Even though their current stage show is almost completely devoid of their usual pyrotechnics, Motley Crue set Akron, Ohio’s Blossom Music Center on fire Monday night.
The 17-song set was easily the best of the half-dozen or so of their shows I’ve covered since the group’s 2022 reunion, and it might be the best in decades.
This is partly because Nikki Sixx and company have assembled a particularly strong set list. The night kicked off with a relentless nine-song run of upbeat early ’80s favorites, including welcome returns from Shout at the Devil deep cuts “Red Hot” and “Too Young to Fall in Love.”…