The Dirt - 2019 - 7/10

Hell yeah! Mötley Crüe! Politically correct Woke folk, check this out!
Biopic wallows in excess, nudity, sex, drug use, projectile discharge, vile language, violence.
Story pretty much follows the bestselling book from 2001.
Charts the band formation, rise, incredible lapses, rot, rally.
Fine encapsulation. Solo careers ignored, as were all post “Feelgood” albums.
I find it curious how many critics laud Straight Outta Compton, yet decry many of the same situations, attitudes, and behavior found in this film.

Memory
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At the record shop, Crüe’s “Dr. Feelgood” proved to be the last New Release that fans camped overnight for.
Not too many, twenty, twenty-five people, dressed in rags.
I rolled in at 9:00 AM, opened up ten minutes later, even though we normally opened at 10:00 AM.
A few bought vinyl, most compact discs.
Camping overnight for a New Release was common in the 70’s, increasingly less through the 80’s.
The dedicated Crüe fans that morning were a last breath, and the memory of that day stayed with me.
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