MÖTLEY CRÜE – Never Before Released Song Will Make Its Official Debut On Final Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE is said to be working on a final album as they continue to prepare for the official launch of their comeback tour in America this June. Despite mixed signals being sent to fans that the “Stadium Tour” would be postponed for a third time until 2023, initially tipped off because singer Vince Neil booked a solo concert in the middle of the band’s purported comeback schedule, there’s now another twist, believe it or not. The legendary glam metal band has added a new date to the tour. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s long-awaited “The Stadium Tour” with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will now close on September 9th at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trek was first scheduled to end on September 7 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.

The new album rumor coming from inside the Crue’s camp has created a huge buzz for sure, said to be the last one planned to be released by the group. The rock media has already begun to speculate that the album is going to be titled “Return of The Saints.”

TMD has learned that a never before released song that the Crue cut in their early days is apparently going to make the album. As the story goes, Nikki Sixx intends to drop the band’s final record as a salute to their early Hollywood days when nobody thought the band was going to become anything special. An expert on the Crue named Mike Ladano details the rare song:

 ““Nobody Knows What It’s Like to Be Lonely”. Its only official release to date is as a bonus track on a 20 year old Motley Crue live DVD.  At seven minutes long, it plods along with a deliberate and heavy groove.  Nikki Sixx has praised the guitar work of Mick Mars, and it has a bizarrely funky drum breakdown at the end. In order to get the complete picture of this era of Motley Crue, track down “Nobody Knows What It’s Like to Be Lonely”. You can understand how a seven minute song didn’t make an album release, though it is certainly well overdue for a re-release on any format other than DVD.”

There is a debate going on whether or not this song is the very first tune recorded by the Crue.

The following was posted on Sixx‘s Facebook page about the early gem:

“Always loved Mick’s guitar work on this unreleased @MotleyCrue demo track. Lyrics still seems to hold up pretty good too…THOUGHTS?..”

Mikeladano.com states in part the following about the song “Nobody Knows What It’s Like To Be Lonely”: “It was recorded in May 1981 at the same session that yielded Motley’s first single “Toast of the Town” / “Stick To Your Guns”. I believe the song used to be known as “I Got the Power” and was written by Nikki Sixx for his old band, London.”

Acclaimed rock journalist and sound engineer Randy “Rocket” Cody remastered this song from a version circulating on the web that has brought into question whether or not this is really Vince Neil singing. Cody comments:

“I slightly sped the song up from the slower version and without a doubt I believe that this is Vince Neil singing. In all of my years being a devoted Crue head, I never once heard this song. It’s amazing, and I absolutely think this should be officially released once and for all.”

In an article by Matt Wake for the LA Weekly on December 30, 2015, Mötley Crüe‘s Starwood debut back in 1981 is described as follows: “In The Dirt, Neil recalls the first song Mötley played at their Starwood debut as being “Take Me to the Top,” the dark, shifting rocker that in November 1981 would appear on their debut LP, Too Fast for Love, released on the group’s own Leathür Records imprint. Other songs Mötley played that night included pre–Too Fast single “Stick to Your Guns” and a pair of tunes never issued on a proper album, “Why You’re Killing Yourself?” and “Nobody Knows What It’s Like to Be Lonely.” There were also covers of The Raspberries’ “Tonight” and The Beatles’ “Paperback Writer.” They were an opening act, so their whole set would have lasted only about 30 to 45 minutes.”

For further stories about the Crue’s legendary exploits, check out Randy “Rocket” Cody‘s new shocking report titled:

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