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This article is about the Mötley Crüe album. For the 1976 film, see Shout at the Devil (film).
For the album's title track, see Shout at the Devil (song).
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Shout at the Devil is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. The songs "Looks that Kill" and " Too Young to Fall in Love" charted on the Billboard Singles Chart, and "Shout at the Devil" also charted on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Overview

A warning that the album may contain "masked backwards messages" is included. This is in reference to Sixx and Lee trying to chant "Jesus is Satan" as an underdub on the title track.[1] Song topics include sex, violence, drugs, and youthful rebellion.

In 2003, the band reissued their albums on their own label, Mötley Records, including added bonus tracks from each album's specific era. These bonus tracks are mainly comprised of demos for the album, with the inclusion of the previously unreleased song "I Will Survive", a track that was recorded for the album but was not included. "Black Widow" from the Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2 Box-Set and the Red, White and Crüe compilation was also left off this album. In addition, the music video for "Looks That Kill" is also included.

The cover of the album's reissue is a tribute to The Beatles album Let It Be, similar as to how the album cover of the group's debut album, Too Fast for Love, was a tribute to the Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers. A limited edition "Mini-LP" compact disc version of the album was released in the Japanese market that features the original cover that was previously available only on the vinyl LP release.

Track listing

  1. "In the Beginning" (Geoff Workman, Nikki Sixx) – 1:13
  2. "Shout at the Devil" (Sixx) – 3:16
  3. "Looks That Kill" (Sixx) – 4:07
  4. "Bastard" (Sixx) – 2:54
  5. "God Bless the Children of the Beast" (Mick Mars) – 1:33
  6. "Helter Skelter" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:09
  7. "Red Hot" (Mars, Vince Neil, Sixx) – 3:21
  8. "Too Young to Fall in Love" (Sixx) – 3:34
  9. "Knock 'Em Dead, Kid" (Neil, Sixx) – 3:40
  10. "Ten Seconds to Love" (Neil, Sixx) – 4:17
  11. "Danger" (Mars, Neil, Sixx) – 3:51

2003 remastered edition

  2. "Shout at the Devil (demo)" (Sixx) – 3:18
  3. "Looks That Kill (demo)" (Sixx) – 5:06
  4. "Hotter Than Hell (demo)" (Sixx) – 2:49
  5. "I Will Survive" (Mars, Sixx) – 3:19
  6. "Too Young to Fall in Love (demo)" (Sixx) – 3:03

Reception

The album has received mixed reviews from mainstream critics. Barry Weber of Allmusic says, "Shout at the Devil displays Mötley Crüe's sleazy and notorious yet quite entertaining metal at its best,"[2] while Robert Christgau refers to the album as, "utter dogshit even by heavy metal standards."[3] The album has been awarded 4x Platinum by the RIAA for selling four million units in the United States.[4]

Personnel

Production

  • Allister Fiend – narrator
  • Tom Werman – producer
  • Geoff Workman – engineer

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 US Billboard 200 17[5]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1984 "Too Young to Fall in Love" US Billboard Hot 100 90[6]
1984 "Looks That Kill" US Billboard Hot 100 54[6]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Tommy, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx and Neil Strauss. The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, Regan Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-039288-6
  2. ^ Weber, Barry. "Shout at the Devil > Review". Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau. "CG: Motley Crue". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. ^ Statistics compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
  5. ^ "Bilboard album chart history-Mötley Crüe". Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Bilboard singles chart history-Mötley Crüe". Retrieved March 6, 2009.
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