'Classless Act' -- New Song Featuring Vince Neil

Here it is: the new Classless Act song featuring Vince Neil of Motley Crue. The song is also called "Classless Act" and is on the album Welcome to the Show, due out next month. The song is pretty good - and studio tools help Vince! Classless Act will open The Stadium Tour this summer. Discuss.

Sunday's Best: Week 16, 2022

It's Sunday again and another busy week is in the books. The weather here was awesome yesterday and looks to be the same today. Dare I say it was even a little... hot? Well, it felt that way after four hours of yard work!

Today, for your Sunday's Best pleasure, a stupid web-ad for Motley Crue's new coffee. Yes, Motley has coffee now. The coffee is brewed by Brewtality Crew. The coffee is $20 is a bag. There are T-shirt bundles too.

Join the Crüe!
We’ve teamed up with @brewtalitycrew to help you kickstart your mornings with our rich flavored high caffeine, high octane blend dark roast & Mötley Crüe Espresso Blend French Roast
Order today - https://t.co/TN1Xd3a7B3 pic.twitter.com/uNT8FsbGlm

— Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) April 22, 2022

My Happy Place In A 3 Minute Video Clip From 1989

Ah, the MTV Video Music Awards 1989. The zenith of that awards show and the music we love. Motley Crue presented the award for "Best Metal Music Video."

Note 1989 was the first year for the category. Vince Neil looked so good back then!

The nominees for the first ever Best Metal Music Video: Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Guns n' Roses, Metallica.

Guns n' Roses won for their "Sweet Child O' Mine" video. Duff McKagan and Steven Adler showed up to accept the award. Happiness ensues!

The awards show also featured the final live performance of guitarist Steve Clark with Def Leppard. He died in early 1991. My beloved George Michael won the Video Vanguard Award.

Madonna presents George Michael his big award. The footage is so old, Madonna and her backup dancers are smoking on stage as part of a planned "bit" - I'm sure that wouldn't be allowed these days!

The thing about this particular awards show was that it was so fun... and memorable. Like, everyone was talking about the show at school the next day. We all taped it (for real, on VHS!) and watched it back again and again. I am not exaggerating when I say I still think back to this particular awards show pretty regularly. It was just that good. The next year was hard to beat, too. The 1990 VMAs featured Madonna doing the best live performance of "Vogue" ever - and Motley Crue did "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and Aerosmith did "Love In An Elevator." Just freaking great stuff.

Here's Madonna at the 1989 VMAs with an equally awesome performance:

The Difference Between Jon Bon Jovi and Vince Neil Live

Bon Jovi is on tour right now. By all accounts, a lot of the shows are sounding rough. Looking through YouTube, it is hard to disagree with this. Jon Bon Jovi has been pretty upfront, talking about how hard Covid-19 hit him and it messed up his voice and stamina. Bon Jovi is doing live songs in a lower key these days and that is good.

Now, Jon does not sound as rough as Vince Neil but I have seen some comparisons online. That isn't fair because there is a major difference here: it is pretty clear Jon is still trying as hard as he can and Vince... doesn't. I have seen Motley Crue live in concert more than a dozen times and Vince Neil solo a whole bunch too, so it isn't like I'm not a big fan. I'm just calling a spade a spade here. For my money in 2022, I would choose Bon Jovi over Motley Crue live, even knowing both singers are struggling these days. What do you think?

Nikki Sixx To Guest On 'American Idol' Sunday Night

Despite past comments mocking American Idol, Nikki Sixx will be a guest on the show tomorrow night. The judges go to the Sunset Strip to find talent, thus Nikki's appearance. He will perform the bass solo of "Home Sweet Home," one of Motley Crue's most famous tracks.

Here's a preview of the appearance. It sort of sounds like Nikki is playing... at least a little. It is hard to tell with the backing track of the actual song.

Legendary Mötley Crüe rocker @NikkiSixx will welcome the #AmericanIdol judges "Home Sweet Home" for our L.A. auditions this SUNDAY at 8/7c! 🙌🎸🖤

Get the sneak peak of his appearance here: https://t.co/s89Kh4b99M @billboard

Idol is all new Sunday & Monday on ABC!

— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) March 18, 2022

Time to give a little🤘Rock & Roll 🤘 love to @AmericanIdol from the Sunset Strip! I’m kicking off Sunday night’s show. WATCH! 💙 pic.twitter.com/lhfkLxMDox

— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) March 18, 2022

Another Date Added To The Stadium Tour

The Stadium Tour will head to Las Vegas on September 9. I wonder if this means more added dates will be popping up soon? That's a Friday night, so prime concert time. The date isn't on Motley Crue's website yet, so I'm not sure when tickets go on sale.

Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to rock Vegas. https://t.co/TdhqEzF0Bt

— Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) February 16, 2022

Good Lord - Now This Feud Is On The Sports Pages

Now Barstool Sports of all sites is covering the Twitter feud between Nikki Sixx and Eddie Vedder. Apparently Vedder hit back at Sixx at a live show recently, mocking Tommy Lee's drum setup. Seems like Barstool is on Nikki's side on this one. Personally, I think Sixx and Vedder called each other up and figured out how to juice this "feud" for more money on each side. We're all the suckers.

We've Got An Official Hair Metal vs. Grunge Battle Between Motley Crue and Pearl Jam Going On https://t.co/t53p1uYgWB pic.twitter.com/JRTSbqpXY4

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 8, 2022