{"id":94272,"date":"2022-07-09T17:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T22:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94272"},"modified":"2022-07-09T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T22:57:12","slug":"motley-crue-concert-review-reduces-band-to-nothing-more-than-opportunists-held-together-by-mick-mars-chicago-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94272","title":{"rendered":"M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE Concert Review Reduces Band To Nothing More Than “Opportunists” Held Together By Mick Mars! (Chicago Tribune)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to music journalist Bob Gendron of the Chicago Tribune <\/a>M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE’s The Stadium Tour crashed and burned hard at Chicago’s Wrigley Field last night on July 8th, and like everything they do, they did it in spectacular fashion. Gendron levels the most brutally epic dressing down of the bad boys of rock ever published in their 40 years plus history. <\/em>Here are some excerpts from his scathing review, and while he definitely targets Sixx and Lee’s poor stage performances, he saves the harshest criticism for Vince Neil:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“In retrospect, perhaps M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce should have reconsidered. Understandably, the four original members who took the stage in the wake of an exaggerated intro punctuated by throat-choking clouds of sulfurous smoke no longer resemble their youthful bad-boy selves. But time has also taken a harsh toll on the band\u2019s abilities. Ironically, the oldest member, guitarist Mick Mars, seems to have changed the least. Thin, pale, and quiet, he still resembles a vampire that just awoke in a coffin. Primarily sticking to the shadows, Mars executed his parts with a competency that frequently served as the glue that held tunes together. If anything, his instrumentalist cohorts, drummer Tommy Lee and bassist Nikki Sixx, overplayed. The duo repeatedly generated a muddy, bass-dominant rumble that devoured the contours of songs and saturated the mix with an indistinct sameness. They slowed down several well-known songs, including a deflated \u201cDon\u2019t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)\u201d and dulled \u201cLooks That Kill.\u201d”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Motley Crue\u2019s sound was horrible, the bass was so thunderous you couldn\u2019t hear the guitarist most of the time.” – A Fan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It seems the band’s constant infighting has taken a toll on the chemistry of the Crue<\/a> and the group’s ability to rise above the drama and deliver a sonically pleasing rock concert the way they were always known for during their Sunset Strip heyday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For Neil, the 80-minute set amounted to a chore…”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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