Best of Motorhead [Original recording remastered]

Motörhead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B00004X0AS
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,641 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Speed metal, thrash metal-sub-genres like these wouldn't exist were it not for Lemmy, "Philthy Animal" and the rest of these British metal pioneers! Here's the first truly comprehensive Motorhead collection, a 2-CD set featuring 44 of the best, most ferocious tracks from across their decades-long career, including Motorhead; Ace of Spades; Overkill; Bomber; Snake Bite Love; ; a killer version of the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen ; four unissued live bonus tracks, and more!

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joe D., May 5, 2005

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Joseph A. Donahue "Lemmyrules1" (chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Motorhead (Audio CD)

Dave Leon what are you smokin!!! Guys like you don't even know who the greats are. This is an excellent CD. It's missing few songs that belong here. They do this so you buythe whole catalog. It's a great first CD For New Lemmy listeners. Lemmy Kilmister is the greatest living Rock n Roll living legend today. Dave Grohl has it right trust him. The best thing about the Motortrain is that it keeps on rolling every year with massive tour dates. Saw them in Chi-town in March on the Inferno tour "Wow". Plus they put out great new material every other year. If Lemmy,Phil and Mickey had it there way they would do a new CD every six months and it would be great. Dave Leon don't put Tool on the same planet as Motorhead. Dave do you don't know who John Sykes, Gary Moore or Glenn Hughes are? Probably not. Long Live Motorheead.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motorhead... Born to kick your ass, November 12, 2005

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E (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Motorhead (Audio CD)

I'm assuming that if you're checking out this "Best Of" compilation you are fairly new to the band. This album pretty much just puts their most popular tracks on 2 discs. Unless you're a tight-wad I would put down another 20 or so dollars and get the 5 disc "best of" box set "Stone Deaf Forever". It's well worth it. But if you're just looking for a fairly cheap way to get all the motorhits then buy the damn thing! Lemmy & crew never dissapoint.

As for the pu**y-boy below who claims that f***ing Korn and all of that other stale FM rock that no one really cares about is better than Motorhead... Get off the crack man! Powerman 5000 and Disturbed are solid metal acts?? The reason Motorhead has been around as long as they have been is because they blow those weaklings off stage... brethern.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic compilation from a very underrated band, September 23, 2000

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Michael Vanier (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Motorhead (Audio CD)

This compilation is the first Motorhead CD I've bought, although I've always enjoyed their songs when I heard them (which wasn't often). I think the reason Motorhead aren't more popular is because their music, although very distinctive, doesn't fit neatly into the standard rock categories. It's much like a cross between heavy metal and punk, but it's too fast for metal and too heavy for punk. To me, they're like a much heavier version of AC/DC; in other words, a great rock band through and through. There are lots of great songs here, and quite a few classics ("Ace of Spades", "Eat the Rich", and "Orgasmatron" among them). The lyrics are often funny and sometimes surprisingly poetic. The playing is fast, intense, and tight, and Lemmy's screeching vocals are a perfect complement to the intensity of the songs. The only criticism I have is that the quality of some of the recordings (particularly the earlier ones) occasionally leaves something to be desired. If you're just getting into Motorhead, you couldn't do better than this compilation.