| Tattoos and Tequila | ||||
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| Studio album by Vince Neil | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven Music | |||
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One of several alternative covers
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| Allmusic | [1] |
| Muzic ManiAxed | [2] |
| Never Too Loud | [3] |
Tattoos & Tequila is the third solo studio album by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil. It is Neil's first solo release in 7 years since the live album Live at the Whisky: One Night Only in 2003 and the first solo studio album in 15 years since 1995's Carved in Stone.
The album is largely made up of covers of 1970s rock songs, with only a couple of original tracks thrown in: the title track "Tattoos & Tequila" (written by Marti Frederiksen) which was released as the first single, and "Another Bad Day" (written by Nikki Sixx, James Michael and Tracii Guns). Neil has stated: "This album has nothing to do with Motley Crue, Tattoos and Tequila is basically my life".
The album was recorded with Slaughter members Jeff Blando (guitar), Dana Strum (bass), and Zoltan Chaney (drums).
The album is a soundtrack to the book Vince released in the same year "Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen". Each song on the album corresponds with a chapter in the book.
As stated in an interview conducted with Nikki Sixx on Sixx Sense radio, the track, "Another Bad Day" was originally slated for Mötley Crüe, however Tommy Lee did not like the song. Motley recorded "Bitch is Back", but the song remains unreleased.
Vince played "Piece of Meat" onstage with the Scorpions in 2010.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tattoos & Tequila" | Marti Frederiksen | Vince Neil (2010) | 3:44 |
| 2. | "He's a Whore" | Rick Nielsen | Cheap Trick (1977) | 2:49 |
| 3. | "AC DC" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | Sweet (1974) | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Nobody's Fault" | Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford | Aerosmith (1976) | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Another Bad Day" | Nikki Sixx, James Michael, Tracii Guns, Kevin Kadish | Vince Neil (2010) | 4:07 |
| 6. | "No Feelings" | Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, Johnny Rotten | Sex Pistols (1977) | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Long Cool Woman" | Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway | The Hollies (1971) | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Another Piece of Meat" | Rudolf Schenker, Herman Rarebell | Scorpions (1979) | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | John Fogerty | Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Viva Las Vegas" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Elvis Presley (1964) | 2:54 |
| 11. | "The Bitch Is Back" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Elton John (1974) | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" (Bonus track) | Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard | ZZ Top (1973) | 2:45 |
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