Mötley Crüe
USA, 1981–now
Los Angeles band formed in 1981, with Nikki Sixx as principal writer and Vince Neil on vocals. Shout at the Devil and Dr. Feelgood are central records of 1980s glam metal.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Mötley Crüe and 1 artist Mötley Crüe influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Mötley Crüe?
- Kiss — Nikki Sixx was a teenage Kiss obsessive — The Dirt documents Kiss as the band's model of spectacle-driven hard rock.
- Aerosmith — Aerosmith's 1970s hard rock was the sonic blueprint for Shout at the Devil-era Crüe.
- Sex Pistols — The Crüe covered 'Anarchy in the U.K.' on Decade of Decadence — Sixx has named punk's energy half of the band's formula.
Which artists did Mötley Crüe influence?
- Poison — Mötley Crüe led the Sunset Strip glam-metal wave Poison rode in on — 'a bludgeoning dollop of Van Halen and Mötley Crüe' in their sound.