Glam Metal / Hard Rock · 1980s Career
Mötley Crüe became one of the defining bands of Los Angeles glam metal through heavy riffs, outrageous image and a reputation built as much on excess as on music.
Sunset Strip rise
Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil established the band’s mix of punk attitude, metal guitar and theatrical visual style.
Commercial peak
Dr. Feelgood arrived at the end of the decade with tighter production and became one of the band’s biggest successes.
Why they matter
Mötley Crüe helped define the sound, fashion and mythology of the Sunset Strip glam-metal scene.