@@toddhoward130 Yes, exactly! Not to mention reasonable ticket prices. I remember paying like $12.50-15.00/each!!! Those days are definitely LONG-GONE. lol
Actually, Charlie Adams did the spinning drum set before Tommy Lee. Adams is Yanni's drummer, and they were in a rock band together in the early 80s called Chameleon where Adams came up with the idea and built the kit.
Yeah I only learned about it after Travis Scott pre-pandemic show at my job…never again! Who tf has a mosh pit as a rap show! It was literally a bloody mess😮
Recorded in 1987. Love this nasty riff. 35 years on and I still get goosebumps at the end when the entire stadium is chanting ‘CRUE CRUE CRUE CRUE CRUE!!!’. THIS is a fucking rock concert!
My Devoted Catholic Mother thought Crue was a devil band lolololol didn't help I'd close my bedroom door and CRANK IT UP!! OMG Miss the 80s.....was such an AMAZING TIME!! Everyone was Rocking!!! Lex got it right on the head!! All the guys wanted to be the band and all the gals wanted the bands 😁😁😁😁👍❤️💯🎸 Long Live the Best Rock Era!!! "The 80s"!!!
You were right Lex, we were united. We came together to celebrate, scream, yell, with each other. We made friends through music. Our music moved, motivated, inspired, kept some of us alive. Yes good memories.
Yes, the crowd was definitely more connected with the performance back in the 80's. The crowds were often just as wild as the bands. More women pulled up their tops to flash the band at a Crue concert than at most other shows.
Nothing like the concerts of the 80's. The anticipation, then the bands hit the stage, light show and pyro going crazy, and music so loud it just shoots through you..... pure heaven!!!
I went to concerts in the 80s. I had more fun in the 80s than any millennial or zoomer will ever have. Back then ...we lived for freedom and fun. Period.
Same. I recently tried remembering all the acts I saw in concert and couldn't even remember them all.. living in NJ so close to my we had so many venues to choose from. From the small Jersey shore venues like Stone pony to Atlantic City to NYC to Philly. I had so much fun
Lex just nailed it, it was wild in the 80’s. I saw like 50 concerts in the Dallas area back then. Always sat on the floor, there was always a stage rush. It was the best time to be young.
Concerts in the 80's were like no other! No cell phones, we were there for the music and have a good time! Some of the best times of my life! Motley Crue is still in my top 3 of the craziest concerts I've ever been to hands down!🤟
Comment at 2:21 is right on the money. We lived in the moment and had a hell of a lot of fun... I grew up in the 80's and 90's and my 2 daughters always ask me to tell them stories about how fun it was to grow up in that era, the music, friendships, always hanging out with your friends outside and playing around talking about everything and nothing . Wouldn't trade my teen years for anything. Love your channel.
My first concert was Motley Crue on this tour (Girls Girls Girls). The atmosphere depicted in this video is authentic; that's what their shows were like. Crue songs worth checking out: Don't Go Away Mad, Home Sweet Home, Shout at the Devil, Dr. Feelgood. The opening act at that concert had the number one record (Crue was 2) the week I saw them, and they're worth checking out: White Snake. Songs: Slow and Easy, Still of the Night, Here I Go Again.
I saw them on that tour too! My buddies all failed to secure tickets, so I was by myself. Since I didn't have to keep track of anyone, I risked my life to get right next to the stage...never again!!! Rock has, in many ways, forgotten that it is supposed to be fun! Too much brooding and introspection for fun these days.
Yes - we had a lot of fun in the 80s. As cheap as tickets were - we could go see 3 concerts a month easily. Now you have to save up all year to maybe see 1. You would've had so much fun if you could've experienced it. No other time like it
Tickets were like $75 for front row to $25 for general admission (that’s where the action was). Girls would flash the band and there was pot being passed around. If you were really close to looking like the band, you most likely went home with a girl/ guy for the night (very least a 30 minute back seat tour)
I was born in 1968, and i've been going to concerts since 1982, and i can assure you, concerts back then were much better than nowadays. Everybody used to drink and party in the parking lots, it was an amazing time in the 80's I saw this Motley Crue tour you are watching twice in the summer of 1987, it was awesome.
seen them live at the Santa Monica civic center ,Santa Monica California,1982 new years evil.i was 15,and it was epic,then went on to see the crue a few times after that ,and they were lip syncing,and walked off stage,W.A.S.P.,and KROKUS,came on and killed it...seen crue at the US festival in San Bernardino California,in 83 too,and you're right tail gating was epic back then,still have all my concert ticket stubs from all the concert's I've attended,just seen tool in Vegas 2019,right before covid hit......July,25 1968
i went to the US FESTIVAL in 1982, seen Van Halen in 84' the Jump Tour their last with diamond Dave, Iron Maiden in 85, pearl jam, I could go on & on, the cool thing is, believe it or not, I still have all my ticket stubs, and to think these are all concerts we went to while in High School, how cool is that it's been fun and a bunch of great memories. Hey thanks for responding to my post Klaws32...July 25, 1968..
I am so thankful I was involved in this era of music. I loved the 80 s. It truly was a time of fun and Lexi everyone had the same goal. Have fun and rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Im 34 and my mom and father toured briefly as sound techs in the mid 80's. Bands like Yesterday and Today, Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne. My mom can tell some funny stories about Sharron and how she ran Ozzy ; ) THEY DONT DO CONCERTS LIKE THIS IN THIS MILLENNIUM. The 80's and 90's were the last of the FULL ON RAGING CROWD MANIA! People were there for the culture. Now its more the clout. Put the phone down and VIBE!!
Lex is on target again. The concerts I've been to in the last 20 years or so, don't seem to have the unity and energy that was so great in the 80s. People are more interested in getting footage on their phone, than enjoying the music with others at the concert.
@@snakecharm13 I'm with you 100%. I remember a bunch of times recently, i would try to dance with whoever might be next to me and all I would normally get are strange looks saying leave me alone. That was rarely the case in the 80's & 90's.
This whole era of the 80s was just crazy fun... Girls Girls Girls and the Dr. Feelgood tours definitely feel like special moments in time when i look back at this era of going to concerts... going to the local rock club afterwards and running into others that were just at the show... you'd often run into other band members there if they weren't leaving town the same night... The Mason Jar in Phoenix was just nuts...
The energy back in those days was so much more than modern day concerts. You were seeing the band in person. Other than the occasional music video or tv interview, all we had were photos in magazines. It was magical to see and hear our favorite bands in person. The energy level of the shows was a 10. Now people video it with their phone and are busy posting to social media during the concert.
I was at one of those shows back in the day, just a massive party. The drum cage spinning was awesome to see live. Stage theatrics became a thing for bands to one up each other.
In the '80s and '90s there wasn't all the online media we have today, a live concert was a true and rare event to watch your favorite bands perform, the excitement was really high ...
Crue was always drunk/high. I was at a concert (against the stage rails), and Vince was pouring whiskey on the crowd during it, after taking swigs himself.
I love Lex’s reaction while the music plays. I know it has been said in many other videos, but I smile so huge seeing her jam to the music. Bless you guys, keep it up!
I was a teenager in the 80’s and Lex is absolutely correct about the concerts back then! They were amazing! I saw Motley Crue on this tour, and it was great!
Oh yeah!! That was filmed in 1987/1988. I saw them in Biloxi, MS on that tour on July 4 weekend. And yes, the energy and action was off the charts. That was exactly what their stage set up was for that tour, too. What you see in this video is what you got when you saw them on that tour.
As someone who went to these kinds shows back in the day and still goes to them today, Lex nailed it in the head. I couldn’t have said it better myself. It truly is a different energy. It’s not the same. And though they are fun, they were even more fun back in the day. Love you guys! F The Eagles!
I have been to more concerts in the 80's seeing Motley Crue, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Quiet Riot, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and many more and they all were basically like this, wild and free and just a great time unlike today.
Part of it is also that rock fans are old now, and we can't party like we used to do. The people who went to those concerts were teens and 20-somethings. Kids that age today are more likely to be into hip hop and various pop flavors.
You are so right Lex! The 70’s and 80’s were the shit! I seen Motley when I lived in Hawaii. I was able to give a dozen roses to Vince and I was standing right up front and 4 months pregnant. Still have most of my concert stubs from then! When tickets cost $6.50, $7.50 and most expensive maybe $16.50. I was always in the middle front with only a wooden barrier between the bands!(And of course security guards) Those times were the “Best”
Thankfully we had a brain back then. Only reason for the security guards were there because of the pyrotechnics no one would get hurt and to get those who have passed out
these are the concerts I went too when I was in high school. They were so amazing. Raw energy, wicked instrumentals, driving vocals......god I miss that.
My first concert was in 87 when I was 10. It was Poison. Yes, things were a bit different then. There was a sense of being all together and mutual respect. If you fell down in a mosh pit, those around you would pick you right up and make sure you were ok. That etiquette allowed crowds like that to be pretty safe.
The 80’s was the best time in music!! It was a blast!! This video ROCKS!! These were the bad boys of ROCK!! No concerts like this now a days!! We got into all the music!! It was sooooooo fun!!!
It was a different scene back then...there were no "assigned seating" and you could get right up to the stage...and you are correct in saying there werent any distractions like cells phones to take you out of the moment...back then the show WAS the distraction. Insurance wasnt as strict as it is now. You could put a girl on your shoulders, get as close to the stage as possible..it added to the circus like atmosphere...NOWADAYS every seat is assigned..no general admission...you cant get close to the stage..you cant party and have BBQ's in the parking lot before or after the show...rules and regulations today make the concert going experience VERY stale. Even outdoor shows have restrictions now to kill the mood...ALSO back then tours only had a headliner and an opening act, thats it! Thats all you needed...now a show is full of multiple acts and whatnot. Back then we just needed the headliner to sell out an arena. The vibe was so laid back and chill bitd. I actually went to this tour..the "Girls Girls Girls" tour....and Guns-N-Roses were the opening act and no one ever heard of them..then literally 2 weeks after I seen the show, "Sweet Child O Mine" hit the air waves and they exploded into stardom..but when they opened for Motley Crue 2 weeks prior no one knew who they were. And this concert was the most fun concert I ever been to and went to them all in the 80's. (im 51 now so the 80's was my scene!)
I'll watch videos people take now and there are people having a convo right next to them. I can't understand why someone would pay to go to a concert just to gossip or talk about BS when a great band (I assume) is in the room with them. I've seen videos of people a few rows back and some chatty chick and her friend are talking and giggling about random stuff. It's just weird to me.
Crue was some of the Widest fellows to ever rock. Concerts werr high energy, as well as the songs. Wildside, Dr Feelgood, Kickstart my heart, Louder than Hell, Dancing on Glass, + many more!
1:44 YOUNG LADY, you just won my heart with this statement. This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to articulate to my son as he gets into music that there is something missing about the energy that we used to conjure with the music of the 80's and early 90's.
concertgoing is embarrassing these days .. people dont get into the music, they record on their phone and upload and chat while the concert is ongoing.. sad state of affairs.. the Crue were the best.. pure energy
Tommy Lee was the first drummer to do the cage act, he always did something different for each tour after their wildside tour. Other drummers picked up on the cage after this 🤘😎🤘
I'm not sure how many times I've seen Motley Crue live but the 1st show I went Too was the theater a pain you're a pain show and he did a tilt up the tilt up drum solo after that it went crazy he did something different on the drums every time from the spinning to a roller coaster he flew his drums upside down across the entire stadium Tommy Lee was a psycho
@@rickgoeden4548 yes he did the stage tilt on Pain tour but no cage. Tommy was the first to do the "cage" act on the Girls tour and Joey pretty much did the same thing.
As mentioned below. The documentary on this band is worth watching. They were said to be one of the hardest bands to keep alive!! Tragic Vince lost his little girl to cancer.
Been going to concerts from 1968 to the present. Overall, the 80s were THE most hype. The whole decade was just a different vibe. Sex and rock ruled the day.
My first concert was in 1985, and was Mötley Crüe. I’ve been to hundreds of concerts since then, including seeing these guys a total of ten times. Concerts in the 80s had the best atmosphere, without a doubt. And were the LOUDEST! My ears rang for three days after that first concert, and they only got louder as time went on, until they started getting sued for hearing loss in the 2000s. Literally everybody had much quieter concerts after that started happening. Arena and stadium shows haven’t been very loud ever since. Kick drums at these shows used to be so loud it felt like a kick in the chest. Nowadays you can hold conversations at concerts. Back then you had to yell as loud as you could at the person standing next to you and *maybe* they could hear you. Things have changed. Audiences have changed, too. The majority of people at shows now are pretty mellow. It is no longer the madhouse of fun that it was back then. Hardly anyone is crazy into the whole show. Hardly anyone yells and cheers. It is rather sad to see. I’m glad I went to tons of shows in the 80s and 90s. It just doesn’t exist like that anymore. Bands still put on good shows but they aren’t loud and the crowds aren’t the same.
Super fun fact: around the 2:59 mark of this reaction video, you'll see the future frontman of Blind Melon, Shannon Hoon in the crowd. This video was filmed at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis and they played the song twice to get enough footage for the video. Shannon Hoon is from Lafayette, In which is about 60 miles north of Indy. Here's another fun fact....Shannon's sister was friends with William Bailey (aka Axl Rose of GnR) and helped get him on background vocals on a few GnR songs on the Use Your Illusion albums. Don't cry is a song that comes to mind. Anywho, Great reaction!!
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love... Discovered this band in 9th grade metal shop when the music was fresh and new back mid 80's. At that point in time they only had 2 albums. Too fast for love, and shout at the devil. Those are the 2 best crue albums. The main riff on Shout at the Devil hooked me for life. I know up above i said Too Fast For Love... But ya know what, Generation Swine is a mighty fine song. They also have a cover of Anarchy in the UK originally by the Sex Pistols thats pretty good. Do yourselves a favor and check them out. You dont have to do a reaction. Check em out when your in the car or whatever. But everybody should hear these songs at least once in their lifetime.
Yes, concerts were way better back then. Didn’t cost an arm and a leg for tickets, no assigned seating just general admission ( you could push your way to the stage ), NO CELLPHONES, security wasn’t on high alert, and if you didn’t hit one of the joints that passed by every 10 minutes you would catch a contact high easily.
Yes, it was recorded in the’80s. 1989 to be precise. I went to this concert my freshman year of high school and when Tommy Lee’s drum set started rotating, people lost their MINDS.
I was there for the filming of this video. Indianapolis Indiana 1988. They played it like 3 times and it was CRAZY !!!! The Energy was more than you could imagine
Going to concerts back in those days required you to actually, physically going to a ticket outlet or a record store (In my area it was Ticketmaster or Soundwarehouse) to get a wrist band with a number on it which would determine your place in line when tickets officially went on sale since there was no internet, WiFi and no online shopping. Lex is correct in that the 80’s concert vibe was a thing of its own. Everyone was there for great music and fun. You guys should check out the movie ‘Fast times at Ridgemont high’ to get the feel of what it was like to be in high school in the 80’s and scoring Van Halen concert tix lol. The best of times! IMO
You are spot-on that the 80s concerts were wild! Motley Crue was my first concert when I was 13, this very tour. Tommy Lee's drums were on the riser and during this song the drums did exactly this. It was truly amazing! Everyone went insane. My sister said I looked like the chick near the beginning of the video that had her arm up headbanging!!!
Lexi, you are a rocker at heart! I love to see you jamming to these songs from the past. Motley Crue was one of the hardest rocking groups of the 80's when it came to hair bands. My man Brad, subdued as ever. You two are a perfect pair.
My first concert I was 18 in 1988 Motley Crue Girls Girls Girls tour. Was amazing that's when drummer Tommy Lee debuted the upside-down drumming blew our minds!!
We would go see concerts 10 times a year to sold out arenas!!! It was the greatest time!!! Loooved seeing Motley Crue.. I saw this concert at New Orleans Arena.. never forget it!!!
Whoa...Lex is SO spot on when she talks about 80's concerts....the vibe there, how the fans act & even treat each other....just a completely & TOTALLY DIFFERENT energy than ANYTHING ANY musician, band, group-WHATEVER, could even hope to accomplish at a show today. Old school bands who are still together from the late 60's, 70's & 80's & still touring may be able to bring back SOME of that old feel at shows, but I truly believe it's gone. Never will be the same again. Truly makes me depressed ☹️😕😓🤟
Back in the 90's I lived in Tampa and spent many Friday/Saturday nights at the Rockit Club watch local and national level rock/metal bands. The Busch Bash at Busch Gardens was always a blast... Stranger was one of my fav local rock bands.
Concerts are still fun. I saw them in 2015, and the drum kit was hooked up to a roller coaster that took it across the floor section and back, spinning most of the way. Videos are on RUclips. Tommy called it the Cruecifly.
I’m not one to subscribe to RUclips channels, but I’ve totally gotten into these two! As a teen in the 80’s, living between rock and punk, I have to give it up to Lex…she absolutely gets it! No phones. Often no barricades and distance in many venues. You went to the shows and you often became one with the house. Some bands brought this to a rarified level, and you were awash in a welcoming swirl of frenzied unity. Perfect strangers, that ordinarily you might otherwise never talk to and probably won’t after walking out, became your best friends for the length of the show. It didn’t matter, and you didn’t care. For that brief moment in time, your world shrank into this one outrageous space of grace…if you were willing to let go and just let the current take you. Worked in Hollywood music for years in the 90’s-2000’s, and with so much of the ways that mainstream music is made and live shows are planned/produced, and executed, along with the paradigm shift in how people involve themselves in such spaces, Lex is absolutely right. Live shows have an entirely different vibe today. Not that musicians, shows, and crowds can’t be wild or in synch, just that it seems to have become much more difficult to achieve some of that organically generated unification. As an expectation, rather than an anomalous, one-off, lightning-in-a-bottle event. Anyway, I really appreciate their contrasting analytical styles in their approaches. Brad’s sitting back and often describing objective comparisons and contrasts to what he knows and sees between eras and genres, and Lex just leans in, wide-eyed and open, and takes the ride, and reports what’s she’s feeling and how she’s seeing it along the way. She totally gets it. Anyway, there are many that are doing this, and I’ve seen many of them, and to me, you two own a space at the top. Great team and delivery. Best Wishes, J
I seen most of the hair bands live in the 80s and early 90s and it was a blast. I always woke up with a neck pain from banging my head , but it was totally worth it. I hated when the music industry stopped making metal rock. Now it's just raw , underground hardcore that turned me into a country boy. I always loved southern rock the best and modern country is now the new southern rock. At least I will always have the memories of the wild times we had . ♥️
This was from the Girls, Girls, Girls tour. I saw that tour July 5th 1987 in Memphis. Whitesnake was the opener. One of the best concerts I've ever been to!
Girls Girls Girls was my first concert, and I got to see them for Dr. Feelgood and Carnival Of Sins, and have to say the crowd is real, their energy on stage is off the charts and real, and they always tried pushing the bounds on what they could do within a show, such as Tommy's drum set. It didn't just roll on the forward/backwards axis, it also swung 360 degrees from left to right or visa versa. In the COS tour his kit was set on a platform that hung from a railtrack on the arena's ceiling, where for his solo he'd climb a rope ladder up to it, play while the platform traveled from one end of the arena to the other and back, while also spinning. And the bugger never misses a beat. This band influenced my teen years more than any other, so hearing these tunes nowadays is always a very pleasant, uplifting flashback!
SEEN THEM LIVE 5 TIMES.. THEY STILL ROCK.. I HAVE MY STADIUM TOUR TICKETS FOR THE PAST YEAR TOO SEE THEM POISON, DEF LEPPARD, JOAN JETT. LEX HIT IT ON THE NAIL. EVERYONE IS BUSY ON THE PHONES VERSUS WATCHING A ROCKING CONCERT.....
“Was this recorded in the eighties?!” YES. I caught the 2nd Dallas TX tour date show on September 16, 1987 and this video was from that time frame. The concert was absolutely insane! Looking back it was definitely one of the most fun concerts I had the good fortune to attend.
The concerts during the ‘80s were epic, without a doubt! One primary reason, which you picked up on and pointed out…NO CELL PHONES!!!
Feeling that unity with a crowd that big is exactly what struck me about my first concert experience (Yes, in a hockey arena). Was eye opening for me.
Just lighters!
Entire arenas all general admission!!! No assigned seat bs!!
lighters up🤘NO cell phones 🙄
@@toddhoward130 Yes, exactly! Not to mention reasonable ticket prices. I remember paying like $12.50-15.00/each!!! Those days are definitely LONG-GONE. lol
Lex would have loved being a teenager in the '80's. Trust me it kicked ass!
SURE DID!!!!
She looks like a cute little 80s valley girl with her hair style and the way she has the ribbon tied through it
It definitely did
Lex soul belongs to the 80s. She definitely would've rocked it. Lex is cool.
She would’ve fit right in!! The 80’s was the best growing up in especially being a teenager!!
The spinning drum set was Tommy Lee's idea. And it got crazier as the years went on.
Actually, Charlie Adams did the spinning drum set before Tommy Lee. Adams is Yanni's drummer, and they were in a rock band together in the early 80s called Chameleon where Adams came up with the idea and built the kit.
Not Really. After Feelgood tour it was all about Electronica Solos and no Soul to those Solos
Their last show together I think in 2015 in L.A. it was a freaking rollercoaster and got stuck...
It was recorded in July 1987 in Indianapolis.
Yeah I only learned about it after Travis Scott pre-pandemic show at my job…never again! Who tf has a mosh pit as a rap show! It was literally a bloody mess😮
Recorded in 1987.
Love this nasty riff. 35 years on and I still get goosebumps at the end when the entire stadium is chanting ‘CRUE CRUE CRUE CRUE CRUE!!!’.
THIS is a fucking rock concert!
Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls and Shout at the Devil albums will always be on my forever playlist....great headbangers. 🤘🎶🤘
My Devoted Catholic Mother thought Crue was a devil band lolololol didn't help I'd close my bedroom door and CRANK IT UP!! OMG Miss the 80s.....was such an AMAZING TIME!! Everyone was Rocking!!! Lex got it right on the head!! All the guys wanted to be the band and all the gals wanted the bands 😁😁😁😁👍❤️💯🎸 Long Live the Best Rock Era!!! "The 80s"!!!
Damn right! ❤️🤘
Can't leave off theater of pain
Slipknot had to get permission from Tommy Lee the drummer of Motley Crew to do that with the drums cause Tommy owns the rights.
@@brandimodrak461 where did you hear that not disrespecting I'd really like to know..
You were right Lex, we were united. We came together to celebrate, scream, yell, with each other. We made friends through music. Our music moved, motivated, inspired, kept some of us alive. Yes good memories.
Yes, the crowd was definitely more connected with the performance back in the 80's. The crowds were often just as wild as the bands. More women pulled up their tops to flash the band at a Crue concert than at most other shows.
That's the truth
So many boobs at a Motley Crue show. Concerts were so much better back then. You didn’t have to take out a loan to go to one, either.
Nothing like the concerts of the 80's. The anticipation, then the bands hit the stage, light show and pyro going crazy, and music so loud it just shoots through you..... pure heaven!!!
Motley Crue was the ultimate bad boys of the 80's hair bands. A lot tryed to copy them Saw them in concert was a wild time
When I saw them they were the opening act for Ozzy. That's an infamous tour.
Yea, I remember that. Every time Motley came out with a new album...all the other bands tried to dress like them.
To be a fly on the wall to witness the after party debauchery.
I went to concerts in the 80s. I had more fun in the 80s than any millennial or zoomer will ever have. Back then ...we lived for freedom and fun. Period.
Same. I recently tried remembering all the acts I saw in concert and couldn't even remember them all.. living in NJ so close to my we had so many venues to choose from. From the small Jersey shore venues like Stone pony to Atlantic City to NYC to Philly. I had so much fun
DECADE OF DECADENCE
yep unfortunately alot of your crowd were neglecting your children for fun (and drugs) and we are now living the aftermath of your decisions.
Saw the show in Savannah GA G N R opened
@Jamie Fredrickson WOW!! Really? Motley Crue + GNR early days!!! nothing could ever beat that nowadays! so cool!!🎸🎶🎵🎤🙌
The 80s concerts were all about having fun, partying, meeting new people and getting rocked by some unbelievable music !!
a lot of cocaine and booze
Lex just nailed it, it was wild in the 80’s. I saw like 50 concerts in the Dallas area back then. Always sat on the floor, there was always a stage rush. It was the best time to be young.
Concerts in the 80's were like no other! No cell phones, we were there for the music and have a good time! Some of the best times of my life! Motley Crue is still in my top 3 of the craziest concerts I've ever been to hands down!🤟
indoor smoking!! jonts!!
life a we knew it ended in 2007
Comment at 2:21 is right on the money. We lived in the moment and had a hell of a lot of fun... I grew up in the 80's and 90's and my 2 daughters always ask me to tell them stories about how fun it was to grow up in that era, the music, friendships, always hanging out with your friends outside and playing around talking about everything and nothing . Wouldn't trade my teen years for anything. Love your channel.
My first concert was Motley Crue on this tour (Girls Girls Girls). The atmosphere depicted in this video is authentic; that's what their shows were like. Crue songs worth checking out: Don't Go Away Mad, Home Sweet Home, Shout at the Devil, Dr. Feelgood. The opening act at that concert had the number one record (Crue was 2) the week I saw them, and they're worth checking out: White Snake. Songs: Slow and Easy, Still of the Night, Here I Go Again.
I was there also...Bloomington Minnesota was my stop.
Me three. Columbus, OH @ Buckeye Lake
"Looks That Kill", if video.
I saw them on that tour too! My buddies all failed to secure tickets, so I was by myself. Since I didn't have to keep track of anyone, I risked my life to get right next to the stage...never again!!! Rock has, in many ways, forgotten that it is supposed to be fun! Too much brooding and introspection for fun these days.
Me as well, saw them in Dallas, Texas and was my first concert partaking in alcohol lol
Yes - we had a lot of fun in the 80s. As cheap as tickets were - we could go see 3 concerts a month easily. Now you have to save up all year to maybe see 1. You would've had so much fun if you could've experienced it. No other time like it
Tickets were like $75 for front row to $25 for general admission (that’s where the action was). Girls would flash the band and there was pot being passed around. If you were really close to looking like the band, you most likely went home with a girl/ guy for the night (very least a 30 minute back seat tour)
I was born in 1968, and i've been going to concerts since 1982, and i can assure you, concerts back then were much better than nowadays. Everybody used to drink and party in the parking lots, it was an amazing time in the 80's I saw this Motley Crue tour you are watching twice in the summer of 1987, it was awesome.
seen them live at the Santa Monica civic center ,Santa Monica California,1982 new years evil.i was 15,and it was epic,then went on to see the crue a few times after that ,and they were lip syncing,and walked off stage,W.A.S.P.,and KROKUS,came on and killed it...seen crue at the US festival in San Bernardino California,in 83 too,and you're right tail gating was epic back then,still have all my concert ticket stubs from all the concert's I've attended,just seen tool in Vegas 2019,right before covid hit......July,25 1968
Same here. Born in '68, first concert was Van Halen in '82!
i went to the US FESTIVAL in 1982, seen Van Halen in 84' the Jump Tour their last with diamond Dave, Iron Maiden in 85, pearl jam, I could go on & on, the cool thing is, believe it or not, I still have all my ticket stubs, and to think these are all concerts we went to while in High School, how cool is that it's been fun and a bunch of great memories. Hey thanks for responding to my post Klaws32...July 25, 1968..
Yep born in 1970 here..
You are so spot on when you talk about the 80's concert experience. I have seen Motley Crue 5 times, from 1987 up to 2018. I was never disappointed.
Seen them 5 times also. First time in 85 and last time was 2015 if I remember correctly. Alice cooper opened for them.
I am so thankful I was involved in this era of music. I loved the 80 s. It truly was a time of fun and Lexi everyone had the same goal. Have fun and rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
The 80s were definitely the best decade for music and concerts. There will never be another time like it. I miss those days
You obviously didn't listen to music or go to shows in the 70s.
Im 34 and my mom and father toured briefly as sound techs in the mid 80's. Bands like Yesterday and Today, Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne. My mom can tell some funny stories about Sharron and how she ran Ozzy ; ) THEY DONT DO CONCERTS LIKE THIS IN THIS MILLENNIUM. The 80's and 90's were the last of the FULL ON RAGING CROWD MANIA! People were there for the culture. Now its more the clout. Put the phone down and VIBE!!
Lex is on target again. The concerts I've been to in the last 20 years or so, don't seem to have the unity and energy that was so great in the 80s. People are more interested in getting footage on their phone, than enjoying the music with others at the concert.
Ive been to a couple that had the same energy. Amon Amarth with Arch Enemy, Avatar, Slipknot, and Iron Maiden. Other than them you are spot on.
I saw Rammstein at the Target Center in Minnesota, that was a bad ass concert
Iron Maiden concerts never changed. Always brought the energy! Incredible everytime!
I blame it on phones. Most people are watching the show on a little screen in front of them rather than just being in the moment.
@@snakecharm13 I'm with you 100%. I remember a bunch of times recently, i would try to dance with whoever might be next to me and all I would normally get are strange looks saying leave me alone. That was rarely the case in the 80's & 90's.
Seen this tour back in the day and it was a BIG WILD PARTY!! The kind of concert you never forget. Going full throttle from beginning to end.
You two missed out on so many great concerts. So glad I got to jam to them back in the 80's and 90's.
For me, this is one of if not the best rock n roll songs ever written. Great riffs, great tempo. This song just up and kicks ass!!
I saw this tour and it was insane with the energy so Lex nailed it
Me too,Knoxville Coliseum
@@nightrider7297 Nassau coliseum for me.
Yeah, great show ... with unknown Guns N Roses the opening band!!!!!!! ... in Huntsville
Yep she gets it
You guys pick the BEST songs and have the BEST reactions!! I love it! Keep them coming Brad and Lex
The 80's concerts were wild, between the drinking and getting a contact high from all the weed being smoked.
This whole era of the 80s was just crazy fun... Girls Girls Girls and the Dr. Feelgood tours definitely feel like special moments in time when i look back at this era of going to concerts... going to the local rock club afterwards and running into others that were just at the show... you'd often run into other band members there if they weren't leaving town the same night... The Mason Jar in Phoenix was just nuts...
The energy back in those days was so much more than modern day concerts. You were seeing the band in person. Other than the occasional music video or tv interview, all we had were photos in magazines. It was magical to see and hear our favorite bands in person. The energy level of the shows was a 10. Now people video it with their phone and are busy posting to social media during the concert.
I was at one of those shows back in the day, just a massive party. The drum cage spinning was awesome to see live. Stage theatrics became a thing for bands to one up each other.
Their shows were epic. A true show. The 80s were a special time for live shows. Now they just perform.
In the '80s and '90s there wasn't all the online media we have today, a live concert was a true and rare event to watch your favorite bands perform, the excitement was really high ...
Crue was always drunk/high. I was at a concert (against the stage rails), and Vince was pouring whiskey on the crowd during it, after taking swigs himself.
I love Lex’s reaction while the music plays. I know it has been said in many other videos, but I smile so huge seeing her jam to the music. Bless you guys, keep it up!
I was a teenager in the 80’s and Lex is absolutely correct about the concerts back then! They were amazing! I saw Motley Crue on this tour, and it was great!
And the tickets were $12.50
I'm 51 and went to many concerts in this time period and yes Lex, you're take on the vibe of those shows is spot on! It was high energy all the way
Oh yeah!! That was filmed in 1987/1988. I saw them in Biloxi, MS on that tour on July 4 weekend. And yes, the energy and action was off the charts. That was exactly what their stage set up was for that tour, too. What you see in this video is what you got when you saw them on that tour.
As someone who went to these kinds shows back in the day and still goes to them today, Lex nailed it in the head. I couldn’t have said it better myself. It truly is a different energy. It’s not the same. And though they are fun, they were even more fun back in the day.
Love you guys!
F The Eagles!
I have been to more concerts in the 80's seeing Motley Crue, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Quiet Riot, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and many more and they all were basically like this, wild and free and just a great time unlike today.
Part of it is also that rock fans are old now, and we can't party like we used to do. The people who went to those concerts were teens and 20-somethings. Kids that age today are more likely to be into hip hop and various pop flavors.
You are so right Lex! The 70’s and 80’s were the shit! I seen Motley when I lived in Hawaii. I was able to give a dozen roses to Vince and I was standing right up front and 4 months pregnant. Still have most of my concert stubs from then! When tickets cost $6.50, $7.50 and most expensive maybe $16.50. I was always in the middle front with only a wooden barrier between the bands!(And of course security guards) Those times were the “Best”
Thankfully we had a brain back then. Only reason for the security guards were there because of the pyrotechnics no one would get hurt and to get those who have passed out
these are the concerts I went too when I was in high school. They were so amazing. Raw energy, wicked instrumentals, driving vocals......god I miss that.
My first concert was in 87 when I was 10. It was Poison. Yes, things were a bit different then. There was a sense of being all together and mutual respect. If you fell down in a mosh pit, those around you would pick you right up and make sure you were ok. That etiquette allowed crowds like that to be pretty safe.
The 80’s was the best time in music!! It was a blast!! This video ROCKS!! These were the bad boys of ROCK!! No concerts like this now a days!! We got into all the music!! It was sooooooo fun!!!
I agree with Lex, the energy is different. As a huge concert goer in the 80’s, I do really miss the good ole days. 🤘🏼
recorded at Market square arena Indpls in...1988.. i was there...amazing.. crue was one of the best live bands there was in that time
Girl I do believe you were an 80s metal head in a previous life.
Hell yeah, you ain't lying she'd fit right in back in the 80's
” She certainly got the hair for it ” 😀😉
That song is just banging from start to finish . It like the anthem of 80s rock
it was the 80's and yes it was real! I went to see them on that tour.
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You must be in your early 50’s or late 40’s and you must be a cool 😎 dude in my book.
Tommy on the drums always sounds like cannon fire.
It was a different scene back then...there were no "assigned seating" and you could get right up to the stage...and you are correct in saying there werent any distractions like cells phones to take you out of the moment...back then the show WAS the distraction. Insurance wasnt as strict as it is now. You could put a girl on your shoulders, get as close to the stage as possible..it added to the circus like atmosphere...NOWADAYS every seat is assigned..no general admission...you cant get close to the stage..you cant party and have BBQ's in the parking lot before or after the show...rules and regulations today make the concert going experience VERY stale. Even outdoor shows have restrictions now to kill the mood...ALSO back then tours only had a headliner and an opening act, thats it! Thats all you needed...now a show is full of multiple acts and whatnot. Back then we just needed the headliner to sell out an arena. The vibe was so laid back and chill bitd. I actually went to this tour..the "Girls Girls Girls" tour....and Guns-N-Roses were the opening act and no one ever heard of them..then literally 2 weeks after I seen the show, "Sweet Child O Mine" hit the air waves and they exploded into stardom..but when they opened for Motley Crue 2 weeks prior no one knew who they were. And this concert was the most fun concert I ever been to and went to them all in the 80's. (im 51 now so the 80's was my scene!)
I'll watch videos people take now and there are people having a convo right next to them. I can't understand why someone would pay to go to a concert just to gossip or talk about BS when a great band (I assume) is in the room with them. I've seen videos of people a few rows back and some chatty chick and her friend are talking and giggling about random stuff. It's just weird to me.
Crue was some of the Widest fellows to ever rock. Concerts werr high energy, as well as the songs. Wildside, Dr Feelgood, Kickstart my heart, Louder than Hell, Dancing on Glass, + many more!
Time for "dr. Feelgood" guys!!!
1:44 YOUNG LADY, you just won my heart with this statement. This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to articulate to my son as he gets into music that there is something missing about the energy that we used to conjure with the music of the 80's and early 90's.
Long live the Crue 🤘🏼
The little swing/bluesy breakdown they do is so dope
concertgoing is embarrassing these days .. people dont get into the music, they record on their phone and upload and chat while the concert is ongoing.. sad state of affairs.. the Crue were the best.. pure energy
The way Lex breaks things down in all these videos & songs, she has such good insight to music. She is kinda low key genius.
When I think of Motley Crue, I think strip clubs.
Absolutely a different wild. It was a blast to go to concerts in the 70's and 80's. We all partied together and the stage shows were just epic.
Tommy Lee was the first drummer to do the cage act, he always did something different for each tour after their wildside tour. Other drummers picked up on the cage after this 🤘😎🤘
He did the tilt upstage for theater a pain before girls girls girls so he started on theater a pain
I'm not sure how many times I've seen Motley Crue live but the 1st show I went Too was the theater a pain you're a pain show and he did a tilt up the tilt up drum solo after that it went crazy he did something different on the drums every time from the spinning to a roller coaster he flew his drums upside down across the entire stadium Tommy Lee was a psycho
@@rickgoeden4548 yes he did the stage tilt on Pain tour but no cage. Tommy was the first to do the "cage" act on the Girls tour and Joey pretty much did the same thing.
As mentioned below. The documentary on this band is worth watching. They were said to be one of the hardest bands to keep alive!!
Tragic Vince lost his little girl to cancer.
Been going to concerts from 1968 to the present. Overall, the 80s were THE most hype. The whole decade was just a different vibe. Sex and rock ruled the day.
My first concert was in 1985, and was Mötley Crüe. I’ve been to hundreds of concerts since then, including seeing these guys a total of ten times. Concerts in the 80s had the best atmosphere, without a doubt. And were the LOUDEST! My ears rang for three days after that first concert, and they only got louder as time went on, until they started getting sued for hearing loss in the 2000s. Literally everybody had much quieter concerts after that started happening. Arena and stadium shows haven’t been very loud ever since. Kick drums at these shows used to be so loud it felt like a kick in the chest. Nowadays you can hold conversations at concerts. Back then you had to yell as loud as you could at the person standing next to you and *maybe* they could hear you. Things have changed. Audiences have changed, too. The majority of people at shows now are pretty mellow. It is no longer the madhouse of fun that it was back then. Hardly anyone is crazy into the whole show. Hardly anyone yells and cheers. It is rather sad to see. I’m glad I went to tons of shows in the 80s and 90s. It just doesn’t exist like that anymore. Bands still put on good shows but they aren’t loud and the crowds aren’t the same.
Super fun fact: around the 2:59 mark of this reaction video, you'll see the future frontman of Blind Melon, Shannon Hoon in the crowd. This video was filmed at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis and they played the song twice to get enough footage for the video. Shannon Hoon is from Lafayette, In which is about 60 miles north of Indy. Here's another fun fact....Shannon's sister was friends with William Bailey (aka Axl Rose of GnR) and helped get him on background vocals on a few GnR songs on the Use Your Illusion albums. Don't cry is a song that comes to mind. Anywho, Great reaction!!
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love... Discovered this band in 9th grade metal shop when the music was fresh and new back mid 80's. At that point in time they only had 2 albums. Too fast for love, and shout at the devil. Those are the 2 best crue albums. The main riff on Shout at the Devil hooked me for life. I know up above i said Too Fast For Love... But ya know what, Generation Swine is a mighty fine song. They also have a cover of Anarchy in the UK originally by the Sex Pistols thats pretty good. Do yourselves a favor and check them out. You dont have to do a reaction. Check em out when your in the car or whatever. But everybody should hear these songs at least once in their lifetime.
Yes, concerts were way better back then. Didn’t cost an arm and a leg for tickets, no assigned seating just general admission ( you could push your way to the stage ), NO CELLPHONES, security wasn’t on high alert, and if you didn’t hit one of the joints that passed by every 10 minutes you would catch a contact high easily.
Another great live video from Crue is Same Ole Situation...really shows the fun and energy of the band and crowd.
At least they didn't lie this time and claim it was their FIRST TIME EVER! hearing this constant-airplay classic rock hit single from the 1980s.
Yes, it was recorded in the’80s. 1989 to be precise. I went to this concert my freshman year of high school and when Tommy Lee’s drum set started rotating, people lost their MINDS.
You should do a “Best Live Performance” stream. Lots of good live performances out there.
I was there for the filming of this video. Indianapolis Indiana 1988. They played it like 3 times and it was CRAZY !!!! The Energy was more than you could imagine
Iron Maiden do the best live shows, especially when Eddie appears on stage
Yeah, Bruce´s duets with Vedder are unbelievable.
LEX IS 100% SO ACCURATE! She nailed so many observations about how Great it was back in the 80s! It was such a good time in life.
Going to concerts back in those days required you to actually, physically going to a ticket outlet or a record store (In my area it was Ticketmaster or Soundwarehouse) to get a wrist band with a number on it which would determine your place in line when tickets officially went on sale since there was no internet, WiFi and no online shopping. Lex is correct in that the 80’s concert vibe was a thing of its own. Everyone was there for great music and fun. You guys should check out the movie ‘Fast times at Ridgemont high’ to get the feel of what it was like to be in high school in the 80’s and scoring Van Halen concert tix lol. The best of times! IMO
I was at this actual concert when they filmed this! Market Square Arena (no longer exists) Indianapolis, Indiana. Tommy Lee's drum solo was awesome!
You are spot-on that the 80s concerts were wild! Motley Crue was my first concert when I was 13, this very tour. Tommy Lee's drums were on the riser and during this song the drums did exactly this. It was truly amazing! Everyone went insane. My sister said I looked like the chick near the beginning of the video that had her arm up headbanging!!!
Lexi, you are a rocker at heart! I love to see you jamming to these songs from the past. Motley Crue was one of the hardest rocking groups of the 80's when it came to hair bands. My man Brad, subdued as ever. You two are a perfect pair.
I saw them on this tour in Johnson City, TN. Got arrested on the way home in Wytheville, VA for drunk in public. The 80's concerts were the best ever.
Good old Freedom Hall!!
@@nightrider7297 Yep!!!!
YES!!!!! YOU GOT IT LEXI! 80s concerts were the best. And there were so many! Its just what we did.
A baby cries, a Cop dies, a day's pay on the Wild Side.
My first concert I was 18 in 1988 Motley Crue Girls Girls Girls tour. Was amazing that's when drummer Tommy Lee debuted the upside-down drumming blew our minds!!
I was 18 in 1988 and saw that tour, caught one of the shows in Upstate New York, Tommy Lee spinning in that drum cage was cool as hell
Concerts back then had so much energy and was a blast. Really miss them
We would go see concerts 10 times a year to sold out arenas!!! It was the greatest time!!! Loooved seeing Motley Crue.. I saw this concert at New Orleans Arena.. never forget it!!!
80’s were the BEST!! KICK ASS ROCKING GOING ON!! Motley Crue Concerts were amazing!! I went to each new album concert of the Crue!! Kicked ass!!
Whoa...Lex is SO spot on when she talks about 80's concerts....the vibe there, how the fans act & even treat each other....just a completely & TOTALLY DIFFERENT energy than ANYTHING ANY musician, band, group-WHATEVER, could even hope to accomplish at a show today. Old school bands who are still together from the late 60's, 70's & 80's & still touring may be able to bring back SOME of that old feel at shows, but I truly believe it's gone. Never will be the same again. Truly makes me depressed ☹️😕😓🤟
Back in the 90's I lived in Tampa and spent many Friday/Saturday nights at the Rockit Club watch local and national level rock/metal bands. The Busch Bash at Busch Gardens was always a blast... Stranger was one of my fav local rock bands.
Saw them act like that on stage here in St. Louis so many times... it became ritual.
Lex hit the nail on the head there will never be any concerts like that again and believe me I went to almost every concert back in the 80s
I saw them in California you are right! There aren’t any concerts like this anymore. It was an experience like this any more
Concerts are still fun. I saw them in 2015, and the drum kit was hooked up to a roller coaster that took it across the floor section and back, spinning most of the way. Videos are on RUclips. Tommy called it the Cruecifly.
I’m not one to subscribe to RUclips channels, but I’ve totally gotten into these two! As a teen in the 80’s, living between rock and punk, I have to give it up to Lex…she absolutely gets it! No phones. Often no barricades and distance in many venues. You went to the shows and you often became one with the house. Some bands brought this to a rarified level, and you were awash in a welcoming swirl of frenzied unity. Perfect strangers, that ordinarily you might otherwise never talk to and probably won’t after walking out, became your best friends for the length of the show. It didn’t matter, and you didn’t care. For that brief moment in time, your world shrank into this one outrageous space of grace…if you were willing to let go and just let the current take you. Worked in Hollywood music for years in the 90’s-2000’s, and with so much of the ways that mainstream music is made and live shows are planned/produced, and executed, along with the paradigm shift in how people involve themselves in such spaces, Lex is absolutely right. Live shows have an entirely different vibe today. Not that musicians, shows, and crowds can’t be wild or in synch, just that it seems to have become much more difficult to achieve some of that organically generated unification. As an expectation, rather than an anomalous, one-off, lightning-in-a-bottle event. Anyway, I really appreciate their contrasting analytical styles in their approaches. Brad’s sitting back and often describing objective comparisons and contrasts to what he knows and sees between eras and genres, and Lex just leans in, wide-eyed and open, and takes the ride, and reports what’s she’s feeling and how she’s seeing it along the way. She totally gets it. Anyway, there are many that are doing this, and I’ve seen many of them, and to me, you two own a space at the top. Great team and delivery. Best Wishes, J
my first concert in 1984 in Nashville, Motley Crue (shout at the devil) opened for Ozzy (bark at the moon)
. my ears still ring one hell of a concert
I seen most of the hair bands live in the 80s and early 90s and it was a blast. I always woke up with a neck pain from banging my head , but it was totally worth it. I hated when the music industry stopped making metal rock. Now it's just raw , underground hardcore that turned me into a country boy. I always loved southern rock the best and modern country is now the new southern rock. At least I will always have the memories of the wild times we had . ♥️
This was from the Girls, Girls, Girls tour. I saw that tour July 5th 1987 in Memphis. Whitesnake was the opener. One of the best concerts I've ever been to!
I literally grew up to these guys LOL my first tattoo was a Motley tat These guys were so much fun. In my opinion they define rock n roll
Girls Girls Girls was my first concert, and I got to see them for Dr. Feelgood and Carnival Of Sins, and have to say the crowd is real, their energy on stage is off the charts and real, and they always tried pushing the bounds on what they could do within a show, such as Tommy's drum set. It didn't just roll on the forward/backwards axis, it also swung 360 degrees from left to right or visa versa. In the COS tour his kit was set on a platform that hung from a railtrack on the arena's ceiling, where for his solo he'd climb a rope ladder up to it, play while the platform traveled from one end of the arena to the other and back, while also spinning. And the bugger never misses a beat. This band influenced my teen years more than any other, so hearing these tunes nowadays is always a very pleasant, uplifting flashback!
SEEN THEM LIVE 5 TIMES.. THEY STILL ROCK.. I HAVE MY STADIUM TOUR TICKETS FOR THE PAST YEAR TOO SEE THEM POISON, DEF LEPPARD, JOAN JETT. LEX HIT IT ON THE NAIL. EVERYONE IS BUSY ON THE PHONES VERSUS WATCHING A ROCKING CONCERT.....
“Was this recorded in the eighties?!”
YES.
I caught the 2nd Dallas TX tour date show on September 16, 1987 and this video was from that time frame. The concert was absolutely insane! Looking back it was definitely one of the most fun concerts I had the good fortune to attend.