No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motorhead have one song, then endless, watered down copies of it.

I'd probably like this better if I knew the studio versions of more of the songs. Otherwise most of the songs are quite samey with the beat and vocal cadence. Good in short doses though if you are wanting some thrash

Let me tell you something. The world did not need nearly two hours of live Motörhead. Especially since a) the recording quality is super low and b) they blew their wad early by putting "Ace of Spades" as the very first track. It's 100% downhill from there with each track progressively sounding more and more similar. The end result is two hours of growling over a bed of fuzzy mess.

One trick, but it's a fun one. Probably wouldn't listen again.

I was at first surprised to see a live album, but then remembered Johnny Cash. (Oh, and Fela Kuti!) Still, I feel like if you are going to include live albums on the list, there have gotta be better options than this? What makes this so special? It's not even one show! It's a compilation of live songs from several different shows. I prefer to hear one live show straight through, but perhaps there is also merit to culling the best songs from a tour? It kicks off with "Ace of Spades," and I give it a chance. It's the Motörhead song I'm most familiar with. Look - Lemmy doesn't have a great voice. But it kinda works with their sound. "Ace of Spades" also has some terrific guitar work. "Stay Clean"... not so much. It's a little more uneven after "Ace of Spades," but there is still some decent stuff worth noting. The soloing on "Metropolis" sounds like it probably inspired Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard - sounds a lot like the guitar vibe of "Ten" (which PJ never quite repeated). The start of "Iron Horse" also sounds pretty grunge-y. Motörhead is credited with inspiring the trash metal of the 80s, but their sound seems to have influenced a lot of grunge and alt rock as well. The riff in "No Class" reminds me of Queens of the Stone Age, but either the composition of the song is a bit rough, or the performance was. Parts of "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith" made me wonder where the line between metal and punk or grunge lies, and I like hearing stuff that walks the line between genres rather than playing things too safe and familiar. With early summer's hope of hearing live music again soon now fading, if you are looking for more classic live albums, check out Rolling Stones' 50 best live albums of all time - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-live-albums-of-all-time-173246/

Rock. Finally.

Still about the same for me with Motorhead. Being a live album doesn't really improve things for me. I do like the wider range of material they're drawing from though, especially the earlier stuff from the first album. Favorite track is "motorhead." Like the plane sounds and air raid sirens at the end of that one. Lemmy certainly does have an oddly compelling voice and he really has incredible stamina with it too, sounding like he's pushing it to the max through the whole set.

I was kinda into this until I got to the 4th song, “the hammer,” which sounds exactly like—like, *exactly* like—“ace of spades.” I kept listening but I’m not sure why

Rockin' high energy Motorhead! I enjoy how Lemmy tells you the name of each song. Also, lots of additions to my workout playlist.

Fucking duh.

Well if you’re gonna listen to a Motörhead album, this is defo the one. They really were a band best enjoyed live (albeit I saw them later in their career than this ‘peak’). So this really is a greatest hits album with all the intensity from their live show. The drumming is immense (the double kick drum in this style must have inspired the thrash metal bands), bass so slick and fast and great guitar solos. I think they are best described as just ‘relentless’ and unique of course. Not sure any regular album would score high, but this is a 5 for sure.

I have been listening to this album since I was 11. It was definitely my favourite back then. I want to explain all the exciting nuances to the reviewers who think it's all just the same song. E.g. Lemmy's bass solo on Stay Clean! And to ask them to try jumping around their bedrooms with a tennis raquet while listening, so they can access its thrills.

linear but fun

That drummer gets a serious workout, two hours of fast-paced beats like this?!

I’m sure Motörhead shredded live at this concert but for the uninitiated this is just a wait through some same sounding songs until Overkill.

Not my favorite.

Well the only thing of note from this listen is that I answered the never-before-asked question of where one might not fall asleep first --- Hammersmith or Brooklyn. I felt angry, uptight, and confused listening to this. Literally could not tell where one song ended and another began. I so dislike this band and this sound even more than I dislike their misuse of the umlaut. I most certainly do not need to listen to this music before I die.

Hey Motorhead, play that one that goes *hums the riff to Ace of Spades* Motorhead: yeah, you're gonna have to narrow it down

This is the good stuff. These guys rock hard and they sound amazing live.

Motörhead. 'Nuff said.

WoW

Easily one of the great live albums. Really captures the ferocity of Motörhead

This album is turning 40 this year… but they are all dead, sadly. A lot of energy here, and short, fast, catchy tracks. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved it.

"It's fuckin' Mo-tör-head, alright? Fuckin' hardcore Motörhead." -Dee Snider

04/05/2021 Ricardo esteve aqui

These guys rock. No question there. Damn.

I was lucky enough to see Motörhead live before Lemmy died, and they rocked every bit as hard as they do on this album, and the show I saw was 30 years after this was released. Rock solid heavy metal and a voice that grinds through every song. An absolute blast to listen to and if Overkill doesn’t make you want to play heavy metal music then nothing ever will.

Wat een stem en wat een band, legendarisch

Love it. Lemmy and Motorhead live are a true force. RIP Lemmy

motorhead is an artist i've been trying to get into for a while, and i feel like this is the key to it. lemmy and the band have an incredible live sound, they sound just like they do in the studio; if not a little better. the full album was too long for me, so i just listened to the "england, 1981" songs because it's the same setlist over and over for the entire album. a 4 and a half would be a better option, but that isn't happening so it's a 5 from me

I love their power and sound! Just the recording is not good.

Sleep is for the weak

Another Motorhead album already, you're too kind! Sadly I imagine this might be the last to make the list. If you ask me Bastards and Overkill deserve a spot at the very least. The album itself: its fun. The songs are from the first 3 Motorhead albums and they are performed marvelously. Not much more to say. It's Motorhead they bleed rock'n'roll and don't give you any bullshit. Rock gods.

I found myself thinking of that live Jerry Lee Lewis album from a few weeks ago while listening to this Motörbeast. Feels like he would approve of this set list. Get in, loudly blast through the high energy shit the fans are there for in the first place, and get out. It’s a pretty simple recipe and yet so rarely delivered that it stands out when someone offers it up on a greasy platter like this. What’s interesting is that Apple Music has four different versions of this album, all of which add extra tracks and extend the runtime. There’s a deluxe remaster that’s 71 songs and damn near 5 hours long! I know fans are gonna fan, but come on. The original duration is part of what makes the thing shine, what makes it feel like you’re actually at the concert. It’s like a story that needs to be a movie vs. the same story being stretched to an eight season TV show. I loved this album; I don’t love it at 5 hours.

What am I meant to say? I am a man of metal, and Motorhead (despite Lemmy's frequent protestations that they were just a good ol' rock 'n' roll band) were a lodestone for so much that fucking ruled about heavy music - a cool look, intense volume, badass logo, killer albums. This is raw, raucous and delivered at 100mph. The best Motorhead albums are Overkill, Bomber and Ace of Spades; the vast majority of choons on No Sleep... come from Overkill, Bomber and Ace of Spades. Perfect. If you don't like music that sounds like it could kick your head in, you won't like this; if you're a metal fan, surely it's an automatic five stars? I was born in Hammersmith, you know...

I prefer studio albums, but a classic is a classic for a reason.

Just great

Motorhead!!!!! Lemmy is god. I like studio albums better but still amazing

Holy crap. Is this the best live metal album of all time? Full throttle from the start. Amazing versions of "The Hammer," "Ace of Spades," "Overkill," and the finale of "Bite the Bullet / The Chase is Better Than the Catch" is incredible.

Best live rock and roll album ever made. Made the bands reputation rock solid. ( no pun intended)

Love this

Superb. Favourite band and made me feel like I was seeing them live again.

Pure metal \m/. A must have.

Ace.

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAA ROCK THE FUCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn’t let up for a moment. Usually when I find expanded and deluxe I stop at the original version of the record. This time I kept going.

Cinq étoiles, juste parce que j’ai rarement autant pris plaisir à écouter un album pour la première fois!

Crikey, from the drivel to the Sturm und Drang in one album.....LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! I wonder if the people sitting in the Tracy Island 1001 Albums command centre are watching our reactions and playing with our minds, "Sooo Pet Shop Boys has disturbed your equilibrium...here have a cleansing dose of Motorhead.".. This is one tight well rehearsed battle tested hard touring band. Who else would write a cracking tune about their road crew? Phil and Lemmy swing, great rhythm section, it takes a damn fine bass player to make the Rickenbacker rock and he absolutely kills it. Fast Eddie is just a sonic boom, I'd have killed to see Motorhead, what an experience that must have been. As Beavis once eloquently put it "Lemmy rules". They were on the Young Ones for a reason. 10/10.

amazing. Classic

I can't quite remember a time I haven't enjoyed Motorhead, despite having not really explored them all that much. My brother is a massive fan of the Overkill album, while I have a soft spot for their self-titled debut. 'Iron Horse' and 'Motorhead' are great songs. Rediscovering 'Overkill' and 'No Class' was a joyful experience. The energy that comes across even in the studio recording is multiplied several times live, and all that comes out in this album. I can only imagine how it must have felt actually being there to take it all in. One of the special efforts which I'm sure I'll never tire of. 5/5.

I loved this album. 40+ minutes of hard, fast, rock. Lemmy's vocals are unique but work. Amazingly full sound produced by just three guys.

Hard hitting unrelenting rough edged punk metal.

Long live Lemmy!!

FUCK YEAH !!!

A very tight live performance, recorded well.

Rápido e certeiro, toda energia do Motörhead ao vivo.

Superrrrrr

baita som

Outstanding live album. A lot of Motorhead songs can sound the same but the energy and rawness of their music is incredible. Bomber :bowdown::bowdown:

Shit, this rocks so fucking hard!!! Fav Track: Metropolis

Honestly this is one the greatest heavy metal bands ever. Lemmy is a demi-god who now watches over us with beer and a fag hanging from his crooked mouth. I went to see them a year before this when the warm up band was the Plasmatics led by Wendy O Williams and it was banned can you believe because they wanted to blow up a Rolls-Royce on stage! I mean what's wrong with that?! So there we were after the gig- two 14 years olds staggering out into the night surrounded by burly bikers in leather who made sure we got on the tube ok. I was a wreck and one of my ears was bleeding at the end. I was a mess the next morning in Spanish. Never forgotten it.

One of the very best live albums, as Motorhead flatten their own songs from the studio versions into noisescapes even more reliant on blast beats and pure speed.

I'm not typically into live albums as they usually just sound bad but Motorhead is made for live performances. Motorhead are legends with Lemmy's distinct snarl and the fast and aggressive sound that would have been out of this world for the 70's or even 1981 when this came out. Musicianship is tight, the songs are well crafted even if we don't get a lot of versatility. Anybody who is just getting into metal or wants something a little heavier from their normal rock rock music check out Motorhead.

Slaps front to back

Just awesome, this is the best album so far. Lemmy has such a distinguishable voice and Motorheads sound can't be compared to any other band. It's crazy to think that this album came out over 40 years ago

Ah, Another Motorhead album. The first one i looked at was very good and this one, No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith, is very good too. The songs still had that high energy I expected from Motorhead and the songs were all very high quality being played live. The songs do sound a bit more samey but not enough to ruin the album for me. While its not as good as Ace Of Spades. It is still a very good album Best Song: Iron Horse/Born to Lose Worst Song: (We Are) The Road Crew

Great album 💿 !!!

5 plus

DEAD FROM HEAVINESS

Awesome stuff. Need to listen to them more. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Possibly the best album to choose to decide if you love Motörhead. I already knew the answer to this question, and already knew where I stood on this album. I just wish my speakers were 20x as loud.

loved it

Makes me want to live off speed and JD.

Every song sounds fairly the same, lucky thing that song is banging

idk yet

Fast, loud, metal! Love it! 5/5

I fxcking love Motörhead!!! This is like a greatest hits with more energy and more rock 🤘Fly high Lemmy

Peak album from a band that was the best at what they did

5 Stars. Absolutely awesome. Miss Lemmy.

Right from the opening this blows you away. I like the live versions of these songs better than the album versions.

Everything you need a live album to do. The band sounds incredibly tight and the energy is through the roof.

Motorhead. 5 🤘

Great live album and great classic messy hard rock. Loved it.

I used to think I don't like Motörhead. Attending a concert by my friend's Motörhead cover band changed my mind. They're a quintessential rock band and simply fun to listen to. In terms of production and sound quality, I will always prefer studio recordings over live recordings and the mere presence of live albums in this book is a peeve of mine. That said, the track list being mixed and matched from different sets saves us from too much annoying crowd dialogue, but it also feels less organic. As for the music itself, the bands' playing is extremely tight and they achieve an impressively full sound for a three-man outfit. The guitar work is fantastic, but the compositions would probably have benefited from a second rhythm guitarist. Would have to judge that properly with studio recordings though. A nice listen either way.

This is how all live albums should be.

Lemmy Kilmister was a man of few words, with simple yet efficient pleasures. He loathed long intellectual takes such as the ones I routinely churn out on this app, often seeing them as condescending, pretentious, and unsincere. Which is food for thought, very ironically. Whether Lemmy was right or wrong in his distrust of "music critics", their tastes, and their long-winded paragraphs, is not for me to say. Yet I'm gonna keep my own review short as a loving tribute to the man, God rest his soul: This live record KICKS ASS! Most early Motörhead bangers can be found in it, and they SLAP. 5/5, what else? Number of albums left to review: 145 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 368 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 217 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 274

Motörhead is one of the all-time greats, and for good reason! Thanks for the awesome ride, Lemmy.

If Motorhead were a drug they'd be speed amphetamine. Because they were not really a heavy metal band and they encapsulated a lot of what was punk with some of the biker attitude to. This is basically the arc of the curve. A Greatest Hits live. No double album, no indulgence. Just in and out. Start with the biggest and best song and play a load of others that sound not too dissimilar and then fuck off. Perfection.

Not bad, but fuck live albums really

3.6

Yeah that was actually very good. I was going to listen to a track or two then move on but actually played the whole album. Sounds like they were great live.

Drums were bonkers

Hah hah, more Motörhead! You know exactly what you're getting. Fave track - "Capricorn", if only for the dedication to "all the poor bastards that only get one present for both birthday and Christmas"! 😂

I will keep my consistency here... It is not fair to give a 5 star to live albums or "best of" collections... But I wish I went to this concert... Great double album!

I was reserved when seeing another live album. I don't typically find them appealing with bad mixing/recording. This one was different. It sounded great. Here was a band who are all dead today but back then they were on the verge of breaking up and having one stretch of live shows and recordings to try to hit it big and take that next step. You hear that intensity in this performance. Only thing better would be to go back in time and attend the show live.

Como si te pasara un tren por encima...

My main thought listening to this was "goddamn, that must have been a fun show." it ran a bit together for me towards the end, but a good listen.

Heavy sound, respect

So much energy brought live, I just wish the recording was a little clearer. To be expected for a live Motorhead album though.

Loud and in your face. Just the way it should be. My only knock is it never felt like a complete set as it was more a compilation