Animal House

Following his 1987 exit from the German power metal band Accept, vocalist Udo Dirkschneider formed U.D.O. with guitarists Peter Szigeti and Mathias Dieth, bassist Frank Rittel, and drummer Tomas Franke. The group's debut album, Animal House, was in fact written by Dirkschneider's former bandmates in Accept. Fans of Accept should enjoy the first solo album from lead singer Udo Dirkschneider, which employs all the crushing power of that band's Teutonic metal sound without the latent pop influences. Udo's unmistakable howl leads the charge on Animal House, while his backing band do an uncanny job of copying Accept's immaculate metal crunch. Of course, the fact that all the songs were written by Accept and producer Deaffy may have something to do with the familiarity of the sound.

Animal Logic is the kind of band that could've existed only in the late '80s – a cross between fusion, art rock, and album rock, all blended with a slight eye on the charts. Since Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke provided the musical backbone of the project, there's little question that the outfit had the potential to be a dynamic exploration of the middle ground between adventurous rock and jazz.

Animal Logic (1988-1991) was a band formed by Stewart Copeland (drummer of The Police) and Stanley Clarke (renowned jazz bassist). Deborah Holland auditioned for the band and became the lead vocalist and songwriter. The band released 2 albums; neither had a name but became known as Animal Logic I (with 3 Dalmatian dogs on the cover) and Animal Logic II (with 3 polar bears on the cover). They toured in Brazil, North America and Europe, released 2 videos to MTV and VH-I (for the songs “Spy in the House of Love” and “Rose Colored Glasses”), and appeared on the David Letterman Show and the Tonight Show.