CA Bryers
Ancient Mariner
Eh, I've seen him steal a fan's hat in front of the entire audience, so that doesn't surprise me.Has anyone heard Dave Mustaine insult a fan? He sounds like a bully right out of a Stephen King novel and it cracks me up .
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Why Bruce want to remix all of his albums? It's not like they sound bad. And why all albums have to sound the same? Never liked that.
I understand about BTP, but Tattooed Millionaire (great and classic sounding), Accident Of Birth (solid and heavy, some guitar and solo sound will be improved, but they will lose the authentic sound), The Chemical Wedding (it's perfect!) and Tyranny Of Souls (best) don't need it. Skunkworks too, but they'll probably do it out of curiosity how that album will sound with a modern production, although Bruce thinks the production of it is outdated, iirc.
I don't think Bruce should bother with the other albums, sometimes the magic of an album is in the production.
I understand about BTP, but Tattooed Millionaire (great and classic sounding), Accident Of Birth (solid and heavy, some guitar and solo sound will be improved, but they will lose the authentic sound), The Chemical Wedding (it's perfect!) and Tyranny Of Souls (best) don't need it. Skunkworks too, but they'll probably do it out of curiosity how that album will sound with a modern production, although Bruce thinks the production of it is outdated, iirc.
I don't think Bruce should bother with the other albums, sometimes the magic of an album is in the production.
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
If he chucks a Dave Mustaine in re-mastering these albums, I’m really gonna be pissed.
CA Bryers
Ancient Mariner
So far, I haven't heard anything about remastering any albums aside from BtP and Skunkworks. I asked Chris Dale on his Skunkworks FB page, and he's under the assumption it's for an atmos 3D mix. He also believed Roy wasn't doing that one, although I think Bruce said in the past week or so Roy was about to go back and work on it.
As for Balls, Bruce said in one of the interviews/maybe his Mandrake Q&A on YouTube over the past month that Roy found some unused guitar tracks for the album, and I imagine that remix is going to be primarily to clean up and beef up the sound. An interview back in the day had Bruce claiming he wanted to re-record "Cyclops" with the Chemical Wedding Molossian guitar sound. I highly doubt they're going as extreme as re-recording it at this stage, but it'll be interesting to see how that album turns out.
Scream For me Brazil sounds like a bootleg.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
This.
Bruce and Maiden probably do consider that physical album sales are not what they used to be, but they have a large and loyal fan base and the tradition is very accurate!! Everything else is just excuses. It's true that some albums don't have a booklet at all, for example Maiden's VXI, but why their booklet was so rich (even brand new artworks for magazines!) in 2021 for SJ? It makes little sense in terms of physical sales then and now. This is because Maiden know the fans would like and buy such stuff. Maiden's art in recent years (and Bruce's new album cover) have been scaled back, but the examples with the other bands are spot on, even for some not popular ones who don't have Maiden's fan base at all. You can check them, it's full and they do have elaborate artworks and probably not many sales. There are exceptions of course, but the bands with a tradition with their covers like Maiden continue to follow it. Blaze's upcoming new album will have a ''rich'' booklet, why Bruce can't? Not because of sales, that's for sure. His only not so cool booklets are for the first 2 albums and AOB (iirc). He also ditched the bonus songs, and some old bands still release such special things! A comic is its very own thing and Bruce cares about the story, but he also cares about the story of the songs on the album, right. And he probably knows the fans are the most interested in music, right? And besides, I don't think he can ''afford'' to have a very simple booklet with the comic theme of the album attached to it. We'll see, but it won't be serious. What happened to the old paintings...
It's the perfect sound for the album, its theme. It sounds ancient in a great way. That's part of the magic. And SFMB better? No way imo.
Good call. And maybe Bruce wants everything to sound heavy and modern.
It's not a perfect (or the cleanest, drum/rhythm sound) mix, but I wouldn't say so. And..., it won't be different.
srfc
Ancient Mariner
I know nothing about ATMOS, how do you play it, i.e. do you need a special machine to play it?
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
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Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
You seem to have misunderstood some of my points. Even with Maiden the majority of people who listen to Maiden's music nowadays deos so on streatming. All data points to that, it's literally the opposite of "excuses". Don't get me wrong, I hate that fact, but it is an undeniable fact. Physical media sales have absolutely crashed and aren't even remotely close to what they used to be.
This is incorrect. VXI does have a booklet. I wasn't talking about Maiden albums, but there are albums by other artists that have literally no booklet at all. Just the front cover, back of the cd and the physical CD itself. That's what I was talking about and what I meant when I said that Bruce could do even less.
But that's you just focusing on the bands who strengthen your view but at the same time ignoring all the bands and artists who go a different direction. Look at the last three album covers of Judas Priest. Look at the recent Metallica albums (though the older ones weren't particularly elaborate either). I could list a ton of bands, but the tendency is clear: Many artists are going for simplified and less elaborate album covers because that translates better to the digital age. Again, I hate that trend, but it's undeniably there and it's probably going to get worse in the next few years.
That's what I mean by you misunderstood my points. Never did I say Bruce can't. No one has claimed that. You are arguing against a point that was never raised to begin with. I'm just saying that he could do less. Not that he would or that he wants to.
Yes and no. The album was supposed to be an elaborate concept album at some point but that was scaled back a ton and now most of the story is in the comics, not the songs. The majority of the focus in the marketing has been on the comics as well. It's clear that Bruce is really loving the comics. He's probably proud of the music as well, but it's the first time he's doing comics, while he's released a bunch of records, so I get why he's so excited about doing something for the first time.
Gotta disagree with that. The majority of the fans probably won't care one bit about the booklet and given recent statistics most people who'll hear his new music won't ever see the booklet in the first place. I like elaborate booklets, but they are far from important. It's a neat bonus for diehard fans and it add to an album's identity, but it's not vital in any way.
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
I saw the booklet of TMP on Amazon US. It’s only lyrics with a blue background. Nothing fancy or anything. Very minimalist
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Yeah. I doubt it too. They will improve the mix and add the different guitar parts. And Bruce's voice was amazing in 1994! It wouldn't have suited their styles, but this is the voice we should have gotten on Maiden's early 90's albums if Bruce hadn't decided to change his vocal approach.
It's interesting that Bruce said in the most recent interview that he tried different things with his voice for Skunkworks, but I don't think it's that different from the BTP's approach or style.
Very disappointing for me.
redandtheblack92
Came to witness the death of the Celts
And it’s got M in the background.Yeah. I doubt it too. They will improve the mix and add the different guitar parts. And Bruce's voice was amazing in 1994! It wouldn't have suited their styles, but this is the voice we should have gotten on Maiden's early 90's albums if Bruce hadn't decided to change his vocal approach.
It's interesting that Bruce said in the most recent interview that he tried different things with his voice for Skunkworks, but I don't think it's that different from the BTP's approach or style.
Very disappointing for me.
Patrick92
Ancient Mariner
I kinda agree, I dont mind the production but it could and should have sounded better imo. Its all a bit week sounding
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Is Bruce a table now too?
A big part of atmos is that it is adaptable, so you don't need a special device for it. The sound adjusts based on the space you're in. Streaming services have atmos support and (to my knowledge) physical dolby atmos remixes hasn't really been a thing.
If they're just remixing the albums in atmos, I just take that to mean they're getting the albums to industry standard and those will replace the streaming versions with very little fanfare. Most people won't notice the difference. It has been awhile since the catalog was reissued on CD so maybe they will do something similar to the new Iron Maiden CDs that came out a few years back, but I really doubt it's going to differ that much from the originals, save for maybe Tattooed Millionaire which was butchered in remastering.
If they're just remixing the albums in atmos, I just take that to mean they're getting the albums to industry standard and those will replace the streaming versions with very little fanfare. Most people won't notice the difference. It has been awhile since the catalog was reissued on CD so maybe they will do something similar to the new Iron Maiden CDs that came out a few years back, but I really doubt it's going to differ that much from the originals, save for maybe Tattooed Millionaire which was butchered in remastering.