Cuando Mötley Crüe lanzó Theatre of Pain en 1985, el mundo del rock estaba dividido entre riffs callejeros y la teatralidad decadente de los ochenta. Este disco, con su portada de máscaras trágicas y cómicas, se transformó en un ícono visual y sonoro del glam metal. Aquí Vince Neil canta con rabia , mientras Nikki Sixx firma himnos que mezclan excesos, dolor y un show digno de Broadway.
Un dato freak: Home Sweet Home, la balada incluida en este álbum, fue tan popular que MTV prácticamente tuvo que inventar reglas para limitar cuántas veces sonaba su videoclip. La influencia de este disco fue tal, que abrió la puerta a toda una generación de bandas que mezclaban maquillaje, riffs pesados y un descaro que marcó época.
Lista de Títulos
| A1 | City Boy Blues | 5:05 |
| A2 | Smokin’ In The Boys Room | 3:22 |
| A3 | Louder Than Hell | 2:31 |
| A4 | Keep Your Eye On The Money | 4:31 |
| A5 | Home Sweet Home | 3:55 |
| B1 | Tonight (We Need A Lover) | 3:35 |
| B2 | Use It Or Lose It | 3:38 |
| B3 | Save Our Souls | 4:10 |
| B4 | Raise Your Hands To Rock | 2:49 |
| B5 | Fight For Your Rights | 3:40 |
Créditos
- Acoustic Guitar – Mick Mars
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Artwork [Concept] – Bob Defrin, Nikki Sixx
- Backing Vocals – Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil
- Bass [Bass Pedals] – Nikki Sixx
- Bass Guitar [Four And Eight String Bass Guitars] – Nikki Sixx
- Design – Bob Defrin
- Drums – Tommy Lee
- Electric Guitar – Mick Mars
- Engineer [Second Engineer] – Alex Woltman, Brian Scheuble, Mark Wilczak, Matt Brady, Paul Wertheimer
- Harmonica – Vince Neil
- Illustration – Dave Willardson*
- Lead Vocals – Vince Neil
- Management – Chuck Shapiro
- Management [Tour Manager] – Rich Fisher (2)
- Mixed By – Duane Baron
- Other [Direction] – Doc McGhee, Doug Thaler
- Other [Legal Councel] – David Rudich
- Other [Live Sound] – “A Man Named Mark” Dowdle
- Other [Merchandising] – Ira Sokoloff
- Other [Security] – Fred Saunders
- Percussion – Tommy Lee
- Photography By – Neil Zlozower
- Piano – Tommy Lee
- Producer – Tom Werman
- Recorded By – Duane Baron
- Slide Guitar – Mick Mars
- Synthesizer – Nikki Sixx
- Technician – Clyde “The Spide” Duncan*, Tim “Where’s The Chicks” Luzzi*
Notas
Tracklist order on the backcover is different than the actual order. The order here is the correct one from the record itself.
Printed in U.S.A.
℗ 1985 Elektra/Asylum Records for the USA and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
© 1985 Elektra/Asylum Records.
Manufactured by Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records.
Recorded at Pasha, Cherokee and Record Plant West Studios and mixed at Record Plant West.
