Iron fist Heart of stone Shoot you in the back The hammer Jailbait America Leavin` here Religion Capricorn Grind ya down Road crew No class Bite the bullet The chase is better than catch Overkill Bomber (interviews)
This was a very pleasant find indeed, acquired via a Very Much Appreciated trade, & not very widely circulated at all - there are a couple of Youtube links put up years ago for 'Heart of Stone' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CgsvfB6UHY, which seems to use the original camera audio...), but I'm not entirely certain if the full gig's ever circulated...as this was originally non-authored with the original camera audio (ok, but not great) intact, I passed the raw files across to Hothcanada with an idea that this might be worth authoring along with sync'ing the soundboard tape that had surfaced of the same night - he agreed, & duly passed the whole package across to BONG who did the necessary authoring (which took around 6 weeks), including sync'ing the audio by hand as opposed to 'auto-sync' as there was more footage (encore breaks etc) than there was matching audio - there was no matching audio for the encore break prior to 'Motorhead', so the original camera audio has been left in for around a minute or so...& More Than Many Thanks to you both for the time & effort involved gentlemen...
Taped on the 1st night of a 3 night run at the City Hall, this was reputedly filmed by Philthy's dad & was done from the balcony towards stage left side using a tripod - as the show audio was recorded that night from the soundboard, this may have been meant as a private band momento or considered as a potential release (which never happened) at one point...Unfortunately it is taken from a mid-gen VHS so there is some colour bleed & the picture quality is not perfect (screens below), however considering it's age it's very watchable, offers a full view of the stage & a good selection of shots, & most importantly it's the full show - right from The Three Amigos being lowered onto the stage at the start to being raised up again on the hydraulic platform at the end...The setlist is exemplary, with a strong performance that sees the 'Iron Fist' material fairly warmly received by an enthusiastic audience (although the album didn't get released until April '82, & some of Eddie's banter betrays a hint of dissatisfaction within the ranks whilst Lem's is as cheerfully abusive as ever...) who prefer the older classics, & a soundboard mix that highlights the three elements cleanly without swamping or unnecessary distortion...In essence this is an invaluable volume in the library, being a good quality complete live visual document of the classic lineup on what would prove to be their final tour - there is Nottingham '80 & Belfast '81, & they are better quality being pro-shot but sadly not complete, & this one tucks in properly & proudly alongside them...& Remember - They were Motorhead, & They played Rock & fucking Roll - Don't forget 'em...
