Mötley Crüe Storm Back With ‘Ride With the Devil’ and ‘Crash and Burn’

The legendary Los Angeles lipstick and big hair rockers, Mötley Crüe,  have dropped two new Bob Rock-produced songs that appear on the soundtrack to their Netflix biopic, a film based on the group’s 2001 autobiography, The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band.

The pummeling, slickly produced song is one of several on the album with a lyrical reference to the movie’s title, “Ride With the Devil” is propelled by drummer Tommy Lee’s sledgehammer beats and jazzy cymbals, with singer Vince Neil sneering, “C’mon baby ride with me/ I’ll show you things you can’t unsee,” before he slides into the sing-songy kicker, “I wanna tell ya, tell ya now, We’re just too fast for love.”

The other new song that dropped on Friday is more of a bridge to the group’s modern-edged, late-period sound. “Crash and Burn” has the familiar crunching Crüe bottom end and alternately squealing and rumbling guitars, mixing in a bit of an electronic/industrial beat reminiscent of White Zombie on the chorus, which features yet another reference to “The Dirt.” With minimal lyrics and maximum attitude, guitars and reference to diamonds, grime and dirt, the track is the perfect compliment to the movie.

The lyrics serve as as kind of cautionary tale of the travails of flying to close to the Los Angeles sun. “Looking back, had it all to gain/ With the power shooting through our veins/ Wanna fight on a Friday night/ Didn’t care about the pain/ Blackout every single time,” Neil sings in the tempting fate verses before dipping into the “seriously, how did I survive this?” The 18-track Dirt soundtrack features a mix of Crüe classics, a cover of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and title track “The Dirt (Est. 1981),” featuring Machine Gun Kelly, who plays Lee in the film.

Listen to ‘Ride with the Devil’ here and ‘Crash and Burn’ here.

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