Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers: The Rise of Motörhead
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1770413472 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Motörhead, remember me now, Motörhead, alright!”Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers is the first book to celebrate the classic-era Motörhead lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke, and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor. An in-depth coda brings the story up to date with the shocking recent deaths of Taylor and Kilmister.Motörhead comes to life in this book as bad-luck bad boys doused in drink and drugs, most notably speed incapable of running their lives right, save for Fast Eddie, who is charged with holding things together. Popoff also examines the heady climate of music through the band’s rise to prominence during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, with detailed reflection on Motörhead’s unique position in the scene as both originators and embattled survivors who carried on the renegade spirit of those times.. Through interviews with all of the principal troublemakers, Martin Popoff celebrates the formation of the band and the records that made them legends: Motörhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, No Sleep ’til Hammersmith, and Iron Fist
Great for Fans I love heavy metal, and love reading about music, and Popoff is my favorite metal writer! I'm loving this book! I'm sure there is some huge biography on Lemmy out there, but what I like about this volume is that it focuses only on the years of the best line-up Motorhead ever had, with Filthy Phil and Fast Eddie. Popoff turns this into a story of a group of outcasts climbing their way to success, despite th. This book focuses on the original band's rise, the formidable years of 1976-1982, when the band got larger than life. Kindle Customer Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, The Rise of Motorhead by Martin Popoff was received direct from the publisher. Motorhead, the iconic metal band a person can arguably say that most everyone in the civilized world has at least heard a riff from, rocked the world for many years. The band had members come and go, but this book focuses on the original band's rise, the formidable years of 1976-1982, when the ban. Bloody 'ell. Wot a gem! Daniel Fedorenko First off, if you are reading this and are not yet familiar with Martin Popoff, you should be. Martin writes on hard rock and heavy metal from a fan's perspective (albeit a very knowledgeable fan's perspective) and his love for the music and bands he writes about really shines throughout his work. This book deals with the "classic line-up" of Motorhead (the Kilmister, Taylor, Clarke era) and their groundbr
I mean, all the sex, drugs, and rock’n’ roll stuff is already legendary, as is the Live life on 10 attitude of Lemmy and the band. “For 40 years Motörhead kicked your ass and made you deaf. The Rev highly recommends Beer Drinker and Hell Raisers for both hardcore Motörhead fans (duh) as well as anybody who lives and breathes rock ‘n’ roll. and his life’s work, Motörhead, documenting the early years of one of rock music’s most beloved and underrated outfits. They inspired an entire genre of music and the driving force was Lemmy. This book really captures what it was like to be in a band with these legendary idols. Grade: A+.” That Devil Music Blog“Popoff says that he is a huge fan of the band, something that comes through clearly in the book.” Decibel Magazine“There’s as much here for the fan to gobble up as a musi