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.
AC/DC version
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"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
- AC/DC & Alex Young
- Bon Scott – background vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
- Mark Evans – bass guitar
- Phil Rudd – drums
Accept version
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| 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
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Wolf Hoffmann – guitars
- Jörg Fischer – guitars
- Peter Baltes – bass guitar
- Stefan Kaufmann – drums
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
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Stefan Kaufmann – guitar
- Jürgen Graf – guitar
- Fitty Wienhold – bass guitar
- Stefan Schwarzmann – drums
Personnel, live recording
- Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
- Stefan Kaufmann – guitar
- Igor Gianola – guitar
- Fitty Wienhold – bass guitar
- Lorenzo Milani – drums
References
- ^ Dome, Malcolm and Ewing, Jerry: The AC/DC Encyclopaedia. Chrome Dreams, 2008, p. 101
- ^ Dome and Ewing, p. 101
- ^ Dome and Ewing, p. 102
- ^ Dome and Ewing, pp. 101–102
- ^ Accept at Metallian website
- ^ Liner notes for I'm a Rebel
- ^ Liner notes for No Limits
- ^ Liner notes for Live from Russia
External links
- Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Template:MetroLyrics song