Backing away from the mild pseudo-Satanic posturing on parts of Shout at the Devil in favor of a more glammed-up image, M?tley Crüe really began to hit their commercial stride with Theatre of Pain, which broke them on MTV with the power ballad"Home Sweet Home" and a remake of Brownsville Station's"Smokin' in the Boys' Room"; the latter also landed them on the Top 40 singles chart for the first time. Overall, the guitar riffing sounds less heavy metal and more pop-metal; similarly, the sound of the record is slicker and more arranged, polished for mainstream acceptance and airplay. A higher percentage of dull filler has crept into the songwriting, but there are still enough high points to rescue the album's momentum. [In 1999, the Crüe remastered and reissued Theatre of Pain on their own Motley/Beyond label with five bonus tracks: demos of"Home Sweet Home,""Keep Your Eye on the Money," and"City Boy Blues," plus rough mixes of"Smokin' in the Boys' Room" and"Home Sweet Home" (the latter an instrumental).]