MOTÖRHEAD — Bomber (review)

MOTÖRHEAD — Bomber album cover Album · 1979 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Bomber is the 3rd full-length studio album by UK hard rock/ metal act Motörhead. The album was the 2nd release by the band on the Bronce label and it was released in October 1979. It was also the 2nd album released by the band in 1979 as Motörhead´s sophomore album Overkill had been released only 7 months prior to Bomber.

The music on the album is filthy garage rock´n´roll with a metal edge. Motörhead had enjoyed a lot of succes with Overkill and the band saw no reason to change a winning formula. But I guess you could say that about their whole career. The tracks are generally a bit less memorable than on the predecessor though and there are only few of what I would call "classic" Motörhead tracks on Bomber. I´ll mention Dead Men Tell No Tales, Stone Dead Forever, All The Aces and the title track as the most prominent tracks on the album. The rest are good but not excellent IMO.

The production is absolutely filthy and it´s almost like being in the room with the band while they are playing. Bomber more or less sounds like it was recorded live in the studio.

Bomber is seldom held in as high regards as the two albums that bookend it, and I agree that Overkill and Ace of Spades (1980) are arguably stronger albums ( I won´t mention On Parole (1979) which was released in December 1979 because it was a shelved album recorded in 1975 and meant to be released in 1976, so basically it´s the band´s debut album) and yes Bomber doesn´t feature as many "classic" Motörhead tracks as those two albums, but Bomber is still quite the enjoyable hard rock/ metal album and a 3 - 3.5 star rating is deserved. If you´re looking for an "authentic" and filthy rock´n´roll album with a metal edge, I can highly recommend Bomber.
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