"Sound alike" bands - of Motley Crue

Bought this obscure band's CD -
I have to admit - it has early Crue hints.
They were from South Carolina, not L.A.

There is was a band from Tacoma Washington that released an EP independently a loong time ago called Pharaoh and they sound exactly like Too Fast era Motley.

Impossible to find that album and an example of on the interweb is elusive as well.

I think a few here know of them though.

Sounds a little like Ratt too. The singer has a bit of a Stephen Pearcy vibe.

Wow, never heard of Alias Mangler, but that's good stuff! The full album is on youtube. I'll have to check that out soon!

I must check out this Alias Mangler band! Great stuff!

This was reissued with bonus tracks recently. Last year, maybe.

"Smell the Glove is already taken? Ok, no problem. I got an even better idea!"

Found it!

I have possessed 2 of these cd's, 1 I still have and 1 went to Arizona with my now gone good friend James Gebbia (RIP brother).

Both of those bands sound good! Pharaoh has a bit better production. Wonder how that Alias Mangler reissue CD sounds? Is that the same as the video or is that the original release?

Not sure if this full album is the reboot or original... but its the whole album nonetheless.

Here's the re-iss at Heaven & Hells website:

https://heavenandhellrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bite-the-metal

With audio samples

Witchfinder General was like a cross between Motley’s Too Fast for Love album and Sabbath.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

"Smell the Glove is already taken? Ok, no problem. I got an even better idea!"

Even Spinal Tap is offended by that cover.

Glower wrote:

Bought this obscure band's CD -
I have to admit - it has early Crue hints.
They were from South Carolina, not L.A.  

Pretty cool sounding band but dumb name.

martinsane wrote:

Found it!

I have possessed 2 of these cd's, 1 I still have and 1 went to Arizona with my now gone good friend James Gebbia (RIP brother).

RIP Stardyer. I also have had this album a couple of times. But 200 bucks is 200 bucks. Right Terry?

Y'know it's funny, I had a MC song come on a comp in the truck yesterday and it made me think of the fact that not a lot of singers really sounded like Vince back in the day.

True that John!

I am seeing this one was bootlegged a few years back, shame.

Found the rest of this album, this one is a wee bit more Poison than Motley...



This one is more Motley.



and lastly another Poison/Motley mash up.

These guys were Crue/Ratt wanna bees

I think these clowns would have liked to be Motley but they were way too terrible to reach even those modest heights!  

Fat Freddy wrote:

These guys were Crue/Ratt wanna bees

That one always shows up in my Hair Metal cd searches on Ebay, but I nevre heard them til now. Not bad at all. Thanks, FF.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

"Smell the Glove is already taken? Ok, no problem. I got an even better idea!"

"What's wrong with being sexy?'

I am digging that Alias Mangler cd. But it is pretty hard to find.

Gilbert wrote:

I am digging that Alias Mangler cd. But it is pretty hard to find.

Agreed. It's pretty good, but yet another hard to find gem I don't want to clog up the want list. Ha.