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- Date Released: January 1, 1985
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Motley Records / Eleven Seven Music
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Backing away from the mild pseudo-Satanic posturing on parts of Shout at the Devil in favor of a more glammed-up image, Mötley Crüe really began to hit their commercial stride with Theatre of Pain, which broke them on MTV with the power ballad "Home Sweet Home" and a remake of Brownsville Station's "Smokin' in the Boys' Room"; the latter also landed them on the Top 40 singles chart for the first time. Overall, the guitar riffing sounds less heavy metal and more pop-metal; similarly, the sound of the record is slicker and more arranged, polished for mainstream acceptance and airplay. A higher percentage of dull filler has crept into the songwriting, but there are still enough high points to rescue the album's momentum. [In 1999, the Crüe remastered and reissued Theatre of Pain on their own Motley/Beyond label with five bonus tracks: demos of "Home Sweet Home," "Keep Your Eye on the Money," and "City Boy Blues," plus rough mixes of "Smokin' in the Boys' Room" and "Home Sweet Home" (the latter an instrumental).]
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| 01. |  |
City Boy Blues |
4:09 |
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| 02. | |
Smokin' in the Boys' Room |
3:27 |
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| 03. | |
Louder Than Hell |
2:32 |
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| 04. | |
Keep Your Eye on the Money |
4:39 |
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| 05. | |
Home Sweet Home |
3:59 |
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| 06. | |
Tonight (We Need a Lover) |
3:37 |
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| 07. | |
Use It or Lose It |
2:38 |
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| 08. | |
Save Our Souls |
4:12 |
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| 09. | |
Raise Your Hands to Rock |
2:48 |
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| 10. | |
Fight for Your Rights |
3:49 |
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| 11. | |
Home Sweet Home (Demo) |
4:23 |
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| 12. | |
Smokin' In The Boys Room (Alternate Guitar Solo-Rough Mix) |
3:34 |
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| 13. | |
City Boy Blues (Demo) |
4:28 |
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| 14. | |
Home Sweet Home (Instrumental) |
2:57 |
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| 15. | |
Keep Your Eye On The Money (Demo) |
3:49 |
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| 16. | |
Tommy's Drum Piece From Cherokee Studios |
3:14 |
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16 Total Tracks, 58:15 Total Length
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- Mötley Crüe - Main Performer // Mötley Crüe - Main Performer // Vince Neil - Harmonica // Vince Neil - Vocals // Vince Neil - Vocals (Background) // Tom Werman - Producer // Geoff Workman - Engineer // Tommy Lee - Percussion // Tommy Lee - Piano // Tommy Lee - Drums // Tommy Lee - Vocals // Tommy Lee - Vocals (Background) // Mick Mars - Guitar (Acoustic) // Mick Mars - Guitar // Mick Mars - Guitar (Electric) // Mick Mars - Vocals // Mick Mars - Vocals (Background) // Mick Mars - Slide Guitar // Nikki Sixx - Synthesizer // Nikki Sixx - Bass // Nikki Sixx - Guitar // Nikki Sixx - Vocals // Nikki Sixx - Vocals (Background)
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