Editing Mötley Crüe (section)

==Musical style and legacy==
Mötley Crüe's musical style is most commonly described as [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="MC AMG"/><ref name="RivadaviaPublished">{{Cite web|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|title=How Motley Crue Staked Their Claim With 'Shout at the Devil'|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/30-years-ago-motley-crues-shout-at-the-devil-released/|date=September 26, 2015|access-date=October 5, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328005242/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/30-years-ago-motley-crues-shout-at-the-devil-released/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sputnik genres">{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9469/Motley-Crue-Dr.-Feelgood/ |title=Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood |last=DeSylvia |first=David |website=Sputnikmusic |date=October 8, 2006 |access-date=December 20, 2014 }}</ref> [[glam metal]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands—The Final 20! |publisher= VH1 |date= 25 September 2015 |access-date= 16 July 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/9y8tt7/the-hair-metal-100-part-5|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220629182417/https://www.vh1.com/news/9y8tt7/the-hair-metal-100-part-5|url-status= live|archive-date= June 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="besthairmetal" /> and [[hard rock]].{{sfnm|Harrison|2011|1pp=41, 60}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-become-first-hard-rock-band-hold-las-vegas-residency|title=Motley Crue to Become First Hard Rock Band to Hold Las Vegas Residency|date=December 2, 2011|last=Hart|first=Josh|work=Guitar World|access-date=February 20, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414041255/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-become-first-hard-rock-band-hold-las-vegas-residency|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sputnik genres"/> According to [[AllMusic]], the band has "a knack for melding [[Pop music|pop]] hooks to heavy metal [[theatrics]]."<ref name="MC AMG"/> The band explored [[alternative metal]] and [[grunge]] sounds on ''Mötley Crüe'' (1994)<ref>{{cite web|last=Henne|first=Bruce|date=January 4, 2015|title=Corabi revisits 1994 Motley Crue album|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/corabi-revisits-1994-motley-crue-album|access-date=April 7, 2021|website=[[Louder Sound]]|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524030613/https://www.loudersound.com/news/corabi-revisits-1994-motley-crue-album|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[industrial rock]] on ''Generation Swine'' (1997).

Music critic [[Martin Popoff]]'s book ''[[The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time]]'' lists seven of the band's songs in its ranking.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |title=The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time |date=2003 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=9781550225303}}</ref> Mötley Crüe was ranked tenth on MTV's list of "Top 10 Heavy Metal Bands of All-Time" and ninth on "VH1's All Time Top Ten Metal Bands".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index11.jhtml |title=MTVNews.com: The Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time |publisher=Mtv.com |date=March 9, 2006 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728022458/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index11.jhtml |archive-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Music website ''[[Loudwire]]'' named the band the 22nd greatest metal band of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 50 Metal Bands of All Time |url=https://loudwire.com/top-metal-bands-of-all-time/ |website=Loudwire |date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208190751/https://loudwire.com/top-metal-bands-of-all-time/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' named ''Shout at the Devil'' the 11th best metal album of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/10/best-metal-albums/ |website=Spin |date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205130627/https://www.spin.com/2019/10/best-metal-albums/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 ''[[LA Weekly]]'' named the band the 3rd best "hair metal" band of all time.<ref name="besthairmetal" >{{cite web |last1=Steininger |first1=Adam |title=The 15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time |url=https://www.laweekly.com/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time/ |website=L.A. Weekly |date=September 3, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106100643/https://www.laweekly.com/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' named ''Too Fast For Love'' the 22nd best metal album of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114041408/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-113614/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, the band received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Motley Crue Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star |url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/01/25/motley-crue-gets-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ |website=TMZ |date=January 25, 2006 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208162921/https://www.tmz.com/2006/01/25/motley-crue-gets-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, the tribute album ''[[Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe|Nashville Outlaws]]'' was released, featuring country music stars including [[Rascal Flatts]], [[LeAnn Rimes]] and [[Darius Rucker]] covering various Mötley Crüe songs.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/nashville-outlaws-a-tribute-to-motley-crue-93314/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208151912/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/nashville-outlaws-a-tribute-to-motley-crue-93314/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The album debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Country Album chart and number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grien |first1=Paul |title=Chart Watch: Nashville Salutes…Motley Crue?!! |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-nashville-salutes-motley-crue-170929070.html |website=Yahoo! Music |date=August 27, 2014 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208151906/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-nashville-salutes-motley-crue-170929070.html |url-status=live}}</ref>