In between, there were a slew of lineup shifts from record to record, but the stability of the last 22 years has been great for the band. There are two major вЂњperiodsвЂќ in MotГ¶rheadвЂ™s existence: the so-called вЂњclassic lineupвЂќ of Lemmy, guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke, and drummer Philthy Animal Taylor (this is the version that made the albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace Of Spades, Iron Fist and the live No Sleep вЂTil Hammersmith), and the current incarnation of Lemmy, guitarist Phil Campbell, and drummer Mikkey Dee, who have been together (plus second guitarist Wurzel, who left in 1995 and died in 2011) since 1992 and have made 12 albums to date. But LemmyвЂ™s lyrics are sharp, witty, and cutting, taking on sex, war, and religion with little thought for the feelings of the overly sensitive. MotГ¶rhead songs are fast, aggressive, and primitive in the best rock вЂnвЂ™ roll style. Musically, they arrived fully formed, with a sound that hasnвЂ™t changed much at all in four decades. (Lemmy claims he used to see Johnny Rotten hanging around Hawkwind gigs, proving that artistic boundaries are often more porous than theyвЂ™re credited as being.) Their true debut came in 1977, at the peak of punk rock, and MotГ¶rhead were immediately accepted by both the punks and the headbangers, something thatвЂ™s remained true to this day. Lemmy wasted no time getting his next project rolling MotГ¶rheadвЂ™s first recording sessions were in 1975, though they werenвЂ™t released until 1979, after the band had switched labels and achieved some success. He was busted at the Canadian border on tour, and that was it he was out, and HawkwindвЂ™s glory era pretty much came to an end with his departure. No, seriously - bassist/vocalist Ian вЂњLemmyвЂќ Kilmister formed MotГ¶rhead (originally Bastard) after being kicked out of space-boogie overlords Hawkwind for being into meth, rather than the hallucinogenics his bandmates favored. MotГ¶rhead are one of those bands, like ZZ Top or AC/DC, that seemingly everyone who likes loud electric guitars can agree on.

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