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Brutish, yet cuddly in a "good-on-them" sort of way (step forward, please, gravel-throated Vlad The Impaler look-alike Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister), the moderation-eschewing and altogether noisy Motorhead are already one of the most heavily anthologised bands in British rock history. However, this 2-CD Silver Jubilee set (so that's why they've covered the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen") is the only compilation to traverse their entire 25-year-long wayward career path. Not that much has changed along the way. Through the years, they've remained 100 per cent Heavy Metal--not for them the flimsy compromis
Brutish, yet cuddly in a "good-on-them" sort of way (step forward, please, gravel-throated Vlad The Impaler look-alike Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister), the moderation-eschewing and altogether noisy Motorhead are already one of the most heavily anthologised bands in British rock history. However, this 2-CD Silver Jubilee set (so that's why they've covered the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen") is the only compilation to traverse their entire 25-year-long wayward career path. Not that much has changed along the way. Through the years, they've remained 100 per cent Heavy Metal--not for them the flimsy compromise of the MTV Unplugged set, the live concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra or the acid-house remix. Motorhead have, save a brief unfortunate fling with Brian Robertson's flange-pedal, remained forever true to their ferociously brawny 1977 blueprint (road-drill drumming, bass rumbling, the lurid espousal of hard booze, card games, womanising and death-by-recklessness). Totally comprehensive in its coverage of old ground ("Bomber", "Ace Of Spades", "Overkill", etc), there's also fresh bait on offer for completists in the shape of four previously unreleased live tracks from the early 1980s. --Kevin Maidment END
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Manufacturer: Metal-Is
Release date: 28 August 2000
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0766486299924 UPC: 766486299924
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