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, on 15 September 1976.[1]
AC/DC version
I'm a Rebel was recorded, but never released, by the popular Australian hard rock band AC/DC. They had recording sessions outside Albert Productions without George Young and Harry Vanda. Bon Scott was very drunk when the song was recorded.[2] Nevertheless, Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann claimed in an interview that this recording was "way better" than Accept's result.[3]
The recording remains in Albert Productions' vaults. Accept's version is reported to be similar to the AC/DC version.
Personnel
Accept version
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".[4]. 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.[5] They went on to include the song on their 2001 live album release Live from Russia.[6]
Personnel, studio recording
Personnel, live recording
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