1916 is nowhere near the worst Motorhead album. RAMONES, Dreamtime/ Nightmare, No voices, I'm so bad and Shut you down are all quality Motorhead songs. No way it belongs in the conversation with March.
@@JCStorm76 15 might be a stretch but actually general consensus from comments here and on FB seems to be that March or Die is a pretty good choice for worst. But ya it all depends on what you like, I think most people's issue is how it seems as though they "sold out" on MOD.
1916 is awesome. The lyrics are worth the price alone. Their worst album is anything after Sacrifice, or March Or Die. I'm still sick over their cover of Cat Scratch Fever.
Have to agree re: March Or Die. It sounds like the band were half-heartedly throwing their dusty hat into the corporate rock ring. But 1916? To me it's one of the liveliest, most inspired Motorhead albums in the catalog. It covers every corner of the Motorhead milieu: amphetamine speed rock/punk ("I'm So Bad...", "RAMONES"), tuneful hi-decibel anthems ("No Voices..."), lurching psych-rock ("Nightmare, The Dreamtime"), straight boogie-infected r 'n' r ("Angel City") and adds a few more, like the grimy waltz-time dirge "Love Me Forever" and the absolutely unique title track, which reveals a vulnerability and sincerity from Lemmy not glimpsed before. Also have to say the lyrics are top-notch, from the poignancy of the aforementioned "1916" to the hilarious braggadocio of "I'm So Bad" (to quote, "Black-hearted to the bone, Older than The Rolling Stones, Been to heaven, been to hell, Bought the farm, and I won't sell!").
Yep, getting a lot of votes for March as worst, but some of the songs you mentioned for 1916 are the same reasons others (like Martin) don't like it! but music like beauty is in the eyes and ears of the beholder. Thanks for the comment!
Ya we've been a bit surprised at the positive feedback for 1916. I'll have to go back and see what I've missed... General consensus seems to agree with us on March or Die though unfortunately.
@@thecontrarians2438 I love 1916, but if I could take any songs off from it it would be "Nightmare/the dreamtime', "Angel City", and "Going to Brazil". March or Die isn't a terrible album, it's got some good stuff on it. I always felt Cat Scratch Fever was out of place because the riff for that song reminds me of Motorhead "I Don't Need Religion", They're not similar, but they are similar. And I've always liked Motorhead's version of Hellraiser. I really do like that song, and it was the version I heard first, so when I heard Ozzy's version was weird because he only has one guitarist and you could tell guitar parts were missing. But from the moment I bought Snake Bite Love, nothing about that albums stood out to me. Not a single track, maybe "Love For Sale". It's unmemorable.
@@Gregbaltzer Ya good points, I actually disagree with Martin Hellraiser. Also being unmemorable is a good reason to not like an album, but I would assume Martin and Nic had their reasons for not picking, maybe they thought the production was not technically bad, and having a fresh listen sometimes changes longstanding opinions. And of course if you remove like 3 songs from an album thats like 25% usually, but ya we've pretty much been dragged over the coals over the 1916 comments!
In Lemmy's autobiography there were three albums that stood out as disasters behind the scenes. Another Perfect day for the drama with Brian Robertson, Orgasmatron for a producer gone rogue and this album due to label interference. The other two have enough redeeming qualities that saved them, but March or Die stands out for when things didn't work they really stand out. Lemmy's frustration shows. I will stand up for You Better Run, but only because I saw Motorhead play an impromptu version of it under strange circumstances. Sad there's no recording of this performance because it was insane how good it was.
@Jimmy Very cool you got too see that tour! They came to Portland on that tour but I didn't see it. Orgasmatron is one of my favorites too but if you haven't read Lemmy's (excellent) autobiography you should. His stories about that album are crazy. The producer had his own ideas and done a lot of stuff Lemmy didn't want in. He said he had to go in at the last minute to remix it and remove a lot of extraneous crap the producer had put in. I always noticed some unusual cuts on there so his stories explained a lot.
I can understand why people don't like March Or Die, I personally really like it. It also has my favorite Motorhead song of all time BAD RELIGION. KILLER song.
I’m a huge Motörhead fan. 1916 is one of their very best and most successful albums. It should have been even more successful. I must be hearing something different. To me the worst ones are the debut which just isn’t that good. Why wasn’t that considered? Sacrifice, I don’t like nu metal and Kiss Of Death which is a little boring. Hammered and Snakebite Love are only slightly better but something is just missing on them. So they’re my bottom 5. March Or Die isn’t as strong as 1916 but it’s underrated. Just my opinion. Good discussion nonetheless
I think Martin actually mentioned the debut as one of his lesser liked albums in the discussion and even suggested it might be sacrilege to some Motorhead fans but he stated that he actually likes some of the more recent albums and the more recent era better than the early stuff in a lot of ways. Nice list though, thanks for the comment.
I think this definitely was the right pick. I don't hate the album, it's just not one I revisit. I find the album sort of dull, and it reminds me of the contributions that Lemmy made to Ozzy's "No More Tears" album. It all felt in the same vein.
I respect your guys right to have an opinion, but there are no bad Motorhead albums and if there are certainly isn't 1916! Love me forever or not at all!!!
Another vote for 1916 being a great album. I also really love Bastards. I do agree that "March Or Die" is kinda meh and is probably their weakest album.
I'm glad to see so much love for 1916. I don't understand why there's a suggestion its a bad album. I'm also in complete agreement that "March or Die" is the worst. I remember buying this & being so let down I just handed it off to someone
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@@thecontrarians2438 That would be great! To be honest I would be very surprised if Pete Pardo liked Nomeansno, but you probably know his taste better than me. : )
@@thecontrarians2438 Pete usually doesn‘t like bands rooted in punk and for a deep dive you must be a fan/know all the albums. So Nomeansno would most likely disqualify for him. I once suggested Helmet and The Melvins, he said he was not a fan. 😕 So I don‘t really see that coming with Nomeansno, 🤞 fingers crossed...but Martin could do a bit more Punk/Alternative since he likes a much wider spectrum of genres and also has knowledge outside the classic hard rock/metal realm. How about that? : )
All the people saying anything after this or that is the worst should probably clean their ears out and give “Inferno “ a spin . It’s up there with the classic trilogy for me , the Final line ups ace of spades !
Oh yeah, March Or Die is unquestionably Motorhead's worst record. It was a failed commercial cash grab ... putrid. (On the other hand, 1916 is a very good record with lots of variation.)
Martin, the true FIRST album of Motorhead is "On Parole" recorded in 1975 and set to be released in 1976, but they chose to record another album and title it "Motorhead" and release it in 1977.
My score would be 5 as well. The cover and sound to "inferno” are good but to me the songs are average at best nothing new there or memorable to me so thats the worst for me.1916 is excellent i love the decision to try something different on a few of the songs.im genuinely surprised at the lack of love for it.i also love aftershock🤘🏻
At this point in my listening, I would say, unequivocally, March Or Die is the worst Motörhead record. A couple pretty good songs but the rest ranges from remarkably bland to horribly uninteresting. I agree the production is poor. Also, like much of this audience, I think 1916 is a great record. Even with some poppier LA qualities and out of left field ideas/aesthetics as far as previous Motörhead records go, I was blown away with how much I enjoyed it on first listen and going forward. So far I rank it in my top 10 of 1991 and top 3 in the Motörhead catalog.
@@thecontrarians2438 I think Bastards is their best album from the 90's. Burner, Death Or Glory and I Am The Sword are killer tunes. March Or Die is definitely their worst album.
Snake Bite Love takes the #1 slot as worst album for me, must've written (and recorded) those songs in three days... At least Sacrifice had one awesome song, the title track, the rest is pretty forgettable too at least to my ears. I can't tell most of the later eras' material apart, thus primarily into the classic trio era with Clarke's bluesy licks.
Ya and honestly a big point of contention about March or Die usually comes from how it's perceived as a "sell out" album with the types of songs they recorded and guest spots, so even though there technically may be weaker albums, i think March or Die rubs Motorhead fan particularly the wrong way. Thanks for the comment!
I'm torn between Iron Fist or Sacrifice. I guess I would probably say Sacrifice is the worst, I kind of like Over Your Shoulder but it's really just a bad Motorhead song anyway. Iron Fist is an okay song but the rest of that album just sounds fatigued. As much as that song got play, I'd rather hear a new classic over Iron Fist, they have like 9 songs that sound like that.
No way! With songs like Stand, Bad Religion, no Nice Guy and Hellraiser? The worst in my collection is Rock'n'Roll. Only title track and Eat the Rich is worth mentioning.
This album is weird & a little disappointing...but it grew on me over time. It wasn't the best follow-up to 1916. I thought they really had a chance in the US if they had something solid....but this album just didn't work. Plus nobody got the play on the 'Death or Glory Boys' insignia of the Queen's Royal Lancers.
I have to say my least favorite Motörhead album is Rock and Roll. The riffs were just not memorable and the songwriting was kinda boring insofar as Eat the Rich. My favorite album is Orgasmatron. The riffs were much more memorable and it was thrashier sounding imo. I’m admittedly less familiar with March or Die but I heard the title song and felt it was pretty boring. If that song is any indicator of the rest of the album it might be my least favorite I’ll have to hear it again.
Uh, March or Die is pretty weak, so is the first LP (and No Parole) . . So those are worst for me. I thought Hammered & We Are Motörhead are great, but long in the tooth. Iron Fist a bit spotty, but classics on there kinda make up for it-especially the live versions over the decades. I’m fine with everything else.
Lemmy's wrong with his 'ropey' comment. There's no way the Mikkey Dee era could touch the classic line-up's feeling of chaos, danger and downright fun. Lemmy replaced all that with a consistent, professional band, but they definitely became more domesticated.
Ya Lemmy sounds like he's a bit of a Contrarian on his own albums I think, but even Martin quite likes the later albums. But then again, if you listen to Paul Stanley, every album since Destroyer has been their best album since Destroyer lol so who can you trust.
@@thecontrarians2438 Bands are very often the worst judges of their own material. There are countless examples of this. But even though there are awesome Motorhead songs here and there with the Campbell/ Dee line-up, it just wasn't nearlly as distinctive or original as the classic one.
Totally agree - the lack of proficiency in the early lineup is what gave that music its reckless appeal. Mikkey Dee basically made the band really tight and efficient, for better and worse.
Personally, I think this is a load of crap. As a 10-year old, my FIRST Motorhead experience was to March or Die. Just because it's not the thrashiest album, doesn't mean it's not a Motorhead album. Trying different things is what keeps the music world going. Not every album is going to be everyone's favorite, nor is EVERY album going to produce an iconic song. Every genre of music has people who have albums that people deem as bad or 6/10. Heck, if Use Your Illusion disappeared, I'd be okay. Was that anything like Appetite? Absolutely not. God, Look the "Black Album" by Metallica. They were the "thrash titans" and released that. Is it my favorite? God no, but it's not a BAD album. Does every Iron Maiden album have an "iconic" song? no. I mean come on, to say an album is a "bad album" is your opinion, but it's a pretty crappy thing to say. Motorhead was NEVER an album band, I bet if you went and saw MOD live....it would have been amazing. Live music for the crowd. "We are Motorhead, and we play rock and roll."
Snake Bite Love is my favorite, usually slagged as the worst. Of course it was followed by (IMO) the two worst, We Are Motorhead and Hammered. March or Die has always been great to me.
The latter day albums after Wurzel left don't sound like Motörhead to me. There aren't enough cool riffs, it's too much of the chunky chords and generic metal distortion. And there's no rock and roll swing. Phil and Mikkey wrote good metal records but they aren't great Motörhead records. That said, I really enjoy Motorizer and a few others.
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Martin and Nic narrowly picked 1916 as the worst MOTORHEAD album, did they make the right choice? or is there an even worse album to consider?
1916 is nowhere near the worst Motorhead album. RAMONES, Dreamtime/ Nightmare, No voices, I'm so bad and Shut you down are all quality Motorhead songs. No way it belongs in the conversation with March.
@@nicholasbenedictrobinson7841 1916 is my favorite album by them,
Absolutely ridiculous. Nowhere near their worst album. It’s actually one of their very best. I could name 15 worse ones
@@JCStorm76 15 might be a stretch but actually general consensus from comments here and on FB seems to be that March or Die is a pretty good choice for worst. But ya it all depends on what you like, I think most people's issue is how it seems as though they "sold out" on MOD.
Rock n Roll or March and Die are my two least liked Motorhead albums.
I feel like No Voices in the Sky alone should keep 1916 off any worst-of list. That was quite shocking to hear
1916 is awesome. The lyrics are worth the price alone. Their worst album is anything after Sacrifice, or March Or Die. I'm still sick over their cover of Cat Scratch Fever.
1916 is one of my favorite Motorhead albums. March or Die is pretty boring.
wow 1916 is a contrarian choice for sure, I think Martin could have gone either way on March or 1916.
I actually really like March or Die. I love Stand and Jack The Ripper.
Have to agree re: March Or Die. It sounds like the band were half-heartedly throwing their dusty hat into the corporate rock ring. But 1916? To me it's one of the liveliest, most inspired Motorhead albums in the catalog. It covers every corner of the Motorhead milieu: amphetamine speed rock/punk ("I'm So Bad...", "RAMONES"), tuneful hi-decibel anthems ("No Voices..."), lurching psych-rock ("Nightmare, The Dreamtime"), straight boogie-infected r 'n' r ("Angel City") and adds a few more, like the grimy waltz-time dirge "Love Me Forever" and the absolutely unique title track, which reveals a vulnerability and sincerity from Lemmy not glimpsed before. Also have to say the lyrics are top-notch, from the poignancy of the aforementioned "1916" to the hilarious braggadocio of "I'm So Bad" (to quote, "Black-hearted to the bone,
Older than The Rolling Stones, Been to heaven, been to hell, Bought the farm, and I won't sell!").
Yep, getting a lot of votes for March as worst, but some of the songs you mentioned for 1916 are the same reasons others (like Martin) don't like it! but music like beauty is in the eyes and ears of the beholder. Thanks for the comment!
I've always said that March or Die is the worst album, followed by Snake Bite Love. 1916 is a good album.
Ya we've been a bit surprised at the positive feedback for 1916. I'll have to go back and see what I've missed... General consensus seems to agree with us on March or Die though unfortunately.
@@thecontrarians2438 I love 1916, but if I could take any songs off from it it would be "Nightmare/the dreamtime', "Angel City", and "Going to Brazil". March or Die isn't a terrible album, it's got some good stuff on it. I always felt Cat Scratch Fever was out of place because the riff for that song reminds me of Motorhead "I Don't Need Religion", They're not similar, but they are similar. And I've always liked Motorhead's version of Hellraiser. I really do like that song, and it was the version I heard first, so when I heard Ozzy's version was weird because he only has one guitarist and you could tell guitar parts were missing. But from the moment I bought Snake Bite Love, nothing about that albums stood out to me. Not a single track, maybe "Love For Sale". It's unmemorable.
@@Gregbaltzer Ya good points, I actually disagree with Martin Hellraiser. Also being unmemorable is a good reason to not like an album, but I would assume Martin and Nic had their reasons for not picking, maybe they thought the production was not technically bad, and having a fresh listen sometimes changes longstanding opinions. And of course if you remove like 3 songs from an album thats like 25% usually, but ya we've pretty much been dragged over the coals over the 1916 comments!
Got to agree with other comments that 1916 rules the school!
Wow, maybe we should do an episode on it...
One of their very best
Yes 1916 kicks ass!
In Lemmy's autobiography there were three albums that stood out as disasters behind the scenes. Another Perfect day for the drama with Brian Robertson, Orgasmatron for a producer gone rogue and this album due to label interference. The other two have enough redeeming qualities that saved them, but March or Die stands out for when things didn't work they really stand out. Lemmy's frustration shows. I will stand up for You Better Run, but only because I saw Motorhead play an impromptu version of it under strange circumstances. Sad there's no recording of this performance because it was insane how good it was.
@Jimmy Very cool you got too see that tour! They came to Portland on that tour but I didn't see it. Orgasmatron is one of my favorites too but if you haven't read Lemmy's (excellent) autobiography you should. His stories about that album are crazy. The producer had his own ideas and done a lot of stuff Lemmy didn't want in. He said he had to go in at the last minute to remix it and remove a lot of extraneous crap the producer had put in. I always noticed some unusual cuts on there so his stories explained a lot.
I can understand why people don't like March Or Die, I personally really like it. It also has my favorite Motorhead song of all time BAD RELIGION. KILLER song.
Can't disagree about the song! thanks for the comment!
I rate Overnight sensation album highly Civil War it’s one of my favourite Motörhead songs not sure if many others would agree with me
Worst album for me is Rock n Roll or March or Die. I have them both and never play them.
I’m a huge Motörhead fan. 1916 is one of their very best and most successful albums. It should have been even more successful. I must be hearing something different. To me the worst ones are the debut which just isn’t that good. Why wasn’t that considered? Sacrifice, I don’t like nu metal and Kiss Of Death which is a little boring. Hammered and Snakebite Love are only slightly better but something is just missing on them. So they’re my bottom 5.
March Or Die isn’t as strong as 1916 but it’s underrated. Just my opinion.
Good discussion nonetheless
I think Martin actually mentioned the debut as one of his lesser liked albums in the discussion and even suggested it might be sacrilege to some Motorhead fans but he stated that he actually likes some of the more recent albums and the more recent era better than the early stuff in a lot of ways. Nice list though, thanks for the comment.
I think this definitely was the right pick. I don't hate the album, it's just not one I revisit. I find the album sort of dull, and it reminds me of the contributions that Lemmy made to Ozzy's "No More Tears" album. It all felt in the same vein.
Too Good to Be True is a great song . It’s kind of Thin Lizzy ish.
I respect your guys right to have an opinion, but there are no bad Motorhead albums and if there are certainly isn't 1916! Love me forever or not at all!!!
Another vote for 1916 being a great album. I also really love Bastards. I do agree that "March Or Die" is kinda meh and is probably their weakest album.
I agree about March or Die or Snake Bite Love.
On the contrary 1916 just kicks ass.
I'm glad to see so much love for 1916. I don't understand why there's a suggestion its a bad album. I'm also in complete agreement that "March or Die" is the worst. I remember buying this & being so let down I just handed it off to someone
Not Martins finest moment. It’s great
You nailed it. March or Die is absolutely the weakest Motorhead record.
Thanks for agreeing!! We usually get a lot of push back on these episodes lol.
@@thecontrarians2438 This was my ranking the Motorhead studio albums video. If you have 38 minutes spare give it a look! ruclips.net/video/s9TQ-i0Pluc/видео.html
@@AnalogAttack haha already did! nice to meet a fellow RUclipsr!
@@thecontrarians2438 Huge fan of your channel. Much love to all of you from here in Japan.
@@AnalogAttack Thank you!!
Im shocked 1916 was even considered - its in my top 5 lol - i think its gr8
Ya sometimes we miss the boat, trust me we’ve paid for it with 1916!
@@thecontrarians2438 good lol
1916- I'm so bad baby I don't care! One of the greatest Mötorhead songs. Cranked!
@@petebrown3715 yeah its amazing - full on stuff huh - i love the whole album - the lyrics are hilarious i make love to mountain lions lol etc
Wow...March Or Die is one of my favs...am i the only one?
Nope not the only one, we've heard seen some comments agreeing with you!
@@thecontrarians2438 thank god! Im not alone! This album is badass! Jack The Ripper rocks!
I don't hate it. My favorite is Bastards.
I agree with this pick, but I do like the songs "Hellraiser" and "I Ain't No Nice Guy".
Maybe a bit too niche of a band, but I'd love to see Martin explain why Wrong isn't Nomeansno's greatest album.
I'm Martin and Pete Pardo could do a whole a deep dive on Nomeansno. They do deep dives on band's ive never even heard of.
@@thecontrarians2438 That would be great! To be honest I would be very surprised if Pete Pardo liked Nomeansno, but you probably know his taste better than me. : )
@@thecontrarians2438 Pete usually doesn‘t like bands rooted in punk and for a deep dive you must be a fan/know all the albums. So Nomeansno would most likely disqualify for him. I once suggested Helmet and The Melvins, he said he was not a fan. 😕 So I don‘t really see that coming with Nomeansno, 🤞 fingers crossed...but Martin could do a bit more Punk/Alternative since he likes a much wider spectrum of genres and also has knowledge outside the classic hard rock/metal realm. How about that? : )
All the people saying anything after this or that is the worst should probably clean their ears out and give “Inferno “ a spin . It’s up there with the classic trilogy for me , the Final line ups ace of spades !
I just say this. See Me Burning is one of greatest Motorhead songs. From We Are Motorhead
Oh yeah, March Or Die is unquestionably Motorhead's worst record. It was a failed commercial cash grab ... putrid. (On the other hand, 1916 is a very good record with lots of variation.)
Awesome nice to get some agreement from the viewers for a change, we're tired of being dragged in the mud for our opinions lol! Thanks for the comment
Martin, the true FIRST album of Motorhead is "On Parole" recorded in 1975 and set to be released in 1976, but they chose to record another album and title it "Motorhead" and release it in 1977.
My score would be 5 as well.
The cover and sound to "inferno” are good but to me the songs are average at best nothing new there or memorable to me so thats the worst for me.1916 is excellent i love the decision to try something different on a few of the songs.im genuinely surprised at the lack of love for it.i also love aftershock🤘🏻
Totally agree. I've believed March or Die is their worst.
1916 for me is in their top 3. There's only one album i heard that i absolutely did not like: Snake Bite Love
At this point in my listening, I would say, unequivocally, March Or Die is the worst Motörhead record. A couple pretty good songs but the rest ranges from remarkably bland to horribly uninteresting. I agree the production is poor.
Also, like much of this audience, I think 1916 is a great record. Even with some poppier LA qualities and out of left field ideas/aesthetics as far as previous Motörhead records go, I was blown away with how much I enjoyed it on first listen and going forward. So far I rank it in my top 10 of 1991 and top 3 in the Motörhead catalog.
Aftershock is the best Motörhead album I always think it’s overlooked but it’s brilliant
Bastards is a great album.
Ya and it was only the next album after March, but Martin likes that one a lot too I think.
@@thecontrarians2438 I think Bastards is their best album from the 90's. Burner, Death Or Glory and I Am The Sword are killer tunes. March Or Die is definitely their worst album.
@@nickcrowley1863 How about the forgotten classic Lost in the Ozone, a real gem that one.
@@thecontrarians2438 it's really good, but almost too polished for Motorhead.
Snake Bite Love takes the #1 slot as worst album for me, must've written (and recorded) those songs in three days... At least Sacrifice had one awesome song, the title track, the rest is pretty forgettable too at least to my ears. I can't tell most of the later eras' material apart, thus primarily into the classic trio era with Clarke's bluesy licks.
Ya and honestly a big point of contention about March or Die usually comes from how it's perceived as a "sell out" album with the types of songs they recorded and guest spots, so even though there technically may be weaker albums, i think March or Die rubs Motorhead fan particularly the wrong way. Thanks for the comment!
1916 simply isn't NASTY. That said, it's my favorite. Anything after that point was diminishing returns.
yepm we learned our lesson from the comments!
Bastards is excellent.
I'm torn between Iron Fist or Sacrifice. I guess I would probably say Sacrifice is the worst, I kind of like Over Your Shoulder but it's really just a bad Motorhead song anyway. Iron Fist is an okay song but the rest of that album just sounds fatigued. As much as that song got play, I'd rather hear a new classic over Iron Fist, they have like 9 songs that sound like that.
No way! With songs like Stand, Bad Religion, no Nice Guy and Hellraiser? The worst in my collection is Rock'n'Roll. Only title track and Eat the Rich is worth mentioning.
This album is weird & a little disappointing...but it grew on me over time. It wasn't the best follow-up to 1916. I thought they really had a chance in the US if they had something solid....but this album just didn't work. Plus nobody got the play on the 'Death or Glory Boys' insignia of the Queen's Royal Lancers.
I'd say The World is Yours is the least good. March or Die and 1916 beats most of the 2000's and 2010's albums.
Definately their worst. Agreed.
March or die is boring. 1916 rules. Even Beavis and Butthead dug it and the Grammy commitee.
Nonsense...1916 is one of their best!!
Easily
I have to say my least favorite Motörhead album is Rock and Roll. The riffs were just not memorable and the songwriting was kinda boring insofar as Eat the Rich. My favorite album is Orgasmatron. The riffs were much more memorable and it was thrashier sounding imo. I’m admittedly less familiar with March or Die but I heard the title song and felt it was pretty boring. If that song is any indicator of the rest of the album it might be my least favorite I’ll have to hear it again.
Uh, March or Die is pretty weak, so is the first LP (and No Parole) . . So those are worst for me. I thought Hammered & We Are Motörhead are great, but long in the tooth. Iron Fist a bit spotty, but classics on there kinda make up for it-especially the live versions over the decades. I’m fine with everything else.
Dr Paul Mason I’ll admit on the production side that initial scrapped album sounds better . . And I love Hawkwind. . it just seems lacking anyways.
Lemmy's wrong with his 'ropey' comment. There's no way the Mikkey Dee era could touch the classic line-up's feeling of chaos, danger and downright fun. Lemmy replaced all that with a consistent, professional band, but they definitely became more domesticated.
Ya Lemmy sounds like he's a bit of a Contrarian on his own albums I think, but even Martin quite likes the later albums. But then again, if you listen to Paul Stanley, every album since Destroyer has been their best album since Destroyer lol so who can you trust.
@@thecontrarians2438 Bands are very often the worst judges of their own material. There are countless examples of this. But even though there are awesome Motorhead songs here and there with the Campbell/ Dee line-up, it just wasn't nearlly as distinctive or original as the classic one.
Totally agree - the lack of proficiency in the early lineup is what gave that music its reckless appeal. Mikkey Dee basically made the band really tight and efficient, for better and worse.
@@KowankoMusic Agreed!
1916 is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed!
Personally, I think this is a load of crap. As a 10-year old, my FIRST Motorhead experience was to March or Die. Just because it's not the thrashiest album, doesn't mean it's not a Motorhead album. Trying different things is what keeps the music world going. Not every album is going to be everyone's favorite, nor is EVERY album going to produce an iconic song. Every genre of music has people who have albums that people deem as bad or 6/10. Heck, if Use Your Illusion disappeared, I'd be okay. Was that anything like Appetite? Absolutely not. God, Look the "Black Album" by Metallica. They were the "thrash titans" and released that. Is it my favorite? God no, but it's not a BAD album. Does every Iron Maiden album have an "iconic" song? no. I mean come on, to say an album is a "bad album" is your opinion, but it's a pretty crappy thing to say. Motorhead was NEVER an album band, I bet if you went and saw MOD live....it would have been amazing. Live music for the crowd. "We are Motorhead, and we play rock and roll."
1916 is a fantastic album. One of Motorhead's greatest in my opinion.
1916 is by far the worst Motörhead album. March or die has better songs all along.
we got lots of flack for even suggestion 1916 as the worst! Read the rest of the comments to find out
Lay off the drink
Snake Bite Love would be my least favorite Motorhead album.
Just listened to it again, it’s surprisingly good. Sacrifice is worse I think
Snake Bite Love is my favorite, usually slagged as the worst. Of course it was followed by (IMO) the two worst, We Are Motorhead and Hammered. March or Die has always been great to me.
I think Snake Bite Love is underrated. I like the diversity of it. However, We Are Motorhead is a favorite of mine.
Rocknroll is their worst
Its weak
The latter day albums after Wurzel left don't sound like Motörhead to me. There aren't enough cool riffs, it's too much of the chunky chords and generic metal distortion. And there's no rock and roll swing. Phil and Mikkey wrote good metal records but they aren't great Motörhead records. That said, I really enjoy Motorizer and a few others.
6 out of 10?!?! 3 at the most!
(And for all those Misophonia suffers... How many times does a man need to smack his effing lips?)
Aftershock was worse i think
you might be right!