Bomber [40th Anniversary Edition]

by Motoerhead

Overview

Recorded in late summer 1979 and released by the end of the year, Bomber quickly followed up Overkill, Motoerhead's landmark breakthrough album from earlier in the year. Bomber bears a lot in common with its fan-favorite predecessor. For starters, it features the classic Motoerhead lineup: Lemmy (bass and vocals), "Fast" Eddie Clarke (guitar), and "Philthy Animal" Taylor (drums). Also like Overkill, Bomber features the production grace of Jimmy Miller, the man responsible for the Rolling Stones' late-'60s/early-'70s albums, including such masterpieces as Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St. And the music here on Bomber explodes on song after song, thanks to the crazed performances of the aforementioned bandmembers as well as the well-overdriven, ear-rattling production perfection of Miller. Actually, there's only one marked difference between Overkill and Bomber that's worth noting: the songs. There are a couple killers here, namely "Dead Men Tell No Tales," "Stone Dead Forever," and "Bomber," but overall, the songs of Bomber aren't as strong as those of Overkill were. Granted, this is somewhat of a moot point to raise, as Bomber is still a top-shelf Motoerhead album, one of their all-time best, without question. But it does fall just a notch or two below Overkill and Ace of Spades, the latter of which would follow a year later and catapult the band to further acclaim. Bomber kicks ass, in any event, and its best moments are as superlative as any Motoerhead would ever record. The band was really on fire during this point in time and could seemingly do no wrong. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2019
Label:	Sanctuary / Sanctuary Records
UPC:	4050538462418
Rank:	77895

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Motoerhead   Primary Artist
"Fast" Eddie Clarke   Guitar,Vocals
Lemmy   Bass,Vocals,8-String Bass
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor   Drums,Percussion,Human Beatbox
Phil Taylor   Drums
Eddie Clarke   Guitar
Ian Kilmister   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jimmy Miller   Producer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
"Fast" Eddie Clarke   Composer,Lyricist
Lemmy Kilmister   Composer,Lyricist
Howie Kay   Composer
Lemmy   Composer
Lois Mann   Composer
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor   Composer,Lyricist
Phil Taylor   Composer,Lyricist,Composer
Motoerhead   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Tiny Bradshaw   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Photography
Trevor Hallesy   Engineer
Eddie Clarke   Composer,Lyricist
Edward Clarke   Composer
Howard Kay   Composer
Curtis Evans   Design,Reissue Design
Steffan Chirazi   Liner Notes
Mick Stevenson   Photography
Ian Kilmister   Composer,Lyricist
Ian Kilminster   Composer,Lyricist