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Andro (2020)
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Tommy Lee's third solo album has no lead vocalist of his own: a different guest sings lead on every track.
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Overview
- Andro: third solo album by American rock musician Tommy Lee
- Released October 16, 2020
- First solo album in 15 years, following Tommyland: The Ride
- Lee plays drums, produces, and provides background vocals
- Each track has a guest lead vocalist
- Fourteen tracks in the listing
Background
- Guest lead vocalists include Post Malone, Shotty Horroh, and Mickey Avalon
- Other featured artists on the listing: Killvein, Lukas Rossi, PAV4N, Josh Todd, Brooke Candy, Moon Bounce, King Elle Noir, Push Push, PLYA, Tyla Yaweh
- The closing track is Tommy Lee (Tommy Lee Remix), featuring Post Malone and Tyla Yaweh
- Track 5 is a cover of Prince's When You Were Mine
- Track 6 is a short skit of 0:33
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Tracklist
| 1 | Knock Me Down | 2:31 |
| 2 | You Dancy | 2:01 |
| 3 | Ain’t Tellin Me Nothing | 2:20 |
| 4 | SOMA COMA | 2:22 |
| 5 | When You Were Mine | 3:38 |
| 6 | Hot Fudge Sundae | 0:33 |
| 7 | Caviar on a Paper Plate | 2:15 |
| 8 | Leave Me Alone | 2:00 |
| 9 | Demon Bitches | 3:05 |
| 10 | P.R.E.T.T.Y | 3:45 |
| 11 | Tops | 2:28 |
| 12 | Make This Storm | 2:39 |
| 13 | Make It Back | 3:14 |
| 14 | Tommy Lee (Tommy Lee remix) | 3:51 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Thomas Lee Bass was born on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece, to an American U.S. Army sergeant father and a Greek mother.
- The family moved back to the United States when he was about two and settled in California.
- He dropped out of high school to pursue music, starting with the L.A. club band Suite 19.
- In the late 1970s, Suite 19 played the Sunset Strip club circuit alongside Van Halen and Quiet Riot.
- After London broke up in 1981, he and Nikki Sixx formed a new group, and Mötley Crüe was born with Mick Mars and Vince Neil.
Members
- Tommy Lee is the drummer and co-founder of Mötley Crüe.
- He founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem, with TiLo and later DJ Aero.
- He formed Rock Star Supernova in 2006 with Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke.
Career
- Mötley Crüe built hit releases through the 1980s, including Shout at the Devil, Theatre of Pain, Girls, Girls, Girls, and Dr. Feelgood.
- Lee was known for drum solo gimmicks such as a revolving kit and a kit suspended above the crowd.
- His solo albums include Never a Dull Moment (2002), Tommyland: The Ride (2005), and Andro (2020).
- He worked as an electronic dance music DJ with DJ Aero, playing club dates across North America.
- He appeared on albums by Stuart Hamm, Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, and Jack's Mannequin, and played on Smashing Pumpkins' Monuments to an Elegy.
- He starred in the reality show Tommy Lee Goes to College and played the Devil in Halloween in Hell.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Released October 16, 2020, as Tommy Lee's third solo album
- Lee's own role is limited to drums, production, and background vocals
- Lead vocals on every track are handed to a guest artist
Records
- 14 tracks in the listing
- 1. Knock Me Down (feat. Killvein), 2:31
- 2. You Dancy (feat. Lukas Rossi), 2:00
- 3. Ain't Telling Me Nothing (feat. PAV4N), 2:19
- 4. Soma Coma (feat. Shotty Horroh), 2:22
- 5. When You Were Mine (Prince cover) (feat. Lukas Rossi), 3:37
- 6. Hot Fudge Sundae (skit) (feat. Josh Todd), 0:33
- 7. Caviar on a Paper Plate (feat. Mickey Avalon), 2:14
- 8. Leave Me Alone (feat. Killvein), 1:59
- 9. Demon Bitches (feat. Brooke Candy & Moon Bounce), 3:04
- 10. P.R.E.T.T.Y. (feat. King Elle Noir), 3:45
- 11. Tops (feat. Push Push), 2:27
- 12. Make This Storm (feat. King Elle Noir), 2:38
- 13. Make It Back (feat. PLYA), 3:13
- 14. Tommy Lee (Tommy Lee Remix) (feat. Post Malone & Tyla Yaweh), 3:51
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The listing runs to fourteen songs, and every one of them is credited with a featured guest.
- Track 5 is a cover of Prince's When You Were Mine, with Lukas Rossi on lead vocals.
- Track 6, Hot Fudge Sundae, is a 33-second skit with Josh Todd.
- The album closes with a remix of the Tommy Lee song that features Post Malone and Tyla Yaweh, at 3:51.
- Post Malone is among the lead vocalists named in the album background.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org