Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil, 1983

Unnecessary umlauts aside, I think this album is pretty freaking cool. My friend, Smerek, got this for me at goodwill for a dollar, on vinyl (he also included a Krokus record, and I will review it later). I remember when I first heard of this album, and as a kid of eight, it scared me. On the inside of the gatefold (which is the raddest, by the way), you see four of the craziest rockers this side of hell. Track two is the single off this album, "Looks That Kill," and it still holds up as RNFR... Rock and F$%ing Roll. Dig? As a hilarious side note, the back cover ACTUALLY contains the following message, "Caution: This Record May Contain Backward Messages." I don't know if this was marketing trying to scare parents and entice kids, but, HOT DAMN, that's totally cool. And as my final thought, think about this: the PMRC (the parents music resource center) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center] has gone away, and yet, Motley Crue is on tour right now making millions. If only they knew what an awesome marketing tool their little stickers would be. (Also, this album contains a really crappy cover of "Helter Skelter," but who doesn't want to cover Beatles' songs?) By the way, despite everything that is wrong with this album, and there are many, many things, I just had to give them full marks for having the guts to do this record. KUDOS...