Mötley Crüe Send "Take Me To The Top" Back To The Starting Line
Written By: Big C
Before the polish, there was gasoline on the floor. Mötley Crüe return to that volatile starting point with the newly remastered Take Me To The Top (Leathür Records Version), drawn from the October 30 anniversary edition of Too Fast For Love through BMG. Originally self-released in 1981 through the band’s own Leathür Records imprint, the debut arrived in a pressing of only 900 LPs before Elektra Records entered the story. The early version carries the urgency of musicians building the scene while they are still trying to survive inside it. Guitar edges stay rough, the rhythm section pushes forward and the vocal attitude lands before refinement can soften it. That rawness explains why the song could return to the setlist after 42 years and still belong inside The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins. The remaster does not rewrite the origin. Instead it gives the origin enough clarity to strike again.
The attacks sit at the front of the beat, the repeated figures behave like a chant passed through the ensemble and the groove keeps leaning toward the next measure. In simpler terms, the band sounds impatient, and that impatience becomes part of the hook. The deluxe box traces that evolution through the 1981 and 1982 editions, Perkins Palace performances, March 1981 demos, a replica cassette, a seven-inch single and a 100-page photo book. Its scale turns one album into a working history of how a Los Angeles club record became a foundation stone. Preorder "Too Fast For Love 45th Anniversary," listen to "Take Me To The Top (Leathür Records Version)" and visit Mötley Crüe for the band’s latest announcements. Follow on INSTAGRAM, X, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, and TIKTOK.
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