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Track Listing: Born To Lose I Know How To Die Get Back In Line Rock 'n' Roll Music Waiting For The Snake Brotherhood Of Man The Devils In My Head Outlaw I Know What You Need Bye Bye Bitch

Rock 'N Roll legends Motorhead are back with their 20th studio album "The World Is Yours". 20 studio albums within a 33-year existence is a whopping number by any standards. Written and performed by the now 15-year strong line-up of Lemmy Kilmister, Philip Campbell and Mikkey Dee, both in Los Angeles, CA and Wales, UK, The World Is Yours was made with longtime producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on the Motorizer, Kiss Of Death and Inferno albums. And if the previous release Motorizer is anything to go by, a lot would be expected from this album.

The opening track "Born To Lose" gets the album off to a delightful start. It has a real traditional, heavy bluesy feel that will certainly please the rock purists. As always, Lemmy's perennially awesome vocals are firing on all cylinders and continue to enthrall for the umpteenth time. "I Know How To Die" follows, and keeps a similar atmosphere going, although this one has more of a rockabilly edge to it, which is always delightful to hear, specially when it comes from the likes of Lemmy, and of course Phil Campbell who has come up with some immensely enjoyable solos on this album.

"Get Back In Line" keeps up the tempo and ensures that the listener remains interested and is decorated with Mikkey Dee's signature drum intro and lyrics that are very easy to sing along with. This one might well turn out to be the most popular track on the album. Everything about it just screams "Motorhead!" and no, it's not the "Ace Of Spades" kind of song. Sometimes Motorhead are pigeonholed into just that one type of song, but their music is so much more than that, as is proven by this album. Yet more delightful music follows in the next track aptly titled "Rock N Roll Music". It comes as no surprise to me that Lemmy's lyrics describe Rock N Roll just about perfectly. Following that is "Waiting For The Snake". Besides the easy-going tempo that typifies the rest of the album as well, this song has some slow, heavy segments that would certainly please the headbangers.

The second half of the album starts with "Brotherhood Of Man", which has a rather sinister sound as compared to the more traditional hard rock tunes in the first half. Even Lemmy's vocals here have a distinct growl element to it. It definitely offers a good change up from the rest of the songs and is suitably placed in the track listing. I am fascinated at the thought of seeing Lemmy performing this on stage and I hope it's part of their live set. After that welcome departure, "The Devils In My Head" comes next, and continues from where Waiting For The Snake left off in terms of the musical feel and tempo. "Outlaw" offers more of the same along with some nicely done drum parts that are easily distinguishable from the rest of the music. Now, "I Know What You Need" is more of your Ace Of Spades or Iron Fist kind of song and as a Motorhead fan you shouldn't be having any complaints with this whatsoever. In typically ballsy style that only a band like Motorhead can dare to possess, the final track is titled "Bye Bye Bitch", and provides a very apt end to the album, excellently summarizing the type of music that's on it.

With "The World Is Yours", Motorhead haven't reinvented the wheel, but then they don't even need to. With them, you know what to expect, and they always deliver. This album is no different, and every Motorhead fan should enjoy this as much as any of the previous 19 albums. With the start of the North American tour coinciding with the release of the album and the recent premiere of the Lemmy movie, the timing for this album couldn't have been any better, and they have ensured that the album garners maximum impact. And if you're looking for an even better impact, try the album while you're smoking a few joints and drinking a few pints, or if you're driving down a desert road, or simply if you're in the mood to kick back with some good ol' rock 'n roll. Recommended tracks are "I Know How To Die", "Get Back In Line", "Waiting For The Snake" and "I Know What You Need".

Every time Motorhead are about to finish a show, Lemmy always says "Don't forget us. We are Motorhead, and we play rock 'n roll!" and with this album they've done themselves no harm at all. A delightful effort by the most prolific rock 'n roll band on the planet.