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Motley Crue has been trumpeting their hedonism for so long and so loudly that it's become more of a caricature than a way of life, and while Saints of Los Angeles is the best thing they've laid to tape since their codpiece heydays, it's more of a walk down memory lane/sunset strip than a legitimate call to arms.
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The trip down memory lane helps the Crüe connect to their old sound: Much of Saints rocks with the same raucous fun as their Eighties albums, delivering glam guitars and arena-size choruses on cuts like the wickedly catchy 'Down at the Whisky.'
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While Saints Of Los Angeles is occasionally stunning, as is consistent with Sixx’s recent return to form, it often sounds too much like something Nikki Sixx would expect Crüe fans to like, rather than the top-class rock n’ roll he’s time-and-time-again proven himself capable of making.
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The Crüe have managed to serve up another satisfying platter of ass-jiggling drag race rock for the NASCAR set and beyond with Saints of Los Angeles.
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Q MagazineThe album finds them hamming up their debauched image to the point of self-parody. [Oct 2008, p.149]
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UncutTheir resolutely adolescent outlook is set to the usual thunderous drums, fiddly-widdly guitars and fist-pumping choruses, though none possessing the magnificent dumb charm of '89's 'Kickstart My Heart.' [Oct 2008, p.101]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 44
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Mixed: 8 out of 44
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Negative: 2 out of 44
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PaulA.Jul 6, 2008Great Album (apart from chick = trouble). "The Animal in me" is without a doubt the greatest song these guys have written/recorded.
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MatthewA.Jul 4, 2008The best music they've made since Dr Feelgood!
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ScottW.Jun 30, 2008Best album of the year so far. Best Crue since Dr. Feelgood.