Motorhead are generally considered forerunners of the metal scene. In actuality, they probably have more in common with ZZ Top than they do with Metallica or Megadeth. Motorhead is basically just sped up a little more but the difference is really negligble.The song "Ace of Spades," Motorhead's penultimate song, is probably best known by young men and women under the age of 22 as a featured tune on "Guitar Hero 2," a video game that simulates playing the guitar and in some kind of larger set of circumstances where success is had allows the player to become a "guitar hero."
"Guitar Hero" gets permission to use real songs performed by very unreal bands. How does Motorhead really feel about this? How punk or metal is selling out to a stupid video game no matter how fun the video game actual is? What is it like to have your songs appreciated within the idiom of a video game (played by a non-real band) instead of being played by you within the vehicle of your album? So much for keepin' it real.
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