Accept 23th of March in Uden...

[Hawk]

and I'll be there!

O yea! After more than 25 years I will be seeing Accept perform live again. It's been way to long but now the time is right.

Their new singer Mark Tornillo kicks ass and I can't wait to see and hear him live!

Live report will follow!

 

[carnut]

You bought a time machine ???

 

[Hawk]

It was very expensive but worth every penny.

 

[Bryant]

You go my friend !!! May the power of Accept be with you !!


Bryant

 

[Hawk]

Thanks Bryant. It will don't worry. I will meet them as well. I am really be looking forward to that.

I'll send them a big fucking hello from you! And tell them the biggest Accept fan in the world will be very happy to see them in Atlanta!!

 

[Platinum Maze]

Have a great time Hawk! They were great a few weeks ago here in NYC. Awaiting your review, as always....

 

[Marco Spain]

In spite of my skepticism about this reincarnation of Accept, I´ll be in Madrid gig next friday .

Tell us about the show Hawk.

 

[Hawk]

Have a great time Hawk! They were great a few weeks ago here in NYC. Awaiting your review, as always....

Thanks buddy. I am really looking forward to the show.

In spite of my skepticism about this reincarnation of Accept, I´ll be in Madrid gig next friday .

Tell us about the show Hawk.

Cool. I will Marco. Let me know your impressions.

 

[Bryant]

Thanks Bryant. It will don't worry. I will meet them as well. I am really be looking forward to that.

I'll send them a big fucking hello from you! And tell them the biggest Accept fan in the world will be very happy to see them in Atlanta!!

Ha ha ha.... I will be looking forward to your live report. Have fun !!


Bryant

 

[Hawk]

So there I was in Uden to see Accept for the first time in some 25 years. The place was filled for 2/3th but the crowd was eager to go. Just before they went on stage I learned that there would be no support act. Then the intro music started and the show was on with "Metal Heart"! The crowd was singing along but also holding back a little.

Next up was "Restless and Wild



Now the atmosphere was a lot better! You could see that especially Wolf was really enjoying himself but the rest of the band was enjoying themselves as well.. "Son of a Bitch was following:



Mark Tornillo was screaming his head of and he sounded great doing it! I was in the second row right before Wolf. The longer the gig lasted the more the crowd got involved. After a hour the band did not need to do the gang vocals because the crowd was singing them for the band. As you can hear from the video clips the sound was great and not too loud.

The first encore was "Fast as a Shark".



Then after a few songs the concert was over. but not the night because after some 30 minutes the band was back in the hall to meet the fans, talk, take pictures and give autographs. I talked to Wolf and Peter, both did not recognize me, and told Wolf about Bryant, the biggest Accept fan on the planet, and his eyes lighted up when he heard my story. His reply; "then I am looking forward to meet him".

So that's it. It was a damn good gig and I really enjoyed myself. The band sounded tight and I was impressed by Mark. Although I must admit he sounded a bit tired at the end of that monstrous set-list.

If you get a chance to see them don't miss it! You be missing out if you don't!!

Talking about the set-list; here it is. I might have a song or two wrong. My memory is not that great.

Metal Heart
Restless and Wild
Son of A Bitch
Living For Tonight
London Leatherboys
Losers And Winners
The Abyss
Teutonic Terror
Burning
Breaker
Run If You Can
Neon Nights
Demon's Night
Princess of the Dawn
Balls to the Wall
Turn me On
Fast As A Shark
Bulletproof
I'm A Rebel
Up to the Limit
Flash Rockin' Man

 

[SoundMaster]

Wow.....they sound FANTASTIC!! Marc does an excellent job with these classics. I cant wait to hear this new album.

Great set list.....sounds like you had a blast, Hawk! I envy you.

 

[poundingmetal74]

Balls to the Wall
Turn me On
Fast As A Shark

Did they really do these three songs in a row? I dunno about the rest of the US and Europe, but in these parts, these were really Accept's only real hits. Kinda sucks to hear the main stuff everyone wants to hear all in a row.

 

[Marco Spain]

Just came from Madrid gig. Firstly it was a pity that venue wasn´t pack. 550/750 more or less but very supportive like always here in Spain.

Secondly it´s a shame because this venue closes its doors at 11 p.m. Show started at 9:00 p.m. and Accept is playing more than 2 hours on this tour. Because of that they dropped "Abyss", "Winterdreams" and "Flash rockin´ man"

I was skeptic with these revamped Accept with Tornillo on vocals but I must confess now that the gig was overwhelming. They played straight from the heart, no pauses, just kicking serious asses. Tornillo had difficulties in some songs (curiously in the rocker ones like "Burnin´" or "I´m a rebel") but did a better job than I expected.

Wolf and Peter were in top form, a 100% into their leading role, running, jumping, smiling...

Great, great show Greatest moments: "Restless and wild", "Run if you can" and "Neon nights".

Set list in order:

# Metal Heart
# Midnight Mover
# Living For Tonite
# Restless And Wild
# Son Of A Bitch
# Losers And Winners
# London Leatherboys
# Run If You Can
# Teutonic Terror
# Breaker
# Bulletproof
# Neon Nights
# Classical Medley
# Up to Limit
# Bass Solo
# Demon's Night
# Turn Me On
# Monsterman
# Burning
# Encore:
# Princess Of The Dawn
# I'm A Rebel
# Encore 2:
# Fast As A Shark
# Balls To The Wall

 

[Bryant]

So there I was in Uden to see Accept for the first time in some 25 years. The place was filled for 2/3th but the crowd was eager to go. Just before they went on stage I learned that there would be no support act. Then the intro music started and the show was on with "Metal Heart"! The crowd was singing along but also holding back a little.


Then after a few songs the concert was over. but not the night because after some 30 minutes the band was back in the hall to meet the fans, talk, take pictures and give autographs. I talked to Wolf and Peter, both did not recognize me, and told Wolf about Bryant, the biggest Accept fan on the planet, and his eyes lighted up when he heard my story. His reply; "then I am looking forward to meet him".

So that's it. It was a damn good gig and I really enjoyed myself. The band sounded tight and I was impressed by Mark. Although I must admit he sounded a bit tired at the end of that monstrous set-list.

If you get a chance to see them don't miss it! You be missing out if you don't!!


Great review Henri !! Did you remind them of who you are ? Did they remember you from their early years ?

I appreciate you mentioning me, but they will get enough of Bryant ha ha ha. I have backstage passes and access to sound checks etc. I am 41 years old, so I don't think I will act like a goofy teenage fanboy, but then again Wolf has been biggest guitar hero from 25 years back. It isn't really much different with Peter either. Although I am a "guitarist" by trade, Peter's bass playing is at the same level as Wolf's guitar playing. He is incredible.
Having said that, I have met Ronnie Dio (RIP) Yngwie (actually very pleasant and humble to his fans believe it or not,) The Vanden Plas guys, Pagan's Mind's guys and Urban Breed. The list goes on and on, but those particular guys I am/was in awe at their musical talent.

Glad you were impressed by Accept, especially considering all of them were sick. They had to go to the hospital in the Netherlands the next morning and had to cancel the Paris show. I have heard many videos from their various shows and Mark isn't perfect on all of the songs, but he goes for some really high notes and nails those. Mark has to work his butt off singing Udo especially the early stuff from Breaker and R&W.

They don't do too bad for a bunch of old men !!! I can't wait until September.


Bryant