Fast Eddie dies - last of the classic Motorhead line up gone

[Digga]

There's going to be a very, very noisy band reunion somewhere in the afterlife.

The last member of the classic Motorhead line-up, Fast Eddie Clarke (left) joins Lemmy and Philty Animal Taylor.



http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/mot%C3%B6rheads-fa...

RIR (rest in racket)

[Penelope Stoppedit]

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

[Digga]

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

If you don't know, you would not understand. Take it you are not into rock or metal?

That trio wrote and performed the Ace of Spades album. Anyone who is not deaf will have heard, knowingly or not, at least one song from the album, which was hugely influential in the music world.

[otherman]

I've always regarded this line up as the real Motorhead. Bomber, Motorhead, and the whole No Sleep Til Hammersmith album is their best work i think. Great live shows for those albums. Anyone here who saw the bomber, or the iron fist tour stage show? Fabulous.

[Digga]

otherman said:

Anyone here who saw the bomber, or the iron fist tour stage show? Fabulous.

Sadly not, but I did catch Motorhead's last UK tour in 2014, in Birmingham, when both Fast Eddie and Philthy Animal joined them on stage.

Taylor was too far gone to play, but did say a brief hello on the mic, but Fast Eddie joined the band and played lead for Ace of Spades, which was just fantastic. As great a lead guitarist as Phil Campbell certainly is, hearing the way Clarke played was spine-tingling - because it really is just as the album.

[Smiler.]

otherman said:

I've always regarded this line up as the real Motorhead. Bomber, Motorhead, and the whole No Sleep Til Hammersmith album is their best work i think. Great live shows for those albums. Anyone here who saw the bomber, or the iron fist tour stage show? Fabulous.

We were the road crew.

"Turn it UP"

[gazza285]

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

Why bother, would you appreciate them more?

[DocJock]

RIP Fast Eddie.

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

Come on then. Post up one of your favourite bands so that we can be obtuse about them.

[Penelope Stoppedit]

Digga said:

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

If you don't know, you would not understand. Take it you are not into rock or metal?

That trio wrote and performed the Ace of Spades album. Anyone who is not deaf will have heard, knowingly or not, at least one song from the album, which was hugely influential in the music world.

I don't class anything that Motorhead performed as classic and thought you may have been able to enlighten me which you haven't
I do feel that it is best that I don't post anything else here during this sad time that Motorhead fans are experiencing

RIP

[DocJock]

Irrespective of your opinion of their music, the OP referred to the 'classic Motorhead' line-up. Note the absence of a comma.

[Digga]

Motorhead were a classic rock band, full stop, end of. The helped to influence the genre and inspire subsequent generations; Metallica, one of the biggest live bands on the planet will, to a man, admit they were a massive influence.

[Penelope Stoppedit]

Digga said:

Motorhead were a classic rock band, full stop, end of. The helped to influence the genre and inspire subsequent generations; Metallica, one of the biggest live bands on the planet will, to a man, admit they were a massive influence.

Now you have explained something to me, I have some Metallica music and was unaware that Motorhead were a massive influence on them
Thank you for this and please excuse my ignorance, I tend to listen more to music than read up on the origins of bands etc due to not wishing to be influenced by media garbage

[Digga]

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Digga said:

Motorhead were a classic rock band, full stop, end of. The helped to influence the genre and inspire subsequent generations; Metallica, one of the biggest live bands on the planet will, to a man, admit they were a massive influence.

Now you have explained something to me, I have some Metallica music and was unaware that Motorhead were a massive influence on them
Thank you for this and please excuse my ignorance, I tend to listen more to music than read up on the origins of bands etc due to not wishing to be influenced by media garbage

Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich was from a pretty wealthy background - his dad was a pro tennis player - and, in his teenage years, prior to being in his own band he had the means to become probably one of Motorhead's biggest international fans. All of Metallica's first album has thread of Motorhead influence woven into it.

If you like rock, you need to find out about Motorhead, especially Lemmy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp2aZkqFdJs&t=...

[Penelope Stoppedit]

Digga said:

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Digga said:

Motorhead were a classic rock band, full stop, end of. The helped to influence the genre and inspire subsequent generations; Metallica, one of the biggest live bands on the planet will, to a man, admit they were a massive influence.

Now you have explained something to me, I have some Metallica music and was unaware that Motorhead were a massive influence on them
Thank you for this and please excuse my ignorance, I tend to listen more to music than read up on the origins of bands etc due to not wishing to be influenced by media garbage

Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich was from a pretty wealthy background - his dad was a pro tennis player - and, in his teenage years, prior to being in his own band he had the means to become probably one of Motorhead's biggest international fans. All of Metallica's first album has thread of Motorhead influence woven into it.

If you like rock, you need to find out about Motorhead, especially Lemmy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp2aZkqFdJs&t=...

Thank you, I have read up about Lemmy and have learnt something of great interest that further exposes my ignorance about Motorhead
I had to stop watching the video you linked me to due to it unfortunately having Nazi content

[anonymous-user]

Smiler. said:

We were the road crew.

"Turn it UP"

On the far end Steve 'Plod' Flood one of the road crew standing next to Rupert Neve in Master Rock Studios where Motorhead recorded quite often.
R.I.P Fast Eddie.

[gazza285]

Nazi content? For crying out loud, you know nothing.

[dieselgrunt]

Still can’t believe Lemmy passed, he seemed invincible to me in my youth.

[Lotus Elan +2]

Fast Eddie Clarke

R I P

[garybezz]

otherman said:

Anyone here who saw the bomber, or the iron fist tour stage show? Fabulous.

Yes





I had seen them before this at a really small venue in Manchester (probably The Electric Circus) where they used the same gear as they would have at The Free Trade Hall :-)
And saw them a number of times after

I bought their first album based only on reading a review of it (this band will make your lawn die etc) and it was right up my street to say the least.
I thought they started to go down hill once Eddie left. The album with Brian Robertson was not bad but after that they got a bit formulaic for me.
But those first few albums with Lemmy, Phil and Eddie were something really special IMO.
RIP Fast Eddie.

[RobDickinson]

Penelope Stoppedit said:

Will you kindly explain what was classic about motorhead?

Seriously disrespectful and a total comprehension failure.

The classic refers to the bands original lineup not the music.

The music is hugely influential and certainly is classic metal