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Rank ‘Em #3: Accept
It’s one of those “Where were you?” moments that shook the metal community back in 1982. The opening track “Fast a Shark” on Restless & Wild. The opening fake out of German Alps folk music. The frenetic, jolting record scratch. And The Scream that announced a change of the guard. That something new was on the horizon. Speed Metal. Accept from Germany ( and Raven from the UK) were on the forefront of this new sound which would be tightened and bolted down to become thrash in the ensuing years.
How would you rank their albums? Which of their albums are essential?
Did they have the first Speed Metal album with Breaker in 1981?
Are any of their albums past Metal Heart worth checking out?!?!
PS. I was going to have another battle – this time between Raven & Accept entitled Speed Kings and how during the early 80s these two duked it out for speed metal supremacy, but I just don’t think Raven’s all that. And Accept are! [First added to this chart: 05/13/2020]
It’s one of those “Where were you?” moments that shook the metal community back in 1982. The opening track “Fast a Shark” on Restless & Wild. The opening fake out of German Alps folk music. The frenetic, jolting record scratch. And The Scream that announced a change of the guard. That something new was on the horizon. Speed Metal. Accept from Germany ( and Raven from the UK) were on the forefront of this new sound which would be tightened and bolted down to become thrash in the ensuing years.
How would you rank their albums? Which of their albums are essential?
Did they have the first Speed Metal album with Breaker in 1981?
Are any of their albums past Metal Heart worth checking out?!?!
PS. I was going to have another battle – this time between Raven & Accept entitled Speed Kings and how during the early 80s these two duked it out for speed metal supremacy, but I just don’t think Raven’s all that. And Accept are! [First added to this chart: 05/13/2020]
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The (Teutonic) Metal Gods
If you were trying to pick one band that encapsulated the sound of metal, it would have to be British Steel/Screaming For Vengeance - era Judas Priest. That’s a given. But Accept’s early 80s output would be a close second! In fact, no other metal band dominated the early 80s metal scene quite like Accept besides Iron Maiden (whose run of FIVE utterly essential albums over FIVE years is downright mind boggling.) But Accept (sorta) had (nearly) FOUR classic albums over that same span with Breaker, Restless & Wild, Balls To The Wall, and Metal Heart.
But, I’m getting ahead of myself. It took two albums for Accept to find themselves. Their first two albums (self-titled and I'm A Rebel) are competent but entirely generic late 70s hard rock. But then BAM! Accept arrive fully formed on Breaker in 1981. People will tell you that Breaker’s a transitional album. That's utter bullshit. Especially the first side which is an unqualified masterpiece of 1981 heavy metal and completely on the forefront of where metal was going. Especially the title track “Breaker” itself which just may be the very first speed metal song. Check it out here and see what every future metal band was about to mainline.
Completely metallic, mechanical, fast, dirty and brutal. Taking their key twin influences of, let’s say, 80% Priest and 20% Bon Scott-era AC/DC and running with it. That's right. AC/DC. People forget, perhaps because the Brian Johnson second-rate era far outlived the Bon Scott one, that AC/DC were one of the rawest, dirtiest and heaviest bands on the planet back in the late 70s. If you don’t know this, do yourself a favor and spin “Go Down” or “Dog Eat Dog” from Let There Be Rock. That shit is nasty!
tldr: There are THREE albums by Accept that I feel are ESSENTIAL for the metal canon.
THE THREE U NEED
1. Breaker (1981)
2. Restless & Wild (1982)
3. Balls To The Wall (1983)
And for those three years, they were one of the biggest, most important bands in metal. And the metal axis shifted ever so slightly Eastward. To Germany. And the Continent. [First added to this chart: 05/08/2020]
If you were trying to pick one band that encapsulated the sound of metal, it would have to be British Steel/Screaming For Vengeance - era Judas Priest. That’s a given. But Accept’s early 80s output would be a close second! In fact, no other metal band dominated the early 80s metal scene quite like Accept besides Iron Maiden (whose run of FIVE utterly essential albums over FIVE years is downright mind boggling.) But Accept (sorta) had (nearly) FOUR classic albums over that same span with Breaker, Restless & Wild, Balls To The Wall, and Metal Heart.
But, I’m getting ahead of myself. It took two albums for Accept to find themselves. Their first two albums (self-titled and I'm A Rebel) are competent but entirely generic late 70s hard rock. But then BAM! Accept arrive fully formed on Breaker in 1981. People will tell you that Breaker’s a transitional album. That's utter bullshit. Especially the first side which is an unqualified masterpiece of 1981 heavy metal and completely on the forefront of where metal was going. Especially the title track “Breaker” itself which just may be the very first speed metal song. Check it out here and see what every future metal band was about to mainline.
Completely metallic, mechanical, fast, dirty and brutal. Taking their key twin influences of, let’s say, 80% Priest and 20% Bon Scott-era AC/DC and running with it. That's right. AC/DC. People forget, perhaps because the Brian Johnson second-rate era far outlived the Bon Scott one, that AC/DC were one of the rawest, dirtiest and heaviest bands on the planet back in the late 70s. If you don’t know this, do yourself a favor and spin “Go Down” or “Dog Eat Dog” from Let There Be Rock. That shit is nasty!
tldr: There are THREE albums by Accept that I feel are ESSENTIAL for the metal canon.
THE THREE U NEED
1. Breaker (1981)
2. Restless & Wild (1982)
3. Balls To The Wall (1983)
And for those three years, they were one of the biggest, most important bands in metal. And the metal axis shifted ever so slightly Eastward. To Germany. And the Continent. [First added to this chart: 05/08/2020]
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Punk Metal II (1984)
They were desperate. Metal. Or the coalmines. So they made metal for the mines. Scrapping together a sound borrowed from whatever was around in underground metal in 1983. Venom. Discharge. And just across the border, Hellhammer. And created a blackened, opaque monstrosity that is rightly championed as a first wave black metal classic. They would later (successfully) jettison this sound for thrash, but their first EP is purely primitive and all the better for it.
One more thing. This is a very artistic, theatrical and even grandiose album. They totally had a flair. Perhaps they couldn't play so well at this point, but like the best punk rock, that doesn't stop them from putting on one hell of a show. Plus, this is one of the first tastes of Blast Beats! On the second track - "Sepulchral Voice." Again. Them just being creative with what they had. Energy & passion!
Another thing. Like a lot of the best hardcore from this period, there's a shitload of emotional pain & frustration. Like being trapped. But Angelripper's trying his damnedest to break out.
I consider this an essential extreme music release, right up there with Hellhammer. And after checking out Hellhammer's Satanic Rites, this is next place to go for underground punk metal! [First added to this chart: 04/17/2020]
They were desperate. Metal. Or the coalmines. So they made metal for the mines. Scrapping together a sound borrowed from whatever was around in underground metal in 1983. Venom. Discharge. And just across the border, Hellhammer. And created a blackened, opaque monstrosity that is rightly championed as a first wave black metal classic. They would later (successfully) jettison this sound for thrash, but their first EP is purely primitive and all the better for it.
One more thing. This is a very artistic, theatrical and even grandiose album. They totally had a flair. Perhaps they couldn't play so well at this point, but like the best punk rock, that doesn't stop them from putting on one hell of a show. Plus, this is one of the first tastes of Blast Beats! On the second track - "Sepulchral Voice." Again. Them just being creative with what they had. Energy & passion!
Another thing. Like a lot of the best hardcore from this period, there's a shitload of emotional pain & frustration. Like being trapped. But Angelripper's trying his damnedest to break out.
I consider this an essential extreme music release, right up there with Hellhammer. And after checking out Hellhammer's Satanic Rites, this is next place to go for underground punk metal! [First added to this chart: 04/17/2020]
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RANK 'EM #1
The Scorpions don't get nearly the respect and kudos they deserve. Easily one of the best metal bands of the 70s and early 80s they strung together SIX nearly essential albums starting with 1976's In Trance and ending with 1982's Blackout. The should be mentioned in the same hallowed breath as Judas Priest and Rainbow as one of the best metal band of the 70s. But they're not. All because their breakout album - Love At First Sting - has aged poorly and whiffs of a sell out. Not to mention, their follow-up Savage Amusement totally sucks eggs. Or so I heard. I've never even bother to listened to it. That's how much their reputation was tarnished! I couldn't even be bothered!
Anyways, over the next week, I'm going to "try" and rank their golden year albums. I put "try" in quotes because they are incredibly great, nearly impeccable albums, BUT none of them have the panache of say Judas Priest's Sad Wings Of Destiny or Rainbow's Rising. They are all just really, really great. BUT, which is the best?!?!
Have an opinion on this? Do you know what the best Scorpions albums is? Or, even better, have your own rankings? I'd love to hear it as I try to figure this puzzle out! [First added to this chart: 04/28/2020]
The Scorpions don't get nearly the respect and kudos they deserve. Easily one of the best metal bands of the 70s and early 80s they strung together SIX nearly essential albums starting with 1976's In Trance and ending with 1982's Blackout. The should be mentioned in the same hallowed breath as Judas Priest and Rainbow as one of the best metal band of the 70s. But they're not. All because their breakout album - Love At First Sting - has aged poorly and whiffs of a sell out. Not to mention, their follow-up Savage Amusement totally sucks eggs. Or so I heard. I've never even bother to listened to it. That's how much their reputation was tarnished! I couldn't even be bothered!
Anyways, over the next week, I'm going to "try" and rank their golden year albums. I put "try" in quotes because they are incredibly great, nearly impeccable albums, BUT none of them have the panache of say Judas Priest's Sad Wings Of Destiny or Rainbow's Rising. They are all just really, really great. BUT, which is the best?!?!
Have an opinion on this? Do you know what the best Scorpions albums is? Or, even better, have your own rankings? I'd love to hear it as I try to figure this puzzle out! [First added to this chart: 04/28/2020]
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The ULI JON ROTH Years
Easily one of the unsung guitar Gods of the 70s, The Scorpions were their mightiest during the Hendrix-worshiping The Uli Jon Roth years which strung from Fly To The Rainbow to the live Tokyo Tapes. During his time, they slowly pruned the competent, but ultimately generic & forgettable psychedelia and blues rock, of the nifty Lonesome Crow, to craft the lean & mean archetypal blueprint of the 70s Hard Rock sound on twin towers Virgin Killer and Taken By Force as well as the arresting (& at times stunning) but ultimately transitional albums Fly To The Rainbow(1974) & In Trance. These are EASILY the Scorpions at their best. Still fresh and not at all compromised by the commercial tendencies that sprung up starting on Lovedrive (just check out the Lynyrd Skynyrd inspired "Always Somewhere" or reggae-inflected "Is There Anybody There?") and then fully bloomed in their 80s recordings.
tldr: There are THREE albums by The Scorpions that I feel are ESSENTIAL for the metal canon. AND they all came during mid-70s when The Scorpions were easily one of the top and most influential hard rock/metal bands on the planet ...
THE THREE U NEED
1. Taken By Force (1977)
2. Virgin Killer (1976)
3. In Trance (1975)
After that, they released some really good but not really essential albums in Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, and Blackout. And after that.... not so much. [First added to this chart: 04/16/2020]
Easily one of the unsung guitar Gods of the 70s, The Scorpions were their mightiest during the Hendrix-worshiping The Uli Jon Roth years which strung from Fly To The Rainbow to the live Tokyo Tapes. During his time, they slowly pruned the competent, but ultimately generic & forgettable psychedelia and blues rock, of the nifty Lonesome Crow, to craft the lean & mean archetypal blueprint of the 70s Hard Rock sound on twin towers Virgin Killer and Taken By Force as well as the arresting (& at times stunning) but ultimately transitional albums Fly To The Rainbow(1974) & In Trance. These are EASILY the Scorpions at their best. Still fresh and not at all compromised by the commercial tendencies that sprung up starting on Lovedrive (just check out the Lynyrd Skynyrd inspired "Always Somewhere" or reggae-inflected "Is There Anybody There?") and then fully bloomed in their 80s recordings.
tldr: There are THREE albums by The Scorpions that I feel are ESSENTIAL for the metal canon. AND they all came during mid-70s when The Scorpions were easily one of the top and most influential hard rock/metal bands on the planet ...
THE THREE U NEED
1. Taken By Force (1977)
2. Virgin Killer (1976)
3. In Trance (1975)
After that, they released some really good but not really essential albums in Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, and Blackout. And after that.... not so much. [First added to this chart: 04/16/2020]
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 29 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Real Estate | 3 | 3% | |
| Scorpions | 2 | 2% | |
| Bert Jansch | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| Saint Vitus | 2 | 2% | |
| Accept | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 88 from 94th to 6th Self Portrait by Bob Dylan |
| Up 81 from 93rd to 12th Fading Frontier by Deerhunter |
| Up 43 from 62nd to 19th Cluster & Eno by Cluster & Eno |
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| Down 39 from 60th to 99th Rock Until You Drop by Raven (UK) |
| Down 4 from 16th to 20th Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys |
| Down 4 from 17th to 21st Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio by Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio |
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 Midnight Blueby Kenny Burrell |
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DommeDamian 10/09/2023 09:56
DommeDamian 10/09/2023 09:56
Have I ever properly thanked you for making me check out Mazzy Star, Yo La Tengo, Real Estate early 70s-era Dylan, as well as revisiting Townes Van Zandt? Either way, thank you again.
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From Foxforce5 06/28/2023 09:46
There are 3 elements to a great chart for me.
1. Some great words to tell us why the album is there.
2. A similar taste to your own - a musical message in a bottle
3. Some new picks for my own wish list.
This chart is bristling with new recommendations for my playlist. Whole genres I’ve never explored.
2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
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85/100
From mianfei 10/28/2022 03:50
One really interesting and diverse list, quite unlike anything I have ever seen here or anywhere else! Many very unusual choices and genres make this a great list. The chart has virtually nothing in common with my own chart or other lists by major magazines, Joe S. Harrington, David Keenan or Piero Scaruffi.
The notes are better than anything I have seen outside of Harrington or Keenan, too.
A minor quibble of mine is the way in which albums of the same genre are clustered together. (When I see that I always wonder if the compiler is not being careful enough to be sure they are being ranked as accurately as thought possible.) even with this reservation, it is an exceptionally interesting and well-written list.
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100/100
From DommeDamian 10/25/2022 08:24
DommeDamian 10/25/2022 08:24
Still wanna the greatest charts ever made on both this site and others like RYM. I think you've inspired me to do the same one day by making a chart of lesser known records, and outta those picks, create an alternate universe so flamboyant, colorful, and exciting based on descriptions and stuff.
I think something in the beautiful Donovan description summed it up "these songs doesn't know that radio exists", because some of the favorites on this chart raises this question; what would musicians/artists do if radio never existed". The answer lies in that they probably would make something so flamboyantly authentic as a lotta these wondrous records, and we could only listen to music by hand and choice etc.
God bless!
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85/100
From Moondance 10/24/2022 03:20
What I like about this chart:
1. we have ZERO albums in common:
2. we have only 4 artists in common, and that may very well become 1 artist in common when I do a review of my chart over the next month;
3. the 1 artist we have in common is Dylan - although our album preferences differ significantly (I am sure that doesn't come as any surprise - you can check out my '64 Dylan albums rated' chart if you have time :));
4. this chart oozes someone who actually breathes, eats, smells, tastes, touches, feels music more than hears it;
5. knowing the effort needed to make even short comments on album choices, the EFFORT in this chart is EXTRAordinary;
6. rather than a regurgitation of the BEA top 100, this chart has only 6 albums rated in the top 1000! and the highest ranking album is at #197 on the overall chart;
7. this chart actually made me go on a wild musical album/artist discovery hunt - I didn't actually find anything that I 'fell in love with' but sometimes the journey is more valuable than the end point ~ at least it gave me a few hours of hope; that maybe out there, somewhere, there is an artist/album undiscovered in my musical universe who will excite me in ways that I cannot explain;
8. ...and finally, the 2 Australian albums - excellent choices!
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100/100
From seb7 08/29/2022 05:28
seb7 08/29/2022 05:28
super frikin interesting. love this chart!!!
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100/100
From 
SuedeSwede 07/11/2022 09:17
SuedeSwede 07/11/2022 09:17
naang naang!! <3 hope ur doing well friend
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100/100
From seb7 02/16/2022 00:47
seb7 02/16/2022 00:47
man this is great. I can't even say I agree with A SINGLE ONE of your picks but damn this is very well put together chart. Just the passion you seem to have for music is insane and I love it!!!
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100/100
From 
Timestarter 08/05/2021 09:25
Timestarter 08/05/2021 09:25
What a unique list :)
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90/100
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StefanR10 04/03/2021 23:24
StefanR10 04/03/2021 23:24
Interesting choices, the number 1 is very unique and the rest is metal at the most. I know much of them and i like them some kind of diversive chart. Nice to see such things here.
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