The song that gave Motorhead their name and announced their arrival in no uncertain terms, Motorhead was written by Lemmy whilst still a member of Hawkwind. Released as the B-side to King Of Speed in 1975, the song took on a new life when it was re-recorded by Lemmy's altogether scrappier and greasier new band for their 1977 self-titled debut.

The first half of the album is truly perfect, and the second half still is a lovely slab of high-octane Motörhead noise. It may be the most "in-your-face" album, and it's one of their best-produced. There are some subtle hints of loudness war raging, but really, Motörhead's sound is not something that suffers much from that. Fight is introduced with Lemmy requesting "put the bass up, will ya?" after which, Lemmy and Philip take the limelight in both instrumentals and vocals. Although, saying that, the drums are played with Great Spirit by Mikkey Dee, and leave you with not only a great song to remember, and with a final "you mother***er" at the end. Of course, the sing-along hooks still offer plenty of melody and there are some slower moments that keep things interesting. “Suicide” may be the most accessible song on here thanks to its building guitar work and surprisingly catchy vocal layering and “Keys to the Kingdom” also stands out for its mid-tempo shuffle. One also can’t forget about the closing “Whorehouse Blues” as Mikkey Dee trades his drums in for another guitar and Lemmy breaks out the harmonica for a rousing acoustic jam that makes you wonder how many of these the band had left in them.Terminal Show begins with a great riff, played so furiously that almost any doubts about Motorhead's playing can be put to rest. Lemmy takes it from this point and sings with the same gruff voice, the same form of lyrics, but with Steve Vai playing lead on this one. This is a definite high-point for the album, maybe for even band. I should probably point out that the production on this album is excellent.

Crew [(They Are) The Road Crew], Tour Manager [Tour Coordination & Production: For ..., Los Angeles] – In Time Touring Burridge, Alan (March 2007). "Interview with Mikkey Dee by Artyom Golew – became cover story in Sep 2006 issue of Russian Alive magazine". Motörheadbangers. 27 (78): 6–9.

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Inferno is the 17th album by Motörhead and was originally released on 22nd June 2004. The first of many of the band’s albums to be produced by Cameron Webb, Inferno became Motörhead’s heaviest album in years, although the final song on the album, ‘Whorehouse Blues’ was something of a departure with its country blues style and Lemmy on harmonica. The album was heralded as their best in a decade. BMG are reissuing this album as a double orange vinyl and digipak. The album's closing song, "Whorehouse Blues", was somewhat of a departure. A country blues-style song, it was distinguished by acoustic guitar by all three members, with Lemmy adding harmonica towards the end. Dee explained his switch from drums: "I've been playing guitar all my life a little bit, because guitars have always been around, so it's nothing spectacular in my eyes." He added: "It's quite fun to walk onstage and do that song. And we definitely surprised the audiences." [3] Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer. Review Summary: If Inferno isn’t the best album that Motorhead ever put out, then it’s a surprisingly powerful addition to their extensive discography at the very least.