Blaze Bayley

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I watched some songs from the video above. I’m rooting for Blaze—he and his band are hardworking men. I can’t understand how he manages to make ends meet with those attendances, but I wish him all the best and good health.
 
naranja said:
The b sides production were no less terrible than the rest of the album.. they should have been on there.

Anyway he should do a VXI tour in three years
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For me judgament day sounded powerfull as the fast songs in the album man on the edge and edge of darkness for ex. I think this album is the most weird and it deserves his space on rhe documentary
 
Kalata said:
Why the B-sides weren't included on the original album? I guess they didn't want more than 10 songs like the previous album (stronger writing for the most part compared to the previous two albums), they ticked off some them with similar songs on it and I guess they didn't fit the overall vibe, which was probably important for Steve.
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It was always my understanding that the B-sides weren't included basically because they didn't fit on a single CD. Steve mentioned a lot in the press for TXF that they put as much as could fit on a CD. This was, of course, before the time the band decided eff it and put out everything that was recorded whether it fit on a single CD or not.

As for why these particular songs, I'd guess it's down to songwriting. The songs included on the album are all a little more fleshed out, a little more unique than these three short rockers. I Live My Way was the first song recorded and Steve apparently thought it was good enough to be the lead single, but no doubt as the album continued to fill out, it got pushed down until it was out.
 
I Live My Way is junk and that’s clearly an unpolished guide vocal on there, but Judgement Day and Justice of the Peace are way better than most of the dirgy depressing war songs that made the cut.

And Doctor Doctor is the best of them all. As proved by that Blaze show this week where he played every song and Doctor Doctor (and Futureal) easily got the best reactions out of anything. If you haven’t watched the whole video posted on the previous page just jump to the last two songs, the audience woke up and went nuts for Futureal and Doctor Doctor.
 
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BludBrutha said:
I Live My Way is junk and that’s clearly an unpolished guide vocal on there, but Judgement Day and Justice of the Peace are way better than most of the dirgy depressing war songs that made the cut.

And Doctor Doctor is the best of them all. As proved by that Blaze show this week where he played every song and Doctor Doctor (and Futureal) easily got the best reactions out of anything. If you haven’t watched the whole video posted on the previous page just jump to the last two songs, the audience woke up and went nuts for Futureal and Doctor Doctor.
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The best b. Side is jusgament day that could even better than man on the edge. I live my way and justice of peace are 5/10
 
BludBrutha said:
Agree. The songs are way better. Futureal, Clansman, When Two Worlds Collide, Lightning Strikes Twice … all great. A few lesser ones on there sure, but X Factor is a depressing dirge almost all the way through.
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He almost did that two years ago. Played seven out of 8 Virtual XI songs, 5 X Factor songs and a Blaze Bayley tune.

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It was a great gig.
 
CA Bryers said:
It was always my understanding that the B-sides weren't included basically because they didn't fit on a single CD. Steve mentioned a lot in the press for TXF that they put as much as could fit on a CD. This was, of course, before the time the band decided eff it and put out everything that was recorded whether it fit on a single CD or not.

As for why these particular songs, I'd guess it's down to songwriting. The songs included on the album are all a little more fleshed out, a little more unique than these three short rockers. I Live My Way was the first song recorded and Steve apparently thought it was good enough to be the lead single, but no doubt as the album continued to fill out, it got pushed down until it was out.
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I didn't know that I Live My Way was the first song recorded and that Steve considered it to be a single. Curious but correct decision not to be. Agreed about the B-sides. They didn't fit on a single CD is also a good call.
BludBrutha said:
I Live My Way is junk and that’s clearly an unpolished guide vocal on there, but Judgement Day and Justice of the Peace are way better than most of the dirgy depressing war songs that made the cut.
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Agreed about I Live My Way, but I wouldn't call Judgement Day (it's very strong) or Justice Of The Peace better than almost all songs on the album. And we shouldn't compare them with the darker stuff. They could have replaced The Aftermath for a better flow, but the vibe is unique.

Similar vibes:

Man On The Edge - Judgement Day
Judgement Of Heaven - Justice Of The Peace
Look For The Truth - I Live My Way
BludBrutha said:
And Doctor Doctor is the best of them all. As proved by that Blaze show this week where he played every song and Doctor Doctor (and Futureal) easily got the best reactions out of anything. If you haven’t watched the whole video posted on the previous page just jump to the last two songs, the audience woke up and went nuts for Futureal and Doctor Doctor.
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Futureal is one of the most popular songs from his era, it's normal. And it's pure energy.
BludBrutha said:
Agree. The songs are way better. Futureal, Clansman, When Two Worlds Collide, Lightning Strikes Twice … all great. A few lesser ones on there sure, but X Factor is a depressing dirge almost all the way through.
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VXI in full live will work better, although every TXF song has a part that is great live.
 
Kalata said:
I didn't know that I Live My Way was the first song recorded and that Steve considered it to be a single. Curious but correct decision not to be. Agreed about the B-sides. They didn't fit on a single CD is also a good call.

Agreed about I Live My Way, but I wouldn't call Judgement Day (it's very strong) or Justice Of The Peace better than almost all songs on the album. And we shouldn't compare them with the darker stuff. They could have replaced The Aftermath for a better flow, but the vibe is unique.

Similar vibes:

Man On The Edge - Judgement Day
Judgement Of Heaven - Justice Of The Peace
Look For The Truth - I Live My Way

Futureal is one of the most popular songs from his era, it's normal. And it's pure energy.

VXI in full live will work better, although every TXF song has a part that is great live.
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I think there is a part in the album that was a bad choice to put the togheter
Fortunes of war
Look for the truth
The aftermath ( the best of the 3).
Judgament day would have been great there
 
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