TOO FAST FOR LOVE, 1981 (Leathur) or 1982 (Electra)

Their first album, recorded in 3 days at Hit City West Studios on Olympic Avenue, with Michael Wagner of Accept producing. Remixed by Roy Thomas Baker for 1982 Electra release. Leathur version included "Stick To Your Guns ".

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL, 1983 (Electra)

Was recorded in winter 1982/spring-summer 1983 at Annex Studios, produced by Tom Werman. Much spooky stuff happened during recording sessions which caused Nikki to change the title from Shout With The Devil to what it is now. "Bastard" is dedicated to Allan Coffman, and "Knock'Em Dead Kid" - to LAPD.

THEATRE OF PAIN, 1985 (Electra)

The album that many thought would never come out. Recorded at Cherokee Studios in spring 1985, once again with Werman producing. Nikki's inspiration came from old Italian comedies and Antonin Artaud's essay "Theatre Of Cruelty". The working title was Entertainment or Death. The weakest Motley Crue album ever if you believe Sixx, Neil, Mars and Lee.

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS, 1987 (Electra)

The third album they did with Tom Werman. The recording was complicated by the fact that Nikki was too fucked up to write a single song. Nikki still says the album is sub para, maybe, just a little better than Theatre. In fact, it's OK... "All In The Name Of" is dedicated to Tracii Lords. "Wild Side was banned from radio stations for ridiculing the Bible. The one of the two LPs featuring Nasty Habits.

DR. FEELGOOD, 1989 (Electra)

Motley Crue's only completely sober album and their only #1. Was recorded in Vancouver, Canada and produced by Bob Rock. Includes guest appearances by Aerosmith, Skid Row, Brian Adams and others. The other one of the two with Nasty Habits. Out of 11 tracks on the LP, 9 were released as singles.

DECADE OF DECADENCE, 1991 (Electra)

Formally, it is a "Best Of"-type compilation. Actually, it's not. It has quite a few new tracks ("Anarchy In UK", "Angela", "Primal Scream", also "Teaser" and "Rock'N'Roll Junkie" that weren't new but never appeared on any Crue album), remixes of old hits and a live version of "Kickstart My Heart".

MOTLEY CRUE, 1994 (Electra)

The Vince-less Motley Crue album. A very good LP that shouldn't have ever come out under that name. Debuted at #7, and dropped to #27 the next week. The new vocalist is John Corabi; the single was "Hooligans's Holiday", and they also made a video for that song.

QUARTERNARY, 1994 (Electra)

An EP. Most of the songs later appeared on Supersonic And Demonic Relics.

GENERATION SWINE, 1997 (Electra)

The reunion LP. Great stuff, if a little overproduced. Producers are Tommy, Nikki and Scott Humphrey. The album was, in my humble opinion, plain great, but it freaked out quite a few fans, because it was done in that modernish industrial-like style. The Japanese release includes one song by Nikki's side project, 1958 - "A Song To Slit Your Wrist By". Has one song sang by Tommy and one by Nikki. Nikki also does the talking on "Find Myself".

SUPERSONIC AND DEMONIC RELICS, 1999 (Motley)

A volume of singles and rarities. The songs that appeared on Decade, plus Quarternary plus a few unreleased tracks and a live version of Dr. Feelgood. Has a track "Mood Ring" that has nothing to do with music but still is very interesting.

LIVE: ENTERTAINMENT OR DEATH, 1999 (Motley)

"First ever live album. 2 CD. 21 classic Crue cuts. Featuring Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee & Mick Mars." That's what the sticker on my copy's cover says. That's pretty much all. A collection of live recordings from almost 20 years of rocking. The 1st CD totally rocks. According to Nikki, it's 100% overdub-free.

NEW TATTOO, 2000 (Motley)

The last Motley Crue studio album to date. Those who hated Generation Swine, loved this one. Many others also did. So do I. It's Tommy-free, of course, but Randy Castillo does a great job. "Hell On High Heels" was a single and a video done by Camp Chaos. The song "Fake" is abso-fucken-lutely great.