It starts well -- hard not to opening with Ace of Spades but it kind of lose its momentum. It's kind of the problem with these albums (bestof, live): they are great if you love the band, but as an introduction or for someone who is not fully committed to it, it's too long and things starts to blur and just be one long moment. There's still lots of energy to it and we can hear that they were a band made for the stage.
Motörhead were famously one of the hardest working heavy metal bands of all time, touring relentlessly with a dressing room booze rider of heroic proportions. Traditionally the Hammersmith Odeon would be the last gig on the tour, but ironically on this 1981 outing they didn’t play there, so presumably they were very tired by the end. Anyhoo, this album does what it says on the tin. An absolutely blistering live set, starting with the iconic Ace of Spades and ending with Motörhead. There’s minimal banter between the tracks - just the name of the song and a quick dedication, and any crowd noise is not audible during the music. If you want live heavy metal, then this is the album for you.