Motörhead Releases Live Album
Motörhead Releases Live Album in Tribute to Lemmy and Fans
By: Coren E. McLeod
Photos by Dan Locke
I remember growing up in the 1980’s and living with a sister
that was 6 years older than me. She was
the definition of what a typical 80’s chick was: skinny, black leather coats, big, blonde hair
equipped with Aquanet and listening to heavy metal very loud. (My sister was a
dead look alike of Kelly Bundy. Just
saying. Stop drooling people!) I always
thought even to this day that my sister Brandi is what every girl should be.
Living in a suburb of the Chicagoland area, I remember
Brandi blasting from her room Guns N Roses, White Snake and Motörhead. With Brandi being 13 years old and I was just
a tiny 7 years old, we would rock out to such songs like “Sweet Child O’ Mine,”
“Ace of Spades,” and “Here I Go Again.”
So, I have Brandi to thank for getting me into metal music at such a
young age.
In December of 2015, the metal music scene lost in my
opinion a legend. Lemmy of Motörhead was
just a magnificent giant that sang and played the bass like it was his mission
in life. Lemmy, in the eyes of many, was
this hard rock creature that sang with conviction and connected with his fans
on so many levels. Motörhead toured as
if their life depended on it. Their
stage presence would go all over the world playing too sold out arenas. In respect to their jaw dropping performances
and their dedicated fans.
On November 20th and 21st of 2015 in Munich, Germany, Motörhead
and UDR Records decided to record these 2 epic live shows. Which, in my opinion, could be the last
"swan song" for Lemmy. The
album entitled Clean Your Clock will be released on May 27th, 2016. While I was listening to this astounding
record, the band just seemed on point delivering a right in your fucking face
performance of raw talent.
Phil "Wizzo" Campbell always impresses with his
wizardry yet gritty magic on the guitar.
Mikkey Dee slams his drums as if he is the world is on fire and it’s his
mission to save us all. And of course
Lemmy, his voice was so dead on from each snarl and crinkle of his manly voice.
The CD starts off with the ever addicting heavy metal song
to the Gods "Bomber." To fan favorite "Rock It" to
"Ace of Spades” to ending with "Overkill," Lemmy was literally
at his prime which would be his last show on stage. This CD represents a band that has had its
glory days in becoming one of the most talked about and heavily influenced
bands of its era. I was lucky enough to
listen to this album and its jaw dropping.
I could tune into Lemmy just killing it and melting off so many faces of
the unbelievable crowd of on lookers.
Motörhead are the pioneers that served as the base for all
metal heads out there. The entire band
is a beast that took on a "take no shit" attitude and just went for
it. Clean Your Clock is a tribute not
only to Lemmy, but to the fans that wanted that one last thrill. However, do not expect this to be the last
album. So, make sure you stay tune.
"So TURN-THIS-UP because as Lemmy himself said, the
only way to feel the noise is when it’s good and loud... and remember Lemmy and
Motörhead in the best possible way !!!"
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