Motley Crue-Too fast for love, 1982

I think that I heard this and "Shout at the devil" around the same time. I probably prefer this album by a hair, but it's close. I think this album is more influenced by 1970's glam than any of their other albums. It has more of a groove to it and honestly I find it to fairly varied as far as the kind of songs that are contained on this album. "Live Wire" comes on strong and doesn't let up and Vince's vocals were a different style for the time. "Come on and Dance" is next and this seems to be a song that I have always liked more than most people. It's more upbeat and lively, but I love the drum sound here. "Public Enemy #1" is another highlight for Vince and he makes the most of it. "Merry-go-round" works with it's odd tempo and slightly downbeat feel. "Take Me to the Top" may not be as original in it's sound as other songs here, but it has a lot of energy behind it. The guitar tone and the pace for "Piece of Your Action" help to set it apart. "Starry Eyes" is probably my favorite track here and I like just everything about it. "Too Fast for Love" is a fun song with a great chorus and cool main riff. "On With the Show" is probably the best choice for a closer as the band really has a good handle on building up and maintaining the momentum of the song. I think this album came at a good time for the band and for the scene. Hard rock and metal were gaining popularity, but I think a band like this who were kind of fun and hard driving appealed to a lot of fans. The album sounds a bit under produced for the most part, but that works just fine because it gives it a more unique sound. Even though Mick Mars was never the most accomplished guitarist in the world, he still came up with some interesting guitar tones here. Tommy Lee is just amazing and Nikki Sixx does enough to keep up. It has also aged very well unlike something like "Theater of pain" which came out three years later. This is also the only Crue album where I don't skip past any songs because all of them are good. Even "Shout at the devil" although most of it is great, I can't often listen to all of "Danger". Motley Crue were still young, hungry and had some fairly inventive ideas here and it shows. Certainly one of the best hard rock albums of it's decade.