Generation Swine is the seventh studio album by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 24, 1997. The album marks the return of lead singer Vince Neil following his last appearance on 1989's Dr. Feelgood and the last album to include drummer Tommy Lee until his return for their 2008 album Saints of Los Angeles…
Infamous for visually wild and intensely live stage shows, original Crue members Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee set a new standard with a "circus gone bad" concept spectacular all taking place under a huge circus tent stage set. The pyrotechnics are excessive and the fire-breathing midgets, seductive aerialists and demonic clowns keep the crowd roaring for more…
First things first: of course it's better than Results May Vary. How could it not be? But let's not get ahead of ourselves – Charmbracelet is better than Glitter, Generation Swine is better than that pseudo-industrial Mötley Crüe album without Vince Neil, but that doesn't mean you'd want to listen to any of them. But The Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1 – whose title threatens a sequel and suggests a concept album – is certainly a comeback of sorts for Limp Bizkit…
During the hair-today-gone-tomorrow eighties party, Hollywood heavy-on-image rock groups were a dime-a-dozen. Every label scrambled to sign what they thought would take-off like the next Guns N' Roses…