DOGS ON LEADS
Un grupo de los
fundamentales en esto del heavy, probablemente uno de los primeros
grandes grupos alemanes junto con Scorpions, se trata de Accept. La
banda se forma en 1968 pero funciona en la escena underground alemana
durante al menos 8 años hasta que sacan la cabeza. Durante todo ese
tiempo fueron conocidos como "Band X", fundada por Udo Dirkscheneider a
la voz, Michael Wagener a la guitarra y Dieter Rubach al bajo. Este
grupo ha estado siempre marcado por constantes idas y venidas de sus
componentes y por cambios continuos de formación. Así, ya en 1976, Udo
cambia el nombre a la banda pasando a llamarse Accept y además sustituye
a l bajo y al guitarra por Peter Baltes y Wolf Hoffmann
respectivamente, este último pieza clave en el sonido Accept a lo largo
de toda su carrera. Accept graba su primer material titulado "Accept" en
1979, y desde entonces 14 discos de estudio más 5 EP's han visto la
luz. a pesar de ser una cantidad respetable se antoja algo corta la
producción musical pero hemos de tener en cuenta que se trata de una
banda que se ha enfrentado a tres reuniones y a una enorme
inestabilidad, lo que les da un mérito grande al seguir en activo. Su
primer disco en estudio no les da el éxito esperado aun recibiendo
buenas críticas. En 1980 sacan su segunda obra, "I'm a rebel" (un
discazo para mi), y con ella ya empiezan a consechar seguidores dentro y
fuera de Europa, lo que se verá incrementado con la salida del
"Breaker" (Obra maestra) de 1981, que les lleva a una gira mundial con
Judas Priest, que les consolida definitivamente. El grupo sigue en onda
ascendente hasta 1987 sacando obras de la categoría de "Fast as a shark"
en el 82, "Balls to the wall" en el 83, "Metal heart" en el 85 o
"Russian Roulette" en el 87, pero desde este 1987 Udo comienza su
carrera en solitario que le lleva por vez primera fuera de Accept. En
1989 Accept saca una obra con David Reece a la voz, "Eat the heat", que
aunque es un discazo, es un giro hacia un sonido más americano, más
hard rock que deja a gran parte de sus seguidores insatisfechos,
preludio de la primera de las separaciones de Accept. Cuatro años más
tarde la banda decide reunirse con su formación clásica con la
aclamación popular por parte de sus seguidores, sacando el "Objection
Overruled", de 1993, el primer disco de la segunda época de Accept que
duraría solo 5 años y tres discos, casualmente el mismo tiempo que la
inactividad de UDO en solitario. Volviendo a la época dorada de la banda con UDO en el grupo quiero hablar de otro de sus discazos, "Metal Heart", sexto disco de estudio de los alemanes, del año 1985, una obra fundamental y no solo en la discografía de Accept, sino de todo heavy en general. Es un disco producido por Dieter Dierks, productor habitual de "Scorpions", un disco lleno de melodía, con clásicos de la banda como "Metal Heart" o "Living for tonight", así como con temas más experimentales como "Teach us to survive". Hoy quiero dejar en el blog un tema de este disco, "Dogs on leads", del que dejo un enlace a youtube.
He stares at her, his teeth are bare
Blood gets hot, he wants it now,
He wants it rare, but something's there
That holds him back from the attack
Before the kill he feels the thrill
Something is there, that cools him off
And it seems some kind of tough
What a force on leads
They wait for you, they're getting big
But they can hide, their lust is huge
Some are nice, and some are false
And all they want is that you believe
That they are just like you and me
They're talking sweet, they're acting calm
They are so smooth, they're so nice
But if they could they would bite
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Oh, it's so mean
No one knows that they're outrageous
As long as they are treated gracious
Once cut off they're getting wild
But someone's there, who leads the lead
And they can walk in a line
And they dance on a rein
Something's there that cools them off
But it seems some kind, some kind of tough
They're all
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads
And the sweetest of the sweetest
Is a hunter held on leads
They're the nicest -- they're the calmest
No one knows it -- who's the beast
Don't you turn 'rough, it's too dangerous
So you better catch the lead
If they're hungry, they might hurry
And you better feed the need
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Oh yeah!
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads
Dogs -- dogs on leads
Blood gets hot, he wants it now,
He wants it rare, but something's there
That holds him back from the attack
Before the kill he feels the thrill
Something is there, that cools him off
And it seems some kind of tough
What a force on leads
They wait for you, they're getting big
But they can hide, their lust is huge
Some are nice, and some are false
And all they want is that you believe
That they are just like you and me
They're talking sweet, they're acting calm
They are so smooth, they're so nice
But if they could they would bite
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Oh, it's so mean
No one knows that they're outrageous
As long as they are treated gracious
Once cut off they're getting wild
But someone's there, who leads the lead
And they can walk in a line
And they dance on a rein
Something's there that cools them off
But it seems some kind, some kind of tough
They're all
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads
And the sweetest of the sweetest
Is a hunter held on leads
They're the nicest -- they're the calmest
No one knows it -- who's the beast
Don't you turn 'rough, it's too dangerous
So you better catch the lead
If they're hungry, they might hurry
And you better feed the need
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Oh yeah!
Dogs on leads -- dogs on leads
Dogs on leads
Dogs -- dogs on leads
By Nash
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