I love Accept. They're a TAC Top 10 band. I've been into Accept since Restless And Wild came out when I heard Fast As A Shark. I was in awe of that song, and it's one of the most influential songs for shaping my musical taste.
Strangely, I really took to this band despite Udo's vocals. No one here is pickier about vocals, but for some reason, they just fit.
Wolf Hoffman is easily the most underrated guitarists in metal of all time. So easy to see the Michael Schenker influence. He just has a magical tone that gives me the goosebumps when I hear it, and I instantly connect with the music. Just listen to Stalingrad and the intro to HD&Q. That's it!
Stalingrad is easily my album of the year this year, and there's nothing coming on the horizon that I can see knocking it off. I think it's better than Blood Of The Nations. Mark Tornillo has magically pulled off replacing one of the most unique voices in rock. Sometimes listening to Stalingrad, I think it IS Udo. His performance is that good.
In the Bravewords review, The said if Blood was Restless And Wild, then Stalingrad is more like Metal Heart. Metal Heart is a TAC Top 25 album of all time.
My favorite Udo era tracks are:
Bound To Fail
Guardian Of The Night
Fast As A Shark
Losers And Winners
Metal Heart
TV War
Dogs On Leads
When I saw them open for Maiden on the Powerslave tour, they turned in one of the top 2 opening sets I have ever seen.
I took this shot almost 26 years ago..
Providence Civic Center (opening for Dio)
June 18, 1986