More Fake News about Mötley Crüe!

[@thesteamycreamofdualjabbar6486]

Will you address the fake news that Vince Neil can still sing?

[@revwillyg6450]

😂he's so awful 🤦‍♂️

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

that just makes me sad.

[@j.r.shartzer]

That's the proof right there. If they were faking it, Vince wouldn't sound like that.

[@millerbeer01]

I can. Nope.

[@mrmrandmrs800]

No one dispels that

[@madislandguy]

I saw John5 at Shank Hall in Milwaukee which can only seat 300 so no matter where you are sitting, you could REALLY see exactly what he was playing. I assure you that he can, in fact, perform such wizardry.

[@ChazinFl1]

He is a great guitarist, I was a HUGE fan. Now I lost a lot of respect for him, he is FOR SURE playing to a backing track, it isn't even a question. Id much rather see him without Crue, it would be MUCH better,

[@MickH60]

@@ChazinFl1 Bullsh1t, there is a backing track for sure, everyone uses them, but it hasn't got anything to do with him , go educate yourself and stop speaking rubbish....

[@saltpeter7429]

I saw him in Lebanon New Hampshire with Jarrod James Nichols. What a killer show! I was 10 feet away from John 5 for a good portion of the show. I was gobsmacked. Great player and performer. I have tickets to see him there again in September. My 9 year old daughter will be with me this time, she has been manipulating guitar since she was 6.

[@scotthicks1795]

There’s a lot of processing with some of these setups. A long time ago, Zakk jumped off stage at an Ozzy concert, ran barefoot to the arena cheap seats where I was, and from 15 feet away under a spotlight, I couldn’t match his hands to the sound coming out of the PA at all. It was unreal delay. Like almost a second. Or maybe just that long to get through all of the effects.

[@ChazinFl1]

This case is fakery

[@MickH60]

That was latency due to the distance from his equipment, nothing to do with effects, the further you are away from the stage, the worse it is, he doesn't use that many effects anyway

[@VoidR]

@@MickH60 That's what I was going to suggest. Another thing is he was probably wearing in ear monitors which means he is hearing the sound and playing in time with the rest of the group no matter how far he is. You were probably seeing what you were about to hear a second later.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

@@scotthicks1795 One thing everyone seems to be missing even though the guy mentioned it in the video is that John missed the downstroke. The Chord is heard BEFORE his hand strums. It's NOT the hammer off part. It's the strummed chord I hear that is not being strummed. John strums it off timing. So first I hear the strummed chord then John hand strums.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

That's not "delay" (as in: an effect, plugged in - or whatever), that is the natural delay/time-lag, from: how much longer it takes sound from the P.A. to reach YOUR ears (at the far end ...or anywhere further away, of an arena ...stadium ...even theatres). I am sure many fans never pay attention to this, however: sound takes time to travel. If you are further away from the stage, it takes milliseconds to seconds longer to reach your ear-holes than it would where it NEEDS to be immediate!: Where the band is playing (so that they can respond to one-another and "be on the same page," constantly.). Yes, OBVIOUSLY, artists use: "in-line," added, digital (and maybe, even, analog) delays and other "time-based," sound alterations (flanging, phasing, "chorus"), however: in essence, these are all modifications of: what happens to sound as it travels through a large space. "Delay" is considered: discrete (and can create "loops" & other repeating oscillations), but all it is, really, is: a modifiable, controllable version of: reverberation [more commonly referred to by it's truncated form: "reverb"]. ...The further you are from a sound source, particularly, in an enclosed space (but: effectively: ANYwhere), the more delay a listener will notice between: actions they can visually see & which they know are acting to CREATE the sound and: aurally encountering that (expected) sound. Why do you think that (for decades now, at least!): in vast stadium shows, you see: more than one set of P.A. speakers?? There are often more sets of mix speakers, sending sound to the areas further away from the stage, to make the concertgoing experience "more immediate" for the fans in "the cheap seats." ...and so people won't get fooled by their own ears vs. eyes (esp., nowadays, with massive broadcast screens -so, if you're NOT down on the floor 🤦🤦🤷 ...you, basically, paid $170 to watch TV in a stadium! ) and, incorrectly, think that "they're being cheated"🙄🤦 ...if you're in the back of the stadium (even with "no-one" else, there, yet!), the sound will take longer to reach you, by a noticeable amount of time!! (It's also why: the F.O.H. board is at the location it is - that is, generally, at a point before where the first noticable delay begins to happen (from the stage to the body of the venue)!!) SOUND in vast space?? = delay. Just understand that.

[@TheNiteinjail]

If john5 uses any backing tracks .. (rhythm guitar during solos for instance) it certainly isn't about talent. He is more than capable, so whatever he's using it isn't to avoid playing.

[@detroitdabber313]

My issue with John 5 recently was when he said something to the effect of “As long as we still have Nikki, Tommy and Vince on stage we still have Motley Crue” which seemed incredibly dismissive and disrespectful towards Mick Mars.

[@sooticablue1664]

Totally agree. Love to see what he thinks he’d be standing on that stage playing if it hadn’t been for Mick Mars.

[@Smart-Alex]

But Mick Mars is not there so how is it dismissive to his talents?

[@detroitdabber313]

@@Smart-Alex I didn’t say it was dismissive of his talents, it’s dismissive of his role in the bands success. Suggesting Mick is the only one of the band members that is replaceable is very dismissive of his contributions. “Micks not here but it doesn’t matter because we have the 3 important members”.

[@Smart-Alex]

@@detroitdabber313 John 5 always appeared humble and especially of thankful being part of the boys. I think his point was that there are still 3 original band members left, and the bulk of the bands core remains intact versus other bands that have a fraction or none (foreigner) of their originating members. Thats my read but to each their own of course.

[@MickH60]

Rubbish, he wasn't talking about "past success", stop putting words into his mouth just to have a whinge....

[@grumblestiltskin9099]

Imagine questioning the ability of John 5? Nice to see you’ve got his back.

[@gwts1171]

John is one of my favorite modern guitarists. He's a heck of a nice guy, too. I feel like he would just admit it if he was using a backing track.

[@MedalionDS9]

Anybody been watching John 5 knows he doesn't need a backing track... doesn't mean he can't use one though... but never doubt his skill

[@halphillips1775]

It wouldn't surprise me if John5 actually pre-played the entire concert in his mind during a nap before the show and then just telekinetically beamed his dream vibrations straight onto the strings while simultaneously transcribing 70's Hee-Haw banjo radio waves reflecting off of Kuiper Belt Asteroids ... He's just that good!

[@TheAgentAssassin]

@@halphillips1775 He travelled to the future to play that missed downstroke,

[@MariaFrancesca]

Regular Burt Reynolds pose that 🙂

[@sooticablue1664]

Best comment ever! 😂

[@MariaFrancesca]

@@sooticablue1664 😅☺

[@DanielThureskog]

Also known as the I want to lay down, but still want to stay awake (by having both feet on the floor) pose. 😂

[@sooticablue1664]

@@DanielThureskog 😂😂😂

[@foxvalleybandvids]

Hasselhoff

[@Sadlander2]

There's a difference between using backing tracks to enhance the sound and using them because you forgot how to play some songs and you don't feel like learning them or because you want to jump around and focus on other things but your instrument. On the records, when there's a guitar solo, the rhythm guitar keeps playing. When they played live, before using backing tracks, when Mick played a solo, you only heard the bass guitar underneath his solo, which left like a "hole" in the overall sound. To avoid that, you either need a 2nd guitar player or you use backing tracks. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with using backing tracks in this case. What I don't like is what Nikki seems to be doing. Don't get me wrong, I used to have posters of Nikki Sixx in my bedroom, I bought 2 of his books, etc... but there are videos where you can see him stop playing for a second but you can clearly still hear the bass. In this case, it's not to enhance the sound but it's Nikki who doesn't want the responsibility of playing the bass correctly, not willing to make possible mistakes or he just wants to be on stage and ....be present.

[@nicholaschapman6763]

he's a victim of making it look too easy. that is what years and years of practice gets you. not to mention natural talent

[@mullet75]

Agreed totally.

[@jessehutchings]

That is so real, too. Like, I'm pretty sure some guy hating on one of my videos thought I was finger sync'ing or something

[@corylong1024]

I think he plays too perfect when he plays motley it feels like it has no bite maybe it's over compressed? I dunno but it's perfect but bland

[@Michael-eu1mz]

John 5 isn't faking it not so shore about the others

[@corylong1024]

I don't think he fakes it I think he plays it too perfect there is nothing he can't do with a guitar

[@reverendcarter]

when i was running live sound, it seemed like the bigger the band, the more likely they were to use backing tracks. some local bands were almost 80% backing tracks and most of the work was in getting good in ear mixes so they could play along in time or at least pretend to. crue have had this said about em enough and NDA's are pretty hardcore in that realm that i wouldnt be surprised at all if he had no choice and it got handed down from management.

[@8thouseson]

John 5 uses enough compression that he could easily hammer a whole Motley Crue song with one hand🤣🤣this is a lot of to do do over nothing

[@TheAgentAssassin]

@@8thouseson He missed the downstroke, not the hammer on, then air guitars the downstroke. On the physical downstroke no chord is heard. Plus the sound of those chords are strummed with a pick. You car hear the the string sequence. Pretty obvious.

[@01chickenpickin]

My thoughts exactly

[@shawmutt]

That’s not the problem with modern Motley Crue. It’s that squawking nonsense that Vince calls singing. What a travesty.

[@ryankibler7973]

By Modern, you mean after 1990?

[@richardbelisle4807]

John has said it’s a hammer on chord…

[@myheart4apen]

Your wordplay with the double negatives is brilliant.

[@TheTobesOfHades]

I've seen John 5 a few times up close. He doesn't need both hands to play.

[@powerface71]

He was playing, he hit it on an upstroke as he walked out of frame!

[@TheAgentAssassin]

03:04 chord already played and he didn't hit the upstroke yet , and when he does hit the upstroke and quickly downstrokes which is faster time than the actual lick

[@MickH60]

@@TheAgentAssassin Give up mate, these tricks have been done since guys like Van Halen turned guitar playing into a sport..... All you're saying is you don't know what you're talking about because you obviously can't do it.... Most bands I've seen since the 1970's use some sort of backing tracks, ALL albums do, so they use them live to fill out the sound, always have.... I could literally fill this page with examples....

[@brandonjackson5865]

Yeah I’ve watched it and it looks like he hits the chord on the upstroke and then does the little pick flip move and if you know how to play guitar that riff lends itself to that kind of stuff it’s hammer ons and pull offs and open strings. I think most people who are up in arms about it probably aren’t guitar players or they don’t realize just how good and how slick players like John 5 are. Motley Crue songs is like him playing in beginner or amateur mode in a video game. I’m not saying Motley Crue songs suck or anything, they just aren’t going to be a technical challenge for someone like John.

[@Did-You-Hear-About-This]

"Does it really matter?" Yes. Yes it does. I'm going to see live music. I'm not going to see Milli Vanilli.

[@Cole_Douglas]

You don’t understand his point.. for stadium shows it gives it a fuller sound. They’re not miming they are actually playing along, to a backing track.

[@nicholasjarvis3260]

No you are going to a show, a performance

[@kilsoo]

doubling up 80s hair band backing tracks is standard faire. They used cd players and tape decks at the console and what not back in the day. doesnt matter whether j5 actually did or not. he has talent so either way

[@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall]

I agree with all of this. I use hammer on chords and pull offs quite a bit. And I don't think the person who is calling B.S. is taking into account the sheer volume that John 5 is playing at. That helps. Hell, I can do it with a Jay Turser strat and a Kustom 100 at The Nick, much less through a bunch of Marshal stacks in an arena.

[@Trashslayer76]

John 5 is good enough to chord with his left hand between strums. Have people watched him play other things?

[@TheAgentAssassin]

The chord I hear is strummed with a pick and he missed the downstroke. John 5 is awesome but he clearly is playing to a track.

[@MickH60]

@@TheAgentAssassin Again, that's got NOTHING to do with what he's playing, he also flicks the strings with his fretting hand, so no pick stroke, these things have been done for as long as I can remember....

[@pitthefrit6292]

Sure. And even with no hands at all

[@gothicfartingchannel7294]

@@TheAgentAssassin Play his demonstration back at .25 speed you can see he's quickly sounding the notes with his left hand while he does the pick-toss no downstroke required. J5 is such a band geek autist type musician he would admit without hesitation if he was using tracks. He's just so technically good he can do things people can't comprehend, his autist mind doesn't get that so his explanation falls flat.

[@GerryBlue]

@@TheAgentAssassin This, that doesn't sound like a hammer on at all

[@ChazinFl1]

John is playing to a rhythm track. There is no doubt about it. I'm not talking about the pull off, etc

[@blackphoenixfamily8477]

" I'm not talking about the pull off, etc" well, that's good, because you do realize a rhythm track is a backing track purely for percussion? Which, given the more obvious evidence of such, with the video clip of Tommy, being possible. I guess, to you I would ask..... Ok, and?

[@ChazinFl1]

@@blackphoenixfamily8477 🤡🤣You sound ridiculous!

[@MickH60]

So ? That's got NOTHING to do with what John's playing, you do know the difference right ? Thousands of bands use backing tracks of some sort.... Sabbath were doing it in the 1970's, it's nothing unusual...

[@jessehutchings]

​@@MickH60Well, I thought that's what the entire controversy was about. I don't think there's anything wrong with a rhythm backing track. I mean, I don't have a band so I perform at open mic with a track for all the other members of a band. 😂

[@forgettablelisa]

@@MickH60 That's the entire point, and is exactly what the band keeps denying. Nobody with a functional brain thinks John 5 cannot hang live, it's the other 2 bozos in the band people believe are faking it, hence playing to a "rhythm track" there is literal video evidence of Tommy Lee standing up with his arms in the air and drums playing lol, that isn't latency or delayed effects or some drummer trick, it's just a backing Milli Vinilli backing track

[@willywayne5299]

I saw Motley in 83,blew us away,great stage show,Mick was on fire,that’s how I’ll remember them rocking boys,what’s going on today is a different band period!

[@revwillyg6450]

He said " pull offs" 😂thanks for that, Beavis, I mean Justin

[@JoshuaKhosa]

Classic

[@VoidR]

John 5 is actually a wizard (or sorcerer depending on the hat situation). It is said that if he walks into a room with a 12-string the instrument will play Stairway to Heaven in an effort to get his attention.

[@blablametalhead]

The Chuck Norris effect

[@independenceltd.]

The first two Crue albums are great. I saw them on the "Theatre of Pain" tour with Y&T opening. I also camped out alongside the girl whose top gets flipped up in the "Home Sweet Home" video, which was filmed in Dallas and Houston, to get those tix. Those are all the music and memories I need from the Motleys. I've been Crue-free going on nearly 40yrs and I've never felt better!

[@drewnelson3149]

Man, Y&T doesn't et nearly enough love these days. They were far better than the majority of their contemporaries.

[@independenceltd.]

@@drewnelson3149 so true

[@ZuzuTheLemon]

In The Darkness you even do your own stunts!

[@MackieMc8709]

John 5 is brilliant. If you want to question his playing go see him at one of his club shows. He can play anything, absolutlely anything. Motley has used backing tracks and vocal tracks for years. They are a band you go see for the full stage show, you don't go tohear Vince sing, that is for sure. I think you called it correctly Mr. Hawkins!

[@craigstiles5186]

I've flubbed chords and right hand stuff live. Listened to the recording and it sounds okay. The bass kind of takes care of the first strum on this. He hammers on the chord and the high notes ring out. Now the other members. I'm betting they do use help.

[@buddhafella]

I saw MC on the Dr Feelgood tour in Birmingham UK. Part way through a roadie waked part me. A few minutes later someone threw a cup at Vince. He had a strop, threw the mic stand at the audience and stormed offstage. A moment later the roadie walked back past us carrying the mic stand. Theatre, don't you love it!

[@buddhafella]

'walked past' obviously.

[@philmus1]

Iron Maiden have quite a lot of keyboards on their newer records. But they are played offstage by Steve Harris's bass tech. They also use pre-recorded lead ins for some songs e.g. over Churchill at the start of Aces High

[@johnofark]

Weird how every time I’ve tuned in to a video from Mr Hawkins he always looks different

[@AndyA1234]

If you have lots of overdubs in the studio you have to find a way to replicate that live. Many bands do it to cut the cost of having additional musicians to play the extra overdubs.

[@MickH60]

EXACTLY.....

[@Cole_Douglas]

The point is.. to get that huge fat stadium sound, to mimic studio overdubs they play along to backing tracks. Yet Nobody complains about studio overdubs do they…They’re Not miming (which would be worse) so I appreciate their attempt to give us that full same sound live

[@Joseph-yw6rs]

Let's just be honest, John 5 can do things no one else can do. So, if anyone could do it, it's him.

[@morecklgust]

Like this setup you are very relaxed...

[@tonepoet]

Vince Neil has been taking singing lessons from Yoko Ono.

[@eriklarson9137]

No wonder he's starting to sound better.

[@nunchuckerband1001]

Yep probably hearing the attack from the drums and bass on top of the hammer on.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Mostly Crud is now tarnishing John5. That is disgraceful. John5 is a great guitarist.

[@time3947]

Hey Justin, If there are no backing tracks involved, then who is playing the rhythm guitar while John 5 is soloing? While I think that John 5's explanation is possible (as I am a guitarist myself), I do agree with the comment that there is a difference in tine between a strummed chord (in this case meaning the multiple simultaneous notes being strummed) and a chord hammer-on (multiple simultaneous note being fretted by hammer on). There is so much gain on this sound that it does make it a little hard to distinguish as I know with heavy gain (like here), what he is saying is possible, you just have to be super precise in hitting the exact strings of the chord you are playing, or you will get unwanted string noise. However, when he is soloing there is an obvious rhythm guitar part being heard too, and it is NOT being played by John 5 at that moment. So, it is most likely a backing track, or possible another guitarists off stage playing those rhythm parts (unlikely, especially with Motley Crue's history). To not acknowledge this just really makes him look bad, if not like a LIAR (as Henry Rollins would say). It does matter and I will tell you why. Because to call yourself a live show and sell tickets with that advertising/marketing, and there has been decades of precedent of rock musicians performing live in front of you that have reinforced the understanding/meaning of a 'live performance', then to not do so as that (using backing tracks in place of actual live performances) would be FRAUD by definition. That would be ground for legal action, and I think that should happen under those instances. Now, I will say that when I spend money for a 'live performance' and I think this is a reasonable expectation, that the musicians on stage who are billed as the 'live performance' all need to be the one performing live without any of there instrument parts being replaced by a backing track. If there is a song a musician i'performing live', and that song has a complete orchestral section, I think it is ok to have a backing track of the orchestral section, as long as, the musicians on stage are all playing their parts on their instruments live. I understand that having an orchestra on tour just to play a 30 seconds section of a song is costly. It would be cooler if that were actually the case, but I get that under those circumstances, those parts could be on backing tracks to reduce logistics and expenses. To sum up, I think just as long as the musicians on stage billed as the 'live performance' are all playing their parts on their instruments, 'live' during that performance, then it is ok for anything they are not playing to be supplemented on a backing track. What I think is really ironic, is that all these supposed real rock musicians have diluted themselves because there was a time when real rock musicians called others out as POSERS for not taking their playing and craft seriously, and just presenting themselves as rock musicians for all the fame and finances they waned to get. Cheers, Tim

[@twobarsfourstars]

Dr John 5 🤘🏼🙌🏼 sad that he’s getting this treatment, same on video of him ripping Kiss licks off the top of his head on Paul’s og cracked mirror Ibanez and people complaining they’re not perfect. He’s brilliant and one of the best playing today, great feel and love for the instrument that comes out in everything he plays

[@woodreauxwoodreaux6298]

Attacking strings with the fretting hand (instead of plectrum) is not radically new. Buckethead does it all the time when he plays with his lefthand while tapping the kill-switch button with his right. I'm sure what John 5 is claiming is well within his ability.

[@Sophiehall-03]

Heyy, bloody loved the show at Warwick castle, can’t wait to see you guys again 😊

[@markmatrix9287]

Could it be the delay from the player to the stadium speaker set up!?

[@jimmcdougall9973]

Backing tracks are for the one man band down at the pub. It’s impossible for him to cover songs effectively without the backing tracks, whether it be drums or keyboards etc, But if I go and see a top act, they need to perform everything live. Even if that means adding additional backing musicians, as Queen did with Spike. Else we are being cheated out of our hard earned money. Note: it’s hammer on and pull off, not hammer off.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Most all 'top acts' have been using sync'd tracks for more than 15 years now.

[@ChazinFl1]

@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Not "most" of metal acts, po is the worst at being fake.

[@MickH60]

@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Well more than 15 years my friend, Sabbath did it in the 70's, so did Kiss and thousands of other bands. There's so many stup1d comments here from people that have literally no idea....

[@MickH60]

@@ChazinFl1 Yes mate MOST.....

[@RosieHarp]

We like a tousled Mr H languishing on soft furnishings 😋

[@Punk_Unkle_Guitars]

Your acoustic guitar intro theme sounded amazing on this video

[@Punk_Unkle_Guitars]

And your hair looked really pretty too

[@austindurham5736]

Idk about the rest of the band but i know damn well j5 isn't using a backing track.

[@ThoseThingsSilver]

I sat next to Vince Neil at a dinner years ago, and the only thing that surprised me about him was that he was shorter than I was, and I am a tiny woman. I was never impressed by him, but it could just be my taste of music. Bands like Muse inspire me. I'm proud to be a tiny woman with a big voice.

[@barlexfilms6856]

This is so well edited ! I love JHRA

[@neofighter5323]

AWESOMENESS 😎, Great seeing you bro WOOOOOOOO 💯🔥❤❤❤❤❤

[@theofficialeightballchannel]

always luv these! Keep Rocking Justin!

[@MattJamesInnit]

Hey Justin... When people come up to you and say 'Hey Justin I saw the Darkness at the (e.g.) Cambridge Corn Exchange in 2006', do you find yourself trying to flash back to that gig? Even if only to make sure you were there? Or do you just pass over that info in your reply (if any)?

[@TheAgentAssassin]

He did appear to miss the down-stroke and the sound of the chord he missed isn't a hammer on, John 5 is an awesome player but he did miss the down stroke.

[@ilovejapanesemusic3858]

Cool video Justin! Great explanation 😁 I'm sad to see Johnny 5 slumming with this band, I wanted better for him😢

[@kingfishercomputing9497]

At least he’s alive!

[@supay6537]

Justin you have done it again 👏🏼 flipping genius!

[@johndurish4092]

Love your stuff. You educate me on the music industry in ways I never imagined. Fantastic.

[@tariqgarmony2149]

I don’t think that John 5 is faking his guitar playing live. Although Vince, Nikki, and Tommy, on the other hand, are faking their parts live.

[@toddclancy4442]

I’m old school, using any tracks at all is bs…part of the charm of seeing a band live is seeing how they pull off songs live, if you suck bad enough to need tracks, retire…plain and simple

[@shirleyspeirs6992]

You are delightful and I could listen to you all day!

[@1GDR]

Vince Neil definitely sings whilst he'd hammered on

[@clarenceoveur9497]

It's 100% legit, John even showed how it's done, he literally strums with his left fingers.. what a guitar god LMAO And with the gain he had on stage, it sounds massive. Just git gud, bunch of guitar noobs (John Petrucci voice)

[@kimberlycoberly6987]

It doesn't matter who does what in Motley Crue. Not my thing...ever!

[@jessehutchings]

I don't see the big deal if the band is using a rhythm or support track. The biggest solo pop stars in the world perform to tracks. Why? Because it cuts costs and allows them to focus on the dramatics of their stage performance or the experience of their show. That is one of the core differences between bands and pop stars because bands actually play the elements of their music live. Whether or not a band employs support tracks is really just a matter of what kind of show they want to put on.

[@johncostigan8747]

Hands don’t lie. Why the strain in judging? Not a pedal. What? Echo? Pre- recorded. End stop.

[@allrequiredfields]

I'll never be able to tell when you're throwing shade. Isn't that like peak English? Every episode feels like I'm watching Spinal Tap outtakes.

[@beanbison]

Love the gain and sustain like Dan when he hits those strings

[@jolrug1]

Justin Hawkins travels without a traveller guitar???? Stunned!

[@evenn6299]

I'm sorry, but with all do respect, Justin needs to stop defending/kissing up to his idols. At 5:15 in the video, you can clearly hear the chords being plucked, but we do not see it. I even suspect it is the same audio played from the first set of chords being overlayed when John 5 is doing his elbow trick on the second set of chords. This video should be called More Fake News FROM Motley Crue.

[@JoeLink56]

Went to see Crue open for Kiss maybe 10-12 years ago and it was the last time I saw either of them. The show was decent but you could tell things were on the decline performance-wise as well as overall enthusiasm for the craft. RIP CRUE AND KISS!

[@applehead252]

Everyone is entertainers or performers now not musicians . Tragic .

[@cherylhurst7093]

A guitar teacher/vocalist I follow - Fil Henley reacted to the Eagles using recorded vocals in a supposedly live concert recently. So crazy what is happening these days. Not saying bands in concert did not have tracks to fill in for all the instruments in concert to make it sound like what they did in studio. I think if things are auto tuned, pitch corrected, or not the person singing, it should be mentioned.

[@BarbaraAntoinetteVeronica]

Hi, Justin! I'm back. Good to see you. I like your hair. I can't call myself a guitarist, but I doodle a bit with it. I'm more a singer/lyricist.(however it's spelled.) Anyway, interesting topics. People can be so hypercritical of every thing. It's usually envy, & you're right. We all have to eat & shelter, & you/others have family. Relax. Don't allow yourself to get upset. I had to work on that as I live in a community where there are some very major non- intellectual jerks that prefer to do nothing but loaf & complain about each other with no respect for privacy, integrity, nor self control. Relax & continue to take care of yourself & love ones. I care very much about the angst & trouble I see everywhere. BAV I

[@RoeShamBoe]

hammer on vs. strumming on an acoustic guitar you can tell the difference but on an electric guitar with all the knobs on the distortion pedal jammed to the right and all the tubes in the amp glowing white hot, well in that instance a hammer on will throw you back like marty mcfly in back to the future

[@InsaneStryker777]

I went to a The 1975 concert in 2016 and the backing tracks were so heavy I almost walked out. Almost. I’ve never observed worse though.

[@foxvalleybandvids]

Justin is a few puppies short of Hasselhoff in that pose.

[@theveryhighminister867]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@Joe-mz6dc]

And before Justin and Hasselhoff there was Burt Reynolds. For you younger folks look that one up... if you dare. 😆

[@BongoBaggins]

I completed Crue Ball on the Mega Drive. Fun little fact there. Even the developer was impressed when I told him

[@leftctrlgaming]

that game was awesome I got when it launched ...

[@fiachramacaodha1260]

They are doing well just to be alive and touring at all. When saw them last year Vince Neill was very unfit and really struggled to keep pace with the faster verses, but he can't be expected to hit the notes he could 30 years ago in the best circumstances. The band still put on a fantastic show and if they need a little help reaching the same levels people expect all these decades later then there is nothing wrong with that. Didn't see anything to suggest they were faking it. Maybe Neill could get himself a fitness coach though, I think that might have solved much of the problem.

[@EwanPB]

Hey Justin, there's a wrestler who's currently making it big off the back of his intro music and parody songs that he writes and performs himself - he managed to get his intro music to hit number 4 in the UK download charts and since then it looks like he's going to make it big. What do you make of Joe Hendry - I believe in Joe Hendry?

[@Rocksarum]

Good day to you Justin!😘

[@LauraMo-l1y]

like good wine, it gets better as it ages❤

[@kirkwilson8738]

I think within the last year or so that Vince sounds better live than he did in the 1980's. He has obviously put some work in to improve. No one can deny that. As for John 5, I would say that I believe him. I am sure it is nothing other than loads of compression and digital delay. Lots of haters on the Internet that just don't have a clue. I would just advise People to go and see Motley Crue play live, let loose and have Fun. That is what it is all about. Rock & Roll is not about over analizing the living crap out of things. One thing is for sure.. They sound 100% better with John 5 playing Guitar. Not to disrespect Mick, but he never advanced as a player and has stayed at the same level of Guitar playing for over 50 years which is basically a 3rd year guitar student. I am really enjoying Motley now and I imagine most People are as they seem to sell out every show that they play.

[@LaurenStellerSeaEagle]

I cannot put my two cents in about this topic because I can't get past how hot Justin looks. Sorry, but I am not sorry.

[@internetmoney221]

The rhythm guitar track keeps playing when John5 plays a solo.

[@totalbullion5882]

That's just vince humming. 😆

[@ChazinFl1]

@@totalbullion5882 🤣

[@gregc8483]

It does that on the record too. Do you complain about that? Again, he has a base rhythm track going and he is on top of it and doing the solos. He is also doing the hammer on and pull offs in that videos as he is walking away.

[@ChazinFl1]

@@gregc8483 Fakery is LAME! He has a GUITAR rhythm track that he is playing to. It is not had too hear. So lame!

[@MickH60]

@@ChazinFl1 Oh bullsh1t mate, MOST bands these days have some sort of backing track, as I said further up in the comments, Sabbath had backing tracks in the 70's, Judas priest did in the 70's 80's, 90's 00's NOW, so did Dio and a pile of others, I could fill this page with a list. It has NOTHING to do with what John's playing at all. If you lot, that don't have a clue about how music is made, saw how albums are made, you're little brains would explode....

[@StevenAMckayAuthor]

Duff Mckagan look going on here 🤘🏻 Also, come on Rock, Paper, Swords so we can talk about the historical aspects of your lyrics in songs like Barbarian and Black Shuck!

[@joelblakely5268]

Not a Motley Crue fan, but the idea that John 5 needs a backing track is ridiculous. He is phenomenal. Well beyond the capabilities of the rest of the band.

[@Pookiestud]

John is an amazing guitar player and such a nice dude. I was able to meet him at one of his Creatures shows. I truly wish he wouldn't have joined Crue. Now he has to defend himself constantly. But, I suppose he got the bag for this gig and defending himself constantly is worth it?

[@mslaerik66]

John Five is probably the most talented member of M/C He is a very top tier player

[@wpropst]

probably? he's lightyears above those hacks

[@mslaerik66]

@@wpropst you're right 😅

[@ScreaminNorman]

He's the best drummer, bassist and vocalist in the band.

[@hops2099x]

Do you think they do the old socal punk grunge gimmick where there is another guitarist behind Oz curtain? I remember seeing green day and other pop punk bands and some grunge bands on shows like the tonight show or late night with Conan or SNL and sometimes from certain B cameras you’d catch a glimpse of these backing players behind a curtain off the stage front. It’s a weird practice to be honest, I never understood what the big deal ever would have been to have a live sell sword or guitar mercenary so to speak play with you live… like who cares.

[@SpaceFairyness]

I frikking LOVE John 5 -he's so talented, & their show last year was SO amazing, I really couldn't care less about any naysayers😂(except for any wise commentary from yourself of course!)✨️🎸✨️ Good on Vince Neil for going for it even when he hasn't been at his vocal best. They do a pretty entertaining show regardless 😄 Id absolutely see their show again if given the chance- theyre good fun😂

[@27hund1]

I have no doubt they use tracks. Couple of songs have synths and the show I went to last year there was no keyboard player on stage. Pure theatre. I had a great night and if the Crue come back to Sydney then I will go see them again. I know John 5 is doing a solo tour of North America this year.. If that tour makes it to Sydney eventually then I will go see that too.

[@777vim]

The biggest thing that bothers me is that I read in an interview that he's never had an alcoholic drink. Surely he's not qualified to be in Motley Crue?

[@pitthefrit6292]

Pantera did not even hire a roadie that would not drink with them

[@777vim]

@@pitthefrit6292 are they hiring?

[@craigmcdonald7388]

I think they have slowed down the BPM which is helping Vince a lot

[@stereophonicsmom]

John5 is a guitar genius and a wonderful person. I agree with you. Known him since his K.D. Lang days. EDIT: and yes, he’s a straight shooter, I’ve always trusted him. Never gave me a reason not to. ✌🏽

[@Rocksarum]

06:56 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rungren]

I am back! Your unworthy rival! I am not a fan of backing tracks, especially if it is the full band on stage. I only do albums now, by myself, programming stuff, playing the instruments and singing. If I was good at any of those things, I am sure my songs would be awesome, but as for putting on a show, I am a purist. When I was playing out with a band we had a mantra, 5 or 5000 they get the same show, to me using a backing track is kinda a sign of weakness, and the band could use some practice to stay tight.

[@MariaFrancesca]

Who knows what's real or not anymore 🤷‍♀ But I'm confident TD doesn't NEED to fake anything!

[@David-e9f8h]

On another note I'd like to have a beer and a chat with you Sir Justin,bring doc 5 if he's up for it👍