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Yes, Mötley Crüe are back, and with them comes the return of the big, loud rock
spectacle. After years of strife, bitterness and wanton excess (and that was before
their split six years ago), the band behind "The Dirt" has reassembled, reconciled
and returned to the road for an unlikely reunion that kicked off Thursday night in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As the band worked the kinks out of that show last
week in L.A. and unveiled the cast of characters that will help them
this time around, it was apparent that they were crunk before it was cool,
and they hadn't planned to tone things down one bit.
"It's a lot to try to top ourselves," Sixx said. "When we sit down and start doing
the tour, we're like, 'What do we do to top ourselves?' Not only that, we change
our sound, we change our look, we change the perception of what rock and roll
is every single time."
From leather and studs to sequins and spandex to denim and leather
(again, some things never go out of style) the Crüe brought a new look
each time they rolled through town during their heyday, and consistently
tried to one-up their past stage shows (as anyone who ever saw Tommy
Lee play a drumkit that elevated and whirled 360 degrees in the air like that
giant spinning pirate ship at your local carnival can attest).
"Tommy is doing the craziest things he's ever done," Vince Neil said of the new tour. "We're playing longer than we've ever played, more songs than we've ever played. This is the biggest thing we've ever done ... ever."
"It's a freak show," Sixx summarized.
Some might suggest that's an appropriate way to label the band as well, given the decades of dysfunction that precede the tour. But it's all smiles as the band preps for the tour, with the bulk of the ribbing being good-natured. Neil stealthily rests a photographer's test shot on the top of Sixx's hat while the bassist chats with one of the show's acrobats, Tommy slips one of the clown's devil horns up his nose just before the shoot and Nikki crashes into Mick and Tommy, interrupting their interview.
"You see these guys, man?" Lee said, in a mock plea for sympathy and help.
The reunited and still somewhat chummy Crüe hope to keep details of the tour under wraps, but ticketholders can expect fire, acrobatics, claymation and a departure from most of the rock offerings that have snaked across the country of late.
"Everything you've seen in the last 15 years in the music business — don't expect that," Sixx promised. "It's a whole different animal. The Crüe's back."
This report is from MTV News. Full Motley Bio (cruedawg.com style) Coming Soon
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