February 14, 2025 | Awake & Dreaming

Exposed is the debut solo album of Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil following his exit from the band in 1992. It was released in 1993 and reached No. 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #44 in the UK. The album was recorded at the Record Plant in Los Angeles in 1992. Neil titled the album Exposed because he thought of the album as his moment in the spotlight, no longer being a member of Mötley Crüe. Neil was able to put together a really solid band with bassist Phil Soussan who ended co-writing five of the eleven songs on the album and played on the demos but Steve Stevens eventually played all bass and lead guitars on the album and Vik “Vikki” Foxx of Enuff Z’Nuff who played all drums & percussion & on some songs Robbie Buchanan played keyboards.

We start of strongly with the fast paced Look In Her Eyes, with Stevens laser effects on his guitar solos that makes this song stand out. Sister Of Pain is the second single off the record and features a music video that features porn actress Janine Lindemulder and fittingly the song is about a dominatrix or a sexually dominant woman atleast. Next single is a banger! Can’t Have Your Cake” is the third solo single and the music video features the then up-and-coming Pamela Anderson, and the singer’s son Neil Wharton, who portrayed a young Vince Neil in the video. At the time, Pamela and Tommy Lee weren’t dating and possibly hadn’t met. Neil and Pamela were rumored to have been dating at the time of the music video.

A bass rumble starts of Fine, Fine Wine with more awesome guitar soloing by Stevens. And then he goes on a Flamenco intro to the next song – The Edge, which is about surviving LA. Probably the best song in the album is up next. Can’t Change Me is the 3rd single and the video was filmed at the Record Plant. Once again, Steve’s flamenco guitar is prominent here with the axe man soloing on both that as well as his usual electric guitar. And then we have a cover of Set Me Free from the Sweet’s Desolation Boulevard. Another very interesting song is the awesome Living Is A Luxury with it’s quieter verses compared to the rockier chorus and introspective lyrics.

You’re Invited (But Your Friend Can’t Come) is Vince’s debut single and his first solo single.This song exists in two different versions, the first of which was recorded with Tommy Shaw on guitars, Jack Blades on bass & Michael Cartellone on drums (the 3 from Damn Yankees) and was included on the soundtrack to the Brendan Fraser movie Encino Man; a music video was later released for this version featuring a cameo from co-star Shore. The track was later re-recorded for Exposed with Stevens. Getting Hard is another fun with some double entendre lyrics in places and a bitchin’ rhythm guitar by Stevens. The album ends with the obligatory love ballad, Forever, but it’s a strong one and probably my second song favourite off the album as it immediately takes you back to a long past year!

Neil recorded two bonus tracks for the Japanese edition: Blondes (Have More Fun) and the Ramones’ cover I Wanna Be Sedated. The Last Goodbye, cowritten with Todd Meagher, was pulled from the album at the last minute due to a dispute between Meagher and Neil that culminated in a brawl at the Roxbury on Sunset Strip. The song was a ballad, about Neil’s split from Mötley.

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