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"The Chase Is Better Than The Catch" e' un disco molto interessante dei Motorhead, nel quale la band ci presenta il lato A e il lato B di ogni singolo di successo che partono dal 1978 fino al 1984. E' un'album abbastanza raro, tanto che lo acquistai a poco prezzo in uno scatolone di cd in un supermercato, ma che riassume molto bene l'inizio glorioso della carriera di Lemmy & Co.
Sono presenti tutti i piu' grandi hits della band, dalla famosissima "Ace of spades" finno alla scatenata "Bomber", con i piu' i loro lati B dei vecchi 45 giri. Il primo cd, cioe' i lati A, inizia con una vecchia cover, forse di Chuck Berry, intitolata "Louie Louie", ovvero un semplice rock'n'roll senza infamia e senza lode che presenta gli inizi della band. Ma dalla seconda canzone in poi si cambia musica in tutti i sensi grazie all'intro scatenato di batteria di "Overkill" che viene subito raggiunto dal basso e dalla graffiante chitarra di Taylor, dove Lemmy con la sua voce rauca riesce a dare un tocco di originalita' in piu' al brano, rendendolo ancora piu' dannato e aggressivo. Nel resto del brano si puo' notare l'ottimo lavoro chitarristico, soprattutto nei fulminei assoli, molti cambi di tempo e improvvise ripartenze nel finale. Si prosegue con la grezza "No Class", introdotta da un buon riff perfettamente metal, per poi proseguire con un ritmo molto sostenuto e la solita grande prestazione di Lemmy, che dimostra di essere molto preparato sia nel ruolo di bassista che di cantante. Davvero una mazzata questo pezzo! La quarta song e' "Bomber", dove il classico sound Motorhead questa volta si fa sentire con riff e assoli scatenati, batteria forsennata e un ritornello che una volta che ti entra in testa non ti si leva piu'.
"Leaving Here" e "Stone Dead Forever", in versione live, sono un'autentica lezione di sano hard rock, soprattutto la seconda che e' una delle mie preferite, dove si puo' sentire un egregio lavoro di basso di Lemmy e la "solita" parte chitarristica molto semplice ma tanto efficace e coivolgente. Due pezzi veramente interessanti che purtroppo i Motorhead ultimamente non eseguono piu' tanto dal vivo. Si continua con la storica ed onnipresente "Ace of Spades", dove ogni commento che si puo' fare ad essa e' superfluo davanti ad un successo come questo, il quale Lemmy, in ogni concerto, e' "quasi" obbligato dai fans di riproporre "Ace Of Spades" che ha conquistato ogni metallaro. L'unica cosa da dire e' che questa e' la storia di questa band e del metal in generale, lezione che dovrebbero cominciare ad apprendere i nuovi gruppettini di oggi... L'ottava canzone e' l'inno "We Are Motorhead", registrata dal vivo, che divenne subito un cavallo di battaglia del complesso, come lo si puo' ascoltare in questa dirompente versione live. "Iron Fist" e' introdotto da un riff molto veloce e pesante, come anche la batteria e tutto il resto, con Lemmy che continua a martellare il suo strumento e a sfornare dei ritornelli storici e abbastanza orecchiabili. "I Got Mine" dimostra il lato piu' "melodico" (si fa' per dire) dei Motorhead, con un bell'intro di chitarra e una buona prestazione del resto del gruppo, mentre "Shine" e' una track mediocre che e' un po' diversa rispetto al classico sound Motorhead. L'ultima traccia del primo cd e' la maestosa "Killed By Death" che con il suo possente riff di apertura, un potente lavoro di batteria e un ritornello da cantare a scuarciagola nei concerti afferma la grandiosita' del gruppo.
Si passa al secondo disco, ovvero i lati B, con la veoloce ed incalzante "Tear Ya Down", che si apre con un riff di basso (stile "Ace of Spades") e si procede con la compatta "Too Late Too Late", la quale presenta degli ottimi riff chitarristici e bel lavoro vocale di Lemmy che rendono molto carino questo pezzo. Le seguenti track, "Like A Nightmare" e la bellissima "Over The Top", mostrano un magistrale lavoro di Clarke, soprattutto negli spettacolari assoli, mentre Lemmy fa' valre ancora le sue doti. "Dead Men Tell No Tales", dal vivo, e' un'altra mazzata di puro hard rock mentre la successiva non e' altro che la versione live della gia' citata "Too Late Too Late". "Dirty Love", il lato B di "Ace of Spades", non e' un granche', mentre l'ottava canzone e' la bella "Over The Top" che dal vivo acquista ancora piu' potenza."Remember Me I'm Gone" e' il solito pezzo veloce e grezzo a' la Motorhead, mentre "Turn You Round Again" inizia con un'aggressività assoluta, dimostrando un sound compatto ma allo stesso tempo un tocco di melodia che non guasta. La penultima track e' una versione live della cover "Hoochie Coochie Man", canzone rifatta forse anche da Jimi Hendrix, che si dimostra nel ritmo una buona canzone hard rock, soprattutto nell' emozionante assolo iniziale del magico Clarke.
Il disco si conclude definitivamente all'insegna dell'energia e del puro rock'n'roll con "Under The Knife", pezzo molto selvaggio e fottutamente grezzo con un buon assolo, nella parte centrale della canzone, di Lemmy e un'ottima prestazione della band.
TRACKLIST
LATI A 1° CD LATI B 2° CD
Louie Louie Tear Ya Down
Overkill Too Late Too Late
No Class Like A Nightmare
Bomber Over The Top
Leaving Here (Live) Dead Men Tell No Tales (Live)
Stone Dead Forever ( Live) Too Late Too Late (Live)
Ace Of Spades Dirty Love
Motorhead (Live) Over The Top (Live)
Iron Fist Remember Me I'm Gone
I Got MIne Turn You Round Again
Shine Hoochie Coochie Man (Live)
Killed By Death Under The Knife
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Iron Fist (00:00)
Dark night nothing to see
Invisible hand in front of me
Scared to death there's someone near
Scared to move but you can't stay here
You know me, evil eye
You know me, prepare to die
You know me, the snakebite kiss
Devil's grip, the Iron Fist
Flying horse don't make a sound
Flying hooves don't touch the ground
Walk in circle lose you track
Can't go on but you can't go back
You know me etc.
Moon eclipse and you know why
Ghost rider in the sky
Beast of evil devil's hound
Tooth and claw they pull you down
You know me etc.
04 Shoot You In The Back (00:00)
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!
05 The Hammer (00:00)
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
06 Loser (00:00)
I'm a loser
I'm a loser, that's what they said
That's what they said
Now I got their women in my bed
You buy me a drink and you wish that I was dead
I'm a loser
I'm a loser and I don't know their names
I don't know their names
Call me a superstar, play that game
Cost you a million just to sign your name
I'm a loser
I'm a loser they turn me around
Turn me around
Big wide smile gonna bring me down
They don't know your arse from a hole in the ground
07 Jailbait (00:00)
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
08 America (00:00)
America, hot as hell, hysterical, cast your spell
The endless road, another night to bend your mind
White line fever, I think that state patrol car's still behind
America, cold as death, up to Canada, Crystal Meth
Another West Coast turnaround and back to start
Yakima Reservation, just another broken heart
America, liked it fine, Sinsemilla, Ripple Wine
Another Schoolgirl with her daddy's Pontiac
Another killer from the wrong side of the tracks
America, fast cars
America, the girls, the bars
America, don't make no fuss
America, get on the bus
09 White Line Fever (00:00)
We can move around now
You know it's so good
But I know you wouldn't come clean now,baby
Even if you could
Because, White Line Fever (White Line Fever)
I'm the one deciever
White Line Fever, yeah
Take me away from you
Just come to me babe
We can stay right here
But you don't remember all the lines of blow
You've done this year
I said White Line Fever (White Line Fever)
I'm the one deciever (We're gonna make you a dreamer)
White Line Fever, yeah
Take me away from you (It's a slow death)
Bye, bye, bye baby
'cuz here I come
Won't get to sleep tonight
Because the white lines turn me on
White Line Fever
We're gonna make a dreamer (Made me a believer)
White Line Fever, yeah
It's a slow death (It hasn't killed my yet)
Oh !
10 (Don't Need) Religion (00:00)
Don't need no blind belief
Don't need no comic relief
Don't need to see the scars
Don't need Jesus Christ Superstar
Don't need no Sunday Television
Bet your life you don't need religion
Don't need no time for prayer
Don't save no knee-pads for me up there
If your head's alright, ya don't need binoculars to see the light
Ya don't need no miracle vision
Bet ya life etc.
I don't need no Santa Claus
Don't believe in fairies no more
Don't need to go to confession
I'm already trying to fight depression
Don't need no exorcism
Bet ya life etc.
11 Capricorn (00:00)
A thousand nights, I've spent alone,
Solitaire, to the bone,
But I don't mind, I'm my own best friend,
From the beginning, to the end,
My life, my heart, black night, my star,
Capricorn
December's child, the only one,
What I do, is what I've done,
I realize, I get so cold,
When I was young I was already old,
My life, my heart, black night, my star,
Capricorn
I always knew, the only way,
Is never live, beyond today,
They proved me right, they proved me wrong,
But they can never last this long,
My life, my heart, black night, dark star,
Capricorn
13 (We Are) The Road Crew (00:00)
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
14 Ace Of Spades (00:00)
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
15 Bite The Bullet (00:00)
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
16 The Chase Is Better Than The Catch (00:00)
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!
17 Overkill (00:00)
Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud,
So good you can't believe it's screaming with the crowd,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
On your feet you feel the beat, it goes straight to your spine,
Shake your head you must be dead if it don't make you fly,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
Know your body's made to move, you feel it in your guts
Rock 'n' roll ain't worth the name if it don't make you strut,
Don't sweat it, get it back to you,
Overkill, Overkill
18 Bomber (00:00)
Ain't a hope in hell,
Nothing's gonna bring us down,
The way we fly,
Five miles off the ground,
Because we shoot to kill,
And you know we always will,
It's a Bomber
Scream a thousand miles,
Feel the black death rising moan,
Firestorm coming closer,
Napalm to the bone,
Because, you know we do it right,
A mission every night,
It's a Bomber
No night fighter,
Gonna stop us getting through,
The sirens make you shiver,
You bet my aim is true,
Because, you know we aim to please,
Bring you to your knees,
It's a Bomber
19 Motörhead (00:00)
Sunshine wrong side of another day
Sky-high and six thousand miles away
Don't know how long I've been awake
Wound up in an amazing state
Can't get enough and you know its righteous stuff?
Goes up like prices at Christmas Motörhead
Remember me now Motörhead alright
Brain-dead total amnesia
Get some mental anaesthesia
Don't move, I'll shut the door and kill the lights
I guess I'll see ya all left behind
All good clean fun, have another stick of gum
Man you look better already, Motörhead
Remember me now, Motörhead, alright
My, my, my, my, my Wahhawah
Fourth day, five day marathon
We're moving like a parallelogram
Don't move, I'm certainly gunna kill the lights
If I can't be wrong, I must be right
I should be tired, and all I am is wired
Ain't felt this good for an hour
Motörhead, remember me now Motörhead, all night.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Motörhead remember me now Motörhead
its only you now Motörhead
Motorhead
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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