News 18th Studio Album discussion

[dickinson1978]

I respect your opinion, but I have to massively disagree with you. I’m not sure how anyone can listen to Senjutsu and say how that is a superior album to Dance of Death. Half of the songs sound like they are demos in Steve’s mind.

Its just my opinon of course. One album has to be the worst and for me its that one .

 

[Eduardo Cabeza]

I disagree. I quite like the song and it was bold to play it l

Indeed. As an encore! And it bloody worked.

 

[Vaenyr]

It worked well live, but the song is the answer to the question: "How would have Virtual XI sounded with Bruce on vocals?" Well, the answer is "Not that great" (in the same way as Lost in a Lost World shows how The X Factor would have sounded with Bruce on vocals - still boring for the most part).

Funnily enough Lost In A Lost World is one of my favourites on Senjutsu and I really love that song

 

[Murder of Rue Morgue]

I'd say the high points on DOD are higher (Paschendale in particular), but BNW is more consistent.

EDIT: The stinkers on DOD (No More Lies in particular) stink more though.

Yeah exactly. BNW is more consistent from start to finish, DOD is more polarised between peaks and stinkers.

Man, y'all are crazy, No More Lies is a 10/10, especially live. The only thing I could see being criticized is the chorus melody being the same each time, which Bruce changed live, so that's a non-issue. One of the few songs where we get a solo by each guitarist one after another after another, without any interruptions. And the song is dripping with atmosphere. So many singable guitar lines.

It definitely an issue as long as the studio version exists. It's not that because Bruce modified it on stage, the original gets cancelled. That's not how it works.

It worked well live, but the song is the answer to the question: "How would have Virtual XI sounded with Bruce on vocals?" Well, the answer is "Not that great" (in the same way as Lost in a Lost World shows how The X Factor would have sounded with Bruce on vocals - still boring for the most part).

Precisely. And For the Greater Good of God is a third one.