Motorhead Trivia

1. Of which British space rock band was Ian Kilmister, otherwise known as 'Lemmy', a member before leaving to form Motörhead?

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Hawkwind

It is said that revenge is a dish best served cold; if that is the case then that which Lemmy visited upon his former band mates came straight from the deep freeze! Lemmy didn't leave Hawkwind, he was sacked. Whilst on tour with the band in Canada during 1975 he was arrested for being in possession of drugs and during his five day incarceration he was, in his own words, "voted out" of Hawkwind. Released without charge, Lemmy returned to the United Kingdom where he supposedly extracted his revenge on his former band mates in a singularly effective manner. For those of you intrigued by this I suggest further reading as it cannot be discussed further on this family friendly site!

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: Persian Risk

Campbell recorded two singles with Persian Risk. They went on to record an EP and album. Sweet Savage were from Belfast, N.I. and featured Vivian Campbell, who went onto Def Leppard and Dio. The Tygers Of Pan Tang were formed in Whitley Bay, England in 1978. John Sykes (Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake) joined as second guitarist. Original singer Jess Cox left after the debut album, and Persian Risk vocalist Jon Deverill joined. Saxon have often toured with Motörhead, and ex- Glitter Band drummer Pete Gill, who played on Saxon's first four albums, joined Motörhead in 1984.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Iron Horse/ Born to Lose

This song was first featured on the 1976 album "On Parole" and again in 1977 on the "Motorhead" album. Lead singer Lemmy Kilmister wrote this song originally for the band he was in before he formed Motorhead, Hawkwind.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: Motorhead

This is the title song off of their debut album back in 1977. The song title "Motorhead" comes from American slang for an amphetamine addict.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Rickenbacker

The distinctively styled Rickenbacker series basses have a natural raucousness to their tone at high amplification levels, a tone that complements Lemmy's gravelly voice perfectly. The first Rickenbacker basses, the 4000 series, entered the market as far back as 1957 and with few radical changes to the basic design and levels of equipment have remained basically unchanged since. Other notable users of these fine instruments include Chris Squire of British art rock band Yes, Geddy Lee of Rush, who used this instrument in his band's early days, and Bruce Foxton of British mod-rock band The Jam. The signature bass produced by the Rickenbacker Company for Lemmy, the limited edition 4004LK, features a three pickup equipment specification, special carvings and was made in a production run of just sixty units worldwide.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: He's in drag

He's dressed up as a nagging, rolling-pin wielding mother, warning the girls: "don't stop out too late again tonight. And don't drink too much", to which they (quite rightly) answer "YEAH RIGHT!". "Filthy" Phil did break his neck just after recording "Ace Of Spades", and continued to play wearing a neck brace. He also broke his wrist and famously taped a drumstick to his hand so he could go on playing. He's wearing spring eyes on the back cover of the album "Bomber".

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Sharpshooter

This song is off the bands 1979 album titled "Bomber".

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: Overkill

"Overkill" is the title track from their 1979 album. Motorhead was formed by lead singer Lemmy Kilmister after he was kicked out of the band Hawkwind. Lemmy remains the only constant member of Motorhead.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Silver Machine

Hawkwind's only hit single, 'Silver Machine', was released in June 1972 and reached the dizzying position of number three on the UK Singles Chart. 'Silver Machine' has been re-released on a number of other occasions during 1978 and again in 1983 where it achieved UK Singles Chart placing at numbers 34 and 67 respectively. This single is also believed to have been re-released during 1976 but there appears to be no record of singles bearing this date in circulation. The lyrics to the song are based on the essay 'How to Construct a Time Machine' by Alfred Jarrey and interpreted by Hawkwind lyricist Bob Calvert who penned the song in collaboration with fellow Hawkwind member, Dave Brock.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: Joe Petagno (artist)

Petagno worked with Hipgnosis, who did covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and UFO amongst others, before Motörhead. British fantasy artist Roger Dean is known for his album covers of bands such as Yes, Uriah Heep and Budgie. During Lemmy's time with Hawkwind, their artwork was by Barney Bubbles, who went on to design sleeves for punk bands, such as The Damned. For "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"(1977) Hawkwind used Hipgnosis, but Petagno had already left!

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Damage Case

This one is from the 1979 album "Overkill".

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: The Hammer

This is the final song off their classic "Ace of Spades" album. The album cover features the band dressed in American cowboy garb standing in a desert. The picture was taken at a sand pit in Barnet, Northern London, England and not in the United States as some believe.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: The Roundhouse, London

The first performance made by the band with a line-up consisting of Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister on bass and vocals, former Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis on six string duties and Lucas Fox on drums took place at the Roundhouse, London on the 20th of July 1975 in support of the English progressive rock band, Greenslade. The Roundhouse itself was officially opened in 1847 for the London & Birmingham Railway Company and was built by Robert Stephenson, son of the noted railway engineer George Stephenson, and architect Robert Dockray. By the beginning of the Second World War it had fallen into disrepair and was virtually derelict. In 1964 the building was renovated and reopened as an arts centre named Centre 42, although the venue has always been known by audiences as The Roundhouse. Many of the world's greatest music acts have performed at The Roundhouse over the decades, acts which include Pink Floyd, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix. The Roundhouse possesses a Grade II* listing and was granted National Heritage Site status in 2010 which will ensure its future, as a building at least.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: Girlschool

The star-studded cast also featured J.J. French, Eddie Ojeda, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi. Hammerfall had an album called "Legacy Of Kings"(1989), but no Lemmy. There have been countless bands called Legacy, one being thrash act who changed their name to Testament and found fame. Christian metal band Legacy released an eponymous album in 2010. Black metal Legacy released "Covered In Traitor's Blood" in 2001. The Plasmatics' Wendy O Williams (R.I.P.) dueted with Lemmy on "Stand By Your Man" in 1982, leading to "Fast" Eddie Clarke leaving the band.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Fast and Lose

"Fast" Eddie Clark of Motorhead went on to form his own band called Fastway.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: Dancing on Your Grave

While Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, or part of the what is known as The New Wave of British Metal, Lemmy dislikes such labels, preferring to describe the band's music simply as "rock n' roll". Motorhead is a main influence on thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: 1916

Filthy Animal was on both "Rock 'n' Roll"(1987) and "Another Perfect Day"(1983), although he left Motörhead after the latter, only to come back in 1987. "March ör Die" apparently features three drummers, Filthy Animal starting work on the album and featured on "I Ain't No Nice Guy" but being fired for not learning the tracks properly. Veteran Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy, Whitesnake et al) took over for much of the album, and new recruit, Mickey Dee, did "Hellraiser".

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Iron Fist

Motorhead recorded a cover version of the country classic "Stand by Your Man", originally done by Tammy Wynette, with the help of Wendy O. Willaims and the Plasmatics.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: I Got Mine

The band's fanged-face logo, Snaggletooth, has oversized boars' horns, chains, and spikes. It was created by artist Joe Petagno in 1977 for the cover of the "Motörhead" album and has appeared in many variations on covers of other albums.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Leather jacket and bullet belt

At this stage in the band's career they were all living in squats and were surviving, according to Lemmy, on "a tenner (ten pounds) a week". At this time drummer Phil Taylor was working on renovations to a canal boat when he met Eddie Clarke who was also desperately short of money. Taylor invited Clarke to audition for Motörhead which resulted in the existing guitarist, Larry Willis, immediately leaving the band. Eddie Clarke has stated in interview that it took a few days for the band to get back to him after his audition and, when they did, he was woken one morning by Lemmy who simply thrust a leather jacket and bullet belt into Clarke's hands; with this Clarke officially became a member of Motörhead and completed their classic line-up.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: They both spent early childhood in Stoke-On-Trent

Slash was born Saul Hudson in London, but brought up in Stoke-On-Trent until he was five, when he moved the the USA. He was a BMX champion, and was married to model/actress Renée Suran for five years. Lemmy has never married, although he has two kids. His family moved to Wales when he was a kid. He left at 17, ending up in London 1n 1967, where he lived with Noel Redding, who got him a job as roadie for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Shine

Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brain Robertson played guitar on the band's 1983 album "Another Perfect Day".

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: Killed By Death

The single "Killed by Death" reached #51 in the UK Singles Chart, the double album "No Remorse" reached silver disc status, attaining the position of #14 in the UK Album charts.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Top of the Pops

Yes... You read that correctly; Motörhead actually appeared on the long-running television music show 'Top of the Pops' and guess what? Not just once. Their first appearance on this show took place on the 25th of October 1978 when they performed in support of their single 'Louie, Louie' which achieved a highest placing at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. Their second occurred on the 9th of March 1979 in which they appeared to promote the single 'Overkill' from their album of the same name. This album reached the dizzy heights of number 24 on the UK Album Chart with the single also performing admirably to achieve a highest placing at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. Motorhead also appeared on TOTP promoting their single 'Please Don't Touch' taken from the 'St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP', a collaborative project recorded during 1980. 'The Tube', which was broadcast on Channel 4 during the 1980s, was a more serious show in which the bands featured were required to perform their set entirely live with no pre-recording being permitted. 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was broadcast on the BBC2 channel and featured a more eclectic mix of performers than any other music show then being broadcast. The show 'Supersonic' was aimed squarely at a teen audience and was broadcast on the ITV network in the very early evening when its core audience would have just arrived home from school.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: Barnet, North London

Motörhead had already shown a Western influence on "Bomber" with tracks like "Dead Men Tell No Tales", "Lawman" and "Sharpshooter", but on "Ace Of Spades" the imagery from their gear to the cover was complete. The photo was shot in a sand quarry in North London but looked just like Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns, most of which were shot in Almería, Spain.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Snaggletooth

Motorhead's 1977 album "Motorhead" went to number 43 in the United Kingdom.

From Quiz "Napalmed To The Bone" - It's Motörhead!

Answer: Bomber

The album 'Bomber' was released on the Bronze record label on the 27th of October 1979 and was Motörhead's third studio album. Ultimately achieving a highest chart position at number 12 on the UK Album Chart, the album was released hot on the heels of the band's previous album 'Overkill' which was itself released almost seven months earlier in March 1979. The album is notable for the track 'Step Down' in which the vocals for the song are provided by 'Fast Eddie' Clarke. Although 'Bomber' was never as popular with the band as their 1980 hit album 'Ace of Spades', the recording has highly proved popular with the band's fan base. The track 'I Got Mine' from the unpopular 1983 album 'Another Perfect Day' is a personal favourite and the 1986 track 'Orgasmatron' from the album of the same name is, in my view, one of the heaviest rock tracks ever recorded to vinyl.

From Quiz Motörhead: Louder Than Everybody Else

Answer: One

Lemmy is the only Englishman left and he lives in the USA! Drummer Mickey Dee is Swedish and Phil Campbell is Welsh. Of past members, Lucas Fox, "Filthy Animal" Taylor, Larry Wallis, "Fast" Eddie, Pete Gill and Würzel were all born in England, whereas Brian Robertson is Scottish. Tommy Aldridge is the only American to have been in the band (and very briefly).

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics II

Answer: Eat the Rich

Motorhead has done two entrance themes for World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Triple H "The Game" and "The King of Kings" respectively.

From Quiz Motorhead Lyrics I

Answer: Deaf Forever

In September of 1986, the band conducted their 'Orgasmatron' tour in Great Britain, supported by fledgling act Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction. In October they toured America and in December were in Germany.

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