Bruce Dickinson

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CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
I must admit I haven't really listened to any solo material from any members of Maiden. I have some old Samson records & listened to some of Bruce's solo stuff (Balls To Picasso) back in the 90's --but that's about it. Not really that unbelievable Forostar. In fact, with my guitar leaning interest, I really should check out Adrian's solo/side stuff...
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Along with my recent exploration of Adrian Smith side-project material (still ongoing), I also started listening to some of Brucie's solo material. I'd never heard (as I said above) anything besides Balls To Picasso back in the nineties, when it came out. So, in order of purchase, I've been listening, for the first time, to The Chemical Wedding, Accident Of Birth, & Tyranny Of Souls. Since I'm still listening to TS I'm not going to post in detail quite yet. Suffice to say: very, very impressed. (Jesus, imagine if Roy Z's song-writing/guitar-playing talent was in Maiden!?..)
 
Three really good albums. CW is one of my all time favorites. AoB is great too. TS isn't as good but it has some amazing songs like Abduction and Kill Devil Hill.
 
Indeed, I've not forgotten Forostar --I'll listen in a bit.

I can see why folk on this forum talk so highly of these (three: AoB, CW, & ToS) albums. As I said above, I was going to say a few words about them, but I genuinely don't know what to say about them. It's going to take some more thought, I think. They are so, so, so fucking good. Genuinely stunning. I'm blown away.
 
Be aware though, that Skunkworks isn't anything like the other albums. It takes more influence from grunge and alternative rock that was prevalent in the 90's. It's still good and interesting to hear Bruce do something different.
 
For those of you who haven't heard his solo albums, every song from them is streaming on youtube so you can at least check them out before you buy. ;)
 
That's cool. He's great with talking to the crowd, I'd go.
 
"I won't tell stories about Nicko's [McBrain] drum heads or Steve's [Harris] bass strings."

Darn, that's me out, then!
 
This should be worthwhile. Bruce is an expert storyteller.
 
I wonder what he meant with:

On why he chose Oslo, the singer responded: "Why not? And I need to revenge Bartosz Piasecki; that guy is way too tall for me."
 
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I wonder what he meant with:

On why he chose Oslo, the singer responded: "Why not? And I need to revenge Bartosz Piasecki; that guy is way too tall for me."
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I think he meant this

Dickinson fenced against the Norwegian silver medal winner from the London Olympics earlier this year and lost
 
http://www.hennemusic.com/2013/06/deep-purple-jon-lord-tribute-concert.html

Looks like Bruce will be part of the Jon Lord tribute next March

A tribute concert to celebrate the late Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord's life and music will be held on April 4, 2014 at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Artists confirmed so far include Deep Purple members Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Steve Morse, as well as Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, along with Rick Wakeman, Joe Brown and Alfie Boe.

More names will be announced in the months ahead.

The evening will be hosted by the BBC’s Bob Harris.

Lord passed away July 16, 2012 at the age of 71 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

With Purple, Lord co-wrote many of the group’s legendary songs, including“Smoke On The Water,” and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career.

Lord is best known for his orchestral work, “Concerto for Group & Orchestra,” first performed at Royal Albert Hall with Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and conducted by Malcolm Arnold, a feat repeated in 1999 when it was again performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra and Deep Purple.

Jon’s solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired fromDeep Purple in 2002.
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