![]() Motorhead lead the rock and roll lifestyle and stayed true until the end.Īs for the songs, I think I liked most all of them. Sure, they may not win awards for songwriting, but they rock, and they rock hard. Motorhead, not unlike many metal, hard rock or punk bands, knows what it does well and sticks to that formula. I had a blast with this album, here’s why. ![]() The next time you listen to the album, pretend it was released as a punk album and it stands up very well in that genre. Almost immediately I was surprised at how much this album sounded just as close to punk rock recordings of the late 70s era as it did to metal pioneers such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and AC/DC. I was interested as to what I would think when I went into this selection of the Ace of Spades album after so long.įirst of all, since it has been 30+ years since I was really listening to Motorhead my musical tastes have expanded and changed. A few years back I picked up a compilation and I also loved watching the Lemmy documentary. I loved rocking out to them back then but I will admit I didn’t listen to them much after the 80s. Being a “youthful” 46 I remember getting into Motorhead a bit in my awesome 80s headbanging days. This album’s a time capsule of rock and roll and definitely an important piece in the history of the form. While I likely won’t come back to this album super often, I have a profound respect for Motorhead sticking to their guns, playing and living authentically, and giving us Ace of Spades. Lemmy estimated he’d slept with more than 2,000 women and one must wonder how autobiographical Jailbait is? There’s no doubt a bit of jest involved, but this track likely reveals a layer of reality to living the Motorhead lifestyle that ‘The Law’ wouldn’t approve of. Fantastically honestly and it paints a wonderfully loud picture of life on the road. There’s no doubt this tells the true story of Motorhead and their crew. (We Are) The Roadcrew is my favorite track on the album and does an awesome job of telling the story of a rock and roll band. Fast and Loose also has some pretty nice guitar riffs and is classic foot-stomping rock. Shoot You in the Back features great underlining guitar licks that could power a dance floor at any rock club. You can definitely hear how Motorhead informed the sound of so many other bands, many who achieved greater fame and popularity than Motorhead, but they definitely laid the tracks for a generation of hard rockers to come. Except somehow you believe Motorhead meant and lived it a lot more than AC/DC. There are surprisingly strong parallels with AC/DC in the messages and themes on Ace of Spades, mostly consisting of tales about partying, drinking, women, and the rock n’ roll lifestyle. Authenticity oozes on every track of Ace of Spades. They look the look, talk the talk, deliver the goods, and there’s no doubt rock and roll was everything to them, 24-hours per day, 365 days a year. Motorhead is perhaps one of the most authentic rock bands I’ve encountered. Our Full ReviewsĪuthenticity is powerful and hard to find. All ratings are out of 5.ĭon’t agree with us? Have a comment or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you. We have also implemented a rating scale that you will see below in the reviews. Cool lifestyle to read about but you wouldn’t want to live that way. ![]() ![]() Ok, it can be a little vulgar and Jalibait is a bit disturbing of a subject.You can’t help but get energized when listening.It totally rocks and is a very authentic album.Leave a comment about your thoughts on this album. As always, we’d love to hear your opinion. Please read the reviews this month in honour of Lemmy. Though we differed greatly on this album on our opinions nobody could doubt that this band can get you pumped up. Also, pour a beautiful Jack Daniels (Mmmm….JD….). Do you really need to read much more than that? Not really, you should go listen now and crank his songs while you read this review of their iconic album. Please read Scott Coates selection article of Motörhead: Ace of Spades before reading our reviews below. ![]()
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