Tag: Lemmy: 49% motherfucker. 51% son of a bitch

Stiff Records Week – Motörhead – White Line Fever

I had no clue Motörhead was on Stiff Records but here they are! They did not mess around about turning it up either. It’s everything you would think Motörhead would be…bombastic and in your face. We are going to extend the Stiff Records Week to one more post after this coming in the next hour. 

In 1976, Motörhead was struggling to gain traction in the music business. Their manager, Douglas Smith, helped secure a one-off deal with Stiff Records because they featured unconventional artists. The deal with Stiff Records aimed to produce a single, and the band recorded three tracks: White Line Fever, Leaving Here, and Instro.

The label didn’t release this single right away…they thought the band was too loud and abrasive. They didn’t release it until the end of 1977 on the album A Bunch of Stiff Records. Which was basically a compilation album with the label’s early signings. There was just a promo single of the song. Another label released it in 1993.

I’ve really started to appreciate Motörhead more and more…Lemmy was awesome. He is one of the best interviews you will see. He was who he was and he wasn’t changing for anyone. He reminds me a little of Keith Richards…but a rougher version.

He was a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, played with Hawkwind, and later formed his band…Motörhead. They took punk and heavy metal and cross-pollinated the two forms in some ways.

I recommend you see a documentary on Lemmy. Even if you are not a fan, you will like it. 

White Line Fever

We can move around nowYou know it’s so goodBut I know you wouldn’t come clean now, babyEven if you couldwhite line fever

White line fever made me a believer nowWhite line fever, yeahTake me away from youJust come to me babeWe can stay right hereBut you don’t remember me, honey, ’cause of all you’ve done this yearWhite line fever

We’re gonna make you a dreamerWhite line fever, yeahIt’s a slow deathHey

Bye, bye, bye baby‘Cause there I comeWon’t go to sleep tonightBecause the white line turns me on

White line feverMade me a believerWhite line fever, yeahIt hasn’t killed me yetOh

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Lemmy …A Documentary

This is about Lemmy Kilmister the founder of Motorhead. The documentary is called Lemmy: 49% motherfucker. 51% son of a bitch. His name was Ian Fraser Kilmister…better known as Lemmy.

I’m not a huge fan of Motorhead but I do like a few of their songs. Lemmy though is another matter. He is a great subject for a documentary. This was made in 2010 and it’s hard not to like the guy. He was who he was and he wasn’t changing for anyone. He reminds me a little of Keith Richards…but a rougher version.

Lemmy saw The Beatles in the Cavern and is a huge fan which surprised me. He was a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and he played with Hawkwind and later formed his band…Motorhead. They took punk and heavy metal and cross-pollinated the two forms in some ways.

This documentary was released in 2010. Some of the people in this documentary per Wiki are Slash, Duff McKagan, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, Nikki Sixx, David Ellefson, Scott Ian, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Peter Hook, and Marky Ramone, as well as Nik Turner and Dave Brock of Lemmy’s former band Hawkwind. The filmmakers were also able to capture many candid moments with colleagues such as Dave Grohl and Billy Bob Thornton conversing with Lemmy in bars and recording studios.

Lemmy passed away on December 28, 2015. Even if you are not a fan…you probably will enjoy this.

This is the complete documentary.