#Eddie Clarke

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Motörhead

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Born on this day, October 5th, in 1950, was "Fast" Eddie Clarke. The late guitarist was best known for being in the bands Motorhead and Fastway.

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Motörhead beside the Twin Towers in New York, 1981

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Motörhead, Photoshoot for Ace of Spades, 1980

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this is the kinda pic u and ur bestie make into matching profile pics with

(pic is from facebook btw)

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Round one

KISS 

Formed in: 1973

Genres: hard rock, heavy metal, shock rock, glam metal

Lineup: Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, occasional bass

Gene Simmons – bass, vocals

Eric Carr – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals

Albums from the 80s: 

Unmasked (1980)

Music from "The Elder" (1981)

Killers (1982)

Creatures of the Night (1982)

Lick It Up (1983)

Animalize (1984)

Asylum (1985)

Crazy Nights (1987)

Chikara (1988)

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988)

Hot in the Shade (1989)

Propaganda: Whether you think they're super hot or not, women did. They got all sorts of action. Paul Stanley for his traditional good looks, and Gene Simmons because of that tongue. Carr, and whatever guitarist they had at the time (Kulick was the longest lasting replacement for Ace in the 80s & 90s) got laid plenty as well.

Motörhead 

Formed in: 1975

Genres: Heavy metal, hard rock, speed metal

Lineup: Lemmy Kilmister – vocals, bass

"Fast" Eddie Clarke – lead guitar vocals

Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums

Albums from the 80s:

The Golden Years EP (1980)

Ace of Spades (1980)

No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981)

Iron Fist (1982)

What's Words Worth? (1983)

Another Perfect Day (1983)

No Remorse (1984)

Orgasmatron (1986)

Rock 'n' Roll (1987)

Nö Sleep at All (1988)

Propaganda: 

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Motörhead Remorse? No! 2024 BMG ————————————————— Tracks LP One: 01. Ace of Spades 02. Motörhead 03. Jailbait  04. Stay Clean 05. Poison  06. Killed by Death 07. Bomber 08. Iron Fist 09. Climber 10. Chinese 11. Hump on Your Back 12. Snaggletooth 

Tracks LP Two: 01. Overkill 02. Under the Knife 03. Stone Dead Forever 04. Like a Nightmare 05. Over the Top 06. Steal Your Face 07. Louie Louie 08. No Class 09. Under the Knife 10. (We Are) the Road Crew 11. You Ain’t Gonna Live Forever 12. Locomotive —————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Motörhead

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Fastway - "Eat Dog Eat" 19/11/2011

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Motörhead

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Friday, July 14: Motörhead, "Tear Ya Down"

R.I.P. Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (1945-2015), "Fast Eddie" Clarke (1950-2018), Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (1954-2015)

By Motörhead standards, Overkill wasn’t nearly as heavy as most of the brawling barnburners they would put out over the next 35 or so years.  But it was more than a little shocking in 1979, and “Tear Ya Down” helped introduce the band’s overall concept with a distinctly Lemmy blend of aggression, speed and swagger.  Jimmy Miller’s mix put the vocals in the back a bit, but one could easily make out the classic Lemmy charm, and in a lot of ways the tune was closer to his vision and mission statement as it played like a grooving classic rock and roll number even with the stungun bass, unhinged drumming from Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie Clarke’s all-attitude soloing.  The basic influences were apparent, but Motörhead was an entity unto itself, and “Tear Ya Down” was a prime early instance of their singularity.

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Eddie back in the day…

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motörhead at Texas Tapes & Records in pasedena, texas

photos by rachael walsh

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