Motley Crue
Glam metal pioneers
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981, known for aggressive glam metal and notorious excess.
The name, with its decorative umlauts, suggests a ragged assembly—which fits the band's image of hedonistic rebellion.
Mötley Crüe defined the Sunset Strip scene in the eighties.
The phrase sometimes describes any mismatched or disreputable group: Our team was a real Mötley Crüe of misfits.
- glam metalFlashy hard rock subgenre
- Sunset StripFamous Los Angeles entertainment thoroughfare
- hair metalFlashy 1980s rock subgenre
- big hairVoluminous, styled coiffure
- spandexElastic synthetic fiber
Nikki Sixx · Tommy Lee · Pamela Anderson · eyeliner · groupies · leather · debauchery · Los Angeles · eighties · heroin · excess · pyrotechnics · arena rock · hedonism · tattoos · sleaze · overdose · comeback
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- California MusicDr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A., Ice Cube, Tupac
- Hair MetalDef Leppard, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Cinderella, Whitesnake
- Rock UmlautsBlue Oyster Cult, umlaut
- Hard RockAC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Van Halen
- Glam RockT. Rex, David Bowie, Sweet, glitter, platform boots
Motley CrueNirvana
Release from earthly existence
Pearl Jam · Soundgarden · grunge · Black Flag · punk rock
Motley Cruewholesome
Conducive to well-being
straight edge · sober living · Christian rock · The Carpenters · clean-cut
Motley CrueKing Crimson
Pink Floyd · Tool · progressive rock · Radiohead · art rock