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"I'm a Rebel" is a hard rock song written by Alex Young, elder brother of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young.

AC/DC version

"I'm a Rebel"
Song

"I'm a Rebel" was recorded,[2] but never released,[3] by the popular Australian hard rock band AC/DC. They had recording sessions outside Albert Productions without George Young and Harry Vanda. After a show in Maschen, Germany, promoter Rudy Holzhauer asked the band to record Alexander Young's song in Studio Maschen. AC/DC then recorded the song in a few hours.[4] Bon Scott was very drunk when the song was recorded. Nevertheless, Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann claimed in an interview that this recording was "way better" than Accept's result.[5]

The AC/DC recording remains in Albert Productions' vaults, and was not included in the Bonfire nor Backtracks box sets which released much of the band's rarities. A version of the song has later turned up on Youtube, with the description claiming it's AC/DC's version with Alex Young singing.

Personnel

Accept version

"I'm a Rebel"
Song
B-side"No Time to Lose"

Accept recorded the song in 1979, releasing it in 1980 as a single as well as the opening track for their second album, I'm a Rebel. It was credited to the pseudonym "George Alexander".[6] It is the band's only recording of a song no band member wrote or co-wrote.

Personnel

U.D.O. version

U.D.O., featuring Accept singer Dirkschneider, released a new recording of the song in 1998 on their album No Limits.[7] They went on to include the song on their 2001 live album release Live from Russia.[8]

Personnel, studio recording

Personnel, live recording

  • Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
  • Stefan Kaufmann – guitar
  • Igor Gianola – guitar
  • Fitty Wienhold – bass guitar
  • Lorenzo Milani – drums

References

  1. ^ Dome, Malcolm and Ewing, Jerry: The AC/DC Encyclopaedia. Chrome Dreams, 2008, p. 101
  2. ^ Dome and Ewing, p. 101
  3. ^ Dome and Ewing, p. 102
  4. ^ Dome and Ewing, pp. 101–102
  5. ^ Accept at Metallian website
  6. ^ Liner notes for I'm a Rebel
  7. ^ Liner notes for No Limits
  8. ^ Liner notes for Live from Russia