Mötley Crüe - Greatest Hit$ [Remastered]

In 2003 Mötley Crüe reissued their entire catalog on Motley/Hip-O. Most of the discs included bonus material but this Greatest Hits is a straight re-release of 1999's Greatest Hits on Motley/Beyond. Weighing in at 17 tracks, including two pedestrian new songs, Greatest Hits duplicates much of Decade of Decadence, featuring no less than eight songs -- "Looks That Kill," "Home Sweet Home" (original, not the Decade version), "Smokin' in the Boys' Room," "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Wild Side," "Dr. Feelgood," "Kickstart My Heart" (original, not the live version that was on Decade), "Primal Scream" -- that were on the previous collection. Considering all that overlap, you can be forgiven for thinking that the two compilations are interchangeable, but Greatest Hits actually has the edge, not just because it doesn't feature the silly "Anarchy in the U.K." cover, but because it features a greater selection of hits from their masterpiece, Dr. Feelgood, including "Without You," "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)," and "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)," all of which weren't on Decade. It has its flaws, to be sure -- the sequencing is illogical, the newer songs are lame, and the original "Shout at the Devil" should have been featured instead of the atrocious Generation Swine re-recording -- but it's still the best overview yet assembled. [A remastered version was also released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Beth Herzhaft Photography Bob Rock Producer Brian Joseph Dobbs Engineer Dave Ogilvie Remixing, Producer David Roth Remixing, Producer Erik C. Casillas Illustrations George Marino Mastering John Harrell Photography Kris Solem Remastering Mick Mars Liner Notes Mike Gillies Digital Editing Mötley Crüe Producer Nikki Sixx Liner Notes, Producer Randy Staub Mixing Rob Rock Producer Scott Humphrey Producer Tom Werman Producer Tommy Lee Producer, Liner Notes Vince Neil Liner Notes