Posted by Jaime on July 18, 2008
Mötley Crüe
5 p.m. Sunday, July 20. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Height
By Jaime Lees
Published on July 16, 2008
The dudes of Mötley Crüe have become rich and famous by basically being douchebags — and what’s not to love about that? Sure, the band members are hair-metal-inventing, Hollywood-promoting, Grade-A misogynists, but, damn, they do it so well. In the early ’80s the band found a musical formula that worked, and it’s never strayed from it since. The new album, Saints of Los Angeles, sounds like classic Crüe (and even includes a tribute to the glory days of boneheaded cock rock, “Down at the Whisky”). Following along the well-worn path of previous hits “Girls, Girls, Girls,” new songs such as “This Ain’t a Love Song” and “Chicks = Trouble” continue to, uh, applaud the female form (”I really thought that pussy was gold.”). Oh, Crüe. You’re so naughty. It’s comforting to know that some things never change.
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Posted by Jaime on January 16, 2008
Vince Neil
7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17. Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino, 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles.
By Jaime Lees
Published: January 16, 2008
Vince Neil probably doesn’t care that I’ve decided he’s the Third Hottest Blond Guy in a Hair Metal Band from 1987 (third to Bret Michaels and Sebastian Bach, duh), but he does still seem to care about bringing the rock. As lead singer of the mighty Mötley Crüe, Neil has faced some hard times — like the death of spandex — some of which have hopefully prepared him for playing the has-been casino circuit. He may seem like a bloated shell of a reality-television whore now, but don’t forget that this is one of the men behind the classic Crüe albums (i.e., Too Fast For Love, Shout at the Devil, Girls, Girls, Girls). A true star, Neil will face anything (even his own mortification) to make ya feel alright.
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Posted by Jaime on August 1, 2007
Poison
7 p.m. Thursday, August 2. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.
By Jaime Lees
Published: August 1, 2007
Though Poison has always been regarded as the “even gayer version of Mötley Crüe” (OK, at least by me), the not-so-reformed hair-metalheads rock. No amount of spandex, makeup or platform shoes can erase the sexy little licks in “Talk Dirty To Me” or the blatant demands of “I Want Action.” And just when it seems like the band members are going to rock all over your “Unskinny Bop,” they’ll take a break and show you their sensitive side — by making you sway along to “Something to Believe In” or the glorious tearjerker “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” If you’re lucky, Poison might even bust out a cheeky version of “I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine.” That’s some straight poetry. Recognize.
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