Ace of Spades

Lemmy sure sang about fucking a lot for a man with a face like a soldering bench

Pure rock. it's like extract of rock. So much rock.

Music is ok....but the lyrics SO INCEDIBLY LAME! I defy anyone to listen to and hear the lyrics to "love me like a reptile " and not roll their eyes. How can anyone intelligent person absorb a Joy Division lyrics and not laugh out loud at the drivel that Lemmy spews. I understand how musical taste is always subjective, but.... 2 🌟

This album was an easy 5 for me… right up until “Jailbait”. Yikes, Lemmy, what the fuck were you thinking?

Sometimes I need a record that isn’t going to challenge me emotionally, intellectually, or musically. Sometime I just want to caveman out. For these moments, there is Ace of Spades.

All songs are the same, raw production, Lemmy cannot sing, frivolous lyrics, five stars!

An absolute classic. I love how Lemmy just always sounds like he's trying to take a poop.

Here's one I don't get. This album gets accolades for being some work of genius, and I think it's terrible. I've played in some dumpy rock venues in my day, and I've heard my share of terrible bands. I mean awful. And this sounds like a lot of that — the band that's playing before you and, once they start, you think, "how the fuck am I going to get through this set?" and you have nowhere to go. Mediocre riffs, mediocre performance — and that's not even it. The whole point seems to be not to play well. In fact, I was feeling pretty certain that the players on the song "Ace Of Spades" were not the same as the rest of the album (it does not appear to be the case). "Ace" has a musical acuity to it that just disappears after the song ends. It's noisy as hell and just on the edge of musical, but the playing is tight, the tones are massive, and the riff's alright. Then "Love Me Like A Reptile" comes on and the whole thing falls to pieces. Somehow, through it all, there is an honesty to the music, the band attains a sense of purpose and cool, which must be what people are reacting to, because the music is lousy.

Everything you’d expect from a quintessential metal record of this vintage — growling vocals, driving riffs (several of which were outright lifted by Screaming Trees), themes straddling the sexy/sexist divide (“Jailbait”) beloved by Spinal Tap, total lack of irony, and high lyricism (“I’ve got no excuse/you like it fast and loose” “Wake up and let me in/for some original sin” “I love the life I lead/another beer is what I need” “come on baby, let me get you in the sack/you know the chase is better than the catch”). It all adds up to metal’s usual exercise in tedium.

The sound of extra chunky meth crystals cutting up the inside of your nose. There is nothing in this world more ROCK N ROLL than this album. This album is the most ROCK N ROLL an album can be. This is the summit of Mount ROCK. I dare you to play it quietly. I dare you to try to do something mundane while this is playing. We're only halfway through side one here on a sleepy Sunday afternoon and already I've been compelled to snort a line of bleach and put my fist through some drywall. You know I'm born to lose And gambling's for fools But that's the way I like it, baby I don't want to live forever And don't forget the joker Motorhead is the motherlode of the satanic deathwish vein that has run through rock from its first pickings. Playing Chicken with the devil. Lemme's living to 70 forced particle physicists to revise their Standard Model. Usually people who collect Nazi memorabilia piss me off, but Lemme is the exception that proves the rule. It would be disappointing if he didn't collect Nazi shit. Another town I've left behind Another drink, completely blind Another hotel I can't find Another backstage pass for you Another tube of superglue Another border to get through I'm driving like a maniac Driving my way to hell and back Pass the superglue and all hail a TRUE ROCK GOD!

Oh, a bug! Somehow the site lets me rate this album from 1-5, even though its by Lemmy. Anything by Lemmy is a 5. “We are Motörhead. And we play rock and roll.”

Well, sensibilities have certainly changed since 1980. Enjoyed the sound. Didn't enjoy the lyrics.

Ace of Spades is really the only noteworthy track here. Everything else pales in comparison. Decent album that was very influencial, but honestly it all sounds the same to me.

If Motörhead didn't exist, it would have been necessary to create them. Some huge Norwegian blacksmith hammering the band out of Marlboro reds, Jack Daniels, gunmetal, and heroin.

What a fucking rush. They don’t deviate much from this formula, but my god is their formula worth listening to. Their mission statement is as direct as their throttling brand of metal: We are Motörhead, and we play rock and roll. It’s really remarkable how some records just consolidate the most perfect distillations of their genre - Ramones’ debut, Eno’s Another Green World and undeniably this one. Lemmy’s rock star charisma isn’t some exaggerated caricature, he fucking embodies every trope of the badass rocker in a completely authentic manner. And if you don’t like that, you can fuck off. Even extremely subject matters on tracks like “Jailbait” can be read as a matter-of-fact narration of the full throttle lifestyle of this band. The songs and production still hold up today, and the oft wielded criticism that this record lacks diversity seems a bit redundant to me. There’s no point criticising this group for what they aren’t. They’re just Motörhead. And they play some exhilarating rock and roll. Fav tracks: Shoot You In The Back, We Are The Roadcrew.

Excellent metal album got me pumped- some epic guitar solos although questionable (pedo) and bad lyrics on two particular songs

Jos pidät pelaamisesta Kerron sinulle, olen miehesi Voitat osan, menetät osan Ihan sama minulle Ilo on pelata Ei väliä mitä sanot En jaa ahneuttasi Ainoa kortti mitä tarvitsen On Pataässä Pataässä Pelaaminen korkealle Tanssii paholaisen kanssa Menee virran mukana Se kaikki on minulle peliä Seitsemän tai yksitoista Käärmeen silmät katsovat sinua Tuplaa tai lopeta Tuplapanos tai split Pataässä Pataässä Tiedät, että olen syntynyt häviämään Ja uhkapelit ovat tyhmille Mutta siitä pidän, kulta En halua elää ikuisesti Ja älä unohda jokeria Ante työntäminen ylös Tiedän, että sinun täytyy nähdä minut Lue ne ja itke Kuolleen miehen käsi taas Näen sen silmissäsi Katso yksi ja kuole Ainoa asia, jonka näet Tiedät, että se tulee olemaan Pataässä Pataässä, uh

They made the same song 12 times.

Didn't mind it much. Just high-tempo and fun - you know what you're getting. Not much variety. However, 1 star for Jailbait. Don't be a nonce.

Every song sounds the same. Every song is awful.

Great, classic album. Unique metal sound that paved the way for speed metal, thrash and gutter punk.

This album is pretty one note, but by design. At least that one note effing rocks

Is it punk? Is it metal? Who fucking cares. It’s Motörhead, man.

It's Motörhead, so you never know quite what you're going to get. ...said nobody. This is a classic though!

One star, for the title track only. Music for losers. Absolute shite.

Very similar songs, gets boring after a while.

Ugh - no way. Not my taste.

You know when you take a bunch of speed to sober up from all the whiskey you drank and then keep it going for 3 days until you end up killing a snake with your bare hands outside of a biker bar in Tempe, Arizona and cooking it on an open flame with an elderly mute woman you are fairly convinced only you can see? This is the album that is playing in the background.

Arguably the only truly great band to come out of NWOBHM, Motörhead’s third album is an absolute speed-thrash masterpiece. It’s tenacious, it’s fast, and if you’re listening to it correctly, it’s fucking loud. Lemmy's vocal style truly stands alone, and he spends a little more time singing and a little less time yelling on this album compared to the first two. His gravelly vocal fry is unmistakable. Fast Eddie’s rock n roll guitar is an absolute perfect fit to the songs as written, and his live performances are somehow even better. Philthy Animal’s drums are almost pre-thrash metal, but they’re mixed in so perfectly and his fills are always right on the money. The title track off the album is so legendary it’s impossible to say anything about it that hasn’t been said before. Just an incredible song. My personal favourite on the album is “(We Are) the Roadcrew” an ode to the roadies not just that worked with Motörhead, but roadies all over the world. The unsung heroes of the rock n roll world certainly deserve such a great chorus. “Fire Fire” is another song on this fantastic album that really stands out. I can’t say enough things about Lemmy’s lyricism, arrangement, and artistic capabilities. There’s not a single song that lasts a moment longer than it needs to. I’m not sure I could even complain about a single thing on this album if I tried. The most deserving album so far of a 5* rating.

Wow this is pretty good. I like this style of music honestly, really guitar heavy and great drums. Good reason to finally listen to motorhead songs that aren't just Ace of Spades. I also like being able to hear their accents haha Ok so all the songs sound so similar but theyre pretty good. Don't love some of the lyrics but I think it's good. Overall: 4/5

As a pretentious punker in the late 70's/early 80's, this was the only metal band I liked, and this was the only album I liked. I actually have an "Ace of Spades" button, waiting to pass on to another generation of Motorhead fans. Lyrics and guitars are good and driving. Only criticism is the vocals--not enough variety--could use a break from the screaming at times.

Kinda just Ace of Spades over and over again innit?

Ace of Spades First listen, this is pretty fun rollicking punky rock’n’roll metally thrash, if you don’t pay attention too closely to the lyrics. Musically, as a rock’n’roll/metal/punk act they are good at what they do, and the energy and attack are great. They are clearly far superior to the thrash and late 80s metal they inspired, probably due to that rock’n’roll swing and less double kick drum. However the 2nd and 3rd time around it does start to lose much of that ‘charm’, the lack of deviation from their standard template becomes pretty obvious, and, apart from (We Are) The Roadcrew there not being anything nearly as good as Ace of Spades means it does start to get quite stale as a whole 35 minute listening experience. Lyrically it’s pretty charmless from the off, and aside from a couple of songs it mainly consists of songs about shagging, which unfortunately conjures the mental image of Lemmy remorselessly humping groupies in squalid dressing rooms, smelling of sweat, unwashed leather trousers, fags and booze. And then of course there’s Jailbait. Charitably speaking you could say it hasn’t aged well, or that it’s a song satirising rock stars who shag underage groupies, but realistically they are a band not known for their subtlety. Either way the song is a pretty gross listen. On first listen I thought this might scrape a 4, but on subsequent listens it regressed to the cusp of 2 and 3. Ace of Spades is banger and I like (We Are) The Roadcrew, but the other songs are a bit forgettable and/or a bit icky. Think I’ll stick on high 2 as I don’t think I’ll come back to it. ♠️♠️ Playlist submission: Obviously it’s Ace of Spades, but for a change I’ll go (We Are) The Roadcrew.

Loses a star for Jailbait. Don't be weird. Otherwise, this is a fine album.

Liked Ace of Spades but a lot of the rest of the songs are kind of gross.

‘Ace of Spades’ is great, but then the album repeats itself with diminishing returns. Also, some of the lecherous lyrics are clearly dated with their creepy praise for sexual predation. Too bad they didn’t just keep to the cards.

I liked Lemmy better when he was in Hawkwind.

Repetitive and gets stale pretty quick. Apart from a few tracks, the album doesn’t offer much.

Sure

Things Lemmy was very good at: rocking out really hard, making a fucking awesome album. Things Lemmy was not good at: singing. But honestly, does it matter?

You have to be deaf to not appreciate how fucking cool this sounds ♠️!

As with AC/DC, Motorhead has a formulaic sound. There isn't much album-to-album deviation from that sound - a mix of thrashy metal and punk. But just as with AC/DC the formula is awesome, and on their best records - like this one - it is irresistible fun. The four track run to start the album is terrific. A classic of the genre.

Alright, this is up my alley. I've been a fan of Motörhead since the 2000s, when Lemmy Kilmister and his band were prominent in the music video games I played as a young teen. Which is why it pains me to say that at this point, all three members of the classic lineup have long passed away - Lemmy, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, and "Fast" Eddie Clarke. Listening to Ace of Spades again feels like peering into a bygone era of heavy music. Sentiments aside, this album still kicks ass. Credit where it's due to all the members - Lemmy's prominent bass lines and gruff vocals, Eddie's fast-paced guitar riffing, and Phil's kinetic drumwork. The band had always considered itself a rock and roll group, and boy, is this the kind of rock and roll I'm into. Pair that with the lyrics that describe the sleazy lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock, with some Wild West motifs, and the result is a formula that worked well for the band. Even if some lyrics haven't aged well, particularly "Jailbait", it's not enough to deter me from enjoying this record. Call it a bias toward "Fast and Loose" heavy music, but I enjoy Motörhead and am a proud owner of this album. The fact that Ace of Spades, title track and all, has maintained cultural relevance long after the band's end is a testament to an enduring legacy.

10/10

LFG.

Essence of Rock - Ace of Spades has to be a contender for the greatest rock song ever. I hadn't gone further than this before, and I really enjoyed the rest of the album. I am kicking myself that I never saw them live.

Really enjoyable listen despite some... questionable... thematic/lyric choices.

♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️ First things first: RIP Lemmy Rating: Rock'n'Roll/10 My god here we go. Finally something that will piss off most people in fear of their daughter while she's already on her knees doing things that'd make a priest feint. Ace of Spades is the natural opposite to clean and smooth-licked Glam Rock and anything mainstream. This band and album are the reason why a lot of rock and metal bands even grouped up in the first place. It doesn't matter if it's not perfect in a technical way because it was never meant to be. It's the kind of album that shows you the middle finger while drinking on a motorcycle. Yes, this music isn't for everyone, and that's a good thing. It makes you want to party, even if you just woke up. It demands room for its' sound, it punches through walls and throws critics out of the bar's windows instead of arguing normally. No, it's not morally appropriate, but who cares honestly? Sometimes, certain people just need to catch a fist if they won't shut up. I think I'll start blasting this album to some human rights/environment protesters next time I'll come across them. Why? Because fuck you!

classic

One of the best albums of all time. CRANK IT!

Day 46 First time listening to a full Motörhead album and it blew me away, excellent stuff. 9/10 Highlights Shoot you in the back Dance The chase is better than the catch

This is ripping, mindless hard rock. Some of the lyrics are a bit...yikes. But the riffs are loud and hard. Play it loud

HELL YES. “If you like to gamble I tell you I’m your man. You win some, you lose some it’s all the same to me”. RIP Lemmy. I love old school metal. Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Judas, etc. legends!! Set the stage for thrash (another favorite genre of mine), and new age metal. Love Lemmys vocals. Raspy, grimy, brutal. Absolutely my favorite. The guitars steady rhythms and sudden explosions of solos and harmonics. Bass and drums on point. Especially cannot understate how badass the cover looks too.

Some of the subject matter is... Dated. But otherwise...

Lemmy was a god

Best Song: Ace of Spades Lemmy ftw! 5/5.

This album fuckin’ rules. Every song does it for me, love the guitars, the drums, the edge of it all. I need this on vinyl.

Love it

This album so good

The only god i need is THE ACE OF SPADES!

Não é meu favorito deles, mas aqui mais uma vez os three amigos fizeram alguns dos melhores riffs possíveis em 36 minutos. A banda extremamente coesa, Philthy Animal tocando absurdamente, Fast Eddie Clarke com um timbre cortante e Lemmy garantindo que o barulho ia ser alto. As letras sempre são um problema, mas acho que ouvindo Motorhead vc não para pra reparar nas letras.

I've never listened to this. After 1 listen: instant classic. Straight ahead, authentic rock and roll. I hear punk, I hear heavy metal. Echoes of 80s "alt" metal like The Cult and Social Distortion. Lenny obviously sings from the heart, the whole band believes in every drum hit, every string picked, every word sung. It's not just music, it's identity.

in yo face

Yep, cheesier than cheddar but, you had to be there!

Excellent

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

"We are Motorhead, and we play Rock n Roll". Yes they did. I miss them and they were fantastic. This is the third of three great albums on the spin, and probably their best. It's brilliant from start to finish, with no miss-steps. 5* Would I listen again? I do. Regularly. I've just put it on again. Would I buy this album? Yes. I did. Side One 1. "Ace of Spades" 2:48 - Thundering bass introduction. Then the opening riff kicks in. A tale about the love, and perils, of gambling. Great guitar solo. 2.48 of pure rock n roll. One of my favourite songs. 5* 2. "Love Me Like a Reptile" 3:23 - A love song. ( 😊 ). Fantastic riff. Great melody, yes melody. Great chorus. Wonderful closing solo. 5* 3. "Shoot You in the Back" 2:39 - A tale about Lemmy's love for "Western Movies". Crushing opening riff. A real toe tapper. This rocks. Great drum fills. This swings a little. 5* 4. "Live to Win" 3:37 - Great bass guitar introduction. Motorhead were never afraid to put the bass front and centre. A little slower paced. Believe in yourself, go for it and don't let anyone put you down. Probably one of the lesser known tracks, a deep cut. A change of tone from the 1-2-3 of the first three tracks. 5* 5. "Fast and Loose" 3:23 - Great opening riff. A tale of being horny in the early hours of the morning! "Don't get up, get down instead". 5* 6. "(We Are) the Road Crew" 3:13 - An ode, and thank you, to Motorhead's road crew. Great lyrics, wonderful lyrics and super drums. The wah-wah solo is fantastic. A fantastic first side of music. Side Two 7. "Fire, Fire" 2:44 - Again, probably one of the lesser known cuts. Backing vocals in the chorus. Pure rock n roll. 5* 8. "Jailbait" 3:33 - For as long as rock n roll has been around, the desire for teenage girls has been written about. Yes, it's at best dubious and no doubt some will get in a twist over this. But, this is a great song. 5* 9. "Dance" 2:38 - Great bass guitar underpinning the song. Again, the riff on this song is great. 4* 10. "Bite the Bullet" 1:38 - Fast paced and punky. A song that leads excellently into the next track 11. "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" 4:18 - A mid-tempo song that swings, and has a real groove to it. The pre-chorus has a wonderful underpinning boogie woogie guitar riff. The song then has a nice break-down before rising to the closing solo. This would be a great album closer, 5*, but.... 12. "The Hammer" 2:48 - And they're going out at 100 mph. They had already influenced what would become "Thrash Metal" before this album but with this track, the influence is clear. 'Philthy Animal' Taylor is fantastic on this. 5* 59/60

"We only thought of ourselves as a good time rock 'n' roll band, really... But we weren't trying to get a message across, apart from have a good time, you know: get pissed, get stoned, and fuck a chick. And that'll do." - "Fast" Eddie Clarke Ace of Spades is the title of the fourth Motorhead album that came out in 1980. Motorhead is a Rock 'n' Roll band, they played Rock 'n' Roll and nothing but. They played monstrously loud and appealed to both punk & heavy metal fans. They never aligned with either genre and repeatedly insisted that they played Rock 'n' Roll. This 3-piece band helmed by ex- Hawkwind member Lemmy out punked the punks & out metaled the metal heads. They were as good as it got. They were as filthy as it got and you're going to love them like a reptile. This weekend get some head... some Motorhead!

you win some, lose some, it's all the same to me

Lemmy is God.

Not only one of the greatest albums ever written, but one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time also. This album is a beginning to end head banging session of riffs, solo's and a vocal style so undeniably Lemmy. Pour a drink, light a smoke and enjoy some of the hardest hitting rock n roll imaginable.

Wow - a Milestone of Metal

Nice

It's Motorhead.

Great album!

Rock'n'Roll

An all-time favorite and classic album!! Without a doubt, their best album!! My introduction to Mötorhead!!

Pure quality

Laut, lauter, am lautesten - Motörhead! Schnell, handgemacht, mitreißend, großartig!

The only thing that could possibly improve this masterpiece would be to find a way to play it as loud as they played the title track at that concert I went to at The Commodore in Vancouver in 2002 or so that left me half-deaf for three or four days.

ОМАГАД, ЭТА ЖЕ МОЯ ЛЮБИМАЯ ГРУППА, КАК ЕЁ ТАМ...НАРКОЛЫГА 5/5

👍🏼

Oh HELL YEAH!

Holy shit this was awesome, tight, rippin, crunchy! Knew I was sleeping on Lemmy. Top 3 fast and loose, the hammer, ace of spades

Perfect album! Ace of Spades ia a masterpiece!

Absolute banger

Classic. I have to give this a 5, I owe so much to this album. One of the greatest metal albums. Punk rock and biker rock. Their sound is undeniable and they inspired future generations.

I expected to have fun, but even so I was pleasantly surprised! Solid album all the way through. I kind of thought it would be the Ace of Spades and then a bunch of waffle to justify why I've never heard any of their other songs. Instead, I will be listening more! No awful rock ballads, just cock rock firing from the hip, and it's marvellous. They knew what they were about and did it well. Line of the day goes to 'I'm in your life, I might be in your wife...' Hm.

Lemmy king

Monster bass sound, killer grooves. Lemmy and the boys nailing it.

The lyrics may be dodgy, but the riffs are great. The songs may sound the same, but I'd happily keep listening to more.

oh yeah

Fkn 10 stars out of 5! THIS ALBUM IS SO AWESOME! Gets me so hyped. Best version of the Kilmeister since Hawkwind. Love this guy!!!! We are the Road Crew! Chase is better than the catch!

Epic

Classic Mr. Kilmister

Classic Motorhead

Excellent

Greatest hard rock album ever

So amazingly flawed, rough, ready, and honest. Rock and roll at its best. RIP Lemmy. Long live Motorhead.

What a real metal album should be. 12 songs of pure power chords and adrenaline. Similar songs but like ac/dc if you like one you like em all. Must listen