Blaze Bayley

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Ascendingthethrone said:
Sorry I meant on the road. I am shocking at proof reading my messages.

I imagine his touring diet is not as good as a larger band with better financial backing.

Also, I am not implying anything about poor people not being able to healthy. Not sure where you got that idea from.
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From you: "It is difficult to eat healthy in the rod unless you have good finances behind you."

I understand your point better now, of course. It got obscured by the typo!
 
The Red and the Black said:
From you: "It is difficult to eat healthy in the rod unless you have good finances behind you."

I understand your point better now, of course. It got obscured by the typo!
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I would stand by my point. Looking at the cost of fresh food recently has made me realise how much cheaper and easier it is to buy processed food.

Preparing fresh food to support a healthy lifestyle on the road is hard. Most touring bands don’t have the luxury of food catering and ways to store fresh and healthy food for prolonged periods. Blaze doesn’t use a tour bus as far as I am aware. I imagine Blaze has found it tough to maintain a healthy regime on the road.
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
I would stand by my point. Looking at the cost of fresh food recently has made me realise how much cheaper and easier it is to buy processed food.

Preparing fresh food to support a healthy lifestyle on the road is hard. Most touring bands don’t have the luxury of food catering and ways to store fresh and healthy food for prolonged periods. Blaze doesn’t use a tour bus as far as I am aware. I imagine Blaze has found it tough to maintain a healthy regime on the road.
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If Blaze truly cares about his performances, and I believe he does, he should start getting healthier. Bad health = bad performances, or no performances. Of course it's more difficult to eat healthy on the road or in the rod, but those difficulties can be overcome if one really wants to. Lack of money makes it more difficult, but not impossible. I'm not unsympathetic, I just think if Blaze really does look unhealthy, that should be dealt with as a top priority.
 
The Red and the Black said:
If Blaze truly cares about his performances, and I believe he does, he should start getting healthier. Bad health = bad performances, or no performances. Of course it's more difficult to eat healthy on the road or in the rod, but those difficulties can be overcome if one really wants to. Lack of money makes it more difficult, but not impossible. I'm not unsympathetic, I just think if Blaze really does look unhealthy, that should be dealt with as a top priority.
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He was pulling off good performances while being out of shape prior to the heart attack, but from the few reports I've read where he's needed help and looking tired, I'd have to agree. Listened to a podcast with him as a guest months back, and he said his road diet needs to improve, and he needs to "get around to starting that," or some such phrase. Mind, this was many months after the heart attack, around the time of Circle of Stone's release. By that statement and pics that show he's regained a fair amount of the pre-heart attack weight, it seems like the bad food habit is a tough one to break for him (and many people).

It's a bummer, because I was really happy for him, seeing how fantastic he looked when he started doing social media again in the lead up to CoS. That, and I'd (selfishly) like him to stick around for plenty more years so we can get more great music and performances.
 
Since I also posted this in the 18th Studio Album discussion thread, I thought it would be appropriate here.

It’s Blaze covering a couple Maiden tunes acoustically in 2007 (apparently).

 
InfiniteDreamer544 said:
It’s sad but living in the US, seeing Blaze seems like a pipe dream :confused:
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It's a bummer. He hasn't been here since 2011, and I can't believe I was being wishy-washy about going after work the night he was here. Tiny club, maybe 20-25 people there. He was doing the hired band thing, but damn he put on a great show. Unfazed by the fact barely anyone was there. Met him afterward, and like everyone says, very humble and down to earth. Great setlist too, songs from solo, Wolfsbane, and Maiden. I think he closed with "I Like it Hot," which was unbelievably fun.

But yeah, I doubt we'll see him over here again. His new management seems pretty conservative as far as where they tour, and jumping the pond to do the US would likely be way too costly.
 
CA Bryers said:
It's a bummer. He hasn't been here since 2011, and I can't believe I was being wishy-washy about going after work the night he was here. Tiny club, maybe 20-25 people there. He was doing the hired band thing, but damn he put on a great show. Unfazed by the fact barely anyone was there. Met him afterward, and like everyone says, very humble and down to earth. Great setlist too, songs from solo, Wolfsbane, and Maiden. I think he closed with "I Like it Hot," which was unbelievably fun.

But yeah, I doubt we'll see him over here again. His new management seems pretty conservative as far as where they tour, and jumping the pond to do the US would likely be way too costly.
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That sounds like a great time. Maybe just maybe something will happen where he gets to tour the US again, maybe opening for a bigger band (hello Maiden!)
 
koponto said:
Can't wait for the show tomorrow in Helsinki. Hoping for some deep cuts, seen the Maiden setlist a couple times already.

Saw that he'd been playing Lightning Strikes Twice, that would be cool.
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In the train on me way to the Helsinki gig as well (obviously). Missing some Wimbledon action in the process, not even bothering to try with this usual late 90s internet connection but ah, at least I get to see the final on Sunday (two finals actuallý; cmon England)!

My only wish for tonight is Futureal as Maiden didn't play it last year and it was a bit of a let down on otherwise fresh set after all the rumour mill swirling wildly. And that I don't get overrun by a car looking for hotel. As a couple of bonuses wouldn't mind my very own nickname either or the now left behind to the lower level status of Educated Fool (we-hey I'm a Trooper now)!

Nevertheless good to see the old Brummie again, as this is my 2nd time.
 
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InfiniteDreamer544 said:
Maybe just maybe something will happen where he gets to tour the US again, maybe opening for a bigger band (hello Maiden!)
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I've been in the camp that's been hoping for a Blaze opening slot...hell, since the BNW tour. Whether you're a fan or not, it's a hell of a lot better than Raven Age or some of the other blah bands that've opened for Maiden since. If there is a farewell tour soon, I really hope they throw the dude a bone and let him open, even if it's in the first slot.
 
Blood On The World´s Hand said:
In the train on me way to the Helsinki gig as well (obviously). Missing some Wimbledon action in the process, not even bothering to try with this usual late 90s internet connection but ah, at least I get to see the final on Sunday (two finals actuallý; cmon England)!

My only wish for tonight is Futureal as Maiden didn't play it last year and it was a bit of a let down on otherwise fresh set after all the rumour mill swirling wildly. And that I don't get overrun by a car looking for hotel. As a couple of bonuses wouldn't mind my very own nickname either or the now left behind to the lower level status of Educated Fool (we-hey I'm a Trooper now)!

Nevertheless good to see the old Brummie again, as this is my 2nd time.
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Was he in better physical shape again? (because of the discussion here before that he didn't look so healthy lately)
 
I saw Blaze live the other night, him and his band were excellent as ever.

Blaze haters who think he's always sucked may laugh here but I do think he's lost a step vocally. It might be the heart attack or age, but I noticed that whilst he was still good, he didn't have that raw baritone power he had a few years ago.

His absolute vocals peak was (sadly for him) the decade POST Maiden. The Night that Will Not Die DVD he has that low baritone voice but with real crushing power to it.

I noticed for the first time yesterday he may have lost some of that power, he couldn't hold the notes as long.

I still love him though.
 
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