The slightly bluesy appeal of (I Won’t) Pay Your Price and album closer Limb From Limb making the listener nod their head consistently as opposed to bang their head proving that Motorhead did actually know their way around their instruments.
Now, while the above songs are all bone fide ‘head classics, Lemmy and co also prove they could slow things down a bit (just a bit, mind) when they wanted. Also armed with a few false endings, Overkill, the song, really begins the album in style and fortunately this continues throughout as Motorhead offer up more battering ram rock n’ roll in the shape of Stay Clean, No Class and Damage Case.
The double-kick drumming of Phil Taylor in the song has been credited as a direct influence on the thrash scene that began in the early 80’s in the Bay Area of the US and later, the extreme metal scene (Black/Death/Speed Metal, Grindcore etc) over the world in general. With guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor on drums completing the line-up, Overkill kicks things off in bone-rattling fashion with it’s title track. Taking things up a notch on all levels, Overkill still features some fan favourites which considering they released 22 studio albums and five EPs in little over 40 years, shows the quality and longevity in this rebel-rousing, rock n’ roll monster.įeaturing the classic line-up of omnipresent, iconic and God-like frontman Lemmy on bass and vocals, of course. Originally released on 24 March 1979, Motorhead’s second album, Overkill, continued the bands penchant for loud and dirty rock n’ roll that they first released onto the world in 1977 on their self-titled debut album.
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