Mean Machine (U.D.O. album)

Mean Machine is the second studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O. It was released in 1989 via RCA Records. After their previous album, Animal House, Peter Szigeti had been replaced by Andy Susemihl from Sinner, Frank Rittel by Thomas Smuszynski (who later went on to Running Wild) and Thomas Franke by Stefan Schwarzmann. Dieter Rubach, who joined the band after the recording of Animal House left and was replaced by Smuszynski.[3]

Mean Machine
Studio album by
U.D.O.
Released10 January 1989
Recorded1988
GenreHeavy metal
LabelRCA
ProducerMark Dodson
U.D.O. chronology
Animal House
(1987)		 Mean Machine
(1989)		 Faceless World
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Discogs [2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Udo Dirkschneider, Mathias Dieth and Andy Susemihl, except for "Still in Love with You" by U.D.O.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Look Back"3:11
2."Break the Rules"4:00
3."We're History"3:30
4."Painted Love"4:57
5."Mean Machine"3:53
6."Dirty Boys"3:47
7."Streets on Fire"3:50
8."Lost Passion"4:10
9."Sweet Little Child"4:48
10."Catch My Fall"3:55
11."Still in Love with You"0:49
Total length:40:50
2013 anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Break the Rules" (Live)4:00
2."Break the Rules" (Video)3:51
Total length:48:41

Personnel

Production
  • Uli Baronowsky: engineering
  • Tim Eckhorst: design (anniversary edition)
  • Mark Dodson: production, mixing
  • Deaffy: cover concept
  • Didi Zill: cover concept

References
  1. AllMusic. "Mean Machine - U.D.O." Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. Discogs. "U.D.O. (2) - Mean Machine". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. "U.D.O. - Mean Machine". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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