Motorhead - Another Perfect Day (1983)

When ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke left Motorhead following Iron Fist many thought that whoever followed would be on a hiding to nothing . . . and they were right: in stepped ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson for his one and only Motorhead album! Consistently booed and berated by the Motorhead faithful for, amongst other things, having short hair and not being ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, Robertson departed after the Another Perfect Day tour.

However, much as I loved Bomber, Overkill, Ace Of Spades and Iron Fist, I think Brian Robertson was done a great disservice and actually produced, believe it or not, a melodic Motorhead album that still packed the awesome punch associated with the band but adding some melodic subtleties to the sound too . . . which worked very well and Another Perfect Day is among my top Motorhead albums because of it.

You only have to listen to Dancing On Your Grave, I Got Mine or Shine to hear Robertson stamped across them with melodic riffing – in particular I Got Mine has sections that are akin to Thin Lizzy but with Lemmy’s rasping vocals (he turns in a really good performance on this album) and strummed Rickenbacker underpinning everything it equally sounds like Motorhead: a marriage made in Heaven?

Unfortunately, not only did the fans hate both Robertson and, by and large the album, but so did Lemmy who dropped any references to it from Motorhead’s live set until relatively recently.

In my opinion, and under-rated gem.

• Lemmy – Bass/Vocals
• Brian Robertson – Guitar
• Phil Taylor – Drums