Azas
A Light in the Black
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
For clarity re remaking Balls, the press release says they added new bits to some songs but no mention of re-recording full songs. So kind of a hybrid, not a full remake and not a simple remix
From the original press release on Maidens website....
Dickinson says of it, “While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record. So putting more balls into ‘Balls…’ was a labour of love. Of course, we beefed up the guitars – courtesy of our ‘Swedish shredder’ Philip Naslund and we added some really beautiful work by Adassi Addasi on ‘Tears…’ as well. Fellow Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli added some stunning orchestral arrangements, and in a unique contribution, added indigenous instruments from the Amazon (recorded by himself when he lived there!) at the beginning of ‘Gods Of War’.
“‘Shoot All The Clowns’ gets the benefit of a horn section fronted by the Berklee College of Music, and all of the record gets the benefit of the mix by Brendan Duffey....
From the original press release on Maidens website....
Dickinson says of it, “While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record. So putting more balls into ‘Balls…’ was a labour of love. Of course, we beefed up the guitars – courtesy of our ‘Swedish shredder’ Philip Naslund and we added some really beautiful work by Adassi Addasi on ‘Tears…’ as well. Fellow Brazilian composer Antonio Teoli added some stunning orchestral arrangements, and in a unique contribution, added indigenous instruments from the Amazon (recorded by himself when he lived there!) at the beginning of ‘Gods Of War’.
“‘Shoot All The Clowns’ gets the benefit of a horn section fronted by the Berklee College of Music, and all of the record gets the benefit of the mix by Brendan Duffey....
Azas
A Light in the Black
I'm reading people's comments and scratching my head a little over this:
"Ah found an interview with Arjen that explains what happened:
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ajen-lucassen-bruce-dickinson-album
"Star One was originally going to be a Bruce Dickinson solo album. Bruce had sung on one of my Ayreon albums [Into The Black Hole from 2000’s Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator]. He really liked my stuff and wanted to do an album with me.
So I wrote these 12 songs, which were in the style of Deep Purple and Hawkwind, and sent them to him. He started working on them – but then I did a very stupid thing. I spoke about it on the internet, and before I knew it the news was everywhere. Bruce’s manager was really angry, and he cancelled the whole project."
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How can a manager simply "cancel" a creative project like that? Either Arjen isn't telling the whole story, or Bruce himself decided that he didn't like the songs enough and asked his manager to pull the plug.
I mean, I'm a little confused about how much power Bruce's manager actually had over his creative decisions. Obviously, a manager can influence things, especially when it comes to contracts, scheduling, publicity, etc., but ultimately you'd think Bruce would have the final say over whether he wanted to make an album.
Then again, they've been working together since the '80s, so perhaps his manager is much more than just a manager to Bruce - a trusted adviser, close friend, or even something approaching a father figure. That could make the whole situation rather different.
Just thinking aloud here, because the "Bruce's manager cancelled it" explanation seems a little too simple to me.
"Ah found an interview with Arjen that explains what happened:
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ajen-lucassen-bruce-dickinson-album
"Star One was originally going to be a Bruce Dickinson solo album. Bruce had sung on one of my Ayreon albums [Into The Black Hole from 2000’s Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator]. He really liked my stuff and wanted to do an album with me.
So I wrote these 12 songs, which were in the style of Deep Purple and Hawkwind, and sent them to him. He started working on them – but then I did a very stupid thing. I spoke about it on the internet, and before I knew it the news was everywhere. Bruce’s manager was really angry, and he cancelled the whole project."
*
How can a manager simply "cancel" a creative project like that? Either Arjen isn't telling the whole story, or Bruce himself decided that he didn't like the songs enough and asked his manager to pull the plug.
I mean, I'm a little confused about how much power Bruce's manager actually had over his creative decisions. Obviously, a manager can influence things, especially when it comes to contracts, scheduling, publicity, etc., but ultimately you'd think Bruce would have the final say over whether he wanted to make an album.
Then again, they've been working together since the '80s, so perhaps his manager is much more than just a manager to Bruce - a trusted adviser, close friend, or even something approaching a father figure. That could make the whole situation rather different.
Just thinking aloud here, because the "Bruce's manager cancelled it" explanation seems a little too simple to me.
Yax
Ancient Mariner
Eh, I have a feeling Rod can be very, very persuasive.
Azas
A Light in the Black
Hmm, maybe Rod sensed in Wendy Dio a powerful money-grabbing witch - a true and formidable rival who could create problems further down the line.
