MOTLEY CRUE : DR FEELGOOD ORIGINAL RELEASE
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MOTLEY CRUE : Dr. Feelgood
ORIGINAL 1989 RELEASE NOT A REMASTER COVER IS VG+ VINYL IS VG+Jump to navigationJump to search Dr. Feelgood Studio album by Mötley Crüe Released September 1, 1989 Recorded 1988-1989 Studio Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, Canada Genre Glam metal, hard rock[1] Length 45:07 Label Elektra Producer Bob Rock Mötley Crüe chronology Raw Tracks
(1987) Dr. Feelgood
(1989) Decade of Decadence
(1991) Singles from Dr. Feelgood
- "Dr. Feelgood"
Released: August 28, 1989 - "Kickstart My Heart"
Released: November 20, 1989 - "Without You"
Released: March 12, 1990 - "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
Released: May 28, 1990 - "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
Released: July 31, 1990
Dr. Feelgood (stylized as D?. Feelgood) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989. Dr. Feelgood topped the Billboard 200 chart and was the first album Mötley Crüe recorded after their quest for sobriety and rehabilitation in 1989.[2] In addition to being Mötley Crüe's best selling album, it is highly regarded by music critics and fans as the band's best studio album. It is the band's last album to be recorded with lead singer Vince Neil until the 1997 album Generation Swine.
Contents
- 1Recording
- 2Release
- 3Critical reception
- 4Legacy
- 5Track listing
- 6Personnel
- 6.1Mötley Crüe
- 6.2Additional musicians
- 6.3Production
- 7Dr. Feelgood The Videos
- 8Charts
- 8.1Album
- 8.2Singles
- 9Certifications
- 10References
Recording[edit]
Producer Bob Rock found working with the Crüe difficult, describing them as "four L.A. bad asses who used to drink a bottle of wine and want to kill each other."[3] To minimize conflict and allow production to proceed smoothly, Rock had each member record their parts separately.[3]
The lyrics of "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" feature a reference to "Too Young to Fall in Love" from the band's 1983 album Shout at the Devil.
The end of "Slice of Your Pie" is based on "She's So Heavy", from the Beatles' Abbey Road album.
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sings backing vocals on "Sticky Sweet". "Nikki and Tommy and I hung out a lot," said Tyler, who was in Vancouver around the same time, recording Pump. "Of course, we're all akin by our old drinking and drugging days."[4]
Release[edit]
Dr. Feelgood has sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S. to date,[5] and went Gold in the U.K.[6] In various interviews, members of Mötley Crüe stated that it was their most solid album from a musical standpoint, due in no small part to their collective push for sobriety.
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] BBC Music (favorable)[7] Chicago Tribune [8] Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10[9] Los Angeles Times [10] Metal Storm (9.0/10)[11] Record Collector [12] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [13] Sputnikmusic [14]Reviews for Dr. Feelgood have been mostly positive. Critics remarked the renewed energy and entertaining values that permeate the album,[1][7][8][10][9][12][13][14] bringing the listeners "in a world of everlasting party",[11] where they "savored the joys of trashy, unapologetically decadent fun".[1]
Bob Rock's meticulous production was universally praised,[1][7][9][13][14] in particular for affording "the band the ability to write stronger melodic hooks without losing the hard rock sound they so coveted"[14] and for the power of the guitar riffs.[10][13]
Canadian journalist Martin Popoff wrote that Dr. Feelgood is an album "made by a dumb band trying really hard"[9] while a BBC Music reviewer declared it "a glitzy flashy experience... ultimately shallow and narcissistic".[7] Other critics stated that Mötley Crüe are not "out to win humanitarian awards or impress us with lyrical muscle",[8] but to rock "...hard"![10]
Dr. Feelgood, wrote Mick Wall in a review of 2009's reissue, "was the first time Mötley Crüe actually became well-known for music. Until then, their unthinking mash-up of glam and metal had made them a hoot onstage but a disappointment on record… Though pushed close by last year's shock return with the weighty Saints of Los Angeles, [the album is] the best Mötley Crüe have ever released."[15]
"Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" were nominated for Grammy awards for Best Hard Rock Performance, but lost twice to Living Colour.[16] Mötley Crüe also won an award at the American Music Awards in January 1991 for Dr. Feelgood: the best Hard rock/Heavy metal album of the year.[17]
Legacy[edit]
Lars Ulrich of Metallica asked Bob Rock to produce their self-titled album after being impressed with Rock's production work on Dr. Feelgood.[18]
Nike SB created a shoe based on the album cover.
As of October 14, 2008, the album, minus the opening track "T.N.T. (Terror 'N Tinseltown)" because of length and playability, has become downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series. The tracks "Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" were also released as downloadable content for the video game Rocksmith 2014 in 2015.
"Dr. Feelgood" and "Kickstart My Heart" are available in the soundtrack of 2009 video game, Brütal Legend
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the album, Mötley Crüe performed the album in its entirety at Crüe Fest 2.[19]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx.
No. Title Music Length 1. "T.n.T. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)" Sixx 0:42 2. "Dr. Feelgood" Mick Mars, Sixx 4:50 3. "Slice of Your Pie" Sixx, Mars 4:32 4. "Rattlesnake Shake" Mars, Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee 3:40 5. "Kickstart My Heart" Sixx 4:48 6. "Without You" Sixx, Mars 4:29 7. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" Lee, Sixx, Neil, Mars 4:12 8. "Sticky Sweet" Mars, Sixx 3:52 9. "She Goes Down" Mars, Sixx 4:37 10. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" Sixx, Mars 4:40 11. "Time for Change" Sixx, Donna McDaniel 4:45price rating
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