Motörhead - 1916 [Pure Pleasure Records 180g LP] 24-bit/96kHz; requested re-post

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As sobering as his reflections on the horrors of World War I are on the title song, he's unapologetically amusing on "Going to Brazil," "Angel City" (an ode to the "beautiful" party people of L.A.), and "Ramones" (which salutes the New York punk band). Whether the subject matter is humorously fun or more serious, Motörhead is as inspired as ever on 1916. - Alex Henderson/AMG

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1916 is the ninth studio album by the British band Motörhead. It was released on February 26, 1991 on WTG Records.

This was their first album recorded for WTG after the legal battle with GWR Records was resolved. In the album's liner notes, the band says "...to the people we left behind - we didn't want to leave ya, but we really had to go! This album is the better for it. Stale and on a treadmill in our career, a change was needed."

The title track is a reflection on World War I killings, it is an uncharacteristically slow ballad in which Lemmy's singing is only lightly accompanied. "Love Me Forever", a ballad which was later covered by Doro Pesch. "R.A.M.O.N.E.S.", a tribute to punk band the Ramones, was later recorded by the Ramones, which can be found as one of the two studio tracks on Greatest Hits Live. The Ramones also performed it at their final show with Lemmy, with that show being released on video and CD as We're Outta Here.

In the studio the band recorded four songs with the producer, Ed Stasium, before deciding he had to go. When Lemmy listened to one of the mixes of "Going to Brazil", he asked for him to turn up four tracks, and on doing so heard claves and tambourines that Stasium had added. Stasium was fired and Pete Solley was hired as producer. The story according to Stasium was that Lemmy's drug and alcohol intake had far exceeded the limitations of Stasium's patience so he quit.

The album reached number 24 in UK charts and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 1992 Grammys, but lost to Metallica's Metallica.

Due to an unintentional oversight, the French, the Bulgarian, the Russian, the Serbian and Portuguese flags were not featured on the album artwork.

The postergramme would be the last programme for the band until the 30th Anniversary Tour in 2005.




Track listing

All tracks composed by Lemmy, Würzel, Phil Campbell and Phil Taylor unless otherwise noted

Side A:

"The One to Sing the Blues" – 3:07
"I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)" – 3:13
"No Voices in the Sky" – 4:12
"Going to Brazil" – 2:30
"Nightmare/The Dreamtime" – 4:40

Side B:

"Love Me Forever" – 5:27
"Angel City" (Lemmy) – 3:57
"Make My Day" – 4:24
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S." – 1:26
"Shut You Down" – 2:41
"1916" (Lemmy) – 3:44

Credits

Lemmy – bass, vocals
Phil Campbell – guitar
Würzel – guitar
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums, except "1916", which featured a drum machine.

All tracks except 3, 4, and 6 – produced and mixed by Peter Solley, and engineered by Casey McMackin
Tracks 3, 4, and 6 – produced by Ed Stasium, and engineered by Paul Hemingson