Motörhead

Motörhead are the true embodiment of rock n'roll excess. A hybrid of punk, rock and heavy metal played with relentless, ear-curdling power. They were a force of nature and nothing short of life-changing for millions, their approach to life and music; there was no "off" switch and they became legends as a result. Fronted for their entirety of their career by Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, they released twenty two studio albums over their 40 years together. Amassing chart topping records, a Grammy award and racking up 15 million worldwide sales. Their signature song, Ace Of Spades perfectly captured everything great about hard rock, heavy metal, and punk, amped it all up to 11, and came racing out of the gates at what felt like a million miles an hour, pushing at every musical boundary. Nothing was harder. Nothing was faster. And certainly nothing was louder. Anyone disputing this fact need look no further than any heavy metal gig and play 'spot the Motörhead T-shirt and jacket', they still outnumber anyone else, hands down. Motörhead has truly become a lifestyle for several generations of rockers, metalheads, punks, bikers, athletes, rebels, outcasts, and freethinkers all around the world. Few bands in modern history can instantly ignite the adrenaline of music fans the way they can, they changed the course of hard rock...forever. This Very Best Of compilation is the very first, spanning their entire career.

"..one of the best albums we ever did.." according to Lemmy in his autobiography White Line Fever. "Death Or Glory" is one of two studio albums with the short-lived Lemmy, Würzel, Zööm and Mikkey Dee lineup and was originally released in 1993 as "Bastards", the eleventh Motörhead studio album. Despite this being the heaviest album the band had put out at the time, it somehow manages to contain two ballads, one kind of power ballad called "Lost In The Ozone", and then there's the almost entirely acoustic "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me." On this album the band returned to their roots: rock n' roll with a punk and metal edge, just the way it should be. LOUD AND FAST!

Motörhead-konserter var i allmänhet kända för sin höga energi, en ljudvägg från Lemmys karakteristiska Rickenbacker-bas och sträva sång. Bandet var kända för sitt hårda turnéschema och sina elektrifierande liveshower. Denna inspelning sändes i Stockholm, Sverige 1997 under deras legendariska turné.

Från en livesändning på FM inspelad på House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, 13 juni 2000.

Motörhead: Orgasmatron 1986 (Rem) [2 CD]

Motörhead: Rock'n'Roll 1987 (Deluxe/Rem) [2 CD]

Motörhead: Motörhead 1977 [Digipack / CD]