The four hundred and eighty-second album: #482 Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
Listening to No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith, I was struck by the difference the live performance makes. The music still sounds good and it's not the song quality that matters, but there's something about the sound taken from a recording in the middle of the tour that changes the songs - a bit of weariness, the repetition in the known bits, but mostly how it's that bit more raw, with less polish. It makes for a more compelling listen - not in that you feel you're in the room, but the emotions come through more, and some of the hoarse introductions to the songs add a bit more.