Live Animals!

THE SKINNY: Yeah there's more live MOTÖRHEAD records than there are some endangered species but this is THE ONE! Along with the "Golden Years" EP, this is the best live MOTÖRHEAD you can get! Long before they started their period where you bought their records out of respect rather than excitement , MOTÖRHEAD was a great bluesy biker powerhouse on par with ZZ TOP for soul and on par with no one in terms of crushing power. If you need examples pick up the self-titled album, "Overkill", "On Parole", "Beer Drinkers", etc. This album shows them at the height of this period. And much like classics like "It's Alive" all the tracks are way faster and grittier and from a band that you have to hear live or you won't fully get it. One listen to the opening notes of "Ace Of Spades" on this mutha will convince you of this. Regardless, this was one of their few genuine "hits" and it's well deserved. Track by track it's a crusher that is far from a disposable live album.

THE "RAISE YOUR LIGHTER MOMENT": "Metropolis"! HANDS DOWN! A classic that still gets played from time to time live. The power grooving of the main riff just kicks at a slightly faster tempo and with more stripped-down production. The drum break is killer as well. Pretty much all of the material from "Overkill" fairs well on this, too. Buy it.

- Two Tub Tony