Bruce Dickinson

[Rob77]

Well I agree with you to an extent. I’m following Roy on insta and all he does is post reels about the lord and how he’s glad he’s not a part of the house band of hell. Find it rather childish but it is what it is.

I presume he does realise it is Maiden on tour at the mo and not Bruce solo?

 

[Melony]

And is he saying that he doesn't want to be in the “House Band of Hell” because Jesus teaches that a good Christian stays away from hell?

 

[Diesel 11]

It’s the final round of the Bruce Dickinson Solovivor and it’s a showdown for the ages: “Darkside of Aquarius” vs “Book of Thel”, easily the two most acclaimed songs from Bruce’s two most acclaimed albums. “Thel” is currently winning by a landslide but there is still time to get your votes in! You have until tomorrow evening so by all means, give us a hand in crowning the best song from Bruce’s solo career!

Thread 'Bruce Dickinson Solovivor 2024 - "BOOK OF THEL" WINS!'

May 10, 2024

ROUND 1
​

Tattooed Millionaire (1990) 1. Son of a Gun (5:55) Dickinson/Gers 2. Tattooed Millionaire (4:28) Dickinson/Gers 3. Born in '58 (3:40) Dickinson/Gers 4. Hell on Wheels (3:39) Dickinson/Gers 5. Gypsy Road (4:02) Dickinson/Gers 6. Dive! Dive! Dive! (4:41) Dickinson/Gers 7. All the Young Dudes (3:50) Bowie 8...

• Diesel 11
• bruce dickinson song survivor survivor
• Replies: 495
• Forum: Forum Games

• 
• 

 

[Terry1958]

This interview was published yesterday but it must have been recorded much earlier because Roy talks about looking forward to touring "The Mandrake Project" in 2024 and the possibility to tour the US in 2025.
He also comments on the individual songs

 

[TaaviMaiden]

Recorded at the beginning of February?

 

[RobertM.]

Then he would sound very into it shortly before the new live guitarists were announced. No wonder he seems so frustrated now.

 

[Terry1958]

Recorded at the beginning of February?

I think that would be a possible timeline. And then indeed a heavy blow. Now leads to him talking about not wanting to be in the house band under any circumstances all the time.

 

[RobertM.]

I think Leana Dolci tried to stop him from saying (writing) that all the time? Isn't that odd also? I thought management takes care of stuff like that.

 

[Terry1958]

? The video was set to private? I listened to it yesterday morning. It was a normal public podcast interview video.

 

[DorotheaMe]

You listened to it? What dangerous secret was accidentely revealed?

 

[dickinson1978]

its sad,but i cant stand mandrake project. There are a few good songs,but a 6/10 or 7/10. Three songs. For me its close to tattooed millionare. I prefer balls to picasso and skunkworks than this one. Maybe its the way they worked on it,maybe its they had no fresh ideas. But there is a few sparks but nothing amazing. I think they know thats why they want to record another one as soon as posible.

 

[dickinson1978]

Looks like my own list

I put balls to picasso ahead of mandrake and tattooed last one.

 

[dickinson1978]

Roy strikes me as a pretty impulsive person. And I think they haven't fallen out for the first time.

I remember back in 98 he didnt tour europe. A guy called el guru played during that tour. He doesnt tour.

 

[TaaviMaiden]

Can those who watched the video please post something to proof they are still alive?
A commenter on Reddit recently revealed that Bruce was involved in an attempt on someone's life.

Just kidding!

(Although some crackpot really wrote that on Reddit.)

 

[Melony]

I remember back in 98 he didnt tour europe. A guy called el guru played during that tour. He doesnt tour.

It's not true that he generally doesn't tour. He was initially announced as guitarist for “The Mandrake Project” tour and has also answered accordingly in interviews.

And apparently also in the interview above, which we no longer have access to?

 

[matic22]

I remember back in 98 he didnt tour europe. A guy called el guru played during that tour. He doesnt tour.

I think that was because he either had illness in family or he was doing the Halford album.

Or both.

 

[Melony]

Yes, there are such emergencies (like an illness in the family), but if someone really doesn't want to tour or there are doubts about their suitability to tour, a solution is usually sought much earlier than in this case.

 

[Sth2112]

Roy do tours, but he clearly enjoy songwriting and studio work the most

 

[Kalata]

Not like I’m reading the comics but any update on issue 4?

It looks like it will be released in 2 weeks time (later than usual?) - here's a preview from Z2.

The art of issue #4 is a nod to The Tower:

 

[Kalata]

...because they wrote the song "Fingers In The Wounds" together...

Roy had said about this song that he wanted to include it in the album more than Bruce did, and he listened to him. Bruce was surprised that it was so short, and one of the things they changed was to add the Arabic instrumental part. I'm curious to hear that part played on guitar instead of keys, and what a longer solo could have been done for it with that sound and theme. Janick and Adrian would have nailed it.

I'm curious to see how Bruce will explain it in future interviews if Roy Z isn't involved in the next Bruce album. “He has an incredible amount of other things to do.”

After these (deleted?) posts by Roy, I think there's no need for that, hardcore fans will know. He will just say he wants to concentrate on his other projects that he mentioned in one interview (Roy's own tour, instrumental album, iirc).

It's almost like he really wants to be in the band....

Yep.

Roy strikes me as a pretty impulsive person. And I think they haven't fallen out for the first time.

This. Roy has issues with his behavior and this time things feel worse. It will depend on whether Bruce will make another compromise, although I don't think he will tour with him, just write songs. Not sure even about recording now.

Then he would sound very into it shortly before the new live guitarists were announced. No wonder he seems so frustrated now.

Shortly before the tour indeed, we can't know for sure, but I think he has himself to blame. And he's said in the past that he likes being in the studio and writing more than touring.

its sad,but i cant stand mandrake project. There are a few good songs,but a 6/10 or 7/10. Three songs. For me its close to tattooed millionare. I prefer balls to picasso and skunkworks than this one. Maybe its the way they worked on it,maybe its they had no fresh ideas. But there is a few sparks but nothing amazing. I think they know thats why they want to record another one as soon as posible.

Close to TM, wow. More like BTP. The only fresh ideas were the 2 songs they wrote in 2023, the rest is material from more than 10 years and I think they just wanted to be finally released. And they have more leftovers from that period.
As for the sparks, I think they are really missing from Roy's overall playing (the new solo band could fix that). Bruce just prefers not pure metal now. It's more or less the same way they worked on the previous album. The potential of the album was great, but unfortunately it wasn't fulfilled. Never will I guess, what happened to the remixed albums?. Record another one as soon as possible, Bruce said he can't wait to show his new solo band the demos and everything to feel like a whole band again. It depends on Maiden's plans ofc, but maybe he has to build momentum, although he still has quite a few songs to play live again. Potentially, he could release new album in the next 3 years.