Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Pas vraimennt d’interet, j’aime le metal mais un show live de speed comme ca. Je ne suis pas certain que c’est dans mes gouts. 3
It's classic heavy metal music. It's well done, but it's not to my tastes
Enjoyable to listen to. Sounded like a fun concert. I hadn't listened to motorhead much before this. I would listen to more.
Liking this more than the Thin Lizzy live album anyway. I have to say I do enjoy listening to this band, their sound is exciting and so consistently rock n roll. With two albums on the list though I kind of wish it was not a live album that included many of the songs on the other album. I enjoyed the Motorhead song, I think it's gutsy when bands write their own theme song, but I think this one works.
Pretty good live album limited talking in between songs
It was ok I guess
Not a huge fan of the singer, but the rest of it isn't bad.
RIP Lemmy
This is a pretty heavy jam, and rockin' live album that honestly never felt live or overproduced like some of the other live albums we've had. It hits the same spot for me that ZZ Top did- it's enjoyable riffs, but beyond Ace of Spaces, very same-track. Def has its time and place!
A good rock and roll album, but not one that will make it into my rotation.
Honestly, it all sounds the same to me.
OK, but live is cheating, + 2 times the same album, no thank you!
1/27 Didn't like the mix on this live album, but the music's still great. Standout Tracks: Ace of Spades, (We Are) The Roadcrew, Capricorn
Listening to Motorhead on the way to watch Edinburgh's premier Weezer cover band, Beezer. Could life get any better? Well, yes, probably but this is an alright listen, noisy, poorly recorded, abrasive and it keeps the tempo high throughout. Lemmy's voice sounds strained and half the songs could be Alice Cooper, but it works well enough. It drags at the run time however, it's a looong album.
Sick of live albums. Would just like to hear a good Motorhead perhaps. 2.5
When they announce a "slow song" and then it still sounds exactly the same as the rest
repetitive choruses, alright instrumentals and loud
Don’t really like live albums in general
It’s just not special
never got into Motorhead, it all sounds like the same song to me.
I don't mind Motorhead, but not enough to listen to whole album. This was noisy and so don't get why live albums are in this list...
Don’t like this band
Du bruit pour du bruit
Not really into it
I listened to 2 songs, I hate live versions of albums. Songs are good but I hate live versions
Definitely not the best live album ever.. imo
2. 1 star for the first song. 1 more for every song after it that sounded exactly the freaking same.
Too much rawk
I've always kinda thought that Motorhead was a lot like Metallica, mostly cause I thought they were from the same era and like general scene, so I was really surprised by this. But honestly I don't think it's for me, I feel like there's not a very heavy emphasis on like recognizable or enjoyable riffs. Like even when thrash is faster, there's something recognizable or fun to hold onto, but this just kinda blurred by. I also don't find him a very compelling vocalist, I thought it was just kinda ok. Favorites: Ace of Spades, Iron Horse, Motorhead
I dig the heavy rock, but my opinion is that live albums acting as “greatest hits” compilations should not be included in this 1001 project.. and I feel the need to lower my ratings accordingly
Let's be real here, why does this exist? Like, surely this particular performance can't have been that good that they just *had* to make a live album out of it. If this really is Motörhead performing at their peak, then what a disappointing live act they must be. But if it isn't their peak performance, then why the hell is this of all performances a live album? Like there's nothing wrong with the actual music itself, it's just that they are one of those bands who have a format that works, and they just do that over and over again. And in a live setting it just sounds even more underwhelming than normal.
Sorry did not listen and likely never will
It felt like being electrocuted by a small appliance.
I was not excited about listening to a live double album. Probably would be a sick concert but was repetitive af to listen to.
I would have enjoyed seeing Motörhead in person. This is not a way to sell it to a new listener. A fan-service release.
I sometimes vibed with the guitar on some of the songs. Just a bit much for me
со всем уважением, я такое слушать не могу)
Another live album that doesn’t do anything that a studio album couldn’t do better. Play it loud.
That is some hi energy RnR punk metal , not my favorite and i am also not crazy about live albums
Don't really like them
515/1089 - It's loud, it's fast, and sounds like ass :)
Look I’m a certified metal head. I can argue about the snare on St. Anger. I can discuss the best vocalist for Sabbath for hours. I know Slipknot should have stopped 4 albums ago. So when I say that this album is same I hope I can be shielded from the metal intelligentsia telling me “I just don’t get it”. I do. I get it. And Motörhead just suck. This album is like someone asked 15 chefs to cook Ace of Spades from memory. Sure they’re technically different songs but it’s just the same ingredients slightly recoiled. That’s the same vocal delivery. That’s the same drum beat. That’s the same guitar tone. The only song that comes close to some variety is the bass in Bite the Bullet/ The Chase and the melody in Capricorn, small sparks of uniqueness that suggest that if Lemmy stopped spending time defending his indefensible use of Nazi regalia he could write some interesting music. And like most of these on the list: you don’t need to bother with the second disc, so like I said to her: don’t let the length distract you, you’ll only get half the promised time anyway
Perfectly fine background noise
thankfully this wasn’t the start of another reign of terror of 70s/80s live albums. Just one is enough for my month. And looking this up there seems to be like 10 different live albums they’ve recorded
Didn't really care for it.
Motörhead are still Slade on speed. Arguably more so live.
It sure is Motörhead. fav song: Iron Horse/Born To Lose
I'm actually not a huge fan of Lemmy's voice and the overdriven mushy guitar sound.
This was a lot of the same song. I just do not enjoy Motorhead. I get Motorhead from an intellectual and musical perspective, but they're not for me ⭐⭐.49
When I want to listen to something monotonous I'd rather have it be less aggro.
Metally
Didn't care for this at all. Very muscular singing though!
Sounded a bit the same overall. Great energy fast paced rock n roll. Impressive 3 piece great sound. Probably still a 2 though from me.
Metal and me are not a fit
Okay they really are just "Ace of Spades and then a bunch of songs which aren't Ace of Spades but are trying to be". I'm sure this was great live. However halfway through it went from "yeah this is alright" to "ugh why won't this goddamn end".
*1981. *Don't care for this. I can tolerate it, but all the songs sound like the same to me. *It sounds like Van Halen, but bad? I expected them to be more metal, but I guess 80s metal is a different story. RATING - 4.5/10
Sounds very samey to me.
01) Ace of Spades - 8,0 02) Stay Clean - 6,0 03) Metropolis - 6,0 04) The Hammer - 6,0 05) Iron Horse/Born to Lose - 6,5 06) No Class - 5,5 07) Overkill - 5,0 08) (We Are) The Road Crew - 5,5 09) Capricorn - 5,5 10) Bomber - 5,0 11) Motörhead - 5,0 TOATL: 5,82 (58/100) Now what's the point of live albums on this list? What makes this version of "Ace Of Spades" different than the one I listened on an original album?
I don’t care for this type of music which is too heavy, loud, fast, intense, and noisy. The yelling vocals don’t help. Having said that, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I did get through it, but would never want to listen to it again. It has to sit at a 2 for me.
No me gustó nada. Ni como sonó ni la música. Será que ya estoy es muy lejano a mí Nota: 1.7
Lo escuché. Costó pero estaba bueno. No es mi onda, pero tenía unos bueeenos temas.
It’s just noise really
I feel like I have been pretty generous to live albums, but this one just wasn't for me. The sound feels really muddy, and a lot of the identity of the tracks gets lost in the noise. Sounds like people are having fun, though. Favorite track: "Iron Horse/Born to Lose"
I respect the band in all ways but unfortunately this type of music is not for me.
Aside from being utterly baffled at Motörhead appearing again, I didn’t enjoy this as much. It is a tight, lively album but the criticism of their last entry remains the same - it all sounds just the same after a while. “Ace of Spades” obviously sounds great, and opening with it is quite the choice. I still enjoy “(We Are) The Roadcrew”, but generally I was not as much of a fan of this.
It was only a few albums ago I was saying Motörhead were fun but variety was not their strong suit. So this is basically that, but live. I am still of the opinion that live albums are, in general, not really all that great - I love experiencing live music in person, but a recording of that is just not the same. Unless it's a band I already know I adore, in the comfort of my own home, I'm going to want to listen to a studio recording over a live album. I gave Ace of Spades 2/5 but would have given it 2.5 if half stars were a thing. As this is that, but not quite as enjoyable for me, it's a genuine: 2/5
The shit version of great songs. This is a must listen to album so you can see how crap live recording was in the 80s. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Heavy metal, but listenable
I can glimpse the greatness of Motorhead in this album. But I had to look past my unfamiliarity of the material and the poor production of the live performance. Honestly, except for that glimpse, it's a lot of noise. I'm happy to check out a studio album of theirs, tho. 2/5
Kind of the same song over and over
Every song is just the Ace of Spades. I got very bored of this
1 hour 48 minutes… As a live album it’s good, but that’s to be expected when every song is effectively the same.
At the risk of being an old fuddy duddy, please pass me my ear plugs 😐
"Ace of Spades" was the only highlight. If we're gonna have live albums on here, can they at least have a higher recording quality than this? The bootleg recording of the Bob Dylan concert sounded better than this.
I suppose it put motorhead on the map
Your first record of an artist’s discography should generally not be a live album. This is very true for me and Motorhead. The only thing that comes through this mix is loud guitars and Lemmy’s vocals, neither of which give me satisfaction. Sorry, Motorhead fans, I’ll pass. It’s not awful, just not pleasing to the ears. 2 stars
It's a live album alright. I opted for the original release and not the 2 hour extended version this website links to. 44 minutes was more than enough of this. I'm sure it was a good show, but live albums almost unanimously don't translate to a recorded format to anywhere near the experience of the live show. They're more nostalgic than they are transformative, important, or incredible. They completely lack the visual and physical experience that make live shows what they are. A very select few of the live albums on this list deserve to be here, and this isn't one of them. 2.3/5
Good fun but not hugely listenable for me. I think they sound like a fun live act for sure but I think I'd rather listen to their studio records. There's the loss in fidelity that you'd expect from a real live environment and I don't think the atmosphere gives you much in return. They also felt a bit samey, but I don't know if the nuances of different tracks comes through better on studio records. It was definitely fun to listen through though. They seem like a really fun band
Not crazy but can see a value here.
Can’t say I need a Motörhead live album, especially the extended version. Don’t mind them, their place in history and was probably fun being there but it is all very much one note from start to finish as a recorded experience. Really don’t need this 2 Star.
Overkill is very apt, cause that’s exactly how this feels. All the songs blend into one speedy fuzzy blur. Not for me.
Why a live album?? Seems they have a big back catalogue and some good tunes. Were they just bad at albums? Crowd noise and inane chat between songs is just annoying, not endearing.
Alcoholic dad metal with one good song and a really bad live album. Every song just sounds like boring thrash with the same loser screaming nonsense over it. Over the top had a pretty mean solo though, but other than that this thing fucking sucked lmao.
Every song kinda sounds the same...
This annoyed me to listen to. Not for me at all.
Not terrible, but the whole album just sounded like an extended version of Ace of Spades. More jams than I thought, but I don't think I'll ever listen through again
For a rock album that is this hard rock, I have more warmth for this album than I'd expect. I suspect it's because of Ace of Spades being a Rock Band staple back when I played it on the Wii all the time. But this is too noisy and yell-y for me to really get into it. 2.5, rounding down.
No me pareció malo, aunque si muy largo y medio pesado de escuchar todo junto. Es un poco cruel ponerle 2 pero por otro lado no destaco ningún tema en específico. No ayuda que sea live.
I like the band and the songs but this particular live recording doesn't really offer much to me, if anything, listening to these versions is a bit of a detriment for the band if it gets recommended to someone who doesn't know them beforehand.
Hört sich irgendwie alles gleich an wie der erste Song.
If you've only heard 'Ace of Spades' from Motorhead like I had, then you pretty much know what you're in for = this is essentially a double album with near two hours of Ace-of-Spades =I'll take the EP with a couple of tracks rather than a full album pls. 2.5 star
Not a big fan of live albums. This solidified that. Motorhead have one song. I can't imagine what that concert felt or smelled like. No thanks.
Wasn't really feeling this at all but then my coworker started messaging me christian ministry stuff they were finding on youtube and the presence of these red faced protestant gnomes talking about doing spiritual warfare was so grating that I found some comfort in this. Lemmy's voice is really cool and the music is really muscular and punchy in a way I sometimes enjoy but it also runs off me like water on a duck's back. The chanting at the end of Motorhead is sick, feel the energi. Favorite Tracks: Ace of Spades, (We Are) The Roadcrew, Motorhead
Motorhead sucks. They got one song, and then a bunch of minor variations on that song. Some of which are about statutory rape. That said, their live stuff is better.
This was a slog. The drummer and bassist are insane, but all the music sounds the same and it’s super trash. Maybe that’s what people like about it?
This life recording sounds like essentially 40 minutes of the same thing. I don't really see the appeal of Motorhead after hearing this. Very little variation in vocal style or delivery across this collection. I was disappointed.
This is the problem with bands like Motorhead - all of their music sounds the same, and this album just proves that. Felt boring and same'ish throughout. Plus, this is the live version, so we have to pointlessly listen to all the dedications and unintelligible crowd work before each song. These should've been cut out, they add nothing to the album, and actually make it worse. Did not even listen to Disc 2 because suffering through Disc 1 was more than enough.
Meh, vond het vrij oninteressant. Komt waarschijnlijk deels door de kwaliteit van de live recording waardoor niks echt gedefinieerd klinkt, maar ik vrees dat ook een goed gedeelte in de nummers zelf ingebakken zit. Ik heb overigens niet de expanded edition geluisterd dus misschien mis ik nu iets fundamenteels maargoed. Overkill was wel nice tho
Talented people playing their instruments well, a happy crowd, some well known songs... what's not to like? That was a rhetorical question. Lemmy's voice just isn't for me. But I appreciate the artistry here.
Not for me
Born too late to be there for this recording and give myself hearing damage, sad times Initially I was listening to the non-40th anniverary edition on Apple Music, and for some reason the first track was the original studio recording of Ace of Spades, I was thinking "wow was this recorded live???" then I realised
This was recorded on a potato in a nosebleed seat. Why is it on the list
I thought I’d like this less than I did. I still didn’t really like the songs or the vocals but the energy and musicianship were good. I never listen to heavy metal so this was definitely a change though I’d still probably never come back to this.
Given that the majority of this album is already on this list, not sure why this live taping is all that special to be included again, but good title I guess.
I find this album uninspired and boring. I could have gone my whole life without listening to it and feel like I’m not missing out.
this exists. i'm bored
This is the kind of rock that is better live
album long + trop metal
TBH, I was not looking forward to listening to this album because I knew it wouldn't be for me. That being said, I was able to find some instrumental glimmers in there that worked. Also I'm a Capricorn and there is a song called Capricorn.
Another free pass live album. No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith (love the title) is a slight improvement over our previous Motorhead listen to Ace Of Spades. But still middle of The Roadcrew. (2.3*s) Didn’t we listen to this one already?
Motorhead sounds as good (or bad) live as they do in the studio. Some epic guitar shredding on this one. Must have been a kick-ass show no doubt. Can't really rate these live ones without a bit of disdain, but certainly a better one from the list. Lemmy sounds like he hadn't sleep for months and partied hard. Bunch of bumps, booze, and boobs on this tour I'm sure...1.93 stars.
I was writing my review, then checked the prior Motorhead entry and realized that I wrote nearly the same thing verbatim again. To echo the main thought: they certainly have a formula as nearly every song sounds the same. You can expect a fast beat, Lemmy growling out some lyrics over a riff then a couple quick-shot solos. I guess if you like one Motorhead song you would like them all. I'm fine with one song but don't need to hear it repeated ad nauseum for the length of an album. I do expect that these guys seem like they would be on another level at a live show. There's a ton of energy and in the right room I can see why Motorhead would kick ass. It translates a bit in the live album, but not enough for me to get into another gear. To their credit not much is lost between studio and live versions, but its just not something that I need beyond a single song every couple of years. Not always, but there have been plenty of albums on this list where I've stuck around for any bonus tracks or extra versions on Extended/Deluxe/Remastered Editions or whatever. I didn't bother with this one as I got more than I needed from the 1 x 11 tracks I heard in the original cut. 2.13 stars
live rock albums are cool in theory but not great in listening practice
Listening session: january 15th, while commuting from and to internship Listened to before: no Thoughts: I’m sure that it was a lot of fun to witness this live but while listening to this front to back, most songs sounded the same to me Favourite track: Capricorn
not a big fan of motörhead
deve ter um valor emocional enorme pra pessoas que abusam de whisky e brigam na rua sob a sombra do ROCK como eu só bebo socialmente minha nota hj vai ser baixa (eu gosto de ace of spades e acaba ai)
Fine. Will never revisit.
Cool. First Motorhead album. The only song from these guys that I've listened to is their contribution to the first SpongeBob movie soundtrack. No, I'm not ashamed as I genuinely do like that album. Their song was pretty funny. They modified the lyrics of "You Better Run" to better fit with the underwater theming of Sponbo. I'm surprised hard rock was still kicking it in the 80s with the advent of digital music production, but props to these guys for keeping it alive. Yeah, it's hard rock, but with a twist. Modernised music production techniques have refined these guitar riffs to the point where they don't sound like crunchy pieces of shit anymore. The vocals are decent, too. I can appreciate the gruff, foolhardy vocals from the frontman - they make for a pretty fun listen. Above all else, it's impressive that this is a live album. Only the percussion and audience/vocal interludes have that "live" quality to them. You could pass the rest of this album off as a studio recording and I'd honestly be fooled. All that being said, this is ultimately a hard rock album. These songs heavily follow a formula and do so competently, but I am ultimately not a fan of the style and felt that many of the songs blended together. Book time. "...one of the most important live albums in rock history". Performed by only three people, though that's about it. Wikipedia says that this album topped the UK charts. It's also their biggest chart success, which is a surprise. I can let this one through. I know Motorhead are an iconic act, and I think live albums are a fitting way of channeling that iconic factor. I cosign this inclusion.
2.5
Genuinely could not tell half the songs apart.
Honestly, I've never been a Motorhead fan. This really didn't help. Cool that they started with Ace of Spades, but it really just blended all together for me after that.
Det här bandet har väl några bra låtar, men trist med live.
Its December 23rd and i'm so hung over my bones hurt. The last thing i need it 2 hours of live motorhead but here we go. Im on record as saying live records shouldn't be on here and this doesnt change my mind. There is obviously a lot of talent, energy and drive her and i can imagine if i was a motorhead fan then this wohld have been a great gig to attend, but i didnt want to listen to this.
insgesamt nicht so meins, bestimmt gut fürs boxen
Some interesting songs here, but it all sounds a bit same-y. And its a live album. Not terrible, but nothing great here. Best song: The Roadcrew
It feels like I’ve already listened to this before on this list. I just don’t understand the inclusion of many of these live albums when studio albums from underrepresented artists could’ve been featured instead. “Ace of Spades” sounds good live I guess.
This is new to me. Ace of Spades is a great one and everything else kind of just sounds like that for the rest of the album. They sound great live. I liked Iron Horse because it sounded a little different. I didn’t know Motörhead had a song called Motörhead, has any other band done that? This is very rock and roll, loud and fast and it’s not really my thing. There’s probably a time and a place for it but today wasn’t it.
Fine
hootin and hollerin
Bad
Live metal album, sounds decent. Has some good guitar and drum work, hate his voice. Motorhead has never been a favorite of mine and this album gets repetitive.
I was a little to young for Motorhead when growing up but sounds like a lot of fun for everyone there. Ace of spades though is all I need to listen to again.
Started great
Even the great Motorhead doesn't have what it takes to make a live album a good idea
135 Aunque tengo bien grabado en mi corazoncito the ace of spades, la verdad es que fue muy nada. No soy muy fan de los albums en vivo a menos que haya ido a verlos y me traiga recuerdos, y hasta ahora no ha sido así. Definitivamente podría haber muerto sin haber escuchado este disco.
Eh. I find a lot of metal to be camp as hell. This one too. A great time but it's hard to take seriously.
Not the biggest Motorhead fan, but they are okay. Pulled down a star for being live and being so long.
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the lack of variety becomes apparent suuuper quickly. i'm sure this would be a great live show but it doesn't translate beyond a few more notable tracks
Alles recht ähnlich, save influential aber no repeat potenzial
I also liked Ace of Spades but it didn’t need a tribute album.
AND DONT FORGET THE JOKER. Motörhead sucks. I am absolutely baffled by the praise heaped on them. Lemmy had a cool voice and collected Nazi stuff and made 1 song* and everyone loves him? Baffled. Flapped even! *Correction… he made 2 songs “Ace of Spades” and HHH’s entrance music.
i'm sure this was good but every song sounded like ace of spades and i had to mentally check out for the dedication to 15 year old girls part of the setlist
Wird auf Dauer etwas anstrengend. Aber in Ordnung. 2 1/2.
I actually have the same gripe about this as electronica. One song or two, great! It really rocks. A whole album gets monotonous. The concert was probably cool though.
Imagine it was great fun if you were there. Beginning to realise (with the odd notable exception) that I don't like live albums.
Most sounds the same. Lemmy's voice is very remarkable and uncanny
Ok Lemmy, ich dachte eigentlich keine Live-Alben hier, harter Stoff...c
These guys clearly "rock" and I may have enjoyed this more if I were younger and more into the trappings of rebellion.
Motörhead is repetitive hard rock that is still pretty fun, but man do I hate live albums. Just muddles the production and the crowd noise makes it harder to hear.
Had never listened to Motorhead before, and don't see myself doing so again. Nothing against them, just not my thing.
I don't think I had ever heard another Motörhead song apart from Ace of Spades. After listening to this album, I don't think I really needed to. I would describe the rest of these songs as like Ace of Spades but not as good. This album is some fine and probably influential metal, but it's not really for me.
It was marginal
I'm not a live album type of person. Who needs a slight variation of a song with worse sound quality, and none of the energy from actually being at the show? At any rate, this album was pretty good with the qualifier "for a live album".
All sounds pretty samey to me.
I’m not a fan of Motörhead or live albums. I knew Ace of Spades, but I don’t like Lenny’s voice.
Comparing this to say a Metallica live album, this was not very good. It should not be on this list.
It was just pitiful and a major letdown
I’m so torn with this. On the one hand, I love the way they play. It’s hard. It’s fast. It’s loud. I like that. Kilmister’s voice though? Don’t love. In fact quite dislike. Really ruined this whole thing for me. So, do I give them a rating that reflects their musical/instrumental skills and my enjoyment of that, or do I give a rating reflecting my thoughts on the experience as a whole, which feels more honest? I dunno I’ll see how I feel in the morning.
meh. it all sounds the same. every track.
It's a similar review to the Ace of Spades album: enjoyable for a while, but so samey. The playing is tight and the sound is pretty crisp, but it's not even documenting a single continuous gig. I really don't see what this is bringing to the list that AoS alone wasn't. 2.5
2 not my cup of joe, recording made the sound muddled.
Mostly very meh, it just all sounds really similar with just a wall of guitars and thrashy drums. 4/10
2.7
Fast and frantic. If you've heard one Motorhead song (Ace of Spades) you've heard 'em all. Here is two hours of that.
It's standard Motörhead, not really improved or spoiled by being a live album. It's OK. Better than listening to Vernon Kay.
I just feel like a live album is never the best showing from any artist, even artists I really enjoy.
I understand why a live album can be considered a "must listen," I really do. But even if the performance was legendary, there is still something missing from just listening to the live recording. Actually physically being there for the show is a big part of the experience that no live album will ever capture. Any time one of these comes up, I feel like I am missing out.
Music for gimps and leather daddies, of which I am neither
Not my bag. Perhaps a good example of its kind.
Not my style. Solid lead guitar riffs, but they seemed to get repetitive
“Ace Of Spades” is one of the best rock songs ever made and I’ll love Motörhead forever for making it. But Motörhead is like the poor man’s AC/DC, and I can only handle so much before I hit my limit. At least when I’m sober. I listened to just the 11 tracks from the original album, and there are like five songs that start exactly like “Ace Of Spades”. That might have been a fun tease if AOS was at the end of the album, but not when it's the very first track. Live albums usually aren’t great, and this one is no exception. I wonder if this album list attempts to use live albums in place of greatest hits albums so it can include influential bands who don’t have a standout album. In this case, the live album doesn’t standout either.
I don't like live albums. Motorhead is not my favorite. That equals 2
Rating: 1.6 Just as dumb as their non-live material and Lemmy is three times as mush-mouthed in person.
Nie wiem kto się bardziej zmęczył - wokalista na koncercie czy ja słuchając tego albumu
una polla como una olla
Metal is one of my weakest genres. I only know some of the biggest hits and that’s about it. I enjoyed the drumming most on this album. The musicianship is outstanding. I just can’t get into the lead singer’s voice. The sound is incredible for a live album. I can’t imagine how insane it sounded in the venue; must’ve blown some people’s ears off!
This is the first album I was assigned and I'm a little disappointed. Hard rock and metal are not my favorite genres to begin with. The songs are very similar. I cannot understand what they are saying. I had to read the lyrics as I listened. All the songs being live is an interesting idea but it gets old quickly. It is energetic and bold but in a way that became so overstimulating it circled back around to being background noise.
Started off promising with the first song. It just sounds like bad variations of the same song after.
Fun but very samey. Best is of course Ace of Spades and also Overkill...which sounds exactly like Ace of Spades.
appreciate heavy metal so much but just cant do it on spotify a live mosh set could be lit tho
This is a very weak sounding live album. Probably the definition of unessential.
It was some decent fun Rating: 2.5
Speed metal. Meh.
Too long not sorry
So the problem with Motörhead is all their songs sound like Ace of Spades. It’s a good sound, but I don’t need a dozen of it
Rather annoying.
Nicht so gut als Hintergrund beim Arbeiten.
Sludgy sound, probably better if you were there
This is one of those live albums that’s doesn’t carry over well.
Good for banging your head
Ist fast 2h Motorhead. Fetzt schon krass aber wenn die musik nicht für einen ist klingt es großteils echt gleich. Die größte Abwechslung ist wenn die Gitarre mal ein bisschen im Hintergrund bleibt. 2h sind eine harte nummer für jemand der die musik nicht unbedingt mag. Ich verstehe definitiv warum man es mag aber es für mich ist es quasi 2 h das selbe Lied + outtakes davon... Aber wenn man iwann Lust hat was zu zerstören ist das perfekt 2/5
of course no sleep - they are so freaking loud!!!!
Blegh. The studio album was okay but live heavy metal isn’t my thing at all.
Noise. Same ideas in multiple songs.
Lemmy is a legend, but this was not my thing.
I understand listing 1001 albums is a daunting task, but including live albums that are half comprised of songs that are already on other albums from the list feels lazy as hell. Especially fucking Motörhead of all bands
Standard motorhead.
2 hours of a live rock album was just not necessary all sounded the same- mid
meh
Never been a fan of live albums. This one is not an exception. I appreciate the band though.
rock but too much roll
This is #day299 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some tight, loud rock'n'roll, baby. As heavy and speedy as it gets, right? Quite possibly my first album encounter with Motörhead, and it's a live album. Not sure that's the best way to meet a band, but here we are. I'm not a huge fan of '80s heavy metal, but I can try appreciating the band's role in the genre's development. I wouldn't mind if this came up on, say, a classic rock radio station, but not more than the length of a couple of songs. Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to, wow, #day300.
Ace of spades is a banger and have always loved it. A whole album of live motorhead gets a little stale after a while.
LIVE ALBUMS GRRR
I bet being at this show was fucking amazing. Unfortunately, listening to it just ain't. 2/5
The Ace of Spades reminded me of playing a Tony Hawk Pro skater game on playstation 2, but the sound quality made me feel like it was coming out of a gameboy speaker. I would probably enjoy this live but as an album I could not get past the sound quality. 3/10
Was I in the mood for a 2 hour metal live album? No. I like my dog way more than I like his namesake. Not terrible, but def not my jam.
Just not my type of music and a live version is just the worst version of this type of music!
I don’t care for most live albums, mu ch less live metal.
Motorhead isn't great. Motorhead live is even worse.
Live albums are pointless. And Motörhead are just a bad AC/DC.
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. 2⭐️
Sounds just like the album versions, deep cut Motörhead isn’t really my thing
A pretty standard live album. I like Lemmy's voice but outside of the ace of spades and overkill I could not distinguish a song from the next. I bet this would be fun live, but not essential enough for me. 2.4/5 -> 2/5
Meh
There's an irony to the name of this album, because it's so boring it could put me to sleep. I already dislike live albums because the recording and mixing quality is very rarely there. Then add a band who's hits all sound the same and you end up with a slurry of heavy guitars and overpowering drums for minutes on end. There were multiple times I had to check to see if a new song had started because it sounded so similar to the song before it. And it cannot be overlooked that the mixing on this is truly awful. A good studio recording draws attention to different elements of a song as they happen. This album treats everything as equals, meaning the drums often overpower anything happening in the vocals or guitar. It really is a drag to listen to.
2,5
There really isn’t anything wrong with this, but it isn’t my thing and I just don’t like it very much. For me, most of the songs sound the same, and I quickly tire of the screaming vocal style. Two stars.
If you like listening to Ace of spades for 2 hours straight then this is the album for you.
Seems sloppy and it sounds like the high school kids down the street in their garage. I've never been much of a Motorhead guy anyway.
I know live albums aren't always going to be great for sound quality, but I thought this one was especially poor. That and the fact I don't really care that much for Motorhead made it a pretty subpar listen.
Boring. In addition -1 point for live version. The only live version I accept is when I am there listening LIVE.
Can see the vision but not my vibe
ew
it's undeniably badass, but also undeniably repetitive. if you're actively imagining yourself in the crowd it's invigorating, but you can't really do that for a full length album.
Ehhhh....ok
It all sounded the same
That sucked. Felt like work the whole way through
Eh can’t say that I loved this but not the worst
didn't hate it but didn't love it
I wonder if these guys ever realised all of their music sounds the same. Maybe not for them, but certainly for the audience. Even Capricorn, a track that is introduced by the singer as "a slow one, so you can get mellowed out" – and it ends up being just as rambunctious, as high-octane, as the rest. An album as exhausting as this hitting #1 in the UK is pretty crazy. Even crazier when you consider the production, which is pretty terrible even for live thrash-metal standards. Everything is messy, manly, sweaty... and for the most part, I'm not into it. I'm of the opinion that the best thrash music comes from bands that normally produce a completely different kind of music. Queen's Stone Cold Crazy is perhaps a top 10 Queen song. And it's slick, ultra-fast, and heavy in just the right places. Much better than this nonsense. Some decent riffs throughout, though. Ace of Spades, Metropolis, Overkill, and Bomber are highlights in that regard (though I honestly can't remember a thing about each individual riff even 5 minutes after finishing the album). The guitar tone is in-your-face and the instrument is actually played pretty well, complemented by decent bass and drums. The singing is so unhinged and terrible, yet strangely perfect for the genre, that it balances out to a middling experience. But it definitely gets old after the first hour. I actually sought out the shorter, 18-track edition of the album (rather than the 29-track one linked to by 1001Albums) because I realised I was gonna have a darn rough time. And, clocking in at over an hour even after a huge chunk was shaved off, it's safe to say 2 stars is being generous. 2/5 Key tracks: Ace of Spades, Metropolis, Iron Horse
Até que é um rockzinho legal. Para um álbum live, acho que deu para pegar a ideia do Motörhead. Gostei de Ace Of Spades e Overkill. Mas não é muito o meu tipo de música
parece tudo UMA só longa faixa
Motorhead Is just fine. Live albums are not. Double albums are not. Sorry.
It got tiresome quickly.
2- Stars (4/15)
Konserter ska upplevas på plats och inte på skiva. Punkt slut!
We had a cease and desist from Lemmy in ‘97. We decided to do a Houmous & Chutney underground gig on the district line. We called it No Sleep Til Hammersmith - we’d never even heard of Motörhead before that. I will say something, Lemmy is an angry little man at times and largely plays the same noise with slightly different tempos. 2.1
i know it's motorhead but the lack of quality in this album just disappointed me, i know it's live album but why then the generator generated this
Live-albumit usein vähä nihkeitä. Kai ihan ok veto.
too loud, too fast
Good stuff
Not my cup of tea
Imagine it was great fun if you were there. Beginning to realise (with the odd notable exception) that I don't like live albums.
Ace of spades is great. Then the rest of the live album felt like "Ace of Spades" knock-offs. Even some of the solos were reused. It being live gave the album some energy but it felt quite samey. Strong 2.
No thank you. I think I prefer the polished sound of a studio album.
I can’t believe they played ace of spades 12 times back to back!
They do sound slightly better live and I enjoyed the first few songs but this was longer than the studio album I think, definitely felt it. They have one trick and it's perfected on ace of spades, no need for any of the rest really.
It seems like all of their songs are versions of the Ace of Spades. Decent enough live, it seems, but I'm not really into this.
Can't believe I've just listened to nearly 2 hours of Motorhead..... It is pretty amazing how similar it all is. I guess if it ain't broke don't try and fix it. I don't think this album needs to be here, not like it adds anything at all to the previous "ace of spades" album we've had and the sound quality is pretty bad. To be fair to them, I bet the gigs were pretty fun if you're a fan, surely they didn't actually open with ace of spades though?? Still think some lyrics are very dodgy. I was too generous last time. 1.5
This would be a great background album (with 2 hours playtime!) for a biker club or bar!
Did not need this much live Motörhead
can't remember now
p474. 1981. 2 stars. Not a fan of live albums, although this one does manage to capture the raw energy of Motorhead on top form. Starts off with a classic and then goes downhill from there. Stick with the studio albums.
Live albums are rarely good and this one is not an exception, but it's not the worst one we've had so far. In my late thirties I'm thinking "Motorhead opening with Ace of Spaces is wild, why is anyone hanging around past Overkill." One time in my 20s the answer was "Cause Judas Priest is on next" and that concert was maybe the drunkest I've ever gotten. There's much better ways to listen to this band than a live album
A lot of these songs were just noise imo. They weren’t doing anything interesting with their writing or performance, and it just kind of felt like a waste of time. I really have no idea how this made the cut.
If you're a Spotify user do yourself a favor and go search for the original Hammersmith Live album. It's only 43 minutes, really no need to put yourself through the extra our tacked on that the expanded version puts you through. I'm sure this would have been great in person but it just all sounds the same. 2/5
I’m really not a fan of live albums. You don’t get the energy and atmosphere that comes with actually being present in the crowd at a concert. And with the best will in the world, this all sounds very similar
There are so many better metal bands and live albums that should be on this list instead.
Not really that memorable. Kind of all just melded into one continues sound. The sound wasn't really bad but it was just loud rock that was hard to distinguish from one song to the next. Not really my favorite genre so I might be slightly biased.
It's fine 🤷🏼♂️. Not for me
The first song made me so happy because it’s in girls just want to have fun….but then his voice is low and hard to understand and it all sounded the same to me. Meh
decent enough, but ultimately redundant live album .
Correcto
Waste of space on any list that honors value. Definitely belongs on lists that prioritize volume.
Metal is a chore for me. Motorhead is not so bad though. Lyrics are pretty blah blah blah, but I prefer that over something ripped from a horror movie.
Like most Motörhead albums, this provides decent (if a little same-y) thrash. Unfortunately, like most live albums, it provides mediocre recordings of songs that already have better studio versions.
Lowk fell asleep listening to this
3/10 - It was loud and it was bad. Nothing was very good and I had not heard any of the songs before so there was nothing that I have become stockholmed into enjoying.
This wasn’t for me
Good but not great. Ace of Spades is a favorite of mine, but I could take or leave Motorhead otherwise. 1001 albums and this is the second Motorhead album I have been served up, out of 60 so far. At least it wasn't late 60s white British dudes, but only by half a decade. They rock but this is not a great recording. Two thrashing and distorted stars.
First listen. Ok.
Did not like the vocal. Sounded like he was screaming. Guitarist was good, but repetitive. Not a lot of diversity.
This all kinda sounds the same
Not my style, but at least there's some resemblance of actual music here.
Never heard this album or any Motorhead that I know of. Was actually impressed by the songs, but downgrading because it's a live album. I didn't see why a live album needs to be on this just, especially one where there audience ads nothing to the atmosphere.
This one got old pretty quickly. Poor audio quality, too.
etwas eintönig .. heavy metal halt! habe dann auch nach 2/3 von disc 1 aufgehört zu hören ..
OMG this was a long, tough listen which eventually gave me a headache. I didn't realise how similar Motörhead songs were. Then I realised that they did their best song first and it was all downhill from there. Whose idea was it to have Ace of Spades as the opening track? lol :-(
Was this just one long song? Not a fan of live albums particularly when they go for nearly 2 hours! 2 stars for the first track only, the rest was very ordinary. Why would you open a live show with your only good song?? Also I'm tried of listening to creepy dudes sing about 'jailbait' girls - fucking gross.
Rollo. Me parecen todas iguales.
501st album. I'm halfway there. No sleep 'Til Hammersmith seems appropriate. And yet in hearing to it, I'm reminded that while Motörhead's influence and Lemmy's cool are undeniable and eternal their consistency is a barrier to my listening pleasure. Too many tunes from the same blueprint. So many songs sounding similar. The great Ace of Spades album only got 4 stars from me; the live album reflecting more tracks back my concern only gets 2.
2 hour long one trick pony
The couple songs I already knew from Motorhead were not that great, and nothing really changed with this album. Not sure what was so special with this live recording either
Fine and fun, but one note and the audio quality is poor. Nowhere close to the greatest live album of all time if you include stuff like Talking Heads, Alive 2007, Justice's live albums, and many many others.
I absolutely cannot even begin to understand why this album is on the list. I actually quite like Motörhead, but the recording quality is completely off on this, and the end result is just messy.
Mediocre live album. Really agree that it's the same song repeated. Absolutely did not need to be on here.
I appreciate the novelty of Motorhead but I really don't know why we needed a live version AND a studio version of basically the same thing in this challenge. Admittedly, it's a fun performance and they recreate their songs perfectly live. But all the more reason that we don't need both versions here. If you love it, you'll have a blast listening. If not, do yourself a favor and ignore the more than an hour of bonus tracks.
Rollo. Me parecen todas iguales.
Too fast, might as well be one long speedy song. I know they kind of invented thrash metal but that's nothing to shout about. Extra star for Ace of Spades.
This is OK. Probably give it 3 if it was just this album on the list. But… The Ace of Spade the album is also included on here, a studio album released less than one year previous to this one. Why include both? The list is straight up Kooky Dooks.
So I've grown to enough Metal more and more. However, this band of 80s fratboy rock leaves mush to be desired. Plus it's a live album
No Sleep ‘till Hammersmith I’m partial to a bit of Motorhead, especially compared to their peers. I say that, it’s more like I’m partial to a bit of Ace of Spades and not much else. This version of Ace of Spades is very good, the whole thing crashes forward in a blur of bass drums and Lemmy. After that it is just live recordings of fast tempo heavy metal. It’s not terrible at all, I suppose Lemmy’s stuff prior to Motorhead means he can conjure up some decent hooks and melodies, even if it does feel like pretty much every song is a less successful attempt at writing Ace of Spades again. Iron Horse, Overkill and (We Are) The Roadcrew stand out as being more memorable than the rest. As a live recording it’s decent, some tracks are definitely better recorded than others, but you do get a sense of their energy and on-stage tightness. If you are really into Motorhead I expect seeing them at this time would have been excellent, although I don’t think I’d be that keen to attend one of their gigs. I know this is an early review, but it doesn’t take multiple listens to come to a conclusion. Ultimately it’s fine, it is exactly what it is, I wouldn’t expect to hear anything that interesting or different. While it's not terrible, I’m unlikely to listen again - what exactly would I get out of doing that? 2 does feel low, but 3 would indicate I might have a further listen so I’ll stick with 2. Playlist submission: Ace of Spades ⭐⭐
Why do live albums exist? Especially if there's nothing musically interesting in it?
Ah good another chance to get skeeved out by 'Jailbait'. The 40 minutes of the original release somehow seemed to take forever to get through. Not really sure why this is here, Ace of Spades the album is already on the list, this is just a compilation album with shit audio. One of the greatest live albums of all time, my arse. The Telegraph talks nothing but shit, people should know better than to pay any attention to it.
Ace of Spades is great but the problem is their music is formulaic. Same song on repeat.
Every song is just Ace of Spades!
So Motörhead is a band I like, but I really have to be in the mood for them. As for this album, I really didn’t care much for it, and a lot of it is because I just don’t think they had the best recording quality for a live album. Either way, I would much rather listen to their studio albums than this one.
Sounded like "Ace of Spades" on repeat. I generally like Metal, but never was a fan of Motörhead.