5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Methods of Mayhem is back to stay!!, Sep 28 2010
By J. Hollis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Public Disservice Announceme (Audio CD)
Ok here's my music business beef: I knew the album was coming out months ago because of Tommy's absolutely brilliant idea to have fans help interact with the writing, tracks, etc. But, I went to the record store today and found the album much to my surprise! Marketing team gets a big fat ZERO from me(next time let me promote) but, Tommy & the MOM crew get a 5 star rating!! This album is a great combination of sounds from the opening pop/rock "Drunk Uncle Pete"(think Butch Walker) "Time Bomb" is a great mid-tempo rocker, to the unbelievable rocker, "Fight Song" and from there the album just burns on fire all the way to the techno/dance "Party Instructions." This album definately gets my vote on one of the best albums of 2010 by far because lets face it Tommy Lee is truly a gifted musician and has an unbelievable creativity level unlike most musicians out today!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bittersweet moment...., Oct 5 2010
By Gobzer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Public Disservice Announceme (Audio CD)
When I saw in Alternative Press that MoM had a new album coming out, my jaw dropped. I NEVER thought I'd see another MoM album released, and the fact that it took ten years for Tommy to crank out another is telling. Now, part of me wishes he never had. The album itself is not bad, it just sounds like it should have been under the Tommy Lee moniker, as opposed to MoM. That being said, Tommy's other solo albums were never my favorite but I did enjoy them for what they were. This however, is NOT MoM....
The self-titled MoM album was loud, raucous, and heavy; whereas PDA is much quieter, calmer and more mainstream. Gone is the in-your-face underground Hip-Hop industrial vibe from the first album, replaced with a subdued mainstream rock sound. The album does have a few thrashers but they just feel like heavy tracks from a Tommy Lee solo album. There is not much on the industrial side either, any songs with electronic elements sound more like pop than grungy foot stompers. Tilo (Tommy's co-maniac from the first album) didn't even make the cut this time around. He may not have been super-prominent on the first album, but he was a nice vocal contrast to Tommy. PDA doesn't have any guest artists to speak of either. Sure Tommy has a band backing him (to his credit, he did quite a bit of the work himself), but the cameos from his first album were pretty awesome and I thought he would have done more collaborating.
Methods Of Mayhem is one of my top 3 favorite CDs of all time. It featured skull-slammers like 'Crash' and 'Hypocritcal', not to mention the ever-infamous 'Get Naked'. PDA doesn't have any memorable joints of that ilk to speak of. Sure it has some competent 'rock' songs, but I where is the thump? Where is the ingenuity? Maybe Tommy should change the name to "Admirations of Adequacy", because there wasn't much mayhem to speak of.
Remember, it's only one man's opinion!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Methods of Mayhem _ Does it again!, Nov 9 2011
By kennelkeeper - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Public Disservice Announceme (Audio CD)
Seems like its been forever since Tommy and the gang put out the first cd. The follow up is a four and a half out of 5.
Lyrics are hot and the music is great. I got it at a unbeleavable price and was worth every penny!
No its not Motley style, Tommy has a great flair of his on. Mixing a number of styles to come out with a great and worthy cd.