MOTLEY CRUE DRUMMER TOMMY LEE DISSES ALLENTOWN, PA ON TWITTER
Julia Hatmaker of pennlive.com reports:
The Motley Crue show at the Great Allentown Fair on August 27th was evidently lacking in the “rocking out” department. Tommy Lee, the band’s drummer, tweeted out his disappointment in the crowd, which he called “absent.”
Lee’s tweet read:
T❍mmy L✮✮ ✔ @MrTommyLand
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The comments were met with apologies and confusion, with some fans saying from their perspective the crowd was eating up the band’s set.
Others blamed the sound guy and the lack of a drum solo. Sheila Gordon tweeted out her disapproval over Lee’s words:
Sheila Gordon @birdie2973
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@MrTommyLand I’ve always defended him in the past but not this time. be greatful that after 30+ years fans pay big money to come see you
4:30 PM – 28 Aug 2014
According to the The Morning Call, the fault wasn’t on the crowd – but on Motley Crue itself.
The review called the show “boring” and singer Vince Neil “lackluster,” although it did ad that there were “enough flames, fireworks and skimpily-dressed women (and, occasionally, good music) in its hour-and-45-minute show to keep the audience of 8,679 from having its eyes glaze over.”
Lehigh Valley Live’s reviewer was kinder, stating that “the music seemed secondary to the visual stimulants” and that the performance was “the kind of hits-filled send-off expected of a band on their farewell tour. Nothing more, nothing less.”
Regardless of how the show went, not all the Motley Crue band members took to twitter to rag on the fans. Bassist Nikki Sixx had this to say:
Nikki Sixx ✔ @NikkiSixx
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Sold out.Thank you.
10:56 PM – 27 Aug 2014
In somewhat related news, Lee has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of his solo during the band’s The Final Tour. Dubbed The Cruecifly, watch the video below.
source: pennlive.com
The only guy with any talent in the band is Mick. Unfortunately he’s not doing so hot in the health department. Also, they add layered guitar tracks on what he’s already playing. The backup vocals have been pre-recorded for years now.
Vince has never been a great singer. The last time I saw them, which I made a promise to myself would be the last time, Vince was awful. He sang horribly, singing every other line of songs at times or skipping words in lines. It’s not difficult music, so I didn’t understand why he was struggling so much, like he was out of breath.
Maybe the decision for them to call it quits was the right decision after all.
Exactly…even on a song like Shout at the Devil, he can’t sing the chorus and only hits accent notes…Talk about a money grab on the farewell tour…I’ve seen a lot of performers not sound as good as they used to, but they are not mailing it in…Vince just doesn’t care and is a class A a-hole…met him twice…
Say what you want about Motley, Vince can’t sing that’s a given but he was all over the stage working the crowd and it was a hot humid night ans as everyone has alluded to Vince is not in great shape (another given) Nikki was moving and into it, Mick wandered over to the side of stage I was on and giving all he has which must be extreemly difficult while suffering from AS. Tommy didn’t have his drum rig and didn’t come out from or even speak to crowd during the show which he usually does, which also usually fires up the crowd. So he may want to rethink his position!!! That my thought.
Vince Neil is a joke…He sings every other word and points the mic at the audience….extreme laziness. You can tell he is riding out for money. He will be broke in a few years. Nikki is the only smart one who owns all the rights to the music that he wrote.
Vince Neil isn’t & never was a good singer. He’s a sleaze ball. Tommy Lee is a great drummer but an extremely annoying loudmouth. Mick Mars is one of the most under rated guitarists ever! Nikki Sixx is just different, sometimes cool, sometimes an ass.