Alright, Accept may be bigger than Udo’s solo career and I’m sure it is, but he had his moments. We’ve been having the honor of reviewing some of his solo works since 2018 with “Steelfactory,” the 2020 project U.D.O. & Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr “We Are One,” also 2020 live album “Live in Bulgaria,” and finally 2022’s “Game Over.” No, wait there is also the 2021 project Dirkschneider & The Old Gang “Arising.” Wow, not bad for a 72 year old.
The truth is that U.D.O. as a band doesn’t get too far from Udo Dirkschneider with Accept. In fact, one of the reasons he left the band was the commercial turn the band was talking in the mid 1980’s. He openly said that on interviews and, for real, did it with his band. However, that doesn’t mean at all that he wasn’t able to go on and write some unforgatble tunes. “The Legacy” is trip around Udo’s career with its 33 tracks including four rare tracks. The two CD album is also a homage to the man’s 35th solo career anniversary. It’s not a compilation with the taste of Best of as it gets a myriad of songs and most of them aren’t the most recognizable of them all. There’s no “Animal House,” for instance, but “They Want War” a great tune from the eponymous album that still makes me wonder “They are blind..” when I listen it. But I’m sure any fan will love it as much as a newby. By the way, great album to show to someone who doesn’t know the man and present him/her one of the most memorable voices of Metal music.
U.D.O. “The Legacy” will be released on November 18th AFM Records.
Track Listing:
- Fear Detector
- Metal Never Dies
- Wilder Life
- Pandemonium
- One Heart, One Soul
- Make the Move
- What a Hell of a Night
- Pain
- Decadent
- Falling Angels
- Metal Machine
- Steelhammer
- Dust and Rust
- I Give As Good As I Get
- Rock’n’roll Soldiers
- Dominator
- Mastercutor
- Vendetta
- 24/7
- Blind Eyes
- Man and Machine
- Like a Lion
- Shout It Out
- Holy
- Freelance Man
- Independence Day
- Metal Eater
- Future Land
- Blitz of Lightning
- We’re History
- Break the Rules
- Go Back to Hell
- They Want War
Watch official music video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!