Zack: Lemmy, the lead singer and bassist of
Motörhead, is a personal idol to me for his ability to not be dead when heshould be. The dude drinks an entire fifth of whiskey by himself
EVERY DAY and refuses to eat anything but meat and cheese but is still in
perfect health. That shouldn’t be possible. Plus he has had the intercoursewith so many women that his penis should, medically speaking, be weeping in a
corner somewhere begging for mercy. Finally, I’m amazed he
hasn’t been executed during a world tour because containing that much awesome
is a capital offense in most nations. Oh, and he did this sick song with Dave
Grohl (another personal idol) for Grohl’s Probots album. But
enough about my man crush (that’s right, I like the bad boys. I’m so sure I can
change him). It’s time to talk about Ace of Spades. It’s got a metal intensity
but played at punk speeds. Basically, it’s speed metal on speed. For the most
part, the faster they play, the better Motörhead sounds. Just the way that band
is constructed, if they slow it down to anything below 11, it just sounds off.
Like they’re not playing at their full potential. Luckily, on this album, those
moments are few and far between. It’s a solid 37 minutes of fast-paced,
vicious, testosteroney metal. And it is, I can safely say, my favorite metal
album to date.
Favorite Tracks: Ace of Spades; The Chase Is Better Than the
Catch; Hammer
Emily: Metal is an interesting genre. It seems that it
can be broken down into so many splinter genres that very little metal music is
purely “metal.” Motörhead, however, seems to have bucked that trend (okay, it’s
a trend I made up) with Ace of Spades.
It’s metal through and through. The guitar riffs are loud and
distinctive – you know it’s a Motörhead song when you hear it. The quick repetition
of these rhythms, along with Lemmy’s screamy yet tuneful lead singing, powers
each track towards headbangers’ delight.
Favorite Tracks: Love
Me Like a Reptile; Ace of Spades; The Chase is Better than the Catch
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