Heavy metallic and punk rock! It’s truthful to say that these two noisy tribes now have a terrific deal in widespread – typically melding collectively, nearly indistinguishable, to supply bastard offspring of their very own. However it wasn’t all the time this manner. Certainly, there was a time when fists have been extra prone to be thrown than bumped, and beers extra prone to be hurled than shared – besides when it got here to Motörhead. That was the one band all might agree on. The one band that was actually ours!
However whereas Motörhead’s affect on metallic has lengthy been acknowledged, their affect on punk, significantly the post-Intercourse Pistols second wave shouldn’t be underestimated. Trigger and impact: It’s that straightforward. And such is the case with a whole lot, 1000’s, of different bands, all made quicker, dirtier, louder, higher, by Motörhead. None extra so than in punk rock. And that’s as a result of Motörhead have been, in essence, a punk rock band.
Lemmy as soon as mentioned: “The punks liked us. The one motive we weren’t in that lot was as a result of we had lengthy hair, so clearly we have to be heavy metallic. That was the considering. However a whole lot of children heard us with out seeing an image, in order that they thought we have been a punk band.”
Throughout the fourteen tracks on the cunningly titled Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute To Motörhead (Oct. 31, BMG Recordings), you’ll hear a loving tribute to Motörhead from a few of punk rock’s largest and most revered bands. Luminaries like Rancid, Pennywise, Lagwagon, GBH, The Bronx, and FEAR all contribute raucous variations of their favourite Motörhead tracks… and likewise up-and-coming upstarts like Slaughterhouse contribute, as a result of, let’s face it Motörhead all the time liked and championed the underdogs.
Lemmy and Motörhead aren’t honored with their very own area within the Punk Rock Museum for nothing. Lengthy earlier than they coated the Intercourse Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” on We Are Motörhead and lengthy earlier than writing “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” for the 1916 album in tribute to New York’s most interesting, Motörhead have been sharing phases with the likes of The Damned, as they might proceed to do many instances over time. Hell, Lemmy even joined The Damned (once they have been The Doomed), albeit briefly, and taking part in some now notorious reveals, and taking part in bass on a few studio tracks. It’s solely becoming then, that the one non- Motörhead tune on this album is from when he teamed up with them once more in 2002 for a beforehand unheard and blistering model of The Damned’s traditional, “Neat Neat Neat.”
Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute To Motörhead shall be accessible on vinyl, CD and digitally.
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Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute To Motörhead tracklist:
1. Pennywise – Ace of Spades
2. Rancid – Intercourse & Dying
3. The Bronx – Over The Prime
4. Lagwagon – Rock ‘N’ Roll
5. FEAR – The Chase Is Higher Than The Catch
6. GBH – Bomber
7. Murphy’s Legislation – Keep Clear
8. Slaughterhouse – Love Me Like A Reptile
9. The Casualties – The Hammer
10. Anti-Nowhere League – Born To Elevate Hell
11. Love Canal – Voices In The Sky
12. Troopers Of Destruction – Overkill
13. Knowledge In Chains – Iron Fist
14. Motörhead & The Damned – Neat Neat Neat
