We Are Motorhead

The Album Is Best Described By Lemmy As: 'We'Re Motorhead & We'Re Gonna Kick Your Ass!'.

Who could've guessed back in 1977--when ex-Hawkwind bassist Lemmy Kilmister's new band, Motörhead, released their self-titled debut--that Lemmy's career would some day be measured in decades? The rapid-fire metal/punk group seemed to have ignited a fast-burning wick that would lead to certain explosion. Yet here's Motörhead in 2000 still hammering out speedy, thick metal. We Are Motörhead finds Lemmy in his mid-50s barking out "See Me Burning" as the youthful Mikkey Dee (of Dokken fame) powers his double-bass beat. A trio once again, with guitarist Phillip Campbell holding down the guitar slot, Motörhead slice the speed a bit thinner than on earlier albums such as Ace of Spades and the classic No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. But Lemmy is as irascible as ever, as evidenced by the touching, minor-key ballad "One More Fucking Time." --Andrew Bartlett