Ziggyplayedguitar
Educated Fool
The Paul songs were classics, the Blaze ones were just substandard whoever sang them, let's be honest.
In your reality, sure.The Paul songs were classics, the Blaze ones were just substandard whoever sang them, let's be honest.
The point of the discussion was not who sang it, it was if the material itself could hold up to other classics. But point taken, Bruce Dickinson is the best and most important vocalist ever. I couldnt agree more.These stats must be versions with Bruce. The era is not important. When he sings it people love it.
The point of the discussion was not who sang it, it was if the material itself could hold up to other classics.
All of the eras of Iron Maiden are important, but I don't think the songwriting is equal.
No, because the Bayley era, DiAnno era, first Dickinson era and second Dickinson era produced very different material. The first Dickinson era saw much commerical focus with songs like Can I Play With Madness and Wasted Years. The second Dickinson era has been very progressive.
I wouldnt say that any era had 'more quality' in their songwriting. I wouldnt say that No Prayer For The Dying or Book of Souls are bad in terms of songwriting, I would say they just dont appeal to me as much as Killers or The X Factor did. Although I plan to have a beer tonight with my new bought vinyl copy of No Prayer for The Dying, because I still enjoy it![]()
Well, yeah, but I'm not talking about enjoyment level as much as I am technical songwriting ability (sorry, my pedantic Dutch heritage is showing through).
I agree with you that the early albums had somewhat corny lyrics on them. But dont forget that to a certain extent Number Of The Beast also suffered from it..
Oh, absolutely. Maiden have never escaped having some corny lyrics on their albums, there's always at least one tune on every record with something incredibly corny in it. However, I think the first couple albums contain a majority of corny lyrics. Combined with less complicated music they stood out even more in Paul's day.
That was their first mistake...Dunno why they changed Dennis Willcock's original "well Charlotte you opened your legs for me"
My point was that these songs are high in the Spotify stats because Bruce sings them. Non-Bruce versions would in the lower half (if these would be distinguished from live versions). If Bruce would never have done SOTC the song would be at the bottom or not even be IN the list.The point of the discussion was not who sang it, it was if the material itself could hold up to other classics. But point taken, Bruce Dickinson is the best and most important vocalist ever. I couldnt agree more.
And regarding your statement that the era is not important, at the end of the day its music. Its entertainment and in the grand scheme of things none of it is 'important'![]()
If you really want to talk about something, its either that or creating a new topic regarding the same subject. I find the second alternative more annoyingAnd I was given a hard time for bumping an old thread!![]()