Bastards - Motörhead

On 29th November 1993 the British heavy metal band Motorhead returned to what they do best with their album Bastards, originally to be titled "Devils". This was later to be changed to the slightly more controversial title "Bastards" which is not meant in the vulgar term but merely as a reference to a child born out of wedlock. After their last album "March or Die" which was a very commercial and toned down form of the band, it is good to hear them returning to full force with this album. At the time of recording the band consisted of the following members; Lemmy Kilmister - Bass guitar and Vocals Phil ...  Read the complete review

Bastards by Motorhead is a classic album released by the band in 1993, rockin' lyrics and varied styles from the anthem type Born to Raise Hell, to the hard rock bluesy sounding Bad Woman with a great use of piano. Motorhead are excellent at plucking out tracks with their well used formula of short and catchy Ramones like lyrics to very hard and fast rock n roll with of course the husky Lemmy belting out the words. Bastards is a great one though because there's a lot of variation in the tracks, the lyrics are clever, a good example is Death or Glory that speeds it's way through history detailing conflicts. The guitar riffs are infectious and some of the solos ...  Read the complete review