Mean Machine (U.D.O. album)

Mean Machine
Studio album by U.D.O.
Released	January 10, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	40:50
Label	RCA
Producer	Mark Dodson
U.D.O. chronology
Animal House (1987) Mean Machine (1988) Faceless World (1990)

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Mean Machine is the second studio album by the German heavy metal band U.D.O.. It was released in 1988 for RCA Records. Since their last album, Peter Szigeti has been replaced by Andy Susemihl from Sinner, Frank Rittel by Thomas Smuszynski who later went on to Running Wild and Thomas Franke by Stefan Schwarzmann.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.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Dirkschneider, Dieth and Susemihl, except #11 written by Dirkschneider, Dieth, Susemihl, Schwarzmann and Smuszynski.

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

Personnel

• Udo Dirkschneider: Vocals
• Mathias Dieth: Guitars
• Andy Susemihl: Guitars
• Thomas Smuszynski: Bass Guitar
• Stefan Schwarzmann - Drums

External links

• Official artist website
• Official record label website