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Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

The Rise of Motörhead

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Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

By: Martin Popoff
Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
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Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers is the first book to celebrate the classic-era Motörhead lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor. Through interviews with all of the principal troublemakers, Martin Popoff celebrates the formation of the band and the records that made them legends: Motörhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, and Iron Fist. An in-depth coda brings the story up to date with the shocking recent deaths of Taylor and Kilmister.

Motörhead comes to life in this book as bad-luck bad boys - doused in drink and drugs, most notably speed - incapable of running their lives right save for Fast Eddie, who is charged with holding things together. Popoff also examines the heady climate of music through the band's rise to prominence during the New Wave of British heavy metal, with detailed reflection on Motörhead's unique position in the scene as both originators and embattled survivors who carried on the renegade spirit of those times.

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Critic reviews

"Martin has the most thorough knowledge of heavy metal of anybody I've ever met." (Dee Snider, Twisted Sister frontman)
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Reasonable account of a unique band. However, the narrator’s North American accent really jars. Either reading dialogue of the band members or mispronouncing place names (Chiswick!) became irritating in this accent.

Ok biography

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Great book well researched, covering the "original" line up some nice anecdotes and stories from the band and people connected to them. Livened up with some memorably hilarious mispronounciations , I seriously doubt Phil ever called anyone a "Twot"

We are Motorhead and we play Rock n Roll

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maybe nothing new for hardcore fans, but a good telling of the tale of the legend of Motorhead.

good

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The book is great but having an American read it, especially an American who gets many UK pronunciations wrong is a bit of a mistake.

Great book, disconcerting performance.

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Not my genre of music but this was a good listen even if you weren’t a fan

Motörhead

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