![]() ![]() The song became a staple of the band's live set, with Lemmy acknowledging that despite becoming "sick" of performing it, they "can't ditch Ace of Spades, it wouldn't be right. 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1980, as it became only available at gigs and through the Motörheadbangers fan club. So despite the popularity the song had achieved, this single was not as successful as the original version, which reached No. The band had wanted "Traitor" as the A-side, but "Ace of Spades" was chosen instead, when the band noticed the change, they refused to allow the single to be distributed to the shops. All three songs on the single appeared on the band's No Sleep at All live album, which was recorded at the Giants of Rock Festival in Hämeenlinna, Finland on 2 July 1988. The single has no picture sleeve it was issued (and withdrawn) in a plain white paper cover. " Ace of Spades (live)" is a 1988 7-inch vinyl release of the song by Motörhead. Hämeenlinna "Giants of Rock" Festival, Finland "Dirty Love" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) – 2:57."Ace of Spades" (Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor) – 2:49.In 2014, NME ranked it number 155 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2009, it was named the 10th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at No. 27 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, stating "This song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world". The song is considered to be the definitive Motörhead anthem, and "put a choke on the English music charts and proved to all that a band could succeed without sacrificing its blunt power and speed". In the version on the live album Nö Sleep at All, the last lines are "I don't want to live forever/And don't forget the bastard". In some live versions and the Rock Band 2 remake, the last lines are "I don't want to live forever/But, apparently I am". In the studio version, the last lines of the bridge are "I don't want to live forever/And don't forget the Joker". The following month, on 6 and 20 October, the band played the song on BBC TV show Top of the Pops. On 6 September 1980 Lemmy was interviewed by Graham Neale on BBC Radio 1's Rock On Saturday show, "Bomber", "Ace of Spades" and "Love Me Like a Reptile" were played. For the lyrics, he said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice – when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the one-arm bandits actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down". The song opens with an overdriven bass intro played by Lemmy. One sided test pressings (not mis-presses, but used in the trade) escaped the pressing plant and are on the market. īronze also issued German and Spanish 7" vinyl versions which had a different sleeves, as well as a Japanese release, with a colour picture insert with song lyrics in English and Japanese. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the Aylesbury Fair, while the band were on tour. It does not store any personal data.Initially issued as a 7" vinyl single on 27 October 1980 as a preview to the album Ace of Spades and autumn tour, Bronze Records also released a 12" vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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