The Essential Motörhead
Motörhead · 2007
145 min · 39 tracks · hard rock · heavy metal · speed metal
A relentless barrage of heavy riffs and gritty vocals that define the essence of rock and roll rebellion.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- relentless energy for driving
- dynamic collection for varied moods
- short bursts of intensity
- for group sing-alongs
- wave-like pacing with surprises
Maybe skip if you want
- seekers of slow tempos
- prefer lengthy immersive tracks
Where this album fits
- Themes
- road crew camaraderie· gambling with fate· rock and roll rebellion
- Career context
- Released in 2007, 'The Essential Motörhead' serves as a comprehensive retrospective of Motörhead's influential career spanning over three decades. By this point, the band had solidified their status as pioneers of heavy metal and rock, following the release of their 2004 studio album 'Inferno', which was well-received by critics and fans alike.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Judas Priest· Iron Maiden· AC/DC
- Sounds like this from elsewhere
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Back in Black by AC/DC — Shares a similar relentless energy and themes of rebellion with heavy riffs and anthemic choruses.The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden — Combines heavy riffs with storytelling lyrics, echoing rebellion and dark themes found in Motörhead's work.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Motörhead 3:11
- 2 White Line Fever 2:45
- 3 Iron Horse/Born to Lose 5:21
- 4 Louie Louie 2:53
- 5 Overkill (long version) 5:13
- 6 Too Late, Too Late 3:24
- 7 Damage Case 3:01
- 8 Tear Ya Down 2:41
- 9 Bomber 3:43
- 10 All the Aces 3:24
- 11 Stone Dead Forever 4:53
- 12 Ace of Spades 2:48
- 13 (We Are) The Road Crew 3:25
- 14 The Chase Is Better Than the Catch 4:17
- 15 Live to Win 3:36
- 16 The Hammer 3:13
- 17 Please Don’t Touch 2:50
- 18 Stay Clean 2:43
- 19 Metropolis 3:34
- 20 Capricorn 4:10
Disc 2
- 1 Speedfreak 3:27
- 2 Iron Fist 2:53
- 3 Don’t Need Religion 2:42
- 4 Another Perfect Day 5:29
- 5 Shine 3:10
- 6 Die You Bastard 4:24
- 7 Killed by Death 3:54
- 8 Deaf Forever 4:27
- 9 Orgasmatron 5:23
- 10 Doctor Rock 3:39
- 11 Ain’t My Crime 3:44
- 12 Rock ’n’ Roll 3:49
- 13 Eat the Rich 4:36
- 14 Dogs 3:50
- 15 R.A.M.O.N.E.S. 1:28
- 16 1916 3:47
- 17 March or Die 5:41
- 18 I Ain’t No Nice Guy 4:18
- 19 Name in Vain 3:06
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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