In the documentary The Guts and the Glory, drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor remembers: Diminutive and soft-spoken, Maille was well equipped to deal with the trio, who were notorious for in-fighting and general unmanageability. Maille, who was affectionately nicknamed "Turtle" by the band (for his resemblance to the reptile), was critical in giving Motörhead a sleeker sound on record without sacrificing its raw power. "Vic Maille at the production helm used an expert ear to translate the monstrous live sound and feel of the band to vinyl." Those were good times we were winning, we were younger, and we believed it."Īs Steffan Chirazi observes in the liner notes to the 1996 reissue of Ace of Spades: Vic was a great man and a great producer, really brilliant. "He used to own a mobile studio – Hawkwind hired it out to do Space Ritual and he came with it. The bassist recalls in his 2002 memoir White Line Fever: Maile, who had worked with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and the Who, had crossed paths with Lemmy when he was a member of Hawkwind. Motörhead recorded Ace of Spades with Vic Maile at Jackson's Studios in Rickmansworth in August and September 1980. Further evidence of Motörhead's nascent mainstream success was the release of the EP The Golden Years in May 1980 on Bronze Records, which became their highest charting release to date, peaking at No. Next, the Big Beat label, which had taken over Chiswick's catalogue, released Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, packaging four extra tracks that the band had laid down for their debut album. In fact, United Artists decided to finally release the band's "lost" first album at this time under the title On Parole, which had originally been recorded in 1976 but shelved because it was deemed commercially unviable. Regardless, the association with NWOBHM would be another positive element in the increasing momentum that would lead to the band's most successful commercial period at the beginning of the new decade. We're not straight heavy metal, because we're a rock 'n' roll band, which no-one knows how to market anymore." Motörhead don't fit into any category, really. We were too late for the first metal movement and early for the next one. "I like Iron Maiden and Saxon out of the new mob, and that's about it, really. In the 2011 book Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead, Joel McIver quotes vocalist and bassist Lemmy: Motörhead – a band that resented being labeled anything other than rock 'n' roll – was placed in this new genre, which would go on to influence the emerging thrash metal movement that would include bands like Metallica and Megadeth. Their ferocious, loud proto- thrash playing style appealed equally to punks and heavy metal fans, but in 1979 Sounds writer Geoff Barton coined the term " New Wave of British Heavy Metal" (NWOBHM) to classify a slew of newer bands such as Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, and Saxon. Background īy 1979, Motörhead had released two extremely successful classic albums, Overkill and Bomber, and had gained a loyal fan following by constant touring and television appearances. In 2020, the album was ranked at 408 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was the band's debut release in the United States, with Mercury Records handling distribution in North America. It was preceded by the release of the title track as a single on 27 October, which peaked in the UK Singles Chart at No. It is the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and reaching gold status in the UK by March 1981. : : of course "Don't forget the Joker".Ace of Spades is the fourth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released in October 1980 via Bronze Records. : : In Motorhead's hit "Ace of Spades" - the line "the dead man's hand again" appears. : : : ESC is correct, and the TV commentators wrong: the original hand was two pair. : : : : source - "Triggernometry" by Eugene Cunningham After he was shot in the back of the head, "the famous gunman's stiffening fingers revealed his two pair - aces and eights." The phrase dates back to the murder of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok by Jack McCall in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on Auust 2, 1876. : : : : "Aces and eights" is known as the dead man's hand in stud poker. : : : : Here's what it says in the archives: Does anyone know the reason? I have a bet on that it is something to do with the wild west and being shot while holding these cards. : : : : : Hi folks! Started watching lots of late night poker on Sky, and have noticed when someone gets a full house of 3 aces and two 8's, they call it a dead mans hand. In Reply to: Ace of Spades posted by Bruce Kahl on February 28, 2005
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