Izvajalec: Motörhead
Založba: Bronze Records
Izid: 1983
What does it take to reduce a man to such a primitive state that he suddenly joins the motor-heads? A question that deserves special anthropological attention and would very likely clear up more than a few mysteries in the evolution of the caveman. Although we can hardly expect a more constructive debate on the subject from Lemmy and his loyal Animal, this time Brian Robertson might have a particularly juicy reason to share. The gentleman, who since leaving Thin Lizzy hasn’t squeezed out a single note worth admiring, “oh so kindly” comes to the rescue of Lemmy’s barge, which was sinking from Clarke’s torpedo.
Robertson’s contribution to the Motorhead roar remains a hot topic among Motorhead fans to this day. The image Brian cut on stage is just as divisive. Just picture it: you’re standing in a sea of leather-clad lunatics, who are giving themselves over completely to Lemmy’s balsamic bass grip in some “gentle” pre-stage swaying, and what jumps out at you on the right is a gorgeous Hawaiian shirt painted with sunflowers, and instead of a dangerously loaded belt, a white towel is cheerfully sticking out from underneath. No two ways about it, the guy had clearly decided to f… with the clueless kids’ heads! And he certainly pulled it off. Another Perfect Day, riding on his wings, tears down every barrier firmly staked out over the years of “motor” roaring. You could even say he broadens Lemmy’s musical horizons in a pretty unfriendly way. The traditionally heavy, uncompromising brainwashing of course remains the red thread of the album the whole way through, but with one difference. Along with freshness, Brian brought a bigger emphasis on melody itself, which puts Philty in a very awkward spot, as the untamed drummer finds himself, for the first time, alongside a first-class guitarist. This time there’s no trace of Clarke’s guitar butchery, whose unbearable stench was mostly covered up well by Taylor’s hiccuping. Instead, Philty has to wrestle with a fluid and completely free style of playing, which more often than not pushes him onto a side track.
The “Robbo” album, as it’s often fondly called, opens with Back At The Funny Farm, kicked off by the thunder of Lemmy’s bass, and Robbo and Philty quickly join in on the madness. It’s really the thoroughly chewed-over Ace Of Spades motif, which on top of that drops into Overkill in the closing stretch. The thrilling intro carries on with the excellent Shine, a simple rock & roll lineup that Brian Robertson dances around like a cat around hot porridge. The guy’s moment comes with the phenomenal Dancing On Your Grave, which shows off the full greatness of his guitar playing. On one side, a rough bad ass riff effectively gives way to a singable guitar chorus that sounds majestic alongside Lemmy’s trademark “recitation”! That Motorhead, even with Robertson on board, are above all lovers of proper rock & roll kicks to the head is proven by Rock It, yet another wound-up-to-the-limit “motor” symphony, where even the sound of a piano addresses us from the background. Fantastic. Rock It’s killer tempo is rivaled by the ominous Tales Of Glory, with a once again brilliant Robertson, comfortably settled into the role of a hooligan hell-raiser.
Besides his strong melodic embellishments, Robertson deserves credit for the colorful yet simple themes of songs like One Track Mind and the brilliant Another Perfect Day. The latter in particular represents the other, calmer side of Motorhead, which undoubtedly only adds to the standing of the whole album. But the moment of Robertson’s greatest triumph comes with the moving yet unyielding I Got Mine. It’s hard to describe all the emotions that wash over you listening to this astonishing creation. Probably not the favorite tune of your average local, cheap-beer-soaked headbanger, but like Another Perfect Day as a whole, it still stands proudly as one of Lemmy’s greatest achievements of all time. No doubt about it!
Line-up
Lemmy Kilmister: vocals/bass
Brian Robertson: guitar
“Philty Animal” Taylor: drums
Production
Tony Platt
Track list
1.Back At The Funny Farm
2.Shine
3.Dancing On Your Grave
4.Rock It
5.One Track Mind
6.Another Perfect Day
7.Marching Off To War
8.I Got Mine
9.Tales Of Glory
10.Die You Bastard
Trajanje albuma: 44.11
