The ‘No Sleep Til “No Sleep Til Hammersmith” Project’ Album 4 – Ace of Spades (1980)

1. Ace of Spades
2. Love Me Like A Reptile
3. Shoot You In The Back
4. Live To Win
5. Fast And Loose
6. (We Are) The Road Crew
7. Fire Fire
8. Jailbait
9. Dance
10. Bite The Bullet
11. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
12. The Hammer

Within the first two tracks of this, the fourth album, you know you’re in for a treat. The absolute classic ‘Ace of Spades’, a song that for most people IS Motörhead, kicks things off with aplomb. It still is a great song, has a great sound, is lightning fast and will get even the most tone-deaf person (i.e. me) foot tapping along to it. ‘Love Me Like A Reptile’ is also a cracking number with a great guitar solo in the middle. Absolutely none of the songs on this album are bad; in fact they are all bloody terrific. ‘Fast And Loose’ has a really nice Bluesy feel. ‘(We Are) The Road Crew’ is a great homage to the unsung heroes of touring bands and is well known for making roadies cry as it pretty much sums up everything they do when on the road, having a far less glamourous life than the rock stars. ‘The Chase Is Better Than The Catch’ is a slightly slower number but is also rather good fun. The album closes out on the fast ‘The Hammer’. All in all this is probably the first GREAT Motörhead album where pretty much every song is superb and you just can’t really see how the album could be any better. I think I’m gonna listen to this one again, right now in fact.

Next Album: IRON FIST