Motőrhead. The legendary British outfit was born out of the milieu of mid-70s acid rock, punk rock and classic rock and roll. Too much rock for the punks and too much punk for the rockers, Motőrhead has always forged their own path. They are fast, loud and brash, just like their iconoclastic leader: Lemmy Kilmister. Put simply, Lemmy is the man. Off stage Lemmy can be quite engaging. He is articulate, thoughtful and unbelievably funny. Lemmys description of Motőrhead explains it all: If Motőrhead moved into a house, the neighbors grass would die. However, on the stage Lemmy is one mean SOB. Fueled by an unhealthy concoction of booze and drugs, possessed by the undead soul of Eddie Cochran ripped to the gills on methamphetamines, Lemmy is not on stage to do anything but kick your 
with rock and roll.
The best demonstration recorded of this effect on the listeners of Motőrhead is No Sleep til Hammersmith. It has been described as the one album to play at maximum volume if you hate your neighbors. It also happens to be one of the greatest live slabs of hard rock ever released. No Sleep til Hammersmith came on the heels of their first four albums, three of which are certifiable: Overkill, Bomber and Ace of Spades. No Sleep is a collection of some their greatest tunes from their humble beginnings to their ascendancy of the charts. No Sleep is the aural equivalent of the precise moment a speeding train loses contact with the rails and careens out of control.
Kick-started by the rumblings of Ace of Spades, the listener is catapulted at breakneck speed through a set of classic Motőrhead. Lemmys distorted bass and gravel-throat, coupled with Phil Philthy Animal Taylors shambolic drumming and Fast Eddie Clarkes sinewy leads literally beats the crowd into submission. Almost every tune is perfect. The thunder of Ace of Spades, the slow burn of Iron Horse/Born to Lose, the pummeling force of Overkill it is almost too much. But for my money, the barreling Bomber is the essence of the album. It is in Bomber that Motőrhead achieves the sense that the song, if not the band, is breaking apart by sheer force. One can only imagine the stage during the show: dominated overhead by a lighted fuselage, diving and churning as the band ripped through the tune. Awesome. The band comes back under control, finishing the set with the chugging anthem Motőrhead. Re-enforcing the fact that they are Motőrhead and they just kicked your.
More please, sir.
Track list:
1. Ace of Spades
2. Stay Clean
3. Metropolis
4. The Hammer
5. Iron Horse/Born to Lose
6. No Class
7. Overkill
8. (We are) The Road Crew
9. Capricorn
10. Bomber
11. Motőrhead
with rock and roll. The best demonstration recorded of this effect on the listeners of Motőrhead is No Sleep til Hammersmith. It has been described as the one album to play at maximum volume if you hate your neighbors. It also happens to be one of the greatest live slabs of hard rock ever released. No Sleep til Hammersmith came on the heels of their first four albums, three of which are certifiable: Overkill, Bomber and Ace of Spades. No Sleep is a collection of some their greatest tunes from their humble beginnings to their ascendancy of the charts. No Sleep is the aural equivalent of the precise moment a speeding train loses contact with the rails and careens out of control.
Kick-started by the rumblings of Ace of Spades, the listener is catapulted at breakneck speed through a set of classic Motőrhead. Lemmys distorted bass and gravel-throat, coupled with Phil Philthy Animal Taylors shambolic drumming and Fast Eddie Clarkes sinewy leads literally beats the crowd into submission. Almost every tune is perfect. The thunder of Ace of Spades, the slow burn of Iron Horse/Born to Lose, the pummeling force of Overkill it is almost too much. But for my money, the barreling Bomber is the essence of the album. It is in Bomber that Motőrhead achieves the sense that the song, if not the band, is breaking apart by sheer force. One can only imagine the stage during the show: dominated overhead by a lighted fuselage, diving and churning as the band ripped through the tune. Awesome. The band comes back under control, finishing the set with the chugging anthem Motőrhead. Re-enforcing the fact that they are Motőrhead and they just kicked your
. More please, sir.
Track list:
1. Ace of Spades
2. Stay Clean
3. Metropolis
4. The Hammer
5. Iron Horse/Born to Lose
6. No Class
7. Overkill
8. (We are) The Road Crew
9. Capricorn
10. Bomber
11. Motőrhead
