They all have this aforementioned iota of catchiness that separates great songs from ordinary noise. In addition, I must mention "I'm the Doctor" one more time, because its casual approach adds this sarcastic element which reflected Lemmy's personality very well as far as I, who never met him, know.
Yet besides all these advantages of "Iron Fist", one cannot hide the fact that the trio runs out of ideas during the second half of the album. Somewhere I have read an honest statement of Lemmy who said that three of the twelve songs were actually not finished at the time of their recording and this lack of inspiration shimmers through titles such as " Don't Let 'Em Grind Ya Down".
If the truth be told, I never have put the album on my turntable in order to listen to the pretty average tracks of the B side. Songs like "America" or "Speedfreak" do not score with the same amount of liveliness and belligerence that ennobles the outstanding title track or the further highlights. One might be of the opinion that the guitar sound is too loud and polished, but I beg to differ. Lemmy's roughshod vocals ensure the necessary degree of ugliness and the album conveys this specific outlaw feeling that made, in combination with the thundering guitars, early heavy metal so unique.
Thus, I cannot say that "Iron Fist" belongs to the most appreciated items of my collection, but it documents the metallic spirit of the early eighties very well. With regard to the better and more famous "Ace of Spades", "Iron Fist" is the outsider in the community of outsiders and, to a certain extent, the same applied for Lemmy, Philthy Animal and Fast Eddie back in Even in the metal society, they had a shady reputation.
However, Lemmy, we all know it very well, made his way and reached the terminal station on the 28 December Rest in peace, Mr. Kilmister, and celebrate a good time with Philthy Animal and all the other guys in the celestial or hellish? Have a drink on us, unforgotten comrade, and rest assured; those you have left are trying to keep the flame burning. By releasing a relentless, no holds barred album in the shape of "Iron Fist".
By this time, hardcore punk and the very first seeds of thrash were already evident in the British music scene. It's no coincidence that "Iron Fist" was the band's most intense, brutal and fastest album to date. The production done by Fast Eddie was intense and gave a better balance to all the instruments. The sound is considerably more modern than on "Ace Of Spades" and by the same token, slightly cleaner. The title track is truly intense and other songs such as "Sex And Outrage", "Heart Of Stone" and "Speedfreak" could easily pass by as hardcore punk tunes due to the sheer brutality and speed.
I still have trouble reading reviews that say this album's a "let down". Let down in what way? Their next album, "Another Perfect Day", although quite good, was a much more tamer affair than this. Pile on the bluesy rock riffs, played at tempos just a tad bit too ridiculously fast for most harder edged punk rock outfits, a bass sound that is as raunchy and guitar-like as they come, and a voice loaded with rasp and cigarette tar and it all becomes crystal clear. In essence, this album offers a sense of newness only in the respect that the party has gotten just a little meaner.
The album just sort of starts off at a sprinting pace, slows down to a moderately fast stride from time to time, and then kicks the afterburners on yet again. Essentially, these songs are not nasty enough to fit his voice, not to mention that the riffs come off as a little stagnant and recycled. But speaking in terms of the album in itself, it is a solid studio achievement that deserves some praise in that it shows a band capable of getting the job done without a professional producer.
As one of the most celebrated and long-lasting metal bands around, Motorhead has an extensive discography. Most tend to associate the Clarke era as "classic Motorhead" due to albums such as Ace of Spades, who's title track may be the most well-known Motorhead song there is, and Overkill.
All of the albums are well-regarded metal classics to most while some involving Campbell can be be a bit hit or miss though Clarke's 6 year tenure is short compared to his sort of successor's 25 year long stint. Iron Fist is the end of Clarke's time in the band and he'd depart soon not doing much of note afterwards. While Iron Fist is regarded as one of the weaker albums of the Clarke period, I still find it to be very good. Bearing a lot of similarity to it's predecessor two years earlier, it's typical Motorhead rock 'n rollish metal.
Lemmy rumbles along on his bass and spits out lyrics on various subjects with his usual rasp. Eddie blazes on his guitar with bluesy solos and leads while Phil accompanies Lemmy on rhythm and pounds his drums into the ground.
Production-wise, the album is clean and clear, a much better job than the following album with Robbo, but the guitar is a bit thin compared to earlier records. Not to say it vanishes like on Orgasmatron, but a crunchier sound probably would have helped it retain a fonder memory in fan's heads. The songwriting is similar in approach to Ace of Spades, but I feel is better done. I never could get into that album for reasons beyond me. It's enjoyable, but I'd much rather listen to almost any other Motorhead album released before or after.
Iron Fist improves almost in all areas and is a much more enjoyable ride. This has been a point of contention for many fans, people absolutely despise this production. Lemmy is well just Lemmy, no surprises…everything you want.
Motorhead's last album with Fast Eddie Clarke on guitars is an alcohol drenched, speed-fueled rampage of sex and fast living. Iron Fist my all-time favorite album by the band. And let's face it, after more than 30 years Motorhead is more than just a band: it's a way of life and I've got the tattoo to prove it. It seems that the band itself doesn't regard the album as highly as some fans do:Iron Fist has been called "subpar" in comparison with the others.
And internal relationships were strained by the time of the album's release. This is the only reason I deducted a point from my score. You simply can't go wrong with any of these songs, all of them are the classic Motorhead sound, catchy as hell and all of them kick like a mule. This is down-and-dirty heavy metal the way it was meant to be played. Songs range from midpaced heavy rockers "America" to full-on speed assaults such as the title track and "Speed Freak," which has some awesome ovedubbed guitar work courtesy of Fast Eddie.
Although the guitar riff to " Don't Need Religion" has been compared to "Cat Scratch Fever," the lyrics are hilarious and sum up Lemmy's as well as my own feelings on the subject. Make sure to get the re-release which has some essential bonus tracks and alternate versions. Motorhead is one of the essential groups in Heavy Metal history, niched comfortably between Judas Priest and Venom in the historical scheme of things. They combined metal, punk and the blues in a way that no other band could possibly imagine, and they're still rocking today.
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