MA¶tley CrA¼e - Too Fast for Love

I LOVE IT !!!

This is not only my favorite Motley Crue album, it's one of my favorite albums of all time! I think bands and artists are at their peak BEFORE they begin making money because they are driven by the music and nothing else. In my opinion, this is what makes a great record. It is the only way to truly get that special raw energy sound. Every song on this album is a GEM! I have a difficult time trying to choose a favorite. They all have a great "stripped" rock sound. This is what I try to go for when I record. Maybe that will change someday as I grow into my own style, but simple is a great way to start.

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Better than I remember!

Loved this album when I was in high school. Forgot just how much until I was listening again. Really dig this import version with extra tracks- too cool! A must for every Crue fan, and anyone wanting to hear music that epitomized the 80's Sunset Strip Glam Rock genre. October 20, 2008

The only real 'Crucial Crue'

Motley Crue have over the years become rock legends mainly because of their backstage debauchery and hedonistic lyrics that reflected the LA life style of the 1980's. While anthems like Dr. Feelgood, Girls Girls Girls, Wild Side, Looks That Kill, and Kickstart My Heart survive on classic rock radio and the very ideals of heavy rock before all this MC were a raw and gritty rock band that actually lived up their image and lyrics. While Feelgood is usually named as their ultimate musical statement and other tracks from Theatre Of Pain and GGG's get the spotlight this album is a true gem more than any other. Crue would glisten and glamour themselves up for MTV and the mainstream with those mentioned songs. While great rock anthems they were too polished and clean to be truely gritty and dirty which is what Crue were all about on TFFL. While the most famous on here is probably Live Wire, uptempo raw and brutal cuts like Come On And Dance, Merry Go Round, and Take Me To The Top are the best cuts the band ever did. On With The Show remains an album closer that will stay with you for a while. For metal/and or rock fans that are only familar with the radio hits of Crue, you'll be more than a little surprised at how genuine, honest and in your face these recordings are. While the follow up and Crue's "breakthrough" album Shout At The Devil followed the template this album layed down and did supply a little more of it's independent style this reviewer still feels Too Fast has an edge over Shout although both albums are more of an companion set. All these years later even thrash and speed metal fans who consider Crue useless hair band fluff might find something in this release. Which at the time lead many people to believe Crue were the next big metal phenomonon but by Theatre Of Pain they merely putterd out into glam/pop stardom much of the same way Kiss (who I believe Crue were taking cue from) did. So while the popular stuff may entertain for a while with tails of booze, women, and drugs, this album remains the glory moment for Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, and Vince Neil where those nasty tail are fully convincing and delivered with style. August 14, 2008

The first and maybe the best

Motley Crue's "Too Fast for Love" (1982) is one of the band's finest albums, as well as one of their most overlooked. Originally released independently in 1981, the album was remixed and released the following year on Elektra Records. Although the Crue wouldn't break through and hit it big until the following year with their landmark "Shout at the Devil," (1983) "Too Fast for Love" remains a cult/fan favorite.

"Too Fast for Love" does and does not have the Crue's sound that most people are familiar with. "Too Fast for Love," although quite pop sounding at times, does not sound like a pop-metal album, the way their other 80s albums do. While it certainly has the classic Motley Crue sound and feel; these songs sound rawer, more punkish, than the bands later work. Overall it is the band's least commercial, least polished album. Comparatively speaking, "Too Fast for Love" is like a diamond in the rough.

While "Dr. Feelgood" (1989) is a great album, no doubt, the songs are sophomoric and tailor-made for MTV. Although "Dr. Feelgood" is a definitive album from that era, it's somewhat contrived. "Too Fast for Love," in contrast, sounds far more dangerous, genuine, and lived in. When the band recorded "Dr. Feelgood," they were complacent multi-millionaires and on top of the rock world. When the band recorded "Too Fast for Love" they were struggling and hungry. The songs on "Too Fast for Love" reflect that.

While most Motley Crue albums have four or five very strong songs, with the rest being good, but not great, every song on "Too Fast for Love" is memorable and well written. As the cliché goes, it's all killer and no filler. Calling "Too Fast for Love" a pure "punk" album in the truest sense of the word wouldn't exactly be accurate. But there is definitely an element of punk to the album. It's probably most comparable to Generation X or Billy Idol's early solo albums. In other words, it's not hard-core punk, but assessable punk, with a fair amount of pop-content.

On thing that immediately strikes the listener is how young and hungry the band sounds. Motley Crue never sounded as good as they did on their classic debut. They really sound like their ready to take on the world.

These are Nikki Sixx's best penned songs. Although always a gifted songwriter, on subsequent albums he would at times try too hard, or try to embrace a trend. There is nothing contrived or pretentious about "Too Fast for Love." The songs are genuinely dangerous and come straight from the heart.

Vince Neil sounds fully fearsome, an indisputable street punk. Mick Mar's playing is top-notch and gives all the songs a real vitality. Tommy Lee's solid pounding is stellar as always, even when he was just a kid.

"Live Wire" is probably the most well-known song on this disc. Fast and furious with a great hook, it's a good way to start off the album. The up-tempo "Come on and Dance" is one of the album's more popish songs and keeps up the momentum. "Public Enemy #1" is one of the Crue's most underappreciated songs. Fast and highly melodic, it's an anthem that epitomizes youth and rebellion. The album slows down a bit for the bleak "Merry-Go-Round." Young and poor at the time, when Vince Neil asks "am I going down?" he meant it, which makes the songs sound all the more real. "Take me to the Top" and the Motley staple "Piece of your Action" are fast paced and infectious. The strength in the former is its melody, and the strength in the latter is its fierceness. "Starry Eyes" has an almost hypnotic intro and a haunting chorus. The album's title track "Too Fast for Love" is another anthem, akin to Skid Row's "Youth Gone Wild," which was recorded almost a full decade later. The grand finale, mini-epic, tragic "On with the Show" is a perfect way to conclude the album.

I really don't have any bones to pick with "Too Fast for Love." From start to finish, the songs are all superb. Although not as well known as some of the bands later work, it surpasses much of it. "Too Fast For Love" stands besides "Shout at the Devil," and "Motley Crue" (1994), as the band's edgiest, most genuine, rocking music.

The reissue of "Too Fast for Love" has many bonus songs that should be of interest to fans. The upbeat "Toast of the Town" and the popish "Tonight" are up-to-par with the rest of the album's songs. It's great that they have finally seen the light of day. The mid-tempo "Stick to your Guns" is good, but not quite as strong as the other tracks. "Too Fast For Love" with the alternative intro is cool, and is a nice bonus.
October 14, 2005

THE FIRST, THE BEST, IT'S TOO FAST FOR LOVE

o.k., maybe it would be tided whith "shout at the devil" as the best motley album, but this one is a killer, one of the best things i have ever listened to in my life. this album along whith "shout" are the two motley crue albums two own,hell, if you could only own two cd's in your whole entire life, these two would be it. this is before "girls,girls,girls" or "dr feelgood", the begining, when motley crue was a kick@$$ heavy street band, before they bit the commercial bullet. if has some of the most addictive, hook laden songs ever devised in human history like,"live wire" "c'mon and dance" "merry go round" "piece of your action",hell, the whole album is like this from start to end. i really love tommy lee's drumming to,hes also done great work w/the cow bells on this album.
"too fast for love" does have a demo like qaulity to it, but that doesn't detract from it, it just makes it feel so raw. i really hate it when people bash motley crue,saying that they dress like women,who cares? they were one of the greatest bands ever, they knew how to write pop songs and make them metal! they covered a beatles song and made it heavy as hell! i love this album so much,thank god for something this good for existing. its definatly one of the few albums that you should own and listen to forever, i know i plan to. my only question is why can't albums from todays bands be like this? why does every thing to day sound like crap? October 7, 2004

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