Probably not, but someone out there wanted to hear one so badly, they actually put out a whole album of Motley Crue songs, bluegrass style. According to the sales copy, Vocals careen over a dirt road of galloping banjo, slick guitar, and maniacal mandolin. Whether you live under neon lights or starlight, this tribute will have you feeling “Home Sweet Home.”
Naturally, as someone who lives under neon lights and grew up on the Crue, I had to check this out....
Holy. Crap. Now I know I'm really not the intended audience for this [no matter what they may say] but I'm kind of in awe. I expected it to be bad, but this is a whole level of bad that I was not prepared for. There's some vague humor in a dude singing, "shaaut, shaaut, shaaut at th' debbil," but note the word vague. This is a train wreck!
Here are the samples... listen at your own risk. I'm pretty sure Vince Neil is hoping to die, so he can roll in his grave.
By the way, if by some chance you do like this? You can buy it here. Try to space out your orders, as you don't want to crash their site when everyone orders at once.
DirtySouthMouth Responds:
Now I wouldn't say I was aching for a bluegrass record of Motley Crue covers, and I can't vouch for whether this is good or bad, but to me, this makes a lot of sense. In much the same way that the crue teased, teased and teased the hell out of their hair for added fluff, plenty of their songs are little more than puffed up, amplified takes on old country and hillbilly music ideas.
Robert Johnson, the King of the Delta Blues, had hits with tunes like "Me and the Devil" and "Hellhound On My Trail," early use of subject matter dealing with the dark side of spirituality - similar to "Shout at the Devil." Meanwhile, one of country-folk-bluegrass singer Doc Watson's best songs is "More Pretty Girls Than One," which is simply another way of saying "Girls, Girls, Girls."
I'm not arguing that the Crue wasn't original, just that their songs could potentially make perfect sense in a bluegrass setting. That said, I'll stick to the versions that include makeup, spandex and Tommy Lee ... seems like a good wingman.
