Breaker

Breaker

Track Listings

1. Starlight

2. Breaker

3. Run If You Can

4. Can't Stand the Night

5. Son of a Bitch

6. Burning

7. Feelings

8. Midnight Highway

9. Breaking Up Again

10. Down and Out

Tracks:

Animal House
Go Back to Hell
They Want War
Black Widow
In the Darkness
Lay Down the Law
We Want It Loud
Hot Tonight
Warrior
Coming Home
Run for Cover

Customer Reviews:

"Russian Roulette II".......2005-06-21

This album is logical sequel from very beginning of UDO's solo career. In fact, this got to be called Accept II or Russian Roulette II. UDO made a lot of good songs and if you pick any of his solo projects you will not definitely be disappointed.
He picked different musicians, including Rudy Graf and Peter Szigeti both from ex. Warlock (I still longing for this band) and wrapped them in Accept sound (completely bingo). This is a very good album, although it is not UDO's the best album. Classic tunes are Animal House, They Want War, Go Back To Hell, They Want Loud, Warrior etc, etc. Highly recommended for those who enjoy in classic heavy sound.

"Banging my head to a metal attack".......2004-03-18

Animal House was the first album by Accept's vocalist Udo Dirkschneider's band UDO. If you are an Accept fan, you will probably enjoy this album. Why? Because Udo's mates from Accept wrote it plus it has the same blistering metal sound Accept was known for. With Dirkscheider's raw vocals, it sounds like an Accept album. All the songs are very catchy, too. My favorites includes "Black Widow" with the driving guitar, "They Want War" which includes a cool synthesizer piece in the middle, and the strikingly soothing "In the Darkness." The latter track is a ballad and Dirkschneider's voice is surprisingly nice on it. It is not an extremely beautiful and romantic voice, but a pleasant enough voice to do this excellent ballad justice. I did not know he had it in him. The album has the following 10 tracks: 1. Animal House, 2. Go Back to Hell, 3. They Want War, 4. Black Widow, 5. In the Darkness, 6. Lay Down the Law, 7. We Want It Loud, 8. Warrior, 9. Coming Home, and 10. Run For Cover. The album is very solid with no weak track in the bunch (in fact, it is more solid than some Accept albums). If you are an Accept fan who did not branch off into U.D.O., Animal House is a great way to start.

One of the best!.......2003-06-09

This is a good UDO album. It rocks and has good melodic lyrics. I would recommend this CD along with Mean Machine as far as the solo work of UDO goes.

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Instant Classic.
ANNOINTED!!
Spirit Filled
An Up And Coming Legend
May God Bless

Chain Breaker
Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity
Manufacturer: Tyscot Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000038A3D
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

Link 01 (Breaking the Chains) - Deitrick Haddon
Totally Sold Out
One Nation
Double Team
Chosen
Say You Believe
Walking Dead (Intro) - Deitrick Haddon
Walking Dead
All God's Children (Intro) - Deitrick Haddon
All God's Children
Live Experience (Intro) - Deitrick Haddon
Chain Breaker
Anybody Here
He Never Fails
Fire
Don't Let Me Fall
Prayer - Deitrick Haddon
We Worship You
Live the Life [Remix]

Customer Reviews:

Instant Classic........2004-02-05

Dietrick Haddon is one of the greatest Gospel songwriters of all-time and the "Chain Breaker" proves that communication with a powerful musical delivery is the best way to bring souls to Christ and your ministry. His style has a neo-soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and jazz flavor that is contagious and the message is truly anointing. Every song from "Totally Sold Out," "One Nation," the funky, Michael Jackson-esque "The Walking Dead," and to his duet with John P. Kee on "Double Team," you can tell he's targeting young people as well as paying homage to the old school with the old-fashioned praise & worship and inspirational techniques. On the live portion of the album, he brings back some of his previous songs like "Live The Life," "Fire," and "Don't Let Me Fall," mixed with some unreleased material in "Anybody Here." The only setback is the sound of the acoustics of the live portion. Still, this album is sincere and totally radical making it an instant classic for any believer to praise, worship and allow some chains to fall down in order to move into the next level in God.

ANNOINTED!!.......2003-07-21

I have this CD and Lost and Found and I must say it's hard to say which one is my favorite. I love Chainbreaker!! Every song on this album is worth listening to. Each song has a message especially Live the Life--I can't wait to buy this CD too. "Chosen" will definitely get your head moving with a beat that is "off the hook" and the message in this song is so powerful. We Worship You will definitely take you into the Spirit. "Totally Sold Out" and "Fire" has a little P-Funk style that you will really enjoy. My 6-year old particularly likes "We're All God's Children" I love all of the songs on this album. But #'s 16 & 17 will make you start praising and shouting GLORY!! Deitrick Did It Again! I hope he will be around for a long time, but with an annointing like he has, I doubt if he will ever fade away. Now I have to start a Deitrick Haddon collection. You will NOT be disappointed. You MUST get this album.

Spirit Filled.......2001-09-06

This is the most wonderful album I have ever heard It touches
my soul ever time i litsen to it My who is not saved loves it even more than I do Let God use you and let us worship him in
the spirit

An Up And Coming Legend.......2001-01-29

Deitrick is definitely "The Stuff Legends Are Made Of". Each CD he puts out just keeps getting HOTTER! I recomend every title he has released.

May God Bless.......2001-01-14

This album tops his previous, it really shows the other side of his minstry towards young people. I recommend it!

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One Of The Best Metal CDs Of All Time
Munchy...Crunchy!
The Beginning of a Great Run of Albums

Breaker
Accept
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
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ASIN: B0007ZBG1U
Release Date: 2005-05-02

Tracks:

Starlight
Breaker
Run If You Can
Can't Stand the Night
Son of a Bitch
Burning
Feelings
Midnight Highway
Breaking Up Again
Down and Out

Album Description

Formed in Solingen, Germany in the early 70s by wild and crazy frontman, Udo Dirkschneider, Accept forged their way to the top of the 80s metal ranks with their brutal and heavy riffs and Udo's trademark screeching banshee styled vocal trait. Distinctly original and instantly recognizable, Accept conquered seemingly the entire planet outside the USA. With such classic albums as Restless And Wild, Breaker, I'm A Rebel and Accept finally seeing mid-price status, those Stateside best be keeping their ears open and their balls to the wall!

Udo Dirkschneider: "I would say that this album is the result of pure anger (note: I destroyed 3 microphones during the production). Following our experiences with I'm A Rebel, we made it our goal not to be influenced musically by anyone outside of the band this time. One example are the lyrics of Son of a Bitch that are absolutely anti record company. With this album you can say that the Accept sound was born and brought us attention across Europe and a tour with Judas Priest. Furthermore, this album was a starting point for many musicians to begin playing their own music."

All of the Accept Super Value Re-Release series feature booklets with new liner notes, historical reminiscents and comments by Udo Dirkschneider, never before seen photos and memorabilia. And all at a cool price!

Album Description

Accept's re-issue album was originally released in 1981, on Polydor and it features 10 tracks including 'Starlight', 'Run If You Can' & 'Feelings'. 2005.

Album Details

Udo Dirkschneider: "i Would Say that this Album is the Result of Pure Anger (Note: I Destroyed Three Microphones During the Production). Following Our Experiences with "i'm a Rebel" We Made it Our Goal Not to Be Influenced Musically by Anyone Outside of the Band this Time. One Example Are the Lyrics of "Son of a Bitch" that Are Absolutely Anti Record Company. With this Album You Can Say that the Accept Sound was Born, and Brought Us Attention Across Europe and a Tour with Judas Priest. Furthermore, this Album was a Starting Point for Many Musicians to Begin Playing their Own Music."

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Best Metal CDs Of All Time.......2006-12-08

In my opinion Breaker is one of the best heavy metal CDs of all time. Accept has a very unique sound and on this CD they just about hit perfection. This CD along with "Balls To The Walls" is the ultimate Accept. The songwriting is top notch, the musicianship is outstanding and Udo's voice is in peak performance. If you are already a fan of Accept, this CD should already be in your collection, if you are new to the band then this is the one you should buy along with Balls To The Walls in order to get a complete overview of the band. The self titled debut had horrible production (in my opinion) and was very unbalanced,the follow-up "I'm A Rebel" had hints of greatness and an improved sound,but this is where they truly show what they can do. The album after this "Restless And Wild" is even a further step forward in sound quality,however,songwriting on "Breaker" in my opinion is superior.

The Pros:The songwriting is outstanding,the songs that really stand out are "Son Of A Bitch", "Breaker","Starlight","Midnight Highway" and "Run If You Can"

The Cons:There really are none.Even the ballads are not too bad (on the previous 2 albums the ballads tended to unbalance the feel in my opinion).

The Bottom Line:This is a very strong album. Great production,great songwriting,and a perfect place to start if you are just getting into Accept or even 80s style hard rock/metal in general. It doesn't get much better then this.Donutman says so!

Munchy...Crunchy!.......2005-08-31

Since there are really no in depth critiques of the early Accept releases on the web I'll start here with BREAKER!

Like so mary Americans, I also caught onto Accept when Restless and Wild was reasonably new, April of '83. So, I had to backtrack and also save money (15 y/o at the time) to buy the older realeases.

My 1st copy of BREAKER was the USA pressing on PASSPORT records, a small indy record company that also pressed the big Wendy O Williams LP in 1983.

It is interesting to note that this version of the LP has a bizzare version of Son Of A Bitch, with gobbledegook lyrics (Born to be rich, kiss my arm, born to be rich....born to be rich, you are so....born to be rich), so the song was so good that I initially went nuts over this version. It wasnt until I found the BRAIN records version that I relized the song actually made sense! LOL!

The production of the album itself, while not as crisp as RESTLESS, is very compressed, I'm still not sure if the slight flanging of the guitars in the Title Track and FEELINGS is intentional or not. Yet sometimes underproduction is the best production.

In somewhat of a bridge between pre and post BREAKER LP, there are some interesting things to note:

Like Pre BREAKER:

Peter Baltes sings a very heavy handed ballad that is a nice composition.

A few of these songs are not Heavy Metal at all, just hard rocking tunes (ala BURNING, MIDNIGHT HIGHWAY)

The guitars are clean and crunchy, and the snare drum still has that thumpy tom tom sound, just like on I"M A REBEL

Udo/Peter Duet (Midnight Highway vs. Sounds of War and SAVE US)

LIKE POST BREAKER:

The song BREAKER is a bonafide metal classic and while much credit is givin to FAST AS A SHARK, this song is probably the definitive ACCEPT song, and crafted quite better as well. Be careful not to drive into that brick wall!

There is a ton of groundbreaking material here,most notably the twin guitar solo in STARLIGHT, which later on was copied in FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE on Metallica's Ride The Lightning. Listen to 'em back to back!

Metal with melody (Run If You Can, FEELINGS)

And of course UDO was starting to really discover the high register with his voice was the way to go ALL THE TIME!

So to sum it all up?

THE VERDICT:

While Restless and Wild is Accept's equivilant to AC/DC Back in Black, the music before it is no slouch either, dig?

Much like Highway to Hell, BREAKER is a testament to a band that was on the edge of world wide success!

Danny

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The Beginning of a Great Run of Albums.......2005-08-02

This is where Accept began to hit their stride. A damn fine early 80's metal album. 'Son of a Bitch' is a classic rocker, while 'Can't stand the night' is one of their better ballads. If you like the four that followed ("Restless&Wild", "Balls to the Wall", "Metal Heart", and "Russian Roulette"), I can't see a reason for you to not enjo this one. \m/

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GREAT!!!
Super release and long hoped for.
great to hear ARA again, but something's missing
It's like they never left
After a long wait ---and they sound as good as before

Out Of The Blue
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
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ASIN: B000005BUP
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

Out Of The Blue
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Waitin On Sundown
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Customer Reviews:

GREAT!!!.......1999-04-05

I love this CD but it makes me want EVEN MORE new stuff and ALL THE OLD STUFF on CD too. Especially Stacked Deck & Too Stuffed to Jump. When can we expect those?

Super release and long hoped for........1999-01-08

I am thrilled that I have found a second ARA CD. I have been a fan since early 70's and their music has been my companion on road trips especially. Great songs and great lyrics and hope that they come out with others that were recorded on albums of 70's, like Amazing Grace, Life's Railway to Heaven, King of the Cowboys, and more. Russ, hope you can do them all again!

great to hear ARA again, but something's missing.......1998-09-01

Having been a fan since "Stacked Deck" overwhelmed me in the seventies, I couldn't believe that I had stumbled across a new Amazing Rhythm Aces release on a music store computer this spring. "Out of the Blue" is a fine album (in fact I actually called Russell Smith at the number on the sleeve late one night...he was on tour; my apologies to whoever it was that I woke up).

This is a classic post "Byrd" Burton Aces collection; it doesn't have the fire of my scratchy old vinyl version of "Stacked Deck", or "Too Stuffed to Jump", but Russell Smith's voice is still incredible to hear. Russell, can you and Barry ever agree to let your long-suffering fans serve up a Five-Star Aces album, or at least get our hands on a clean "Stacked Deck" CD? That album was a groundbreaker and remains one of the finest musical achievements of its era.

It's like they never left.......1998-07-08

Russell Smith's voice still defines the Aces. Probably would be five stars if Barry Byrd Burton was on guitar but it's still an excellent album which as usual lies somewhere between pop and country, which means you'll not hear it on the radio. "Waitin' on Sundown" is right up there with the best songs they've ever done. Hope they decide to tour

After a long wait ---and they sound as good as before.......1998-06-22

I grew up listening to the Amazing Rhythm Aces and had wondered what had happened to them. This is the way they always sounded. The sound is just as it was---new lyrics same sounds. The old songs are gone ( actually Gone as in they dont exist) so it is nice to hear the same sound but with new lyrics. The singer sounds about the same as he did so many years ago. I do reccomment this to anyone who enjoyed To stuffed to Jump...in my opinion their best album

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Good Power metal album

Mean Machine
U.D.O.
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Painted Love
Mean Machine
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Sweet Little Child
Catch My Fall
Still in Love With You

Customer Reviews:

Good Power metal album.......2003-06-09

This is a good UDO album. It rocks and has good melodic lyrics. I would recommend this CD along with Animal House as far as the solo work of UDO goes.

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one great CD!!!

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Thunderforce
Overloaded [Ijstrumental]
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Back in Pain
Timebomb
Powersquad
Kick in the Face
Soldiers of Darkness
Metal Maniac Master Mind

Customer Reviews:

one great CD!!!.......2005-06-21

UDO is continuing to release his albums annually. This is his fourth album after he left Accept. I have listened his later albums but this album just amazes with its powerful, fast, crystal clear heavy metal music. The lyrics are clever and not boring. At first listening you would say this is a trash melodic album. It has everything and I would say the best CD cover!!! It lasts about 40 min. and there is no sign of slowing down. Classic tunes Metal Eater, Timebomb, Back In Pain, Powersquad, Burning Heat, Metal Maniac Master Mind....
The only thing I am complaining about that is too fast for my taste(matter of preference), so Heavy Metal fans pick this one, it has sounds of 80s and 90s. Long Live UDO!!!

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No Limits
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Gate [Instrumental]
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No Limits
With a Vengence
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Backstreet Loner
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Rated X
Lovemachine
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A well disguised gem
for fans only
Where is Burning the Ballroom Down?
Aawww yeeaahh....
Russell Smith is FANTASTIC.

Ride Again
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Toucan Do It Too/Burning the Ballroom Down

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Third Rate Romance
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Della's Long Brown Hair
Rodrigo, Rita And Elaine
All That I Had Left (Left With You)
I Pity The Mother And Father (When The Kids Move Away)
Last Letter Home
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The Ella B.
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Customer Reviews:

A well disguised gem.......2002-01-09

I had overlooked this record, assuming it was a re release of selected tracks from old recordings. Fortunately, I read the sleeve notes for Sunday Best and found out it was a reworking of their favourite songs in time to get possibly the last copy in the UK (It disappeared from the list the day after I bought it)

Rating it was difficult. For curiosity value it's definitely a 5. Musically it jars a little like some live recordings with different treatments of familiar songs, but I'm sure it will grow on me. (I've only played it 3 times since it arrived today)

The selection of songs and the way they are changed is interesting. Tracks span almost the whole range of their original career, emphasising the Country side of their music.

Real gems are King of the Cowboys and Last Letter Home where extra verses are added although KotC lacks some of the power of the original recording. Most recent song tackled is Rodrigo, Rita and Elaine, an unusual choice when Homestead In My Heart would have probably been a more suitable country song from that album. Listening to Russell Smith sing in the female verses on this song made me keen to listen to the original with Joan Baez and Tracy Nelson which, fortunately, I also bought when it was released on CD recently.

For collectors this is a piece of history, but those who like the country side of the ARA sound would be better off buying Russell Smith's Sunday Best CD.

for fans only.......2000-09-05

This is a rerecording of some of thei best songs, it's OK but not as good as the otiginals, so now that they have been reissued, go for the new ones, with two LP's on one cd they are probably the best value on earth.

Where is Burning the Ballroom Down?.......2000-04-24

I, too, have been looking for the Aces for YEARS! I ordered all of their recent releases except for the Concert series (based on the poor sound quality reviews). I was screaming in my car from sheer happiness. The ONLY reason I did not give this 5 stars is to plead for a re-release of "Burning the Ballroom Down." I cannot wait to see the Aces in August when they visit Denver.

Aawww yeeaahh...........1999-10-15

I think the return of the Aces has restored my faith in society a little. After stumblin' across Ride Again at a little local record store, driving these long country roads out here in the Va became a little easier to bear. Then to top that feelin' the other night I heard the Aces' cover of "The Rock" on a local station which led me to this site and to buy the newest CD. See, here like in most of the US, the country stations are mostly caught up in a love affair with that type of country music geared toward yankees in their new Tony Lamas and Stetsons ganging up in a line to do the Hokey Pokey.

The Aces never held with the commercial country scene in the 70's and 80's...they still don't. I'm really glad to find out that they have busted back onto the scene, even though I'm 5 years late in finding out about it.

Any of y'all who missed it should check out the albums from Russell Smith's solo mini-carreer. I've got two, one untitled and the other called "This Little Town".

Russell Smith is FANTASTIC........1999-07-16

When will the rest of the "Aces" be available

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excellent!!!
Pop drivel
This is the ultimate quintessence of 20 albums !

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Unspoken Words
Future Land

Customer Reviews:

excellent!!!.......2005-05-08

This is a real thing. Great CD from UDO. It sounds like Accept but after Metal Heart period. It is full of melody, emotions and great lyric and overmore his voice. Everyone who is interested in European metal scene and especially into Accept influence should have this masterpiece!!!

Pop drivel.......2005-01-13

I've been an Accept fan for 20 years. It was hard for me to make the jump to Udo's solo direction. To compare the two is of course unfair. I read a reviewer that gave this CD 5 stars. I bought it based on that review and can barely sit through the whole CD. Stating it was the best Accept/Udo Album ever should have been a dead givaway for me. Shame on me for overlooking that ridiculous statement. To me it is so pop oriented with the lyrics and especially the watered down pop metal sound of the band that it is a complete and utter let down for true hard rock fans. I suppose UDO was aiming for the very young female demographic money machine but as regards the guts and nuts of hard rock that can fulfill the expectations of what should be delivered by such an experienced performer, this falls flat on its face. I recommend Animal House if one needs a UDO fix. Animal house is not Accept but I find it worthy of keeping in my collection and actually enjoying it. Faceless World is on it's way to the used CD store where they will give me a dollar or two for it.

This is the ultimate quintessence of 20 albums !.......2002-01-25

U.D.O / Faceless World.

- almost at least. F.W is undoubtedly Dirkschneiders best work to this day - and it surpasses everything Accept ( his old band ) has done under their history.
Why ? This album has a flow and so much awesome catchy loops that it paradoxly is hard to remember them all !!
Before I get attacked by any Accept-fans I have to modify that ; If You think that very basic - rawsounding, fast sing-along metal anthems without temposhifts is
the best things in life , then You probably should choose other albums from Dirkschneiders
repertoar over this one. However , if You are interested in shading development and
songs who contain variation , if You appreciate a somewhat slower ( which in
UDO:s case doesnt mean slow ) tempo so that melodies and separate instruments
can be accentuated more clearly - then this is the undisputed choice for You.

Songwriting is absolutely above all comparison - it's really hard to understand that
so much talent and inspiration could be concentrated to one album. And that's why
I dare to rate it better than the other UDO/Accept-CD:s ; while they have a couple
of great songs and the rest more average , this album is just pure masterpiece material
from start to finish.
Instrumentally it is top notch , I don't think I've heard so much feeling and precision in
guitarplaying on any other metal albums at all in this genre. As on previous album
(Mean Machine 1989 ) Matthias Dieth is the artist behind the guitar here - one
of Germanys most skilled metal guitar players. Here he is taking his frightening wizardry
to the absolute maximum. Udos singing is as genuine and emotional as ever - one has to admire the man , shouting his lungs out for that unmistakeable hissing.

After a few listenings one other thing became obvious ; the backing vocals are not just "hummed" a little in the background ( like on other albums ) - they are really
SUNG ( !! ) on Faceless World . . This is a important factor that helps bringing out the great catchiness and loop in the lead melodies.

One more techical marvel to be mentioned , production is stunningly good ( yes , this starts
to get a tiresome catalog of superlatives - but there is no other description possibly )
- remember that this was recorded 1990 ! Fresh as the spring and razorsharp sounding !
So , if You are the slightest into metal , do not walk by this - it might make a great change
in Your way of listening to music. I was completely swept away by this ( and I'm certainly
not a greenhorn in terms of metal ) , hopefully You can discover " Faceless World " in
the same fashion ! Usually I recommend one certain song to testlisten , this is not
really meaningful here ( although I like the title track very strongly ) - they are all tremendous !
Enjoy !

Man and Machine
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His best line-up ever

U.D.O. - METAL MASTERS

Buy It!

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ASIN: B000063CGW
Release Date: 2002-06-11

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Album Description

2002 album for heavy metal act featuring Accept, vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. 11 tracks including, 'Private Eye', 'The Dawn Of The Gods' & 'Silent Cry'.

Customer Reviews:

His best line-up ever.......2005-10-06

With a line-up featuring Igor Gianola and Stefan Kaufmann on guitars, Fitty Weinhold on bass and Lorenzo Milani on drums, U.D.O. has found his best line up ever, and it's prepared to new levels of efficiency and successfull recording. This MAN AND MACHINE is a very solid album, superbly produced by Kaufmann, and it really is all about Accept's kind of heavy metal. But you will not have a feeling of "I've heard this before" listening to this album. Although the trademark is there, the songs are fresh and good by itself.

U.D.O. - METAL MASTERS.......2005-05-16

brilliant release from the german quintet yet again. has the udo trademark sound that all fans will love. and i suspect the reason they sell so many albums is because people know what they wil get with every release, that is the trademark u.d.o./accept style of metal that has influenced a generation of bands and fans. keep it up boys, up the irons

Buy It!.......2003-07-11

What else is there to say - If you like Accept, you'll love it!

These reviews are misleading!.......2003-06-17

I bought this CD thinking it would be great after reading these reviews. It rocks in places and the title track is good, but the only machine UDO should have made is Mean Machine. Dancing with an angel is just brutal. Do yourself a favor, if you want AN udo ALBUM, pick up Animal house or Mean machine. Heck, even Holy and Solid are better than this and I'm not crazy about those releases.

These reviews are misleading!.......2003-06-17

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