Screams. A communion of voices jostling to see which one can reach the highest tone, the greatest prominence. The exaltation is tremendous. The excitement transcends bearable limits and the energy is already at its highest as soon as the hi-hat begins, dryly, to draw the rhythmic count.
In the background, a countdown is heard. At number three, a hollow sound is heard that precedes the guitar's entry into a distortion with a swaying and provocatively sensual posture. Gravely, it follows the bass's command that fits into the melodic base with a precise and trotting groove just as the percussive phrases are constructed.
When the intro reaches its second half, the moment when the guitar begins to play an iconic and ardently sexual riff, the audience goes wild. However, not long after, the audience seems to fall into a stupor as the sound is being constructed.
From the moment the first verse finally announces itself, the listener realizes that it is not just the instrumental that is sharp, synchronized, and in tune. The vocalist, with his high-pitched timbre and sour rasp, also manages to exhort an equalized lyrical interpretation in order to hit all the notes, without going out of tune.
It is in the chorus that Dr. Feelgood, with the lyrical, melodic and rhythmic scopes already conquered, guarantees his harmonic aspect through female backing vocals offering velvety support to the vocalist. The live version of the eponymous single from Mötley Crüe's debut album shows that the group, since its dawn, had the audience in its hands, the maximum musical awareness and the determination to reach the top not only of the rock n' roll universe, but of global music.
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Wow!
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