Saints of Los Angeles
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| Studio album by Mötley Crüe | |||||
| Released |  June 17, 2008 June 24, 2008[1] |
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| Genre | Hard rock, Glam metal, heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 44:03 | ||||
| Label | Mötley Eleven Seven Music (US) |
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| Producer | James Michael | ||||
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Saints of Los Angeles is the ninth studio album by American hard rock group Mötley Crüe, released on June 24, 2008. It is the band's first studio album in eight years, and the first to feature the band's classic line-up since Generation Swine. Bassist Nikki Sixx stated in his blog that he believes the band are "on to some of the better songs [they've] had in years".[3]
A tentative title for the album was The Dirt, however this was eventually scrapped.[4] Nikki Sixx notes that: "the album is loosely based on The Dirt. Each song is like a mini-story, and you can plug in into the book. Some of its funny, some of its serious and in-your-face. It's like a typical, successful Mötley Crüe record."[5]
Saints of Los Angeles debuted at #4 on the Billboard album charts, selling about 99,000 copies in its first week of release.[6] It also debuted at #14 on the Australian ARIA album charts, #5 in Sweden, #3 in Canada, #47 in Italy, and #9 in Finland (although it climbed to #6 in its second week).
The album was produced by Sixx:A.M. vocalist, James Michael.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Nikki Sixx, James Michael, DJ Ashba and Marti Frederiksen except where noted.
- "L.A.M.F" - 1:23
- "Face Down In the Dirt" - 3:44
- "What's It Gonna Take" - 3:45
- "Down at the Whiskey" - 3:50
- "Saints of Los Angeles (Gang Vocal Version)" - 3:40
- "Mutherfucker of the Year" - 3:55 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mick Mars)
- "The Animal In Me" - 4:16 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars)
- "Welcome to the Machine" - 3:00 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars)
- "Just Another Psycho" - 3:36 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars)
- "Chicks = Trouble" - 3:13 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars)
- "This Ain't a Love Song" - 3:25 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars, Tommy Lee)
- "White Trash Circus" - 2:51 (Sixx, Michael, Ashba, Frederiksen, Mars)
- "Goin' Out Swinging" - 3:27
[edit] Singles
[edit] "Saints of Los Angeles"
The first single, "Saints of Los Angeles", was released on April 11[7] and started airing on radio stations on April 15, 2008.[8] The song was given further promotion through the music video game Rock Band, being released as downloadable content on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store on the same day.[9] A video[1] for the single was premiered at a press conference by the band on April 15. The song was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with David Letterman. Jacoby Shaddix from Papa Roach, Josh Todd from Buckcherry, Chris Brown from Trapt, and James Michael from Sixx A.M. all make cameos at the end of the video. This act has also been done as the band performs the song on their current Crüe Fest tour. The song was featured in commercials and in promos for X-Games 14.
The single version of "Saints of Los Angeles" does not include the backing vocals and the intro from the gang vocal version.
[edit] "Mutherfucker of the Year"
"Mutherfucker of the Year" is the second single to be taken from "Saints of Los Angeles". The video was shot over the course of this summer's inaugural Crüe Fest.
[edit] Personnel
- Vince Neil - lead vocals
- Mick Mars - guitar, backing vocals
- Nikki Sixx - bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Lee - drums, backing vocals
- Additional Personnel
- Josh Todd, Jacoby Shaddix, James Michael, and Chris Brown - backing vocals on gang vocal version of "Saints of Los Angeles".
[edit] References
- ^ Amazon.com: Saints of Los Angeles: Mötley Crüe: Music
- ^ "musik angehört" . WOM magazin (September 08): 24. World of Music. (German)
- ^ Nikki Sixx Online Diary
- ^ Blabbermouth.net: MÖTLEY CRÜE: New Song Available For Streaming; http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94690
- ^ http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=884235b9-8106-4197-b7c5-c679870397a2&p=2
- ^ Hasty, Katie. "Coldplay Scores Second Week Atop Album Chart" billboard.com. July 2, 2008.
- ^ Motley Crue, 'Saints of Los Angeles' - Song Premiere - Spinner.com
- ^ Blabbermouth.net: MÖTLEY CRÜE: New Song Available For Streaming; http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94690
- ^ Xbox 360 Fanboy: Rock Band debuts Motley Crue 'Saints of Los Angeles' single http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/04/15/rock-band-debuts-motley-crue-saints-of-los-angeles/
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