![]() A few years back I picked up a compilation and I also loved watching the Lemmy documentary. I loved rocking out to them back then but I will admit I didn’t listen to them much after the 80s. ![]() Being a “youthful” 46 I remember getting into Motorhead a bit in my awesome 80s headbanging days. This album’s a time capsule of rock and roll and definitely an important piece in the history of the form. While I likely won’t come back to this album super often, I have a profound respect for Motorhead sticking to their guns, playing and living authentically, and giving us Ace of Spades. Lemmy estimated he’d slept with more than 2,000 women and one must wonder how autobiographical Jailbait is? There’s no doubt a bit of jest involved, but this track likely reveals a layer of reality to living the Motorhead lifestyle that ‘The Law’ wouldn’t approve of. Fantastically honestly and it paints a wonderfully loud picture of life on the road. There’s no doubt this tells the true story of Motorhead and their crew. (We Are) The Roadcrew is my favorite track on the album and does an awesome job of telling the story of a rock and roll band. Fast and Loose also has some pretty nice guitar riffs and is classic foot-stomping rock. Shoot You in the Back features great underlining guitar licks that could power a dance floor at any rock club. You can definitely hear how Motorhead informed the sound of so many other bands, many who achieved greater fame and popularity than Motorhead, but they definitely laid the tracks for a generation of hard rockers to come. Except somehow you believe Motorhead meant and lived it a lot more than AC/DC. There are surprisingly strong parallels with AC/DC in the messages and themes on Ace of Spades, mostly consisting of tales about partying, drinking, women, and the rock n’ roll lifestyle. Authenticity oozes on every track of Ace of Spades. They look the look, talk the talk, deliver the goods, and there’s no doubt rock and roll was everything to them, 24-hours per day, 365 days a year. Motorhead is perhaps one of the most authentic rock bands I’ve encountered. Our Full ReviewsĪuthenticity is powerful and hard to find. All ratings are out of 5.ĭon’t agree with us? Have a comment or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you. We have also implemented a rating scale that you will see below in the reviews. Cool lifestyle to read about but you wouldn’t want to live that way.Ok, it can be a little vulgar and Jalibait is a bit disturbing of a subject.You can’t help but get energized when listening.It totally rocks and is a very authentic album.Leave a comment about your thoughts on this album. As always, we’d love to hear your opinion. Please read the reviews this month in honour of Lemmy. Though we differed greatly on this album on our opinions nobody could doubt that this band can get you pumped up. ![]() Also, pour a beautiful Jack Daniels (Mmmm….JD….). Do you really need to read much more than that? Not really, you should go listen now and crank his songs while you read this review of their iconic album. Here are all of Ace of Spades’ songs ranked.Please read Scott Coates selection article of Motörhead: Ace of Spades before reading our reviews below. In 2020, it was ranked at 408 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The title track is, for many, the definitive Motörhead anthem. Despite the band always referring to their music as rock ‘n’ roll, the album, and particularly its title track, have been considered amongst the most influential in the development of thrash metal. In 2020, the album was ranked at 408 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was the band’s debut release in the United States, with Mercury Records handling distribution in North America. It was preceded by the release of the title track as a single on 27 October, which peaked in the UK Singles Chart at No. It is the band’s most commercially successful album, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and reaching gold status in the UK by March 1981. Ace of Spades is the fourth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released on 8 November 1980 via Bronze Records. ![]()
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