The nu metal equation
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Ayeka
Hell Bent For Leather!
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Ayeka
Hell Bent For Leather!
Should be getting a copy of Chemical Wedding soon...but, I dunno, I just never really got round to buying any Bruce solo stuff. Meh. Tattooed Millionaire is fun though 
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
Ali, you mean his solo work is better than this period? For released stuff, right? Because they were still a live force through 1992, and obviously, by 1999 he was back and their shows ruled all.JayKeeley said:
Bruce Dickinson >> Iron Maiden 1990-1999.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Yeah, exactly - I refer to his studio albums only.markgugs said:
Between 1990 and 1998, Bruce released:
Tatooed Millionaire (good fun rock album, although it led to a friendship with Janick...)
Balls to Picasso (wholly underrated - ROY Z)
Skunkworks (with honesty, I've never heard it!!)
Accident of Birth (fantastic!! - ROY Z)
Chemical Wedding (fantastic!!!!, in my top ten albums of all time - ROY Z)
Iron Maiden released:
No Prayer for the Dying (above average, beginning of the downslide)
Fear of the Dark (I don't like this really)
The X Factor (Some good songs, shit vocals)
Virtual XI (I don't own it, I don't want it either)
Brave New World (good stuff, back on the right track)
Dance of Death (best album since 7th Son)
I would say that *on average*, Bruce's solo efforts were better than Iron Maiden's - in particular, his albums with Roy Z.
Oh and don't forget, Adrian Smith teamed up with Bruce again for Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding!! Those two together wrote some of the best Maiden songs ever (e.g. Flight of Icarus, Die with Your Boots On, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Back in the Village, Moonchild,....and er, Sun and Steel).
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
Actually, Maiden only released these between '90 and '98, so based on that criteria, it's no question that Bruce's solo stuff was better. It's much closer if you consider BNW and DoD.JayKeeley said:
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
MadeInNewJersey
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NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
Heh, Ayeka asked if Bruce Dickinson rapped on to Tame a Land...
Mention Bruce or Maiden round these parts, and it's like opening Pandora's fucking box.
Mention Bruce or Maiden round these parts, and it's like opening Pandora's fucking box.
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
NAD - any thoughts on the Maiden/Harris compilation I burned you? You haven't listened to it yet, have you...
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
No, but I remembered two nights ago that I still haven't listened to it! I thank you for the write up on all the songs though, I breezed through them but shall study, memorize, and dissect, them very soon now, pwomise.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
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i have to agree with the above statementErik said:
yea post '88 Maiden has some bright spots and i wouldn't consider any of them to be wholly bad releases, just not as consistent in quality as the Bruce offerings. (still is upset he went back to Maiden when he was doing so much better solo)
