Mötley Crüe
Theatre Of Pain
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1985 US Original; Exact Press Info Unknown. Original Gimmick Convert Ticket Hype Sticker On Shrink, Tiny Saw Cut At Top Left Corner With Tiny Corner Rubs. "Backing Away From The Mild Pseudo-satanic Posturing On Parts Of Shout At The Devil In Favor Of A More Glammed-up Image, Mötley Crüe Really Began To Hit Their Commercial Stride With Theatre Of Pain, Which Broke Them On Mtv With The Power Ballad "Home Sweet Home" And A Remake Of Brownsville Station's "Smokin' In The Boys' Room"; The Latter Also Landed Them On The Top 40 Singles Chart For The First Time. Overall, The Guitar Riffing Sounds Less Heavy Metal And More Pop-metal; Similarly, The Sound Of The Record Is Slicker And More Arranged, Polished For Mainstream Acceptance And Airplay. A Higher Percentage Of Dull Filler Has Crept Into The Songwriting, But There Are Still Enough High Points To Rescue The Album's Momentum." AMG - Steve Huey.