| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/mca | | UPC: 00008811202026 | | Release Date: 12/7/1999 | | Buy.com Sku: 60371780 | | Item#: MYL5VH | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Who The Hell Cares - (featuring Snoop Dogg) ~ Methods Of Mayhem |  | | 2. Hypocritical ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 3. Anger Management ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 4. Get Naked - (featuring Lil' Kim/George Clinton/Mix Master Mike/Fred Durst) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 5. New Skin - (featuring Kid Rock) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 6. Proposition Fuck You - (featuring Filthee Immigrants) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 7. Crash ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 8. Metamorphosis ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 9. Narcotic - (featuring Scott Kirkland) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 10. Mr. Onsomeothershits - (featuring U-God) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | | | 11. Spun - (featuring Scott Kirkland) ~ Methods Of Mayhem | |
| . Tommy Lee, after 19 years behind the drum set with Motley Crue, finally steps up to the mic for the first time, teaming up with pint-sized rapper TiLo for the drill in hip-hop, punk-rock, techno, and pent-up aggression that is Methods of Mayhem. And no rock drummer has ever produced something like this: sexed-up raps with Lil' Kim, raw DJ skills from Mix Master Mike, old-school funk with George Clinton, frenetic techno with the Crystal Method, and mind-blowing collaborations with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kid Rock, and more. Methods of Mayhem is not a side project, an experiment, or a transitory phase. This is the music that has been percolating in Lee's mind for years, agitated by a stretch in jail, constant harassment by tabloid reporters, and creative gridlock with Motley Crue. "This is now what I do," says Lee. "It's my life. I have Methods of Mayhem tattooed on my ass cheeks." Lee first met with TiLo (Tim Murray) when the rapper was touring with the Newport Beach punk-rap group Hed PE as an opening act for Motley Crue. Both found themselves creatively stifled in their respective bands, and by coincidence quit around the same time. The two met for a one-day jam session, and it turned into four months, with the homeless TiLo moving in. Soon, they were recording at producer Scott Humphrey's Hollywood studio, the Chop Shop, around the clock, with friends dropping in to add vocals, scratches, and ideas.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Methods Of Mayhem includes: Tommy Lee (vocals, guitar, drums); Phil X, Kai Marcus, Danny Lohner, Ken Andrews, Scott Phaff (guitar); Scott Kirkland (keyboards); Randy Jackson, Chris Chaney, Audrey Wietchman (bass); . | | Additional personnel includes: George Clinton, Kid Rock, Lil' Kim, The Crystal Method, Snoop Dogg, Fred Durst, Mixmaster Mike. | | Methods Of Mayhem includes: Tommy Lee (vocals, guitar, drums); Phil X, Kai Marcus, Danny Lohner, Ken Andrews, Scott Phaff (guitar); Scott Kirkland (keyboards); Randy Jackson, Chris Chaney, Audrey Wietchman (bass); . | | Additional personnel includes: George Clinton, Kid Rock, Lil' Kim, The Crystal Method, Snoop Dogg, Fred Durst, Mixmaster Mike. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Tommy Lee (guitar, drums); Danny Lohner, Ken Andrews (guitar); Scott Kirkland (keyboards); Steve Duda (programming). | | Audio Mixers: Frank Gryner; Scott Humphrey. | | Recording information: The Chop Shop, Hollywood CA. | | Tommy Lee's first project since leaving M?tley Cre in mid-1999, Methods of Mayhem's self-titled debut album lands squarely in the rap-metal camp, an area the Cre never ventured into even for all its stylistic shifting of the mid- to late-'90s. But while the sounds are different, the Cre's party-hardy sensibility remains, albeit filtered through the adolescent humor of groups like Limp Bizkit. The record can't help but feel somewhat calculating in its contemporary production, as though Lee sometimes tries too hard to sound hip; that's further confirmed by the otherwise impressive array of guest stars, including Kid Rock, Snoop Dogg, the Crystal Method, Lil' Kim, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, George Clinton, and Beastie Boys collaborator Mixmaster Mike, plus production work from Rob Zombie. To be sure, these guests do enliven the proceedings, but it's also easy to see them as having been chosen for maximum popular appeal; moreover, it's difficult for Methods of Mayhem to carve out its own identity, opening up accusations of stylistic bandwagon-jumping. But to Lee's credit, he has made a commercially viable record, which isn't always the case when aging hard rockers try to update their sounds (witness the Scorpions' Eye II Eye). So even if the album is far from an unqualified success -- it has its share of moments that feel stiff and forced -- it's also an album that will find an audience thanks to its catchier tracks, like the lead single "Get Naked." ~ Steve Huey | | Former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's new musical masterpiece, METHODS OF MAYHEM, is the product of his collaboration with rapper TiLo. Sparked by pent-up frustration as a result of jail stints, run-ins with the law, and tabloid reporters, Lee pulled together numerous stars from the worlds of rock & roll and and hip-hop. | | Joining Lee and TiLo are Kid Rock ("New Skin"), Snoop Dogg ("Who the Hell Cares"), and Scott Kirkland of Crystal Method ("Spun," "Narcotic"). Though one might mistake METHODS OF MAYHEM for a short-lived side project, it is clear from the intensity that Lee, TiLo, and others bring to the proceedings that the project is anything but. One of the album's strongest tracks is "Get Naked," which features Lil' Kim, George Clinton, Mixmaster Mike, and Fred Durst. | | Former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's new musical masterpiece, METHODS OF MAYHEM, is the product of his collaboration of with rapper TiLo. Sparked by pent-up frustration as a result of jail stints, run-ins with the law, and tabloid reporters, Lee pulled together numerous stars from the worlds of rock & rock and and hip-hop. | | Joining Lee and TiLo are Kid Rock ("New Skin"), Snoop Dogg ("Who the Hell Cares"), and Scott Kirkland of Crystal Method ("Spun," "Narcotic"). Though one might mistake METHODS OF MAYHEM for a short-lived side project, it is clear from the intensity that Lee, TiLo, and others bring to the proceedings that the project is anything but. One of the album's strongest tracks is "Get Naked," which features Lil' Kim, George Clinton, Mixmaster Mike, and Fred Durst. |
Producer: Scott Humphrey; Tommy Lee |
Musical Guests | | George Clinton | | Lil' Kim | | Kid Rock | | The Crystal Method | | Snoop Dogg | | Fred Durst | | Mix Master Mike | | Filthee Immigrants | | Scott Kirkland | | U-God |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/07/2005 | | Original Release Date : 1999 | | Catalog ID : 12020 | | Label : MCA Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 201m : 40s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00008811202026 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (1/7/00, p.68)
- "...Most of this rap-metal is suprisingly legit - and cameos by Lil' Kim, Fred Durst, and Kid Rock don't hurt..." - Rating: B-Q (4/00, p.96)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...big, thumping, sweary, contemporary noise. Lee is entirely serious; he has the group's name tattooed on his arse cheeks..." Alternative Press (3/00, p.86)
- 4 out of 5 - "...armed to the teeth with special guests, hopping between metal-edged techno and radio-minded hard rock. The surprise: It ain't bad, and a few of these tunes are 'really good'..." CMJ (12/27/99, p.5)
- "...brass-knuckled, rhythmically dense, rap-rock....owing more to pop-industrial music and Bomb Squad production than it does to Fred Durst....one of 1999's grittiest, most heartfelt rap-rock albums..." Vibe (2/00, p.160)
- "...combines heavy guitar riffs with insolent B-boy wordplay....As an exercise in funky head-banging, MAYHEM isn't half bad....producer, Scott Humphrey manages to mix up [Tommy] Lee's limited palette just enough to keep you tuned in..." NME (Magazine)
(2/14/00, p.41)
- 6 out of 10 - "...contains more than enough of the mysterious kick-ass factor....successfully [mixing] hip-hop beats with some exceedingly heavy guitar riffing..." |
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