For anyone saying that they've slowed down due to their age, let me say this: this video is from 2004, the same year I saw The Who live for the first time. Roger Daltrey was well into his sixties and he could still belt. I've seen them ten times since, the most recent being last year, and Daltrey can still belt when he's pushing 80. Vince Neil is 43 here and he can't even finish a single lyric without getting winded. It's not age. The man's lifestyle has absolutely destroyed his body. Don't do drugs, kids.
@JettRaider Vince never sang the complete lyrics live. He always kept a gap between the same line. He actually sounds better (live) now then the 80's IMO.
Vince is actually a lot better now! He was going through a period in time when he really really sucked, this would be during that period but I just saw them live and he was fantastic, as well as Tom, as well as Mick, as well a sixx. Leave em alone man, they are one of the best! Love live motley!
I love Mick's stone cold look. I think it totally rocks. Tommy sounds unbelievable on the drums but listening to Vince was painful. I miss the Power To The Music lineup.
I gotta admit, they're pertty fucking amazing for their age and you shouldn't dislike it because of the lead singer not singing every word. I mean, it's true, they have partied up their whole career, Even listen to iron maiden or probably modern ac dc, it's hard when you get older. We're all mortal
@EpictheEpicest That's how Vince has sang live since the 80's...if you don't believe me, there's a video in the sidebar of Motley doing "Shout at the Devil" in '89 and Vince sings the same kind of way...just how it is
Yes but I can hear 2.. that was my point. Backing track! Although I saw them at Download last week and despite the Backing Tracks and Vince Neils terrible voice... they rocked! :D
This is in 2004, I agree, Vince just did'nt have it together at all in this video. But go watch him in the Carnival of Sins tour a few years later. He sounds unFUCKINGbelieveable. I saw them back a year or two ago, and I have to say, I've never heard them sound better, and more together. They were amazing, but Vince has his bad nights without a doubt. I love the Crue though.
@TCB141 ....it's not that Vince sucks at the singing....He actually has Jazzed up the timming....which bites off sing most of the notes that we were used to hearing from the original. My guess is that he can't sustain this vocal range anymore. I used to be able sing these 2o some years ago....not any more...shredded vocal chords...I amazed that Vince can sing at all !
Ain't it amazing that Nikki hasn't lost any finger dexterity with age, and Tommy Lee can still bust the skins off those bitches in his "golden years"? These guys will be rockin' on at 70...
Well when Mick is soloing, there is rhythm guitar in the background.. Plus those Backing Vox? The "Dr Feeelgoood"s... are on a backing track. No way does Nikki Sixx sound like that when he sings. Plus it sounds EXACTLY like that on every live version. Even when I saw them at Download..
mick is a true inspiration. arthritus(or however you spell it), and i back problem, he still play guitar awesome. hes so awesome, i cant even begin to tell people how muck awsomeness he has in him.
@starionpatrol i think this has something to do with the fact that in the studio u can get away with singing about a bar a day whereas live its 10-20 songs in 2-3 hours see what i mean
Mick can nearly stand on his own 2 feet, but he still plays a mean guitar!!!!!!!! God bless him. The guys were rocking.... all except for Vince, what was up with the vocals? =/
@halford3256 well it's not something that rarely occurs, a lot of old singers sound like this so I don't judge. Personally I love this song because of nick mars and nikki sixx bass and guitar combo is amazing. I wouldn't call them sell outs like I would someone like nickelback but come on guy. Imagine yourself, that old, still rockin out. My father couldn't do this and he's younger. We all gotta cut people a break sometimes. Not that either of our opinions matter lol
@mustangmom29 Actually Nikki is only 51 now, and Vince is younger then Nikki but older then Tommy. So his age is inbetween 49 and 51, but I know what you mean man.
@halford3256 ya, I get what you're saying. In all honesty, I think most of their fans wouldn't care if the riffs and beat was off they'd still drool over it. But some people just don't like it after so many years, some can't do it. It's just life. I think this is good for his age, some people can do it at his age (49 going on 50). I think it's up to the new guys to rule the stage even though metal's changed alot. Now, instead of arguing, tell me that this band of yours has something recorded :P
@xsited1 a break??? Gimme a break....there are so many talented bands out there..and we gotta hear Vince make up lyrics and sing vowels the whole song...nice vocal coach he has....the easy way out
Just read Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries. Makes u look at them from a whole different perspective and u will be amazed that these guys could even produce such decent music.
LOL ! the band singing the chorus sounds 100 times better than Vince. Rocking performance by ( only ) the musicians. Tommy's signature drum riff is awesome as ever. One of the few drummers who can do the stick twirl in the middle of the beat and look cool doing it. Most others just end up annoying you.
i agree with you motley true is vince mick nikki and tommy no one else vince is the voice of motley crue nikki is the writer and the guy that holds it together tommy is the energy and mick is the one that is quiet but lets his guitar talk but corabi had the voice for the songs on the motley crue album but vince is the singer for motley crue no one else
@HANGCORE ...Understood..not calling the band a sellout.....Vince just doesn't take it seriously...I am that old..well 45...and sing in a band...and I know the lyrics...he owes it to the people that made him very WEALTHY to start gettin his shit together
@10secs2lovetffl i agree dude ! without him Motley is nothing actually.. way back during the corabi era Motley crue is so quiet in the music industry...
2:19 He gets "He'll tell you he's the king of these Barrio streets, moving up to Shangri la" into about 7 or 8 syllables..lol. Like James Brown, Diamond Dave and many others, the lyrics are his, and he delivers them the way he likes, modified so the necessary phonics hit the rhythm. Quit the bitchin and just enjoy the fact that these guys are still going strong.
