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  • Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

  • The Rise of Motörhead
  • By: Martin Popoff
  • Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
  • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (101 ratings)
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Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

By: Martin Popoff
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Summary

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers is the first book to celebrate the classic-era Motörhead lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor. Through interviews with all of the principal troublemakers, Martin Popoff celebrates the formation of the band and the records that made them legends: Motörhead, Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, and Iron Fist. An in-depth coda brings the story up to date with the shocking recent deaths of Taylor and Kilmister.

Motörhead comes to life in this book as bad-luck bad boys - doused in drink and drugs, most notably speed - incapable of running their lives right save for Fast Eddie, who is charged with holding things together. Popoff also examines the heady climate of music through the band's rise to prominence during the New Wave of British heavy metal, with detailed reflection on Motörhead's unique position in the scene as both originators and embattled survivors who carried on the renegade spirit of those times.

©2017 Martin Popoff (P)2017 Tantor

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"Martin has the most thorough knowledge of heavy metal of anybody I've ever met." (Dee Snider, Twisted Sister frontman)

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Motõrhead - Best Rock n Roll band ever

Brilliant book. Very very greatly and graciously written. Not a lot can be said that's not entirely been covered. Motõrhead - Best Rock n Roll band ever because they're true to their fans and the music they graced me and millions of fans alike with absolutely no compromise.
A MUST read/listen!!!!!

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We are Motorhead and we play Rock n Roll

Great book well researched, covering the "original" line up some nice anecdotes and stories from the band and people connected to them. Livened up with some memorably hilarious mispronounciations , I seriously doubt Phil ever called anyone a "Twot"

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For true fans of Metal.

The book was great id highly recommend for all rock fans.Its tells a great story of the much lived trio of Lemmy,Philthy and fast Eddie and all the superb records of their era of Motorhead.
The narrator was good also and i breezed through the book due to that.

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Boring and repetitive

First book I’ve had to give up on. Boring and repetitive. Every chapter sounds the same. It would have been better named The Ace of Spades for the number of times this is mentioned.

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Okay, could be better

A nice collection of interviews. The narrator isn’t great, he mispronounces names, and his accent is very jarring. If you can get passed that, you deserve a medal.

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Motörhead

Not my genre of music but this was a good listen even if you weren’t a fan

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worth a listen

interesting as a fan of the band but I was hoping for a bit more 'dirt' on how the guys partied and lived from their perspective.
this book is more of a collection of interviews presented as a reference work.
it's about the band not the people in the band.

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Ok biography

Reasonable account of a unique band. However, the narrator’s North American accent really jars. Either reading dialogue of the band members or mispronouncing place names (Chiswick!) became irritating in this accent.

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Tough listening

What can I say other than this is the first book I had to give up on 30% in . Very repetitive, a little boring , not for me .

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Brilliant

I was hooked throughout!!! Perfect for any Motorhead fan. Nicely read as well although it would have felt different if it was a British accent.

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