Nice to see this version, because it looks like original bassist Peter Baltes hadn't retired from the band yet. And at least Mark Tornillo, the singer, tried to sound more like Udo Dirkschneider on this live version. No one else can really sing the song the way Udo sings it, even to this day. (There are live videos of Udo's post Accept bands, U.D.O., and Dirkschneider, where their version sounds pretty much identical to Accept's original studio version, because Udo is singing the song that he sang on originally.) Truthfully, and I'll catch flack for saying this but, the reality is that singers are much harder to replace than other band members like guitarists, or drummers, or bassists, or keyboardists, or whatever. And I'm a drummer and an occasional singer myself, so not unfamiliar with the process. Vocalists have their own unique tone and timbre, and while other singers may be able to mimic them, sometimes really effectively, they'll never sound exactly like the original singer, but merely a copy thereof. Instrumental parts can be taught or learned, but it's the vocal melody line that is the most difficult to reproduce or mimic. Especially when they're as unique as Udo's. (Some have said Udo sounds like Bon Scott of AC/DC, and there are similarities, but the reality is that Udo's voice is much more gravelly than Bon Scott's voice, or, for that matter, Bon's replacement, Brian Johnson's. Though when telling people about Accept who might never have heard of Accept, I typically just say "imagine Judas Priest fronted by Bon Scott or Brian Johnson" and most people have heard at least one song by AC/DC or Judas Priest, so the mental leap of understanding or comprehension isn't that great.) I give Mark credit: at least he tried to sound more like Udo on this live version of this song. I'm also glad to see a second/rhythm guitarist out there with Wolf Hoffman. Wolf is an amazing guitar player and song writer/riff master, but I've heard Accept without a rhythm guitarist and the sound is far less massive, even with Wolf by himself. Accept needs to feature two guitars. It's just not really Accept with one guitarist. No matter how awesome Wolf Hoffman happens to be. Just my two cents.
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