Mötley Crüe - What Was the Filthy Fifteen?

[@BillLouthain]

SATD is still one of my favorite albums of all time! I saw them on that tour opening for Ozzy Osbourne, & it was such a a cool concert that me & my friends talked about it for months afterwards! Nikki Sixx knew that having a pentagram on the cover & dressing in leather & makeup would have a huge impact on album sales & tour attendence, making him a marketing genius! 80s metal will always live on for the impact it had on the world!

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Same. I had that cover too, shame I didn't think to take care of it in my teenage years

[@casandraberry5407]

My mother was a black sabbath fan.She took me to see motley crue in concert. She always supported my music choices.

[@navasaband]

The PMRC unwittingly hyped albums to kids looking for lyrics they couldn’t hear on the radio. Good job Tipper!!

[@MrTheSickOne]

I'm 51, I discovered Motley Crue in 6th grade watching MTV, then as I got older and was getting into Metal....I knew if the tape or cd had the Parental Advisory sticker...I would probably like it!!! That sticker movement lined a lot of musicians pockets in the day!!

[@philipmorris4843]

I’m 67 and collect Metal from the eighties, started in the seventies. Back during the PMRC and satanic panic era my first wife wrote a letter to the opinion section of the Bradenton Herald. She said that I listen to this music all the time and that I’m a nice and laid back mellow kinda guy lol. The MC pentagram originally belonged to Ratt and MC asked if they could they’re pentagram and they said go ahead because they weren’t going to use it as a backdrop anymore

[@mikestacy8919]

I think you’re getting mixed up Blackie Lawless was using it in his band sister pre-W.A.S.P

[@philipmorris4843]

@@mikestacy8919 Ratt used it as a backdrop also and I read an interview with either a member of Ratt or MC that made the comment.

[@RonnieLopez-vj4ou]

SATD is Crue's masterpiece

[@brendanpatterson3929]

Being completely unaware of the PMRC, my parents did take notice of the "bad music" I was into during the mid 80's They confiscated EVERY album I had (about 100 albums at the time) including Slayer, Venom etc and of course Shout At The Devil💀

[@leannelittle6067]

Was getting ready for mass listening to shout at the devil. My mom just said this is what you’re listening to before church. My parents couldn’t help hearing my music, along with the neighbors. My parents never said anything about my glam rock and metal days. In fact after the ban she’d buy me my albums.

[@michaeloneill1360]

I Still Love Motley Crue! Looks That Kill is still one of my Favorite Tracks! Killer Riff!

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

I'd like to start with Live Wire. My friend went to LA for the weekend, and he came back with a homemade cassette. He tells me, this is the shit they're listening to down there, with a silly grin on his face. Live Wire comes on, and I was hooked. 🎸 OK, back on topic. I remember all the nonsense with Tipper and her crew. Of course, we thought it was ridiculous, but I was already in my mid twenties. I never bought an album, or didn't buy an album because of a sticker. Then, when they actually did those hearings in DC, I thought Zappa and Dee did a great job at being Defenders Of The Faith 🤘 It's like Lemmy said, rock n roll is Supposed to piss of your parents!

[@donaldsalkovick396]

I remember seeing Tipper Gore holding up Pyromania saying "burn the building! Burn burn burn the building " looking back Def Leppard is one of the most kid friendly bands of the day. Not to mention all the things that the PMRC said the music was pushing were being pushed many more times harder on the Hollywood movie screens but that was never a problem?

[@audiomover]

That's pretty funny. You're right, Pyromania was Def Leppard's first step into the tamer poppy approach.

[@voncheddar4319]

I'm 50 years old. Motley Crue was my favorite band when I was a kid. My dad took me to see them for the Girls Girls Girls tour.

[@ronaldbetts9908]

Im from Syracuse i remember this article and i was at that show , to this day motley is still my favorite band and im 59 , actually met nikki sixx before the show. Sat and chatted with him for about a half hour. Boy how have times changed

[@jbcoker]

I was a young man in the navy stationed over seas. I had not heard of MC at that point in my life. One day I got a package from my mom and it contained a SATD cassette with a note that said these guys look like your kind of music. My mom who was born in 1937 turned me on to the Crue 😂. May she rest in peace.

[@dauntingdarknessmusic]

Great topic for a video! It was a very interesting watch! I've been a Crue fan since the 6th grade.

[@heatherbritz2684]

My son was born in 1981....brought up in the best music era ever....and still continues. Introduced him early on to hair metal etc! I was born 1959 and couldn't wait to hear heavy heavy! From early on...Sabbath, Deep Purple, AC/DC...Etc...am an Aussie. Heavy for life!

[@dietersmit6639]

(And we all know the lies of the Gores now...... right?) Back then I could never understand the fixation of US with Crue and Metallica, mostly into British metal and Dio back then. No, I'm not Pom nor Yank. Anyway, we had a gent addressing us at school back in 88 or 89 warning us against the occult and "exposing" the satanic Metal with the whole thing of backtracking and all that. "Satanic panic. Very interesting presentation, loved the pics on display of my heroes, did not had access to much of that back then. A good friend of mine turned satanist shortly after that 3hr long presentation. Many years later he converted to Christianity and he told me he was so impressed with the warnings of that gent about orgies, free booze, the "power" over people etc. that caused him to be interested in exploring. My conclusion is that there are indeed some threats in that all if you are not on your guard. Some stuff/bands I just completely pass. One needs to decern and not put yourself in the firing line because there is indeed a spritual battle for your soul taking place. However, that presenters, moms and senator wifes caused othe complications not for the good. My parents were cool like yours. My dad just used to say that it sounds like a bunch of cats in October month combined with lightning and thunder! 😂 52 and still loving my Priest, Maiden, Nightwish, Ryche, DT, Megadeth, Boston, Sting, Beethoven (The original Metalhead!) Love your content!

[@mirko1382]

I was lucky, my parents didn't understand English too well. Because I was into comic books as a younger kid, they saw it as just crazy artwork.

[@neckbone3943]

I just listened to their first 4 albums today. First 2 are on rotation more often. 1983 is when I was introduced to mc. 10 years old, grew my hair long and started with the peroxide to look like Vince. Good times!!!

[@audiomover]

LOL. I tried the peroxide too! Sections of my hair were almost white! Those first two are truly amazing. Nikki Sixx was a genuinely good song writer. Too Young to Fall in Love is still one of my favs.

[@neckbone3943]

@audiomover I'm going to say 2 young, knock em dead, ten seconds and danger is the best four songs on any album ever.

[@Road_Rash]

They also knew people would ruin the record trying to play it backwards to try & see if they could hear anything, & then have to go buy another record...Lol!

[@zandig666]

I still know guys from the first wave of black metal days that say mercyful fate brought them evil...😂😂😂😂 it never effected me like that 😂😂

[@e-dub6586]

PMRC label: I want that album.

[@LyleFoster-l4o]

Some Traditional Churches ⛪️ are still complaining about the great Heavy Metal Bands.

[@lowenbad]

I was a church kid back then and I found out about countless bands from those preachers playing records backwards and “exposing” the evils of rock music. 😂

[@bradbaird6526]

Great time for music! I was lucky, my parents watched out for me as well. They wouldn’t have let me end up in a ditch but they let me listen to what I did. Posters on wall etc. The Washington Wives in my opinion were just wanting to rule over everyone like government usually does. Appreciate your channel.

[@tommykawasaki9676]

Mom took away my Nazareth Hair of the Dog & Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, one day. When Dad got home from work & he gave them back to me. He said to her “your mom didn’t take away your Beatles records”

[@audiomover]

Perfect!

[@BlackieNuff]

For some weird reason, the cassette version used the inner gatefold photos of the band as the cover. I dunno how long it was til I realized the actual cover was black with a black pentagram, lol.

[@mikesg1776]

Besides the PMRC, there were a lot of groups / companies putting out literature and advising organizations (school boards / councilors, municipal governments, etc.) on the danger to American youths posed by heavy metal, punk rock and loud guitars in general. A lot of the "information" was laughably ridiculous. I remember a widely distributed booklet claiming heavy metal fans preferred leather clothing because it was easy to wipe off the vomit.

[@chrisk19791]

I got into the Crüe at 7 years old back in 1986. My first exposure to them was the Theatre of Pain album (cassette). The next thing I checked out was SATD. My (older brother's) tape didn't have the original pentagram cover, but the 4 head shots of the band. It was a long, long time before I even knew about the original cover. I noticed the track listing on this is out of order - is this the order of the songs on this version of the album? Interesting...

[@MarlaBell-id6bm]

I do remember ynt. They were popular in the SF Bay area where I lived....saw them live many times. The guitar player had the craziest name in rock.

[@spikeerie]

I loved venom and still follow king diamond, but get the point and grew up in the 80's listening to this music. 55 years old still playing drums in 3 bands ( one being metal) to this day

[@LyleFoster-l4o]

I agree with you about Nikki Sixx because Sixx AM was awesome Band and great songs 🎵.

[@donnnaemerich542]

My parents offered us to play it on their stereo. My mom loved rock music

[@toddmikkelson1164]

Cheap Trick put a backwards track on their 1978 "Heaven Tonight" album. It was a blatant sound. It was also sped up. They did it to get the attention of the preachers who were accusing rock bands of trying to turn kids into devil worship. I got the album when it was still fairly new and it is so obvious when you hear it that you are tempted to play it backwards, which I did. It's hilarious because as you're trying to spin the record backwards you can't do it very well to keep a constant speed. It is a recording of someone sarcastically reciting "The Lord's Prayer".

[@aimeeparks1350]

I remember learning about the Filthy Fifteen and making absolutely sure I owned at least one album from each 😂 my parents wanted to send me to a reform camp back then and I pushed them to the brink….😅

[@mht525]

PMRC were uneducated know it all who assisted Heavy Metal to gain credibility... Slayer slipped in unnoticed 😂 ....

[@bedevil1]

Probably not uneducated and find ironic coming from someone that does not form complete sentences.

[@lawdawg02actual]

That’s democrats for you.

[@TheLastPirate1973]

I remember in 1984, Motley did an in store signing for shout at the devil. It was held at a music store in the local mall named RecordBar. The line was out the main doors of the mall. I was 11 yrs old waiting with all these older teens and anticipating meeting the band. It was very cool Not long after that, the PMRC formed and started attacking our music during the Satanic Panic. The formation of the PMRC was my first introduction into how government bigfooted personal choices. Who knew rap would be so accepted with its messages of violence and drugs. Personally, the only thing the PMRC accomplished was to allow performers to be more raunchy and disgusting knowing their only punishment would be warning label. Look at where music is now. Thank Tipper. Metal never dies. P.S. If you want to hear an interesting opinion into the PMRC or the Washington Wives, listen to WASP's Live in the Raw. Blackie has a great take on it.

[@gabediazdesign5822]

I was a BIG Crue fan in 1984 and was just getting into music, 7th grade and was fascinated with ALL the metal at the time! Huge Dio, Judas Priest, Ozzy, Iron Maiden fan as well. I had ALL the Circus magazine posters up on my wall as well as a HUGE Crue posted with the giant pentagram in my room. My mom never said anything but my dad one day walked in my room and said is this ALL safe? And I told him, ya dad, its just music and showmanship (you know kinda like Elvis and rock n roll. He was like ok, he was ok with it and said, “Ok, I guess since its just music that’s ok, BUT don’t bring in any satanic spirits in this house, because if so all the posters go away! We both just laughed and that was the end of all that😂

[@audiomover]

That's a great story! Exactly!

[@jessebartlett3637]

The filthy fifteen should be Vince Neil getting fifteen years in jail for the murder of his friend Nicholas "Razzle" Dingle. Until that happens screw motley crue!

[@richdrums6886]

I wonder - 1. How much tax dollars was given/spent by the PMRC? 2. What did they actually accomplish? (Imagine if they were around now) Like you, my parents really didn't do anything regarding the music I listened to, though my mom was not a fan of Black Sabbath Live Evil (which she was forced to listed to every day as she drove me to/from work). And like you, I don't think I really rebelled, though time would come for when I would 'open my eyes'. That Shout At The Devil album was sooooooo awesome to my 14 year old ears/eyes. I couldn't get enough of that era........

[@LyleFoster-l4o]

It is not Motley Crue without Mick Mars.

[@klyter21]

First time I saw & heard SATD, I thought this isn't my thing. Not close to it. Later during my cruising years Dr. Feelgood comes out & all of a sudden, all things Crue-related changed. SATD is my favorite Motley record followed by Too Fast For Love. People change & Dr. Feelgood changed my musical tastes very quickly and is still a strong favorite.

[@BlackieNuff]

13:21 That's the "Streisand Effect", lol.

[@plantbasedanalyst6263]

I was like 10 when this album came out. My parents never had an issue with it or any metal. But I was my babysitter who was super religious had three boys where were all at least five years older then me. I'll never forget her reaction when she discovered that Motley Crue wasn't Christian Rock.

[@astroboyvr]

I had those promo posters on the wall. You know the ones with the blood, dry ice and candles. Well I remember getting into a fight with my dad over something and he ripped all my motley posters off the wall and broke my heart. I use to be seriously scared of Mick and thought he was totally evil but turns out Nikki was the one who was really evil !

[@Rick-mp8tm]

When you listen to revolution number 9 by The Beatles, backwards, It says turn me on dead man turn me on Deadman, then it says i bury Paul !

[@JasonPatterson-h3z]

When they 1st came out on Mtv, I was 8 or 9 and actually a lil frightened of them lol. Took a few views to get used to Motley and Twisted Sister

[@gaynorowen]

My parents thought the PMRC were stupid, what they did was push more kids into heavy metal, it was a win win for the bands. I remember whn I bought WASP's 'F**k like a beast,' my parents only stipulation was that I didn't play it in fromt of my little sister, who was 8 years younger than me. That said, my mother loved Meatloaf and my dad would listen to all my music except bands like Motley, cos they wore make-up. I don't get why our parents, who had lived through the hippie era and listened to Elvis, The Animals, etc etc etc, were so outraged. Mine weren't they got it, they understood the appeal to our teen minds. My dad was more offended by the song 'Sex on the Beach,' than anything I ever played. :)

[@BlackieNuff]

The same people warning against heavy metal for all the sex, drugs, and devil worship influences were the same hypocrites who got busted for drug possession, soliciting prostitutes and/or committing infidelity, and some even "killing in the name of" their chosen deity (it wasn't Satan, I can tell you that).

[@Rick-mp8tm]

Me and my best friend listen to stairway to Heaven backwards on LSD, I'm not going to lie, I think we conjured up some demons that day! Ha ha, I've been trying to get rid of them my whole life!

[@captainsnarky6949]

My mom didn’t want me to listen to Motley or GnR. That’s why unlabeled mix tapes were great.

[@LyleFoster-l4o]

Fastway did this in there movie Trick or Treat.

[@mikesg1776]

This vid inspired me to spin my old Motley Crue albums. For the first time in many years. Like you, I was really impressed by Live Wire and the whole Too Fast For Love album. It hasn't aged very well. At the time I thought it sounded raw and high energy. Now it just sounds sloppy, as in "poorly performed". The tempos are all over the place. With all band members often wildly disagreeing on what the tempo should be. Shout At The Devil still sounds good though. Theatre Of Pain was quite disappointing to me at the time. It still sucks. I pretty much lost all interest in them at that point. So I don't have any of the subsequent albums.

[@ferniegutierrez1053]

If an album had a parental guidance sticker it was pretty much a guaranteed sale.

[@Mamboking71]

I’m 53 and I was a teenager when the whole pmrc was happening but now that I’m older ,how come rap music which glorifies the drug and thug culture doesn’t get the same treatment,the satanic angle was just a gimmick no one took serious if like watching professional wrestling it’s fake

[@troyevitt2437]

This is not unlike NWA going public with the letter they received from the FBI regarding their song, "F/k The Police". Their manager told them, "There's no such thing as 'Bad Press'."

[@thomasjeffersonstntproject2243]

Dee snider blew everyones minds

[@kevinhicks9656]

At that time i was a teenager, they waited until i got home from school and every recird, tape, shirt, poster everything that i had was burning in the grill outside because some dumbass preacher said to

[@audiomover]

OMG wow. I know that type of thing happened with a lot of people.

[@keithmccrary325]

After the PMRC hearings, pop music generally became even more dumbed down

[@JimmyKnight-m4g]

All this did was blow up in The PMRC face, parental advisory or tipper stickers did was made fans want yhe albums even more!

[@kennycook-uy8hv]

3 Things for sure!! Controversy sells Motley and the rest are still making millions!! PMRC HAS BEEN LONG GONE😂 🤟

[@ThomasDeCampli-o7h]

Their best lp was too fast for love but shout and theater were really cool I ware a theater of pain ring and I'm a goth the crue. Are a very symbolic band a lot of people don't know that Thomas 61 Florida 👿❤️❤️❤️👿

[@Rick-mp8tm]

My sister, who with her boyfriend took me and my friends to Rock Concerts in Nashville starting in 1982 with my first concert , was Billy squier, with Nazareth opening! But she got me a tape with minister or somebody talking about backward masking in music or hidden messages backward messages in music, It had led Zeppelin edited It was it sounds evil, talks about everything, he was worried I was going to get into the devil or something! When we went to kiss in January 82 there was a Christian group protesting in the local news was there in Nashville channel 2 4 and 5!!! We passed them and didn't say anything they're asking us questions as we were entering the municipal auditorium in Nashville!!!

[@raider4life44]

Mercyful Fate produced one of the greatest vocalist of all time. None other than KING DIAMOND!!!!

[@responder2246]

Love rock and metal. All I listen too. BUT. Take a listen to the last few seconds (whispers) of Def Leppard's -Love Bites. You'll understand some people's "concern". Go listen. I dare ya. lol

[@sixstringhans-tone5574]

My parents were just like, how can ya even understand what their sayin?! But me being gen X my parents were listening to The Beach Boys & Beatles. So I’m sure their parents thought the same thing. Cuz didn’t these Christian’s back in the dad burn Elvis records a stuff too? So I think gen X or I should say the baby boomers were a lil cooler about our music. But Motley Crue’s first two albums, I think were their best! 🤘🏼✌🏼

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

Rap music lyrics today would make motley look like school girls.😂

[@santoguido5165]

And then…. Rap artist hit the scene with lyrics literally about killing cops.

[@DwayneNixon]

The Satanic Panic was ridiculous I remember when KISS were supposed to be Satanic. I remember thinking the only song that came close was God of Thunder. It lost all credibility after that though my mom bought it hook line and sinker. 😂

[@markinthemix6055]

Sell your ticket Save your soul. Yep l remember that.

[@domenicbell2834]

Ah yes, the famous PMRC senate hearings, or 'Scapegoat Central' .In addition to Dee and Zappa making fantastic contributions to Metal's (and art in general) absurd need to defend itself, I thought John Denver appearing absolutely helped torpedo 'The Washington Wives' ridiculous over- reaching and backfiring claims. Theres a great song by Ice-T called 'Freedom of speech' where he totally tears em all a new one, even if youre not into 'Rap' ,I think youd like that one Rob its starts with a Jello Biafra commentary , issuing a dire warning on the arbitrary and crushing use of govt. control /censorship over a sample of Sabbath's 'Black Sabbath'. My folks were totally supportive of my zest for all things metal, they'd already been through the Elvis and Beatles /Stones years of 'Establishment clampdowns' and knew all the imagery etc, was just pure showbiz and entertainment , Rob Halford brings that up in the song 'Parental Guidence' on Turbo. Anyway , top show again and Cheers.

[@audiomover]

Interesting! Last evening after I did this show I discussed it with my wife and we actually talked about Jello Biafra. It's fascinating that these people, who had lived through the Beatles and Elvis (and certainly saw the folly of it, if not the danger of the mob mentality) were the very people to start this movement. Judas Priest was thrown in the middle of the mayhem when they were taken to court over how their lyrics had supposedly influenced a disturbed young kid. Somehow this is all in human nature to pass the buck, point fingers, etc. What a crazy time! Thanks for the input!

[@JasonPatterson-h3z]

Idk when I last went to a rock/metal show but still happens. Will always be sum1 complaining & trying force their opinions. Last cpl OzzFest I went to, there were a cpl small groups of ppl with signs etc walking around preaching n tryna help us save our evil souls from eternal damnation. Seeing as evil Ozzy and company typically sacrifice a human on stage while all of us in the evil audience watch while touching evil ourselves. Only rite since all us into rock etc protest outside of churches tryna force our opinions etc down their throats. Smh

[@seanwhitman799]

☆ATTENTION AUDIOMOVER!!☆ You never explicitly told us what "FILTHY FIFTEEN" meant nor where it came from! I wasted almost 24 minutes!

[@speaknowlearning]

excelente disco, pero ya es una caricatura de ellos mismos, ya fue. ya pasó

[@Thinkforwardnow]

Team Mick!

[@tattoogypsy1970]

Ok. You never got to the point. Lmao

[@meltednotice]

im 55 this year in june i also lived thru that cool time. years later when my mom told me she now loves ozzy and gene simmons cuz she watched their tv shows; then i laughed.! she hated them back in the day!

[@audiomover]

That's actually really funny. Crazy how those two, who were hated and despised by so many adults back in the 70s, became lovable father figures after those TV shows.

[@tattoogypsy1970]

Get to the point