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Motorhead's most diverse album to date

hoodoovoodooman | 05/20/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've read many reviews of Snake Bite Love that were less than flattering. It does not appear to be a favorite- even among Motorhead diehards. Personally, I think it is an excellent album, and a very creative album. I suspect that one of the reasons it was not as well received is because of it's diversity. However, i find Motorhead's continued development and experimentation to be quite refreshing, and I feel that they are at their creative peak, despite 25+ years of churning out music.The standout tracks are- Love For Sale, Dogs of War, Dead and Gone, and Joy of Labour. Love For Sale is just a great, basic rock and roll song with a contagious guitar riff. I think Dogs of War is a new style song for Motorhead, a song that relies more on a mid-paced tempo, and a hard driving, metallish guitar riff. I really like this style of song. Dead and Gone is a eerie song about loss that has a hypnotic clean guitar riff and uses dynamics to effectively build the song up. Joy of Labor starts off with a snarling, bluesy riff, that tries to tear your face off, not with speed or power, but pure meanness! "Woke up dead...you know I woke up dead..."- this song has great lyrics and Lemmy's vocal transition from the gruff verse to the melodic chorus is impressive.Assassin is another song that veers a bit off Motorhead's beaten path. It is fast, which is nothing new, but the structure and the stuttering, choppy riffing make this one intersting. The title track, Snake Bite Love is a solid song as well. There are a couple of the standard r&b filler songs on here that could easily be interchanged with other similar songs on other Motorhead albums. For this reason I would rate the album a 9 on the one to ten scale, and a 4.5 on the 5 point scale. Since there is no 4.5 mark on here, I will reward Motorhead for the continued creativity, as they continue to expand their limits within the often constricting boundaries of rock and roll! These guys are never satisfied- which bodes well for us fans!"

Snake but no Boar...

Damn Damn Damn | 05/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Okay I feel like someone needs to shape up this album's dignity. First of all I'd like to say to all those people who say this album is boring because it sticks to the same formula... in that case DON'T LISTEN TO ANY MOTORHEAD ALBUMS!

Granted it's every Motorhead songs you've heard in you life that's why Snake is overlooked. If Motorhead hadn't made so many albums in the past this would have been the classic.

The title-track is not the only descent song here. What about "Love for sale"? "Better off Dead"? The "Sacrifice" revisiting "Assassin"? And one of my personal favorite Motorsong, "Take The Blame".

If you are new to Motorhead and would like to discover their classics, then I wouldn't recomend this but it's still worth a listen."

Motorhead - 'Snake Bite Love' (CMC International)

Mike Reed | USA | 10/14/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I think this MAY be the first 'new' Motorhead I've heard in awhile now.I've recently listened to '1916' and 'Snake...',I think is better.I know there are still several Motorhead CD's I have yet to check out.Of the eleven tracks here,it is said that some of these tunes are more 'radio friendly' than past Motorhead efforts.Turns out that I actually saw the band twice during their extended tour they did in support of this disc.The cuts that I thought deserved to include in the band's live set are the sizzling "Love For Sale",the title track "Snake Bite Love","Don't Lie To Me","Better Off Dead" and maybe if they'd consider it,the acoustically done "Dead And Gone".A decent catalog CD by Lemmy and crew.Much like AC/DC,The Cramps and Ted Nugent,this powerhouse trio simply REFUSES to change it's fomula.Like the old rule goes,if something works good,don't change it!"