News RIP Lemmy.

[Notebook]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35192060

Not my era, but a great voice for the job.

EDIT: Didn't see ANDY44's report till now, but he deserves his own thread I think?

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[Urwumpe]

"Born to die - live to win."

Well, he shaped metal without ever playing it.

 

[francisdrake]

Motörhead was bound for a European tour in February. Thought that would be chance to see him on stage. Lemmy was a great, warm-hearted guy, playing his kind of music for what seemed forever.

 

[kerlix]

I was never a big fan of Motörhead, but I always had great respect for what they did. Especially Lemmy. The man was a machine.

 

[Ravenous]

Proper Heavy Rock look - the big moustache, the Rickenbacker bass, and that iconic, high mic stand position.

:yes:

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I just did a bit of a google and found an old comment Lemmy made somewhere. Here's his reason for the microphone position (quoted from the Wikipedia page about him):

"personal comfort, that's all. It's also one way of avoiding seeing the audience. In the days when we only had ten people and a dog, it was a way of avoiding seeing that we only had ten people and a dog."

I was just laughing at the thought of ten people and a bemused, possibly deaf, dog in the audience!

 

[Urwumpe]

I was just laughing at the thought of ten people and a bemused, possibly deaf, dog in the audience!

Back in my younger years, I had literally been among the ten people and the terribly disturbed dog in small backyard rock clubs.

I can really understand him in that context. :rofl:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

Not only Motörhead...

RIP.

 

[Interceptor]

Lemmy was a true legend of of heavy metal,he lived,breathed,drank,and,ate rocknroll .RIP

 

[jedidia]

he lived,breathed,drank,and,ate rocknroll

Well, breathed and drank, mostly :lol:

 

[Interceptor]

This is true.:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:

 

[Andy44]

Indeed:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4vQ-eYgIy0"]HAWKWIND - motorhead (1975) - YouTube[/ame]

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He played his bass through two crazy distorted Marshall amp stacks that he named "Murder One" and "No Remorse".

Rock legend.

 

[Urwumpe]

He played his bass through two crazy distorted Marshall amp stacks that he named "Murder One" and "No Remorse".

Rock legend.

And did not use any effects beyond that. Real legend.

 

[Urwumpe]

In case somebody missed it: The documentary "Lemmy" was just aired at arte, but it will be repeated next Saturday, 0:30.

 

[francisdrake]

A very good documentary! For a week it it can viewed online as well on Arte+7:
http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/047833-000/lemmy

I wonder, if a museum shall be made with the stuff from his appartment?

 

[Urwumpe]

At least, it is now confirmed that the funeral service for him will be held at the only thinkable location: The Rainbow Inn.

 

[Tony Trout]

I know that Hunter Helmsley (Triple H in the WWE) was a huge Motorhead fan. I wonder if he's made any comment about Lemmy's passing?

 

[Urwumpe]

There is a petition running to name one of the new heavy elements after Lemmy, because Lemmy was a natural force and embodied the nature of heavy metal. 115, 117 and 118 would be possible for that.

 

[jedidia]

Not 115. 115 has to be named Elerium!

 

[Urwumpe]

Not 115. 115 has to be named Elerium!

Yeah. Also I doubt it makes sense to name a fleeting element, that decays after a few microseconds after Lemmy.

 

[streb2001]

https://www.change.org/p/support-lemmy-tribute-name-newly-discovered-heavy-metal-lemmium

Signed. Element 118 is a noble gas, or would be if it were stable for any length of time. Lemmy didn't like Motorhead's music labelled as "heavy metal" so a noble gas super-heavy element would be a good choice IMO.