new Motorhead "live on the BBC" CD

[SoundMaster]

Has anyone heard this yet? I'm assuming these sessions were previously unreleased, but I'm unsure due to the flood of Motorhead products out there.

I understand one disc is from a late 70s session, while the second is from 1986.

 

[ElectricWiz]

Haven't heard a peep. The BBC stuff is always great though. Must be some mysterious X factor there. I suppose it's because these bands are playing on their home turf. The Zeppelin BBC thing is fantastic. The Saxon one is cool. There is even a Mercyful Fate BBC sessions release. That's why Europe is better than America.

Anyway, I'll be interested in the Motorhead thing. Long careers tend to make cool BBC compliations as the band in question usually went in two or three times, giving a good cross section of their career.

 

[sixxswine]

got this as a review copy like a month or so ago, along with the double disc set of Ace, Overkill and Iron Fist....
It's fair,I can't say I'll listen to it that often.
A quick note a number of these tracks are also on the boxset....

 

[SoundMaster]

Haven't heard a peep. The BBC stuff is always great though. Must be some mysterious X factor there. I suppose it's because these bands are playing on their home turf. The Zeppelin BBC thing is fantastic. The Saxon one is cool. There is even a Mercyful Fate BBC sessions release. That's why Europe is better than America.

Anyway, I'll be interested in the Motorhead thing. Long careers tend to make cool BBC compliations as the band in question usually went in two or three times, giving a good cross section of their career.

I couldn't agree more. The Zep BBC set in blistering! The tracks come across so much heavier than their studio counterparts. That band just had something working for them....one of the elite.

I've not heard the Saxon BBC....what era is it from? I assume the early, glory years?

 

[ElectricWiz]

I couldn't agree more. The Zep BBC set in blistering! The tracks come across so much heavier than their studio counterparts. That band just had something working for them....one of the elite.

I've not heard the Saxon BBC....what era is it from? I assume the early, glory years?

It's a mix of glory days plus a few reaching into the "uh oh," era. Some live in the studio, some just live. Here's the lowdown from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000FYGY/qid=1133734499/sr=1-47/ref=sr_1_47/002-0245352-8100820?v=glance&s=music


My favorite track on the Zeppelin BBC is the previously unreleased 'The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair'. Robert is wailing on that - just a short little tune. Though the whole thing is good. That era of Zeppelin is just plain fantastic. Such as the Live At Albert Hall gig on the DVD.

 

[SoundMaster]

My favorite track on the Zeppelin BBC is the previously unreleased 'The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair'. Robert is wailing on that - just a short little tune. Though the whole thing is good. That era of Zeppelin is just plain fantastic. Such as the Live At Albert Hall gig on the DVD.

This is weird! "The Girl" is my fav from that set as welll. It comes across as heavy-as-f*ck with that swagger that Zep is famous for!! Unreal!
I also love "Travelling Riverside Blues" - which was first released on the boxed set.

I dont care for any live versions of Whole Lotta Love. For some reason, the opening riff always seems 'empty'......lacks weight.

As for the DVD, the Albert Hall gig is simply the heaviest music I've ever witnessed! I know most here will disagree, but I dont find anything else as purely metallic as that set. I can only imagine how that must have sounded to ears in 1969!!

Overall, that's the best music DVD ever released. There's literally not a dull moment within!!

and thanks for the Saxon BBC link....

 

[ElectricWiz]

This is weird! "The Girl" is my fav from that set as welll. It comes across as heavy-as-f*ck with that swagger that Zep is famous for!! Unreal!
I also love "Travelling Riverside Blues" - which was first released on the boxed set.

I dont care for any live versions of Whole Lotta Love. For some reason, the opening riff always seems 'empty'......lacks weight.

As for the DVD, the Albert Hall gig is simply the heaviest music I've ever witnessed! I know most here will disagree, but I dont find anything else as purely metallic as that set. I can only imagine how that must have sounded to ears in 1969!!

Overall, that's the best music DVD ever released. There's literally not a dull moment within!!

and thanks for the Saxon BBC link....

Haha. Yeah, I always skip through Whole Lotta Love, on pretty much any set for the same reason. Even on How The West Was One. That was a good CD, especially the first CD, but I would have been happier if they would have just released the audio of the Albert Hall gig instead. That stated, I'll tell anybody who'll listen that it is the best DVD thus far released by a band. Robert is just insane on it, as is Jimmy. I can sit through the long winded 'White Summer' Jimmy plays on that Danelectro with a smile on my face every time. Other standouts for me are 'Something Else' (for its unreleasedness, to coin a phrase, and its heaviness), 'We're Gonna Groove', 'How Many More times', and the absolutely killer version of 'I Can't Quite You Baby', which is close to the version released on CODA, which is listed as a rehearsal for Albert Hall, interestingly enough. The part where Robert shakes the shyte out of the microphone on I Can't Quit You kills me. Not a dull moment on the whole thing. Though I admit I fast forward through Moby Dick usually. The Acoustic set from Earl's Court is smokin' too, and the Kashmir from Knebworth.

Oh yeah, and Travelling Riverside Blues is fantastic. Why it was originally unreleased, and even overlooked on CODA is beyond me. I do own the boxset. Incidentally, if you've never heard the Jimmy Page/Black Crowes thing, you might check it out. It's amazing how well Chris Robinson sings those songs. Just a heads up, but then again surely you must have heard it at some point.

 

[SoundMaster]

Incidentally, if you've never heard the Jimmy Page/Black Crowes thing, you might check it out. It's amazing how well Chris Robinson sings those songs. Just a heads up, but then again surely you must have heard it at some point.

Indeed I have. Purchased it upon initial release! I really respect the fact that they chose less popular tunes, as well. Great live set.

 

[Carcassian]

Has anyone heard this yet? I'm assuming these sessions were previously unreleased, but I'm unsure due to the flood of Motorhead products out there.

I understand one disc is from a late 70s session, while the second is from 1986.

Yeah, got it to review (www.live4metal.com)

The second disc is pretty good, leaning heavily as it does from the Orgasmatron era. The first disc, being their oldest material, leaves me pretty cold though...