Mötley Crüe performing “Livewire” at 1983’s US Festival.

What I love about this performance is it’s a band doing a live performance! They’re working the crowd, constantly. From the long opening segment, to throughout the song. Always interacting and involving the crowd. And for (then) such a young band. Speaking of that, I liked one thing Vince slipped in…. “Hey Tommy…. everyone on Mick Mars’ side of the stage…. everyone on Nikki Sixx’s side…”. Figuring they have fans in the audience, but that it’s also a huge festival, some people won’t know who they are… a chance to help the crowd get to know them and build connections.

And sure… they sound a little bit like shit… but this is a band playing live. No Auto-Tune, no backing tracks. Just the band playing live and raw.