Track Listing 1. Ace of Spades 2. Love Me Like a Reptile 3. Shoot You in the Back 4. Live to Win 5. Fast and Loose 6. We Are the Roadcrew 7. Fire, Fire 8. Jailbait 9. Dance 10. Bite the Bullet 11. Chase Is Better Than the Catch, The 12. Hammer, The 13. Ace of Spades - (alternate outtake version) 14. Love Me Like a Reptile - (alternate outtake version) 15. Shoot You in the Back - (alternate outtake version)
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Includes liner notes by Steffan Chirazi. Feted by bikers, respected by punks, Motorhead exemplified rock's outlaw chic. On Ace Of Spades their speed-metal attack exploded with unparalleled fury. Thrashing guitars and primitive drums underpinned vocalist/bassist Lemmy, whose blooded-throat roar enhances the trio's aggression. Mind-numbingly basic and deafeningly loud, they savage rock's pomp and circumstance, rivalling 'Louie Louie' for simplicity and excitement. Chock-full of anthems for the dispossessed (witness '(We Are) The Road Crew'), Ace Of Spades is a classic of its genre. Motorhead exude the same cartoon personae as the Ramones, and as a result inspire a similar affection.
Editorial Reviews Included in Q's Best Metal Albums Of All Time Q (08/01/2000)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...their defining moment....the title track is not so much the best song on the record as the greatest rock single ever recorded, three minutes of genuinely hair-raising rollercoasteresque Grand Prix tank racing superfast guitar-belch rock... Q (10/01/1996)
Included in Q's Best Metal Albums Of All TimeQ (10/96, pp.186-187) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...their defining moment....the title track is not so much the best song on the record as the greatest rock single ever recorded, three minutes of genuinely hair-raising rollercoasteresque Grand Prix tank racing superfast guitar-belch rock... Q (08/01/2000)
[A] breathless, breakneck demolition of vintage rock 'n' roll, played with lashings of distortion and attitude... Kerrang
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