Too Fast for Love

Artist: Mötley Crüe
Label: Beyond Records
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 639857800725
EAN: 0639857800725
ASIN: B00000J7I3

Release Date: 1999-06-01

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Tracks:

Live Wire
Come On And Dance
Public Enemy #1
Merr-Go-Round
Take Me To The Top
Piece Of Your Action
Starry Eyes
Too Fast For Love
On WIth The Show
Toast Of The Town (Unreleased Track)
Tonight (Unreleased Track)
Too Fast For Love (Alternate Intro)
Stick To Your Guns (Unreleased Track)

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The first and maybe the best.......2005-10-14

Motley Crue's "Too Fast for Love" (1982) is one of the band's finest albums, as well as one of their most overlooked. Originally released independently in 1981, the album was remixed and released the following year on Elektra Records. Although the Crue wouldn't break through and hit it big until the following year with their landmark "Shout at the Devil," (1983) "Too Fast for Love" remains a cult/fan favorite.

"Too Fast for Love" does and does not have the Crue's sound that most people are familiar with. "Too Fast for Love," although quite pop sounding at times, does not sound like a pop-metal album, the way their other 80s albums do. While it certainly has the classic Motley Crue sound and feel; these songs sound rawer, more punkish, than the bands later work. Overall it is the band's least commercial, least polished album. Comparatively speaking, "Too Fast for Love" is like a diamond in the rough.

While "Dr. Feelgood" (1989) is a great album, no doubt, the songs are sophomoric and tailor-made for MTV. Although "Dr. Feelgood" is a definitive album from that era, it's somewhat contrived. "Too Fast for Love," in contrast, sounds far more dangerous, genuine, and lived in. When the band recorded "Dr. Feelgood," they were complacent multi-millionaires and on top of the rock world. When the band recorded "Too Fast for Love" they were struggling and hungry. The songs on "Too Fast for Love" reflect that.

While most Motley Crue albums have four or five very strong songs, with the rest being good, but not great, every song on "Too Fast for Love" is memorable and well written. As the clichý goes, it's all killer and no filler. Calling "Too Fast for Love" a pure "punk" album in the truest sense of the word wouldn't exactly be accurate. But there is definitely an element of punk to the album. It's probably most comparable to Generation X or Billy Idol's early solo albums. In other words, it's not hard-core punk, but assessable punk, with a fair amount of pop-content.

On thing that immediately strikes the listener is how young and hungry the band sounds. Motley Crue never sounded as good as they did on their classic debut. They really sound like their ready to take on the world.

These are Nikki Sixx's best penned songs. Although always a gifted songwriter, on subsequent albums he would at times try too hard, or try to embrace a trend. There is nothing contrived or pretentious about "Too Fast for Love." The songs are genuinely dangerous and come straight from the heart.

Vince Neil sounds fully fearsome, an indisputable street punk. Mick Mar's playing is top-notch and gives all the songs a real vitality. Tommy Lee's solid pounding is stellar as always, even when he was just a kid.

"Live Wire" is probably the most well-known song on this disc. Fast and furious with a great hook, it's a good way to start off the album. The up-tempo "Come on and Dance" is one of the album's more popish songs and keeps up the momentum. "Public Enemy #1" is one of the Crue's most underappreciated songs. Fast and highly melodic, it's an anthem that epitomizes youth and rebellion. The album slows down a bit for the bleak "Merry-Go-Round." Young and poor at the time, when Vince Neil asks "am I going down?" he meant it, which makes the songs sound all the more real. "Take me to the Top" and the Motley staple "Piece of your Action" are fast paced and infectious. The strength in the former is its melody, and the strength in the latter is its fierceness. "Starry Eyes" has an almost hypnotic intro and a haunting chorus. The album's title track "Too Fast for Love" is another anthem, akin to Skid Row's "Youth Gone Wild," which was recorded almost a full decade later. The grand finale, mini-epic, tragic "On with the Show" is a perfect way to conclude the album.

I really don't have any bones to pick with "Too Fast for Love." From start to finish, the songs are all superb. Although not as well known as some of the bands later work, it surpasses much of it. "Too Fast For Love" stands besides "Shout at the Devil," and "Motley Crue" (1994), as the band's edgiest, most genuine, rocking music.

The reissue of "Too Fast for Love" has many bonus songs that should be of interest to fans. The upbeat "Toast of the Town" and the popish "Tonight" are up-to-par with the rest of the album's songs. It's great that they have finally seen the light of day. The mid-tempo "Stick to your Guns" is good, but not quite as strong as the other tracks. "Too Fast For Love" with the alternative intro is cool, and is a nice bonus.

Awesome debut from the Crue.......2005-05-06

Too Fast For Love (1982.) Motley Crue's first album.

One of the most popular eighties hard rock/heavy metal acts was, by far, Motley Crue. Vocalist Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, and guitarist Mick Mars managed to create an awesome classic metal sound that was the perfect fusion between glam and thrash. Although the band is generally known for its late eighties album, Dr. Feelgood, they actually debuted early in the decade. The band's debut album, 1982's Too Fast For Love, tends to go unappreciated by most, including fans of the band. Read on for my review.

As has often been stated, this album features the Crue with their most raw sound of all. On this album, the band draws its influences from many different places. It's pretty obvious that the group hasn't totally decided what direction it wants to move in at this point, but I actually consider that to be one of this album's greatest strengths. The influences range from the classic rock of the seventies - Live Wire sounds remarkably similar to some of Queen's harder rocking tunes - all the way to punk rock - The title track on the album sounds like it drew heavy influence from the punk uprising of the late seventies. In the end, this is an extremely good album, even if it isn't the band's finest or most polished effort.

Many of the band's albums were reissued as a part of the Crucial Crue remasters series. These new remasters feature expanded liner notes, band commentary in the booklet, lyrics, and, of course, bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include previously unreleased tracks, alternate takes and demos, and live tracks. They are also enhanced CDs, and feature a music video you can view on your computer. These were great albums, even without the extras, but they improve them drastically nonetheless.

Too Fast For Love is a damn good Motley Crue album, even if it manages to slip under the radar of most fans of the band. Take my advice, though - if you're new to the band, start with one of their more popular and revered albums - Dr. Feelgood would be a good bet. DO NOT buy a hits compilation - the band doesn't have many of them, and the few that are available are severely lackluster. No compilation could ever do the Crue justice, so shell out the extra cash and get the albums. In the long run, you won't regret doing so!

THE FIRST, THE BEST, IT'S TOO FAST FOR LOVE.......2004-10-07

o.k., maybe it would be tided whith "shout at the devil" as the best motley album, but this one is a killer, one of the best things i have ever listened to in my life. this album along whith "shout" are the two motley crue albums two own,hell, if you could only own two cd's in your whole entire life, these two would be it. this is before "girls,girls,girls" or "dr feelgood", the begining, when motley crue was a kick@$$ heavy street band, before they bit the commercial bullet. if has some of the most addictive, hook laden songs ever devised in human history like,"live wire" "c'mon and dance" "merry go round" "piece of your action",hell, the whole album is like this from start to end. i really love tommy lee's drumming to,hes also done great work w/the cow bells on this album.
"too fast for love" does have a demo like qaulity to it, but that doesn't detract from it, it just makes it feel so raw. i really hate it when people bash motley crue,saying that they dress like women,who cares? they were one of the greatest bands ever, they knew how to write pop songs and make them metal! they covered a beatles song and made it heavy as hell! i love this album so much,thank god for something this good for existing. its definatly one of the few albums that you should own and listen to forever, i know i plan to. my only question is why can't albums from todays bands be like this? why does every thing to day sound like crap?

This album kick started an entire genre of music.......2004-08-20

Anyone who is remotely into 80s metal or the glam scene has to own this classic. this album literally started it all folks. The sex, drug, rock n roll attitude that carried into the 80s all began here. Every song is catchy and no filler is heard on this disc. Also the only crue cd that actually sounds a litte different from the rest. This one has a very raw, simplistic, catchy, and almost punkish feel to it. The final song on the disc actual sounds like The Ramones could have wrote it. Keep in mind this is their debut and is not as heavy or in your face as the albums that followed but is probably more consistent then anything else in their catalogue. I recommend this album and Shout at the Devil as the primary Crue albums of the 80s. After that commerical tendencies and drugs seem to kick in a little too hard. overall, this is mandatory for hardcore Crue fans and 80s metal fans in general. When all was said and done, only a few bands from this genre mattered, Motley Crue was certainly one of them.

TOO FAST!!!! PURE ADRENALINE.......2004-02-04

TEN STARS! A must-have for anyone who loves the Crue, or just wants some kick-*ss rock and roll. A much more raw, edgy sound that later Crue albums, but Too Fast gives you a taste of what's to come. One of the greatest CD's ever!

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