While Hanoi Rocks may be great to play at a party to kick it up a gear, Motorhead has always gone the more direct attack your eardrums approach. Their 1982 album "Iron Fist" is no different. From the very first song, it is determined to assault your ears and leave you shaking so much that some may think your are having some sort of episode. At least it does that for me. Each time I listened to it over the past few days, I strangely found myself headbanging frantically and looking for a mosh pit.
Unlike "Ace of Spades," there is no signature track on the album. Each time I thought I found one, the next tracks sounds just as good if not better. Every song is determined to pound you into submission with that typical Motorhead sound. I even tried to put forward the view in my own head that possibly the songs are all too similar. No, there are differences in them, it's just that fearsome musicianship of Clarke, Lemmy and Taylor that make the songs what they are. If I had to pick the best tracks on "Iron Fist," I would have to go with "America," "Shut It Down" and "(Don't Need) Religion." The middle of these contains Fast Eddie's best guitar solo. However, pick any track off this album and I wouldn't disagree with you that it's a good one.
Track Listing:
- Iron Fist
- Heart of Stone
- I'm the Doctor
- Go to Hell
- Loser
- Sex Change
- America
- Shut It Down
- Speedfreak
- (Don't Let'em) Grind Ya Down
- (Don't Need) Religion
- Bang to Rights
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Lemmy Kilmister- bass, lead vocals
Fast Eddie Clarke- guitars
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor- drums
Lemmy has stated in interviews that "Iron Fist" was bad and inferior to other Motorhead material. Frankly, I don't see it. To me this just another fine Motorhead album that makes me want to get up and smash a large object through a wall.
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