Mötley Crüe

Girls, Girls, Girls continued Mötley Crüe's commercial hot streak, eventually going quadruple platinum as its predecessor, Theatre of Pain, had; meanwhile, the title track brought them their second Top 20 single, and "Wild Side" became a popular MTV item. In general, the Crüe really plays up the sleaze factor on this album, trying to recapture some of the street-tough grittiness that fueled Too Fast for Love -- even appearing on the cover astride motorcycles and wearing leather; this time around, the influence of Aerosmith is felt to a much greater degree. The production is too polished to really give the record a raw, dirty feel, but the raunchiness comes through all the same. Again, there's a bit of filler, as though the band knew they didn't have to make a completely consistent record to maintain their popularity, but there are enough high points along the way to make Girls, Girls, Girls an entertaining party-metal platter. [The 2003 reissue of Girls, Girls, Girls retains all the bonus tracks from the 1999 reissue and adds a video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" and one bonus track: a live version of "All in the Name Of..." recorded in Moscow. In the liner notes Nikki Sixx refers to the song as the first song the band played the first time they ever played sober.] ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide