Author Topic: Bruce Dickinson solo thread (Read 13642 times)

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2009, 02:59:30 PM »

Read this on the NME website today

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Sharon Osbourne on Bruce Dickinson: "[He] has a chip on his shoulder. The bottom line is, it’s not my fault that his solo records are shit." (Attitude, 2005)

I don't know about you, but I'd take Bruce's solo work over Ozzy's anyday.

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #36 on:** June 02, 2010, 09:20:29 AM »

My Lord, words cannot the express the lol I have just witnessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpzagTKnHwI&feature=related

AndyDT · « **Reply #37 on:** June 03, 2010, 04:32:32 AM »

I hope we get some more Bruce solo material personally.

wolfking · « **Reply #38 on:** June 03, 2010, 05:14:22 AM »

Such an amazing discography. My love for Chemical Wedding, Accident of Birth is immense. 2 of the best metal albums....well.....ever.

Also, Skunkwork is simply magnificent. My studio album rankings;

1. Chemical Wedding
2. Accident of Birth
3. Skunkworks
4. Balls to Picasso
5. Tyranny of Souls
6. Tattooed Millionaire

Zantera · « **Reply #39 on:** June 03, 2010, 05:29:20 AM »

I have a somewhat different ranking then others, mine would be:

1. Tyranny of Souls
2. Skunkworks
3. Chemical Wedding
4. Accident of Birth
5. Tattooed Millionaire
6. Balls to Picasso

wolfking · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2010, 06:01:57 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on June 03, 2010, 05:29:20 AM

I have a somewhat different ranking then others, mine would be:

1. Tyranny of Souls
2. Skunkworks
3. Chemical Wedding
4. Accident of Birth
5. Tattooed Millionaire
6. Balls to Picasso

Interesting, I thought Tyranny was good, just didn't have the longevity that the others have IMO. I guess we can agree on one thing, Skunkworks is brilliant.

Zantera · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2010, 06:04:34 AM »

Ye, i really love Skunkworks.
It's probably the most unique Bruce album sound-wise, even though most of the fans thinks its a B-side type of album.
I do think it has brilliant songs though.

wolfking · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2010, 06:11:58 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on June 03, 2010, 06:04:34 AM

Ye, i really love Skunkworks.
It's probably the most unique Bruce album sound-wise, even though most of the fans thinks its a B-side type of album.
I do think it has brilliant songs though.

Pffft...B-sides. Having said that, Armchair Hero, Re-entry, God's Not Coming Back are all amazing B-sdies from that album.

TAC · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2010, 06:50:04 AM »

I would go with..

1. Accident At Birth
2. Chemical Wedding
3. Balls To Picasso
4. Tyranny Of Souls
5. Skunkworks
6. Tattooed Millionaire

But I actually love them all!

wolfking · « **Reply #44 on:** June 03, 2010, 03:37:20 PM »

Quote from: TAC on June 03, 2010, 06:50:04 AM

But I actually love them all!

ariich · « **Reply #45 on:** June 03, 2010, 03:52:58 PM »

Quote from: wolfking on June 03, 2010, 05:14:22 AM

Such an amazing discography. My love for Chemical Wedding, Accident of Birth is immense. 2 of the best metal albums....well.....ever.

Also, Skunkwork is simply magnificent. My studio album rankings;

1. Chemical Wedding
2. Accident of Birth
3. Skunkworks
4. Balls to Picasso
5. Tyranny of Souls
6. Tattooed Millionaire

That's pretty much my ranking as well! Although depending on my mood I'd sometimes swap Balls to Picasso and Tyrrany of Souls, they're both pretty evenly matched.

The only one I find less interesting is Tattooed Millionaire, but the rest are all great.

wolfking · « **Reply #46 on:** June 04, 2010, 05:11:28 AM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2010, 03:52:58 PM

Quote from: wolfking on June 03, 2010, 05:14:22 AM
Such an amazing discography. My love for Chemical Wedding, Accident of Birth is immense. 2 of the best metal albums....well.....ever.

Also, Skunkwork is simply magnificent. My studio album rankings;

1. Chemical Wedding
2. Accident of Birth
3. Skunkworks
4. Balls to Picasso
5. Tyranny of Souls
6. Tattooed Millionaire
That's pretty much my ranking as well! Although depending on my mood I'd sometimes swap Balls to Picasso and Tyrrany of Souls, they're both pretty evenly matched.

The only one I find less interesting is Tattooed Millionaire, but the rest are all great.

Pretty much agree with you here too. Balls and Tyranny are a juggle depending on the day. I like TM, it has No Lies, Son of a Gun, 58 and the title track, but some tracks are just slightly embarrassing, a fun listen no doubt, yet embarrassing. SOAG and the title track are two of his best tracks though.

Zantera · « **Reply #47 on:** June 04, 2010, 05:53:56 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on June 04, 2010, 05:11:28 AM

Pretty much agree with you here too. Balls and Tyranny are a juggle depending on the day. I like TM, it has No Lies, Son of a Gun, 58 and the title track, but some tracks are just slightly embarrassing, a fun listen no doubt, yet embarrassing. SOAG and the title track are two of his best tracks though.

I'd say the title-track and Born in 58' are the best on it.

MykeHavoc · « **Reply #48 on:** June 04, 2010, 12:14:56 PM »

Dude, no way. Best track off it is Dive Dive Dive.

aurorablind · « **Reply #49 on:** June 04, 2010, 04:51:49 PM »

Quote from: sneakyblueberry on June 02, 2010, 09:20:29 AM

My Lord, words cannot the express the lol I have just witnessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpzagTKnHwI&feature=related

Holy shit! How is it possible to sound so much like him? Thats amazing!

AndyDT · « **Reply #50 on:** June 05, 2010, 02:23:25 AM »

My preference at the moment:

Tyranny of Souls
Chemical Wedding
Accident of Birth
Tattooed Millionaire
Balls to Picasso
Skunkworks
Live in Studio A

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #51 on:** June 05, 2010, 09:36:17 PM »

Live at the Marquee is the win.

Birch Boy · « **Reply #52 on:** June 06, 2010, 07:51:31 AM »

I also love his solo stuff, but only have the "big three" albums (The Chemical Wedding, Tyranny Of Souls, and Accident Of Birth). Does anyone know if he plans on touring his solo stuff after Maiden down the road?

wolfking · « **Reply #53 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:55:19 AM »

Quote from: Birch Boy on June 06, 2010, 07:51:31 AM

I also love his solo stuff, but only have the "big three" albums (The Chemical Wedding, Tyranny Of Souls, and Accident Of Birth). Does anyone know if he plans on touring his solo stuff after Maiden down the road?

Doubt he'll ever tour solo again. Go and get his Anthology DVD, has three live concerts from his solo career. Well worth it.

Nick · « **Reply #54 on:** June 07, 2010, 07:25:53 AM »

Yeah, good DVD set.

TAC · « **Reply #55 on:** June 07, 2010, 02:59:35 PM »

Quote from: sneakyblueberry on June 09, 2009, 02:59:30 PM

I don't know about you, but I'd take Bruce's solo work over Ozzy's anyday.

Well, I'd say Bruce's discography is certainly more consistent, but I wouldn't discount Ozzy's set so quickly.
Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman, Bark At The Moon, No More Tears, and Ozzmosis are all great albums...

MykeHavoc · « **Reply #56 on:** June 07, 2010, 09:46:57 PM »

I thought the same of Halford, but as you can see, his solo band is touring this Summer. Give it time. I'm sure he'll continue to make solo records and I'll bet he'll wanna hit up audiences in a more intimate setting. Theater sized I'll bet. I'll even go so far as to bet that when the touring cycle for FF ends, around late '11 going into '12, my guess is he'll settle down and get together with Roy and get something going.

Birch Boy · « **Reply #57 on:** June 07, 2010, 10:00:00 PM »

I hope so!

LudwigVan · « **Reply #58 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:11:19 PM »

I love Accident of Birth, Chemical Wedding and Tyranny of Souls, so I decided to give Skunkworks a listen.

It's pretty good stuff, but for some reason the whole album is giving me a Devin Townsend vibe... the cover, lyrical themes and sound. Even the song titles look like they could be from a Devin Townsend Project album:

1. "Space Race" 5:55
2. "Back from the Edge" 4:28
3. "Inertia" 3:40
4. "Faith" 3:39
5. "Solar Confinement" 4:02
6. "Dreamstate" 4:41
7. "I Will Not Accept the Truth" 3:50
8. "Inside the Machine" 3:17
9. "Headswitch" 3:28
10. "Meltdown" 6:17
11. "Octavia" 3:17
12. "Innerspace" 3:28
13. "Strange Death in Paradise" 6:17

Shit... listen to "Strange Death in Paradise". The weird thing is, this album came out before most of Devin Townsend's solo work.

TAC · « **Reply #59 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:16:41 PM »

That's a heck of a bump, LV..and a good one too! I love Skunkworks!

MykeHavoc · « **Reply #60 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:20:32 PM »

Best track off Skunkworks is "I'm in a Band with an Italian Drummer"

ariich · « **Reply #61 on:** February 27, 2011, 05:06:51 PM »

I really like Skunkworks, and have no idea why it was so unpopular at the time.

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #62 on:** February 27, 2011, 05:31:33 PM »

Quote from: LudwigVan on February 27, 2011, 12:11:19 PM

The weird thing is, this album came out before all of Devin Townsend's solo work.

Skunkworks - 1996
Ocean Machine - 1997

I need to go back and listen to this album again, it rivals Tattooed Millionaire for least listened Dickenson solo album.

wolfking · « **Reply #63 on:** February 27, 2011, 06:08:15 PM »

Skunkworks is a top 3 Dickinson album. It's amazing.

cramx3 · « **Reply #64 on:** February 27, 2011, 07:43:23 PM »

Im not the biggest Skunkworks fan, but its funny that its brought up becausd I had a dream last night that my girlfriends family was singing the chorus to Solar Confinement and how awesome I thought that was.

Zantera · « **Reply #65 on:** February 28, 2011, 03:19:25 AM »

Skunkworks is a top3 Bruce Dickinson-album for me too.

wolfking · « **Reply #66 on:** February 28, 2011, 04:13:24 AM »

Quote from: MykeHavoc on February 27, 2011, 12:20:32 PM

Best track off Skunkworks is "I'm in a Band with an Italian Drummer"

No.

AndyDT · « **Reply #67 on:** July 31, 2011, 05:53:42 AM »

Quote from: ariich on February 27, 2011, 05:06:51 PM

I really like Skunkworks, and have no idea why it was so unpopular at the time.

It seemed like a reaction to Iron Maiden still i think to some.

He was allegedly going through a lot of issues in his life and this seemed to be experimental.

wolfking · « **Reply #68 on:** July 31, 2011, 05:57:25 AM »

Bruce wanted to try and shake the solo image and just immerse himself in a regular band situation. Unfortunately it didn't work. It is however a top 3 Dickinson album.

Jaq · « **Reply #69 on:** July 31, 2011, 12:55:39 PM »

I really need to re-listen to Skunkworks, I came to after Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding and consequently gave it a hard time for being so oddly experimental. But given that Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding are two of my favorite CDs PERIOD, perhaps that's to be expected. Should give Skunkworks another shot though, and be fair to it.

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Author Topic: Bruce Dickinson solo thread (Read 13642 times)