Giving "Balls to the Wall" Another Shot

Today's post is just for my friend Christian. He's a regular here. He was with me at Rocklahoma and some of you met him. He knows more about Metal than anyone I've ever met. He also sent me a very thoughtful Christmas gift. In honor of that gift, I've decided to give Accept another shot. See, Christian, Christmas really does come early to good little Metal boys and girls!

Truth be told, I don't really like Accept. I despise the song "Balls to the Wall" and this baffles Christian. It might baffle you too, but I just don't get the song. Now, I'm not denying Accept's place in Metal history. I'm also not denying Udo Dirkschneider's ability when it comes to singing. And, no matter how much I dislike "Balls to the Wall," Accept will never suck as much as Hinder. Actually, I feel dirty even mentioning Hinder and Accept in the same sentence. Anyway, I've decided to give both Accept and "Balls to the Wall" a second chance. Perhaps Christian will then give George Michael a fair shake.

All this taken into account, I'll admit I'd like to see Accept live. I think seeing the band in action would make me appreciate the songs more. Perhaps a few more reunion shows (with the classic lineup), maybe a U.S. festival or two? Who knows? At any rate, here's "Balls to the Wall" live in Japan, sometime back in the day.

Comments

[Valentine]

@Xandra73: I understand where you're coming from; I think if people realized that the "bashing" started out as very tongue in cheek and only became more constant when people started complaining about it, then they'd get the joke... You know? I mean speaking for myself, I KNOW that there are tons of people that love Hinder; they've sold a lot of music and are very popular. I don't "hate" them but they're not my cup of tea. Personally, I like seeing people get their panties in a bunch about this... but really, everyone needs to "get" the joke and not be so serious about this.

@Rufus:Do you EVER post anything that's not negative or demeaning? You sound very bitter and frustrated. You apparentely dislike or disagree with everything that is written here; why do you bother to read the site? Seriously. Lighten up, dude.

[Xandra73]

@Valentine: I guess I'm just a bit annyoed by it. It might have been funny at first, but that moment has come and gone. I don't care about Hinder either way, I hope we can get back to talking about the stuff we love soon, without a running gag as the closing sentence.

[Chey]

midnight mover and balls to the wall are my fave songs from them. im starting to lose faith in this site. weather or not anyone is a fan, accept is a true metal band. not only that but hinder is shaping up to be true modern glam and your posting about briney spears???? ugh

[MotleyCrue666]

OMG there is so many comments haha i just wanted to say
HINDER owns accept and almost every oter band save aerosmith, motley, and buckcherry.