Mötley Crüe
The image of the 80s rocker—with eyeliner, latex, big hair, a bigger ego, substance abuse issues and larger-than-life charisma—would probably look a lot different if it weren't for Mötley Crüe. Formed, of course, in Hollywood in 1981, they were a key band of the first wave of glam metal—as beloved as they were hated, they were one of the biggest bands in the world in the 1980s, adding guitars with flamethrowers, drum kits attached to rollercoasters and fireworks to their arsenal of hypermasculine spectacle. In the 1990s, Mötley Crüe experienced a series of conflicts and personnel changes that seemed to end the group's career in line with the credo of live fast, die young; in 2004, however, the original Mötley Crüe line-up returned to the stage, and three of the group's four founders are currently playing with the group. The band has nine studio albums to their credit, the most recent of which is 2008's Saints of Los Angeles.
Über Mötley Crüe
The image of the 80s rocker—with eyeliner, latex, big hair, a bigger ego, substance abuse issues and larger-than-life charisma—would probably look a lot different if it weren't for Mötley Crüe. Formed, of course, in Hollywood in 1981, they were a key band of the first wave of glam metal—as beloved as they were hated, they were one of the biggest bands in the world in the 1980s, adding guitars with flamethrowers, drum kits attached to rollercoasters and fireworks to their arsenal of hypermasculine spectacle. In the 1990s, Mötley Crüe experienced a series of conflicts and personnel changes that seemed to end the group's career in line with the credo of live fast, die young; in 2004, however, the original Mötley Crüe line-up returned to the stage, and three of the group's four founders are currently playing with the group. The band has nine studio albums to their credit, the most recent of which is 2008's Saints of Los Angeles.



