Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers: The Rise of Motörhead

Badass read! The storytelling was great, and the behind-the-scenes look at Motörhead’s journey is much deeper than most documentaries.

Martin Popoff does it again by writing another fine book. This book covers the original classic Motorhead, all who are now dead. Plenty of info and fact about this classic era of the band. A must have for any Motorhead fan.

Just so you’re aware, this is really just an oral history of Motörhead rather than an all-out biography. In other words, if you’re simply looking for firsthand stories from the band’s early years, then this is the book for you. However, if you’re looking for a more in-depth biography, or analysis, of Lemmy and Motörhead, then you may want to look elsewhere. An oral history of Motörhead is fine, but I just thought I should mention this because this book’s actual construction is not really made clear in either the Amazon description, or even the blurb of the book itself. The blurb reads: “Through interviews with all the principal troublemakers…” but that’s all you’re essentially getting here. Martin Popoff is a sturdy writer with a lot of knowledge and insight, but this book is 260 pages and Popoff’s own words only makes up maybe (maybe) 60 or so pages. Again, this was a fun read, especially for diehard fans. It’s not a bad book, but the description of what the book actually is, is just a little misleading.

Nice book

First off, if you are reading this and are not yet familiar with Martin Popoff, you should be. Martin writes on hard rock and heavy metal from a fan's perspective (albeit a very knowledgeable fan's perspective) and his love for the music and bands he writes about really shines throughout his work. This book deals with the "classic line-up" of Motorhead (the Kilmister, Taylor, Clarke era) and their groundbreaking albums that helped shape and influence what would later become speed metal. From the early days of a band whose career was almost cut short before it even began to the demise of both Phil and Lemmy 40 years later this book is filled with personal recollections from all three members interviewed over several years by the author. It also contains Popoff's usual high standard of band ephemera reproduction as well as many wonderful photos that were new to me (including some credited to the author himself). Bottom Line: This book is a must-read for fans of Motorhead and highly recommended to all fans of true rock 'n' roll. And after you pick up Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers check out the rest of Martin Popoff's treasure trove of material. You will not be disappointed. P.S. I prefer to order my books directly from author's website rather than support the wonderful corporate giant upon whose site I am currently posting this review. But you do what you like. Cheers.

I love heavy metal, and love reading about music, and Popoff is my favorite metal writer! I'm loving this book! I'm sure there is some huge biography on Lemmy out there, but what I like about this volume is that it focuses only on the years of the best line-up Motorhead ever had, with Filthy Phil and Fast Eddie. Popoff turns this into a story of a group of outcasts climbing their way to success, despite the fact that the world pretty much hated them. Popoff is a fantastic writer, so the prose is clear and funny and the story is compelling. Since much of the book comes from interviews of the band themselves, the PERSONALITIES involved really shine through, and that's what interests me the most. Popoff starts the book by describing how this line-up came together, then spends the rest of the book focusing on each release they put out, so you also get the kind of critical review of each album that Popoff is famous for. It's fun to listen to each album while reading the chapter about it. It's a quick, fun read with lots of great photos. Any fan of Motorhead or the history of heavy music should purchase this immediately!

This is a great book about the early years of Motorhead when they had their original line up. It's interesting how the author tells the story by letting the band do all the talking and it kind of gives this book a feel like watching a documentary. Most of it is taken from interviews by Philthy Phil and Fast Eddie. And of course there's some comments from Lemmy here and there. The approach works well here. There's a lot of interesting stories some of which are pretty funny.

Great book, great shape, fast shipping.

Love Motörhead, love reading about them. You will too if you are a Motörhead banger!

A book just on the Lemmy Phil Eddie line up. This book differs to most on the subject of Motorhead in that it is refreshingly free of the whole " louder than a plane full of pigs crashing into an atom bomb" type of nonsense. There was actually more to this band than whizz and volume and this book does a good job of saying so. I happily admit to having been totally obsessed with Motorhead throughout this period...but i still learned loads about the band...how they bussed from counterculture to TOTP and then shot themselves in each other's feet. There were no winners...but the pleasure is to play innit? Best book on Motorhead that I've read.

Die 1. Motörhead Zusammensetzung, mit Clarke und Taylor war meiner Meinung nach die absolut beste.Ich habe in meiner Jugend mehrere Gigs mit ihnen erlebt und es war jedesmal ein einmaliges super Erlebnis, Band-und Roadcrewmitglieder durfte ich auch kennen lernen, und obwohl ich nie ein Hardcorefan von ihrer Musik geworden bin, was ich auch offen zugegeben habe,war das Zusammenkommen mit Musikern und Roadies nach den Shows wie ein grosses Familientreffen. Trotz des martialischen Aussehens und Auftretens der Kerle um Mr. Kilmister waren alle unheimlich nett. Martin Popoff (Ist der Nachname eigentlich ein Pseudonym?) befasst sich ausschliesslich mit den Ur Motörhead, wer die Zeit mit ihnen erleben konnte, kann in Erinnerungen schwelgen. Zu Wort kommen alle drei Musiker, im Wesentlichen Eddy Clarke, der letzte Überlebende von Motörhead, und es gibt bisher unveröffentlichte Schwarz Weiss Fotos der Bandmitglieder. Der Schreibstil ist einfach und leicht lesbar auch für Leser, deren Schulenglisch schon etwas eingerostet ist verständlich.Für jeden der die Zeiten mit dieser Formation miterleben durfte und nicht nur für Hardcorefans ein must read.

Great book about the three amigos♠️

autre bouquin sur le groupe, la collection s'agrandit...