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JennYBlast From The Past Vol. 5 - Part II: Motorhead - Bastards Album Review
December 7th 2008 23:41
This month on Blast From The Past – Eazy-E, Motorhead, and Michael Jackson.
Release date: November 29, 1993
Genre: Heavy Metal
Length: 47:50
Label: ZYX
Released fifteen years ago, Bastards is Motorhead's eleventh album and a return to their loud and fast roots.
The album starts with a bang as four high-tempo tracks follow each other - On Your Feet Or On Your Knees, Burner, Death Or Glory, and I Am The Sword. All four songs bring that head-nodding feeling reminiscent of “Ace of Spades.” The fifth track, Born To Raise Hell, is also high-tempo except that it sounded a bit like AC/DC.
Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me is the only slow track of the album. It's a poignant song that deals with a subject that no one ever talks about which is child abuse. I commend the guys for writing about what is often an unreported crime. However, the track completely kills the flow of the album and feels out of place between Born To Raise Hell and Bad Woman, two high-tempo tracks. Placing it towards the end of the album would've been better in my opinion.
The eighth track, Liar, sounds a bit like Godsmack. I also feel like Scars On Broadway had this track in mind when they recorded “Serious” on their debut album because the singing rhythm is practically the same.
Lost In The Ozone isn't impressive musically, but I just love those songs where the lyrics can easily pass off as poetry. I'm Your Man and We Bring The Shake are two other ordinary tracks.
Devils sounds closer to Metallica and Megadeth than Motorhead's original fast and furious sound. The guitar riff is great.
The album concludes with Jumpin' Jack Flash, a cover of the Rolling Stones' song of the same name. It's a lot edgier than the original and somehow fits Motorhead's sound.
Bastards is a solid album dealing with various themes such as war, mayhem, and child abuse. The songs are good, but none of them are truly groundbreaking in the way “Ace of Spades” was. Hence why I give this album a 4/5.
Genre: Heavy Metal
Length: 47:50
Label: ZYX
Released fifteen years ago, Bastards is Motorhead's eleventh album and a return to their loud and fast roots.
The album starts with a bang as four high-tempo tracks follow each other - On Your Feet Or On Your Knees, Burner, Death Or Glory, and I Am The Sword. All four songs bring that head-nodding feeling reminiscent of “Ace of Spades.” The fifth track, Born To Raise Hell, is also high-tempo except that it sounded a bit like AC/DC.
Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me is the only slow track of the album. It's a poignant song that deals with a subject that no one ever talks about which is child abuse. I commend the guys for writing about what is often an unreported crime. However, the track completely kills the flow of the album and feels out of place between Born To Raise Hell and Bad Woman, two high-tempo tracks. Placing it towards the end of the album would've been better in my opinion.
The eighth track, Liar, sounds a bit like Godsmack. I also feel like Scars On Broadway had this track in mind when they recorded “Serious” on their debut album because the singing rhythm is practically the same.
Lost In The Ozone isn't impressive musically, but I just love those songs where the lyrics can easily pass off as poetry. I'm Your Man and We Bring The Shake are two other ordinary tracks.
Devils sounds closer to Metallica and Megadeth than Motorhead's original fast and furious sound. The guitar riff is great.
The album concludes with Jumpin' Jack Flash, a cover of the Rolling Stones' song of the same name. It's a lot edgier than the original and somehow fits Motorhead's sound.
Bastards is a solid album dealing with various themes such as war, mayhem, and child abuse. The songs are good, but none of them are truly groundbreaking in the way “Ace of Spades” was. Hence why I give this album a 4/5.
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