Ace of Spades

Rating

Album: Ace of Spades
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ace of Spades	More Info...
2)	Love Me Like a Reptile	More Info...
3)	Shoot You in the Back	More Info...
4)	Live to Win	More Info...
5)	Fast and Loose	More Info...
6)	(We Are) the Road Crew	More Info...
7)	Fire, Fire	More Info...
8)	Jailbait	More Info...
9)	Dance	More Info...
10)	Bite the Bullet	More Info...
11)	The Chase Is Better Than the Catch	More Info...
12)	The Hammer	More Info...
2)	Love Me Like a Reptile	More Info...	0:03
3)	Shoot You in the Back	More Info...	0:02
4)	Live to Win	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fast and Loose	More Info...	0:03
6)	(We Are) the Road Crew	More Info...	0:03
7)	Fire Fire	More Info...	0:02
8)	Jailbait	More Info...	0:03
9)	Dance	More Info...	0:02
10)	Bite the Bullet	More Info...	0:01
11)	The Chase Is Better Than the Catch	More Info...	0:04
12)	The Hammer	More Info...	0:02

Album: Ace of Spades
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ace of Spades	More Info...
2)	Love Me Like a Reptile	More Info...
3)	Shoot You in the Back	More Info...
4)	Live to Win	More Info...
5)	Fast and Loose	More Info...
6)	(We Are) the Road Crew	More Info...
7)	Fire, Fire	More Info...
8)	Jailbait	More Info...
9)	Dance	More Info...
10)	Bite the Bullet	More Info...
11)	The Chase Is Better Than the Catch	More Info...
12)	The Hammer	More Info...
2)	Love Me Like a Reptile	More Info...	0:03
3)	Shoot You in the Back	More Info...	0:02
4)	Live to Win	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fast and Loose	More Info...	0:03
6)	(We Are) the Road Crew	More Info...	0:03
7)	Fire Fire	More Info...	0:02
8)	Jailbait	More Info...	0:03
9)	Dance	More Info...	0:02
10)	Bite the Bullet	More Info...	0:01
11)	The Chase Is Better Than the Catch	More Info...	0:04
12)	The Hammer	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Includes liner notes by Steffan Chirazi.
Feted by bikers, respected by punks, Motorhead exemplified rock's outlaw chic. On Ace Of Spades their speed-metal attack exploded with unparalleled fury. Thrashing guitars and primitive drums underpinned vocalist/bassist Lemmy, whose blooded-throat roar enhances the trio's aggression. Mind-numbingly basic and deafeningly loud, they savage rock's pomp and circumstance, rivalling 'Louie Louie' for simplicity and excitement. Chock-full of anthems for the dispossessed (witness '(We Are) The Road Crew'), Ace Of Spades is a classic of its genre. Motorhead exude the same cartoon personae as the Ramones, and as a result inspire a similar affection.

Professional Reviews

Q (8/00, p.127) - Included in Q's "Best Metal Albums Of All Time"

Q (10/96, pp.186-187) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...their defining moment....the title track is not so much the best song on the record as the greatest rock single ever recorded, three minutes of genuinely hair-raising rollercoasteresque Grand Prix tank racing superfast guitar-belch rock..."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.51) - "[A] breathless, breakneck demolition of vintage rock 'n' roll, played with lashings of distortion and attitude..."