"Motorhead's" been around for nearly a quarter century, and still shows no signs of quitting. I mean, this is a record-making machine! "Motorhead," is still the inspiration to thousands of rock and roll junkies and successful loud rock musicians. So, how do they manage to stay at the top of their game after all this time? And how do three members manage to crank out such a heavy sound? And loud?!! Well, they've probably all come to the conclusion long ago that if they didn't have this, they'd all be dead.

Yes folks, it's no exaggeration. Everything here is louder than just about everything you've heard. But don't take my word for it. Experience it for yourself. If you're not stone deaf for days after witnessing this band live, then odds are your hearing's already too far gone, and, you poor soul, you don't know the difference. Lemmy and the boys, featuring Phil "The Beast" Campbell on guitar and Mikkey "middle finger" Dee behind the kit, continue to keep this motor runnin' at peak performance at one of their apparent favorite stops, Hamburg, Germany. The two-disc set features all of their biggest, well, you can't really say "hits" since they didn't have any, but thankfully, classics from the wealth of material they've accumulated over their many years of existence. The sound here is phenomenal! The most blur and feedback you're liable to hear on this recording is that coming straight from Lemmy's absolutely ravaged vocal chords, still capable of shattering even the strongest of breakables.

Go on down the list of both discs and everything they've been revered for is played. With that said, since there are a total of 25 songs, there's bound to be a few clunkers, and there are. I could've lived without "Overnight Sensation" and "Lost In The Ozone," but if that's all there is to complain about then I guess we're okay, right? Although I was really looking forward to hearing a live version of the touching "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" from the "Bastards" album. . .

Beginning the set with the incomparable "Iron Fist," one of the truly original thrash-metal creations, and ending with a hyped-up version of their classic "Overkill," it amazed me how this group maintains their endurance. I'd hate to think there was any studio trickery after the fact, but the sound they get here is almost too true to the original to not wonder. Let's face it, they're all pretty up there in years and have made hard livin' as common an occurrence as getting out of bed in the morning. But, they're churnin' 'em fast, gritty, ugly, however you want to perceive it, and their sound is as professional as you'll hear.

This is undoubtedly their strongest group of players, and Dee on the drums is as intense as the reaction one might have just prior to an impending collision between two trains traveling down the same rail! Brace for impact!! Since joining several years ago, Dee's added a much heavier dimension to what had become an otherwise "thin" sound. Don't believe it? Go listen to the difference between "1916" and "March Of Die" when Dee first appeared and then graciously eat your doubts!

The "bastards" have come at us again, harder than ever, and if there's one disc out of their recent collection you need to grab hold of, it's this one. It's not another rehashed compilation put out at the bands expense in order to placate former label involvement. This is the real deal!

Live, in your face, and obscenely genuine. And be sure not to miss Lemmy's colorful commentary during the rare breaks the band takes in the set. They're not in the songs so you figure the dirty language had to appear somewhere. Catch "Motorhead" live when you can, but 'til then, give "Everything Louder. . ." a listen, and see where many of your rock heroes (listed on the inner cover) got their influence from!