Bomber – MOTORHEAD***

Dead Men Tell No Tales/Lawman/Sweet Revenge/Sharpshooter/Poison/Stone Dead Forever/All The Aces/Step Down/Talking Head/Bomber

Bomber was the second Motorhead release of the year and like its predecessor was not noted for its subtlety. Alas, the final comment below could apply to many heavy metal groups of the period. (UK:12)

“Perhaps it doesn’t have that stand out magic that some other Motörhead albums have, but it has those three original rockers cranking away at full throttle in their prime, and you can’t ask for much more than that. It might be in the shade compared with some of their other albums, but it still has more than enough to satisfy fans of the band.”

“It comes at you like a freight train for the most part, blasting you with it's metallic mayhem whilst the slower more bluesy moments show a kinship with Sabbath.”

“Traditional early Motörhead, mixing hard rock riffing with some heavy metal influences. Also some of the guitar playing follows quite much blues scales and patterns as well. The album manages to combine faster and slower tracks in a good balance.”

“Bomber opens with the ultra heavy Dead Men Tell No Tales and closes with the bombastic title track. In between the album is full of loud heavy Motorhead madness that should please anyone into this kind of rock ‘n’ roll mayhem.”

“The music on the album is garage rock ‘n’ roll with a metal edge. Motörhead had enjoyed a lot of success with Overkill and saw no reason to change a winning formula. But I guess you could say that about their whole career. The tracks are generally a bit less memorable than on the predecessor though, and there are only a few of what I would call classic Motörhead tracks.”

“As subtle as a blunderbuss and as melodic as a cat-fight it's a feat of some magnitude making this cacophony work, but work it surely does. Equally there is no variation. This is a case of when you've heard one song by Motorhead you've heard them all. But their ability to hold together buzzing guitars, hoarse vocals and thunderous drums never fails to amaze.”