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Wikipedia article
"'No Class'" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motrhead. It was released in 1979 in 7" vinyl pressings. The song first appeared on the 1979 album 'Overkill', and became one of the "cornerstones" of the classic 1981 live album 'No Sleep 'til Hammersmith'. It is one of the band's "anthems".
Release
It was available in three different covers, with a picture of Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke or Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor. The single also contains the B-side "Like a Nightmare", which can be found on the reissued versions of 'Overkill'.Burridge, Alan 'Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motrhead' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing . The song was already a live track before it was recorded for 'Overkill'.
Style and influences
Stylistically, the song is described as "get-down rock boogie". Critics have noted the similarities at the time between Motrhead's music and ZZ Top's, and the guitar riff in "No Class" is said to be "stolen" from ZZ Top's "Tush."
On Motrhead's 1999 live album 'Everything Louder than Everyone Else', before playing "No Class" Lemmy dedicated the song to long-time friend Wendy O. Williams, who had committed suicide the previous month.
Notable covers
*The Plasmatics covered the song in 1982, as part of the 'Stand by Your Man' EP collaboration with Motrhead.
*In 1990 the Argentine Thrash metal band Hermtica recorded "No Class" for 'Intrpretes', a cover album; it is the only English track ever recorded by the band.
*In 2010, the sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow covered the song on their album 'Behind the Blackest Tears'.
*In 2012, founding thrash metal band Megadeth covered the song on their Gigantour after Motrhead had to pull out of the last 4 shows. Lemmy had a combination of a viral upper respiratory infection and a voice strain.
Single track listing
# "No Class" (Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor)
# "Like a Nightmare" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor)
Personnel
*"Fast" Eddie Clarke Guitars, vocals
*Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor Drums
*Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) Bass, lead vocals
References
Category:Motrhead songs
Category:1979 singles
Category:Songs written by Eddie Clarke (musician)
Category:Songs written by Lemmy
Category:Songs written by Phil Taylor (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller
Category:1979 songs
Category:Bronze Records singles
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