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Never a Dull Moment (2002)

Where the lyrics of Never a Dull Moment take you, and where it was really made.

Tommy Lee's first solo album started when his producer suggested he release the work under his own name instead of a band name.

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Album story

Overview

• Never a Dull Moment: first solo album by American rock musician Tommy Lee
• Released 21 May 2002 by MCA
• Tommy Lee credited as drummer and producer
• Track listing includes 12 tracks, from 'Afterglow' to the skit 'Mr. Shitty'
• Guest vocals: Chino Moreno on 'Ashamed', Brandon Boyd on 'Blue'
• Basic alternative metal core, with several other styles mixed in

Background

• Writing began in September 2000, after Methods of Mayhem's stint on Ozzfest
• Lee locked himself at home and started writing without a fixed plan
• The producer suggested calling the album Tommy Lee instead of using a band name
• Lee agreed and chose to release under his own name rather than as a band

Recording

• Credits list Lee on drums and production
• Guest singers Chino Moreno and Brandon Boyd appear on separate tracks

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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

• Lead single 'Hold Me Down' had a music video that debuted in late April 2002, before the album came out
• The video was directed by Dean Karr and features Lee riding a strange flying machine that crashes
• 'Hold Me Down' was performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 22 May 2002, one day after release

Reappraisal

• The album is described as basic alternative metal that also covers a variety of styles
• Ballads include 'Ashamed' and 'Blue', and 'Sunday' uses Neue Deutsche Härte aesthetics
• A cover of David Bowie's 'Fame' is included

Records

• The video got significant airplay on MTV2
• 'Hold Me Down', 'Sunday' and 'Ashamed' aired on Muzak's Power Rock station
• 'Ashamed' also received a music video

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Lee's tour to promote the album ran from 24 May to 20 July 2002.
• The tour featured bands such as Abandoned Pools and Headstrong.
• Lee also appeared on the Rock Fest 2003 tour alongside Nickelback and Default.
• The 'Hold Me Down' video was directed by Dean Karr.
• The album includes a cover of David Bowie's 'Fame'.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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