Staying a Life [German Import]

by Accept

Overview

Shortly after Accept's inaugural split in 1990, Epic dusted off some live tapes and issued the group's first live full-length, Staying a Life. Although not the group's first-ever live release (it was predated five years earlier by the EP Kaizoku-Ban), Staying a Life does a faithful job of capturing Accept at the peak of their arena metal powers, circa their Metal Heart era. The proof why the German band was handed opening slots on quite a few popular mid-'80s tours (Kiss, Iron Maiden, etc.) is evident throughout -- rocking versions of "Metal Heart," "Screaming for a Love Bite," "Restless and Wild," and "London Leatherboys" surely got a few mullets headbanging on this fateful night. And of course, Accept's two best-known tracks -- "Fast as a Shark" and "Balls to the Wall" -- are included, as they close out the set. They may never have reached arena headlining status Stateside, but Staying a Life proves that Accept was on equal footing with just about any metal chart-topper from around this time -- especially when it came to the concert stage.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/1990
Label:	Sony
UPC:	0074644694420
catalogNumber:	46944
Rank:	63306

Tracks

1. Metal Heart
2. Breaker
3. Screaming for a Love-Bite
4. Up to the Limit
5. Living for Tonite
6. Princess of the Dawn
7. Guitar Solo Wolf
8. Restless and Wild
9. Son of a Bitch
10. London Leatherboys
11. Love Child
12. Flash Rockin' Man
13. Dogs on Leads
14. Fast as a Shark
15. Balls to the Wall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Accept   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Accept   Composer
Dirk Steffens   Composer
Peter Baltes   Composer,Contributor
Udo Dirkschneider   Composer,Contributor
Jörg Fischer   Composer,Contributor
Wolf Hoffmann   Composer,Contributor
Stefan Kaufmann   Composer,Producer
Gutchie Kojima   Picture
Andreas Kraatz   Liner Notes
Ulf Magnusson   Picture
W. Howard Hoffman   Composer
Sylvie Simmons   translation
Deaffy   Composer