Motorhead : Ace of Spades
On November 8, 1980 Motörhead released the uk #4 album Ace of Spades. Recorded by the classic Motörhead lineup : bassist/vocalist Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor on drums, Ace of Spades is as heavy and as sleazy a rock album as you’ll ever own. The title track, a UK#15 hit, may be the band’s finest moment. (“They say that I was born to lose/‘Cos gambling’s for fools/But that’s the way I like it baby/I don’t want to live forever “.
While Lemmy insisted his band played rock not heavy metal, Ace Of Spades had all the earmarks of the speed metal sound that would come to the forefront during the 1980’s: jackhammer drums, quicksilver guitars riffs, lead bass and throaty roaring vocals .
In his five star review for Sounds Garry Bushell wrote “Motörhead are heavy metal in the only meaningful sense of the term – everyone else is just pretending.”
Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Forefathers of Thrash, Biker Rock - whatever title they have. they were just "Motorhead" - almost beyond simple definition
ReplyDeleteWithin 6 months they would be in the Top 10 (with Girlschool) and have a number 1 album.