Motorhead Rocks! - The Best of Motorhead is a great collection of songs. I ve had it for about a month now and it s almost all I listen to. This was the first Motorhead CD(s) I ve bought. I m not sure why I waited so long because I ve really been missing out! They probably could have left off the song from the girl band and Louie Louie, but it s still a great collection.
Lem s Gems - I ve often found Motorhead albums a bit middlin , a bit one-dimensional, (excepting `Another Perfect Day which is extraordinary) but often boasting 2 or 3 exceptional songs which usually find their way as singles releases.Wouldn t it be sweet then, if some-one out there on Planet Motorbonce, decided in their wisdom, to compile said startling moments, and lash `em on a double cd.Which is just what they ve done. `Best of ( yes, I have had a chuckle at that title), is both a splendid retrospective of the groups ferocious history, and a top sampler for any coy popsters currently pondering whether to immerse themselves in that fantastic swirling, murky Motortop sound.There s no way to describe it in print, unless you start going down the `whoarrrrgggghhh!! route with our studded-black-leather, metal-gnawin brethren. It s a colossal yet pleasing row, that WILL loosen your fillings, whip your brain with barb-wire etc etc.It exists in a dimension us mortals can only glimpse into occasionally. That dark, hellish heavy-metal netherworld, of which we are justifiably afraid, and dare not enter without invoking the spirits of Lemmy and Philthy Phil (Animal) Taylor. Courageous souls only on that trip.So what the rest of us do, is buy this type of compilation to make us look brave. So our friends will think we ve got some really challenging, unorthodox stuff sitting angrily next to REM and Brucie, just waiting to pounce! Best of s removal from its radio-active proof casing, invariably results in mass groans and feeble cries of Not them please, can t we listen to `the Wall Not in the Ess abode children, we like to go full hit into the maelstrom when the moon is full, and certain celestial beacons are aligned. Watch them shudder as the intro to the paint-strippingly loud `I Got Mine pillages it s way into the room. Observe them grovel as `Ace of Spades crunches it s deathly outro into the back-from-the-pub, post-takeaway ether. See them wail in pain as the storming `Iron Fist rustles the curtains, and rattles the window-frames, earthquake fashion. (I m loving this HM writing btw, the cliché count s through the roof!)Some of these songs were decent chart hits of course, which shows the lads-in-black don t just deal in blood and guts apocalyptic metal mayhem (yay!) but have got a choon or 3 in their cupboard, along with some nifty pseudo-cynical lyrics. A Smiths fan would appreciate Motorskull, if it wasn t for all that leather. And why aren t they doing film music? Imagine the `Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter with a Motornut soundtrack!There s some filler, which is why I ve docked `em a star, but generally this double (thickness concrete?) cd is well worth a few spins. That is, of course, if you don t mind what else comes in from that famous netherworld...
Really Best of!! - This collection was not chosen well. The band s early years are covered well, but the still-in-print No Remorse is a much better collection of the early years. This collection skimps on the last 12 years worth of Motorhead, with only one selection each (and never the best) from fan favorite albums like 1916, Sacrifice and Snake Bite Love. Space is also wasted on a track by Girlschool (covering a Motorhead song) and a song by leader Lemmy s previous band, Hawkwind. If you want a sampling of Motorhead, No Remorse covers the first 8 years well. In addition, where is beautiful ballads?
It s what I was expecting - I would highly suggest this for someone who likes the band and doesn t want to have to buy a lot of cds to get a lot of motorhead. They have a huge catalog and unless you re die hard you should be satisfied with this.
Not the best collection of Best of - Multiple obvious incorrect choices for a greatest hits. You would think that they could get all the best with 40-45 songs to work with but they didn t. Too many earlier songs with Lemmy s other bands and too many crowd favorites that aren t as good on CD as they are live. Still entertaining as all Motorhead albums are, but somewhat lacking.