Live: Entertainment or Death
1999 live album by Mötley Crüe
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Live: Entertainment or Death is the first official live album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Released on November 23, 1999, it is a compilation of recordings from 1982 to 1999. However, it contains no songs from the band's 1994 album Mötley Crüe, nor 1997's Generation Swine. "We picked the stuff that sounded the best without having to touch it up," Nikki Sixx observed in 2000. "We still play some of those songs [from Generation Swine] in the set; they just didn't make the final tracklisting."[5]
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| Released | November 23, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1999 | |||
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| Length | 97:39 | |||
| Label | Mötley | |||
| Producer | Mötley Crüe | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The album charted at number 133 on the Billboard 200.[6]
Controversy
In a review of the album at the time of its release, hard rock/heavy metal website Metal Sludge revealed that vocals on a small percentage of the tracks had been "redone" or "touched up" in the studio, calling into question how much of the record was a genuine live document. The website provided dates and suggested that side-by-side audio comparisons to bootlegs from shows from which the tracks for the album were culled form the basis for their claim. Mötley Crüe remained silent on the issue.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nikki Sixx, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Looks That Kill" | November 25, 1985 | 6:06 | |
| 2. | "Knock 'Em Dead, Kid" |
| March 14, 1984 | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Too Young to Fall in Love" | March 14, 1984 | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "Live Wire" | March 14, 1984 | 4:19 | |
| 5. | "Public Enemy #1" |
| November 19, 1982 | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Shout at the Devil" | March 14, 1984 | 4:19 | |
| 7. | "Merry-Go-Round" | November 19, 1982 | 3:22 | |
| 8. | "Ten Seconds to Love" |
| December 2, 1998 | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Piece of Your Action" |
| November 19, 1982 | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Starry Eyes" | November 19, 1982 | 4:37 | |
| 11. | "Helter Skelter" | Lennon–McCartney | November 19, 1982 | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Smokin' in the Boys Room" |
| November 25, 1985 | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" |
| July 31, 1990 | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Wild Side" |
| March 10, 1999 | 5:52 |
| 4. | "Girls, Girls, Girls" |
| December 2, 1998 | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Dr. Feelgood" |
| March 10, 1999 | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Without You" |
| July 31, 1990 | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Primal Scream" | December 2, 1998 | 5:42 | |
| 8. | "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" |
| March 10, 1999 | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Home Sweet Home" |
| December 2, 1998 | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Kickstart My Heart" | March 10, 1999 | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 11. | "Wild Side" (video) |
| March 10, 1999 | 4:56 |
Personnel
- Vince Neil – vocals; guitar ("Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)")
- Mick Mars – lead guitar
- Nikki Sixx – bass
- Tommy Lee – drums, piano ("Home Sweet Home")