Live at Brixton Academy (Motörhead album)
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- For other albums with the same name, see Live at Brixton AcademyLive at Brixton AcademyLive at Brixton Academy is the name given to a number of live music albums and videos by various artists, recorded at the Brixton Academy in London...
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Live at Brixton Academy is the fourth official live album by the British band Motörhead. Recorded at their 25th anniversary concert on October 22, 2000 at the Brixton Academy, London
London
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, UK. Various guests made appearances, including Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
's Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
and ex-Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie is an English rock band whose members include Skin , Cass , Ace and Mark Richardson .Skunk Anansie formed in March 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009...
guitarist Ace. The concert has also been released as a DVD entitled 25 & Alive Boneshaker
25 & Alive Boneshaker
25 & Alive Boneshaker is a live DVD featuring Motörhead's 25th anniversary concert at Brixton Academy, on October 22, 2000. The concert has also been released as a CD entitled Live At Brixton Academy....
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Disc 1
- "We Are Motörhead" (Phil CampbellPhil Campbell (musician)Philip Anthony Campbell has been the lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band Motörhead since 1984. He is also the former guitarist of Persian Risk.-Early life and career:...
, Lemmy, Mikkey DeeMikkey DeeMicael Kiriakos Delaoglou , better known as Mikkey Dee is a drummer/songwriter in the Heavy metal band Motörhead. A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.- Early life :Delaoglou began his musical career with local bands...
) - 2:54 - "No ClassNo Class"No Class" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released in 1979, in 7" vinyl pressings. The song first appeared on the 1979 album Overkill, and became one of the "cornerstones" of the classic 1981 live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith...
" (Eddie ClarkeEddie ClarkeEdward Allan Clarke better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, is a guitarist who was a member of British heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead.-Early days:...
, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) - 2:49 - "I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)" (Campbell, WürzelWürzelMichael Burston commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead....
, Lemmy, Taylor) - 3:36 - "Over Your Shoulder" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Dee) - 3:37
- "Civil War" (Campbell, Lemmy, Dee, Max Ax) - 3:20
- "Metropolis" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 3:44
- "Overnight Sensation" (Campbell, Lemmy, Dee) - 4:50
- "God Save the Queen" (John LydonJohn LydonJohn Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...
, Steve JonesSteve Jones (musician)Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
, Glen MatlockGlen MatlockGlen Matlock is an English bass guitarist most famous for being in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Drummer Paul Cook has said that Matlock came up with much of the music for the band's songs and most of the lyrics, while lead singer Johnny Rotten made some adjustments...
, Paul CookPaul CookPaul Thomas Cook is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band Sex Pistols.-Early life and career:...
) - 3:32 - "Born to Raise HellBorn To Raise Hell"Born to Raise Hell" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. Originally written by Lemmy for the German band Skew Siskin, it plays over the opening credits of the film Airheads in which Lemmy makes a cameo appearance....
" (Lemmy) - 6:31 - "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 5:42
- "Stay Out of Jail" (Campbell, Lemmy, Dee) - 3:33
- "Dead Men Tell No Tales" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 2:45
Disc 2
- "You Better Run" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy) - 6:48
- "Sacrifice" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Dee) - 5:49
- "Orgasmatron" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Pete GillPete GillPete Gill is a heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand...
) - 6:50 - "Going to Brazil" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Taylor) - 2:36
- "Broken" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Taylor) - 4:59
- "Damage Case" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor, Mick FarrenMick FarrenMichael Anthony 'Mick' Farren is an English journalist, author and singer associated with counterculture and the UK Underground.-Music:...
) - 3:52 - "Iron FistIron Fist (song)"Iron Fist" is a song by the heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released as a single in 1982, in 7" pressings in blue, black and translucent red vinyl....
" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 3:16 - "Killed by Death" (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Gill) - 7:26
- "BomberBomber (song)"Bomber" is a song by the English heavy metal band Motörhead, recorded and released in 1979 . It is the title track to their album Bomber and was released as a single peaking at 34 on the UK singles chart....
" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 4:16 - "Ace of SpadesAce of Spades (song)"Ace of Spades" is a song by the English band Motörhead, released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album Ace of Spades. The song spent 12 weeks in the United Kingdom Singles Chart, peaking at #15.-Overview:...
" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 4:23 - "OverkillOverkill (song)"Overkill" is a song by the band Motörhead. It was released in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings in 1979. It is backed with B-side "Too Late Too Late" which appears on the CD re-issues of the Overkill album. Early copies came with a free "Overkill" badge...
" (Clarke, Lemmy, Taylor) - 7:48
Credits
- Lemmy – bass, vocals
- Phil CampbellPhil Campbell (musician)Philip Anthony Campbell has been the lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band Motörhead since 1984. He is also the former guitarist of Persian Risk.-Early life and career:...
– guitar - Mikkey DeeMikkey DeeMicael Kiriakos Delaoglou , better known as Mikkey Dee is a drummer/songwriter in the Heavy metal band Motörhead. A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.- Early life :Delaoglou began his musical career with local bands...
– drums
Special guests:
- "Fast" Eddie ClarkeEddie ClarkeEdward Allan Clarke better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, is a guitarist who was a member of British heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead.-Early days:...
(ex-Motörhead) on "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch" and "Overkill" - Todd Campbell (Phil CampbellPhil Campbell (musician)Philip Anthony Campbell has been the lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band Motörhead since 1984. He is also the former guitarist of Persian Risk.-Early life and career:...
's son, Psycho Squad) on "Killed By Death" - Paul Inder (Lemmy's son) on "Killed By Death"
- Whitfield CraneWhitfield CraneWilliam Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...
(ex-Ugly Kid JoeUgly Kid JoeUgly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
) on "Born To Raise Hell" - Doro PeschDoro (musician)Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
(ex-WarlockWarlock (band)Warlock was a German heavy metal band, assembled in 1982. The band gained some commercial success in the mid 1980s. By the end of the decade, singer Doro Pesch was the sole original member who remained in the band, and thus proceeded to form Doro, a band that was essentially a continuation of...
) on "Born To Raise Hell" - Brian MayBrian MayBrian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
(QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
) on "Overkill" - Ace (ex-Skunk AnansieSkunk AnansieSkunk Anansie is an English rock band whose members include Skin , Cass , Ace and Mark Richardson .Skunk Anansie formed in March 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009...
) on "Overkill"