“Bob Rock would say: ‘You could do better. You’re halfway there. More Springsteen! More Ian Hunter!’”: The major Mötley Crüe hit that took Nikki Sixx eight attempts to write

Motley Crue posing for a photograph in the mid-2010s.

Of all the albums Mötley Crüe have released during their 40-plus year career, 1989’s Dr Feelgood is arguably the most important one.

The band’s fourth full-length record, it found the LA band teaming up with hotshot Canadian producer Bob Rock, who beefed up their sound while retaining their pop edge. It was a fruitful union – Dr Feelgood became the first Mötley Crüe album to reach No.1 in the US.