"We are Motorhead and we play rock n roll" R.I.P LEMMY, EDDIE CLARK AND PHIL TAYLOR!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

Motörhead was respected by everyone - punks, metalheads, rockers...

The Ace of Spades is considered the death card.  Motörhead is technically a hard rock band.  Lemmy never claimed to play metal.  A good argument could be made that they are actually speed metal.  Regardless their influence on metal is immense.  Hard or Heavy, they are universally respected in the metal community.

Most badass rock band ever. They didn't fuck around. Eternal respect.

If a fifth of Jack Daniels, a pack of Marlboro Reds, and a Harley Davidson combined forces and sang - you get Lemmy (while killing it on bass).  He walked the walk.  Pure rock and roll bad ass.  These guys influenced SO many bands - a little group called Metallica comes to mind...

The Young Ones! If you know, you know.😁

Alice Cooper said Lemmy was the smartest guy he ever met because all he did was read and take speed. Lem's lyrics were a cut above, especially on the topics of war, politics, and religion. He never held back and was a big inspiration to the mid 80s wave of thrash bands like Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth etc. First time I saw Motorhead they were opening for Cooper, next two times they were headlining club tours. For a really wild track, check out 1986's Orgasmatron.

I used to drive Lemmy to appts. He loved to pick the good tunes off my ipod....mostly the Beatles and motown. He would tell stories of the early days of rock n roll...which He remembered

Lemmy walked it like he talked it till the day he died more than anyone else in rock history, no one will tell you any different.

Motorhead was the heavy rock band that never sold millions of records like AC/DC or Kiss... but their music and attitude changed the metal/ rock scene forever... They influenced everybody in the 80's and beyond that became commercially successful, from Motley Crue & Metallica to Guns N' Roses & Nirvana... and beyond. They played faster than anyone else in the era of 1979 to 1982 and helped create the genre that became thrash metal or speed metal w/ the likes of Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, Overkill, etc.
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (bass & vocals) was born in the UK and formed Motorhead in 1975 as a power rock trio... He was part of the British rock scene since he became a fan of American rock & roll music in the 50's listening to Elvis, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, etc... Lemmy actually saw The Beatles play at the Cavern Club in Liverpool before they became famous... they inspired him to join a band in the 60's called The Rockin' Vickers, where Lemmy played rhythm guitar... Around 1967, Lemmy moved to London and was hired as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix... His appetite for women, drugs, gambling and alcohol made him the stereotypical rock star, especially after he joined the UK band Hawkwind in 1971 on bass. It turned out Lemmy was good on bass and wrote his first original songs like the Hawkwind single 'Silver machine'... "Motorhead" was a song that he wrote & recorded for Hawkwind before he was fired from the band in 1975.

Returning to England in '75, Lemmy formed Motorhead  w/ Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums) ... but their early reviews were terrible. Motorhead recorded an album for Hawkwind's label and it was not released cos it was deemed "poor"... (It was released in 1979 as the album 'On Parole' after Motorhead became famous)... The music industry refused to give Motorhead a chance in 1976.
But Lemmy and Motorhead's motto was "Born to lose, live to win" ... he enlisted new members Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (drums) and 'Fast' Eddie Clarke (guitar) and recorded Motorhead's debut album in 1978... They shocked critics when their cover of 'Louie, Louie' (by The Kingsmen) became a hit single in the UK in '78.
Motorhead were signed to UK label Bronze Records and released the albums 'Overkill' and 'Bomber' in 1979... their fast & furious style of rock became a sensation in the UK as they toured relentlessly, making very little money... It was their 1980 album 'Ace of Spades' that made the top 5 on the UK charts... Their 1981 live album 'No sleep til Hammersmith' shocked the critics again by charting at #1 in the UK.

However, the drugs, booze and volatility in Motorhead  ended up splitting them in 1982 from guitarist Eddie Clarke after the 'Iron Fist' album... Brian 'Robbo' Robertson (guitar) joined in 1983, but fans hated the former Thin Lizzy guitarist and he only recorded 1 album - 'Another perfect day' (1983)... Robertson left Motorhead by 1984 and drummer Philthy left w/ him.

Motorhead announced a new line-up w/ 2 new guitarists - Mick 'Wurzel' Burston & Phillip 'Zoom' Campbell ... and Pete Gill (drums) joining Lemmy (bass & vocals) as Motorhead celebrated their 10th anniversary tour in 1985 w/ the 'No remorse' release... followed by a new album 'Orgasmatron' in 1986... Philthy (drums) rejoined Motorhead in 1987 for the "Rock n' roll" album and another live record 'No sleep at all' in 1988.

Because of tax issues and bad business deals, Motorhead migrated to the USA in 1990 and parted ways w/ longtime manager Doug Smith... Lemmy also co-wrote songs for Ozzy Osbourne and was recognized as a brilliant lyricist... Motorhead released the album '1916' in 1991 and got a Grammy nomination... However, they saw all the band they had influenced sell millions of records... while Motorhead albums were barely making any major sales. Drummer Philthy was fired in '91 and Motorhead recorded "March or die" in 1992 w/ Mikkey Dee (drums) joining the band full-time.... Motorhead's records were selling so poorly in the US that their '93 album 'Bastards' was not released in N. America at the time.... Guitarist Wurzel quit in 1995, and Motorhead remained a trio for the rest of their career w/ Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee.

Motorhead spent years recording and touring consistently, and they finally caught a break when their 2004 album 'Inferno' became an unexpected best-seller... Motorhead continued to push their brand of heavy rock w/ more albums until 2015, when Lemmy Kilmister passed away from brain cancer at the age of 70 just after Motorhead had completed a world tour.

The band announced that Motorhead would not continue without the late Lemmy Kilmister (R.I.P)
Since then, most of the classic members of Motorhead have passed away... including guitarists Wurzel, Eddie Clarke & Larry Wallis... and drummer Philthy... 😪
More Motorhead songs - 'Overkill' ... 'Bomber' ... 'The chase is better than the catch'... 'Deaf forever' ... 'Dancing on your grave' ... 'Orgasmatron'... 'Eat the rich' ... 'We are Motorhead'... 🔥🤘🤘

The Dead Man's Hand is a Poker hand that consists of two Black Aces and two Black Eights. It got its name from the fact that it was the hand held by Wild Bill Hickock when he was shot dead in 1876 .

Motorhead was just Rock n Roll. They transcended so many genres and subgenres.

The band that unites punks and metalheads

After Lemmy died, there was a move to have the next element (they’re all heavy metals now) named after him. IUPAC said no, you can only name elements after legendary creatures, where they’re discovered or famous, dead scientists. There’s a move afoot to get him on the next one on the basis he’s a legendary creature!

Lemmy wasnt just a wild man, he was the idol all wild men looked up too. And he outlived the wildest of them.

Lemmy always came on stage saying : WE ARE MOTÖRHEAD! AND WE PLAY ROCK N ROLL

Speed metal at its absolute best! They formed in 75 and were active until Lemmy passed. Lemmy is God! RIP all the original members are all gone now I believe. Other faves of theirs is Killed By Death, Eat The Rich,so good! 🤘🤘

Lemmy of Motorhead once fronted the band "Hawkwind" and had a big hit with "Silver Machine" he was fired from Hawkwind and they learned later what a bad mistake that was when he formed Motorhead. R.I.P Lemmy.

Never thought I'd see you react to Motorhead! They are legendary metal.. I saw them live in 1997.

I was born to this song ✊ they were my first concert 12 years later, and I saw them live again on their last tour before Lemmy passed away. Fantastic band.

And Lemmy (the singer and base player) explains their music best. “We are Motörhead and we play rock and roll”.