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  • Artist: Accept
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1981
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rock

Review

In retrospect, Accept's combination of taught, crunching guitar riffs and the uniquely screeching vocals of singer Udo Dirkschneider has become one of the most instantly recognizable sonic identities in all of hard rock and metal. And after finding the sound they'd been searching for with the title track of their previous album I'm a Rebel, the German quintet made sure to quickly patent it as their own on 1982's Breaker. Though it remains a must-have for die-hard fans only, this was where the band truly hit their stride, not to mention launched their career. After crashing into action with the high-energy bursts of "Starlight" and the title track, the band segues into the more controlled and refined "Run if You Can." Though its main riff quotes Judas Priest rather blatantly (one of Accept's few bad habits in their early years), the song would serve as a blueprint for future triumphs by taming their fierce aggression with a little more melody and a great chorus. Also on hand is the irrepressible classic "Son of a Bitch" (partly sung in German), a competent ballad in "Can't Stand the Night," and a couple of career oddities in the shape of "Midnight Highway" (featuring chorused vocals and Boston-esque harmony guitars) and the totally uncharacteristic "Breaking Up Again," an acoustic ballad sung by bassist Peter Baltes. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Starlight (Lyrics) Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes, Wolf Hoffmann, Jörg Fischer Accept (3:52)
Breaker (Lyrics) Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes, Stefan Kaufmann, Wolf Hoffmann, Jörg Fischer Accept (3:35)
Run If You Can (Lyrics) Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Kaufmann Accept (4:48)
Can't Stand the Night (Lyrics) Jörg Fischer, Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider Accept (5:23)
Son of a Bitch (Lyrics) Stefan Kaufmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Jörg Fischer Accept (3:53)
Burning (Lyrics) Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Peter Baltes, Jörg Fischer Accept (5:13)
Feelings (Lyrics) Stefan Kaufmann, Peter Baltes, Wolf Hoffmann, Jörg Fischer, Udo Dirkschneider Accept (4:48)
Midnight Highway (Lyrics) Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Kaufmann, Peter Baltes Accept (3:58)
Breaking Up Again (Lyrics) Stefan Kaufmann, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider Accept (4:37)
Down and Out (Lyrics) Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes, Wolf Hoffmann, Stefan Kaufmann Accept (3:44)

Credits

Udo Dirkschneider (Vocals), Stefan Bohle (Cover Photo), Accept (Cover Design), Stefan Kaufmann (Drums), Accept (Arranger), Peter Baltes (Guitar (Bass)), Dirk Steffens (Arranger), Jörg Fischer (Guitar), Michael Wagener (Engineer), Dirk Steffens (Producer), Stefan Kaufmann (Vocals), Peter Baltes (Vocals), Peter Baltes (Bass), Wolf Hoffmann (Guitar), Michael Wagener (Mixing)
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Artist: Breaker
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Get Tough!

Biography

Nine Inch Nails aside, Breaker is considered the finest Euro-style heavy metal band ever produced in Cleveland, OH. The five-piece band is a break away from international fame. Led by lead singer Jan Hammer, the other members are brothers Michael and Mark Klein (guitar and drums), Don Depew (guitar), and Brook Hodges (bass). They formed in the early '80s. Auburn Records reissued a 1987 release, Get Tough, as half of a double-disc package; the second CD featured unreleased tracks. Bill Peters, Auburn's president, is also Breaker's manager. The band's first single, "Blood Money," was released in 1983 and sold locally, as did the Get Tough LP. The group hasn't enjoyed a continuous relation since forming in 1982; they disbanded in the early '90s, but reunited in 1998 for another go. "Breaker," a theme single, was their first product after regrouping. While unknown, except locally, in the States, they're beloved in Germany; an appearance with 60 heavy metal acts in Hamburg, Germany, at the Wacken Music Festival, represents a career highlight. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide
Wikipedia: Breaker (album)
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Breaker
Studio album by Accept
Released March 1981
Recorded December 1980-January 1981
Delta-Studio, Wilster
Genre Heavy metal
Length 43:56
Label Brain (Germany)
Passport Records (US)
Producer Dirk Steffens
Professional reviews
Accept chronology
I'm a Rebel
(1980)		 Breaker
(1981)		 Restless and Wild
(1982)

Breaker is the third album released by the heavy metal band Accept. It was once again recorded at Delta-Studio in Wilster with Dirk Steffens producing, and was the first Accept album engineered by Michael Wagener. Bassist Peter Baltes sings lead vocal on "Breaking Up Again", and the bridge vocal on "Midnight Highway".

After the unsuccessful attempt at commercialism on I'm a Rebel, Accept decided not to allow any more outside people to influence the band. Pulling together in the midst of a very cold winter,[1] the band members concentrated on making the album they themselves wanted to make. Udo Dirkschneider remembers: "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."[2] Udo believes Breaker is among Accept's best records and marks the beginning of the band's greatest era [3] - the album title would later become the name of Udo's own record company, Breaker Records.

Wolf Hoffmann concurs: "Maybe we knew that the old approach from the record before didn't work very well. So we were saying 'fuck it, let's just do what we think is right. Let's not try to be somebody else, let's not try to have a radio hit anymore.'" The lone possible concession to commercial interests was the upbeat rocker "Midnight Highway", which Wolf described as "sort of a semi-commercial attempt" and "a little too happy for my tastes."

Much of the rest of the album is angry and defiant in tone, especially the profanity-laced "Son Of A Bitch". Udo describes that song's lyrics as "absolutely anti record company."[4] Wolf explains why this particular song was the only one to not have its lyrics printed inside the album: "On the initial release WE thought it would be a good idea to just put "Censored" on the liner notes for the song to avoid any controversy. Well, it turns out it caused MORE controversy that way with everyone wanting to know who censored it."[5] An alternate version titled "Born To Be Whipped" was recorded with tamer lyrics. Wolf explains: "We had to change it because the British were so uptight about this kind of stuff that you couldn't possibly release the record over there with a song called Son Of A Bitch."

All compositions are credited to Accept.

Track listing

  1. "Starlight" - 3:52
  2. "Breaker" - 3:35
  3. "Run If You Can" - 4:49
  4. "Can't Stand The Night" - 5:23
  5. "Son Of A Bitch" - 3:52
  6. "Burning" - 5:14
  7. "Feelings" - 4:48
  8. "Midnight Highway" - 3:58
  9. "Breaking Up Again" - 4:37
  10. "Down And Out" - 3:44

Credits

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Accept
Wolf Hoffmann • Peter Baltes • Mark Tornillo • Herman Frank • Stefan Schwarzmann
Udo Dirkschneider • Stefan Kaufmann • Jörg Fischer
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