MOTORHEAD – The Best Of Motorhead (2CD) (2015)

Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, founding member of British heavy metal legend MOTORHEAD, has died at the age of 70 shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. Although his music is not the main motto of this blog, this “The Best Of Motorhead” (re-released early this year) goes as tribute to one of the most important – and fundational – musicians of the metal genre.

Lemmy, born Ian Fraser Kilmister, formed Motörhead in 1975 and was its only constant member, as singer and bassist. The band released 23 studio albums and are best known for their 1980 single ‘Ace Of Spades’.
Lemmy musical career began in the early 1960s and he was, for a time, a roadie for Jimi Hendrix. He played in several rock bands, including the Rockin’ Vickers, Sam Gopal and Hawkwind, before founding Motörhead (originally named Bastard).
Motörhead’s loud, fast style was a pioneering force in heavy metal. Lemmy’s vocal growl and aggressive bass playing has been emulated by countless other bands, but the singer joked that he largely learned on the job.

Motorhead’s early years are credited with laying the ground for thrash and speed metal, but Lemmy consistently refused to categorise their music, often playing to audiences of all genres.
The band’s highest-rating record was the live album No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith, which peaked at number one on the UK album charts – a testament to the band’s crushing onstage performances.
Other highlights from Motörhead’s extensive discography include their second and third albums, Overkill and Bomber (both nicely represented here on this Best Of), and several high-rating singles in the early 1980s. The Ace of Spades album reached number four in the UK charts, and the single number 15.

Tributes poured in for the heavy metal giant, with Ozzy Osbourne tweeting: “Lost one of my best friends, Lemmy, today. He will be sadly missed. He was a warrior and a legend. I will see you on the other side.”
Former Motörhead drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor died aged 61 in November. “Fast” Eddie Clarke, who becomes the last surviving member of the band’s most famous lineup, wrote on Facebook: “I have just been told that Lemmy has passed away in LA. Like Phil, he was like a brother to me. I am devastated. We did so much together, the three of us.“

The band had been scheduled to tour the UK and France in early 2016, but drummer Mickey Dee confirmed Lemmy’s death marked the end of Motorhead.
“Motörhead is over, of course. Lemmy was Motörhead. We won’t be doing any more tours or anything. And there won’t be any more records. But the brand survives, and Lemmy lives on in the hearts of everyone.”
Dee requested fans “play Lemmy’s music LOUD. Have a drink or few. Share stories. Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself”.

CD 1:
1. “Ace of Spades” (from Ace of Spades, 1980)
2. “Overkill” (from Overkill, 1979)
3. “Bomber” (from Bomber, 1979)
4. “Please Don’t Touch” (from St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1981)
5. “Motörhead” (from Motörhead, 1977)
6. “No Class” (from Overkill, 1979)
7. “Louie Louie” (from “Louie Louie”, 1978)
8. “Damage Case” (from Overkill, 1979)
9. “Too Late Too Late” (from “Overkill”, 1979)
10. “Dead Men Tell No Tales” (from Bomber, 1979)
11. “Killed by Death” (from No Remorse, 1984)
12. “Metropolis” (from Overkill, 1979)
13. “Emergency” (from St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1981)
14. “Tear Ya Down” (from Overkill, 1979)
15. “White Line Fever” (from “White Line Fever”, 1977)
16. “Iron Horse / Born to Lose” (from Motörhead, 1977)
17. “City Kids” (from On Parole, 1979)
18. “Motörhead” (Hawkwind; from “Kings of Speed”, 1975)
19. “Fire Fire” (live, 1981)
20. “Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch” (live, 1981)

CD 2:
1. “Iron Fist” (from Iron Fist, 1982)
2. “Heart of Stone” (from Iron Fist, 1982
3. “Bomber” (from St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1981)
4. “Shine” (from Another Perfect Day, 1983)
5. “I Got Mine” (from Another Perfect Day, 1983)
6. “Ain’t My Crime” (from Orgasmatron, 1986)
7. “Doctor Rock” (from Orgasmatron, 1986)
8. “The Chase Is Better Than the Catch” (Ace of Spades, 1980)
9. “Deaf Forever” (from Orgasmatron, 1986)
10. “Orgasmatron” (from Orgasmatron, 1986)
11. “Eat the Rich” (from the Eat the Rich soundtrack, 1987)
12. “Rock ‘n’ Roll” (from Rock ‘n’ Roll, 1987)
13. “Dogs” (from Rock ‘n’ Roll, 1987)
14. “The One to Sing the Blues” (from 1916, 1991)
15. “Sacrifice” (from Sacrifice, 1995)
16. “Overnight Sensation” (from Overnight Sensation, 1996)
17. “Snake Bite Love” (from Snake Bite Love, 1998)
18. “God Save the Queen” (from We Are Motörhead, 2000)
19. “Shoot You in the Back” (live, 1981)
20. “The Hammer” (live, 1981)

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