They were the Kings of the Road.
They lived on it.
They loved it.
It loved them.And never was the spirit of Motoumlrhead more alive than when they were on tour, shake, rattle and rolling audiences to within an inch of their lives thanks to that indomitable cocktail of power, purpose andnbspheadcrunching volume.
In fact, after four decades ofnbspbonepulverizing duty, Motoumlrhead were still enjoying soldout gigs worldwide.On November 20th and 21st 2015, at the Zenith in Munich, Germany, the decisionnbspto record was made.nbspThe bandrsquos longtime studio producer Cameron Webb made sure the technical specs were as good as they could be, Motoumlrhead proceeded to deliver two storming shows.nbsp Where there had once been almost toofast breakneck pace, there was measured yet still thunderous rock lsquonrsquo roll served up only as they could, Phil Campbell playing better than he had in years, and Mikkey Dee elevating the art of drumming to the superlative heights which made him one of metalrsquos most coveted skinsmen.Lemmy sounds so dialed in, a little mean even in the best possible waynbspsnarling here and there, cackling when appropriate, and singingnbspin a way which will defy every single preconceived expectation you might have had.nbsp Yes, he was fighting ailments.nbsp Yes, he was fighting the sadness of losing PhilnbsplsquoPhilthy Animalrsquo Taylor.nbsp But no, he was notnbspflimsy or faded, in fact on Clean Your Clock he lays downnbspthe marker for all near70 year olds in terms of wicked badassery.Those first strains of the mighty ldquoBomberrdquo are like a salve to all heavy metal souls, the reverberant classic forcing you to turn it up, Lemmy snarling and roaring like a man in his 20s, ldquoMetropolisrdquo grooving like the day it was written, and ldquoOverkillrdquo as mighty a pulverizer as everhelliplook, here is the unavoidable truth.nbsp There will be no more Motoumlrhead tours because Lemmy is no longer here, and many, many people did not get a chance to hear them one more time on what proved to be their lastever piece of road work.
Which makes Clean Your Clock a vitally important release.nbsp It is both a celebration and an epitaph, glorious yet not without melancholy.
It had to sound right, as with all Motoumlrhead releases, but this one was arguably more important than any of the others.nbsp Webb has done the show, and the band, proud by helping make sure the power of the band is not lost in some digital sinkhole, maintaining the warmth and curve of Motoumlrheadrsquos unique live sound.nbspClean Your Clock is the natural sound of one of rock lsquonrsquo rollrsquos mightiest, rarest and most astoundingly excellent beasts ndash Motoumlrhead.nbsp There isnrsquot a plaudit they havenrsquot received and there isnrsquot a plaudit they donrsquot deserve.So TURNTHISUP becausenbspas Lemmy himself said, the only way to feel the noise is when itrsquos good and loud...
They lived on it.
They loved it.
It loved them.And never was the spirit of Motoumlrhead more alive than when they were on tour, shake, rattle and rolling audiences to within an inch of their lives thanks to that indomitable cocktail of power, purpose andnbspheadcrunching volume.
In fact, after four decades ofnbspbonepulverizing duty, Motoumlrhead were still enjoying soldout gigs worldwide.On November 20th and 21st 2015, at the Zenith in Munich, Germany, the decisionnbspto record was made.nbspThe bandrsquos longtime studio producer Cameron Webb made sure the technical specs were as good as they could be, Motoumlrhead proceeded to deliver two storming shows.nbsp Where there had once been almost toofast breakneck pace, there was measured yet still thunderous rock lsquonrsquo roll served up only as they could, Phil Campbell playing better than he had in years, and Mikkey Dee elevating the art of drumming to the superlative heights which made him one of metalrsquos most coveted skinsmen.Lemmy sounds so dialed in, a little mean even in the best possible waynbspsnarling here and there, cackling when appropriate, and singingnbspin a way which will defy every single preconceived expectation you might have had.nbsp Yes, he was fighting ailments.nbsp Yes, he was fighting the sadness of losing PhilnbsplsquoPhilthy Animalrsquo Taylor.nbsp But no, he was notnbspflimsy or faded, in fact on Clean Your Clock he lays downnbspthe marker for all near70 year olds in terms of wicked badassery.Those first strains of the mighty ldquoBomberrdquo are like a salve to all heavy metal souls, the reverberant classic forcing you to turn it up, Lemmy snarling and roaring like a man in his 20s, ldquoMetropolisrdquo grooving like the day it was written, and ldquoOverkillrdquo as mighty a pulverizer as everhelliplook, here is the unavoidable truth.nbsp There will be no more Motoumlrhead tours because Lemmy is no longer here, and many, many people did not get a chance to hear them one more time on what proved to be their lastever piece of road work.
Which makes Clean Your Clock a vitally important release.nbsp It is both a celebration and an epitaph, glorious yet not without melancholy.
It had to sound right, as with all Motoumlrhead releases, but this one was arguably more important than any of the others.nbsp Webb has done the show, and the band, proud by helping make sure the power of the band is not lost in some digital sinkhole, maintaining the warmth and curve of Motoumlrheadrsquos unique live sound.nbspClean Your Clock is the natural sound of one of rock lsquonrsquo rollrsquos mightiest, rarest and most astoundingly excellent beasts ndash Motoumlrhead.nbsp There isnrsquot a plaudit they havenrsquot received and there isnrsquot a plaudit they donrsquot deserve.So TURNTHISUP becausenbspas Lemmy himself said, the only way to feel the noise is when itrsquos good and loud...






