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"Ace Of Spades" è probabilmente l'album più famoso e conosciuto di quella macchina infernale che risponde al nome di Motorhead. Un gruppo la cui influenza ed importanza all'interno della scena rock tutta è fuori discussione. Caratteristiche queste, guadagnate in poco più di trent'anni di carriera attraverso una serie di dischi realmente imprescindibili ed un'infinità di date live in giro per il globo.
Dopo aver dato alle stampe capolavori come "Motorhead" (1977) e la micidiale accoppiata "Overkill" - "Bomber" (entrambi del 1979) arriva l'album che ci mette di fronte ai Motorhead come ad una band veramente fondamentale. Risulta difficile cercare di differenziare le varie uscite della "testa a motore", visto che Lemmy e soci hanno coniato una formula sonora che dagli esordi ad oggi non è granchè cambiata. Ci troviamo al cospetto di un'esplosiva miscela di punk, heavy metal e rock, diventata negli anni a venire fonte d'ispirazione per una miriade di gruppi. Però, la constatazione che si può fare è che in questo "Ace of Spades" viene fuori una maturità, una determinazione ed una consapevolezza dei propri mezzi maggiore rispetto al passato; ovvia conseguenza dell'esperienza maturita negli anni precedenti.
La formazione è quella storica ( rimarrà così fino al 1982; anno di pubblicazione di "Iron Fist") è cioè: l'inossidabile Lemmy alla voce e basso, il mitico Eddie Clarke alla chitarra e quell'animale di Philthy Taylor alla batteria. Come per ogni album dei Motorhead che si rispetti, ogni traccia è un potenziale classico: dalla celeberrima title-track a "Live to Win", passando per "(We are) The Road Crew", "Fast and Loose", "The Hammer" e tutte le altre a seguire. Inutile citarle tutte; quando si compra un disco del caro Lemmy si sa benissimo a cosa si va incontro? i Motorhead sono questi, quindi prendere o lasciare! Come disse qualcuno "? the dirtiest, meanest, toughest and leanest Motoralbum ever? "
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01 Ace of Spades (02:48)
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man
You win some, 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
The Ace Of Spades
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all a game to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades
The Ace Of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever!
And don't forget the joker!
Pushing up the ante, I know you've 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 Ace Of Spades
02 Love Me Like a Reptile (03:21)
Knew I had to bite you baby when I first laid eyes on you,
That moment turned me on, I can't believe it's true,
And I like to watch your body sway,
I got no choice, I'm gonna twist your tail,
Love Me Like A Reptile, I'm gonna sink my fangs in you
Thunder lizard, stony eye, you got me hypnotised,
Hot tongue breaks in and out and I can't believe my eyes,
And your soft white belly, next to mine,
Scaly baby, see you shine,
Love Me Like A Reptile, you're murder in disguise,
Black mamba, murderer disguised
Baby you're a rattlesnake, you know the way I feel,
Feel you crawling up my back, you've got no love to steal,
You know I've got my eyes on you,
You're petrified, gonna stick like glue,
Love Me Like A Reptile, shock you like an electric eel
03 Shoot You in the Back (02:38)
Western movies!
The riders ride, into the night,
Into the West, to see who's gun's the best,
They're all fools, to live by rules,
The rider wearing black,
He's gonna Shoot You In The Back
The horseman turns, the wound that burns,
The awful pain, the crimson rain,
Got realise, before he dies,
The rider wearing black,
You know he's gonna Shoot You In The Back
It's suicide, to live on pride,
You claim you own, your skin your bone,
Your own life, cuts you like a knife,
The rider wearing black,
He's gonna Shoot You In The Back
In the Western movies!
04 Live to Win (03:35)
You know you can't be hurt,
You gotta believe in your star,
They'll always treat you like dirt,
They can only push you so far,
They can't take it away,
If you've got something to say,
They might try and fence you in,
But you've only gotta Live To Win
I know it's hard, a natural drag,
It's a hassle to fight,
If you don't wanna be a slag,
If you believe you're right,
They've got the power now,
But soon it's our hour now,
We all know where we been,
We all been Living to Win
You mustn't shout it out loud,
Don't create a scene,
Don't indulge in being proud
It only feeds their scheme,
Break down the wall,
Live it up it's their time to fall,
Anarchy is coming in,
If you know we Live To Win
05 Fast and Loose (03:21)
Two o'clock in the morinin', 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
I know you won't refuse
You know I'm fast and loose
Two o'clock in the morinin', sugar
I know you're sleepin', you must be sleepin'
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
I don't need no excuse
you like it fast and loose
no remorse
Two o'clock in the morinin', honey
let me in, baby let me in
you know me, you know I'm wired
I'm gonna stop you from feeling tired
I'm coming over and I won't be long
just let me finish writing this song
I'm gonna light your fuse
I know you like it fast and loose
fast and loose.....
06 (We Are) The Road Crew (03:10)
Another town another place,
Another girl, another face,
Another truck, 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
Another town I've 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 way to hell and back,
Another room a case to pack,
We Are The Road Crew
Another hotel we can burn,
Another screw, another turn,
Another Europe map to learn,
Another truckstop on the way,
Another game that I can play,
Another word I learn to say,
Another blasted customs post,
Another bloody foreign coast,
Another set of scars to boast,
We Are The Road Crew
07 Fire, Fire (02:42)
Foxy do you have a light?
Can you light me up tonight?
I'd like to see you burn me down.
Why don't you let me light your fire?
Why don't you let me stoke you higher?
Fire, Fire! Holocaust!
Fire, Fire! Given up for lost,
Fire, Fire! Strike one, strike two,
Fire, Fire! I'm a match for you!
You're quick to learn,
I love to watch you burn,
Come any time I'll torch you out,
Only you can create the flame,
Only you can scorch my brain.
Fire, Fire! Conflagration!
Fire, Fire! Hellfire, damnation,
Fire, Fire! Strike six strike eight,
Fire, Fire! I think you're great.
You can't put me out,
But there ain't no doubt,
You ain't nowhere near safe with me,
You ain't the first to turn me down,
You ain't the first to turn me round.
Fire, Fire! Big black smoke,
Fire, Fire! Ain't no joke,
Fire, Fire! Strike nine strike ten,
Fire, Fire! Strike out again!
08 Jailbait (03:31)
Teenage baby you're a sweet young thing
Still tied to mommas apron strings
I don't even dare to ask your age
It's enough to know you're here back stage
You're jailbait
And I just can't wait
Jailbait, baby come on
One taste baby all I need
My decision made at lightning speed
I don't even want to know your name
It's enough to know you feel the same
Jailbait
And I just can't wait
Jailbait baby, get down
Hey
Love that young stuff
Tell you baby you know you look so fine
Send quivers up and down my spine
I don't care about our different ages
I'm an open book with well-thumbed pages
Jailbait
And I ain't too late
Jailbait baby, get down
10 Bite the Bullet (01:38)
Stepping out, I'm leaving here,
No use crying, crying in my beer,
Enough's enough, believe it's true,
Bite The Bullet, I'm leaving you
Said goodbye, I left a note,
But I don't remember, just what I wrote,
The same old words, to say we're through,
Bite The Bullet, I'm leaving you
So that's the way it always ends,
Get sympathy from all your friends,
Seems there's nothing, nothing else to do,
Bite The Bullet, I'm leaving you
11 The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (04:18)
You know I'm bad, the times I've had,
I've got a bad reputation,
I don't care, I get my share,
Don't feel no deprivation,
The more I get the better it is,
I like it fine, I like a little whizz,
Treat 'em like ladies, that's a fact,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
The silver tongued devil, demon lynch,
You know just what I'm doing,
I like a little innocent bitch,
You know I ain't just screwing,
I ain't.
I love you baby, know you're too much,
I like it fine, I feel your touch,
But your appearance don't hold no class,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
A little beauty, I love you madly,
Come on home with me,
I know you're hot, I know what you've got,
You know I want to shake your tree,
Come on honey, touch me right there,
Come on honey, don't you get scared,
Come on honey, let me get you in the sack,
You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
All right! Let me hear ya!
I can't hear ya!
12 The Hammer (02:44)
Let the killer go, don't let your mother know,
Don't go out tonight, don't even try to fight,
'Cos I can see, I've got the thing you need,
And I'm here to stay, it's gonna be that way,
Don't try to run, don't try to scream,
Believe me, The Hammer's gonna smash your dream
I'm in your life, just might be in your wife,
Could be behind your back, I might be on your track,
And it might be true, I might be onto you,
I'll scare you half to death, I'll take away your breath,
Don't try to see, don't try to hide,
Believe me, The Hammer's gonna make you die
There ain't no way, you'll see another day,
I'm shooting out your lights, bring you eternal night,
And your eternal tricks, begin to make me sick,
The only thing I know, is that you've gotta go,
Don't try to hide, don't look around,
Believe me, The Hammer's gonna bring you down
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Altre recensioni
Di cliffburton86
Lemmy Kilminster è un gran puttaniere, un lurido razzista e uno sfacciato maschilista.
Il suo Rickenbaker viaggia selvaggio e istintivo, come una bestia allo stato brado in cerca di libertà.
Di Mammuth
Appena ho sentito questo disco, mi è piaciuto moltissimo: i riff sono molto duri, e molto NWOBHM.
The Ace Of Spades... You know I’m born to lose, and gambling’s for fools, But that’s the way I like it baby.
Di JonnyORiley87
"Ace Of Spades è una turbina schiacciasassi di hard rock, blues e punk."
"Questo capolavoro resta l'apice creativo assoluto di Motörhead, mai eguagliato da lavori successivi."
