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| LPcame out the 08 November 1980 - Bronze Records / Sanctuary Records / Mercury Records |
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Re-Issue in 1990 by Roadracer, 1996 by Castle Communications, 2005 by Sanctuary Records.
ORIGINAL TRACKLIST
SIDE A
1. Ace of Spades
2. Love Me Like a Reptile
3. Shoot You in the Back
4. Live to Win
5. Fast and Loose
6. (We Are) The Road Crew
SIDE B
7. Fire Fire
8. Jailbait
9. Dance
10. Bite the Bullet
11. The Chase is Better Than the Catch
12. The Hammer
Bonustrack (re-issue 1990)
13. Dirty Love
Bonustracks (re-issue 1996)
13. Dirty Love
14. Please Don't Touch (with Girlschool)
15. Emergency (with Girlschool)
TRACKLIST 2005 [Deluxe Expanded Edition]
DISC 1 (Original album)
1. Ace of Spades
2. Love me Like a Reptile
3. Shoot You in the Back
4. Live to Win
5. Fast and Loose
6. (We Are) The Roadcrew
7. Fire Fire
8. Jailbait
9. Dance
10. Bite the Bullet
11. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
12. The Hammer
DISC 2 (Bonus tracks)
1. Dirty Love (B-side "Ace of Spades" single)
2. Ace of Spades (alternative version)
3. Love Me Like a Reptile (alternative version)
4. Love Me Like a Reptile (alternative version)
5. Shoot You in the Back (alternative version)
6. Fast and Loose (alternative version)
7. (We Are) The Roadcrew (alternative version)
8. Fire Fire (alternative version)
9. Jailbait (alternative version)
10. The Hammer (alternative version)
11. Dirty Love (alternative version)
12. Dirty Love (alternative version)
13. Fast and Loose (BBC Radio 1, David Jensen Session)
14. Live to Win (BBC Radio 1, David Jensen Session)
15. Bite the Bullet/The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (BBC Radio 1, David Jensen Session) |
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 20 / 20 |
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- What can you say about "Ace Of Spades" ?
This iconic album would become Motorhead's most successful studio release and lead to them becoming one of the most popular bands on the planet for a glorious but sadly all too brief period in the early eighties.
- The title track, with its dirty fast riffing and pounding rhythm, is a hard rock classic which has become engrained on the public's consciousness. If you mention Motörhead to anyone who's not into rock music and they claim they've never heard of them, just name-check "Ace Of Spades" and they'll instantly know who you mean.
- But there's so much more to enjoy on this album, as the band confidently pound out some outstanding rock songs constructed around solid riffs. These include "Shoot You In The Back", which continues the wild west theme of "Ace Of Spades"'and the magnificent "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch".
- Fast Eddie Clarke is on the top of his game deLivering some furious soloing and innovative instrumental breaks (most notably on "Fast And Loose" and "Jailbait").
- But the songs that stand out have to be "We Are The Road Crew", a thundering tribute to the guys who keep Motorhead on the road and "The Hammer", which screams along at 100 miles an hour on a ridiculously simple but incredibly catchy riff.
- This is an awesome album and arguably Motorhead's finest hour !
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