Tattoos & Tequila
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Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 38:29 | |||
Label | Eleven Seven Music | |||
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Tattoos & Tequila is the third and most recent solo studio album by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil. It is his first solo release in 7 years since the live album Live at the Whisky: One Night Only in 2003 and first solo studio album in 15 years since 1995's Carved in Stone. It is also Neil's first solo project as the current lead singer of Mötley Crüe and his first release on Eleven Seven Music. As of 2020, this is Neil's most recent solo release.
Background
The album is largely made up of covers of 1970s rock songs, with only a couple of original tracks thrown in: the title track and lead single "Tattoos & Tequila", written by Marti Frederiksen, and "Another Bad Day", written by Nikki Sixx, James Michael and Tracii Guns. Neil described the album as having "nothing to do with Motley Crue... Tattoos and Tequila is basically my life".
Tattoos and Tequila was recorded with current Slaughter members Jeff Blando (guitar), Dana Strum (bass) and drummer Zoltan Chaney.
The album is a soundtrack to the book Vince released in the same year, "Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen". Each song on the record corresponds with a chapter in the book.[4] The album titled track was released as a single for the album and features a music video.[5]
As stated in an interview conducted with Nikki Sixx on Sixx Sense radio, the track, "Another Bad Day" was originally slated for Mötley Crüe. However, the band's drummer Tommy Lee disliked the song.
In 2010, Vince played "Another Piece of Meat" onstage with the hard rock band Scorpions.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
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1. | "Tattoos And Tequila" | Marti Frederiksen | Vince Neil (2010) | 3:44 |
2. | "He's a Whore" | Rick Nielsen | Cheap Trick (1977) | 2:49 |
3. | "AC/DC" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | Sweet (1974) | 4:08 |
4. | "Nobody's Fault" | Brad Whitford, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith (1976) | 4:44 |
5. | "Another Bad Day" | Nikki Sixx, James Michael, Tracii Guns, Kevin Kadish | Vince Neil (2010) | 4:07 |
6. | "No Feelings" | Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols (1977) | 2:50 |
7. | "Long Cool Woman" | Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway | The Hollies (1971) | 3:27 |
8. | "Another Piece of Meat" | Rudolf Schenker, Herman Rarebell | Scorpions (1979) | 3:08 |
9. | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | John Fogerty | Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) | 2:51 |
10. | "Viva Las Vegas" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Elvis Presley (1964) | 2:54 |
11. | "Bitch Is Back" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Elton John (1974) | 3:48 |
12. | "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" (Bonus track) | Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard | ZZ Top (1973) | 2:45 |
Credits
- Vince Neil – lead vocals
- Jeff Blando – lead & rhythm guitars
- Dana Strum – bass guitar
- Zoltan Chaney – drums, percussion
References
- ^ Prato, Greg. Tattoos & Tequilla review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Muzic ManiAxed review".
- ^ "NeverTooLoud review".
- ^ "4 Essential Books for Motley Crue Fans". RollingStone. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Vince Neil single". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 2020-06-18.