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MotA¶rhead - Overkill

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Overkill
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Artist(s)Motörhead
StudioSanctuary Records
Release DateSeptember 11, 2001
UPC Code060768521223
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1 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
 

About MotA¶rhead - Overkill

This 1979 studio album established MotC6rhead as one of the all-time great Metal bands and a cornerstone of the new British Heavy Metal movement. Features such MotC6rhead standards as the title cut, "Stay Clean," "No Class," and "Louie Louie" remixed into surround sound from the original recording tapes.

Special Features - A variety of special features on these DVD-Audio titles may include: 24 bit/96 kHz DVD-Audio and 24 bit/48kHz Dolby Digital 5.1 options Stunning 5.1 surround sound Plays on All DVD players Album Description

Tracks

  1. Overkill
  2. Stay Clean
  3. (I Won't) Pay Your Price
  4. I'll Be Your Sister
  5. Capricorn
  6. No Class
  7. Damage Case
  8. Tear Ya Down
  9. Metropolis
  10. Limb from Limb
  11. Too Late Too Late
  12. Like a Nightmare
  13. Louie Louie
  14. Tear Ya Down
  15. Louie Louie

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (20 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteOverkilling your ears with happiness!Quote
I knew Motorhead Rocked, but this second effort shows them jelling into a classic band. All the big tunes, "Stay Clean", "Metropolis", and "Louie, Louie" Are solid. The ones I haven't heard "Pay Your Price", "Tear Ya Down", and "Limb By Limb" were great surprises too. If you're a Motorhead fan or are new to the band This ones a must have! July 20, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteDRINK THIS SH** OUT THE BOTTLE!!!Quote
If you think you know what they mean when they say "Heavy Metal" and you have never heard this album... than you are lying to yourself. Lemmy of Motorhead had been noodling around with a few sounds, and a few line-ups since about '74, trying to create a bar band that was as true to the term "Kick A&&" as he was. The peices slowly fell together a year or so earlier when he got the trio together to make up the first real line-up to Motorhead. While the debut album was a frenzy of hard rockin sound that literally bounced off your walls and into your brain stem, it was here with OVERKILL that the band took it past the limits and created the most balls out heavy metal experience around.
Overkill is the album that really shows how epic metal can be, without all of the extended jams or the drawn out solos. In fact, every song is pretty basic, and under five minutes. But it packs the punch. This album is best coupled with Bomber, the bands next release... however the latter album mellows out just a tad (it'll still make your mommas head explode though)... Overkill is pretty much the pinnacle, of nasty, bad ace rock,roll and metal. Arrrrrrgggggg....lets slug some whiskey and jump on things! February 21, 2008

rating: 4 QuoteGreat Early MotörheadQuote
One of Motörhead's best, ... offers their usual mix of groove infused speed metal with some atmosphere ("Capricorn") and punk inspired hark rock ("Tear Ya Down"). A very strong album, with no weak tracks! February 2, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteHow Can You Give This Less Than Five Stars?Quote
Some musical purists may turn up their noses, but I don't see how anyone who enjoys 30-40 minutes of straight-ahead, no-BS rock could dislike Motorhead.

"Overkill" is a 100-percenter of an album, meaning every cut here is a complete classic, and I never have to hit the "skip" button once. Furthermore, I'm going to need to create a new designation for future albums I review, called CVR.

CVR stands for Certified Volume Raiser, and it goes to any album that involuntarily causes me to reach for the control marked "Volume" and adjust so as to make the music louder. "Overkill" is one of those albums.

Anyway, rock albums that clock in at under 40 minutes with zero cheesy power ballads rule the earth. (Not that cheesy power ballads are always a bad thing.) "Overkill" fits that bill to a T, and you could make the argument that at times this record is almost punkish in its intensity. Alternatively, songs such as "Capricorn" and "Metropolis", nicely slow the pace down to that of a chugging runaway train, and kick tail THAT way.

The best song on this album is "Limb From Limb", which starts out as a Hendrix-like tune before opening up the throttle and going all-out toward its roaring conclusion. A classic. "Stay Clean" is another finalist for Best Song, because when you first hear it, it doesn't sound like anything special, but as with the best songs it gets better and better with every listen.

Everyone says Motorhead and this album in particular influenced speed metal. While that may be true, for me it's just good solid hard rock-type JAMS. A true CVR, indeed. 10 out of 10. January 29, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteAwesome noise....Metallica deservers thanks for introducing me to this band...almost makes up for St. Anger....Quote
I decided to buy this album because my good friends Metallica told me they really liked this band. They covered four songs of theirs on their garage, inc. album, so I thought they couldn't be that bad. And Motorhead are awesome! This is wonderful noise, especially the title track (which feels like it can go on forever, which is OK by me), and Stay Clean, which has a great bass solo in it. Lemmy can't really sing, but that's OK, I still dig the crazy vibe this album has. It's also hard to believe this guy are only a trio, as they sound larger than that. Overkill is a perfect introduction to the genius (?) of Motorhead.

December 3, 2007

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