Poison or Motley Crue?

[Paul Blittz]

The 'Dr Feelgood' tour was when they did their little Sweet 'tribute': 'The Stripper' intro tape, the opening riff of 'Hellraiser' (a.k.a. 'Kickstart My Fart'), the flamboyant drummer with spinning sticks, blonde frontman etc. It was like being transported back to 1973. Then, of course, the singer opened his gob and the illusion was shattered...

[JayStarr]

The whole band was a Sweet lift, especially on their first album. Remember, Nikki was a redhead for awhile. The image they had before they lifted Wrathchild's was fantastically perfect, too bad they changed.

[TUFF TIGGER TYGER]

Who gives a shit Jay, the are Motley and when someone sees that image one of two things pop in their heads. Shout at the devil and Mad Max.

Also on the subject of lifting things from others, we can say so and so lifted this from this band and so on so that arguement holds no water.

[JayStarr]

Motley went to shit after the first album. The best shit on "Shout" was left over stuff from "TFFL". "Looks", for one.

[37bolts]

Hey Jay We agree on something!"Too Fast" is the only complete album I can listen to by either band without kicking in a gag reflex.I do really enjoy "Too Fast" and am still baffled how an entire bands can musicianship can decline from that point forward.Remember when Nikki played more than root notes?
Ashliegh

[37bolts]

I really should proof read these things.I'll take that extra "can" back.lol
Ashliegh

[Paul Blittz]

I agree that all bands are guilty of plagiarism to varying degrees. Sweet themselves stole a few riffs from their influences (mainly The Who and Deep Purple).

My point with Motley Crue however was that, on that particular tour, they took it to extremes. So much so that they ended up looking like a tribute band. Sweet's Andy Scott said in an interview that he witnessed one of the shows and was quite shocked. I think he took it as a compliment though - Sixx has always admitted to being a big Sweet fan after all.

[Carl I.]

Motley's best skill is taking the best of everybody else and using it for themselves. You talk about The Sweet, they also lifted from Wrathchild, and then right after the death of Razzle, when they released "Theater Of Pain", it was quite obvious that they were taking a "Hanoi" look.

Plain and simple, they fucking suck. Sorry Ty, not many bands I hate more than those asswipes. More power to you and your love of them though. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[TUFF TIGGER TYGER]

It's cool man, I realize some things they borrow and all.

They made it work for themselves though, I would hope if anything the music and not image or anything would stand the test of time

I guess the bottom line is like the or hate them they are Motley and have left their mark and legacy on the music scene.

[Sandy-Hazard]

Motley hands down. I always found Bret Michaels to be one of those talk singers. He doesn't actually sing.

When Poison were in Vancouver recording OUASA, I remember seeing CC at club jamming with some cover band. He was the spitting image of a dwarf Sam Kinison, down to the Andy Capp and trench coat.