┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Vince Neil - Exposed + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-04-25 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......1993 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Vince Neil ║ │ │║ Album : Exposed ║ │ │║ Label : Warner ║ │ │║ Cat.No : WPCP-5290 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:59:51 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘