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│ + Vince Neil - Exposed + │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-25 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......1993 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Vince Neil ║ │
│║ Album : Exposed ║ │
│║ Label : Warner ║ │
│║ Cat.No : WPCP-5290 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ It seems like one of lifeÆs great mysteries why a lead ║ │
│║ vocalist from a multi-platinum selling band is unable to ║ │
│║ achieve the same level of success when attempting a solo ║ │
│║ career or releasing a solo album. You would think that fans ║ │
│║ would instantly recognize a voice and be drawn to a song ║ │
│║ regardless of the musicians involved. Well, that doesnÆt ║ │
│║ seem to be the case and you could probably count on one ║ │
│║ hand the amount of scenarios where this has worked out for ║ │
│║ a vocalist. Even Jon Bon JoviÆs solo contributions cannot ║ │
│║ match his full-time band efforts. This brings us to Vince ║ │
│║ Neil, lead vocalist for rockÆs most notorious band, M÷tley ║ │
│║ Crⁿe. ║ │
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│║ Coming off 1989Æs commercial high of Dr. Feelgood, M÷tley ║ │
│║ Crⁿe had the world at their feet. The album sold in excess ║ │
│║ of six million copies in the USA and many more worldwide. ║ │
│║ Tours were sold out in minutes and the bandÆs future looked ║ │
│║ promising. It was the pinnacle for a band of four hungry ║ │
│║ individuals who had emerged from the streets of LA in 1981 ║ │
│║ originally setting out to cause as much mayhem and indulge ║ │
│║ in as much excess and debauchery as possible. However, by ║ │
│║ 1992, that was all over when depending on who you talk to ║ │
│║ as Vince Neil left or was sacked from M÷tley Crⁿe. Now we ║ │
│║ donÆt really need to go into the finer detail of what ║ │
│║ eventuated from this point as most Sleaze Roxx readers ║ │
│║ would already know the stories and rumours, but for the ║ │
│║ uninitiated, I suggest obtaining a copy of M÷tley CrⁿeÆs ║ │
│║ autobiography The Dirt to seek clarification, if that is ║ │
│║ even possible. ║ │
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│║ Forced to go it alone, Vince Neil set out to get his solo ║ │
│║ career off the ground with the intention of proving that he ║ │
│║ did not need M÷tley Crⁿe to continue having success. ║ │
│║ Subsequently, M÷tley Crⁿe also moved on with the same ║ │
│║ thought. To VinceÆs credit though, he engaged the help of ║ │
│║ friends, Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw to help co-write new ║ │
│║ material which eventually led to the release of the single ║ │
│║ ôYouÆre Invited (But Your Friend CanÆt Come)ö for the ║ │
│║ Encino Man movie soundtrack a matter of months later. A ║ │
│║ record deal with Warner Brothers followed and at the ║ │
│║ suggestion of the label, Vince was paired with guitar ║ │
│║ supremo Steve Stevens ù famous for his involvement with ║ │
│║ Billy Idol and to a lesser extent his own fantastic solo ║ │
│║ album Atomic Playboys released in 1989 ù to co-write ║ │
│║ further material for a debut album. The resulting album ║ │
│║ titled Exposed was released to the public in 1993 and ║ │
│║ debuted on the Billboard charts at number 13. ║ │
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│║ The album contained eleven tracks, eight of which were pure ║ │
│║ guitar driven rock, one being a cover and two being ║ │
│║ customary ballads. The original songs were co-written by ║ │
│║ the aforementioned Stevens, Blades and Shaw with the ║ │
│║ inclusion of Phil Soussan on some of the tracks. Three ║ │
│║ singles were eventually released ù the bombastic ôSister Of ║ │
│║ Painö, the ballad ôCanÆt Change Meö and fun rocker ôCanÆt ║ │
│║ Have Your Cake.ö The song ôYouÆre Invited (But YouÆre ║ │
│║ Friend CanÆt Come)ö performed previously by other musicians ║ │
│║ was re-recorded with Stevens on guitar and included on the ║ │
│║ album. However, that version was not a single. Exposed saw ║ │
│║ Vince carrying the M÷tley Crⁿe torch continuing right where ║ │
│║ Dr. Feelgood left off. The tried and true formula of fun ║ │
│║ riff based songs, full of energy and clichΘd lyrics worked ║ │
│║ well and the sound of the album was big and powerful. In ║ │
│║ comparison, I thought Dr. Feelgood was too sterile and too ║ │
│║ polished resulting in M÷tley Crⁿe losing its edge for the ║ │
│║ sake of commercial success but I suppose that experiment ║ │
│║ evidently worked. The sound of Exposed was a welcome return ║ │
│║ to getting back to something less compressed, semi-raw and ║ │
│║ hard hitting. ║ │
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│║ So the question still remains, why canÆt a vocalist have ║ │
│║ the same amount of success when becoming a solo artist? In ║ │
│║ the case of Vince Neil, were the personas of Nikki Sixx, ║ │
│║ Tommy Lee and Mick Mars that pivotal to the success of ║ │
│║ M÷tley Crⁿe that the contribution of Neil was completely ║ │
│║ overshadowed? Sure Sixx is responsible for starting the ║ │
│║ band and writing or co-writing most of the bandÆs material, ║ │
│║ Lee is a beast of a drummer with a recognizable style and ║ │
│║ Mars is a solid guitarist who has influenced many other ║ │
│║ musicians, but it is NeilÆs voice that is most recognizable ║ │
│║ when heard on the radio. His swagger and sex appeal made ║ │
│║ him one of the Æ80s most formidable frontmen. If Exposed ║ │
│║ had been released under the banner of M÷tley Crⁿe in plain ║ │
│║ labelling, I doubt many fans would even know that the ║ │
│║ musicians, except for Neil were not part of M÷tley Crⁿe. So ║ │
│║ it is a mystery why after Dr. Feelgood sold millions of ║ │
│║ albums worldwide, fans didnÆt jump on Exposed a mere four ║ │
│║ years later. Most will point the finger at the rise of ║ │
│║ grunge and the release of NirvanaÆs Nevermind in 1991, but ║ │
│║ I have never subscribed to that theory. Grunge never ║ │
│║ appealed to me and I definitely did not buy any albums from ║ │
│║ that genre. I was more than happy to continue listening to ║ │
│║ music about booze, babes and bikes rather than ôBoohoo, the ║ │
│║ world is a dark and unhappy place.ö Sure, we know the world ║ │
│║ is crap, but music is supposed to provide us relief from ║ │
│║ our day to day woes and Exposed was that type of album. ║ │
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│║ Regardless of what people may think of Vince Neil, past or ║ │
│║ present, I applaud him for the great album Exposed is. ║ │
│║ Teaming up with the right songwriters and musicians really ║ │
│║ should have paid off more than it did. That is not to say ║ │
│║ that the album was a failure just because it did not ║ │
│║ resonate with the ever depleting fan base or achieve ║ │
│║ significant sales. The album was a success because it ║ │
│║ proved Vince did not need M÷tley Crⁿe in order to produce ║ │
│║ some great rock songs. The albumÆs 1993 release also put to ║ │
│║ bed the rumours spread by other M÷tley Crⁿe members that ║ │
│║ Vince was spending more time racing cars rather than ║ │
│║ focusing on music, when that band did not release their ║ │
│║ self-titled album until 1994. Most importantly, despite ║ │
│║ battling personal demons caused by years of abuse, bad ║ │
│║ decisions, fate, as well as being ostracized by his ║ │
│║ so-called best friends, the release of Exposed is an ║ │
│║ achievement in itself and absolutely underrated. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Look In Her Eyes 5:51 │
│ 2. Sister Of Pain 5:03 │
│ 3. Can't Have Your Cake 3:56 │
│ 4. Fine, Fine Wine 4:12 │
│ 5. The Edge 4:54 │
│ 6. Can't Change Me 4:40 │
│ 7. Set Me Free 4:04 │
│ 8. Living Is A Luxury 5:39 │
│ 9. You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come) 4:23 │
│ 10. Gettin' Hard 4:38 │
│ 11. Forever 5:13 │
│ 12. Blondes (Have More Fun) 3:48 │
│ 13. I Wanna Be Sedated 3:30 │
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│ Total Length : 00:59:51 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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