10 Worst Times Hard Rock Bands Changed Singers

Mötley Crüe...you know them, their exploits are infamous. Few groups can make Guns-n-Roses look like angels, but the Crue were chaos incarnate. With a reputation like theirs, there would be a few spouts of spectacle and drama.

After living like kings in the 80's, singer Vince Neil was out in 1992. Neil claims that he was fired while bassist Nikki Sixx stated that he quit. Vince got to work on a solo career and released albums in '93 and '95.

In the meantime, the rest of Mötley Crüe continued to work on a new album, as they had just signed a $25 million deal with Elekra Records. They secretly started contacting and auditioning new singers, not wanting the label to find out and pull out of the deal. Nikki Sixx had been a fan of the work that John Corabi had done with his band The Scream and eventually he was brought in as a replacement.

What resulted was Mötley Crüe's self-titled album. A whole new direction for the band, as they combined their glam metal roots with Corabi's contemporary grunge and alternative sound. For the first time, Sixx was not alone in writing the lyrics and with Corabi handling rhythm guitar duties, Mick Mars was able to experiment more than ever. The band also concentrated on staying clean and sober while in the recording process. The record only went gold, which for a band coming off of five platinum albums was considered a failure.

Panic set in and ultimately Corabi himself suggested that Vince Neil should rejoin the band. He was fired and Neil was back in the fold by 1997.