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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Scard on June 27, 2010, 01:54:59 AM
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I checked via search and didn't find any threads about Motorhead. Any fans? I'm looking to get into them, as I only know their hits right now. What's a good first album to get/what's their best album?
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I'm not a big fan but I enjoy a couple of their songs. One album I like is Overkill, check that one out.
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I'm a big fan
if you'd like to get into them you should check out these albums:
Overkill
Ace Of Spades
Bomber
Iron Fist
Motorhead
Orgasmatron
those are the essentials
let me know what you think of their music after you've listened.
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I know of the covers that Metallica did back in the mid 90s. They're on Overkill and so I got that. It's nothing really special imo, so if you feel like it get the version with the Too Late Too Late b-side.
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Great band, even though they lack a bit in variety. The lineup at the moment is killer, Mickey Dee is doing good things for Motorhead. I own;
1916
Ace of Spades (2CD expanded edition)
Bomber (2CD expanded edition)
Inferno (CD/DVD) (Digi)
Iron Fist (2CD expanded Edition)
Kiss of Death (Digi)
Live at Brixton ‘87
On Parole
We Are Motorhead
Best out of them is Ace of Spades, Inferno and We Are Motorhead. I still have to pick up Overkill though, as it really is an essential.
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They do good covers anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg6e_tbbmqI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg6e_tbbmqI)
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Check out Ace of Spades first, considering it has their biggest hit (the title track)
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They do good covers anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg6e_tbbmqI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg6e_tbbmqI)
.....and they do bad covers... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4loLMyYc1c
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I swore that I would never see them in concert ever to a friend as a joke. Well one night I went to see Alice Cooper on the Raise Your Fists And Yell tour(1986?) and I got to the place and as we were walking in I thought I heard "The Ace Of Spades" so I ran down the hall screaming "Noooooooooooo" and it was them.
A week later me friend got into my room, via my mom,(thanks mom) and he saved every Lemme pictures out of every rock mag he could find and put the Lemme pictures over the Geddy Lee pics I had on my wall. The shock when I got to my room to see this. i did get him back but's a whole other story! :laugh:
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Great band, even though they lack a bit in variety. The lineup at the moment is killer, Mickey Dee is doing good things for Motorhead.
The lineup is great.
Mikkey Dee is a great drummer and Phil Campbell is phenomenal on the guitar.
A Motorhead show in november last year is until today still one of my favorite concerts ever.
I got a pick from Phil and Lemmy pointed at me and screamed: HELL YEAH WERE MOTORHEAD!!!!
He said that because I was screaming Motorhead!!!! very loudly.
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Don't have any of their albums, but every time I've seen them I enjoyed it immensely. They're a great live band.
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Basically a bump. Saw them for the first time yesterday! SO LOUD. SO POWAH.
Long story short, holy fuck Motorhead is great live.
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Yeah, they are probably the loudest band I've ever seen.
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I'm glad to hear that they're still able to kick it live. They were amazing on the 'Stage Fright' DVD, but that was back in 2004, and 7 years can prove to be a rather long time.
Anyway, yes, I'm a pretty huge Motorhead fan, but unlike most fans, I personally prefer their later material, particularly their past 5 albums. I just think that the songwriting has improved drastically from the early days, where many of their songs just sounded like alternate versions of "Ace of Spades". The riffs appeal to me more, the lyrics are far above average quality for the hard rock genre, and the songs are just simply more diverse and sophisticated. If I were to recommend an album of theirs to somebody, it would definitely be 'Hammered', 'Inferno', 'Kiss of Death', 'Motorizer' or 'The World Is Yours', and I'd say try out the 'classic stuff' later if you feel like it. But that's just my personal position on it.
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Yeah, I like all the classics like Ace of Spades and No Sleep Until Hammersmith and Orgasmatron, their modern CDs are pretty, well, consistently Motorhead, but I'm gonna be contrary and give a shout out to Another Perfect Day. It got a lot of flak when it came out because of Brian Robertson being on it (and how he didn't want to play Motorhead classics and dressed funny) but goddamn is that one underrated album. "Shine" kicks serious butt and while Motorhead never sounded like that again, "One Track Mind" has some killer solos on it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't their best album by far, but I always feel like I'm the only Motorhead fan that gives it the time of day.
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Happy birthday Lemmy!
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Just returned from their Ljubljana, Slovenia concert. Don't feel the need to post endless praise for this quintessential hard rock band, but it is obvious that (because of Lemmy?) they have slowed almost all of their songs down, which sounds maybe a bit powerless when you get to listen Ace of Spades and Overkill, although I still did a proper headbang on the latter one. And they played my favorite (Doctor Rock) on the previous shows, but for some reason didn't play it tonight, so it was only an 80 minutes setlist. Pity, but surely better than if I had never had the opportunity to see Lemmy.....
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Everyone should own one Motorhead album.
Doesn't matter which one. (though No Remorse is probably the "Bob Marley - Legend" of the bunch)
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Overkill or Ace of Spades are almost necessary.
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Umm.... does my favorite WWE intro song.
That's all I got.
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Yeah, I like all the classics like Ace of Spades and No Sleep Until Hammersmith and Orgasmatron, their modern CDs are pretty, well, consistently Motorhead, but I'm gonna be contrary and give a shout out to Another Perfect Day. It got a lot of flak when it came out because of Brian Robertson being on it (and how he didn't want to play Motorhead classics and dressed funny) but goddamn is that one underrated album. "Shine" kicks serious butt and while Motorhead never sounded like that again, "One Track Mind" has some killer solos on it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't their best album by far, but I always feel like I'm the only Motorhead fan that gives it the time of day.
'Another Perfect Day' is a damn fine album. I think it was with that album that the band actually hit their straps. I love the fact that it was a little more diverse, and I think the melodic touches here and there actually took Motorhead's music to another level. Overall, their whole sound was lifted with that album. And it really was the first time that they broke their mold, and freed themselves up a bit, musically, which NEEDED to happen.
Also, yeah, "Shine" is just exemplary; fully agree with you there.
Umm.... does my favorite WWE intro song.
That's all I got.
"King of Kings", "The Game" or "Line in the Sand"?
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Yeah, I like all the classics like Ace of Spades and No Sleep Until Hammersmith and Orgasmatron, their modern CDs are pretty, well, consistently Motorhead, but I'm gonna be contrary and give a shout out to Another Perfect Day. It got a lot of flak when it came out because of Brian Robertson being on it (and how he didn't want to play Motorhead classics and dressed funny) but goddamn is that one underrated album. "Shine" kicks serious butt and while Motorhead never sounded like that again, "One Track Mind" has some killer solos on it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't their best album by far, but I always feel like I'm the only Motorhead fan that gives it the time of day.
'Another Perfect Day' is a damn fine album. I think it was with that album that the band actually hit their straps. I love the fact that it was a little more diverse, and I think the melodic touches here and there actually took Motorhead's music to another level. Overall, their whole sound was lifted with that album. And it really was the first time that they broke their mold, and freed themselves up a bit, musically, which NEEDED to happen.
Also, yeah, "Shine" is just exemplary; fully agree with you there.
Umm.... does my favorite WWE intro song.
That's all I got.
"King of Kings", "The Game" or "Line in the Sand"?
SHINE. SHINE. Just listen to that awesome song.
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In case you guys haven't heard, the new album is called Aftershock and will be released Oct. 22. The whole thing will be streamed online sometime before that.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Mot%C3%B6rhead_Aftershock.jpg)
The songs released so far:
Heartbreaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5eww1Ctm6E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5eww1Ctm6E)
Queen of the Damned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qOe5dapjg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qOe5dapjg)
Crying Shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdm7HJ3boI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdm7HJ3boI)
End of Time: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16178-motorhead-end-of-time/ (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16178-motorhead-end-of-time/)
Going to Mexico: https://www.mtv.com/artists/motorhead/ (https://www.mtv.com/artists/motorhead/)
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I'm just a fan of the hits really. I have abest of which has the essential stuff. And No Sleep til Hammersmith is one of those awesome live albums they just don't make anymore.
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The new album's streaming here: https://www.metalinjection.net/av/motorhead-aftershock (https://www.metalinjection.net/av/motorhead-aftershock)
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Listen'd to! The new album is typical Motorhead, but it won't ever get boring :metal
Of the 5 opportunities I had to see them live, I unfortunately made it to only one concert. A few months ago they had to cancel their slot at an Austrian metal festival I attended, for known reasons. Hopefully it'll become 2 soon :smiley:
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I find Aftershock a step below the last one. It's definitely the same formula, which I love, but I think the production or something is a bit off.
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Regrettably it's looking pretty bad for Lemmy. They've cut short the last 3 shows, and tonight's Dallas show (and tomorrow's Houston gig) has been cancelled. Was looking forward to seeing Motörhead in a headlining capacity. Hopefully Lemmy will come up with a way to steel the soul of Keith Richards' sorry ass and live another 50 years.
On the bright side Saxon (who was support) is still playing across the street. Always love seeing Saxon.
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I saw the Lemmy thing on Bravewords the other day. Not Good.
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Hope for the best for Lemmy
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They've been canceling and cutting down shows for almost a year now, right? Can anyone explain me why they keep booking the shows if they know Lemmy's health is very critical?
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RIP Lemmy
https://twitter.com/EddieTrunk/status/681630612919312384
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Holy crap, RIP Lemmy :'(
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Saddens me to see that. You kind of knew it was coming, but I really wanted to believe the man was indestructible.
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RIP Lemmy
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Sad to hear....never liked Motorhead but he's still a dead set legend.
Killed By Death. RIP Lemmy.
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Not a big fan, but I am glad that I saw him live in 2011 on sonisphere.
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Saddens me to see that. You kind of knew it was coming, but I really wanted to believe the man was indestructible.
This.
I never met the guy, but I swear I saw him at the Rainbow the one time I went there back in '91 or so, but who the fuck knows, you know? It's like I'm one of the 45,000 that saw the Stones play a 600 seat club in New Haven back at the start of the Steel Wheels tour. :)
Anyway, this is sad. The guy looked 70 since he was 40, and I saw them open for Sabbath on consecutive tours in '94 and '95, and he looked 70 then, too. Gonna put on "Another Perfect Day" (by FAR my favorite Motorhead album; not even close. "One Track Mind" is epic.).
Ah well. We move on. Even though he didn't actually die on stage (which would have been fitting for him) it is kind of rock and roll that he finds out he's got massive cancer and dies two days later. Can't really picture him in a hospital bed with a johnny on and tubes in his nose.
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He completed a whole European tour, went home, turned 70, discovered the disease and died. That's as close as it gets to actually die on stage. No offense intended but if it had happened that way, the song should have been Killed by Death, ha.
Anyway, I found the whole "He discovered two days ago he was sick" weird, it reminded me of Freddie Mercury, "I wish to inform that I have AIDS" and then he died the day later... but the comments from his doctor make sense, so after all it may have actually been something discovered at the very last moment.
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Gonna put on "Another Perfect Day" (by FAR my favorite Motorhead album; not even close. "One Track Mind" is epic.).
I LOVE Another Perfect Day. My vote goes to Shine. I have the King Biscuit CD from that era and it's great.
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Almost every Motorhead CD is out of stock on Amazon! :metal :metal
Seems they'e sold a shitload since Lemmy's death.
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Almost every Motorhead CD is out of stock on Amazon! :metal :metal
Seems they'e sold a shitload since Lemmy's death.
It's such a shame that it takes a death for that to happen.
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Yeah that is usually the case when a famous musician dies. They get a boost in album sales and climb the charts again.
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I still have to pick up Bad Magic. If that counts as posthumous ass-kissing, then so be it.
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I still have to pick up Bad Magic. If that counts as posthumous ass-kissing, then so be it.
It is really great. The album closes with a cover of Sympathy For The Devil, but the last original Motorhead song is a track called When The Sky Comes Looking For You. Quite prophetic..
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(https://i67.tinypic.com/2v0iq2u.jpg)
Just found these in my dad's old CD cabinet :metal looks like I've got some catching up to do.
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I interviewed Mikkey Dee!! We spoke about the new Motorhead reissue (Bad Magic), the touring plans of Scorpions, King Diamond and much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ILsG4zq3o&t=85s
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I interviewed Mikkey Dee!! We spoke about the new Motorhead reissue (Bad Magic), the touring plans of Scorpions, King Diamond and much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ILsG4zq3o&t=85s
Bad Magic is such a GREAT album!
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Yeah I bought the Bad Magic reissue and it’s a fantastic album.
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Looking forward to this release!
https://bravewords.com/news/motorhead-proudly-announces-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-2007