Dearest @BandQ
Why is it eveyone I ask in your stores either have no clue or no time to help me/anyone?
What kind of business model is that??
Ask for help and it’s like you’ve pished in their whiskey.
@DunelmCareers hi sorry this is the only dunelm store x page thingy I could find
Sandra and Christine saved me so much bother today in your Clydebank store
Thankyou so much and they deserve a bonus
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I’m a couple days late on this one. It’s a bit long. But here you go. @groovesvillewkd
This is gonna be rough, let’s talk about Phil Campbell.
Phil wasn’t the guy chasing headlines or magazine covers. He was the guy standing next to Lemmy Kilmister for over 30 years, holding down the guitar in one of the loudest, hardest, most stubbornly uncompromising bands that ever walked onto a stage.
And that is no small thing.
When Phil joined Motorhead in 1984, the job description was simple and terrifying at the same time, keep up with Lemmy, keep the riffs dangerous, and never let the volume drop. Somehow this kid from Wales stepped into that storm and became part of the longest-running lineup in Motorhead history alongside Lemmy and Mikkey Dee.
Phil’s guitar wasn’t about showing off. It was about power. About the kind of riffs that sounded like engines revving and amplifiers begging for mercy. Night after night, city after city, he helped drive songs like “Killed by Death” “Orgasmatron” “Sacrifice” and countless live versions of “Ace of Spades” straight into the bones of anyone lucky enough to be standing in front of the stage.
But what made Phil special wasn’t just the music.
It was the loyalty.
Thirty years beside Lemmy is more than a gig. That’s a brotherhood. That’s surviving the road, the noise, the chaos, the endless miles and still walking out on stage ready to blow the roof off the place like it was the first night of the tour.
That kind of dedication doesn’t happen in modern rock anymore.
And when Motorhead ended after Lemmy’s passing, Phil didn’t walk away from the life. He did what real rock musicians do, he kept playing. He built Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, bringing his own family into the music and keeping the spirit of loud, honest rock alive.
It was who he was!
Because when someone like Phil leaves us, it feels like another piece of that wild, untouchable era of Rock n Roll slips a little further into history.
But the truth is, musicians like Phil don’t really disappear.
They live in the roar of a Marshall stack.
In the opening riff of a Motorhead album.
In every fan who still turns the volume up way too loud!
And somewhere, where the amps are always on and the bar never closes!
Lemmy’s standing there!
A drink in his hand cigarette hanging from his mouth!
Looking toward the door!
And Phil just walked in with a guitar!
Rest easy, Phil!
You helped give the world some of the loudest, rawest, most honest Rock n Roll it will ever fucking hear!
And that kind of noise
never dies!
Rock on! 🤘🏻
#JLoS #Love
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On this day in 1992, the Manics released ‘Slash ’n’ Burn’, the opening track and fourth single from ‘Generation Terrorists’.
Still as loud, sharp and unapologetic as ever.
Watch the video here:
https://t.co/ggY7uscy7u
We cannot believe we’re saying this… with profound sadness we share that Philip Anthony Campbell has passed.
Motörhead’s guitarist for 31 years, Phil later formed @PCATBS with his sons Todd, Dane, and Tyla.
A brilliant guitarist with a huge heart and unstoppable humor. RIP Phil.