Theatre of Pain

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Theatre of Pain
File:Theatre of Pain.jpg
Cover art by David Willardson
Studio album by Mötley Crüe
Released June 21, 1985
Recorded January–May 1985
Studio Pasha Music House, Cherokee Studios and Record Plant West, Hollywood, California
Genre Glam metal
Length 35:16
Label Elektra
Producer Tom Werman
Mötley Crüe chronology
Shout at the Devil
(1982)Shout at the Devil1982		 Theatre of Pain
(1985)		 Girls, Girls, Girls
(1987)Girls, Girls, Girls1987
Singles from Theatre of Pain
  1. "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
    Released: June 24, 1985
  2. "Home Sweet Home"
    Released: September 30, 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff 4/10 stars[2]
Metal Storm (8.2/10)[3]
PopMatters (unfavorable)[4]
People (mixed)[5]
Rolling Stone Not rated[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2.5/5 stars[7]
Sputnikmusic 1/5 stars[8]

Theatre of Pain is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 21, 1985. Released in the aftermath of singer Vince Neil's arrest for manslaughter on a drunk driving charge, the album marked a step away from the traditional heavy metal sound of Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil towards a more glam metal influenced style.[1]

Theatre of Pain contains the hits "Smokin' in the Boys Room" and the power ballad "Home Sweet Home". The album reached No. 6 in the US charts[9] and No. 36 in the UK,[10] and was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA on June 5, 1995.[11]

Theatre of Pain is dedicated to Hanoi Rocks former member Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, who was killed in the car crash that resulted in Vince Neil's arrest.

"Save Our Souls" was used in the Italian horror film Dèmoni, produced by Dario Argento.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx except "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Cub Koda and Michael Lutz. 

Side one
No. Title Music Length
1. "City Boy Blues"   Sixx, Mick Mars, Vince Neil 4:10
2. "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station cover) Koda, Lutz 3:27
3. "Louder Than Hell"   Sixx 2:32
4. "Keep Your Eye on the Money"   Sixx 4:40
5. "Home Sweet Home"   Sixx, Neil, Tommy Lee 3:59
Side two
No. Title Music Length
6. "Tonight (We Need a Lover)"   Sixx, Neil 3:37
7. "Use It or Lose It"   Sixx, Mars, Neil, Lee 2:39
8. "Save Our Souls"   Sixx, Neil 4:13
9. "Raise Your Hands to Rock"   Sixx 2:48
10. "Fight for Your Rights"   Sixx, Mars 3:50

Personnel

Mötley Crüe

  • Vince Neil - lead and background vocals, and harmonica
  • Mick Mars - all electrical, acoustic and slide guitars, background vocals
  • Nikki Sixx - 4 & 8-string bass, synth, background vocals
  • Tommy Lee - drums & percussion, piano, background vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jay Winding - keyboards
  • Max Carl, John Batdorf - backing vocals
  • Tom Werman - percussion

Production

  • Tom Werman - producer
  • Duane Baron - engineer, mixing
  • Paul Wertheimer, Mark Wilczak, Matt Brady, Alex Woltman, Brian Scheuble - assistant engineers

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1995 4x Platinum (+ 4,000,000)[11]
Canada CRIA 1988 3x Platinum (+ 300,000)[19]

Uncensored video album

Uncensored is the debut video album released by Mötley Crüe in 1986 following the Theatre of Pain album/tour. The video features behind the scenes footage and music videos from the band's first three albums.

Videos include:

  1. "Live Wire"
  2. "Looks That Kill"
  3. "Too Young to Fall in Love"
  4. "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
  5. "Home Sweet Home"

References

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