I'm a Rebel
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- For the single and unreleased AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
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I'm a Rebel is the second album by the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
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band Accept, recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 (see 1980 in music
1980 in music
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). It was the first of three consecutive Accept records to utilize Dirk Steffens as producer
Record producer
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. The album finds Accept continuing to search for their musical direction, experimenting with a more commercial sound than on the debut. Bassist Peter Baltes
Peter Baltes
Peter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a German hard rock and heavy metal musician. He is a member of the German heavy metal group Accept, which he played as bassist with on 15 albums, selling more than 17 million records around the world...
once again sings lead vocals on two tracks, the slower-paced songs "No Time To Lose" and "The King".
The title track
I'm a Rebel (song)
I'm a Rebel is a hard rock song written by Alex Young, elder brother of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, on 15 September 1976.-AC/DC version:...
is credited to George Alexander, which is a pseudonym
Pseudonym
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for Alex Young
Alexander Young (musician)
Alexander Young aka George Alexander was a Scottish guitarist and session musician.Alexander Young was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland...
, elder brother of record producer and musician George Young and AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
guitarists Angus Young
Angus Young
Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances,...
and Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC...
. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann
Wolf Hoffmann
Wolf Hoffmann grew up in Wuppertal. He is primarily known as guitarist in the German heavy metal band Accept since 1976. In 1997, he released the album Classical with rock versions of classical pieces...
recalled the circumstances that led Alex Young to work with Accept: "He got involved with Accept through the producer. Everybody after the first record said we have to have a radio hit. 'Guys you need a radio hit and we have just the song for you. Why don't you try this here?'" The song became the basis for the band's first music video
Music video
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Lead singer Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
believes that the album "wasn't too inspired. I think because of some unsuccessful experiments, the band wasn't too solid and the identity wasn't discovered yet."http://pages.sbcglobal.net/discmaster/hmm498.htm He also blamed "too many people involved trying to manipulate the band, just like on the first album."http://www.hardradio.com/2005news/news03240502.php3 Accept would become determined to resolve these deficiencies on their next album, Breaker.
I'm A Rebel gained international distribution in the United Kingdom
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and United States
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on the Logo
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Logo Records was a British record company formed in the mid-1970s by British record executives Geoff Hannington and Olav Wyper. It was originally funded and part-owned by UK publishing company Marshall Cavendish. In 1977, the company purchased Transatlantic Records which was at that time owned...
and Passport labels, respectively. These international versions both depict a sword
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hilt
Hilt
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on the cover, a more identifiably "heavy metal" image than the original German cover. The Passport version simply titles the record Accept, as the band's 1979 self-titled debut had not been released in America.
Track listing
- "I'm a RebelI'm a Rebel (song)I'm a Rebel is a hard rock song written by Alex Young, elder brother of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, on 15 September 1976.-AC/DC version:...
" (George AlexanderAlexander Young (musician)Alexander Young aka George Alexander was a Scottish guitarist and session musician.Alexander Young was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland...
) 3:57 - "Save Us" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann) 4:33
- "No Time to Lose" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann, Steffens) 4:35
- "Thunder and Lightning" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann) 4:01
- "China Lady" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann, Steffens) 3:56
- "I Wanna Be No Hero" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann, Steffens) 4:00
- "The King" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann, Steffens) 4:10
- "Do It" (Dirkschneider, Baltes, Hoffmann, Fischer, Kaufmann) 4:11
Credits
- Udo DirkschneiderUdo DirkschneiderUdo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
: Lead vocals - Wolf HoffmannWolf HoffmannWolf Hoffmann grew up in Wuppertal. He is primarily known as guitarist in the German heavy metal band Accept since 1976. In 1997, he released the album Classical with rock versions of classical pieces...
: Guitars - Jörg FischerJörg FischerJörg Fischer is a German guitar player, primarily known for his work with Accept. He has also released an album with Billionaire Boys' Club, called Something Wicked Comes....
: Guitars - Peter BaltesPeter BaltesPeter Baltes, born April 4, 1958 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a German hard rock and heavy metal musician. He is a member of the German heavy metal group Accept, which he played as bassist with on 15 albums, selling more than 17 million records around the world...
: Bass guitar, lead vocals on "No Time To Lose" and "The King" - Stefan Kaufmann: Drums