Motley Crue – Shout At the Devil (1983)
It is almost mind boggling for me to think that 2008 marks the 25th Anniversary of Motley Crue’s Shout At the Devil.
If I were to choose my top 10 favorite albums of all time, Shout at the Devil would almost certainly make the list.
I think I have owned Shout at the Devil in every form it has
been in, including LP (Yes, I tried to find the backwards message), cassette, and CD. Few CD’s bring back the fond memories that this disc does, and this album has always found itself in my playlist consistently over the years.
On Shout at the Devil, Motley Crue was still hungry, and this comes across in the sound of the record. They had not yet achieved the massive success that they were headed for. The band was certainly were making a name for themselves every where they went, and their reputation as L.A. bad boys certainly solidified after the release of Shout At the Devil.
The band’s sound matured over the punk/metal style of Too Fast For Love. Shout at the Devil is a raw metal record. In my opinion, the band hadn’t fallen prey to the pop metal sound that would show up on their later records.
Everything from the Intro to the final cut Danger rocks on this record. Shout at the Devil is everything that a metal record should be loud, sleazy and totally cool. No metal fan should be without it.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. In the Beginning
2. Shout at the Devil
3. Looks That Kill
4. Bastard
5. God Bless the Children of the Beast
6. Helter Skelter
7. Red Hot
8. Too Young to Fall in Love
9. Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid
10. Ten Seconds to Love
11. Danger
Motley Crue is:
Vince Neil – Vocals
Nikki Sixx – Bass
Mick Mars – Guitar
Tommy Lee – Drums
Best album overall. As much as I tried in every speed, I could not hear any backward messages in any song on the album. I spent many hours in hopes. The Crue was badass in the 80′s!!
There is a backwards message on this record. I had it on vinyl when i was a kid and it remained my favourite album for years and years. Its during the intro ..In The Beginining. Around the time it says ” ashes of dreams and blood stained streets ” backwards it says ” so listen everyone cause we like the devil “. It’s clear as and i used to play iot to my mates. Suprised no-one has ever metioned it on the net.
Wow! I recorded and reversed it using audacity. Sure enough [(in the beginning, though) pun intended,] where they say “in the beginning, good always overpoweredthe evil of all man’s sins. it does say exactly that. I never knew that.
Funny thing. My mom had a tape deck in her truck that would play tapes backwards if you hit the program/reverse button enough times. I would listen to Looks That Kill all the time. During the chorus where they sing She’s got looks that kill, it says Praise the black years over and over.
Play helter Skelter backwards and it says Im still the master the devil.
Definately one of my favorite albums of all time. I notice you said you “tried” to find the backwards message. Back when I acutally had the LP I did find one in the middle of “Danger”. It sounds perfectly normal forward but backwards one part jumps out at you very clear. It says “Hell is for me”. It’s been about 20 years so I can’t say exactly what part it’s in but normal speed backwards and you can hear it clearly.
I love this album…and I think “Ten Seconds to Love” is awesome!Along w/”Knock em Dead Kid”,”Red Hot” and others.”Helter Skelter” was OK, but the original obviously beats it.
I thought it was a good cover even if done for the wrong reasons (a tongue-in-cheek homage to Manson). In a lot of ways, it was a really good choice, because the song lends itself to being covered by a metal band. It doesn’t rock as hard as the Beatles version (and how could it?), but I don’t think they could have done much better with another original.
Oddly enough, as much as I like U2 and as far superior as they are to Motley Crue, I prefer the MC version to U2′s. U2 did it for all the right reasons and yet couldn’t deliver.
I like pretty much everything on it except for Danger because it’s pretty much dull. However, “Too fast for love” is my favorite Crue album.
1/2 a point for the cover of Helter Skelter. Although the cover is good, I would have rather had another original tune.
I have to wonder why you didn’t give it a ten. I’d probably give it a nine (dinging it for “Danger” and “Ten Seconds to Love”), but in the hard rock sphere that you cover, it’s one of the best albums ever made. It’s probably one only a handful of 80s hard rock albums that I think everyone should own. As a matter of fact, it’s so good, I wouldn’t even deduct anything for stupid lyrics. So what did you know the half point off for?
Motley’s best record for sure.
Allyson B. Crawford
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