UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER (U.D.O., ex-ΑCCEPT), reveals the first single from his upcoming new album “My Way”, with a cover of QUEEN classic “We Will Rock You”, which has personally been approved by Brian May who described it as one of the strongest QUEEN cover versions he has ever heard. “My Way” will be out on April 22nd via Atomic Fire Records.
UDO comments: “QUEEN have shown how musically versatile you can be as a band. I’ve always been fascinated by that. QUEEN were one of my very first favorite bands. They have always inspired me musically and I still like to listen to the records privately at my home. I liked the live version of the song much better than the original, so I used it for my cover version.”
This new release contains 17 cover versions of the very songs that have influenced the musician and singer the most. All kinds of classics from music history are among them – including those that you might not expect from Udo. Not only does a very personal story lie behind each of the tracks, but also a sometimes surprising arrangement that, despite the very individual implementation, lives and breathes UDO’s manuscript throughout. “Now when I hear the songs, I remember the time when, as a very young UDO, I’d go out to light up the town and lived all the stories that can only be experienced late at night in the clubs.”
“My Way” tracklisting:
- Faith Healer (ALEX HARVEY)
- Fire (CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN)
- Sympathy (URIAH HEEP)
- They Call It Nutbush (TINA TURNER)
- Man On The Silver Mountain (RAINBOW)
- Hell Raiser (THE SWEET)
- No Class (MOTÖRHEAD)
- Rock And Roll (LED ZEPPELIN)
- The Stroke (BILLY SQUIER)
- Paint It Black (THE ROLLING STONES)
- He’s A Woman, She’s A Man (SCORPIONS)
- T.N.T. (AC/DC)
- Jealousy (FRANKIE MILLER)
- Hell Bent For Leather (JUDAS PRIEST)
- We Will Rock You (QUEEN)
- Kein Zurück (WOLFSHEIM)
- My Way (FRANK SINATRA)
You can watch the official music video below:
