Blaze's top 10 most streamed tracks on Spotify:
1. Virus (As Live As It Gets) - 801 000
2. War Within Me - 455 000
3. Crazy Christmas - 307 000
4. Ghost in the Machine - 261 000
5. Born as a Stranger - 200 000
6. Futureal (As Live As It Gets) - 195 000
7. Silicon Messiah - 191 000
8. The Man...
The Number of the Beast, like in 2003?
That was a good opening for festivals at least. Play something that many people recognize and get their attention.
I have never understood the bullshit about Gers's rhythm parts not being in the mix live. Have people never heard this album?
And I really like Janick's interpretation of Stratton's guitar parts (Prowler, Remember Tomorrow and Transylvania).
I think it's one step above American Standard though. More like an American Deluxe in quality. Definitely a good guitar.
Here is one for sale for $1499:
https://guitarchimp.com/products/1993-fender-american-classic-hss-floyd-rose-stratocaster
The sunburst strat has become a bit forgotten after he switched back to Jackson in 2008, but a very nice guitar. It also started the Rock in Rio show in 2001, that alone makes it iconic to me!
Found this one with Janick as well. In 1995 before the album was released. But in the UK music magazines I think it was a lot of Steve, with Blaze assisting him.
He mentioned a few years ago that he received a "golden handshake" from the band when he was dismissed:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/what-s-it-like-to-be-blaze-bayley
This exit deal propably also included that they bought the rights to Dream of Mirrors (co-written with Janick and...
No, the Bowie Bond deal would still have happened and Bruce would have gone back for financial reasons:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/275760.stm
Note that the date of the article is just before the announcement for the reunion was made.
Money rules.
Niklas Strömstedt, "Om" released in 1990 (he is a famous pop artist in Sweden).
Did Adrian hear this track before composing "The Writing on the Wall"?
Or more likely, is it is another track that is the inspiration for both songs?
The only connection to Maiden that I can find is that Strömstedt...
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