Motorhead -- Detroit, MI -- September 1st, 2009

[Slasherous]

The Motorcity Casino got demolished last night as Motorhead and friends took stage and blew everyone away. I read reports earlier that Mickey Dee may not of been there because of a reality TV show he is doing...but he was there, and that made the show just epic. Nashville Pussy opened but only caught the last three songs from them, cause my friends wanted to eat, and there was no reentry once we were in the Sound Board (the concert venue within the Casino). Reverend Horton Heat played next and he was much better than i thought he would be. His songs were really catchy, and the song titles were funny. I got this setlist from (http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/0...-of-blues-830/), all except Death Metal Guys. So this is most likely what they played. and 90 percent of the songs i know they played.

-Reverend Horton Heat-

Reverend Horton Heat’s Big Blue Car
Now, Right Now
I’m Mad
Ain’t No Saguaro In Texas
Drinkin’ And Smokin’ Cigarettes
Please Don’t Take The Baby To The Liquor Store
Psychobilly Freakout
Baddest Of The Bad
400 Bucks
Death Metal Guys
The Jimbo Song
Devil’s Chasin’ Me
Big Red Rocket Of Love

As for Motorhead i didn't need to look up there setlist at all, as i am quite the fan. The setlist is the same as the summer shows they did, and pretty much from past years as well. But its those itsy bitsy minor changes that i love so much. Dr. Rock replaced by Iron Fist. The removal of Rosalie, another Motorizer song (only got one last year in Grand Rapids), and.....BOMBER! Seeing this was my third time seeing them, first time being the Metal Masters tour last year, than on the Volcom tour, i was quite content. The band seemed to be really enjoying themselve and thats always a plus, there was less crowd interaction, but they played song after song which gave it a nice punk vibe. This was also a 21+ plus show, which everyone knows means boring, because people just stand around slightly nodding there heads which isn't metal or rock n roll. So during "Rock Out" i started to a mosh pit and that changed the atmosphere from dull to epic. Killed By Death and Bomber, had the best pits imo.

-MOTORHEAD-

1. Iron Fist
2. Stay Clean
3. Be My Baby
4. Rock Out
5. Metropolis
6. Over The Top
7. One Night Stand
8. I Got Mine
9. The Thousand Names of God
10. Another Perfect Day
11. In The Name of Tragedy
12. Jus Cos You Got The Power
13. Going To Brazil
14. Killed By Death
15. Bomber
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16. Whorehouse Blues
17. Ace of Spades
18. Overkill

[Natrlhi]

"Ain't a hope in hell,
Nothing's gonna bring us down.
The way we fly,
Five miles off the ground.
Because we shoot to kill,
And you know we always will,
IT'S OBAMA! IT'S OBAMA!"

[andrew_metalhead]

thats a fuckin cool set!

can't wait for October 7th and 9th!!

[mankvill]

[IrritatedTrout]

I hope Mickey will be at the DC show!

[CurleyQLink]

Great review- saw them in Atlantic City on 9/5- amazing set. One thing I have to respond to though in your review. I'm 43, been going to concerts for almost 30 years. I'd guess that about 80% of the crowd was with in the 30-50 age range and was as loud as any crowd I've been a part of. My friend and I were on the floor for this show, back by the soundboard and away from any pits. When the band kicked into Ace of Spades, some boneheads started a pit and kept slamming into us. I spent most of Ace trying to shield myself and the woman I was with from being hurt. If that's what you're into, have a ball but don't interfere with my enjoyment by slamming into me. It's not your job to change what you perceive to be "dull" crowd to "epic". Your role is to have as much fun as humanly possible without interfering with the rights of others to do the same.

[Slasherous]

Originally Posted by CurleyQLink

Great review- saw them in Atlantic City on 9/5- amazing set. One thing I have to respond to though in your review. I'm 43, been going to concerts for almost 30 years. I'd guess that about 80% of the crowd was with in the 30-50 age range and was as loud as any crowd I've been a part of. My friend and I were on the floor for this show, back by the soundboard and away from any pits. When the band kicked into Ace of Spades, some boneheads started a pit and kept slamming into us. I spent most of Ace trying to shield myself and the woman I was with from being hurt. If that's what you're into, have a ball but don't interfere with my enjoyment by slamming into me. It's not your job to change what you perceive to be "dull" crowd to "epic". Your role is to have as much fun as humanly possible without interfering with the rights of others to do the same.

My approach to this is simple. If your on the floor you take that risk no matter what. Whether your far back, close to the front etc, if your on the floor, its fair game for movement. Personally when i pit its at the front, and just imo the front should always be the most live, in which case in Detroit at that point when i started a pit there was no live movement at all (not even full tilt head banging). There was a few, but i felt nobody was "Rocking out with there cocks out" if you know what i mean. Can't let the guys on stage do everything, the crowd has to give something back. Plus if someone slams into you constantly, just move, thats the great thing about the floor. But thats just my opinion.

[Sanitarium78]

I don't mosh at shows I don't mind that other people do for me it makes for a very cool visual. But at a Motorhead show I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there was no moshing since a lot of their fans maybe older and not into that at all. Quite fankly I think moshing takes away from enjoying the actually show. You're there to WATCH the band perform but when you mosh all you're not really paying attention to the band you gotta watch your ass more and make sure you don't get hit wrong but to each their own. As long as they're not those annoying fuckin kids who throw fists and do those stupid ass spin kicks as their way of "Moshing" then i'm fine with it. That's the dumbest fuckin thing i've ever seen at show. What the fuck are you doing? God, they're so fucking annoying

As for people who are moshing who keep bumping into people who aren't the next time someone does that do you just grab their ass and toss him into the middle of the pit. They may not get the point but at least you can get some fustration out over being hit when you don't wanna be

[CurleyQLink]

Originally Posted by Slasherous

My approach to this is simple. If your on the floor you take that risk no matter what. Whether your far back, close to the front etc, if your on the floor, its fair game for movement. Personally when i pit its at the front, and just imo the front should always be the most live, in which case in Detroit at that point when i started a pit there was no live movement at all (not even full tilt head banging). There was a few, but i felt nobody was "Rocking out with there cocks out" if you know what i mean. Can't let the guys on stage do everything, the crowd has to give something back. Plus if someone slams into you constantly, just move, thats the great thing about the floor. But thats just my opinion.

I agree to a point. We stood towards the back because we wanted to avoid pits and were fine til Ace during the encore. Putting the onus on us to move at that point is a cop out. Why should we have to move from a spot we've been standing at for the entire night? If you want to mosh, go to where the pits are. If there are no pits, then be considerate of others, accept that this particular night there will be no moshing, and enjoy the show. Also- those of us who did not move in AC did give something back- fists in the air, vocal cords screamed til we were hoarse and, for some, 30+ years of being fans of the legends on stage.