OFF: Motorhead/'Hammered' fan review

[Robert C. Mayo]

one longtime (since 'bomber') fan's opinion:
good, not great...

lyrics are brilliant throughout; theres a section in 'brave new world' about
jesus that is just hilarious, and a spoken section during 'voices from the
war' that is very effective as well. 'serial killer' is awesome, just
masterful.lem is surely at the top of his lyrical game here.

production is strange to these ears; the drums are much lower in the mix than
on any other album with mr dee, and what a difference it makes! lem's vocals
seem louder as well, but this just may be a result of the 'missing' drums.
bass sound is great, a mix of the last lp's driving mid and 'o'night
sensation's slick low-end.  lem's playing is fantastic, devaiting from the
guitar lines often; playing Bass Lines!

not hearing any "classics"; though 'no remorse' has the intensity and menace
of 'orgasmatron' (really!), and 'red raw' is much in the vein of 'die you
bastard'. 'voices...' and 'brave...' are excellent, too. 'walk a crooked
mile' is almost 6 minutes long, with lots of multi-lemmy harmonies
throughout, a strange 1st track/1st impression.

i think any new motorhead lp should be judged against the last 6; and alas, i
think 'hammered' comes in last at #7. still plenty of stuff here for the
motorfan to get excited about, but certainly not as strong as the last few.

love the cover; looks like a beer bottle label to me...
just my opinion,
bobm