When Will Udo Dirkschneider Realize That Udo in Accept is Better Than Udo in U.D.O.?
Early this morning there was a buzz that Accept might be reuniting. Blabbermouth.net posted a message from bassist Peter Baltes that went like this:
“To all you hardcore Accept fans out there, Wolf Hoffmann; former Accept guitarist] just spent the weekend at my house [in Pennsylvania] and we were shredding away. Something amazing is in the works. As soon as I can, I’ll let everybody know. Let’s make the ‘Metal Heart’ beat again.”
Words of encouragement for Accept fans? You bet.
But it was later in the day that, Frank Seupfle, a management representative for the band U.D.O. — the solo project of Accept’s vocalist, Udo Dirkschneider — jumped all over it, and deflated the rumor before it sailed. Then Frank sent out a post that went on about the newly recorded material of the band U.D.O. and got some unnecessary jabs:
“… The songs they recorded fit perfectly to the most succesful days of the Accept era and prove again that U.D.O. always kept up the banner of Accept (and, of course, will continue with that in the future)! The video to promote the album will be filmed mid-June and might be shown mid-July at earliest. The song is called “Black and White” and will show you exactly where the ‘Metal Heart’ is STILL beating! By the way, it never stopped beating…”
What a bunch of promotional horseshit! Claiming that any new U.D.O. can “fit perfectly to the most successful days of the Accept era” should have a disclaimer attached to it. U.D.O.’s music may be good but it’s no Accept in their prime. It’s like when Senator Lloyd Bentsen once said to Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator Dan Quayle, “You’re no Jack Kennedy“. Well, U.D.O., you’re no Accept.
Put Accept’s Breaker and/or Restless and Wild up against any U.D.O. material. Go Ahead. It’s pointless. Not to mention all the valuable influence Accept had on the metal scene, and what groundbreaking material they had! What an asinine comment if I’ve ever heard one!
Plus, if U.D.O wanted to keep the “banner of Accept” waving, it would be with Accept, not U.D.O.. To say U.D.O. is “exactly where the ‘Metal Heart’ is STILL beating” is not giving enough credit to the talented musicians who played with Udo in Accept for all those many years.
Maybe one day there will be an Accept reunion again (they did an all-too- brief 25th Anniversary tour in 2005, see footage below). But, until then, I’ll go on my cherished memories of past Accept shows. I mean, who can forget that one magical metal night at the legendary Brooklyn L’amours in 1984? Nothing can beat that.
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May 16, 2009 at 3:37 pm
If UDO is not Accept, then Billy Jo Armstrong is not Green Day.
May 17, 2009 at 6:00 am
Udo would rather do his solo career stuff – that’s fine — but it’s his loss – Udo did not write any of the classic Accept songs and I’d take those songs and Wolf Hoffmann over Udo and his clone band anyway. While it’s tough to go forward without Udo, Udo has been butchering Accept songs for 20 years with his cheap clone bands – what a joke compared to Wolf and Peter Baltes, I mean come on. If Udo wants to write his own songs, that’s great – but I think it comes down to the fact that he doesn’t control Accept and that is the point of contention. Did Stefan Kaufmann’s injury force him to switch to guitar from the drums? I find it funny that people are upset at Accept getting another singer but then don’t seem to mind Udo and crew butchering classic Accept songs. Well, get ready for the real thing and Mark from TT Quick is a good singer – so go Accept.
May 17, 2009 at 6:04 am
Udo is a LOT older than the other guys too, so that may have something to do it – and the “Metal Heart” is right where it’s always been — Wolf, Peter and Gaby! THEY WROTE METAL HEART – not Udo.
May 18, 2009 at 8:18 am
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