Reviews (page 8 of 10)
Title track is a great song, the rest of the album is fine.
Well, sensibilities have certainly changed since 1980. Enjoyed the sound. Didn't enjoy the lyrics.
Rocks hard. I’ll let other people enjoy it.
Perfect classical rock music
tracks : ace of spades [3] love me like a reptile [2.5] shoot you in the back[2] live to win[1] fast and loose[1] (we are) the roadcrew [3] fire fire[3] jailbait[2] dance[2] bite the bullet[1.5] the chase is better than the catch[1] the hammer [2] RATING : 2
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
HL: title track, "Fast and Loose", "Fire Fire", "The Hammer" Enjoyable, raw & rollicking, but I wasn’t compelled to revisit most songs after it ended
The opening track, Ace of Spades, very much sets the tone for the rest of the album - which is just more Ace of Spades. Not that that is a bad thing. Very questionable lyrics on the 8th track, Jailbait... and for that it gets only a 3. Best track is ofc Ace of Spades.
Speed metal is cool.
This album is very much just alright. Ace of Spades is a great single and if you've heard it you've heard the entire album honestly. The entire album sounds very similar and there's barely any differences between the songs. I'm not saying it's a bad thing but in my eyes this makes this album just fine.
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.
It was interesting getting this right after Metallica. I have to say that I preferred this over Metallica as it's a bit lighter. Kind of fun to hear to metal before it evolved.
Somehow more than one motorhead album made it to the list. With a lot of the dame songs. It only needs one and it's this one. It's a very influential album for both heavy metal and hardcore punk. They do one trick, but they do it well enough to justify a 36 minute album. Favorite song: Bite the bullet.
Ace of Spades!!! The only Motörhead song I know but I do love it. The heavy drums and bass are awesome but after a while the songs do meld into one another.
Every song sounded the same, like it was something my tenth grade stoner friends made in their band
Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: Yeah, some brilliant riffs ever present on this Favourite song: Track 1 - Ace of Spades
Hmm. I think it might be quite true that this was a strong influence on a lot of other heavy metal artists. I acknowledge that. However, I found this repetitive and boring and sometimes offensive (jailbait).
I didn't enjoy this one...not that I was expecting to, but it was tough to make it through the album. I did make it through every track, except Jailbait, but it was an unenjoyable task. I mean, there were moments when the driving rhythm and guitars were a bit catchy, but on pretty much every track I was just waiting for it to end.
My husband bought this CD for me a while back thinking I'd like the title track and he was right. The rest of the album is kind of more of the same so it's a good thing I like it. I found this much more enjoyable than some of the metal we've heard. I did skip Jailbait. Nobody needs that.
I had only a passing familiarity with Motörhead from playing along with Ace of Spades in Guitar Hero. That was not sufficient to have me excited to check out the rest of the album. Positive observations first: I really liked a lot of the playing on this. Some good guitar and drums, catchy beats. The lead vocals were definitely the weak point for me. They wore on me. The subject matter at times was a little more off-putting than I usually like in my metal. Some of the lyrics (Jailbait?!) were quite atrocious. After this I don’t consider myself a Motörhead, but the umlaut seems less scary.
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Oh hell yes
kind of ok if you try not to pay attention too much
Side one is immense. Side two is even better. This is undoubtedly my favourite album from the so-called "classic" line up.
Some hits and misses on this one. Overall, a good album. 3/5
Lemmy is alright
kaljahirmu seksihirmu pedofiiliaesque albumi, lemmywinks yksi parhaista vokalisteista ikinä, niin mahdottoman paska rööki köhinä vetänä lauluäni sillä. kaiki biisit samoja mutta ei haittaa niin paljon ku kuuntelin lyhyemmän version albumista...eka biisi se on paras. hyvä salilla ace of spades
Not my favorite brew, but refreshing compared to the beta albums I've recently been subjected to.
This album was kinda like eating donuts. The first song was pretty good, I kinda wanted another. The second one was enough. The third was a bit much, I’m feeling a bit full now. Then we get a fourth, a fifth, a sixth…by the 12th I was about ready to roll over and die. One at a time would have been much more enjoyable probably
D Ace of Spades - 2. Love Me Like a Reptile - 2. Shoot You in the Back - 2. Live to Win - 2. Fast and Loose - 2. (We Are) The Road Crew - 2. Fire Fire - 1. Jailbait - 1. Dance - 1. Bite the Bullet - 1. The Chase is Better Than The Catch - 1. The Hammer - 1. This was one amorphous blob of screaming and mediocre guitar riffs. There wasn't anything interesting or creative going on.
Ok 80’s rock. None of the track’s really caught my ear and didn’t find the singing anything to latch on to.
Eh
I already knew Motorhead for Ace of Spades, but didn't realize how many other good tracks they had. I had always thought of them as a one hit wonder, and am pretty shocked to find they have a really robust catalogue. Really vibing with this band. More importantly, the fact that they did this in the 80s is shocking. I thought they were a 90s band.
This album was decidedly not made for me. I can appreciate the musicianship, but that's about it. 2/5
It's exciting. It's a joy. It's got elements of punk and hair metal, but it has its own identity. Yes, most of the songs sound the same, but it's unmistakably Motorhead and it's just brilliant.
THE ACE of SPaDES
So, this a great album. Driving beats, thunderous bass, and riffs for days. If you like metal, punk, or space rock, chances are you already know this album. The lyrics though… are unfortunate. For instance, in the opening lines of the song Jailbait (you read that right) Lemmy, who was 35 when this album came out, sings “teenage baby, you’re a sweet young thing, still tied to mommy’s apron strings, I don’t even dare to ask your age, it’s enough to know you’re here backstage…” So an otherwise great album, with inescapably bad lyrics.
Love the title track Nothing wrong with the rest but a whole album of it does get a little samey
The link between Sex Pistols and GnR, but the drums really grated on me after a while. And the less said about Jailbait the better…
Album would've been much better if it ended after the first song (the title track). Instead it was another half hour of more of the same but worse. Drum track was uninspired and same schtick with the high energy guitaring and growling, masculine singing was not much to write home about.
I never have enjoyed heavy metal
Was fairly on board with this for most of the runtime. Lemmy's voice is undeniable, guitars are pretty chunky, and somehow an album with a songs called 'Jailbait' and 'The Chase is Better Than the Catch' is less offensive than the Van Halen record we were force-fed yesterday. Couldn't help but feel things started getting stale as it went on though. Not a ton of dynamics here, in tempo, production, melody, or structure beyond the occasional chug chug moment. Listenable but came through a little bland by the end. Two and a half. Fave track: (We Are) The Roadcrew
By comparison to the previous album, this one hits it for six. The opener is (for better or worse) by leaps and bounds the stand out track - energetic and head-banging stupid shit that was always kind-of timeless. I feel like it's almost as if that song always existed, and everyone in the genre ever since has been trying to replicate it. I've heard so many band at the Tote and Retreat front bars that would love to have come up with half the songs on this record. Not every track is a knockout, but I'm not too fussed. As cheesy and shallow (and kinda weird) a lot of the lyricism is on this record, it's much easier to stomach than the other shit that came yesterday (i.e. Panama). There's a lot to like on this record, and I feel forgiving of the usual critical drawbacks of the genre. I had fun and thought this was kind of a cracker in a style I haven't much dived into before. A decent four. Fave track: Ace of Spades
I was ready for an awful experience, but it wasn't so bad actually. 3/5 just because I wouldn't try it again.
My aching speakers
Title track is great, the rest is fine and exactly as expected. Was going to give this a 3 but have to take off a star for Jailbait, yikes
La prima, title song, capolavoro. Le altre perdono un po'
Lemmywinks Every song is the same lemmy, driving metal. Would listen again.
I definitely had heard of them -- and always loved the umlaut in their name, so fun! -- but I don't recall hearing their music before. I probably dismissed them outright in my teen years when I decided I didn't like speed metal, heavy metal, thrash, etc., even without listening very much to those styles. Ah, youth. So I'm glad this project served up this album today so I could finally actually listen to this band instead of judging them without hearing a note. I found it to be a little bit more "hard rock" than "heavy metal", although there are elements of those styles as well as plenty of what I believe we might call "speed metal" too. I hear some real skill in their musicianship and performing. And they want to up the tempo, wow, they can rock. The songs themselves are not the kind that draw me in and cause me to relisten or seek out more of a band's music, but that's all a matter of personal preference.
I am not the biggest metal fan out there, but even I couldn't help but bang my head along with these rockers! Fast-paced fun from start to finish (except for the cringing during "Jailbait").
Leaving aside the extremely dubious lyrics and general themes, this is brilliant. Admittedly they pretty much all sound the same - it's Ace of Spades rewritten 10 times, but I loved it. Played the whole album back to back solidly for almost 3 hours. However, it can't have five stars because of the rape/drugs/underage sex/general mysogyny.
Once again, another classic artist I have little experience with and was hesitant to try. I’ve heard the title track a handful of times and never really found the appeal until this go around. The album is way more fun than I expected, with Lemy’s vocals being just barely a step up from your local bar band’s. That’s sort of their appeal though, vibes that say get trashed, fuck around, and maybe try and get laid. Unfortunately there’s Jailbait, which brings the party to an uncomfortable point that it never really recovers from. Everything leading up to that is a good time, and so is everything after it for the most part if you’re able to remove the bad taste from your mouth. Motörhead feels firmly in AC/DC territory, where it’s nothing special but there’s also nothing that hits quite as good as it when you’re in the mood for it. Maybe just skip Jailbait and play the title track again instead.
The raw power and energy on the album is insane. Heavy metal isn't usually my cup of tea but I really enjoyed listening to this record today. Perhaps I was in the mood for it today more than usually, but I liked it. It's a consistent album throughout, pure rock - great stuff!
Bon mais un peu redondant. Malheureusement, l'enregistrement date des années 70. Donc le son n'est pas parfait.
Can't deny the influence of Motorhead to heavy metal. The combination of hard rock and punk (in sound and attitude) is charming, as is the production value. Standout track is the classic "Ace of Spades" but the rest of the album sounds a bit samey to me. Lemmy is not the most technical bassist but his hard driving bass lines and slightly distorted tone suits the music so that's cool. I definitely enjoy his bass playing more than his vocals haha. Something I don't mind listening to in small doses but not all the time (generally applies to metal for me nowadays).
classic
Sounds all pretty much the same, unfortunately. Knew Ace of Spades before. But still, kinda gets you hyped. + Ace of Spades + Live to Win
Never heard this album before. Obviously the title track is a classic but the rest holds up and really is rock n roll/metal/punk combined. can here some many links to other tunes and band. fantastic
Sure.
As an album gets a little samey however is such a tour de force of great hard rocking music and attitude impossible not to love. 4.8
loveee like a reptileeeeeee (in a hot way)
mcm setan
Hate this with a passion. How many variations of the basic ace of spades track can you create into make a crap album.
Loved it classic rock album
A classic, every track is perfect when in the mood for some raw, heavy rock.
Got tired of it pretty fast.
Vocals are not good! Music is ok.
Kovaa motörheadin ajoa
It's just 12 variations of the same song. Granted, that song is "Ace of Spades" but, even at a relatively short 36 minutes, it wears on you.
8/10 - Heavy and really enjoyable
A voice only a mother could love. One banger, all filler
Above average heavy metal, with some creative high-points. Keeps between the lines and doesn't drift into other lanes. Well-produced. Great to play while drag racing.
I enjoyed the music, but obviously the themes are pretty outdated at this point. Still fun hard rocking music when you don't dig too deep.
Starts strong but some songs are terrible
Ace of Spades is fun, and there's some variation in the album, but not enough for me to want to repeat.
Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Surprisingly good. Not really heavy metal, just hard edged rock. Catchy tunes.
All songs sounded fairly similar but not in a bad way. No song really stood out to me in a good or bad way. Was shocked to read they were English.
It was good Friday music. On a Monday morning, maybe not so much
As a metal fan, I loved this. I really had not listened to a ton of Motorhead outside Ace of Spades but this was very sold. Lemmy is one of the best to do it. Stand outs were Ace of Spades, Live to Win and Fire Fire.
Excellent effort, plenty of classic tracks, raw power all the way through
I'm not a metal fan but I don't mind giving some a close listen on occasion because the best bands seem to take their playing seriously. This one is pretty generic; simple lyrics give an excuse to bang on some drums and get those guitars screaming. Not bad, but doesn't leave me wishing for more.
Definitely not my cup of tea, the singer's voice is pretty grating but I can see the appeal of the instruments. Makes you want to drive fast. Gets a little repetitive though, and many of the songs sound the samey to me, which made the album kind of drag.
Was Ace Of Spades on a Tony Hawk game back in the day? For some reason it reminds my of Tony Hawk. It’s one of those songs that everybody has heard of, isn’t it? Even if you’re not into rock much at all, you know Ace Of Spades. Not sure I’ve ever heard anything else by Motörhead, but there you go. Songs I already knew: Ace Of Spades Favourites: Ace Of Spades Ok, so it turns out that if you’ve heard Ace Of Spades then you’ve basically heard the whole album. The guitar solos are remarkably similar in each song, and I’d bed that if you played Fire Fire and Ace Of Spades at the same time that you wouldn’t even notice there were two different songs playing. The elephant in the room on this album is the song Jailbait. It feels bad to speak ill of the dead, so I’ll just state the facts. In this song, Lemmy sings about how he wants to “taste” a teenager. It’s pretty damn weird, and made what was a decent (if not very samey) album, into something much weirder.
Can’t get any more rock and roll than this - blazing through its entire length with nary a breath to spare it’s a wild ride in every sense. Lemmy’s pumping bass and gravel-sleaze singing is just perfect and all songs are about gambling drinking and women. Maybe the latter is kind of it’s failing - it’s on the misogynistic side but what can you expect of Motörhead? You cannot really expect them to be nuanced about gender equality. Anyway super strong Side A, tapering Side B with a side of creep in Jailbait - but just because it so is what it is - can’t help but rate it 4 stars
Awesome
Playing catch up, and so have just done yesterday's choice "The Carpenters" followed by this one. Ha. The neighbours must think I'm having a breakdown. Much prefer Lemmy to Karen.
So they are a cross between late 70s heavy metal and late to the party punk. As such, I was expecting to hate this. It wasn’t as bad as I feared.
It's interesting the cross-over between punk and metal - that would have won them over a lot of fans in 1980. It didn't appeal to me then, and "thrash metal" is near the top of my least-favorite genres list, but listening to this entire album went over better than I was expecting. The riffs, and guitar playing in general, was good, the bass and the drummer kept the pace so fast and driving - they sound like Black Sabbath at 200 bpms. Lemmy's voice is horrible, but perfectly suited to the music. They keep it simple and stick to their guns - you know with certainty that the next song won't be a ballad!
If you like Metal this album is foundational. Non stop licks that will force your head to bang. Who would win a fight between Lemmy and God? Trick question. Lemmy is God!
Listened while driving in the car. Felt like one long track. Honestly the first time I’ve listened cover to cover. My score reflects the respect I have for Lemmy.
Lemmy was a very unique musical entity with a sound all his own. Just not a sound I need to hear very often.
Fine, was in the mood for it originally but I swiftly tired of it
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.
Honestly the Ace of Spades was the only Motorhead song I knew before this album, can’t exactly say I missed much. It’s not bad, just average for me, and with all average albums I have to decide between 2 or 3.
7.5/10 generic ahh trucker dude metal
noisy metal-shaped sludge with extra guttural vocals. More filler for your generic old school metal playlist. 2.5/5
A couple of bangers but felt somewhat relieved when it was over
More fun and melodic than I expected
Wasn't really my thing. Hope this site doesn't recommend more dad rock to me...
3/5. Some of motorkill’s best songs but really only 3 at most. Everything else sounds so similar it’s hard to pick and choose which I would rather listen to, and most of the time it’s none of the other ones. Still rocks.
Lemmy is God, 5 stars.
Banger!
Had this album before, but a pleasure to listen to again
I find other metal bands much better like AC/DC.
Kinda samey but I’m the way that you wanna just drive around with it blaring
Ain’t sayin this album has the best lyrics or range, but the raw force and excitement you get from it is incredible. Makes me feel like I could punch a hole through another hole. Unfortunately, nothing else on the album really stood out, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. 3/5
I am not the greatest fan of Heavy rock/metal (except Led Zep of course). However I do have a massive soft spot for AC/DC and Motorhead, and this is is ane axcellent album from the definitive version of the band.
Cet album m'a rappelé les trajets en voiture à bord de la Citroën Picasso de mon père quand j'étais tout petit. C'était souvent l'occasion pour nous d'entrer en conflit et de mettre le doigt sur sa relation privilégiée avec mon rival, eltrapeze. Je vous colle ci-dessous l'un des échanges que nous avons eus alors qu'il m'emmenait à l'école primaire : Robvipère : Papa, je ne veux plus écouter Ace of Spades de Motörhead. C'est la cinquième fois que tu le mets depuis le début du trajet. Père de Robvipère : Robvipère, tu dois apprendre à apprécier de la bonne musique. Eltrapeze adore Motörhead. Robvipère : Mais je n'aime pas ça. Pourquoi tu préfères eltrapeze à moi ? Père de Robvipère : C'est une question de goûts musicaux. Eltrapeze et moi avons les mêmes goûts, c'est tout. Robvipère : Mais c'est injuste. Et puis, pourquoi tu verrouilles les portes de la voiture ? Père de Robvipère : Robvipère, écoute-moi bien. Mon magasin de béquilles est en train de couler. Quand j'ai lancé mon commerce, tout le monde voulait avoir une béquille chez soi. Mais maintenant, elles n'intéressent plus personne. Robvipère : Pourquoi ça ? Père de Robvipère : Le boom de la béquille est passé. Les gens ont trouvé d'autres moyens pour se déplacer. Et puis, les béquilles, ça ne fait pas rêver les gens. Robvipère : Je comprends. Père de Robvipère : Non, tu ne comprends pas. Tu ne m'aides même pas dans la partie comptable ni dans le marketing. Tu pourrais m'aider à trouver des idées pour relancer les ventes. Robvipère : Mais je suis critique musical ! Père de Robvipère : C'est vrai. Mais eltrapeze m'aide, lui. Il est toujours de bon conseil pour moi. Il m'aide même à trouver des solutions pour mes problèmes de couple et ma dépression. C'est pourquoi je vais lui léguer le magasin quand nous aurons redressé la barre. Robvipère : C'est injuste. Père de Robvipère : Je suis désolé, Robvipère. Mais c'est comme ça. Je ne peux pas changer d'avis. Robvipère : Je comprends. Mais je suis quand même déçu. Père de Robvipère : C'est bien mon fils. Maintenant, écoute Ace of Spades.
Ici en revanche, l'album est excellent. J'ai donc pris soin de contacter le père de mon camarade d'écoute robcremaillère, qui m'a tout de suite confirmé que cet album de qualité pouvait être retrouvé dans sa caverne à vinyle. Rob n'arrivera donc jamais à ses fins (à savoir créer une réelle relation père-fils, étant donné pour rappel que son père me considère comme son réel fils).
Lemmy is een legende. Al zijn sommige songs wel wat questionable de dag van vandaag
Definitely a distinctive sound. I enjoyed listening through disc 1, but now that I'm into the deep cuts of disc 2, I think I've had enough Motörhead for one day.
I love the song Ace of Spades, but I haven't actually listened to the full album before. This album has a perfect blend of metal and punk. The lyrics aren't going to win any poetry awards and some of the songs have not aged well (Jailbate, yikes). If you are looking for an album with depth and emotion, this isn't it. However, if you are looking for a fun and energetic album to get you pumped while dealing with idiot coworkers, this hits the spot. It will instantly lift your mood.
Well now! This was 40mins of balls out, riff fucking, drum smashing, vocal growling joy! Did not expect this! I’ve shied away from the likes of Motörhead, Iron Maiden etc for no reason in particular and maybe I’ll end up investing more time to them! This was good fun! Love Ace of Spades as an opener, serious nostalgia waves for this one as it took me back to Tony Hawks Pro Skater (bloody loved that game, but I digress) and shitty student accommodation! Is it the best album of all time, no. Is it going to change your life, no. Will you air guitar and bang air drums to it, yes. Yes you will.
I like heavy metal im the 80 iger and 90iger. So it s very good to me to hear ir again......I remember the parties abd friends ; ) *
Seemed to go all downhill after the first song. I had to stop after an hour.
Starts off with an absolute bang (Ace of Spades) but the rest of the album doesn't quite measure up. Still an above average album
I love motorhead in small doses. A while album is a bit much for me lol
Jailbait. Ummm no. Gross even in 1980.
I’m not a fan.
ok metal, but repetitive
I enjoyed it. I was familiar with the title song. It was good.
It’s a classic enough said
I only knew Ace of Spades before listening to this album. Although I think this is still the best track, there is some seriously good stuff on here. I really like I Love me like a reptile and Fire Fire. Jailbait is a great track as well, if you ignore the dubious lyrics at least. It does sound a lot alike and listening to the whole album from start to finish is a lot of Lemmy's voice to listen to, but all with all I still think this is a great album with some really outstanding tracks on it.
some of these are boppish but the cringey lyrics overtake the good licks
a classic - amazing guitar riffs and the energy is good
This is a solid hard rock-going-on-metal album, but the only song that truly sticks out for me is the title track. That said, "Ace of Spades" is one of the greatest hard rock songs ever, so I feel like that earns the album a 3.5.
Excellent. Fast, hard, energetic. Can you imagine what it would've been like to be at a live Motörhead show? And in the pit? I wish.
Hell yeah, Motorhead! Punks love 'em. Rockers love 'em. I love 'em. Got me so pumped up I played it a second time.
those reefs are amazing, played with speed and demonic urgency. Lemmy's voice is a rasping scream, while bass and drum pump their rhythms energetically fast. In 1980 this album was probably terrifying and exciting, now, at least to my ears, sounds like the same song played in 12 different ways, rather than 12 different songs. Repetitive is probably the best description of my reaction by the time I have reached song 10, Bite the bullet. still an amazing album. Best song: Ace of Bases
Ok
Much better than I expected.
Classic for a reason, although some of the lyrics give me the ick
napola
Rock N Roll...but not for me.
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As far as Metal goes, Motorhead has a special place as their impact on aesthetics and attitude have transcended more than mainstream Pop/Hair Metal. That being said, this album has only one major breakthrough hit "Ace of Spades" with several homogeneous filler tracks that don't necessarily elevate or push any boundaries. While that isn't a bad thing, it does hold the effort back.
- boomer hard rock - repetitive - 2.6/5
Ace Of Spades- 8.1 Love Me Like a Reptile- 6.8 Shoot You in The Back- 6.2 Live to Win- 6.0 Fast and Loose- 7.2 (We Are) The Roadcrew- 7.5 Fire Fire- 7.5 Jailbait- 6 (HUH?!?!?) Dance- 7.3 Bite The Bullet- 6.4 The Chase Is Better Than the Catch- 7.9 The Hammer- 8.0 Dirty Love- 8.6 Good guitars, not a fan of the lyrics
Hadn't listened to the whole thing. Ace of Spades obvs the standout but the rest gives you peak Motörhead, which if it's your thing you'll love. I was never huge into this band but find them listenable enough.
Standard 70's metal here. Good enough not to skip after the first couple of tracks. Not good enough to actively seek to listen to again.
I had only heard Ace of Spades off this record and in fact had only heard one other Motorhead song from the Crow soundtrack before today. I get the appeal of this and I like it myself. But I have some questions. Why are all the songs the same tempo? Why is this cover art so awful? Why so many fade outs at the end of songs?
The Ace of Spades, The Ace or Spades, The Ace of Spades, The Ace of spades… That’s about all I remember from this early 80’s metal. AoS was always on rotation while listening to old school metal.
Great album even though every song sounds more or less the same. Gonna go with a 3 for that reason
Motörhead on kyllä yksi helpoiten tunnistettavista bändeistä oman soundin puolesta. Aina se ei ole toki rikkaus ja pidemmän päälle käy tylsäksi. Lemmyn persoonasta lisäpisteet ja kolmonen.
Ymmärrän mistä fanitus kumpuaa. Tykkiä menoa hengittämättä
not too bad, would not listen again
Cool for the genre
Probably the peak of the (un)holy trinity that was the classic 3 piece lineup of Motörhead, Lemmy, Philthy Animal Taylor and "Fast" Eddie Clarke really gave us sub 40 minutes of loud, fast and gritty heavy metal...or Rock n Roll as Lemmy always labeled their music as. One of my favorite albums to go on a drive on, perfect to just zip around in.
sonzeira, já curto das antigas
classic. always loved it. wouldnt give it 5 though. solid 4.5/5
Motörhead can only make one song, but it's a good song so who cares. Look at these guys, dressed as cowboy bikers (or biker cowboys), they are cooler than you and they know it.
Lauantaiaamun siivouslevy. Kain: ”Ihan ookoo .”(Käy vaihtamassa Motörhead-paidan päälle.) Mauri: ”Tosi äijää.” (Klió kiukuttelee eikä suostu kommentoimaan.) Athanasía: En oo koskaan ollut täysin varma, onko tää tehty täysin vakavissaan vai ei. Toivon ja luotan, että vakavissaan. On tää hyvä.
Shit shreds, fast paced heavy
New to me. I was never much of a heavy metal guy but this included snippets seemingly left over from punk, which I appreciated. Conceivably I’ll listen to one or two tracks again someday.
Does exactly what it says on the can.
Not a fan of this one. I think the music-making is legitimately good, but it’s just not my genre. I enjoy the upbeat energy and guitar riffs but can’t get over lead singer’s voice. Not something I’d listen to on a regular basis.
Rock n roll n rocket fuel. The grizzly vocals and in you face attitude makes for a fun listen, this the must listen album for this band.
kova, roadcrew låter chill
Helt hårtt
100% pure f*uckin rock, R.I.P. Lemmy
Helt stenande bortsett sången om att bonea minderåriga... vad tääääääääänkte han?
Just not a fan of the genre
I was expecting this to be more lame music that old white divorced men play when they work on their motorcycle but it’s actually awesome. Every song gets you amped but especially ace of spaces and fast and loose. Just a great kinetic energy running through the whole thing. Also I was looking through my history and I meant for kind of blue to be a 4. Th Bee Gees are nowhere near a miles Davis John Coltrane collab and should not have the same score.
Speed round. This was pretty solid.
Ok speed metal
gött köttigt
Y'a eu un bug c'était 12 fois la même chanson je crois
je ne regrette pas d'avoir repoussé cette écoute j'aurais même pu attendre plus je crois
Best Song: Ace of Spades. This song hits you like a truck to kick off the album, and then drags you through the gravel of Lemmy's perfect thrash metal voice. Worst Song: Jailbait. Unless I'm misunderstanding what he means by "jailbait", this song is creepy as fuck. Overall: High speed, killer bass, legendary voice. Honestly, apart from that random pervert interlude in the middle, this album is pretty good, even if it does feel like it starts to lose steam at the end.
Iron Maiden yesterday and Motörhead today! Does the metal gods smile on me? Yes they do! There aren't much good extreme metal included in this here book, but some of the original classics are here at least. The pummelling is endless, it's like a bulldozer going on and on, riff after riff, while Lemmy shouts on top of it. It's simple really. But also very effective.
This is some real good old heavy rock. Only heard ace of spades off this before which is a total classic. This album and Motörhead clearly influenced a lot of thrash metal that would follow. Really good album did come close to full stars but some of the lyrics so just let it down from being a true masterpiece.
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.
A precursor to butt rock????? Idk not really feeling it. Songs sounded too similar for my taste
There’s 37 minutes of my life I won’t get back. I get that they can play instruments but Lemmy’s voice just makes me want to reach for the paracetamol.
Heavy Metal yeah….
Good solid album. Basic lyrics
Weird voice, shit lyrics, good vibes
Des gros riffs qui tabassent et des gros solos, que demander de plus ??
Good album, great start and great vibe. The energy is nice but something seems missing, nothing stood out for me. I did not catch any great great instrumentals (like solo part or else). Still jammed hard. Small 4/5
Top, top stuff.
Every song is basically the same, but it's pretty fun. Some really dodgy lyrics in one of the songs in particular (Jailbait) which is a bit grim. It's an odd kind of music, it's simple like 50s rock & roll (Dance in particular sounds like this) but with louder guitars. Not really for me, one track of it is fine (particularly when it's Ace Of Spades), but it gets very samey very quickly. 2/5.
Too heavy for me
Dumb but v fun.
just not for me
Ooof, Imran it wasn’t terrible, just not for me for a full album.
heavy metal at its finest
Patient zero for what would become thrash metal. The Big 4 of thrash, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax all cite this album as their gateway to what made them great. 3.5 / 5.
A classic and one of their best. Lemmy's voice is just perfection for their music.
Metal!
Delivers on the title tracks energy, but over time feels a touch one note A solid historical entry, but one im unlikely to revisit
Amazing album opener, the rest of the album was pretty good but can never beat the opener.
Half the points go to the band -- an improbable success for 3 (the classic albums lineup) ne'er do wells. one look at phil taylor, fast eddie, and lemmy and of course they are in motorhead -- true scuzballs. Lemmy gets points for playing a rickenbacker a' la McCartney and overdriving it. Also points for being a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and love of Little Richard. Lots not to like about him too but I imagine he would probably be nice to anyone as long as you aren't a dick go people. Anyway, I suppose the review should be about the music -- hard, fast, loud, juvenile, and clearly the result of drug-addled brains - not 'good' by any definition but just right nonetheless.
Excellent driving music. The song Love me like a Reptile has a line that goes ‘shock you like an electric eel’. And the band MGMT has a song called Electric Feel. Listen to it. Coincidence? I had planned to write derisive things about this album, like how all the songs sound the same and the lyrics aren’t very inspired. But I just realized that those things are OK because all that matters is the unrelenting beat. Is it the drums, the bass, the guitar? Or all of them? *My brother (limpbizkit…) just informed me it’s the bass. And then talked a lot about Lemmy. I won’t steal that info for my review but he said interesting things so I hope he reviews this album.* It is short. But that doesn’t matter because you can always just play it again. Optimally, while driving fast.
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.
While I knew the title track and had heard Road Crew, the rest of the album was new to me. And it's cool. It's a bit same-y, of course, but at the same time, I was impressed with how much variety they managed to get given that Lemmy has a very narrow range as a singer and they are a three-piece band. Anyway, I dug it for what it is. Interesting middle-ground between punk and metal. Docking one star for Jailbait, though
First thought....ugh. I simply HATE that umlaut usage. Then the Spotify canvas video was completely distracting on the first song with so much flickering and blinking I had to switch to the desktop app for fear of migraine trigger. While this speed metal flavor of the heavy metal genre is something I absolutely hate, I will say I can appreciate the tightness of the drums with the guitars. But that's all I can say about this. A friend reminded me that this project is called 1001 Albums to Listen to Before you DIE. I'd have been OK not experiencing this....thus 1
54/100: The song Ace of Spades is really good, but this album is one of those that really tests your promise to listen to every album all the way through before writing a review. By three songs into the album, I knew this was going to be a tough listen. The album “Ace of Spades” is aptly named, because it’s essentially just the song “Ace of Spades” and 11 variations of it. When the distinct part of your musical style is just playing loud and fast, it’s hard for any song to stand out as unique. I won’t listen to this album again, I had a hard enough time listening to it once through.
3/4
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.
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.
Favourite song: Ace of Spades One for karaoke: Ace of Spades One for the car: Ace of Spades. Goes a million miles an hour from the off, right the way to the end. Was convinced every song was Ace of Spades - as you can see
Back in the day I was a dastardly street magician. I would take advantage of drunken idiots for a small fee and perform ‘magic’. This one time I got caught by a fella who happened to see my trick deck and noticed every card was the Ace of Spades, I was mortified. “The gig is over mate, you’re done for unless….” He started to unzip his pants and said “I’ll let it slide if you Love me Like a Reptile”. I said to him “turn around then”. He obliged and as he turned around I pulled out my trusty revolver (this isn’t a metaphor) and I said “I’m going to Shoot you in the Back”. Bang. He was on the floor bleeding out and I said to him “we are very different people you and I. I don’t do this for sport, I Live to Win”. At this point I walked away, leaving him to enjoy his final few minutes face down in the dark street. I was in such a high and went into the night looking for a woman, someone who is Fast and Loose. It was as if someone could hear my thoughts because these hot chicks pulled up out of nowhere smelling of cigarettes and leather. “We are the Roadcrew”, this one firecracker stated. She walked up to me I noticed my piece. At this point it could of been a metaphor as I was ready. She took my gun and the other chick, hair looking like a premium firework silhouetted in front of the moonlight. “Fire Fire” she yelled whilst shooting my gun into the air. In a daze, I didn’t take into consideration what attention this brought to the alley we were in which was now lit up by red and blue lights. As ominous the arrival was of these chicks, their departure was as if they were all smoke and mirrors. I was done for. As the metal clasped my cold sweaty wrists, one cop said “you’ll be jailbait in a few hours you little punk”. I was thrown into a cell. Alone with my thoughts still not really understanding where it all went wrong. Why was I so comfortable in shooting that man? Is this something I have done before? Why can’t I remember anything before that incident? A big brute came pacing outside my cell, caressing the bars with his fingers “You have no idea what you’ve done do you? We’ve been looking for you for months and at the sight of a bit of pussy, you let your guard down. You’re fucked now, that was your last dance”. I had no answer. I guess this is is, I have to bite the bullet. Considering they have been searching for me for months and now I am within 6 feet of every cop in this town, they sure do not seem too happy. Maybe the Chase is better than the catch after all. With this in mind I thought I would oblige. Why does this have to be over? We can continue this game can’t we? I could see that this 300lb fucker had all the tools on him to take down a small army. I could see the seam of his pants partially covering a gun in is boot. He had two guns on each side of his hip and what looked like a blade in his back pocket. I walked over to the cell and he seemed to appear smaller the closer I walked to him. He looked scared which made me start to question what kind of things I had been doing outside? This guy who was safe on the other side of the cell started to tremble. He was so scared he couldn’t even look me in the eye. His head looking down at my hand he has now realised that is his terrified state I have taken one of his guns and he knows that he’s the one fucked. We are both fucked but at least I will be the one who sees this guy get fucked. I pull back the hammer “In a bit dickhead” Not really my cup of tea that album.
not even gorod krovi could save it
Kaboom and Hell Yeah! Let's keep the party going and kickstart the weekend. And that's exactly what Motörhead does on "Ace of Spades," their fourth studio album: their most commercially successful one and US debut release. My second relentless album in a row after The Germs. This album is considered the proto-type for thrash, equal parts metal and punk. That pissed off their lead singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister who said it's just rock and roll. However, you classify, it just rocks. I do hear a lot of Deep Purple cranked up a couple of notches with the speed. It was produced by Vic Maile who tried to translate the band's live act to vinyl and he nailed it. Besides Lemmy, Motörhead consisted of "Fast" Eddie Clarke on guitar and Phil "Philthy Animal" on drums. All great rock and roll names - check. The album cover is an ode to Western movies with each of the band members dressed as famous actors who played in Westerns. Let's not waste getting this going with "Ace of Spades," Motörhead's biggest song. Great guitar intro, searing guitar solo and Lemmy's voice. Lemmy uses gambling as metaphors for living life hard. "I don't want to live forever." "Love Me Like a Reptile" is one song that reminded me of Deep Purple with its more heavy metal guitar. The pace is kept fast though. The lyrics compares love/sex to lizards, black mambas, rattlesnakes and electric eels. The first side ends with "(We Are) The Road Crew" which is a tribute to their roadies. My head is now in consistent bob motion. Driving bass and drums. Two absolute stud guitar solos. The second side continues the musical barrage with "Fire, Fire" and "Jailbait." Both songs about women and sex. "Bite the Bullet" takes the title track to another speed level. Bye, bye Deep Purple. "The Chase is Better than the Catch" slows it down a bit but continues the theme. "The more I get the better it is." "The Hammer" ends the album in proper thrash fashion. "Believe me the hammer is coming down!" It's too bad if the only Motörhead you know is the song "Ace of Spades." This whole album is exhibit A as to why you need to listen to more and more. I need a cold shower now.
Classic. Definitely enjoyed it
It was nice very fun
Ace of Spades is great Jailbait is the worst, the rest is solid.
This is way out of my wheel house and I just can’t say I love the genre. My low rating is just personal preference based.
I played some guitar hero, but not that much; I imagine some Motörhead stuff had to have made it into that game, right? seems like the right genre. Any case, guitars fun, songs are sleazy in such a tryhard way it’s alternately charming and off-putting. Also not relevant/bad taste or whatever, but Motörhead fans I’ve seen around on the internet are some of the most obnoxious fucking dweebs on the planet
Great album, love all the songs tbh. Some weird lyrics, but it's the 80s no? eh.
Quick and dirty metal from 1980. The band is legendary and you can see in their style why. The music fits very well the cover with this Western-cowboy-meets-biker and it is full of energy. Unfortunately, listening to the album in full means that at some point the speed and style feels a bit too familiar, to some extent formulaic. The title track is a riot, I really enjoyed it. While an important addition to the genre, I'm not sure I'll come back to it very frequently as my predilection lies towards slower/calmer rock or heavier/faster metal. Motorhead lies in a space in between that doesn't tick all the boxes for me. Genre: Metal, 80s Metal. Year:1980. Deluxe version is 27 tracks and 1h 27m long.
What’s not to like. Gritty, fast paced, great bluesy solos!
Classic but nothing exciting
Will never forget hearing the title song as a young child watching the Young Ones; at which point it cemented itself as one of my favourite songs (despite the ludicrous lyrics) of all time.
First listen. Classic! Heard many of the songs before but it was nice to put a name to a face.
eh not for me. Leather strapped cowboys are a funny visual though
Really good album, but I guess not all the tracks are up the standard of the title track and some of the others.
Insane opening track. I think Ace of Spades the song gets overlooked since it's so short but it really is great. Energy from the first note and doesn't slow down. After how many years there still isn't much that sounds like it. Fast paced metal from front to back, almost punkish in pace though.
This is a masterpiece. Ace of Spades is the ultimate Motörhead song.
Motorhead.. was soll man da noch sagen?
Great album of Motörhead. "Ace of Spades" is his better song.
Motorhead's lead singer does not do it for me.
Pretty groundbreaking stuff for the time. Listening to it in 2022, the sound is a bit thin and I'm not sure when I'd put the album on in my day-to-day life. 3.5/5
Förstår att detta är en klassiker men för mig låter allt likadant.
Top notch hard rock album. Stands the test of time!
Hard, fast and fun. I just wish there was a little bit more variety in there.
Rubbish
Dull Dull Dull
Lemmy's voice is rough as smashed concrete. The band are awesome. The lyrics were typical rock fayre until "Jailbait", and now I feel ill. How the fuck did they get away with it? Why hasn't it been deleted? Lemmy would have been 35 when this album came out. Grim.
Only listed to a few, but it’s not my personal listening taste (metal rock).
Jailbait lyrics 😬😬😬
I had really low expectations after the last album, but this album is actually really fun! I was head banging a little bit on the train and some of the guitar solos are really novel and interesting. It’s not totally my vibe so I can’t give it a five though
i dont think i’m ever going to be a metalhead, but this was a fun album. not to my taste, but you can see how it influenced people
Very cool 😎!
the cover alone is enough for me to not give this album a chance
I'd rather watch static tv
Hype
A somewhat average album here. Ace of spades is a solid song. Some of the others on this album are pretty bad. The main singer doesn’t have much vocal range and limits the variance in the songs. They do rock pretty hard though which is nice. 6.5/10
So Ace of Spades is excellent, and every other track on this album is “ace of spades lite”. And then there’s Jailbait…
Ace of spades still rules, the rest of the album is samey, sleazy, pretty good. Jailbait was pretty cringey and gross.
I love this album like a reptile. It’s exciting at first but then gets a tad scary.
There is a reason I’ve only ever heard one song off this album before.
A lot of it sounds too similar from one track to the next. The title track is inarguably iconic. Outside of this everything else is…fine.
Same story as with ZZ Top - monotonous, repetitive and irritating. The only reason it's not one star is that Ace of Spades is a great song (and then you have 9 more songs that barely sound different). Once again, not my style.
First things first - Lemmy aint going to pull of any beautiful acapellas in this album. But - in the context of the rock and roll that Motorhead play - it works well. Now - obviously - Ace of Spades is a superb song and opens the album. And then we get Love me like a Reptile - which has some questionable pretty cheesy lyrics - as does 'Jailbait' - but - picking up again from 'Shoot you in the back' - it's apparent, every song has a singular focus and thematic lyrics, sometimes drawn out to being cheesy. It's pure unapologetic hard rock and roll - speeding down the highway on a Harley. It's a short album - good at what it does, a fast hard punch. However - there's not much dynamics to this, it's ALL loud and fast - and sometimes that can get a bit tiring to the ears. To be truly effective, sometimes, you need to give the listeners ears a rest. 7/10
Surprisingly listenable! Of course they had to list after under age girls, write about, record it, and no doubt perform it. Was four stars, but knocked a star off for misogyny.
Starts hard and never gives up. After about three songs I started to wonder what it would be like to be Lemmy. Everything fast and loud and always vocally straining like your trousers are too tight. By the end of the album all the intensity got a bit tiring. Title track is awesome, everything else here tries to do the same thing and largely misses.
Fast chaotic motion. Riding on a machine, roaring through the wind, parts threatening to shake themselves loose, but everything holds together somehow. For 36 minutes at least. Never* tips over into nasty egotism like so many imitators, Motorhead is shouting who they are over the roar of the engine, and you can take them or leave them. Personally, I will take them. This is my first time listening to a full album of theirs, and it won't be the last. *ok just that one time
The title track is a good listen, but wouldn't go out of my way to put the album on. Also some questionable lyrics (Jailbait).
I love the energy, the album just kicks off with the title track and then thunders along for a solid half hour of tracks. I don't think I've ever actually listened to a whole Motörhead album before, but if this one is any indication, I'll definitely be listening to more in the future.
Gross
Pretty good, some peak motorhead for sure
Exactly what you expect for an album that starts with Ace of Spades.
Лемми Министер
Meh
Adrenalina a tope. Un supermegahit. Un 4.
Liked energy of drum/guitar/bass. Enjoyable to listen to, but questionable/superficial subject matter.
buddy holly but make it metal?
Everything kind of sounds the same but I liked it much more than expected.
Am I a Motorhead fan? Maybe I'm a Motorhead fan. This is the second album of theirs on this list and... I mean, I like the whole thing. So I think I'm a Motorhead fan. I'm not a Motorhead superfan, but I'd say I'm definitely a fan, for all the reasons I enumerated in my last Motorhead review, linked here: [no link was found]
Pretty much one of my favourite listening experiences ever. I've owned the album for about twenty years and it simply never gets dull. Title track is, of course, a scorcher but there's fuck all filler on this platter. A locomotive, an absolute juggernaut of an album.
hell yeah, this album kicks ass. I've listened to 4 more Motorhead albums today. They're such an interesting band because they really defy categorization with other bands of the time. They got lumped into the NWOBHM but they're just... different. And awesome
WHERE DO I EVEN START?!?!? Love this album to pieces, though if I had to pick my top 3 tracks: "(We Are) The Roadcrew," "Love Me Like a Reptile," and "Shoot You In the Back".
Ace of spades is great but Motorhead aren't exactly a varied band. Also, 'Jailbait'? Oof.
Ballsbreaker
Soundtrack for moto riding
12 versions of Ace of Spades.
Classic metal!
Yuck heavy metal
Right off the bat, I had to check and see when Kill Em All came out (1983) so Metallica was probably inspired by Motorhead to some extent or maybe they knew each other but that 80's metal opening of banging on drums before those chords begin is a classic.
Have definitely heard of Motorhead, but don't know the music very well. "Ace of Spades" I remember for the vocals, which sound a bit whiny. That carries for the album, it's like hard rock with a vocalist straining to prevent himself from crying, kind of a strange effect. It's not a bad album, but there's not much here that was memorable, and amid all the other classic rock bands out there, I just don't think this brings much to the table. Maybe they've got better albums out there, but this one's more like a three of diamonds. Favorite tracks: Ace of Spades, Fast and Loose. Album art: Really like this one, these guys look absolutely insane. Goth cowboys. Color contrast is excellent, stances are proud. Iconic looks all around. 2.5/5
If you're going to be known for one album for most of your carrer, this isn't a bad one to be tagged with.
Never been a motorhead fan. I had always heard OF them but never heard them. I was definitely into this kind of music later in the 1980s and I think this album was just ahead of my time, so that is why I missed it. Ace of Spades is definitely an easy song to call the 'star' of the album. The rest of the album definitely sounds like my kind of music. It's a shame it took this long for me to hear it. 3/5
For the casual music listener, this probably very average sounding. But as a fan of rock, this is as fun as rock music gets.
While this album is full of songs that are raw, sounding the same and are hard to understand, there is just something very undeniably rock and roll about it. Hard to put it into words but the songs rock!
THE ACE OF SPADESSSS, THE ACE OF SPADESSSS
Not a massive fan of the sound but I didn't think it was awful. 2/5
awful
starts and does NOT stop
Lol, that front cover encapsulates hard rock. Three British guys cosplaying as leather-clad gothic cowboys and managing to look serious about it. The sound is slightly better than I remember. It has more of the stripped-back energy of punk than most heavy metal records. However, it does get a bit samey even in 36 minutes. The songs are mostly mindless crap about getting drunk and having sex. "Jailbait" is particularly repulsive ("you're jailbait. I just can't wait"). I'm not even morally objecting - it's more that I just want to vomit at the thought of Lemmy having sex with an underage girl and writing this song after. 2*
The metal band loved by punks. Their most famous album named after their most famous track which Lemmy hated. It fast, heavy and a bit repetitive. Not for me.
The only cool thing about this band is that it is better that suicidal hippie folk rock
I didn't really notice any songs other than the title track but they were all pretty good but a bit samey. Hard to dislike overall
Never knowingly listened to anything by this band before. Couldn’t find much to fault in it, just good old straight ahead rock and roll with a fair dose of thrash in it. Clearly laid a lot of ground for metal to come. As usual I find the metal attitude a little boring and one note. I did appreciate lyrics that were largely free from posturing about spiritual, philosophical or political evil. No grandiose pretensions here, just your basic lifestyles of the rough and rowdy.
I would not have thought that I would enjoy this album, and having listened to it, I'm not exactly sure why I enjoy this album. I do enjoy it however. It has a very consistent sound without sounding repetitive. Ace of Spades is an all time banger. Well worth a listen 4/5
Jailbait is er questionable. Generally the songs are listenable with good sonic textures.
A good listen and something outside my normal music preference
Ace of Spades is a good song but I didn't really love any others. Not bad but I don't need to hear it again.
Every song sounded the same and then within each song it was a lot of repetition. I didn’t mind listening to it necessarily but don’t need to ever listen to it again.
Wanted to like it because THPS "Ace of Spades", but this just felt repetitive and noise.
Ca brasse, c'est heavy, mais la voix a quelque chose de obn et ca reste Rock and Roll quand même. Seulement c'est sur la ligne en metal et rock, j'adore et j'ai aimé beaucoup plus cet ablum que celui live que j'ai eu sur cette liste. 3.75
My favourite Heavy Metal band. I went to see them in the 80's and my ears have never fully recovered...... The dodgy lyrics and nihilist image don't detract in my view but only add to the mythos surrounding the band. Lemmy is a 100% cast-iron Legend to me and the fact that some of the WOKE reviews are seriously worried that their sons and daughters will be tainted by listening to this make me chuckle. Musically it's quite accomplished (especially the guitar solos) and needs to be played at top volume. 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Gun
Awesome. Every song is great. Wish it was easier to hear the bass
Will be the first listen for me. Only really heard the title track and the Triple H entrances. Need to listen to more Hawkwind as well. I mean it was never going to be a surprise was it. Loads of amazing, meaty guitar solos. Jailbait, well, yeah..hmm. Listening to an album like this first 40 years after its already influenced your musical tastes vicariously for years, can sometimes be a touch underwhelming. So, not blown away for those reasons. But there's no doubting it's a fantastic album.
Based on my experience with the Live album I trimmed this album to it's base 12 tracks instead of the additional 15 on the deluxe editon and it was much more palatable. Still probably a bit too soon since the live album was only 5 days ago. Anyway, Ace of Spades is still great, (We Are) The Roadcrew is my fave from this one.
Zo'n band die je eigenlijk graag 5 sterren gunt, maar gaandeweg kom je er dan toch achter dat het echt niet meer dan 3 waard is. Paar nummer zijn wel echt tof, maar de rest lijkt allemaal te veel op elkaar helaas.
Niet mijn ding, maar wel legendarisch en leuk om een keer gehoord te hebben
Toch is dit best tof. Alles lijkt op elkaar maar ik vind het goed te pruimen 🤘
Ik vind de pukkel van Lemmy gedenkwaardiger dan deze plaat.