I'd say that's the humble Lemmy way of putting it, but they really brought together bluesy rock, hard rock, punk and metal into the glorious maelstrom of their style. So, to put it as simply as Lemmy did, they ROCKED!
One of the things I liked about Lemmy’s singing was that it never really changed. A lot of male singers start to sing at a higher pitch as they age (see Axl, Vince Neil and even Bruce Dickinson). I’ve always wondered why that was? Lemmy on the other hand, never had that happen. Guess it was his style of singing that put little stress on his vocal cords.
I've also seen Lemmy tell the story about the mic position as a means of not seeing the audience, so he could forget that the audience was made up of only 10 people (including the bar staff) and a dog.
I heard it was because lemmy had stage panic and the mic upwards would let him play and sing without being nervous, kinda makes sense, even with 10 people and a fog you could get anxious.
He’s done this a few times oddly. Like the conflicting stories of how Fast Eddie was introduced to Lemmy. I suppose in the end it doesn’t matter, but it is quite strange.
I think the drummer is Mikkey Dee who is playing for the Scorpions now and if my memory serves me used to play for King Diamond back in the 80s. Awesome drummer!
@@randywissler9923 Lemmy presented him like "the best drummer in the world", every night for more than twenty years. I think this is the biggest honour in rock and roll.
Legendary swedish drummer, Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Don Dokken, Motörhead, Scorpions). You must've met him several times during the heyday! Cheers from Sweden!
Lemmy was really nice to me. Motorehead played at Canes in Mission Beach many years ago... I went there in the afternoon to buy a ticket to the show and he came out from backstage and I introduced myself, he shook my hand and then he realized I was no one important... haha. After the show he recognized me and signed my gold Ace of Spades CD from a bar stool sitting next to a super hot blonde chick while drinking Jack and Coke. RIP Lemmy
I had te privilege of being his friend for more than 20 years. Once having some beers a friend of mine asked him "How does it feel to be the father of Thrash Metal?" He answered " I dont play Metal, it´s Rock and Roll" I said really? He said "Yeah, listen close to the music and you´ll see. It comes directly from Elvis" Great guy, miss him.
This is the one guy I could find that is truly legit. Most "vocal coaches" are just a bunch of normies that never even heard about some big names from Heavy Metal and Rock'n'Roll. Great vid man! Lemmy Lives!
All Fired Up is a great song as well!Motorhead was a great band from start to finish, in my opinion, but the original lineup and the classic first few albums are what brought them their international cult following. RIP Lemmy, Eddie Clark and Phil Taylor! We'll never see another band that even compares to you three!
Was fortunate enough to see Motörhead once. About 3 months before Lemmy passed. Hands down the loudest band I've ever seen (especially right in front of the stage). Motörhead till death. ♠️
Love Lemmy. Love Motörhead. Love this song. I've seen a whole bunch of RUclips reactions to it. You are the only one yet to mouth the words and play air guitar. You win the prize.
Ah, Lemmy. You rocked so hard and so long and you're still gone way too soon! Heck, I just discovered the super gem "Another Perfect Day." Absolutely beautiful! About as happy as Motorhead can get!
Lemmy was such a character... From not being a bass player to start with, to playing bass through guitar amps and even to using the most iconic instrument mic (SM57) as his vocal mic of choice. :D
Thank you Ken, the video was definitely fun to watch but I'd like to hear more about what you personally think about Lemmy's voice and singing style. To me he's got a perfect voice for rock and roll and just the right attitude, as you have described. I've had discussions with people that have an opposite point of view and say that he couldn't sing properly. I don't think Lemmy cared about technique or stuff like that, he was all emotion and heart and passion. That's the reason why we admire him and hold him in such high regard, a straight shooter definitely, we need more people like him. Great channel by the way.
That's a good point you made at the beginning. There are so many "vocal coaches" analysing singers, but if I ask a question about singing I never get a reply. You, Ken, on the other hand, always answer. Plus you have so many albums out. I am currently getting them all. I had your Elvis cover of Can't Help Falling In Love playing the other day, and my neighbour is a mad Elvis fan. When I was coming home from work he said "I see you've discovered the King, about time I'm sick of hearing Tom Petty and that Dylan bloke!" So there you have it Ken, I didn't know whether to tell him it was you or let him carry on thinking it was Elvis. And anybody who reads this, have a listen to Ken's Elvis, it is amazingly like The King. As for Lemmy, I loved him he had no filter and nobody messed with him. I have a big framed poster of him in my house underneath it says 49% MF, 51% Son of a bitch.
Your stories are almost better than the vocal commentary! I loved the "I used to be..." Robert Plant story! Keep up the good work my friend. God bless and rock on.
The drummer is Mikkey Dee (Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou) from Gothenburg, Sweden. His father is from Greece which explains his real name. Talking about energy. I think Lemmy had more energy when he was 70 than some others have when they are 20.
Motorhead is one of the few rare bands that you would equally find punks and rockers in the crowd together. The punks loved the speed and rawness, the rockers loved the power and thrash of it. Ken, can you do a video on King's X, please?
My first love is the bass guitar this song is so much fun to play :-) I watch the original video on a regular basis its one of the best videos ever recorded in my humble opinion and yes the drummer looks like he is running for his life
I bought this single when it first came out - I was still a schoolgirl then. I guess I understand what this guy is talking about in a way (Re: Catagorisation), because my friends said ' this is not proper Heavy Metal, it is just a noise'. I never cared, however. This is a CLASSIC.
Was just a young teen of 13 when this first came out. Heard of it but never heard it until around '82 with a compilation album I came across. Loved it from the first time I heard it and was just getting into Maiden and Priest with Number Of The Beast and Screaming For Vengeance as they had just come out. But Ace Of Spades was something REALLY different, and it reached out to me. Since '96, I've seen Motorhead about 6 or 7 times and loved them every time! Cheers!
Lemmy didn't just play Rock 'N' Roll, he was the living embodiment of it. All 3 original members are gone now. R.I.P. to Fast Eddie, Philthy Animal, and, Lemmy.
Lemmy remains my favorite musician because he was uncompromising in so many ways. His voice didn't start out as the rough, gravelly thing made so famous by Motorhead; his songs in Hawkwind sound different because he isn't pushing his voice beyond its limits; some of the songs on the first Motorhead album are also like this. It must have done all kinds of permanent damage as later on, during the Lemmy documentary his voice was at times subtitled. God I miss knowing he's out there.
Hi there. Loved your stories and reaction. I've been into music- the first time, from 1967 to 1973 so I know what you are talking about. The bands used to be in the same bar as the audience- great days. I know lemmy from his Hawkwind days.
Hard to categorise? Lemmy's intro: Hi we are Motörhead and we play Rock and Roll.
I'd say that's the humble Lemmy way of putting it, but they really brought together bluesy rock, hard rock, punk and metal into the glorious maelstrom of their style. So, to put it as simply as Lemmy did, they ROCKED!
David Bakker-Wester It’s the crux of Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk
How to categorise Motörhead? Simple: it's effin Motörhead!
im just categorize them as crossover-thrash.
And fucking* roll
Motorhead were so loud live, you can still hear them.
Travis Woyen What? 👂
@@kentamplin Haha! Both of you made really funny comments!
Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy they were the loudest band on earth
@@hessianmusicdealer What? What?
Their music was so loud that nasa saw it imprinted in cosmic background radiation, echoing through the space with the loudest bang ever, the big bang!
“We are Motörhead, & we play rock n roll........ don’t forget us.”
RIP Lemmy
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Lemmy is the coolest person to ever exist
i love the fact that lemmy never let fame change him one iota
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Lemmy absolute legend,love his quote of we ain't metal or thrash we're just a rock n roll band if you hook up an afterburner..great vid Ken.
Lynt Nugent Lemmy!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
I went to go see Motorhead several years ago. My ears are still ringing.
Hell yeah.
One of the things I liked about Lemmy’s singing was that it never really changed. A lot of male singers start to sing at a higher pitch as they age (see Axl, Vince Neil and even Bruce Dickinson). I’ve always wondered why that was? Lemmy on the other hand, never had that happen. Guess it was his style of singing that put little stress on his vocal cords.
CamaroAmx 👍👍👍
I've also seen Lemmy tell the story about the mic position as a means of not seeing the audience, so he could forget that the audience was made up of only 10 people (including the bar staff) and a dog.
@Zombie3110bd Haha right? I bet Lemmy was just an epic story teller. He had to be, obviously.
I heard it was because lemmy had stage panic and the mic upwards would let him play and sing without being nervous, kinda makes sense, even with 10 people and a fog you could get anxious.
He’s done this a few times oddly. Like the conflicting stories of how Fast Eddie was introduced to Lemmy.
I suppose in the end it doesn’t matter, but it is quite strange.
I think the drummer is Mikkey Dee who is playing for the Scorpions now and if my memory serves me used to play for King Diamond back in the 80s. Awesome drummer!
And before king diamond he played in a led zepplin ripp of band kingdom come. Good band though.
Mickey Dee doesn't get the respect he truly deserves!!! And also, original drummer, philthy Phil Taylor definitely doesn't get the respect either!!!
@@randywissler9923 phil was awesome. he started the whole trash scene, without him megadeth wouldn't exist!
@@randywissler9923 Lemmy presented him like "the best drummer in the world", every night for more than twenty years. I think this is the biggest honour in rock and roll.
Jesse COC
Without Lemmy, a whole bunch of bands wouldn’t exist.
Loved your stories about Lemmy and Robert Plant. Lemmy is truly missed.
This my favourite band. What a great loss. RIP Lemmy. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Aakash Mahajan Lemmy. We miss him.
Lemmy didn't let brain cancer keep him off the stage, he certainly is not going to give a crap about shrapnel !
FINALLY! The origin of the Lemmy mic stance revealed!
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Lemmy thrived on a diet of Marlboros and Jack N' Cokes. If he can make it past 70, anybody can.
Riftsighf He made it 4 days past his 70th birthday...
I remember the day he turned 70 my exact words were "he's goin to out live Keith Richards".
Legendary swedish drummer, Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Don Dokken, Motörhead, Scorpions). You must've met him several times during the heyday!
Cheers from Sweden!
Lemmy was really nice to me. Motorehead played at Canes in Mission Beach many years ago... I went there in the afternoon to buy a ticket to the show and he came out from backstage and I introduced myself, he shook my hand and then he realized I was no one important... haha. After the show he recognized me and signed my gold Ace of Spades CD from a bar stool sitting next to a super hot blonde chick while drinking Jack and Coke. RIP Lemmy
Saw motorhead here in new Zealand in 84 in a very small club, blistering volume,the best band I've ever seen and I've seen all the big one's...
Very, very loud, no matter how big or how small the venue. Loudest band I ever heard. Huh? Eh? What was that?
Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy haha love it...Cheer's
I had te privilege of being his friend for more than 20 years. Once having some beers a friend of mine asked him "How does it feel to be the father of Thrash Metal?" He answered " I dont play Metal, it´s Rock and Roll" I said really? He said "Yeah, listen close to the music and you´ll see. It comes directly from Elvis" Great guy, miss him.
Very cool!!! He's missed.
Ken, great video! I lough my ass out with the Robert Pant story, AMAZING!!!! hahahahahahahaha
He's the Godfather of Rock n Roll for a reason. #RIPLEMMY
Kenny Roberts Indeed. Unless you grew up in L.A. Then the godfather would be Bill Gazzarri.
I never click on reaction vids but was so happy to see this. The stories made my day. Thanks Ken!
Thanks C W! Happy to hear that!
Someday I want to visit the sunset strip and see all the historic clubs like the Rainbow, Roxy, and Whisky a Go Go.
This is the one guy I could find that is truly legit. Most "vocal coaches" are just a bunch of normies that never even heard about some big names from Heavy Metal and Rock'n'Roll.
Great vid man! Lemmy Lives!
Thanks, Vinicius T. Mendes!
Not just Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke R.I.P.
I'll never forget "Say what you will" by Fastway.
All Fired Up is a great song as well!Motorhead was a great band from start to finish, in my opinion, but the original lineup and the classic first few albums are what brought them their international cult following. RIP Lemmy, Eddie Clark and Phil Taylor! We'll never see another band that even compares to you three!
I could never describe how motorhead made me feel. I still have no words. Thank you.
Thank you for the visit!
Yeah LEMMY! Great Reaction Mr. Tamplin Thank You. He had such a unique voice, it's too bad he's gone.
Zion- Lemmy- gone too soon.
Your impression of Lemmy is hilarious, you make him sound like a public school boy with a sore throat.
almost perfect Lemmy impersonation!!!
Amazing vid. Thanks!!! :))
Shakir- Glad you think so!
Lemmy have vocal incredible and unique
Preman Campus 👍👍👍
@@kentamplin I never heard someone singing like him..coach.
Lemmy = Legend !!!!
THE LÉO OFICIAL He is.
Love the rock life stories, somehow I didn't expect that everyone was so interconnected, but I'm here for it.
Come for the music, come for the videos, and stay for the stories. :)
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I gotta say, Ken, I enjoy your videos as much for the reaction as for the anecdotes you throw in sometimes. Man, you have some great stories!
Thanks Brent!
Was fortunate enough to see Motörhead once. About 3 months before Lemmy passed. Hands down the loudest band I've ever seen (especially right in front of the stage). Motörhead till death. ♠️
Love Lemmy. Love Motörhead. Love this song. I've seen a whole bunch of RUclips reactions to it. You are the only one yet to mouth the words and play air guitar.
You win the prize.
Ah, Lemmy. You rocked so hard and so long and you're still gone way too soon! Heck, I just discovered the super gem "Another Perfect Day." Absolutely beautiful! About as happy as Motorhead can get!
I saw Motorhead in 2002, my ears still ringing from that show!
I'll bet!
this vid is legendary thanks ken!!! :D
Thank you, ret!
Lemmy was such a character... From not being a bass player to start with, to playing bass through guitar amps and even to using the most iconic instrument mic (SM57) as his vocal mic of choice. :D
I always enjoy your informative well critiqued videos Ken! you always Rock!
Happy to hear that, Rheita!
Jeez how tight is guitar Phil Campbell w/. that drummer!! Amazing. Love Ken's vocal take of Lemmy... more of that please :)
Been a huge Motorhead fan for years, play it loud and proud, if it's to loud your to old. R.I.P. Lemmy.
Awesome story Ken hahaha !!
Albert Arnold 👍
Great stories Mr Tamplin, I enjoyed this a lot :) Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dude!???!¡ You have all these stories about where you been!¡¡
Freaking awesome! I envy you!!
Loving this everytime, love all pointers!
Keep it up you're awesome!
Awesome, Alfonso! Great to hear!
Being at a small club motor head show would have been so fun.
The God Father of Heavy Metal LEMMY KILMISTER!!!!!!
Lemmy is love! Motorhead is life! Great video as always ken🙌
Haha that was fun stories! Please share more like those .
Will do, Raven!
Thank you Ken, the video was definitely fun to watch but I'd like to hear more about what you personally think about Lemmy's voice and singing style. To me he's got a perfect voice for rock and roll and just the right attitude, as you have described. I've had discussions with people that have an opposite point of view and say that he couldn't sing properly. I don't think Lemmy cared about technique or stuff like that, he was all emotion and heart and passion. That's the reason why we admire him and hold him in such high regard, a straight shooter definitely, we need more people like him. Great channel by the way.
What a great Lemmy impersonation!!!! Thank you for that and the great insight story and also the funny Robert Plant story!!! Thank you very much!! 😃
Love your side stories your awesome💞💞 thanks Ken
Thank you, Trayla. I appreciate that.
That's a good point you made at the beginning. There are so many "vocal coaches" analysing singers, but if I ask a question about singing I never get a reply. You, Ken, on the other hand, always answer. Plus you have so many albums out. I am currently getting them all. I had your Elvis cover of Can't Help Falling In Love playing the other day, and my neighbour is a mad Elvis fan. When I was coming home from work he said "I see you've discovered the King, about time I'm sick of hearing Tom Petty and that Dylan bloke!" So there you have it Ken, I didn't know whether to tell him it was you or let him carry on thinking it was Elvis.
And anybody who reads this, have a listen to Ken's Elvis, it is amazingly like The King.
As for Lemmy, I loved him he had no filter and nobody messed with him. I have a big framed poster of him in my house underneath it says 49% MF, 51% Son of a bitch.
My arms would fall off after just 1/4 of the song playing drums!!! Damn thats Fast!!!
Love this series!!!
AleksaD4G- Glad you like it!
Lemmy is the rock’n’roll, his music and life, true to the bone.
Matteo Merea I wouldn't argue that.
Your stories are almost better than the vocal commentary! I loved the "I used to be..." Robert Plant story! Keep up the good work my friend. God bless and rock on.
jcoulter43- Thanks!!!
Mikkey Dee on drums! So badass the whole band! Seen some stuff with Mikkey...he is a typical Swede lol.
Lemmy is a legend. Brilliant stuff.
Yes, Lemmy. I miss him!
Loved the stories! Nobody is more rock n' roll than Lemmy, legend status for sure.
He was truly a character! So much fun to hang out with.
Love your LA stories. That Robert Plant one was priceless 😂
Kris Law - After so many years I've got alot of them!!
If only the girl in question had been wearing a Led Zepplin shirt, that could have been the irony to end all irony. :D
Your reactions are great. Your road stories are awesome!
Damn Nice. A legend. Thanks for the video Ken.
Lemmy is not the best singer but I love him! His voice fits the music. 👍🏻
Same with megadeth but I love daves voice
Hope you'd do vocal coach reacts to death metal for the next video, once again,thanks Ken,
this is awesome!
Gracias y saludos cordiales desde Mallorca para ti también Ken tamplin
You are very informative, but so much fun to watch as well.
Glad you think so, Calleigh!
Awesome reaction video Ken !!! 😁🖒 Awesome story, !! another cool video Ken !!🖒 😁🤘
Amazing Ken! I love how you tell us your adventures!! Keep rocking man! Blessings
More stories Ken! Never get tired of them.
Johnny Toronto Okay, son. Gather 'round grandpa's rocker.
The drummer is Mikkey Dee (Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou) from Gothenburg, Sweden. His father is from Greece which explains his real name.
Talking about energy. I think Lemmy had more energy when he was 70 than some others have when they are 20.
Reine H 👍
1:30 that Lemmy voice is spot on!!!! 😂👌👌
Sanjay Menon Lemmy!!!!
@@kentamplin 😊
The loudest band I have seen. My ears were ringing for 2 days after the gig. I was still in school then.
I'll bet!
Darren Wood I saw Don Dokken and warm up for Twisted Sister back in the 80s the whole place empty because it was so loud when Dokken and was up.
Criminally underrated bass player! Pisses me off that people forget how good he was!
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Ken’s Lemmy accent lol I know Lemmy would have loved that Motörhead just appealed to so many genres
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Motorhead is one of the few rare bands that you would equally find punks and rockers in the crowd together. The punks loved the speed and rawness, the rockers loved the power and thrash of it.
Ken, can you do a video on King's X, please?
Thanks for the suggestion, Deetroiter!
My first love is the bass guitar this song is so much fun to play :-) I watch the original video on a regular basis its one of the best videos ever recorded in my humble opinion and yes the drummer looks like he is running for his life
Motorhead was an amazing Rock and Roll band, David!
We are Motorhead, and we are Rock n Roll!
Anthony Hoffman- Rock on!!
I don't think Ken said anything about his singing, though... lol ;)
This song just grooves. It has that groovy hook guitar part I just love. Can't get enough of this song. Not long enough.
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I bought this single when it first came out - I was still a schoolgirl then. I guess I understand what this guy is talking about in a way (Re: Catagorisation), because my friends said ' this is not proper Heavy Metal, it is just a noise'. I never cared, however. This is a CLASSIC.
Was just a young teen of 13 when this first came out. Heard of it but never heard it until around '82 with a compilation album I came across. Loved it from the first time I heard it and was just getting into Maiden and Priest with Number Of The Beast and Screaming For Vengeance as they had just come out. But Ace Of Spades was something REALLY different, and it reached out to me. Since '96, I've seen Motorhead about 6 or 7 times and loved them every time! Cheers!
@@briansauer6695 "The Complete Motorhead" kit 6 song 12" EP with the poster, sew on patch and color booklet ? LoL.
You should write a book Ken. You have the most awesome stories !
Thanks, bigfredman100!
Your singing course has been amazing! I literally couldn’t sing to save my life and now even people say I do it very very well. Love Ken
Alberto Sk Rico That is so awesome! Really happy to hear that!
Ken Tamplin..You sir are just downright awesome. Watch all your vids. Thanks for the awesome content..I salute you..
Thanks for visiting my channel, Mog!
awesome react Ken, thank you!!! please do a reaction of Andre Matos, he was amazing ❤️
Glad you think so, Emily!
i loved this ..thx
Lemmy was the definition of badass and cool
Yes he was, Ibe!
That was fun! Thanks Ken
Glad you think so, vince!
I love your stories and the grace with which you present them, lol
Good stuff, man!👍🏻
Thank you, Nick!
2 of my favs Ken and Lemmy ! We are the road crew hahahahahaha proof is in the singing .
George Pedone 👍👍👍
Wow....one of my favorite band dude....thanks....
Lemmy didn't just play Rock 'N' Roll, he was the living embodiment of it. All 3 original members are gone now. R.I.P. to Fast Eddie, Philthy Animal, and, Lemmy.
Anon Nymous ❤️
Love your shirt dude!🤘
Thank you, Rodrigo! Hope you enjoyed the video, too.
Lemmy remains my favorite musician because he was uncompromising in so many ways. His voice didn't start out as the rough, gravelly thing made so famous by Motorhead; his songs in Hawkwind sound different because he isn't pushing his voice beyond its limits; some of the songs on the first Motorhead album are also like this. It must have done all kinds of permanent damage as later on, during the Lemmy documentary his voice was at times subtitled. God I miss knowing he's out there.
This is like a direct Conversation with you. Love it.
Hi there. Loved your stories and reaction. I've been into music- the first time, from 1967 to 1973 so I know what you are talking about. The bands used to be in the same bar as the audience- great days. I know lemmy from his Hawkwind days.
Most excellent stories! Lemmy took not getting hit with piss pretty seriously. Thanks again for the great videos.
ASSMAN I would too.
Welcome to the Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy where the proof is in the accents lol