- heavy metal, metal, hard rock, album rock
- 32 min
- 10 tracks
- Elektra
Theatre of Pain is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 21, 1985. Released in the aftermath of lead vocalist Vince Neil's arrest for manslaughter on a drunk driving charge, the album marked the beginning of the band's transition away from the traditional heavy metal sound of Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil, towards a more glam metal style.
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Unpretentious, classical in form, spare and grave.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic1/5
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Tracks
- 1City Boy Blues4:05
- 2Smokin’ in the Boys Room3:22
- 3Louder Than Hell
- 4Keep Your Eye on the Money2:31
- 5Home Sweet Home4:31
- 6Tonight (We Need a Lover)3:55
- 7Use It or Lose It2:38
- 8Save Our Souls4:10
- 9Raise Your Hands to Rock2:49
- 10Fight for Your Rights3:40
10 tracks, 32 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mötley Crüe
- Label
- Elektra
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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