RIP Lemmy

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

Your boy Ludwig would have totally rocked a Marshall full stack if they were available at the time.

And he went deaf with just acoustic instruments. Poor guy.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

Bet he's smiling at that...

On the young ones:

Not to make us all feel old...but that was over 30 YEARS ago!

I saw them around 1996 in Chicago, ended up at Exit after the show, and so did the band! Sitting at a crowded biker bar doing shots with Lemmy telling stories to all of us is a highlight of my punk years...
We got to see them here about 6 years ago in a 1500 person club, when Matt Sorum of the Cult was standing in on drums. Still the loudest thing I've ever experienced, we had 30Db earplugs in and still were in pain.

[Christien]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

I never heard of the dude until he died. I hated metal my whole life so I did some cursory research on him and the various iterations of metal, including the history and folklore.

Committed music. The power chords, the percussion, the sub verbal guttural voices, the volume. The whole shot.

Conclusion: 'Whatever.'

What I do find fascinating is the connection between metal and classical. Yep classical, like my beloved Beethoven. Go figure.

I get that - I see why Motorhead isn't for everyone. But man, when it's your bag, nothing tops them.

The connection between metal and certain types of classical is very close, particularly Beethoven. Music reflects many emotions, from peace and joy to aggression and anger. Beethoven wrote across that scale, but probably spent more time at the aggression and anger end of it than, say, Mozart or Debussy. I don't know if Peter's comment was tongue-in-cheek, but he's spot on. I guarantee if electric guitars were around in the 19th century, Beethoven would've been all over them, like most composers are today.

[aigel]

Check on some of his quotes - guy was pretty well read and offers a lot of crude wisdom! Old school rock star stuff.

The Tao of Lemmy: 18 Great Quotes From the Motorhead Frontman | Rolling Stone

I don't think you'll get into Motorhead if your favorite music is Beethoven. Just saying ...

"We are Motorhead and we play Rock & Roll!".

I have big regrets never having seen the band. They were BIG in Europe. I saw most of the 80s bands but missed out on them, unfortunately.

G

[sand_man]

I've been a fan for as long as I could remember. To me, the band shared the same "no frills, stand and deliver" ethos of the punk scene that I closely followed! Double middle fingers and f_ck off to the establishment! Now, I'm posting this on a Porsche BBS!

[Oh Haha]

I caught the last 45 minutes of the live feed. Pretty cool to see such big names in music paying tribute to Lemmy. I can bet there will be many great stories told at the after party!

[Todge]

Am I the only one that got the petition on social media to rename the jack and coke the "Lemmy"?
-Todge

[Yorkie]

Huge petition in the UK to name the next addition to the periodic table "Lemmium"

I was having a few beers with some mates the other night and we could not name one modern day hell raiser. They have all gone or gone soft. I cannot think of any of the current crop of musicians that lives like Lemmy lived. Can you?

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

I never heard of the dude until he died.

You've never heard of....Motorhead? I don't listen to metal either, but this guy is an icon. You Amish?

[pavulon]

It's how that game works. Addicts go to jail (obscurity) or in the ground sooner than average.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

I was having a few beers with some mates the other night and we could not name one modern day hell raiser. They have all gone or gone soft. I cannot think of any of the current crop of musicians that lives like Lemmy lived. Can you?