OK folks, something to start the weekend off. Here is a brutal 1978 set, posted here in an MP3 form as it is far superior to the lossless version that I have (I think that this version has received the attentions of DomP).
MP3: https://we.tl/t-asn1J5EYR1
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-EqK2eXkV91
'WE ARE THE ROAD CREW!' I was never really much in favour of Heavy Metal, to my way of thinking 'Bad News' wasn't as much a pararody, rather just the way it was. Unfortunately, at school there was little opportunity to get away from it or ignore it. On the coach to school (12 miles from home!), it was Kerrang rather than Sounds that got passed around at least in '80/'81. This coincided with the emergence of NWOBHM (or the New Wave of British Heavy Metal) meaning that bands like Saxon, Iron Maiden and Samson were receiving a lot of column inches (also in Sounds). The popularity of this new guard lead a lot of kids in search of the old guard, AC/DC, Black Sabbath and this lot, Motorhead.
For me Motorhead were somewhat apart from the metal tribe. They looked the part, and to an extent, sounded the part and shared stages with many of the established metal bands. And yet, they or at least Lemmy had a cowboy boot firmly imprinted in the London punk scene. Do a google search in images for 'Lemmy punk' and it will throw up pictures of Lem with The Damned, Lydon, Sid and Gay Advert. He understood punk and many punks took to his band.... 'Gimme Some Motorhead' indeed.
Most bands that can boast a certain longevity have an agreed 'classic line-up' and it was no different with Motorhead. As stated in an earlier post, this 'Too Fast Too Live Too Young To Die' is remembering the bands that have lost members too early. In the case of Motorhead, this includes all three members of the classic line up, guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke, Philthy 'Animal' Taylor and Lemmy Kilminster himself.
Here is one of those rare occasions where a taper goes the extra mile and records a support band for posterity. As you know, The Stranglers had this thing going for sometime in the 1980's where their support acts seemed to be selected solely on their potential to confound and more often than not rile the audience, but that stopped in 1986 (if you side step Keith Allen's Wembley slot when he appeared as Jerry Arkwright, the Northern Industrial Gay!) when serious support came in the form of Hamburg's Xmal Deutschland. Here's their set from Cardiff on the Dreamtour.
The following is definitely from back in the day, courtesy of Chatts's 'Box of Tapes', cassette bootlegs acquired at great cost on Camden High Street, record fairs and the like. Cheers.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-zmigiwH64n
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-E7hsD33rjP
I was prompted to put this up when someone sent me a link concerning a planned album of new material from lead singer, Anja Huwe. I listened to a snippet and it sounded great!
'Invited by her long-time friend Mona Mur, Huwe reconsidered her decades-long hiatus from music and decided to join Mur in her studio in Berlin. Together, they worked for a year and a half, composing, performing and producing the tracks from scratch, which would eventually become the album 'Codes'.
Thanks to those that responded to my request for assistance with some dates from 2017's 'Classic Collection' tour. This turned up two more that I did not have previously. Thanks for the share of this recording from Southampton (not sure if you want to be named or not.... some people don't... but you know who you are!). And thanks to Meanie as always for the artwork which has been sitting on my hard drive with no place to go until now. Cheers!
Nice sounding recording with a strong set.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-QpCDbZfXWd
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-SrSkh0OsF2
Gunta and I had the highest of hopes to get to this gig (or any of the European gigs for that matter, but this one in particular). We are fairly regular visitors to Cologne but have not paid a visit to Dusseldorf for quite a few years now, since Gunta's aunt Margot died and we had to sort out her 'estate' as well as funeral arrangements. A word of advice to all those people of my age and above... get a will sorted. On the occasion of her aunt's passing Gunta had to negotiate all of the necessary arrangements under German law which was a challenge and a half for a relative without a will! Here, all of these years on, we are still extremely grateful to a guy called Peter who also happens to be the person responsible for the sharing of this great record of the band's gig at Der Hof.
I have said it with every post I make on Ruts DC, but they are like a gigging machine and when they are not on stage they are preparing their next release in rehearsal or in the studio. It is an impressive work rate that this trio have going. It makes the UK Subs look like slackers!
A great career spanning set and I just love 'Despondency' being in the set.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-8Xe5fTUBRx
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-aVndqOaqKO
It is fair to say that the views of the critics writing weekly in the music press were mixed. Here are just two. The first from Sounds Neil Perry is a positive 4/5 star review, but then again of the weeklies it was Sounds and Record Mirror who were always more likely to give the band a hearing. The second review is a slating from The Legend! writing for NME. The Legend! was a pen-name for Everett True or Jeremy Thackery. The NME had a long standing dislike of the band.
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