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Ripper era Priest did not offend me much. I am probably one of the few human beings who enjoyed the "Demolition" lead single, "Machine Man" (everything except the retarded line "so you motherfuckers want to race, you've all got loser tattoed on your face", courtesy of Mr Tipton himself)!

If I may make a recommendation about Motorhead's later output, I'd single out two tracks from their next to last LP, "Aftershock": "Lost Woman Blues" and "Dust and Glass". These are two bluesy numbers that suited best the late great Lemmy's vocal and physical condition. They are slow, spacious, absolutely not in a hurry (unlike the typical Motorhead urgency that stemmed from the fact that if Lemmy was either writing a song or playing it in the studio that meant that he wasn't getting a blowjob, so he'd better be done with it soon and get back to business!) and they are incredibly TRAGIC. You can feel a sense of defeat in those two songs. Something very heartfelt and very honest. Something that I find relevant. Lemmy was defeated, but he was aware of it and had extreme dignity in what he did until the end. By the way, also do check out "Till the End" (the ballad from his final album) and "God Was Never On Your Side" from "Kiss of Death" (a very underrated record... this ballad features the talents of Poison lead guitarist one CC Deville, but please do not be offended). This is a side of Motorhead that frequently gets lost in the shuffle, but I find it very human and very fascinating.

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The Lenny documentary is amazing too.

The first time I went to the Rainbow Bar and Grill in LA I was hoping to bump into Lenny there, but of course that didn't happen. 

One of the things that shits me about the 'The Essential Judas Priest' collection that I have is that the liner notes don't specify which tracks come from which album. I hate that sort of historical carelessness, especially when all the tracks are mixed up and not in any order. So you get a 70s track next to a 90s one, then back to an early 80s. There's no sense of continuity or context. It's like it was put together by executives who don't like music or understand why fans or even casual listeners would like to understand a bit about the songs beyond the standard C grade bio that tells you nothing.

Damn that collection.

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18 hours ago, Requiem said:

The Lenny documentary is amazing too.

The first time I went to the Rainbow Bar and Grill in LA I was hoping to bump into Lenny there, but of course that didn't happen. 

One of the things that shits me about the 'The Essential Judas Priest' collection that I have is that the liner notes don't specify which tracks come from which album. I hate that sort of historical carelessness, especially when all the tracks are mixed up and not in any order. So you get a 70s track next to a 90s one, then back to an early 80s. There's no sense of continuity or context. It's like it was put together by executives who don't like music or understand why fans or even casual listeners would like to understand a bit about the songs beyond the standard C grade bio that tells you nothing.

Damn that collection.

Damn! Thati's a pity indeed! I am going to LA in three weeks and I am definitely going to the Strip on a pilgrimage. I will worship His seat at the Rainbow.

I was lucky enough to see Him play live three times with Motorhead: Milan 2006, Florence 2009 and Milan 2014. The last time was quite moving. You could tell he didn't have much left. I actually had a ticket to see Motorhead play Milan again in Feb 2016, but of course that show never happened... He is sorely missed.

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On 7/26/2011 at 11:47 AM, Zyggiefromjiu said:

Re: Judas Priest or Motorhead? all motorhead songs sound like the ace of spades, i saw a band at high voltage, can't remember what they were called, but they did a motorhead cover and everyone thought it was ace of spades, but then it turned out to be overkill, it was really funny

Do you have ears? 

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8 hours ago, Ecthelion said:

Do you have ears? 

Thank you, it does annoy me a bit when people say that XD

 

As it stands Motorhead and Judas Priest are still my top 2 bands of all time, (3rd being Iron Maiden) but I don't think anyone on here needs me to tell them that Motorhead is my #1.

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