
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone thought the album had a few bright spots, "but most of the tunes feel tired, if not retrograde: Opener 'It's On' could have come from Collective Soul, the ballads suck, and there are some dark, sub-Alice in Chains bangers."
Even though there has been a lot of criticism, the album has gone platinum in Canada and has lots of positive reception on iTunes due to Lukas Rossi's huge fan base.
Rock Star Supernova (album) (2006)
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Fuel
Angels & Devils is Fuel's fourth major label studio album, released on August 7, 2007. It is Fuel's first studio album since their 2003 release Natural Selection, and is the band's first album to feature new vocalist Toryn Green.
Former Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart was announced as the band's new drummer but was unable to perform on the album due to other commitments so Josh Freese and Tommy Lee performed drums in his place
Toryn Green: Vocals
Carl Bell: Guitars
Jeff Abercrombie: Bass guitar
Tommy Lee: Drums
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randy castillo
In 1999, after Tommy Lee had left Mötley Crüe, Sharon Osbourne called Randy and told him about the job opening. Mötley Crüe gave him the job without an audition. He'd previously briefly played with Vince Neil as a touring drummer for the Vince Neil Band, and was an old friend of the band. His only recording with the band, 2000's New Tattoo, was somewhat of a return to the classic Mötley Crüe sound. However, fan reaction was mixed and the album was not as successful as the band was hoping it would be. Still, there was excitement over the upcoming tour due to the revival in interest of many '80s hard rock acts, and the band geared up for their "Maximum Rock" tour with thrash metal legends Anthrax and Megadeth.
Lita Ford
Dancin' on the Edge (1984)
Ozzy Osbourne
The Ultimate Sin (1986)
No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
Just Say Ozzy (1990)
No More Tears (1991)
Live & Loud (1993)
Mötley Crüe
New Tattoo (2000)
Red, White & Crüe (2005)
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Samantha Maloney
http://www.samanthamaloney.com/
In 1998, Maloney was offered an audition in Los Angeles for the role of drummer in Hole, a position vacated by Patty Schemel. She aced the audition, was accepted by the band and so officially joined up with Courtney Love, leaving Shift behind to join Hole. At 22, Maloney was on the road with Hole at the height of their popularity, playing sold out arenas and touring extensively in the U.S., Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom whilst also appearing on television and in magazines, as well as Hole's recordings and videos. In 2000, Hole went on hiatus and Maloney was offered the drum chair for Mötley Crüe to fill in for then drummer Randy Castillo, who was ill at the time.
As her rigorous touring schedule with Mötley Crüe came to a close in January of 2001
With Shift
Pathos EP (1994)
Spacesuit (1995)
Get In (1997)
With Hole
Celebrity Skin (1998)
With Courtney Love
America's Sweetheart (2004)
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John Corabi
(born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP (both with former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick), Ratt (as a lead guitarist), Twenty 4 Seven (with his Ratt bandmate Bobby Blotzer), Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws (with his Ratt bandmates Robbie Crane and Bobby Blotzer, and former Ratt guitarist Keri Kelli).
When Mötley Crüe parted ways with lead singer Vince Neil in 1992, John Corabi was brought in as his replacement. Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee believed that the band would benefit from the addition of John's voice (which was much deeper and more powerful than Vince's) and having another musician contribute to the songwriting. However, John's voice did not have the same pop sensibility as his predecessor which alienated some fans and record labels. Though the music was heavier and more ellaborate than the rest of the Motley catalog and music-wise speaking the best album the Crue made, it did not sell as much as all of the previous albums from the band. John recorded the self-titled Mötley Crüe album in 1994 and the EP "Quaternary". By 1997 he was replaced by the returning Vince Neil.
ESP also featured Karl Cochran and Eric Singer. Ace Frehley, who Karl Cochran had previously played with, guested with ESP.
TWENTY 4 SEVEN - Destination Everywhere. (US, 2002) Twenty 4 Seven, a collaboration with vocalist John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream, and Union), drummer Bobby Blotzer (Ratt, Contraband), and guitarist Rob Marcello (Ironhorse, Obsession, Danger Danger) delivers a collection of 10 hard rockin/melodic tunes.
Brides of Destruction - Here Comes The Brides (US, 2004). John is featured on second guitar on the whole album.
John performed some songs on the Karl Cochran solo album Voodooland - Give Me Air released in 2005. For more inforrmation on this album visit this link here. 2005 also saw the release of the first Union DVD, Do Your Own Thing Live. This DVD continas two full length concerts and bonus material.
Union played live shows in Tokyo Japan in January 2005 and toured Europe in November and December 2005.See photos of Union in Japan in 2005 here at *Rock and Roll All Nite Dot Com
John has also toured Europe with ESP in May 2005. John also toured the USA with RATT over the summer of 2005. In February 2006 John was back in Japan with ESP (Eric Singer Project) for some lives shows and meet and greets with the fans. ESP also went to Australia in April 2006 for a show in Sydney and Melbourne. In late 2006 Corabi played the last show with RATT fronted by Jizzy Pearl in Guadalajara, Mexico before the band reunited with original vocalist Stephen Pearcy.
John contributed vocals on a song for Liberty N' Justice which is a Christian group that does All-Star rock Albums. This was a song called "Doubting Thomas" for their Independance Day album released in 2007.
John is working on a solo album for release in 2007.
In the Summer of 2007, John toured with reunited RATT again, who was on tour with Poison and Vains of Jenna. In November 2007 John played 4 shows in Japan and 2 shows in Australia with Ratt, who toured with Winger.
In December of 2007 John was back in Mexico City with ESP (Eric Singer Project) for 1 show and some meet and greets with fans. The night included songs from Motorhead, Led Zeppelin, Kiss and so on.
Early in 2008 John Corabi attended the MOTLEY CRUISE, a 4-day cruise in the Caribbean (Miami, Key West and Cozumel, MX) which included acts performing on board like Vince Neil, Skid Row, Slaughter, Endeverafter, Lynam and Ratt. John Corabi joined forces with Vince Neil (who he once replaced in Motley) and jammed "Highway to Hell" by ACDC late at night in one of the cruise's clubs. This was a true gift for Motley Crue fans who got to see the two vocalists share a stage and sing on the same microphone. On most of the 4-day event, John Corabi met with fans from all over the US and other countries including Mexicans, with whom he was very friendly and shared a drink or two.
John plans to release a solo album in 2008 and also do a small solo tour playing songs from his entire career and from bands he has worked with throughout the years, including the songs from the Motley Crue 1994 album which have not been played live in more than ten years.
Discography
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION
Here Comes the Brides (2004)
ERIC SINGER PROJECT
Lost and Spaced (1998)
ESP (1999)
Live in Japan (2007)
MÖTLEY CRÜE
Mötley Crüe (1994)
Quaternary EP (1994)
Red, White & Crue (2005)
THE SCREAM
Let It Scream (1991)
TWENTY 4 SEVEN
Destination Everywhere (2002)
UNION
Union (1998)
The Blue Room (1999)
Live in the Galaxy (1999)
VOODOOLAND
Give Me Air (2004)
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