Adrian Smith

[Kalata]

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith was in contention to join Def Leppard in 1991, Rick Allen confirms

Adrian Smith and ex-Thin Lizzy man John Sykes were considered for Def Leppard after Steve Clark’s death in 1991

www.loudersound.com

John Sykes too. He would have been a good fit for them, methinks.

I can't see Adrian in Def Leppard, but then again, during this period (1989-1991) he was into hard rock/glam metal.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

Not only he would lose so many fans for joining a pussy band while being a metal icon

FTFY

 

[Brigantium]

Ah, the classic story that spawned "You're an idiot, goodbye!".

I actually went back and looked, seems like the original thread was entirely based on speculation. That Adrian was actually considered for Def Leppard seems like a fairly recent revelation, more recent than that thread.

So there

 

[Magnus]

"You're an idiot, goodbye!"

Is what Watson actually said to Holmes before he went to work with Crick.
Little known fact.

 

[GhostofCain]

IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH: 'We Saw The Devil And Lived'

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith recently went on "Side Jams With Bryan Reesman" to discuss his book "Monsters Of River & Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden's Compulsive Angler", his love for fishing, the importance of conservation, and meeting a real Tasmanian Devil. Smith was asked about the types...

www.blabbermouth.net

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH: 'We Saw The Devil And Lived'

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith recently went on "Side Jams With Bryan Reesman" to discuss his book "Monsters Of River & Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden's Compulsive Angler", his love for fishing, the importance of conservation, and meeting a real Tasmanian Devil. Smith was asked about the types...

www.blabbermouth.net

Okay so Adrian really said that but it's still a clickbait headline

Spoiler: fearsome beastie

 

[Meliegree]

Okay so Adrian really said that but it's still a clickbait headline

Spoiler: fearsome beastie

Holy crap, that's some scary thing right there.

 

[Diesel 11]

Spoiler: fearsome beastie

Izzat Rosemary’s Baby?

 

[Kalata]

Adrian about The X Factor album:

''I thought The X Factor was quite good, actually. The sort of thing Maiden’s built on, really.''

Spoiler

Info is from here:

MAIDEN HISTORY: The New World, 1999-2004

When 1999 began, Iron Maiden had decided to fire singer Blaze Bayley and reunite with Bruce Dickinson. This was one of the most important turns in the band’s history. The major question is ho…

maidenrevelations.com

 

[srfc]

Maiden tweeted that the deluxe version of Smith/Kotzen is out today, I clicked the link and can't see anything deluxe about it, am I missing something?

 

[Yax]

Adrian about The X Factor album:

''I thought The X Factor was quite good, actually. The sort of thing Maiden’s built on, really.''

Spoiler

Info is from here:

MAIDEN HISTORY: The New World, 1999-2004

When 1999 began, Iron Maiden had decided to fire singer Blaze Bayley and reunite with Bruce Dickinson. This was one of the most important turns in the band’s history. The major question is ho…

maidenrevelations.com

Don't remember where I read it - Might have been in Sweden Rock Magazine - but Kiske said he and H listened to X Factor together, in Kiske's apartment, and neither were impressed and thought it was just weird.

 

[Spaldy]

Maiden tweeted that the deluxe version of Smith/Kotzen is out today, I clicked the link and can't see anything deluxe about it, am I missing something?

I saw this and thought the same thing.

 

[Kalata]

Don't remember where I read it - Might have been in Sweden Rock Magazine - but Kiske said he and H listened to X Factor together, in Kiske's apartment, and neither were impressed and thought it was just weird.

I refuse to believe that Adrian can't see the greatness of this album or the brilliance of SOTC (pure Maiden!).

 

[Spaldy]

FYI the Smith/Kotzen vinyl album is an absolute steal at just £13 on Amazon right now.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[Sth2112]

Don't remember where I read it - Might have been in Sweden Rock Magazine - but Kiske said he and H listened to X Factor together, in Kiske's apartment, and neither were impressed and thought it was just weird.

Pretty sure he thought it was weird the first time as many of us also thought. But he probably had to listen to it again when he came back and had to learn the songs, and then realised it was good

 

[Forostar]

I refuse to believe that Adrian can't see the greatness of this album or the brilliance of SOTC (pure Maiden!).

In Dutch magazine Aardschok, when interviewed for Psycho Motel (1995), he rather not gave his opinion on the album.

 

[Kalata]

In Dutch magazine Aardschok, when interviewed for Psycho Motel (1995), he rather not gave his opinion on the album.

I guess he didn't want to comment the brand new album of his (then) former band.

 

[Forostar]

I thought he rather did not wish to say something negative. I'm sure if he would have liked it, he would gladly have said so.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt that way.

 

[Kalata]

I thought he rather did not wish to say something negative. I'm sure if he would have liked it, he would gladly have said so.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt that way.

I guess you're right. And Psycho Motel were one of the supporting bands for Maiden during TXF tour.

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

I guess he didn't want to comment the brand new album of his (then) former band.

I thought he rather did not wish to say something negative. I'm sure if he would have liked it, he would gladly have said so.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt that way.

This is known as "tact" and I'm sure Adrian is just full of it ...