If not John Corabi of The Scream, who would you have picked to replace Vince Neil (of Motley Crue)?

[Chip Z'Hoy]

Maybe the guy from Kik Tracee?

Sebastian Bach? Skid Row were circling the drain by then.

One of the Nelson bros? But which one?

Donnie Vie?

[LAglamrocker]

Lita Ford

[Love_Industry]

Sebastian Bach? Skid Row were circling the drain by then.

A 1992-3 Sebastian Bach would have been a great choice for Mötley.

I guess David Reese was out of Accept by then too.

Or they could have done a Coverdale - Page and offered David Lee Roth the job. He should have seen the writing om the wall when Warner stopped promoting his album and tour. YFLM could have been Led Zeppelin II, it still had the chance of a snowball in hell to be a hit if the label wasn't behind it. Fronting Mötley would have been a blow to his ego, but it could give them some much needed success in the grunge era.

[Bono Nettencourt]

If David Lee Roth joined the Crue, would he finally share his coke with them?

[Brainy Lane]

Back then I actually thought Don Dokken would have been a great choice!

I was young and stupid, now I’m not young.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

My vote at the time would’ve been Jesse Harte from Southgang. He had the power and the range. Obviously they did not want a blonde pretty boy though!

[dmbrocker]

My vote at the time would’ve been Jesse Harte from Southgang. He had the power and the range. Obviously they did not want a blonde pretty boy though!

Guess that ruled out Stevie, then! He would have been my pick!

[ALMOSTsaved]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

[kytepunches]

I thought Michael Monroe would have been a great replacement . On a karmic level too.

[DemonFilth2001]

I thought Michael Monroe would have been a great replacement . On a karmic level too.

lol. Saxophone is what he’s known for. You gonna bring a sax into Motley?

[Indy_Rob]

Maybe the guy from Kik Tracee?

Sebastian Bach? Skid Row were circling the drain by then.

One of the Nelson bros? But which one?

Donnie Vie?

I've always been curious what the Kik Tracee guy would've sounded like with them. Looks-wise, he and Corabi were similar.

Bas probably would've been pretty fucking rad with them at that time but he'd never last.

[Zabooka]

Quietly replace him with Doro and see how long it would take for people to notice.

[EuroJR]

I thought Michael Monroe would have been a great replacement . On a karmic level too.

Good call

[ijwthstd]

The numbers would have been a bit more favorable if they put something out a lot faster. Same thing with Coverdale / Page. It's like the 2 year lag between announcement and release really contributed to public apathy.

[Wednesday 13 Fan]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

I like Mötley, but they were nowhere near the level of those bands you mentioned.

[FreddyFender]

In hindsight, they shouldn't have hired anyone - should have just taken a vacation and done side projects.

A singer change during grunge? Didn't matter who it was or how good the record was... no one was wanna gonna go for it.

Not even Van Halen, who survived the transition and stayed relevant in the 90s, got away with changing singer too.

[tooth]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

This is exact & not only were they both incorrect, their incorrectness resulted in the band/brand doing a complete 180. They, as a group & as indviduals, did nothing of note from that point on.

[eddie lee roth]

Sebastian Bach? Skid Row were circling the drain by then.

A 1992-3 Sebastian Bach would have been a great choice for Mötley.

I guess David Reese was out of Accept by then too.

Or they could have done a Coverdale - Page and offered David Lee Roth the job. He should have seen the writing om the wall when Warner stopped promoting his album and tour. YFLM could have been Led Zeppelin II, it still had the chance of a snowball in hell to be a hit if the label wasn't behind it. Fronting Mötley would have been a blow to his ego, but it could give them some much needed success in the grunge era.

I think that would of worked about the same as Dave replacing Eazy-E in N.W.A would of worked.

[alleyrulez]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did.

I've always been of that mindset as well.

[Traxan]

The singer from Gunshine. And its guitarist can replace Mick.

[DemonFilth2001]

The singer from Gunshine. And its guitarist can replace Mick.

Mick was replaced after Shout. Just played unplugged guit on tour.

[alleyrulez]

The singer from Gunshine. And its guitarist can replace Mick.

holy shit, you're right, haha! never heard of these guys before but he definitely has the same Vince Neil "vibe".

[ALMOSTsaved]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

I like Mötley, but they were nowhere near the level of those bands you mentioned.

Never said they were musically on the level as those bands, but had they stuck with the "Dr. Feelgood" / "Primal Scream" formula, they would've done just fine. Hell, their record label had just given them a huge advance and would've pushed anything they did at that point... until they fired Vince.

[kytepunches]

I thought Michael Monroe would have been a great replacement . On a karmic level too.

lol. Saxophone is what he’s known for. You gonna bring a sax into Motley?

He can actually play the harmonica , sing live and move on stage . Three things Vince hasn’t done since he came back.https://youtu.be/LNkI18tsM-M?si=q3RDVuEEDherRzCV

[Ozzy Stradlin]

Some possibilities:

David Roach (Junkyard)

Davy Vain (Vain)

Vick Wright (Johnny Crash/Tokyo Blade)

Ray West (Spread Eagle)

[War_in_D]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

I like Mötley, but they were nowhere near the level of those bands you mentioned.

Never said they were musically on the level as those bands, but had they stuck with the "Dr. Feelgood" / "Primal Scream" formula, they would've done just fine. Hell, their record label had just given them a huge advance and would've pushed anything they did at that point... until they fired Vince.

I've always said this. Had they kept Vince, they could have had their own Get A Grip. Just a bunch of dipshits for doing what they did.

[Wednesday 13 Fan]

The problem here is I believe Motley Crue (with Vince) probably would've survived grunge just like Van Halen, Aerosmith and AC/DC did. "Primal Scream" was a step in the right direction. Their decision to shitcan Vince at that time in an effort to try to stay current / relevant had the exact opposite effect. I have a feeling Tommy's dislike for Vince along with him hanging around the Pantera guys and observing their style of music probably helped him to persuade Nikki (who probably hated Vince was the face of HIS band) that it was the right direction to go. Both were incorrect.

I like Mötley, but they were nowhere near the level of those bands you mentioned.

Never said they were musically on the level as those bands, but had they stuck with the "Dr. Feelgood" / "Primal Scream" formula, they would've done just fine. Hell, their record label had just given them a huge advance and would've pushed anything they did at that point... until they fired Vince.

There is no way that was ever going to happen because they weren't on the level of those other bands you mentioned. People act like Dr. Feelgood was this untouchable album, but it was the exact same thing they had been doing before, it just sounded better.

[Psychobolia.com]

Bach
Singer from Wildside
Singer from Firehouse
...anyone but John Crabby, that was a shitty replacement (like Shortino in Quite Rite!)

[SW]

I like Mötley, but they were nowhere near the level of those bands you mentioned.

Never said they were musically on the level as those bands, but had they stuck with the "Dr. Feelgood" / "Primal Scream" formula, they would've done just fine. Hell, their record label had just given them a huge advance and would've pushed anything they did at that point... until they fired Vince.

There is no way that was ever going to happen because they weren't on the level of those other bands you mentioned. People act like Dr. Feelgood was this untouchable album, but it was the exact same thing they had been doing before, it just sounded better.

Dr.Feelgood and Pump were released two weeks apart from each other, first one was 6xplatinum and latter 7xplatinum. Before that Motley was way bigger band in the 80's so I don't think comparision to Aerosmith is far off. It all changed after 3-piece-Alicia Silverstone-video album and later with Don't Wanna Miss a Thing.

Hindsight is always so easy but when Crue fired Vince they still were a huge band popularitywise.

[jhenders]

Reportedly, Steve Whiteman of KIX and Gerry McGhee of Brighton Rock were really close to getting that Motley gig; along with Stephen Shareaux of Kik Tracee.