Motorhead hold all the aces as they rock Wolverhampton's Civic hall
Strident. Powerful. Earth-shaking. No, it wasn't Superstorm Sandy, it was the powerhouse known as Motorhead, who rocked Wolverhampton's Civic hall to its foundations last night.
The party started as soon as Lemmy Kilminster on bass, Phil Campbell on guitar and Mikkey Dee on percussion rolled on stage.
It seemed refreshing to see an electric rock trio again – I can only remember ZZ Top and Cream having such an affect on a crowd.This was what we wanted, power, glory and high-voltage played by a band that is now a living legend.
Lemmy sang with his traditional growling hoarseness and, to be honest, the band wasn't overbearingly loud. Loud enough certainly but their hard work shows in the music from a band who have never compromised and changed their style in 35 years.
Blistering guitar solos from Phil Campbell and a medium sized but funky drum solo from Mikkey Dee held the full house spellbound. Songs like Metropolis and Killed by Death showed what this powerhouse of a band were capable of and, just remember, there's only three of them.
Much to the joy of their fans (I've never seen so many Motorhead T-shirts in one place) they climaxed with the massive hit single Ace of Spades, with everyone jumping around.
The encore was the long and sinister Orgasmatron with Lemmy bathed in a green light
Frenetic
The sheer power of the second encore Overkill was fast and frenetic and had the crowd chanting the bands name over and over until there was nothing left to do but face the cold wintry weather outside. They came, they rocked and Wolverhampton moved.
