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Word: crue (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When asked to identify a "crew," 73 percent of the 1989 Head's spectators pointed towards Ol' Man Charles River. 12 percent pointed to their ROTC hairdos. 8 percent mumbled indistinct Motley Crue lyrics. The rest belched or passed...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: The Horror, The Horror: The Return of Bruno | 10/23/1993 | See Source »

...most successful sentencing proposals serve clients' interests yet avoid offending judges and prosecutors with excessive calls for leniency. Some can be extremely innovative. When Doc McGhee, the former manager of rock bands Motley Crue and Bon Jovi, was convicted of marijuana smuggling in North Carolina, he faced a tough judge and an aggressive prosecutor. He pleaded guilty and threw himself on the mercy of the court. Consultant Hoelter, whose nonprofit firm handles about 750 cases a year as well as sentence reductions in capital crimes, came up with the idea that McGhee should stage rock concerts to raise money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Out of Jail, Not Quite Free | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

...tempting to make excuses for violence. The mugger came from a broken home and was trying to lift himself out of poverty. The wife beater was himself abused as a child. The juvenile murderer was exposed to Motley Crue records and Terminator movies. But do environmental factors wholly account for the seven-year-old child who tortures frogs? The teenager who knifes a teacher? The employee who slaughters workmates with an AK-47? Can society's ills really be responsible for all the savagery that is sweeping America? Or could some people be predisposed to violence by their genes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking The Roots of Violence | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

With their self-titled debut album comprising eleven standard metal tracks, the Electric Love Hogs at first gain the listener's acceptance with the satisfying familiarity of their music and thought. the Hogs shamelessly thrive on the influences of commercial heavy metal forerunners such as Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Poison...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Buffalos and Hogs: A musical Menagerie | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

John Feldmann's tight and furious vocals are strongly reminiscent of former Crue frontman Vince Neil's vocal stylings on earlier Crue classics. Pompous and energetic attitude bound by limited vocal range created Neil's signature force and inspire Feldmann's own performance, most notably on the opening track, "Tribal Monkey...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Buffalos and Hogs: A musical Menagerie | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

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