In a recent interview with Brocarde, Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell (Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons) discusses the music industry and the Motörhead legacy.
Asked if he feels pressure to live up to Motörhead's massive success and fame, Campbell answers, "Not really, no, because I started back from scratch again with my kids, you know, I'm quite proud of that. We've done stadiums with Guns N' Roses and Judas Priest, and some of the biggest shows in the world, so I don't feel any pressure at all. I think Lem is looking down on me most nights, doesn't a day go by when I don't think of him."
Asked how he thinks Lemmy would like to be remembered, Phil says, "He just wanted to create an unforgettable rock n' roll band, it's all he wanted to do. And be a good guy."
Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970’s and 80’s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon with a string of hit smashes in the rock charts of the time. The single as a format may have been less prominent from the 90’s onwards due to the dawn of the CD, but that didn’t diminish the calibre of the singles and promos that Motörhead continued to release. These mostly CD singles are now rare and highly collectable, so it only feels fitting for this era of the band’s bullet belt full of hits to be reappraised and released on the format that singles were born for, 7” vinyl.
We Take No Prisoners is a collection of the bands singles spanning 1995 to 2006, and available as a nine 7” single box set and expanded double CD and digital editions. From crowd pleasers like the pummelling "Sacrifice", through their unique cover of Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" to the semi-acoustic roots vibes of "Whorehouse Blues", no one could deny their song writing prowess was still second to none. With a selection of rare live and radio edits thrown in for good measure and a long lost promo interview with Lemmy and Mikkey Dee from 2004, this is a definitive collection of this era of the band and the songs that drove the success of the albums they were lifted from.
See below for full details of the We Take No Prisoners releases and be sure to visit here for news and updates.
We Take No Prisoners: The Singles 1995 - 2006 is out now. Order here, and watch a new unboxing video below.
7” Box Set tracklisting:
Disc One
"Sacrifice"
"Over Your Shoulder" (Live)
Disc Two
"I Don't Believe A Word" (Single Edit)
"Overnight Sensation" (Live)
Disc Three
"Love For Sale"
"Take The Blame"
Disc Four
"God Save The Queen"
"One More Fucking Time"
Disc Five
"Shut Your Mouth"
"See Me Burning"
Disc Six
"Whorehouse Blues"
"Killers"
Disc Seven
"God Was Never On Your Side"
"Trigger"
Disc Eight
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (2006 version)
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Live)
Disc Nine
A/B: Inferno Interview - Bel Age Hotel, California, April 2004 (w/ Mikkey Dee and Lemmy)
CD Edition tracklisting:
Disc One
"Sacrifice"
"Order / Fade To Black"
"Over Your Shoulder" (Live)
"I Don't Believe A Word" (Single Edit)
"Overnight Sensation" (Live)
"Love For Sale"
"Take The Blame"
"God Save The Queen"
"One More Fucking Time"
Disc Two
"Shut Your Mouth" (Single Edit)
"See Me Burning"
"Whorehouse Blues"
"Killers"
"God Was Never On Your Side"
"Trigger"
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
"Devil I Know"
"R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Live)
Inferno Interview
Inferno Interview - Bel Age Hotel, California, April 2004 (w/ Mikkey Dee and Lemmy)
Unboxing video:
"Shut Your Mouth" (Single Edit):
Trailer:
