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They're still going, of course, having earnt a similar place in the affections of the British public to that of the Queen Mother. While they've long since outgrown their usefulness, and while most people are hard put these days to recall what it was they were useful for in the first place, nobody really begrudges them anything. In Motorhead's case, Ace Of Spades is the reason. Or, to be precise, the title track of this album is the reason. "Ace Of Spades", along with Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild", is the definitive heavy metal biker anthem, and Lemmy's mid-song bellow of "And that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live forever" is declaration of intent that has rung down the ages. That Lemmy has since given every appearance of obstinate immortality does not detract from it in the slightest. --Andrew Mueller
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love this album. There's no sanitised production job, it's simply the band staggering into the studio, plugging in, turning it up to 11 and ripping through some loud and fast rock'n'roll. All the songs can stand on their own two feet and easily compete with the title track. It's raw, heavy, no nonsense music. It leaves you feeling used and dirty, just the way Lemmy intended!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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My introduction to Motorhead was hearing 'White Line Fever' from their first album, a lumbering, growling song, but good all the same. Then they turned up the heat and the pace. Lemmy might have cut his first records during the old wave era, but by the time this album came out it's probably fair to say he'd influenced many of the so-called 'new wave of British heavy metal' bands. 'Ace of Spades', the single and the album, are just the commercially successful culmination of what Motorhead had been doing for years, relentless, loud, high energy music. They're a far better band than they seem on first hearing. The title track's fame seems to loom large over the rest of the material, but it's all worthwhile. The only danger is that their one-way approach leads to one track sounding much the same as the previous song, but on this album at least it isn't a problem. 'Ace Of Spades' represents a peak; after this, they began to lapse into self-parody, though I never got the impression they were serious. Enjoy without prejudice.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For those of us lucky enough to have seen them play in their early days this album is one of the definitive heavy rock albums of that era (I would never call them a heavy metal band). If you weren't born when this came out and you want to know why your dad's deaf listen to this....
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ACE OF SPADES
AFTER SOME YEARS OF LIVING WITH A "DEAD MAN"- WHO HAD HIS HEAD IN A BOOK, FIXED ON THE FOOTBALL MATCH, AT WORK ALL HOURS, PAID MORE ATTENTION TO THE DOG, OR HIS HEAD WAS IN A... Read more
Published 4 months ago by June Rough
Better than I thought it would be.
I must admit I am not a Motorhead fan and probably like a lot of people the only song I knew was the iconic 'Ace of Spades' however the energy in this album really grabbed me. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Smartin
No rest until you're deaf
This album opened up the 80's, and with a start like this the decade should have been blistering, where did the rest of the music industry go so wrong? Read more
Published 8 months ago by The Pez
Head bangers of the past
It gave me great pleasure to reconnect with The Ace of Spades.
Now at 68 years I still remember what I was doing when I first heared it!
Good disc for old rockers! J.Ryan
Now at 68 years I still remember what I was doing when I first heared it!
Good disc for old rockers! J.Ryan
Published 9 months ago by gracy
classic
Now im no hard rock fan normally. I get the odd album here and there when i like something but im more into soul/funk/rnb etc .. Read more
Published on 22 April 2009 by Mr. Russell C. Witheyman
Strange cover......
...mmmm, not sure why the label has used the 'Overkill' cover. Most odd. Could be an error....but anyway.....buy it ! You know it makes perfect sense... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2008 by D. E. Holt
Does exactly what it says on the tin
I bought this for the title track... just to make sure my CD collection was complete (there are just some things you can't be without!!). Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2002 by Matt Justice
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
This album is brilliant, but be careful it is NOT the original Ace of Spades, however it is an excellent compilation of classic Motorhead cuts with the same name! Read more
Published on 2 May 2002
Very Good
I came to this CD not really knowning that much about Motorhead apart from the hype surrounding them. Listening the CD is certainly an experince. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1999
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