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    Bruce Dickinson

    Certainly not this year (apart from with Maiden in October). He's said he wants to tour North America next year, but whether he just hits the major markets or does a fairly more comprehensive tour will decide whether I see him or not. Minneapolis is sometimes and sometimes not considered one of...
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    Paul Cairns (Mad Mac) played on The Soundhouse Tapes

    I thought I read from a few sources back in the day about Bruce not being credited on NotB was due to his Samson contract, that he couldn't write anything outside of the band for a set amount of time (which expired after NotB released). He's dropped hints since that he did write some on NotB...
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    Paul Cairns (Mad Mac) played on The Soundhouse Tapes

    Thanks for the response--I wasn't sure about those actual early credits, and yeah, having Rod come in and say if you're not in the band, you're not getting credited does sound like a Rod thing to say. I do remember Wilcock trying to get something going awhile back, but interesting to hear how it...
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    Paul Cairns (Mad Mac) played on The Soundhouse Tapes

    I wonder if, since the plagiarism incident, the band has offered some sort of settlement to any past members whose writing contributions to the material used in the debut and Killers went uncredited. Considering the more straight-and-narrow songwriting approach Steve has tended to go with since...
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    Name your 3 fave yet unplayed songs you would like them to play live

    Only the Good Die Young Judas Be My Guide Como Estais Amigos
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    Blaze Bayley

    I haven't seen him live yet since the heart attack, but I've noticed that too in pics and videos. Post-heart attack, he looked much trimmer and pretty great, honestly. Recently, it looks like all the weight is back, and I remember listening to an interview where he talks about his post-heart...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    Same here on my Instagram page that's dedicated (mostly) to updates on my novels. Not a ton of followers, and jewelry of all things knocking on my door. It seemed so random and illogical that they'd be trying to get me to pimp their stuff that it in turn felt scammy, so I ignored them as well.
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    Bruce Dickinson

    What I find interesting is that he's said he knows what Maiden's plans are up through 2026...and suddenly he's resurrecting his solo career and hitting it pretty hard with touring this year and next, AND pre-hyping another solo album that's in the works. One could interpret that as him knowing...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    I agree with just about everything you wrote. CoS is very coherent, feels like one album, and Bruce's absolutely feels disjointed at times. I'm not a big fan of Sonata either. I want to like it, but it only hits halfway, and I don't foresee it growing on me any further. There's a great song in...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    Opposite for me. I gave it another listen right after maybe my fourth listen of Mandrake, and there's just no contest. The title track is great on Blaze's, but the album overall is so trapped in the Blaze/Absolva sound and there's barely any divergence into new territory. The little bagpipe...
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    The Future Past Tour 2024

    While I agree it's definitely time to move on from Senjutsu, I'm leaning toward the evidence that Maiden doesn't appear to have any big plans for 2025, other than perhaps a short third leg of Future Past. In recent interviews, Bruce has said a few times he's planning on touring Mandrake next...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    When I first heard about the remixes, particularly Balls to Picasso and making it heavier, my first thought went to the remix of Cruelty and the Beast, hoping it'll turn out that good.
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    Bruce Dickinson

    I'm curious about that bit as well. I'm not sure I'm too interested in buying the albums again unless there's a significant difference, and by tweaking them in ways large and small could make it worthwhile. I'm not sure I'm for turning Skunkworks into a metal album, but...I still have the...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    I think I shamefully sold it for about $100USD back in the early 2000s...along with my original X Factor UK import LP, my mail-in Soundhouse Tapes CD (from the 98 remasters), and I think all the rarer Bruce LPs I had at the time: Balls, Skunkworks, and Accident of Birth. If I recall, I sold it...
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    Bruce Dickinson

    I have three...would've had four if I hadn't sold the original vinyl in my poorer days...and I must've sold off my original CD I bought on release day. '98 Remaster 2CD Japanese release Lenticular cover CD
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