Accept - Balls to the Wall

candlemass wrote:

Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

By trilogy, I assume Restless--Metal Heart

My favorite song off Restless and Wild is the title track, but there are so many superb tracks: "Fast As A Shark," "Ahead of the Pack," "Neon Nights," "Demon's Night," "Princess of the Dawn." That's why that album is Top 5 metal albums of all time for me.

My favorite song off Metal Heart is "Living For Tonite." It's catchy as hell, but there is a lot of great stuff on that album ("Screaming For A Love Bite" aside).

candlemass wrote:

Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

"Princess of the Dawn"

"Head Over Heels"

the sentinel wrote:

candlemass wrote:

Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

"Head Over Heels"

I already know about this lp.

candlemass wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

candlemass wrote:

Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

"Head Over Heels"

I already know about this lp.

If you don't know Restless and Wild, listen to the entire album NOW!
Get thee to thou Spotify!

Not sure about Metal Heart, but for R&W I would go with these three:

1. Princess of the Dawn
2. Restless and Wild
3. Fast as a Shark


Those three are enough to make the album essential and the other tunes on it are solid, as well.

good album (IMHDO)

favorite track gotta be fight back. UDO has those screams from hell.

fight it back. heaviest nastiest accept track ever.

007 wrote:

Red Kitty wrote:

007 wrote:

I think it's their best. It probably has to do with it being the album I first heard by them plus seeing them open for KISS on that tour.

I saw that very same tour...in Pittsburgh.  First time seeing both Kiss and Accept

Hey ! I was at the same show. One of the last shows at the old Stanley Theater, We had balcony seats.

Small world! We were on the lower level, if I remember correctly. Haven't lived in Pittsburgh since '86. Did they tear down the Stanley Theater? I don't recall...

My favorite Accept album restless and wild is a close 2nd. Metal Heart was a left down when it was released, but has grown on me over the years.

Favorite tracks from the 'Trilogy':

Restless & Wild: Fast as a Shark
Balls to the Wall: Love Child
Metal Heart: Teach Us to Survive

Red Kitty wrote:

Favorite tracks from the 'Trilogy':

Restless & Wild:  Fast as a Shark
Balls to the Wall:  Love Child
Metal Heart:  Teach Us to Survive

Mine would be


Restless & Wild: Pricess of the Dawn
Balls to the Wall: Love Child
Metal Heart: Metal Heart

Red Kitty wrote:

007 wrote:

Red Kitty wrote:

007 wrote:

I think it's their best. It probably has to do with it being the album I first heard by them plus seeing them open for KISS on that tour.

I saw that very same tour...in Pittsburgh.  First time seeing both Kiss and Accept

Hey ! I was at the same show. One of the last shows at the old Stanley Theater, We had balcony seats.

Small world!  We were on the lower level, if I remember correctly.  Haven't lived in Pittsburgh since '86.  Did they tear down the Stanley Theater?  I don't recall...

It was actually renovated and is now the Benedum Center, home to the Opera, Ballet and the like.

I was into this band before Balls and when it came out it was a joke,yeah there are a few good tracks but it wasn't like the earlier stuff,sure this album put them on the map for people that never heard them but for me it was the end, I got into heavier stuff after this.

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Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

Restless and Wild...Neon Nights
Balls To The Wall.....Guardian of The Night
Metal Heart....Screaming for a Love-bite tied with Bound To Fail

Red Kitty wrote:

Favorite tracks from the 'Trilogy':

Restless & Wild:  Fast as a Shark
Balls to the Wall:  Love Child
Metal Heart:  Teach Us to Survive

Mine are

Restless & Wild - Fast As A Shark
Balls To The Wall - Balls To The Wall
Metal Heart - Up To The Limit

I received Balls to the Wall on vinyl for my fifteenth birthday in 1985, along with the debut W.A.S.P. album. When my Mom handed those records to me on my big day she said (with a note of distaste in her voice), "From now on you are ON YOUR OWN if you want to buy these things!" -- apparently my prim-and-proper Mom had suffered some fairly severe trauma from having to ask the record store clerk for an album with "Balls" in the title. I knew at that moment that I was a man. Thanks, Mom!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

I received Balls to the Wall on vinyl for my fifteenth birthday in 1985, along with the debut W.A.S.P. album. When my Mom handed those records to me on my big day she said (with a note of distaste in her voice), "From now on you are ON YOUR OWN if you want to buy these things!" -- apparently my prim-and-proper Mom had suffered some fairly severe trauma from having to ask the record store clerk for an album with "Balls" in the title. I knew at that moment that I was a man. Thanks, Mom!!

Witchfinder wrote:

I really wish I could've been a fly on the wall when she went to the record store to buy me that LP. I imagine it must've went something like this:

Mom: (whispering) "Um...excuse me sir... do you have the album... (cough cough) 'You-know-what's To the Wall' by Accept?"

Clerk: "I'm sorry, WHAT To the Wall, ma'am?"

Mom: (a little louder) "Um...Balls to the Wall?"

Clerk: "I'm sorry, Ma'am, I still didn't hear you. WHAT to the wall?"

Mom (cringing) "BALLS, DAMMIT! BALLS! BALLS TO THE WALL!"

Clerk: (yelling across store to other clerk) "HEY JIM! HAVE WE GOT 'BALLS TO THE WALL?' YEAH, YOU HEARD ME! 'BALLS!' THIS LADY IS LOOKIN' FOR 'BALLS TO THE WALL'!"

Fat Freddy wrote:

Witchfinder wrote:

I really wish I could've been a fly on the wall when she went to the record store to buy those. I imagine it must've went something like this:

Mom: (whispering) "Um...excuse me sir... do you have the album... (cough cough) 'You-know-what's To the Wall' by Accept?"

Clerk: "I'm sorry, WHAT To the Wall, ma'am?"

Mom: (a little louder) "Um...Balls to the Wall?"

Clerk: "I'm sorry, Ma'am, I still didn't hear you. WHAT to the wall?"

Mom (cringing) "BALLS, DAMMIT! BALLS! BALLS TO THE WALL!"

Clerk: (yelling across store to other clerk) "HEY JIM! WE GOT 'BALLS TO THE WALL?' YEAH, YOU HEARD ME! 'BALLS!' THIS LADY IS LOOKIN' FOR 'BALLS TO THE WALL'!"

Red Kitty wrote:

Favorite tracks from the 'Trilogy':

Restless & Wild:  Fast as a Shark
Balls to the Wall:  Love Child
Metal Heart:  Teach Us to Survive

Mine would be:
Restless & Wild : Fast As A Shark
Balls To The Wall: Balls To The Wall
Metal Heart : Bound To Fail

candlemass wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

candlemass wrote:

Ok, so what's like the best tune on each of those other two from "the trilogy?"

"Head Over Heels"

I already know about this lp.

So, did you check out the other two albums in the trilogy yet?

Yea...eh.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I received Balls to the Wall on vinyl for my fifteenth birthday in 1985, along with the debut W.A.S.P. album. When my Mom handed those records to me on my big day she said (with a note of distaste in her voice), "From now on you are ON YOUR OWN if you want to buy these things!" -- apparently my prim-and-proper Mom had suffered some fairly severe trauma from having to ask the record store clerk for an album with "Balls" in the title. I knew at that moment that I was a man. Thanks, Mom!!

Good job that you weren't a fan of the Butthole Surfers!