{"id":65,"date":"2018-12-05T00:22:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T05:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2018-12-17T05:44:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T10:44:42","slug":"shout-at-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/shout-at-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"Shout at the Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Motley Crue Shout At The Devil live 1983\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dwoIU0iPPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout at the Devil\u201d is the title track to Motley Crue\u2019s break-out second studio album. The song contains many of the aforementioned characteristics of metal. Instrumentation is kept fairly simple, with a loud and steady drum beat, distorted guitar, and various shredding solos between verses. The entire song is played loud, cacophonic, in-your-face, especially paired with Vince Neil\u2019s vocals.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are delivered almost entirely via yelling, with loud, almost strained sections of melody. The words themselves, though difficult to decipher, use very violent and sexual language. For instance, some verses are \u201cHe\u2019s the knife in your back, he\u2019s rage,\u201d and \u201cHe\u2019ll be the love in your eyes. He\u2019ll be the blood between your thighs,\u201d and, \u201cHe\u2019ll put your strength to the test. He\u2019ll put the thrill back in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While these lyrics were certainly controversial at the time, perhaps the most shocking element to both the song and upcoming album was the band\u2019s deliberate attempt at satanic controversy. At the time of this single\u2019s release in 1983, the \u201cSatanic Panic\u201d was rampant, with frequent accusations of devil worship and ritual abuse. However, using Satanic symbology in both their dress and lyrics proved to be a commercial breakthrough for the group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226-176x176.jpg 176w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/> \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-154\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg-176x176.jpg 176w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/R-5957318-1407352714-3511.jpeg-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though, Neil has gone on the record to say that this decision was not the result of devil-worship, but rather of mockery. That, and some of the \u201cSatanic references\u201d were never intentional. For instance, in the song \u201cShout at the Devil,\u201d \u201cSometimes, when we\u2019d go to record, I\u2019d say \u2018he\u2019 instead of \u2018I.\u2019 I think that\u2019s what happened here \u2013 I changed it by accident and it just sounded better\u2026 People thought we were devil-worshippers. All these rumors were flying around us. It was funny. The lyrics were anti-(Satan), but nobody really listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus238-01\/files\/2018\/12\/MI0001665226.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShout at the Devil\u201d is the title track to Motley Crue\u2019s break-out second studio album. The song contains many of the aforementioned characteristics of metal. Instrumentation is kept fairly simple, with a loud and steady drum beat, distorted guitar, and various shredding solos between verses. The entire song is played loud, cacophonic, in-your-face, especially paired with Vince Neil\u2019s vocals. 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