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This article is about the Mötley Crüe album. For the 1976 film, see Shout at the Devil (film).
For the album's title track, see Shout at the Devil (song).
Shout at the Devil
Studio album by Mötley Crüe
Released 26 September 1983
Recorded Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 34:55
Label Elektra
Producer Tom Werman
Mötley Crüe chronology
Too Fast for Love
(1981)		 Shout at the Devil
(1983)		 Theatre of Pain
(1985)
Alternate cover
The album's cover as it appeared on subsequent reissues.
Singles from Shout at the Devil
  1. "Looks That Kill"
    Released: 4 January 1984
  2. "Too Young to Fall in Love"
    Released: 30 April 1984

Shout at the Devil is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. The songs "Looks that Kill" and " Too Young to Fall in Love" charted on the Billboard Singles Chart, and "Shout at the Devil" also charted on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Contents

Overview

A warning that the album may contain "masked backwards messages" is included. This is in reference to Sixx and Lee trying to chant "Jesus is Satan" as an underdub on the title track.[1] Song topics include sex, violence, drugs, and youthful rebellion.

A limited edition "Mini-LP" compact disc version of the album was released in the Japanese market that features the original cover that was previously available only on the vinyl LP release.

In 2003, the band reissued their albums on their own label, Mötley Records, including added bonus tracks from each album's specific era. These bonus tracks are mainly demos for the album, with the inclusion of the previously unreleased song "I Will Survive", a track that was recorded for the album but was not included. "Black Widow" from Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2 Box-Set and the Red, White and Crüe compilation was also left off this album. In addition, the music video for "Looks That Kill" is also included.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx except where noted. 

# Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "In the Beginning"     Geoff Workman, Sixx 1:13
2. "Shout at the Devil"     Sixx 3:16
3. "Looks That Kill"     Sixx 4:07
4. "Bastard"     Sixx 2:54
5. "God Bless the Children of the Beast"     Mick Mars 1:33
6. "Helter Skelter"     John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:09
7. "Red Hot"     Mars, Vince Neil, Sixx 3:21
8. "Too Young to Fall in Love"     Sixx 3:34
9. "Knock 'Em Dead, Kid"   Neil, Sixx Neil, Sixx 3:40
10. "Ten Seconds to Love"   Neil, Sixx Sixx 4:17
11. "Danger"     Mars, Neil, Sixx 3:51
2003 Remastered Edition
# Title Lyrics Music Length
12. "Shout at the Devil" (Demo)   Sixx 3:18
13. "Looks That Kill" (Demo)   Sixx 5:06
14. "Hotter Than Hell" (Demo)   Sixx 2:49
15. "I Will Survive"     Mars, Sixx 3:19
16. "Too Young to Fall in Love" (Demo)   Sixx 3:03

Reception

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [2]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars [3]
Robert Christgau (D) [4]

The album has received mixed reviews from mainstream critics. Barry Weber of Allmusic says, "Shout at the Devil displays Mötley Crüe's sleazy and notorious yet quite entertaining metal at its best,"[5] while Robert Christgau refers to the album as, "utter dogshit even by heavy metal standards."[6] The album has been awarded 4x Platinum by the RIAA for selling four million units in the United States.[7]

The song "Bastard" was rated #5 in the Parents Music Resource Center Filthy Fifteen list in 1985. The song was written about the band's former manager Allan Coffman.

Personnel

Production

  • Allister Fiend – narrator
  • Tom Werman – producer
  • Geoff Workman – engineer

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 US Billboard 200 17[8]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1984 "Too Young to Fall in Love" US Billboard Hot 100 90[9]
1984 "Looks That Kill" US Billboard Hot 100 54[9]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Tommy, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx and Neil Strauss. The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, Regan Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-039288-6
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  4. ^ Robert Christgau Review
  5. ^ Weber, Barry. "Shout at the Devil > Review". Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fqxqw5ldae~T1. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  6. ^ Robert Christgau. "CG: Motley Crue". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Motley+Crue. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  7. ^ Statistics compiled by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
  8. ^ "Bilboard album chart history-Mötley Crüe". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5252&model.vnuAlbumId=327684. Retrieved March 6, 2009. 
  9. ^ a b "Bilboard singles chart history-Mötley Crüe". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5252&model.vnuAlbumId=327684. Retrieved March 6, 2009. 
Mötley Crüe
Vince Neil  Â· Mick Mars  Â· Nikki Sixx  Â· Tommy Lee
John Corabi  Â· Randy Castillo  Â· Samantha Maloney
Studio albums
Live albums
Live: Entertainment or Death  Â· Carnival of Sins Live
EPs
Compilations
Decade of Decadence  Â· Greatest Hits  Â· Supersonic and Demonic Relics  Â· The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mötley Crüe  Â· Red, White & Crüe  Â· The Greatest Hits
Box sets
Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 1  Â· Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2  Â· Loud as F@*k
Video albums
Mötley Crüe: Uncensored  Â· Mötley Crüe: Dr. Feelgood, the Videos  Â· Mötley Crüe: Decade of Decadance '81-'91  Â· Behind the Music: Mötley Crüe  Â· Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed  Â· Mötley Crüe: Greatest Video Hits  Â· Classic Mötley Crüe: Universal Masters DVD Collection  Â· Mötley Crüe: Carnival of Sins  Â· Crüe Fest
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