New Tattoo

New Tattoo is a work on which MÖTLEY CRÜE placed heavy guitar and earthy rhythm at the center, sounding the songs short and linear. A tension characteristic of a time of lineup change gives the work a distinctive urgency. Turning from the experimental previous album, it is a record that returned to the band’s roots — straight rock ’n’ roll. On “Hell On High Heels,” “New Tattoo” and “Dragstrip Superstar,” while having a different shading from the band’s signature works, the dangerous scent and defiance are alive and well. Songs like “Treat Me Like the Dog I Am” and “Punched In the Teeth By Love” breathe the band’s full playing too. It is content for enjoying rough momentum. Even through the change of Tommy Lee’s departure, the band’s rebellious spirit has not dimmed in the least — a powerful record.