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[00:01:03] Speaker B: Foreign.
[00:01:15] Speaker C: Welcome back to another episode of Rock Roulette Podcast. That's right, the crazy ass podcast that took over 1, 500 albums. Stuck them in a list, stuck them in a wheel. Typically every other week we spin the wheel. She picks a record for us and we go through it track by track. We talk about the music, the lyrics, the production, the melody and the arrangement and we give it scores. Just a bunch of friends who love music music and wanted to do a podcast and we are back to a duo tonight which hasn't happened in a while. So we have Mark oh hi Mark.
[00:01:42] Speaker A: What's up guys?
[00:01:43] Speaker C: And me Sav. Ciao. Buenos Aires Last week we wrapped up the debut by Oasis. Definitely maybe I thought a very strong showing. Yes, there are similarities between some things here and there, without a doubt. But overall I thought it was well produced. Some iffy stuff on the second side in terms of the loudness, a little muffled I think everybody was saying, but in general I thought pretty good production, pretty good melodies, without a doubt out and the guitar work was pretty good. Everything was pretty solid. Yeah, some of the lyrics obviously I know Mark was not happy having a repeat, but sometimes it means he has to read less. Mark, would you say that was your biggest gripe?
[00:02:17] Speaker A: Yeah, I think that the lyrics repeating over and over and not writing new lyrics got to me a little bit. Overall, it's a great album. It's a great debut. You can see why they ended up being so big, how their second album got even bigger than this. So it was good. I'm glad we got it now they.
[00:02:31] Speaker C: Continued on that trend. We get to spin the wheel tonight, which is always a great, great thing. And we'll touch on that later. First we've got the Baby Wheel and the New Bets in a world where.
[00:02:44] Speaker B: New music is not easy to find.
Welcome to New Bets.
[00:02:57] Speaker A: Okay, here's the New Bets Wheel.
[00:03:12] Speaker C: Bon Jovi, Red, White and Jersey. I heard about this One. This is on that new thing they're releasing. Legendary with the other singers. But I don't think this one has a guest singer. I think it's just them. Have you heard this one at all yet, Mark?
[00:03:26] Speaker A: I think I've heard pieces of it. We'll see what happens. I'm curious. I know there's one with Bruce Springsteen, which I think is Hollow. Man, I haven't heard that one yet, but I hear that's coming out.
[00:03:35] Speaker C: Haven't heard any of them.
[00:03:36] Speaker A: All right, let's do this.
So let's see how he sounds. This is Red, White in Jersey by Bon Jovi.
[00:03:54] Speaker B: I knew before I knew you that you were going to be the one so dancing in the fast lane that's just what we do when we come from when you lean in to kiss me Said boy, you don't deserve me yeah, we started cracking up but now look at us. Look at us, look at us. Yeah, we held our die looking up all night Led light to New York City when you seventeen those crazy dreams are your dream you might be with me it ain't no surprise your blue eyes, you feel like home to me we'll always be red, white New Jersey.
That summer with the top down we were singing along to American girl big time and in a small town when it was you and me against the world yeah, we both didn't know any better Devil lived life forever yeah, we held our die looking up all night at light to New York city when you're 17 those are basic dreams where you dreamed and right there with me it ain't no surprise your blue eyes still feel like home to me we'll always be red, white New Jersey.
Now we have all the summers gone Here we are still going strong Going strong, going strong yeah, we held our tight looking up all night at the lights of New York watching when you're 17 on your face a dream for your dream to night There with me there ain't no surprise your blue eyes still feel like home to me we'll always be red, white New Jersey where wide New Jersey where wide Jersey.
[00:07:13] Speaker C: That's not terrible. Production is what it is. He's very loud. The music isn't terrible, the melody. He does this odd thing in the way he sings in the verses sometimes, which is a little Bob Dylany, I feel.
At least he's still singing. Give him credit for that. What do you think, Mark?
[00:07:29] Speaker A: I think he sounds better than the stuff that was on Forever that I heard before. So maybe this is newer. Supposedly, this is not on Forever. This is the only original track.
This is newer, I assume. No guitar solo. Kind of a bummer. That weird transition when it just to no music, which is weird.
[00:07:46] Speaker C: Yeah. With just the drums.
[00:07:47] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:48] Speaker C: That was bad.
[00:07:49] Speaker A: Yeah. I didn't like that at all.
[00:07:50] Speaker C: I was going to say something about that. The music really sound like someone hit stop on the recorder. That was a bit weird. There's a little element of Drew Springsteen in there here as well. I mean, not terrible.
[00:08:01] Speaker A: It doesn't compare to anything that he did back in the day of any sort. He sort of kind of sounds like Bon Jovi, but not really. I mean, I know he's had the vocal surgery, so that's probably changed his voice a little bit. But I do think, like I said before, the sounds better than the other stuff from Forever that I heard. So maybe his voice is getting a little bit better. Maybe it's taking years of time after the surgery to get to where he's at. I just don't think the song is great.
[00:08:21] Speaker C: I find it funny where I feel that he struggles more in the verses where it seems to be easier to sing, but in the chorus, I think he sounds pretty good. So it's almost odd. It's almost as if, to me, it sounds like he's having more trouble downplaying than letting it go.
[00:08:36] Speaker A: It's okay.
[00:08:37] Speaker C: Again, 2025, still releasing music.
[00:08:40] Speaker A: It has elements of Bon Jovi that I like and then pieces that I just. I don't particularly like. I think the biggest problem here is that since he lost R. Sambora, I think the writing partners he's had are just not as good for him. And that's just missing in the dynamic of Bon Jovi is not having Richie Sambora there. And would this be better with him? I don't know. Again, there are pieces that I like, and there are pieces you're like, oh, that transition that he had, he never had a transition like that. It was so clunky. He's usually good with that.
[00:09:06] Speaker C: Yeah, I was very surprised by that. I noticed that too, though. Just the music just really fell out. It looked like two pieces of tape that kind of slammed together.
[00:09:15] Speaker A: Well, let us know. Do you like it? Do you don't like it? Reach out on social media. Let us know. Let's rubber stu stamp this. Here we go.
[00:09:21] Speaker B: In a world where new music is not easy to find, welcome to new bets.
[00:09:36] Speaker C: Now we get the mama wheel.
[00:09:38] Speaker A: What are you thinking?
[00:09:39] Speaker C: I really have no idea because I feel that it's very Feast or famine. We've gotten records by big bands that we had never heard, which is always cool as well. And then we get things like Tragic Kingdom, Oasis, basis, Bon Jovi, obviously. We've gotten their two biggest albums. Who knows? I always say something heavier. I don't feel like we ever. We've ever gotten something really heavy. We've got 90s. She. She's teasing you.
[00:10:03] Speaker A: I know she is.
[00:10:03] Speaker C: With the 90s, you asked for grunge, but it's like, no, I'm gonna give you this other 90s stuff at this point.
[00:10:09] Speaker A: I don't know. I'm just gonna say, let's spin it and see what it does.
[00:10:12] Speaker C: Yeah, who cares?
[00:10:13] Speaker A: All right, here we go.
[00:10:34] Speaker C: Legendary Ace of Spades by Motorhead.
[00:10:37] Speaker B: Wow.
[00:10:38] Speaker C: Yeah. I know one song from this album.
[00:10:41] Speaker A: Let me guess what song that is. Ace of Spades. Yes.
[00:10:44] Speaker C: Good guess. Motorhead is just one of those bands that I never got around to.
[00:10:49] Speaker A: I know this song. I may know one other song. Maybe I know him. Obviously, I know who Lemmy was.
[00:10:55] Speaker C: Mm.
[00:10:56] Speaker A: It's just I've never really listened to anything by theirs at all.
[00:10:59] Speaker C: And just to explain to people that listen. Oh, by the way, I forgot to thank the people that listen because we had another major uptick this week. So whatever is going on, we incredibly appreciate it. Keep it going. And again, reach out to us. Tell us what you like, what you don't like, and what may have been causing all this. You may know more than we do. Enough said. Thanks again. Now, getting back to this, it depends in the circles that we travel as well. I'm sure some of the people listen to it, some didn't. So I guess it just depends which voices were louder in terms of, hey, listen to this or listen to that. So we always knew of the band. None of us really, that I know of were Motorhead fans. I'm not sure. Maybe Steve or Frank. I mean, unfortunately, they're not here to tell us. Even them I've never really heard make major mention. I'm very curious to see how the rest of it goes.
[00:11:44] Speaker A: The songs look short. It's not very long songs. Two minutes, three minutes, maybe a four minute here. That's about it. This is 1980. It's really early, too. I didn't realize it was that early. This was their first. First debut in the United States.
[00:11:57] Speaker C: Oh, wow.
[00:11:57] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't think it charted, did it? Probably not. No, I didn't chart. Not in the United States, anyway. In the UK on the rock and metal albums, it went to four. That's probably big. This Is their biggest album, I would assume. Is this going to be the classic version of the band? I assume. I don't know.
[00:12:10] Speaker C: I believe it is.
[00:12:11] Speaker A: It's Lemmy on vocals, bass and backing vocals. Fast Eddie Clark on lead guitar and lead vocals on one song. Phil Filthy Animal Taylor on drums. I even know these guys names. Yes. Which I find hysterically funny. But I don't know anything about them, their music, other than Ace of Spades.
[00:12:28] Speaker C: Exactly. Cool. I'm excited.
[00:12:29] Speaker A: From Ace of Spades, this is Ace of Spades by Motorhead.
[00:12:45] Speaker B: If you like to gamble, I tell you how you land, you win some, lose some and do the same to me.
The pleasure is to play. Make no difference what you say.
I don't shave greed. The only gun I need is the ace of spades. The ace of spades.
Playing for the high wall. Dancing with the devil, going with the blue. It's all against 7 11.
Snake eyes watching you double up a quit double snake is split. The ace is fades. The ace is fades.
[00:13:44] Speaker C: Metal in its purest form. What more can you say? Simple riff. Just driving drums driving. His voice is perfect for the song. I've always thought this is a great song.
[00:13:54] Speaker A: It's always been a great song for me. I like the riff. Riff recording is very rudimentary. It has a little bit of punk aspect in it too, I think. Maybe like a little thrashiness a little bit too.
[00:14:03] Speaker C: They were an influence. Metallica named him as an influence. Without a doubt.
[00:14:07] Speaker A: I think it's great. It's always been a great song. I always remember seeing me because he sung with the microphone really up. It was kind of his stance. His rock stance.
[00:14:15] Speaker C: Yep.
[00:14:16] Speaker A: So here are the lyrics. If you'd like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man. You win some, you lose some. It's all the same to me. The pleasure is to play. It makes no difference what you say. I don't share your greed. The only card I need is the ace of spades. Spades, the ace of spades. Verse 2. Playing for the high one. Dancing with the devil, going with the flow. It's all a game to me. Seven or 11, snake eyes watching you. Double up or quit. Double take or split. The ace of spades, the ace of spades. You know what's kind of funny? We're Rock Relay Podcast and this is about gambling.
And he was a big gambler. You hear all stories about him. He'd go to the Rainbow and sit in front of the. The electronic card machine and he sat there and he would just sit there Drink and play Electronic gambling. It's kind of funny that he wrote a song about gambling.
[00:14:56] Speaker C: I do remember that Steve was actually the one who told me. I didn't know that he died. The day that he died, Steve and actually his brother were over the house and I was pouring a beer and his brother was like, oh, let's pour this for Lemmy. I'm like, did he die? He goes, yep. I was like, I didn't even hear about it.
[00:15:11] Speaker A: It sucked. He was kind of the guy like Ozzy. You always expected he's going to be there because he was always there.
Production is a little bit thin. I'm assuming there wasn't a lot of money put into this. I don't really know, though.
[00:15:21] Speaker C: This isn't a movie that it's called Zombie Nightmare.
It's funny, I don't know if you remember that band Thor, maybe Forgot if it's Thor Mickelson. Something I can't rem.
He's in it. He's basically, let's say the main character. The main kind of Dickie character in the movie is. It's famous because he directed Deadpool and Wolverine. And I forgot what other movie he also directed. I'll look it up. But I'm like, wait a second. Because it's one of my favorite MSC3K episodes. So that's how I know it. Even though they cut, like certain parts out. But I heard mentioned. So he's like, oh, I can't believe his name is now this famous director. And then I looked at. I was like, holy shit.
Oh, he did. Spun on Stranger Things. That's what it is. Is. But yeah. Anybody? Check it out.
[00:16:04] Speaker A: Great song.
[00:16:05] Speaker C: Absolutely.
[00:16:06] Speaker A: All right, let's continue. Here we go.
[00:16:13] Speaker B: You know I'm going to lose I got fools but that's the way I like it, baby I don't want to live forever and don't forget the joker.
[00:16:50] Speaker C: Pretty good solo, I thought. What'd you think?
[00:16:52] Speaker A: Yeah, for the song. It doesn't really have any beginning, middle, or end. It's just kind of there. I think for this song. It's perfect for what this is. This is a very punky, early metal, thrashy song. I think it's good for that. All right, let's finish it up. There's not much more. It's a short song.
Here we go.
[00:17:10] Speaker B: Pushing up the ante I know you got to see me Read em and weep the dead man's hand again I see it in your eyes Take one look and die the only thing you see you know it's gonna be the aces. Fades, the ace of Spade.
[00:17:55] Speaker C: I like that little part. Little kind of breakdown thing. I thought it went well. Great song. So harmless to it. How long is that song?
[00:18:02] Speaker A: 2:46 in and out.
[00:18:03] Speaker C: It's metal history right there.
[00:18:05] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. No, it's a legendary song. You gotta like this if you like rock music. Yeah, it's all awesome. So the bridge is, you know, I'm born to lose and gambling's for fools but that's the way I like it, baby I don't want to live forever and don't forget the joker.
And verse three is pushing up the ante. I know you got to see me Read him and weep. The dead man's hand again I see it in your eyes Take one look and die the only thing you see you know it's going to be. And back to the chorus. The one thing I can say is he has more lyrics in this song than all the Oasis things put together. I think.
[00:18:34] Speaker C: Go.
[00:18:35] Speaker A: Yes, I noticed he's not lazy on lyrics. Yeah, it's cool.
[00:18:38] Speaker C: Lemmy told Rolling Stone. It's still very popular when we do it on stage, everyone loves it, but when we wrote it, we were just doing an album. It's just another song. I thought it was pretty good, but I didn't think it was that good. So I have no special memory of writing it. It's got a tap dancing part, you know, Phil's solo. When he called it that, there was a big debate, are we going to take it out or leave it in? And then we left it in. I was surprised when the song took off. It's no better than all the other others.
[00:19:04] Speaker A: Yeah. So it is about gambling. Oh, yeah, yeah. It says here he was doing a lot of gambling. I don't think he ever stopped gambling. I think that's what we should say. The key. Gamble forever.
[00:19:12] Speaker C: Gambled and drank, I think.
[00:19:13] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, that's what I think. I actually like that. Ace of Spades is the first song and we get this out of the way now we get to hear songs that we don't know exactly. Well, why don't you go first?
[00:19:22] Speaker C: I was going to do sevens. I. I'll do eights. I'll do eights. I know the production is a little thin. Even if you watch that movie, the version is. Is louder the. In this. So this production was then. Even compared to that. So I know that it can sound better. I think the lyrics are fine. It's telling a story. They're not that simple in the way he does it either. I kind of like the way he does it. And this is Metal History. Two eights. We'll start it off strong.
[00:19:47] Speaker A: What do you think I'm gonna do Eights across. I think it's such a legendary song. I don't really know anything else from them, so I'm glad we got this out of the way. I like the lyrics, like the melody. The guitar soul is okay. It's exactly what this song needs. I'm not expecting virtuoso guitar playing. I'm expecting dir. Raunchy guitar. I assume that's what I'm going to get for the rest of it. Yeah. Eights across.
Okay, now we get songs that we don't know. This is Love me like a reptile.
[00:20:35] Speaker B: You manifest laid eyes on you d beyond I can't believe it's true And I like to watch your body sway I got no choice I'm going to twist your tail.
Loving like a reptile, Love it like a reptile I got to sit my friends in you the noise and stole me I got me hypnotized Hot tongue breaks in a mountain I can't believe my eyes.
You're soft. My belly next to vine Scaly baby see you shining.
Love me like a reptile. Love me like a reptile.
You're murdering disguise, Black mama. Murdering.
[00:21:41] Speaker C: I hear Gene Simmons in this. I feel like I hear him in the main riff. I feel. I hear it in the way he's singing. I know that he would have done something as dirty as this, but I really feel Gene Simmons would shine on this song. That's what I'm hearing.
[00:21:55] Speaker A: I can hear a little bit of that. I think it's funny how songs had to be crafted around to not say what you wanted to say, but make the inference of what you're going to say.
He's doing a pretty good job job of steering away from what he really is trying to say and making you interpret that. I think it's good. There's a little bit of punk in this.
It is 1980 punk was pretty big at this point. Wonder if that had a little bit of influence on what they were doing too.
[00:22:19] Speaker C: Talking about the new wave of British heavy metal. That point. Don't tell Steve Harris. Don't tell him that there was any punk influence in Iron Maiden. Reversing an interview with him. This is. It's kind of birth from them. This is kind of development of the next stage of what's coming. I think it's a little bit of a hand in hand hand without a Doubt. I don't like this one as much as the first one. I I I like the riff more than the melody and, and the things. But the music is pretty good.
[00:22:46] Speaker A: I like the riff. It's going to be hard to be better than Ace of Spades. I think it's a little rough. Even though he says that it's just another song to him. I think that this has a good riff. Maybe the lyrics and the melody just not as good. Speaking of that, here we go. First one. Knew I had to bite you, baby When I first laid eyes on you that moment turned me on and I can't believe it's just true Pre Chorus I like to watch your body sway I got no choice, I'm going to twist your tail and the chorus is Love me like a reptile, love me like a reptile I'm going to sink my fangs in you verse 2. Thunder Lizard, Stony eye, you got me hypnotized Hot tum breaks in and out and I can't believe my eyes Pre Chorus and your soft white belly next to mine Scaly baby, see you shine Chorus Love me like a reptile, love me like a reptile your murder in disguise block my mamba Murder disguise How come he can write three things, verse, pre chorus and chorus that are all different and Noel Gallagher can't write two verses.
It is kind of funny if you think he's like the total opposite. Yeah, he writes different choruses. He writes different pre choruses. He doesn't repeat the verses, at least not yet. So funny for what it is. I think it's fine. I wouldn't expect them to be super big, especially here. They would never be a big gigantic band, influence wise. I'm sure they're gigantic. Connect to lots of bands that even bigger, like I said. Metallica for one.
[00:24:05] Speaker C: They're always mentioned. It's just one of those bands that I just never got around to. But everybody knows who Motorhead is. And if you don't know who Motorhead is, you know who Lemmy is.
[00:24:14] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:24:14] Speaker C: I saw shirts of Motorhead before I think I even listened to music.
[00:24:21] Speaker A: And they were cool shirts from what I remember.
[00:24:22] Speaker C: Absolutely. Kind of like the mascot thing. Not on this album cover. The skull looking thing with the horn. Horns or the tusks, I should say. I think it's tusks. Yeah.
[00:24:31] Speaker A: Yeah, that's cool. Here we go. Let's continue.
[00:25:09] Speaker C: I like that part. I like the solo. Like that part out of it. That's my favorite part so far. I thought the solo is pretty good. Especially for the song. He's smooth.
Nothing fancy, but just smooth. It's not sloppy. I think it's composed and me personally. It fits the song. There's melody to it.
[00:25:25] Speaker A: You would expect him to be a lot sloppier, but he's not. I think he does a really good job. Like that part that's after that little middle part. So far, I like better than the whole song, I think. I think it's a decent song. Again, I know nothing. This is brand new. I'm like a brand new baby listening to new stuff. Even though it's almost 40 something years old at this point. It's crazy.
[00:25:41] Speaker C: The wheel said, how can you guys not know Motorhead, you idiots?
[00:25:44] Speaker A: We don't. We know who they are. We just don't. We know nothing about them.
[00:25:47] Speaker B: All right, here we going up my back. You got no love to steal.
You know I got my eyes. Are you?
Yes. Petrifying. Don't stick like glue.
Love it like a reptile.
Love it like a reptile.
Shock you like an electric eel.
Sh. You like electric eel Sam.
[00:27:05] Speaker C: I like that they can do dynamics. You're not necessarily expecting it, especially if the main riff comes out simple from the beginning. But they do these little parts and things that are pretty. Pretty good. He got another solo in there, which wasn't bad. I mean, musically, I like it just kind of. The melody was a bit meh for me, but I definitely like the music.
[00:27:21] Speaker A: It's his delivery, too. His delivery is very similar. The ends of his lines. I notice this man at the end of every favorite line.
It's kind of funny, but that's his style, I guess.
[00:27:31] Speaker C: I do like his voice, though.
[00:27:32] Speaker A: Oh, for this music. It's great.
[00:27:34] Speaker C: I do like it for what it is.
[00:27:35] Speaker A: Yeah. And that little bass break. He has a really aggressive bass sound. It's not like round and smooth. It's like really trebly and distorted. It works perfect. Verse three. Baby, you're a rattlesnake you know the way I feel Feel you crawling by back you've got no love to steal. Pre chorus. You know I've got my eyes on you you're petrified, gonna stick like glue. Chorus, you're love me like a reptile love me like a reptile Shock you like an electric eel Shock you like an electric e. Eel.
And at the end, they had the rattlesnake noise. I thought that was funny, too.
I guess I'll go first. I think I have to give this sevens across. I just think it's a fun song. I Think they do a really good job. I know nothing from them right now. I thought it was really good. It's great to be here.
[00:28:15] Speaker C: Thank you. It's quintuple. Seven just for Nicolo.
[00:28:18] Speaker A: Nikki Titty, baby, what do you think?
[00:28:20] Speaker C: I can't do sevens across. I'm going to be a little bit around here. I'll say five on the lyrics, six on the melody, seven on the music, seven on the arranged rant, and I'll say seven on production. Close. Not that far off. Not too bad. One, two, punch coming out.
[00:28:34] Speaker A: Yeah. I'm surprised that we're getting a good one, two, punch again. I know nothing else. So for me, it's just new stuff. It's like, oh, wow, look, a new band I might like. It's crazy and I don't know why I've never listened to them. I just don't understand how that has happened. But I guess you're right. We didn't have anyone that was listening to this. No one was like, hey, go listen to Bonerhead.
[00:28:50] Speaker C: I've seen a few of their album rankings because I have wanted to listen to them pretty recently, actually. I've watch a couple people that I've typically watched do Motorhead rankings. This album is toward the top of.
[00:29:01] Speaker A: Most people's list, from what I gather. The last two albums prior to this in the UK were big for them. This was their first hit in the United States. So it's probably the one that a lot of people remember. All right, another quick one here. This is shoot you in the back.
[00:29:29] Speaker B: The riders riding into the night into the west to see whose guns are bears they're all fools till the D rules the ride of Marion life No, he's gonna shoot you in the the wounded burns the awful ban the crimson rain.
You got to realize before he dies the rider wearing black.
[00:30:21] Speaker C: I didn't like chorus as much the first time, but it wasn't as bad the second time. I like the music and actually like the melody of the verse better the second time. Take it. It's growing me. Very simple. Simple riffs are things I think people can say, ah, you know, I can play this. But they do keep it interesting. I think the drummer, he's been doing, like, these little things to keep the drumming interesting. I like his voice.
[00:30:41] Speaker A: I like the riff.
His voice does have a very similar end part. Have noticed it now into the night. He does that all the time. That's his, like, trademark thing. The riff's good, the drummer's good. And then they had the vibr Slap going on.
[00:30:55] Speaker C: Yeah. This is just like straight up a western. They're supposed to be these bad guys in a western movie.
[00:31:00] Speaker A: Western in movies. Verse 1. The writers ride into the night, into the west to see whose guns the best. Chorus. They're all fools to live by rules. The writer wearing black no, he's gonna shoot you in the back, hey. Verse 2. The horseman turns the wound that burns the awful pain the crimson rain Chorus. He's got to realize before he dies the writer wearing black no, he's gonna, gonna, gonna shoot you in the back, hey.
[00:31:24] Speaker C: This is a perfect song for the album cover.
[00:31:26] Speaker A: Yeah, pretty much.
[00:31:27] Speaker C: Three of them dressed in black, the bandoleros and the hat. That's.
[00:31:30] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't think that costs a lot of money to make. Hey, let's just take a picture of this thing. Stick the Motorhead logo in the corner.
All right, let's continue. Here we go.
[00:32:02] Speaker B: Wow.
[00:32:13] Speaker C: I like that solo, too. I like the wawa in. It fits the song. I think the guy's got chopped. I've always heard his name. Like you said, I've known everybody in this band. Just didn't know the music really. But I always knew the people who were in it. I could have told you at any point in time who was in Motorhead. What'd you think of the solo?
[00:32:28] Speaker A: It's kind of funny. I almost hear an Ace frame Bradleyish thing going on with his play, but I know that they're kind of the same time frame because I think, age wise, they're fairly similar. I don't think he could have been influenced by Ace, but maybe some of his influences are very similar.
Can you hear that influence? Because you hear him play like, oh, that's very similar. So I liked it. I thought it was good. He's doing a great job. You can't be too shreddy. There really wouldn't be as much shreddy going on anyway, I think for the music that he does. I think solos are great. And again, you're right. I've heard his name over and over, over and over. All right, let's continue it. Here we go.
[00:33:03] Speaker B: It's suicide to live upright.
You claim your own.
You skin your bone your own life got you like a knife they ride away in black.
He's going to. He's going to shoot you in the back. Hey.
In the west is moving.
[00:33:51] Speaker C: Like the ending. The bass was good in that one as well. I really picked up on the bass. Bass playing, that's pretty good. I liked it.
[00:33:57] Speaker A: The more it went On, I have no complaints. I like the riff a lot. Bass playing is good. Drumming's good. Singing fits it perfectly. Everything's good. It's funny, since we haven't listened to this, you're like, ah, crap. I could have been listening to this the whole time. Maybe we like more what they've done. Who knows? If you were to ask me before we listened to this whether I like Motorhead, I've been like, I, you know, I like Ace of Spades.
[00:34:17] Speaker C: Pretty good, though. One for one, right? At least you know you like the one song that you know this is true.
[00:34:22] Speaker A: And guess what? New words again. It's suicide to live on pride you claim your own. Your skin, your bone. Chorus, your own life Cut you like a knife. The writer wearing black. He's going to. He's going to shoot in the back. Hey. In the Western movies. I guess they're very obsessed with the Western movies, huh?
[00:34:37] Speaker C: He said at this point they were watching a lot of cowboy movies.
[00:34:40] Speaker A: He writes what he likes. Gambling movies. I'm sure there'll be a drinking thing in here soon. It's just funny. The lyrics aren't great, but I give him credit for just writing so much, much lyrics.
Gotta be. All right, why don't you go?
[00:34:53] Speaker C: I appreciate the imagery. I think that's what it is. We always talk about stories. They're not. They are exactly what they are. I'm not even a Western fan, but I appreciate the scenario I think that he's creating. As of now, it's sevens. It could change.
Yes, that's right. It's me.
I know I've been gone for a long time, but I'm back. And it's quintuple seven. Nikki titties, baby. What do you think?
[00:35:17] Speaker A: I don't know. I want to do sevens, but I don't know if I should do sevens on this.
[00:35:21] Speaker C: If you don't go sevens, don't feel badly.
[00:35:23] Speaker A: No, I'm gonna go sevens. I think I have to go sevens. Nikki titty baby, quintuple 7, zippity bippity bop we're speeding through this. This is very short, man. This is live to win.
[00:35:54] Speaker B: You know you can't be hurt. You gotta believe in your star.
They'll always treat you like that. They can only push you so far they can't take it away.
If you got something to say they might try to let you in but you only gonna let you in.
Oh, it's hard to let you dread the constant fight if you don't wanna be a sled if you believe you're right they got the power now the sooner now we all know where we been, we all been.
[00:36:59] Speaker C: I like the main riff in this more than anything. I'm not too crazy about the melody and there isn't a ton of difference between the verse and the chorus.
[00:37:08] Speaker A: Yeah, I agree. All different words, all different choruses, all different verses.
[00:37:13] Speaker C: He's making it harder for you, even though you appreciate it.
[00:37:17] Speaker A: He's not even making it harder for me because the lyrics are so simple. It's easy to read the mere fact that he would go to that extent and not even keep choruses the same. Now, does that always help your factor of having people chant your lyrics? Probably not. I appreciate the writing sometimes. Maybe the choruses have to be similar. I like the Rift. The bass is really good in this.
It's very driving forward.
[00:37:36] Speaker C: Production is not whoa.
It's blended well. Everything kind of stands out in its own way. And I do appreciate, appreciate that it's not slick.
[00:37:44] Speaker A: It's not a slickly recorded record. It's a very raw and in your face and again, like the music is. This wouldn't work if it was super slick.
[00:37:52] Speaker C: I was just about to say that. That would ruin the vibe of it.
[00:37:55] Speaker A: Verse 1. You know you can't be hurt you got to believe in your star they'll always treat you like dirt they can only push you so far. Chorus. They can't take it away if you got something to say they may try and fence you in but you've only got to live to win. Verse 2. I know it's hard, a natural drag It's a hassle to fight if you don't want to be a slag if you believe, believe you're right. Chorus. They've got the power now but soon it's our hour now we all know where we've been We've all been living to win. It's a good sentiment, too.
[00:38:23] Speaker C: The most uplifting lyrics, I would say, so far.
[00:38:26] Speaker A: Yeah. Is it the Beatles? No.
Is it Lennon and McCartney? No. They all tell a story. It seems like he's not just disputing words out. He has a vision of what he's trying to write about.
[00:38:35] Speaker C: Absolutely.
[00:38:36] Speaker A: So, yeah, I think it's good. Here we go.
[00:39:07] Speaker C: I've liked every solo so far.
[00:39:09] Speaker A: It was fine. It wasn't my favorite so far, but it wasn't bad. Again, for the music. It's right spot on. What he needs to do. I have nothing bad to say about him. All right, let's continue. Here we go.
[00:39:33] Speaker B: Break down the wall they've been up. It's their D fall and the key is coming in, you know where it's Sam.
[00:40:56] Speaker C: I had a feeling that they were going to give you your fade. I just had that notion.
I like that outro solo. I'm glad that they gave him space because musically, that's what I like the most about this. And I really like his soloing. I like that space they gave him. And I thought he did a pretty good job. I like the way it ended.
[00:41:12] Speaker A: I didn't like the fade on that one. I don't know if I wanted that fade there. I usually like fades, but in that one I didn't want to fade. He got a second solo, which was good. It's funny, his solos are very fun, frenetic. There's not a lot of melody, really. It's just really bash you in the head with fast notes and bends and stuff, which is again, good. And he just recorded it, played what he wanted, and if he liked it, he left it. Which there something to be said about that. Who knows? Five takes, two takes, whatever it is. Doesn't sound like he's breaking it up and taking a piece, then patching it together with another one. It feels like it's just one take.
[00:41:42] Speaker C: I do like the overall vibe, without a doubt. I like all the solos, the vibe of it. I think they really vibe well with the songs.
[00:41:48] Speaker A: Yeah, 100%. Verse three. You mustn't shout it out loud don't create a scene don't indulge in being proud it only feeds their scheme Chorus, break down the wall Live it up it's their time to fall Anarchy is coming in because you know we live to win Here you go. Yeah, I like it. I got to go first. I don't know what to do. I'm going to say six on the lyrics, six on the melody, seven on the musicianship. Because I still think that's good. I didn't like the fade. I'm going to say six in production. I'm going to say seven. I actually like the way the drums are recorded on this album. They're broken up in the spectrum nights. Like when he does fill, you feel it going around, which is nice. I think the drums are recorded very well. What do you think?
[00:42:23] Speaker C: I will say five in the melody. Just. I wasn't feeling the melody. I will say six on everything. And I'll also say seven on the production. And actually, yeah, let's leave it like that.
We'll leave it like that. But overall, I did like I mean, I really like the musical even. Even if the.
The melodies. And the other ones, when I said the melodies, I wasn't too crazy about, they kind of groomed me. This one, not as much, I think. Maybe two. Because it wasn't as much difference between the verse. Verse and. And the chorus. But I do like the fact that there was a lot of music in it. And that's the part that I like the most. So I could go back and listen to this, like, oh, yeah, this cool part's coming up. Pretty good at arranging, too.
[00:42:58] Speaker A: Yeah, arrangements are pretty good. All right, the next one is fast and loose.
[00:43:16] Speaker B: 2 o' clock in the.
I know it's late, I know it's late, I'm done. And I like the night And I can make you feel all right I've been around for quite a while But I've learned how I can make you smile I know you won't refuse, you know I.
2 o' clock in the morning.
I know you're sleeping, you must be sleeping why don't you invite me in?
Get yourself some original sin.
I'll wake you up, let's stay in bed don't get up, get down instead I don't need no excuse.
You like it? Must have loose.
[00:44:25] Speaker C: This was another case where I didn't like the verse and chorus melody the first time around. And then I didn't mind it as much the second time around. Strong riff. Pretty good. It's not a bad song. I mean, the lyrics are what they are, but. And that kind of excuse. And loose.
The way he does it. At least the first time. I'll refuse and lose. That's what it was. Just the way he said it was a little bit jarring, I guess. But that's another pretty good song to me.
[00:44:49] Speaker A: The chorus melody is not very strong. I like the verse melody, actually. I like the cadence of the word. And you're right, the words are what they are. This about him trying to get laid is basically what it is.
He's covered all the bases. He's covering gambling, he's covering Cowboys, Revolution. He's not sticking to one thing, which is nice.
[00:45:06] Speaker C: I like the riff under the chorus.
[00:45:08] Speaker A: The chorus itself isn't great. And that fast and loose the first time is a little. Oh, I like the verses much more than I like the choruses. Different words on everything.
Verse 1. Two o' clock in the morning, baby I know it's late, I know it's late I'm young and I like the night And I can make you feel all Right. I've been around for quite a while and I've learned how to make you smile. Chorus. I know you won't refuse. You know I'm fast and loose. Verse 2. 2:00 clock in the morning, sugar, I know you're sleeping, you must be sleeping why don't you invite me in? Get yourself some original sin. I'll wake you up and stay in bed. Don't get up, get down instead. Chorus two is I don't need no excuse. You like it fast and loose, no remorse. Usually when they say things right before the solo, the solo is going to be good.
He's had good solos on here.
All right, let's hear it.
[00:46:45] Speaker C: I like that, too. I like that little breakdown. And going back to that main rift. The main riff is strong. This one feels a little bit louder, too, which I love.
[00:46:51] Speaker A: This solo was a little more put together. Looks like he spent a little time doing a little bit of melody, which is kind of different than the other ones he was doing. Yeah, I think he's doing a great job. I like the little breakdown again after. And there's going to be more lyrics because it's going to be different again.
I think there might be more lyrics here than on Rage against the Machine. Or just as much.
At least Rage against the Machine. The choruses were the same here. The choruses are always different. See, I bitched last episode about things being the same, and now I got somebody who writes everything different.
[00:47:19] Speaker C: Careful what you wish for.
[00:47:21] Speaker A: I know. Seriously. All right, let's continue this. Here we go.
[00:47:28] Speaker B: Let me in, baby, let me in.
You know me, you know I'm quiet.
I'm gonna stop here. Feeling tired.
I'm coming over and I won't be long.
Just let me finish writing this song.
I'm not gonna be abused.
I know you don't like it, love it.
Faster and lose. Faster and loose, Faster and loose. Faster and loose. Faster and loose. Faster and loose. Faster and loose. Faster and loose. Faster.
[00:48:30] Speaker C: You let that fade out or not?
[00:48:32] Speaker A: It starts off okay, but then when it gets to the end, they go really fast and fade it out. I would like a little slower of a fade.
[00:48:37] Speaker C: Agreed.
[00:48:38] Speaker A: I'd like to fade in this one, though. And they actually did the fast and loose over and over and over. It's the first time we've heard a chorus like that.
[00:48:43] Speaker C: Yep, they added that verse 3.
[00:48:45] Speaker A: 2 o' clock in the morning, honey. Let me in, baby, let me in. You know me, you know I'm wired. I'm gonna stop you feeling tired. I'm coming over and I won't be long. Just let me finish. Right. Writing this song. Chorus three, I'm gonna light your fuse. You know, you like it fast and loose and then fast and loose and interesting soloing on the end. They give him a lot of solos. I wouldn't think so, but there's a lot of it. Why don't you go first?
[00:49:07] Speaker C: I say three on the lyrics. I mean, they're just basically cliche. I'll say seven on production, seven on arrangement. I'll say six on the melody. Only because it didn't bother me as much the second time around. And I think it was great. It bothered me me more in the beginning. That's why I'll kind of up sweep. I'll say seven in production. What do you think?
[00:49:27] Speaker A: I'm going to say four in the lyrics, five on the melody, seven on the music, six on the arrangement, and seven on the production. I don't think it's bad. Nothing. He has really been bad. It's just one of those things where you got to appreciate his lyric writing. You have to appreciate the way he does lyrics. He always ends lines very similar.
He's got a style. Well, you know it's him because his voice sounds a certain way. I've never heard the band prior to this. Which is what? Hawkwind. I know. There's a Hawkwind podcast on the Deep Dive Network, and I don't even know what that's like. Is it like this? Is it lighter? I don't know.
[00:49:57] Speaker C: It gets different.
[00:49:58] Speaker A: Believe it or not, we're at the end of the side already.
[00:50:00] Speaker C: Wow.
[00:50:01] Speaker A: This is. We are the road crew.
[00:50:09] Speaker B: Another town, another place Another girl Another race Another truck Another race I've been in germ feeling bad Another night I'm going mad My woman's leaving I feel sad but I just love the life I lead Another beard is what I need Another cake My ears bleed Way on the road go Another town I've left behind Another dream completely blind Another hotel I can't find Another backstage bus for you Another tube of super through another border to get through I'm driving like a maniac Driving way to hell and back Another room I chase the pack we on the road crew.
[00:51:00] Speaker C: Pretty good, too. Not bad.
[00:51:02] Speaker A: Yeah. He's telling a story. It's pretty funny.
Everything it is to be on the.
[00:51:06] Speaker C: Road he said he wrote it in 10 minutes for his road crew, which he said was the best in the world.
[00:51:12] Speaker A: Did it say he wrote it in the toilet?
[00:51:14] Speaker C: Yes, I read that, too.
[00:51:16] Speaker A: That's Funny, Lemmy, you're a funny. All right. Another town, another place Another girl Another face Another drug Another race I'm eating junk, feeling bad Another night I'm going mad My woman's leaving I feel sad but I just love the life I lead Another beer is what I need Another gig My ears bleed we are the road crew verse 2. Another town I left behind Another drink, completely blind Another hotel I can't find Another backstage pass for you Another tube of super glue Another border to get through I'm driving like a maniac Driving my way to hell and back Another room a case to pack we are the road crew Sums it up. The verses aren't bad, actually. Like, way the lyrics go on that, and the riff's pretty good, too.
[00:51:57] Speaker C: Yeah, simple driving.
[00:51:58] Speaker A: I have a feeling you're not going to get any ballads.
[00:52:00] Speaker C: Oh, I doubt that.
Be funny.
[00:52:03] Speaker A: Lay me on a ballad. I don't know how that would work out, but I think we got a solo coming up, so here we go.
[00:52:34] Speaker C: Amazing that. I like that solo, too. I have to say, I've actually liked every solo so far in this record.
[00:52:39] Speaker A: Yeah, there's nothing you can say. All his solos have been good. He does a great job. They fit perfectly. Sometimes it's the less you play and not the more you play, and he's 100% that kind of guitar player.
[00:52:49] Speaker C: It's been solid and perfect for the songs.
[00:52:51] Speaker A: All righty, here we go.
[00:52:54] Speaker B: Another long T we can burn Another school, another turn Another Europe to learn Another Troy stop on the way Another game that I can play Another word I learned to say it Another plastic customs post Another bloody fine ghost Another set of scars to post we are the road to that's right, Ram.
[00:54:37] Speaker C: I like that. I like the way he was using the wall. Thought that was pretty cool. And he's done it well. And I like the space they give him because I like what he's playing. I was very happy with that ending.
[00:54:46] Speaker A: Yeah, well, I was good. I think the ending was a tad bit long. Could have been maybe 20 seconds shorter. Other than that, it was fine. It's just straight ahead. Rock and roll. You don't have anything more to expect out of this. You know what you're getting, and they do it very well. Okay, so here we go. Another hotel weekend burn Another screw Another turn Another Europe map to learn Another truck stop on the way Another game that I can play Another word I learned to say Another blasted customs post Another bloody foreign coast Another set of scars to boast we are the road crew he really likes his road crew. I'll go first, I guess. Five on the lyrics, five on the melody, six on the music, six on the arrangement, seven on production. I think it's still good, though. I don't know if it's as good as some of the earlier ones. I don't think it's bad. What do you think?
[00:55:29] Speaker C: I was going to keep it simple and actually go sixes across. I'm going to leave it that way. Even though some things I may be able to give higher or lower, just to balance it all out. I'll say sixes. I did like it.
[00:55:39] Speaker A: Yeah, it wasn't bad. So far, the side's been solid and.
[00:55:41] Speaker C: It sounds like what I thought it would sound. I haven't been surprised. This is what I expected Motorhead to sound like and I'm pleased.
[00:55:48] Speaker A: There's nothing not to be pleased about. It's exactly what you think this should be. You heard Ace of Spades. What would the rest of it be? I'm not surprised about this at all. It's been great and it's a quick listen, it's a fast side. You can see the whole album fairly quick. Why don't you do your thing?
[00:56:00] Speaker C: We are part of the Deep Dive Podcast network again, like I always say, a great bunch of guys. If you want to listen to individual podcasts, podcast about bands which. Including Hawkwind. I mean, how perfect can that be? I'm glad you brought it up. Mark Rush, Judas Priest, you name it, it's probably on there. So definitely check them out. And Mark, where can they find this?
[00:56:17] Speaker A: On the Interwebs, Rock with Pod. On the social media, rockwoodlightpodcast.com put a new bets in, send us an email, buy some merch, go to the polls. You know what to do. Put us on your auto download so you get our releases every week and rate us 5 stars wherever you do your podcast because obviously that helps us because we're having a nice uptick. So we'd like to hear what everyone has to say about the podcast, whether you like it, don't like it. We don't just five star it. That's all we care about. We're hoards like that.
Five stars.
And next week we get to finish this up.
[00:56:46] Speaker C: I'm excited.
[00:56:47] Speaker A: Yeah, me too. I'm curious to see what side two does. It should be awesome.
[00:56:50] Speaker C: Absolutely.
[00:56:51] Speaker A: Yep. All righty. We'll see you next week. Chow later.
[00:57:11] Speaker B: Sam.
