THE POWDER MONKEYS - BUILT FOR SPEED ( Motorhead )

The Powder Monkeys covering Motorhead's Built For Speed recorded by Chris Thompson at ABC South Bank Studios May/August 1995
Track can be found onThe Powder Monkey's - The Supernova That Never Quits CD released on Dog Meat records
The Powder Monkeys story
THE SHIT......... It's the end of the decade, the end of the 20th century and what have we got?? We got techno-shrecno-drum'n'bass rave parties and other such crap for ecstacy-poppin' aerobics devotees. We got retro, revivalism and nostalgia comin' out our ears - '60s revivals, '70s revivals,'80s revival already!! - for those unable to cope with the harsh realities of the present. We got punk-pop-pap, complete with multiple body-part-piercings, skateboards, hot-pants and roller blades - FORGET THE MUSIC, it ain't here nor there. We got a little bit of this, a little bit of that- in short, A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING. In veiw of this desolate situation its a god damn miracle that we still got the POWDER MONKEYS, the last gasp of bare faced, honest , meat'n' potatoes, ROCK'N'ROLL , the last stand of 3 white boys, banging on toys- getting paid peanuts for making noise. The Powder Monkeys are keeping the rock'n'roll work ethic alive , they stand for blood, sweat, under-class agression and never having to say you're sorry. They are the LAST REAL THING left , and you better be grateful, 'cos when something this good, this pure and this original comes along , you just know it ain't in the interest of the corporate leeches who got a stranglehold on rock'n'roll in the '90s to allow it to get up, get down and show 'em for what they really are. The bottom line is SUPPORT THESE BOYS while you still have the chance. This is WAR , baby, a Rock'n Roll war against the grim purveyors of slick dick commercial shtick and when the smoke clears and the last call sounds, you better be clear about which side you're on! Are you part of the problem , or part of the solution? The Powder Monkeys are playing for keeps.- they don't fuck around, and neither should you. Real rock'n'roll is in short supply these days, and there ain't no room for wimps , geeks or limp wristed creeps here!
-MOHAMMED YELSNEMEH, music editor "Saudi Examiner"

[@myradioclubuk3321]

i never heard for this guys but my love for Motorhead brought me here and i must say this cover is top, well done guys i love it!!! thank you for this!

[@josephomahony2776]

Don’t you listen to a single word against rock and roll 🗿🥖

[@MrVlodrop]

Hemensley vocal on a Kilmister song. Believe I just had an ear-gasm...

[@tubedisasters4386]

[@MotorDean65]

a fucking great band great fucking cover .

[@djeanshowell9475]

I just miss Tim Hemensley attitude his vocals just bleed on this with such force nobody sings the way Tim did and proudly to have seen them back in the day back at the start when they belted out pure Rockin roll with those brutal punches of sheer maximum live performances. They do Motorhead 🖤 the best in their genre just awesome long live Tim Hemensley and John Nolan respect to Timmy jack always ♥️

[@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar]

The best Motorhead cover !

[@justincrittle8363]

Lightning in a bottle.

[@Buy_Me_A_Nightmare]

They really were.

[@bard-of-estland]

That tone... I have to admit this sounds even better than Motörhead

[@adamweston4152]

Never heard of these guys before and my first thought was they sound like motorhead, I like motorhead but never really listened to any of their albums so I thought this was an original song by the powder monkeys, they did a good job covering this song.

[@mark3003]

First hearing this awesome cover gonna have to check these guys out

[@marcwilluweit2558]

this song is a tailored suit for tim . fantastic vocals.

[@caintroll]

Fucking awesome,fucking cover!!!
Grettings fron argentina!!!! Salud!!!

[@sabholdings9995]

My life is better for hearing this.

[@JOSEMANUELSEIJASFERNANDE-md2rh]

Quizás la única banda del planeta capaz de" aguantar" la mirada, sin bajar la vista al suelo a Motorhead.

[@axelwemhoener8849]

Awesome

[@jfeelix91]

Holy shit never did I think I would ever hear a good cover let alone a cover at all of Built for Speed which is my favorite track off the Orgasmatron album too wow
This cover Slaps hard

[@ronibieri2357]

yeahh! this kicks Ass..big time!

[@muhammadaxel4771]

The best cover !!!

[@TheMonkeyface69]

Fantastic

[@nakkiensio151]

Amazing cover!❤

[@franckguilloux4575]

magnifique !!!!!

[@hannibalheyes339]

Pretty Goddamn GOOD!

[@Buy_Me_A_Nightmare]

I remember when Tim got the King Kong tatt on his back, it suited him so much.

[@user-ws8po1wq3m]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@morbidbreath]

Awesome cover,great guitars,drums and voice,great band The Powder Monkeys,thank you for this video

[@ouchthathurts6350]

Better 🎸