Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970’s and 80’s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of Top 40 chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon with a string of smash hits. The single as a format may have been less prominent from the 90’s onwards due to the dawn of the CD, […]
Coming in a robust box, ‘Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke‘ celebrates the late Motörhead–Fastway guitarist with a four-CD career retrospective and 320-page book written by veteran rock journalist Kris Needs with Clarke’s widow Mariko Fujiwara. The book that named the set, ‘Make My Day: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Story […]
Cassette tapes. Remember those? Those things with the dual spools and loads of wide brown plastic recording string that’d occasionally unravel and hang out of the shell, requiring a pencil and firm wrist to spin back into place? Yeah, well, once upon a time, old-school sound systems contained cassette decks for the express purpose of recording shows, and these “cassette” things were […]
Always the most controversial album in Motörhead’s catalogue, ‘Another Perfect Day‘ was up against it from the start. After former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson replaced Fast Eddie Clarke, the band’s sixth studio album presented what Lemmy called a more “musical” approach, the classic line-up’s full-tilt ferocity harnessed to more traditional guitar rock tropes enhanced by carefully crafted production. In 1983, it was initially startling to hear Lemmy and Phil’s patent hell-bound express draped […]
Review: Motörhead – Live At Montreux Jazz Festival ’07 BMG (June 16th, 2023) Reviewer: Colm Banville Motörhead at a jazz festival? I hear you cry! But fear not, it ain’t jazz they’re playing on this, their latest opus, but their own louder-than-everyone-else material from way back when. ”Here’s a bit of jazz for you”, lead […]
The second track to be revealed from the forthcoming Motörhead, ‘Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival ’07’‘ release is, ‘I Got Mine’. Originally released as a single in June 1983, preceding the album, ‘Another Perfect Day‘, it feels fitting that this powerful live rendition from 2007 is aired in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Recorded during the band’s Kiss Of Death tour at the legendary Auditorium Stravinski on 7th July […]
Motörhead loved playing live and never ever judged their audiences. Everyone was encouraged, all were welcome. And that included people who like jazz! So when the Montreux Festival called requesting them, it made perfect sense in its own, unique way. ‘Tis worth noting, too, that the Festival has always been about stepping beyond the boundaries of that ‘J’ word, and embracing unique artists of all genres, styles and sensibilities, the only true consistent requirement being that they represent the best and most adventurous of their ilks. It is why, in the ‘artists played’ list, […]
Review: Motörhead – Iron Fist (40th Anniversary) Sanctuary Records (Spetember 23rd, 2022) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Yes, it really has been 40 years since the three amigos cut loose with what would prove to be their final studio outing, and here it is remastered for your aural delectation. This album has always held a special place […]
Once upon a time the loudest, nastiest, speed-freaked trio in the land – the mighty Motörhead – decided that they needed an intro-film to come on stage to, so they could tour their brand-new album ‘Iron Fist‘. Not for them some gentle promo video, for this was Motörhead in 1982 comprising the seminal three amigos line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor. What they produced has been buried in the mists of time, confined to dodgy bootleg […]
The time-honoured phrase “Follow that!” rang with deafening resonance when Motörhead were faced with having to follow a rock milestone (‘Ace Of Spades‘), a number one album (‘No Sleep Till Hammersmith‘) and their bomber – the most spectacular stage prop rock had ever seen. As the last shout from the three amigos line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor, ‘Iron Fist‘ was rudely dismissed by some ignorant loud-mouth hap’orths as being ‘less’, and has always suffered slightly from […]
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