4 songs from BNW were VXI leftovers

[TinMan666]

the regurgitation of "Hallowed be Thy Name" as "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" on FOTD.

what?!

 

[Goreripper]

Maybe I'm thinking of "Fear of the Dark" then. It's one of those two. I tend to avoid FOTD because I find it painful to listen to, but I know that one of those songs is virtually a reworking of "Hallowed..." Even the solos are similar. Anyway, my point was that Maiden has reused things before, not just lately. One of the things we could rely on them for was hardly changing much, which is why everyone hated "The X Factor" when it first came out.

 

[phlogiston]

Hell, it goes beyond that. Listen to the solo of 22 Acacia Avenue and then to the outro of Hallowed. SAME RIFF!

 

[Wrathchild]

I've always liked VXI, and "Dream of Mirrors" is just one of BNW's many highlights.

W

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I feel the same about VXI as Gore, it is a very weak album overall, but much of the stuff on it isn't that bad.

Dream Of Mirrors is a great song.

 

[Spiff]

The most blatant example of riff-recycling is when Bruce used the intro to No Lies for the intro to Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter. Not sure which one came first, though.

 

[Mark]

BYD would have - he wrote that before that Tattooed album.

 

[Southy]

At least bruces solo albums aren't full of recycled riffs

 

[Winmar]

The world needs another Bruce Solo album. Broken and Silver Wings were put out as tempters, but they weren't followed up. Bruce Dickinson is a cock tease.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Broken and Silver Wings are VERY good. I look forward to new Brucey material.

 

[Winmar]

Yeah they're awesome songs! My grandkids are buying the next Brucey album for me.

 

[Mark]

At least bruces solo albums aren't full of recycled riffs

Except for Tattooed Millionair (riffing on Def Lep and AC/DC)

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Bruce tends to recycle lyrics a bit.

 

[Southy]

Poo on you all

 

[Gavin]

The repeditive chorus' in that album make me want to throw it out the window and kill someone with it.

 

[Southy]

Tattooed Millionare isn't the best album in the world, but still, it aint the worst