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Motörhead
“We’re all still on forty quid a week.
Only now they want another album
out before the end of the year.”
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26 Motörhead
Having just been let out of a Finnish jail, Lemmy and co.
returned to England needing to record a follow-up to their hit
album Overkill – and fast. The result was Bomber, which came
out all guns blazing, the charts in its sights.37 1979
1979 was not only a big year for Motörhead, it also saw
the release of key albums by bands that would undergo
a transformation in the 80s. Including...
38 Whitesnake
How Lovehunter changed the game.
41 Foreigner
Head Games - their most controversial record.
42 ZZ Top
“Sometimes, change is hard to take.” The making of Degüello.
46 Saxon
Their astonishing debut and the year when the dam burst.Plus: Van Halen, Cheap Trick, The Knack, Scorpions,
Aerosmith and more...48 Don Felder
From growing up in poverty, to being in one of the biggest
bands in rock history as they flew high then crashed and
burned, the former Eagle has had a self-confessed
“interesting journey”.54 Diamond Head
Inspired by heavyweight rockers such as Black Sabbath and
Led Zeppelin, they seemed to be poised for major NWOBHM
stardom. Yet they remained cult favourites.58 Wildhearts
Since the early 90s they’ve continued to light up the rock
world – and been through hell in the process. Now they’re back
with their first album in 10 years. And it’s really good.66 Queen In The 80s
It was the decade when Queen had it all, lost it and then
clawed it back again. But behind the strut and sparkle of the
band in the 80s, storm clouds were gathering.