Vince Neil - Live at the Whisky: One Night Only

Bad boy Vince Neil revives old Motley Crue selections and solo tunes on this 60-minute outing, recorded at his hometown haunt, the Sunset Strip's infamous Whisky. Neil's vocals are prominently featured throughout and, while his strained screaming was never the best thing about his old band, he fares surprisingly well, trying new phrasings on "Kick Start My Heart" and the lesser-known "Knock 'Em Dead Kid." While uber-guitarist/former solo bandmate Steve Stevens is missed, Neil's current lineup fares well on the likes of "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Dr. Feelgood," and the scorching closer "Live Wire." Motley Crue may represent metal's old guard, but Neil's fresh performance proves the group's veteran frontman still has plenty of energy left. --Katherine Turman Amazon.com

Almost as good without the "Crue"!

Since the rest of Motley Crue is too lazy now to make music we have to rely on Vince Neil to carry the torch! Let's hope he continues to do so!
This live recording of Crue songs sounds a lot better than "Entertinment or Death"-the sound is clear. Of course the drumming isnt as good as Tommy's, but the cd still rocks.
Dont ever skip a chance to see Vince live, he gives a great show. March 15, 2004

Don't Try To Sing, Just Go Away Cause Your So Lame!!!

Without a doubt. Vince now has officially won the title for the worst Heavy Metal singer ever. It's the same one dimensional format over and over again. Nothing new, no surprises, and no new material. Since it's a solo release, one would expect it on this release, and not 99% of it being Crue tunes. Only a idiot would try to do what Vince does here and worst he bombs at it. Pretty sad to that it's for $$$$$$ and no other reason. February 22, 2004

Live, one Vince Neil song only

I'm an idiot. I buy anything Motley Crue. I think Nikki Sixx could fart into a tape recorder and I'd probably pay $14.99 for it. I need help. The fact that I bought this is proof.

It's not so bad. It's basically a Motley live album, since all the songs (minus one) are Crue tunes. That's OK, but I'm sure there are lots of fans who would agree that it would have been much more exciting to get a live CD of mostly Neil solo tunes. I've got Motley live stuff. 99% of the folks who bought this CD probably do, too. Give me something different.

I read somewhere that Vince commented that there would have been more solo songs on the record, but the tapes got lost. I don't think so. I've seen Vince on every solo tour he's done, and he hasn't performed his own material in YEARS. The last time he played primarily VN songs, Steve Stevens was still in the band.

I'm going to stop writing now. I've already put more effort into my review than Vince did in this CD. September 6, 2003

Woods Rocks!!!

First of all, this is a great album. Like everyone else, I would have liked to hear more of Vince's solo songs, but we (the fans)must take some of the blame for this. During last year's tour it was, unfortunately, made abundantly clear to Vince that he was not garnering much fan support for his solo songs while on stage, and thus, was forced to cut most of them from the set list. This is why we are left with crue tunes instead of Vince's material.
However, I think that his performance at the Whiskey is first-rate anyway. Entertainment or Death was so poorly mixed that I can't hardly even listen to it, but this album has superb sound quality and flows much better because it is one show rather than a composite of songs from each tour.
The actual music is excellent as well. Brent Woods does an awesome job on guitar and, in my opinion, sounds as good as Mars. His solos have just enough of his own style to make them authentic, but not to much to make them off base. You get the best taste of this on the songs "Dr. Feelgood" and "Look in her eyes." And to those who use the solo on "Smokin' in the boys room" as a reason to discredit Woods, take another listen. Vince says right at the beginning of the song, "This is a song that Brent doesn't know," meaning that Woods is going to have to improv as best he can. And considering that he doesn't even have a slide, I think he does an excellent job on the solo, given the situation.
Thus, despite the fact that Vince holds back his solo material, this album is a must have for those Crueheads who have waited patiently for a high-quality live record. July 21, 2003

Vince Still can control a concert

Met vince at Hampton Beach a afew years back great guy concert was great . THIS ALBUM YA It could be considered a Motley Album but if the other members wont tour and give us great Crue music That doesnt mean he should stop. Vince keep it you are great !!! June 18, 2003

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