Mötley Crüe's residency at the Joint. An experiment, because no hard-rock band has performed such a series of shows at a Las Vegas venue, 12 in all, the type of engagement more fitting for a Tom Jones at MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre, or on a more grandiose scale, Cirque du Soleil, with its Michael Jackson Immortal arena show at Mandalay Bay. Obvious, because the Joint has returned to its rock roots, and Mötley Crüe happens to be one of the few classic hard-rock bands still intact to carry that message.
On Friday’s opening night, the show was a high-volume, often careening exercise in sight and sound. Frontman Vince Neil promised an exaggerated version of the band’s ’05-’06 Carnival of Sins tour, and the Joint production is indeed an adult-themed circus. It starts with a quartet of little people (dubbed “Little Crüe”) assuming the roles of each Crüe member. Aerialists perform in silks, and one soloist hangs above the crowd while performing acrobatics with a lengthy chain. 
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