Ace of Spades

What's not to like?

Lemmy winks at us from above his jack and coke! Masterpiece of the genre.

classic

20/11/2025 I've never actually given them a listen apart from the classic songs. It was a good album, just a bit samey. Spotify listeners: 4.2 million

Dumb and entertaining time as expected. Sometimes in music you need the music just lets you rest your brain and does exactly what you need it to. 3.75 / 5

I initially judged this by the cover - then surprisingly enjoyed this WAY more than i thought i would.

Lemmy die zweite...c

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 ♠️!

Ok up-tempo rock.

Undeniably badass and good, but these songs all sound the fucking same.

★½

100% energy!

Kinda cool. Rocky

I already was not a Motorhead fan.

I just listened to this the other day for the first time. It was rocking. I knew of this album already. Pretty freaking rocking.

They do what they do quite well. The problem is I have never particularly liked what they do. They weren't my thing in period and, after a re-listen this morning, they're still not. 3/5.

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.

Muzyka, która brzmi w każdym utworze tak samo, a do tego teksty, które sprawiają, że chcę je natychmiastowo wymazać z pamięci. Gdyby nie tytułowy kawałek, do którego mam sentyment, to byłoby dużo niżej. 5/10

++: Ace of Spades, Shoot You in the Back, Jailbait, Dance, The Chase Is Better Than the Catch, The Hammer +: Love Me Like a Reptile, Live to Win, Fast and Loose, Fire, Fire, Bite the Bullet +-: (We Are) the Road Crew 7,6/10

лемми рест ин пис

This’ll blow your mind. You ready? Motörhead is more than “Ace of Spades”! Right? What they are is a raging, balls-nasty hard rock band that don’t give a FECK, mate! Seriously they have so many great songs that just kick ass with speed and power. Okay, “Jailbait” is HUGELY REGRETTABLE. Bad one! But the rest is heavyweight drillbit rock that holds up forever.

Classic Motörhead.

Album 951 of 1089 Motörhead - Ace of Spades (1980) Rating : 3.5 / 5 I’ve never spent much time digging into their catalog, but I have to say - this one kicks. I always thought they leaned a bit punk, and there’s definitely that raw, no-nonsense energy here, but make no mistake: this is hard rock done right. Loud, fast, and full of attitude from start to finish. Lemmy’s gravelly voice and pounding bass drive everything, giving the songs a sense of grit and authenticity that’s hard not to appreciate. You can tell this is a band that did things their own way and didn’t care much what anyone thought about it. The title track is an absolute classic, and the rest of the album never really lets up. It’s unapologetic, stripped down, and exactly what rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be. I get now why Motörhead inspires such devotion - they’re not about polish or perfection, they’re about power, energy, and being real. This was a great listen and an easy reminder of why Lemmy is so revered.

This album rocks.

Love “Ace of Spades” but this gets really formulaic really fast.

Metal is not a genre I particularly enjoy. Nothing wrong with this, just not my cup of tea.

Not really my thing. Favorite was (We Are) The Roadcrew

Vocals: 1. Drums/guitar: 4. Repetitive song formula: 2. 4 plus 1 plus 2 equals 7. Divided by 3 equals 2.333. I’m surprised, as I expected a higher rating but damn his vocals wear on ya for an entire album.

This one goes to 11.

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

Keiner der Songs stach so wirklich heraus, aber echt nett. 3 1/2.

Pleasantly surprised

VERY questionable lyrics in a lot of the tracks but Lemmy's bass sounds like a chainsaw chewing through a power grid. Pure greasy rock n roll

Better than I thought

I don't think I'd actually heard another Motorhead song beyond Ace Of Spades and it was actually decent, but very samey throughout. Maybe I'd heard the whole album before but I just thought Ace Of Spades played 12 times in a row?

Y peut pas chanter, c'est l'enfer, le bordel, le zbeul même. I love it.

Apart from Ace of Spades I didn’t know this album, or much of their catalogue. I really liked it. Heavy but not overwhelming.

How many identical songs are on this album? Still I listened to all of it.

Classic Rock Album

LFG.

Great metal band!!

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.

Music was OK but I couldn't get past the singer's voice.

Entertaining but trashy. I liked it until the track Jailbait which was horrid and creepy.

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

Sure, I'll admit most of these songs sound the same, and "The Chase is Better Than the Catch" is an abysmal track, but I do like the energy of motor motorhead songs and Lemmys vocals. 3/5

Title track is giga. Rest of the album is good. No complaints.

I like his voice so much

♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️ 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!

Very badass album. Really not much more to say other than that.

I’m not a metal girl

Great old school rock

Damn bro, do you need a cough drop?

Ace of Spades (the song) rips harder than almost any other song ever written, and then the rest of the album is this weird mix of hard rock and blues. Low 4.

The title track is an obvious banger, but the rest is the same song with different lyrics. Jailbait is absymal, The Chase Is Better than The Catch nearly so.

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Well it’s a good listen. Every song pretty much sounds the same which lets it down a bit but it’s still a decent album.

I love heavy metal from this era, it is just simple no nonsense loud rock. We are the road crew and ace of Spades the stand out tracks. Not much variation, but who cares!

Chin up, shout at the sky, it’s Lemmy! Relentlessly high octane as ever.

Pretty cool probably like a 3.5. I didn't know any songs besides ace of spades but I can see the influence this had on other bands specifically kill em all by Metallica

The best word to describe Motörhead is "pummeling." Their songs flow from verse to chorus to guitar solo with no breaks in between, just heavy riffs into shredding and then back. The one-line chorus of "We Are the Road Crew" stands out because it's maybe the only time the band stops to catch their breath. Is there a ton of variety here? No. Does it matter? Only a bit. Sometimes I'm looking for music that satisfies the monkey part of my brain, and unrelenting riffs and lyrics about being a badass work perfectly for that. Still, I wouldn't say that this album does anything that's truly amazing - outside of the title track none of these riffs really stick with me - and while it was heavy for its time it's been out-pummeled since. This is on the edge of a 3 and a 4 but that plus some of the lyrics bump this to a 3.

I can feel the Rock & Roll flow through my veins. This was about what I expected. Some great speed metal. Top 4: Ace Of Spades, Love Me Like A Reptile, We Are The Road Crew, and The Chase Is Better Than The Catch no bad songs 3.50-3.75/5

Not good

This might come as a surprise to no one, but the rest of this album isn't as good as the opener.

Speed metal's rowdy, beer-soaked blueprint: ten tracks of pure adrenaline that hit like a freight train driven by a bull through a china shop.

this is giving me a headache… the longest 36 mins ever? 🌑

Bon, on va être honnête deux minutes. Quand on passe le plus clair de son temps à s'envoyer des trucs aussi joyeux que Current 93, à se faire décrasser les esgourdes par Godflesh ou à se perdre dans les méandres bruitistes d'un John Zorn en roue libre, chroniquer "Ace of Spades" a quelque chose de déroutant. C'est comme demander à un sommelier spécialisé dans les vins natures du Jura de te donner son avis sur un cubi de rouge qui tache. C'est pas le même sport, pas la même approche, et pourtant, à la fin de la journée, les deux peuvent te mettre une belle murge. Et merde, qu'est-ce que ce disque est une murge. Une de celles qui te prend à la première seconde pour te recracher quarante minutes plus tard, hagard, le sourire aux lèvres et les oreilles qui sifflent. La première chose qui me vient à l'esprit face à ce "Ace of Spades" c'est un putain de "No comment". Parce que toute tentative d'intellectualiser Motörhead est une putain d'impasse... On ne dissèque pas un coup de boule, on ne fait pas l'exégèse d'un direct du droit. On l'encaisse, et on voit si on est encore debout après. "Ace of Spades" c'est une mandale sonore, un parpaing lancé à pleine vitesse dans la vitrine de la musique bien-pensante de 1980. À une époque où le heavy metal commençait à se regarder le nombril dans des délires de dragons et de spandex, et où le punk s'essoufflait dans ses propres clichés, trois types laids, sales et méchants ont débarqué pour rappeler à tout le monde les fondamentaux. Le son, putain le son, parlons-en car c'est peut-être ça, la clé. Ce n'est pas de la musique, c'est une texture, c'est le son d'un ampli qui est sur le point de prendre feu. La production de Vic Maile, qui avait bossé avec Hendrix, est un coup de génie absolu. Il n'a pas cherché à nettoyer ou à polir quoi que ce soit. Il a juste ouvert les micros et capturé le chaos. La basse de Lemmy n'est pas un instrument, c'est une putain d'arme de démolition. Elle ne joue pas une ligne de basse, elle occupe tout l'espace, grasse, saturée, rouillée, comme le moteur d'un bombardier Lancaster. Par-dessus, la guitare de "Fast" Eddie Clarke balance des riffs qui sont l'équivalent sonore d'une lame de rasoir, et la batterie de Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor... eh bien, le mec portait bien son surnom. Il ne joue pas, il tabasse, il martyrise ses fûts comme s'ils lui devaient du fric. L'alchimie entre ces trois-là est totale et il n'y a pas de place pour l'ego, pour le solo démonstratif de six minutes. C'est l'efficacité avant tout. Chaque morceau est un sprint. "Ace of Spades", "Love Me Like a Reptile", "(We Are) The Road Crew", "The Hammer"... ce ne sont pas des chansons, ce sont des uppercuts. Des déclarations d'intention qui te hurlent à la gueule que la vie est courte, alors autant la vivre à fond, le pied au plancher, un verre à la main et le majeur tendu. C'est une philosophie de vie résumée en douze pistes. Zéro bullshit et c'est peut-être pour ça que ce disque met tout le monde d'accord. Le punk y retrouve l'urgence et la crasse, le metalleux y voit les prémices du thrash, et même le fan d'indie rock que je suis ne peut que s'incliner devant une telle démonstration d'honnêteté brutale. Ce disque est un monument, pas parce qu'il est complexe ou révolutionnaire dans sa structure, mais parce qu'il est l'essence même d'un truc primaire, viscéral. C'est le degré zéro du rock'n'roll, la formule de base, distillée jusqu'à n'en garder que le strict nécessaire : trois accords, de la vitesse, du volume et une conviction à toute épreuve. On pourrait passer des heures à analyser le contexte, l'influence, l'héritage... Mais à quoi bon ? La seule chose qui compte, c'est d'appuyer sur "Play", de monter le volume jusqu'à ce que les murs tremblent et de se prendre la déflagration en pleine face. Le 4/5 n'est pas une sanction, c'est la reconnaissance qu'"Ace of Spades" ne joue que sur un seul tableau. Et sur ce tableau, il est imbattable, c'est l'étalon-or de la musique qui ne s'embarrasse pas de fioritures. Et dans un monde de plus en plus compliqué, putain, ça fait un bien fou. No comment.

88/1089 This album is decent, i can see the appeal and Ace of Spades is a clear standout. However, the songs all sound extremely similar to my ear and i’m not a huge fan of the vocal style (though the guitarring is solid) Jailbait is absolutely abysmal though 22/100

A hundred times better than any ACDC record, and just as predictible.

Metal just isn’t for me. Wasn’t bad tho

Maybe "1001 albums and/or singles you should listen to before you die" wouldn't have been such a bad idea either. Have a wild guess as to which song I'm talking about.

Ace of Spades is as good as it gets...the rest is really really good speed metal with an iconic front man. Lemmy's voice was one of a kind.

First three tracks are great but the rest sound the same and boring

Not my favourite Motörhead album, which may be because of over-familiarity, especially with the title track, but also because the best songs on the first three albums are, to me, better than those on this, the band's 4th. It's all fairly subjective though because Motörhead didn't really evolve from album to album - despite later lineup changes, they sounded pretty much the same (with the exception of the experiment with Brian Robertson ex-Thin Lizzy on Another Perfect Day, which I like a lot even if no-one else seemed to...). Ace of Spades may be the band's best sounding album though, the production is excellent. The sound could have been muddy, and was on some other recordings, with Lemmy playing rhythm bass, Phil Taylor clattering along with his double-bass drumming and Fast Eddie Clarke's limited but very effective guitar, but there is a lot of space in the mix - you can hear Lemmy's Rickenbacker clearly, as you can the other instruments; they all sit distinctly in the mix. Lemmy may have always claimed that Motörhead were a rock and roll band and not a metal band but this album, and Overkill & Bomber the year before, came along at just the right time with the emergence of NWOBHM and had a huge influence on the 1980s metal scene in general.

I like the lead singers voice and the songs were good. Now I know who Motörhead is.

Huh, would've never guessed that Motörhead was originally from London. Anyway, "Ace of Spades" (the song) kicks ass, but I'm curious about the rest of the album. Pretty formulaic, macho hard rock. Some weird tracks content-wise too ("Love Me Like a Reptile", "Jailbait"). Hey, it's was the 80's I guess. I can see how this album maybe could have set the table for thrash metal given the tempo and energy displayed in each track.

A shot of rock and roll with a rock and roll chaser. Fun, no bullshit rock. 🤘

Rock and Roll!

Sounds like an inferior Thin Lizzy. It has its place and I can understand immature young men enjoying its energy. I found its lack of melody annoying.

Good album to work out to as the entire thing is super high energy. The lyrics are strongly about sex and rebellion. My big issue is that the songs all bleed into one another with little variance. Hell, Ace of Spades and Fire Fire are the same guitar lick, just in reverse. And then there’s Jailbait which not age well at all.

Its no nonsense rock. Ace of spades is a banger and there are some nice tunes on the album -1 stars for jailbait....

Motörhead was basically thrash before thrash was a thing. The raw speed and grit on this album still hit hard today, and you can hear how much it influenced the metal and punk scenes that followed. Lemmy’s vocals and that grinding bass tone give the whole record a rough edge that just works. The title track is the obvious standout. I think it’s a go-to song for every middle schooler just getting into heavy metal, and honestly, it holds up for adults too. It was also part of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 soundtrack back in the day, which is probably how I first heard it. Overall, Ace of Spades is loud, fast, and unapologetically raw. It’s not just a classic metal record, it’s the blueprint for everything that came after.

classic

Ace of Spades

I like ya fit, G

funny this album has so many alt versions bc every song sounds the same.. it's the same bad song, 27 times. with a sprinkle of pedophilia bc what is rock and roll without predators

i liked Ace of Spades as a song when I was like 9, but I didn’t realize that every song would kind of just sound like that… oof

chud soundtrack, i don't want to be that guy that hates "fun" music but it just isn't fun to me, i fw Thin Lizzy and other similar bands that are interested in the basic principles of pop songwriting but this chug chug roast beef sandwich music just doesn't do it for me Fav song: (We Are) The Road Crew

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

These guys are the middle of The Road Crew. Ace of Spades, although hard driving, stays in the middle lane. The songs are very similar with no stand outs. Not sure why this album is a Must Hear, I think the only reason it makes the 1001 List is because of Jailbait and The Chase being about sex with underage girls. I guess they’re trying to portray the Wild West of the eighties, I guess. (2.2*s)

Only ever heard the title track of this album from the band. The rest of the album is not bad. Some early thrash metal with good guitar and drums. Hearing some double bass pedal in there. Sounds like these guys formed in a scuzzy biker bar. Lead has a certain road worn voice, like he's seen some shit. And with that name, Lemmy Kilmister, had to become a hard rock forefather. Ace of Spades was a better album than I expected and I give it 2.1 stars.

Didn't really like it, but also didn't hate it. Motorhead certainly established a formula and stuck to it. That felt like 12 of the same song over and over. Fast beat, hard rock riff and some strained gravelly vocals from Lemmy. Pretty easy for me to shelve this and move on from Motorhead. Lemmy's vocals are primarily what set Motorhead apart from other hard rock acts of this ilk. This dude must have smoked a couple packs then chased it with a glass of thumbtacks and sandpaper. I can understand the unique allure but is has never worked for me. A song here and there is OK but I have no need to spend any extended time with Motorhead. Glad it was only 35 mins even if I didn't mind it. 2.20 stars

Never quits

this was just not for me and that's ok!

Okay, but kind of repetitive.

Wouldn't listen to again.

4/10 - it was fine. I don’t love his voice or the songs but was not horrible

I should not like motorhead but for some reason I do

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

Un po' ripetitivo ma vvb

Good not great though. I personally prefer Overkill over Ace of Spades

Would be 5 if it weren’t for ‘jailbait’. That song can get in the bin.

7.71/10 pretty solid, your typical 80s heavier rock. liked fire fire :) 3.5/5 3/5

Musically and lyrically it should be a straight one, but it's pure id music and Lemmy was an icon. It's fun. It's the epitome of hard rock. And Ace of Spades (the song) is a classic for a reason

We are Motorhead and we play rock and roll. Lemmy opened shows by saying that and truer words have never been spoken. They are rock bands favorite band. The lyrics might be clunky, the music loud and blown out, some parts are too fast and others too slow. They are rock at it's core. You aren't going to listen to this for relevant lyrics. You listen to this when you want to drive fast, when you want to thrash around and knock into things. Nothing is perfect with this album but that's not the point at all. It's a damn fun album to put on and get moving to.

This is much more than a some throwaway hair metal band sure the cover is cringy, as f*** the logo, hell, the name the clothes everything, but this is a quality musical output from a really tight power trio

I think the title track alone may be worth 5 stars. It might be the best break neck metal slasher song of all time. What a jam. The rest of the album is fantastic as well. A perfect listen for getting it done in the gym, ironic since Lemmy was more into speed and booze than lifting weights (probably got his exercise from the ~1200 women he slept with.) Anyway, a speed metal masterpiece.

who cares

This was a solid 2 star album until the pedophile song

Best Track - "Ace Of Spades"

don’t forget the buttsex

Grows and grows on me, 6/10

Motörhead is a 4 star band with 3 star albums.

would have been a 5 if i was on meth

Classic stuff. Motörhead is metal.

I enjoyed this one. It did get a bit samey, but at 36 minutes long, it didn't outstay its welcome.

Got halfway through and heard everything I needed to. Just not my genre at all- painfully noisy. Sorry Lemmy. 3/10 (1.5/5)

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

Glad i listened to the 40min album, i got the vibes in the first track and honestly that’s all you need, don’t think there’s a reason to listen to the rest

Good for an angsty mood or a really fast walk Most of the songs sound the same 5/10

It's fast, it's trashy, it's Möterhead. A fun album for sure, but not one of the metal scene most essential listens for me. The licks though ar surprisingly versatile.

Motörhead was never about subtlety, and 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 proves it: the sound of a warthog with an Iron Cross, charging straight ahead. It’s bass-heavy to the core, with guitars only breaking through the wall of noise from time to time. For someone who usually struggles with heavy metal, this record is surprisingly enjoyable — raw, direct, and almost punk in spirit. The only drawback is its lack of variation, but when the title track hits, none of that really matters. It’s not rock ’n’ roll in the traditional sense, but when Lemmy growled “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘵ö𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 ’𝘯’ 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭!” you knew exactly what he meant.

We already reviewed that Motorhead live album, so why is this also essential? Pick one. Mr. Dimery seems to enjoy redundancy and doing the same things over and over again.

some heavy music, good record, title track is a banger

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.

Fun heavy metal sound, funny topics “Jailbait”. Overall not a bad listen, but not one I’m likely to revisit again.

3,5

I love me some eighties heavy metal, yet I did not care for Motörhead's Ace of Spades. Every song was more or less the same as far as tone, lyrics, and energy. I don't even have the nostalgic factor with the title song because I didn't hear it in my teenage years. At least it was a short album? I won't pretend that I have excellent taste in music--I liked Mötley Crüe as a teenager, and outside of the hits, their music is absolute garbage. Actually, Mötley Crüe's hits all sound the same, but they were more fun than whatever Motörhead put on this album. 2, I guess, because this was music instead of whatever Pere Ubu passed off as music, but my enjoyment was at a 1.

Man, Motörhead took speed metal and ran with it. There wasn't anyone else on the scene at the time doing it like them. This album just goes hard, nonstop, from start to finish. I definitely feel like this album is where Motörhead peaked; nothing else they ever did quite touched this album. My main complaint about the live album of theirs included on this project was that everything sounded the same. I'm not going to say that issue necessarily goes away here, but I will say the tracks all feel a little bit more individualized in a studio setting.

Solid. ★★★★

Das vierte Album der britischen Band Motörhead entstand im Sommer 1980 in den Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth unter der Produktion von Vic Maile. Mit Lemmy Kilmister, „Fast“ Eddie Clarke und Phil „Philthy Animal“ Taylor war das klassische britische Trio am Werk. Musikalisch steht die Platte für eine rohe Mischung aus Hard Rock, Heavy Metal und Punk-Energie. Der Titelsong „Ace of Spades“ gilt als Hymne der Band und prägt den Sound bis heute. Auch Stücke wie „(We Are) The Road Crew“, „Jailbait“ oder „Love Me Like a Reptile“ spiegeln die Themen Glücksspiel, Leben auf Tour und kompromisslose Haltung wider. Die Direktheit des Albums wirkt bis heute frisch, auch wenn nicht alle Songs die ikonische Strahlkraft des Titelstücks erreichen. Insgesamt bleibt es ein Dokument der ungebremsten Energie von Motörhead und markiert ihren endgültigen Durchbruch.

Although every track just feels like a slightly different Ace of Spades, it's still pretty rockin. Jailbait: lol wtf dude.

If the Motörhead were gamblers instead of musicians, they would be awful because they kept nothing up their sleeves. A bulldozer of an album, nuance be damned.

I liked this, but I expected more from this. Jailbait is cringey AF.

So fun. Ahead of it's time and classic all at once. Would listen again.

I thought I was about 4 tracks in when I looked and realized I was only halfway through song 2. This wears on me.

paso

Didn’t listen again but had heard before. Love a couple of the tracks and the overall sound

Ace of Spades is a singular song and an absolute favorite of this style of music. I love its dumb little spirit and the fact that it sounds like he was reading off the wikipedia "List of Poker Terms". I love that I got to watch my friend's little brother do karaoke to this while wearing an Arby's uniform and by the end of the song the biker bouncer at the metal bar was standing up and applauding. Ace of spades (album) is less of a high water mark, but I almost want to give it a four for the title track. Win some, lose some, it's all a game to me.

much in the same way ac/dc is, it's pretty much one song over and over again and while it's done really well and it's a fun time to see live, it leaves something to be desired in a full album setting

Samey.....but fun, in a kitschy sort of way. 2.5 and a coin flip for the rounding direction

This album does fall into the category of 'classic album' for some people, and I certainly remember it's popularity when growing up. It just sounds like a noise to me, and it's not even a pleasant noise. Repetitive riffs and sound. Juvenile lyrics. In case you missed it: Teenage baby, you're a sweet young thing Still tied to Mummy's apron strings I don't even dare to ask your age It's enough to know you're here backstage Tell me baby, oh you look so fine Send quivers up and down my spine I don't care about our different ages I'm an open book with well-thumbed pages Jailbait I ain't too late Jailbait baby, get down Right now GROSS

Boomers singing about how much they want to sexually assault girls {AGAIN!!}. Fucking gross and tired of this shit.

This is not starting well. Haven't even started listening yet but was reading through the reviews and most seem to say that the title track is way better than anything else on this album and I have really hated that song ever since I first heard it so that's not a great start. The reviews were wrong. Ace of Spades is not better than the other tracks, they are all the same f*cking song. So I now thoroughly hate all the tracks on this album.

On today's roll of the 1001 albums I should hear before I die, I got yet another band I have only heard in passing but have never officially checked out any of their projects, I got Motörhead's Ace of Spades. This album is exactly what I'd expect some senior mechanic to listen to as he douses himself in every car fluid imaginable while trying to change your oil. This album is pretty standard and by the books Hard Rock with some influences of early Metal scattered throughout and not much else. The vocals are ragged and at times quite hard to hear, the instrumentals are the main sell as they absolutely rock with each track but lack variety once you get 30+ minutes into this album, and the songs feel very same-y despite the tracklist clearly stating the songs are different. I wasn't really impressed by what Motörhead had to offer outside of the kickass title track, as everything else feels like a copy of the first song. If someone put this on I would enjoy every track except for the very weird song Jailbait, but I would never choose to listen to this again.

THE ACE OF SPADES!!!!!!!!!!11!

The first track was fine. And then it was like the same song over and over.

So gritty. These songs go hard, but kind of all sound the same to me.

They’ve got a great sound, but their musical palette is very limited, to be honest. Probably a bit closer to a 4 than a 3 though

Motörhead knows how to rock.

Motörhead’s Ace of Spades is a classic. They don’t mix it up a whole lot though; the record stays at pretty much one tempo and it’s pretty much one-dimensional lyrically. Motörhead has always seemed pretty unapologetic about the whole “sex, drugs, and rock n roll” vibe. But I actually appreciate that about them. The guitars are fun and raw, Lemmy sounds like he’s straining while taking a dump throughout, and the whole thing sounds like the soundtrack to a barroom brawl. Surprisingly tight musicianship too. Though it’s not something that I want to throw on repeat over and over, it’s a pretty fun record that I’ll revisit from time to time. 3.6/5

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

1980. Prime speed and thrash metal. More gritty than punk metal. Pretty solid throughout without going overboard.

-1 for making me listen to Jailbait. Felt like a creep listening to that.

I’m only 36 albums into this project and I’ve already been given both Motörhead albums. I’m unsure whether the generator thinks I am a metalhead who will be greatly enthused or rather realizes I am a leadfoot with a penchant for pop who’d rather get the metal out of the way up front in anticipation of more gentle genres. I can’t deny these guys rock. The musicianship is excellent. Lemmy’s voice just doesn’t do it for me. More Motörhead, ma’am? No thank you. I’m all done.

Man, Jailbait is such an offensively horrible song that it immediately gives the album 1 star for me. The guitar work is absolutely phenomenal, though.

Was a decent 3 until “Jailbait”. Oof

Title song is an absolute banger and Tony Hawk classic. Jailbait is an iffy one, ignoring that it's a good time.

Wenn man mit dem Rad unterwegs ist und gerne 10% schneller ankommen will

Fun album, great guitar solos, ignore the lyrics and have a good time. Wouldn’t consider it to be an album you need to listen to before you die, and couldn’t remember any standout bangers, so brought it down to a 3 for me.

rock n roll and rock n roll and rock n roll the pure rock and roll and instrumentals are pretty good however the lyrics are very ass and its got that old timey growl-singing

6.5/10

Classic rock and roll, the different songs did blend into each other for me but if you like this sound then that is not a bad thing.

Full on fast heavy metal with horrific lyrics sung by a a screaming toad. Songs like Jailbait leave one wondering...

With a number of catchy rock and roll anthems with a heap of trash metal, Motörhead manages to produce strong album of singles; however the sound does get repetitive after some time and some of the songs like "jailbait" are deserving of a scolding.

track 1, ace of spades: 2/5 track 2, love me like a reptile: 2/5 track 3, shoot you in the back: 3/5 track 4, live to win:4.5/5 track 5, fast and loose: 2/5 track 6, (we are) the road crew: 2/5 track 7, fire fire: 2.5:5 track 8, jailbait: 1.5/5 track 9, dance:1/5 track 10, bite the bullet: 3/5 track 11, the chase is better than the catch: 2/5 track 12, the hammer: 4/5 overall it’s a solid rock album and it’s exactly what i expected i give it a 3/10. lemmys a legend. always forever!

I got to Jailbait and just... Oh no.

Lemmy was a god

Fun album, great guitar solos, ignore the lyrics and have a good time. Wouldn’t consider it to be an album you need to listen to before you die, and couldn’t remember any standout bangers, so brought it down to a 3 for me.

Raw, heavy, and energetic. Hard not to like this one, lyrics a bit seedy, otherwise something I'll have on repeat

Total vibe. Great guitar solos.

No.

I don’t have the energy to describe how much I didn’t enjoy listening to this album.

13, 13, THIRTEEN straight album from the UK. For fuck sake, there are 194 other countries on the blue marble that make music - trying listening to something that isn't from your damp foggy island. British excellence is a joke!! As for Motorhead, good rock music with shitty vocals and worse lyrics. There is literally a song about being a fucking pedo -Jailbait. What the actual fuck! How was the rest of the band cool with this, were they all just trying to bones teenagers? minus 1 star just for that song! 4/10 130/1001

All I really knew about Motorhead before this was the song Ace of Spades. Turns out every other song is just a crappier version of Ace of Spades as written and performed by sex offenders.

Stopped listening after Jailbait.

Loud intense fast high energy, but so repetitive

So painfully generic and uninspired.

4 - great album even if it did start to sound same-y

More (actual) rock and metal, plz

Rating: 1.9 Laughably stupid. Early metal at its most trashy and ignorant. I understand that Lemmy spent his entire life partying himself to death but his music doesn’t HAVE to reveal that so openly. With all this being said, the songs are all pretty much straightforward, don’t drag and you could probably put this stuff on at any bar and everyone (me included) would probably enjoy it so I’ll give it credit for that.

I am literally wearing a Lemmy T-shirt right now from the rainbow room. Motorhead is simply the soundtrack to those nights when you were out driving around looking for trouble. It’s not about philosophy or feelings or any of that. It’s just about hard rock at a super fast pace.

Gross. I can sorta excuse the Beatles for singing about dancing with a 17 year old because they keep it "innocent", with lines about falling in love but nothing "suggestive". Jailbait is a song celebrating sex crime. To call it satire would be willful ignorance. Fuck Motorhead.

Lemmy. Bass. Rock and Roll.

Z plusem

Plenty of energy in this one, the titular track is a banger and the rest of the album follows with similar aggression

Was not familiar with this band. Probably wouldn’t willingly listen again. I’m just learning that Metal is not the genre for me. I’m trying to pick at least one song on each album that stands out. On this album it was Fire Fire and Dance. Also this was a 2 disc set. Most of Disc 2 was alternate versions of the songs from Disc 1. I skipped that part.

The title track is a classic but the rest of the album never quite lives up to it. Decent production and the band are clearly performing at a high level but I think Overkill edges this one and strangely Bomber has a couple more stand out tracks. I have the 12" single but not the album which maybe sums it up but it is still worth hearing.

Despite listening to metal for pretty much my entire life I have never really understood motorhead. Every song blends together, jailbait is creepy as hell, the bass tone is really the only thing giving this above 1 star

This ranges from great, The Ace of Spades, to creepy, Jailbait.

i hate to admit, but i had a teeny tiny bit of fun with this, while alternating with a stank face (+1) for teeny tiny bit of fun. to add to comment from tom about the general horniness - i have seen this nastiness prevail among a group of former coworkers who are motorhead fans. i think we can separate artist from art or fans from the art's message a lot of time, but seeing this firsthand gives me a nudge to think otherwise sometimes.

While listening to fast and loose I thought the song was on min 6+ at one point. Turns out the song is only 3 minutes long. That sums up this album, far worse than the ZZ Top album. I mean this band is just gross, the chase is better than the catch is so hard to listen to. I don't think it's cool to have to tell a woman to not be scared when you're fooling around, seems like a red flag, not sure why it's a point of pride for this dude. It's tough to pick whether this is worse than Eminem but they're in the same ballpark 1/5

I love that this album cover explains exactly what is going to happen (at least on the first track, haven't listened to the album): outlaw rebel freedom with a weird neo-western edge that I can't properly articulate. On the other hand, as a German speaker I almost want to deduct a star just for the purely aesthetic use of an umlaut. Is 1001 albums gonna make a metalhead out of me? There have been some real duds (GNR if they count, Pantera, Korn), but Sabbath is putting the team on its back. Let's see if they'll get some support. Listening notes: -Ace of Spades is just such a rollicking good time -Love you like a reptile: why do I hate it when GNR is horny but think this rocks? I mean, it's definitely overdoing it and the song would be better if they took 15% off here, but it's still fun! (and my goodness, the biology here: reptiles don't love by sinking their fangs into each other! unless they're kinky reptiles. And electric Eels aren't reptiles!) -Shoot you in the back: fantasy is to Black Sabbath what westerns are to motorhead. Alas, Black Sabbath does more with it, but this still rocks. -I straight-up love the raspy vocals that sound like this guy's headed for a nasty bout of the flu. What's wrong with me. -Jailbait: this song hasn't started yet, but that's not a good sign in the title. Oh shit this really sucks. Why do all men from before like 1990 have these songs? I guess this is what I get when I ask for music that feels like it has a wanton disregard of the law, but man fuck this. The past is a different country with different values: a shitty different country with shitty different values. -Fast and loose. Okay "reptile" was good. This one is too much. -We are the road crew: I'm not sure how much they realize what they're doing here, but this is an interesting track about how terrible the life these guys live is for them. Alcoholism, women realizing that these men suck. I guess the road crew is the employees of the band. Which makes this much worse. Review: I'm an environmental economist, and this album made me want to burn so much gasoline for no reason at all. Noting that this came out a year after Mad Max. Yeah. I have trouble always understanding what GNR sucks and this doesn't, but this feels authentically dirty, where GNR feels like pre-ripped jeans: manufactured lawlessness. That said the horniness, which feels sleazy in a good way rather than too much of 80s horniness which is just gross (don't ask me to explain this), is still way too much. First off, the fetishization of teenagers is always gross. I always feel weird noting repugnant songs like this and being like "minus one star for sex crimes", but it's not like me giving a review that doesn't reflect my view of the album is some meaningful punishment. Second, 2 of these songs (for my money, love me like a reptile and fire, fire) is more than enough. And the random casual mentions ("I'm in your wife on the hammer"). Just. dial. it. back. a. little. (and don't do crimes) Maybe my evolving view of this album is it starts with the "glory" of totally reckless, careless living. How powerful it feels to live without regard for laws, norms, or morals. But as the album runs on, it (unintentionally) seems to show the accreting damage this carelessness causes: it's really cool driving dangerously, gambling recklessly, and sleeping with all these women. For four tracks. But then things start building up: your road crew is strung out, you're messing around with underage women, you're burning out. But you convince yourself it still feels great, and you push it aside and just dance (track nine). Then in the last few tracks, things really seem to be falling apart, and you realize "the chase is better than the catch" and the reckless living you've pursued so long is not good--that said at this point they don't see a way to turn back. They close with a song about having more or less become the villains, even as they don't seem to realize how fucked up things have gotten. But I'm pretty sure none of that is self-aware. This is a very interesting album about the unbridled pursuit of hedonistic pleasure. And how it leads to a hellish existence. Hell of a move to unironically write an album in which your life ends up looking like Blood Meridian and you think it's cool. But I do like Blood Meridian, and the start is so strong here. I could easily see giving this album literally any rating--depending on how much writer's intent matters, how much overinterpretation I do, etc., but I'm going with 3 stars. lol why did I write this much?

I forgot I was listening to different songs for a good 20 minutes. Then "Jailbait" started playing and I started hoping that it was knowing satire about their reputation and treatment of fans. Because, if not, big yikes.

402/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Great rock album

1. zpadez - 2.5 2. reptile - 1.5 3. zhoot - 1.5 4. uuin - 2 5. fazt - 1.5 6. road - 2 7. fire - 1.5 8. jail - 1.5 9. dance - 1.5 10. bullet - 2 11. chaze - 1.5 12. hammer - 1.5

This is a solid hard rock/punk album. Nothing too spectacular as far as lyrics and composition, but it’s fun. Doesn’t suck.

Metal

it sounds like i'm riding with a biker gang and about to fuck a twink in a gas station bathroom. that or it sounds like I'm in a twink gang and am currently fucking a biker in a gas station bathroom. Surprisingly i mean both as a compliment. There is however a song on this called fucking jailbait and... ewwww grossss bleh bad bad. It makes the whole vibe go from trashy fun to something really gross. Like a started writing the first part to be funny but now it feels weird. It's a nauseating song. HE LITERALLY SAYS "LOVE THAT YOUNG STUFF" WTF. singlehandedly killed the album for me. fucking disgusting.

Motörhead is one of those bands that has like one maybe two kickass tunes on a record and then the rest is just filler.

I see the impact it had, but it's not pushing boundaries NOW.

Bad. Ace of spade is there only good song.

Fine. They're at least honest about what they sound like unlike a lot of these other fakeass "hardcore hard rock heavy metal" bands

Too much

Probably historically important but not pleasant to listen to. Drumming is repetitive, voice gets on your nerves 2.4

Music is great. Lyrics on some songs are a bit daft. Favourite song is still Ace of Spades 3/5

Really solid album! First time listening to Motorhead with much detail and it surpassed my expectations. They blend Punk and Hard rock into something similar to Metal but way less corny. Enjoyed this album and will listen to it again.

I’ve never listened to a Motörhead album in its entirety, but I knew exactly what I was in for when this album was generated and it didn’t disappoint. 36 minutes of pure, driving rock and roll that doesn’t let up for a second. It’s not something I’ll always be in the mood to listen to, but definitely something I’ll listen to again in the future when I’m in the mood for some rock and roll.

The lowest of 3s. Share comments on Jailbait. Otherwise much as I mildly enjoyed listening, every single song bar 1 or 2 sounded exactly the same.

Started strong but then flatlined for me

Ace of spades (the song) is amazing. It was a shame the album starts with that as everything else gets compared to it. And everything else falls short. Some of the early tracks are pretty good, but as it goes on so much of it feels like a pastiche to ace of spades... Then jailbait drops. Man, I hate the "it was a different time" schtick, it's grim listening regardless of the instrumentation. Plus it rips off Alice Cooper's schools out something rotten, which I'm sure was a deliberate school reference, but somehow Sully's the superior song by association. After that the album never reaches any heights worthy of pulling it out of that mire. Such a shame following the stellar opening track.

not my cup of tea, epic album cover tho!

4.5, epic dad biker rock!!!!

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 extract of rock!

Solid rock album.

Can't give any album with Jailbait on it more than two stars

A lot of good riffs at the start but then they barely use them in the songs and the songs sound kinda the same

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.

Böring

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.

Good just bad lyrics 3/5

in yo face

With every passing song I turned more and more into a beer-gut having, long bearded, wife-beater wearing, sweaty, hairy man. In a good way. I feel like the album ebodies - sonically and lyrically - what Rock`n`Roll meant back then. Living hard and fast. The lyrics are definitely nothing to write home about (much more something to write the police about, cough cough Jailbait), but it works for the songs. It does get a little repetitive though. You can undeniably tell how much this album influenced a lot of early thrash and speed metal bands, so in that respect definitely an essential album. My favorite songs probably are The Roadcrew and, as basic as it might be, Ace of Spades. 6.5/10??

every song sounds the same

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!

A little more groove than I was expecting, but I still really don't like Lemmy and every song kind of sounded the same

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

Eh, what am I missing?

Got that hillbilly metal feel, high and hazy energy. Like a drug frenzied bar fight. Great guitar solos in every track. Themes of risky lifestyle, wild life. Let the music do the talking with very simple lyrics. It's sloppy and loud and grinding on but that's the point. Not intended for deep thinking, just a hard rock album. It's all kind of one song, no differentiation. While Metallica has moments where they switch it up on say, Fade to Black or Nothing Else Matters, Motorhead just kind of runs together as one speed metal performance. Ozzy showed range too.

Tungt, raskt og simpelt. Akkurat langt nok til at det ikke blir for mye av det samme.

Undeniably badass. Not a ton of variation throughout the record and kinda cringe at times. But mostly fun, dirty rock n’ roll.

You've got to love Lemmy. This album has no real polish or intelligence but it's a great energy. Some of it sucks hard but Ace of Spades is a perfect opener. Good to have on the list. A classic but not perfect.

Fun opening track, but also kind of a mess. Sounds like an album of trying to figure out one song, getting it, making it the first track then using the rest of the tries to make an album. It's dumb, but fine.

Was not in the mood for something this heavy.stopped after a couple of tracks

Some good old fashioned rock and roll but one problematic track brings the score down

I think my friend billy likes this album so I have to not like it just to annoy him

While everything was good, it felt much much longer than 35 mins. Good but not life changing

-well to put it simply, it’s… not really my thing, i guess? a little bit corny even for heavy metal standards. and oh god the lyrics to some of these tracks -someone else is definitely better equipped than myself to enjoy this so i’m not writing it off completely. has some good moments. but yeah not my preferred listening -Favorites are Fire Fire and The Chase Is Better Than the Catch

Ace of Spades is one of my favorite metal songs. The album gets repetitive but I can still enjoy it. But Jailbait…yikes! Lyrically I can’t imagine it flying now.

Wat een energie!

It’s rock, and it’s fast and kinda loud. Not really my jam.

solid, quick, and heavy. went out and achieved exactly what they were looking for. if i could give half stars it’d be a 3.5 so we’ll settle for a high 3

helvíti hresst og skemmtilegt. leika hratt enda á gonnanum. 3,5.

Lotsa fun with Lemmy !

Lemmy is God.

Minus a star for Jailbait. Otherwise, this album cooks and rocks hard! The Chase is Better Than The Catch is pure romance. Come on honey, touch me right there. Come on honey, don't cha be scared. Come on honey, let me get you in the sack You know the chase is better than the catch. Play that at your next candlelight, romantic dinner. Actually don't because if you do, you should seek professional help.

Ok, but the songs are quite similar throughout

That's some perfectly serviceable heavy metal from Mr Kilmister et al.

Statistically, you've heard the song Ace of Spades if you've got a pulse, and this album is basically "what if that, but album?" Fortunately, that but album is good. Hard rocking, definitely a classic for many reasons, deserves its spot on this list for sure

All gas, no brake

Ace of Spade is one of the best rock songs of all time... the rest of the album is ok.

Great

Man... 'Ace Of Spades' really is a high octane track. Heard it numerous times, but it really is incredibly good. This album is definitely better than the previous Motörhead album we had: No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live). This still suffers a bit from the same problem though: most songs sounds very much the same or are to similar. There are loads of riffs in there that almost feel like a variant of the Ace Of Spades riff, and the chorus usually follows the same formula of "sing the name of the song a few times". The tone of the album really hits the spot though; the guitar and bass sounds incredible. Makes me think a bit of Black Sabbath, though I think they win out in tasty guitar sound by a small margin. Sometimes the lyrics can be a bit too much about drinking, chasing tail, and getting laid. But reading a bit about Lemmy that seems to have been what he was all about, so checks out. Strange enough, the second best song of the album is actually 'The Chase Is Better Than the Catch', which has a pretty cool riff and and awesome tone. Overall this ends up somewhere between a 3 and a 4 for me. But since I have so many 3s on this album, it's actually going to have to be a weak 4. Actually found myself nodding along to this quite a lot, and 'Ace Of Spades' and 'The Chase Is Better Than the Catch' are real bangers.

Lyrics are obviously not Motörhead's strong suit. Their music and Lemmy's voice really works though. Plenty of good guitar riffs to go around. The highlight was "Ace of Spades", the low point was "Jailbait" which made me quite uncomfortable. It started to get a bit samey after a while, luckily the runtime is quite short so it doesn't overstay its welcome. Strong 3 stars.

Clásico heavy metal. La voz de Lemmy Kilmister es perfecta para este estilo. No puedo decir que sea un estilo que me guste, o que tenga algo en particular que me sorprenda, es simplemente heavy metal hecho y derecho.

Motorhead-y.

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.

Motorhead is here to rock and doesn't care what you think about it. Mission accomplished. "Ace of Spades" forever.

I can’t even lie, Motörhead has a cool sound, and of course I love the title track but… every classic rock band got that one song called Jailbait if you know what I mean….

Big yikes! (I kinda liked this)

okay FINE - I'll download Motörhead's discography when i get home from work

Wow - a Milestone of Metal

2.75

Terrible

Nice

It's Motorhead.

-1 for Jailbait 🤢

jailbait.....

Two really great tracks plus a load of filler. Enjoyable filler, but still filler. I'm going with four stars.

Good at what it does, fast paced rock riffs with an angry sounding vocalist. Questionable lyrics. Very same-y. Quite tedious after about three songs of the same themes and tempo. Don’t need to listen again. 2/5

Som en flaska jack daniels

this is the same as putting ace of spades on a loop for half an hour. you eventually have to ignore lemmy entirely, firstly because of his consistently one note growling, and secondly on the basis that everything he is saying is dumb as rocks. obligatory “rock n roll” pedo song. it’s not boring and it is good old fashioned Rock Music but it is sooooo spinal tap.

I dug the sound for the first couple tracks but then it just kept going on and on as if the whole record was one unending song.

Straight-up rocking with cool riffs, but vocally not for me.

I love the instrumentation and energy. Ace of Spades (the song) is a classic and there were some other fun songs on this album as well. Lemmy's voice is very unique and I wish I liked it more but it is a bit of a hangup for me.

Honestly so much more fun than I was expecting, started out at 100 and never let up.

Motörhead didn’t make music, they made legal steroids for your ears.

Eh, kind of same-ish. Legally obliged to like Ace of Spades and Love Me Like a Reptile, but every song felt the same. So you really just need the one or two of them. Certainly not 27 of them. 2.5/5 stars.

I forgot how much I liked metal. Liked the riffs outside of the title track a lot more than I expected (And I had listened to this album in full before)

Ok it was pretty good until I got to the song Jailbait. How the fuck did that song get made?? Are you fucking kidding me?? Dragged the whole record down cuz now they all seem like they are (or support?) disgusting pedos.

the definition of dad rock for me (and my dad never listened to this) oh wow jailbait is a song lol

An (exact) early BÖC and ZZ Top cross can't be bad, and it isn't. Need more time with this

Ace of Spades (We Are) The Road Crew

I like the "Ace of Spades" itself, but I'm not a huge fan of Motorhead in general so I don't find this album interesting and entertaining for me

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

super fun rock record, except for some of the lyrics have aged awfully and are pretty tough to listen to in present time, namely Jailbait (how many rock artists had a song about this, jesus christ) and The Chase is Better Than the Catch. no real reason to revisit those ever again, i need a shower. but otherwise, straight-ahead rock and roll that goes pretty hard. i do wish mix-wise there was a lot more low end though, it feels kind of anemic at times.

Great album!