Bruce's Solo Discography Ranked - The Complete List

[Number 6]

One final thing before I end tonight's posting spree: there is a song that is currently in the lead because, unlike all the others, it has received nothing but 10s.

Nothing.

But.

10s.

I'm very interested to see if it will keep this up throughout. Whew!

Diesel, I still want to know what this song was.

 

[frus]

Must be Tears or Aquarius

 

[Diesel 11]

Diesel, I still want to know what this song was.

I’ll tell you when we get to that song.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

Hmm...does anyone here think that Tyranny of Souls the song isn't 10?

 

[Jer]

Hmm...does anyone here think that Tyranny of Souls the song isn't 10?

I think I gave it a 9. Great song, but it drags a bit in the middle, and the chorus doesn't quite hit it out of the park.

 

[Diesel 11]

Someone gave it a 2. I’ve a slight suspicion it was out of spite...

 

[Diesel 11]

31: Back From The Edge
Average Score: 8.1/10
Skunkworks 12/13

Second highest song from Skunkworks; alongside "Space Race" it's the only one not to get a 1 vote. I like it a lot. Probably my favorite from the album. It's easy to see what the highest song from it is now... but where will "Inertia" land?

Choice comments:

Mmmmmmmmmm..............................​

Votes:

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10 - 5
9 - 5
8 - 4
7 - 3
6 - 1
5 - 1
4 - 0
3 - 1
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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31 - Back From The Edge
32 - Trumpets of Jericho
33 - Freak
34 - Soul Intruders
35 - Son of a Gun
36 - Change of Heart
37 - The Breeding House
38 - Starchildren
39 - Innerspace
40 - Strange Death In Paradise
41 - Laughing in the Hiding Bush
42 - Wicker Man
43 - Space Race
44 - Solar Confinement
45 - Machine Men
46 - Killing Floor
47 - The Magician
48 - Devil on a Hog
49 - Acoustic Song
50 - Welcome To The Pit
51 - No Way Out... Continued
52 - Gods of War
53 - Faith
54 - No Way Out... To Be Continued
55 - Sacred Cowboys
56 - 1000 Points of Light
57 - Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
58 - Hell No
59 - All The Young Dudes
60 - Inside The Machine
61 - Real World
62 - Winds of Change
63 - Meltdown
64 - Gypsy Road
65 - Fire Child
66 - Shoot All The Clowns
67 - Octavia
68 - Dreamstate
69 - Hell On Wheels
70 - Fire
71 - Believil
72 - I Will Not Accept The Truth
73 - Mars Within
74 - Armchair Hero
75 - Toltec 7 Arrival
76 - God's Not Coming Back
77 - Darkness Be My Friend
78 - Confeos
79 - Headswitch
80 - Dive! Dive! Dive!
81 - Rescue Day
82 - No Lies
83 - Re-Entry
84 - Midnight Jam
85 - Over And Out
86 - Dracula
87 - Cadillac Gas Mask
88 - Tibet
89 - Elvis Has Left The Building
90 - Americans Are Behind
91 - Lickin' the Gun
92 - R 101
93 - Ballad of Mutt
94 - Zulu Lulu
95 - The Post Alternative Seattle Fall Out
96 - I'm In A Band With An Italian Drummer

Albums:

Spoiler

Tattooed Millionaire 8/10
Balls To Picasso 8/10
Skunkworks 12/13
Accident of Birth 5/12
The Chemical Wedding 3/10
Tyranny of Souls 4/10
Bonus Tracks 26/31

 

[Confeos]

I think I gave it a 9. Great song, but it drags a bit in the middle, and the chorus doesn't quite hit it out of the park.

Funny, I think the chorus is the best part of the song - might even be my favourite chorus from Bruce's entire solo career (in close competition with Chemical Wedding and Book of Thel).
I don't remember what I gave it, but either 8, 9 or 10 I assume.

 

[frus]

Yes the chorus is great (albeit a bit generic)
Verses, not so much

 

[Jer]

It's easy to see what the highest song from it is now... but where will "Inertia" land?

Hmm, I don't get this at all. "Inertia" has a nice intro and outro, and the beginning of the solo is pretty good; but it has a "meh" verse and an actively grating chorus. There are so many songs on Skunkworks that are so much better than this one. Oh well.

 

[mckindog]

Change of Heart is gorgeous.
Trumpets of Jericho is, as I said before, mediocre and way to high.
Back From the Edge is top five material without a doubt. WTF guys?

 

[Jer]

Inertia
This thread won't move at all
Inertia
The countdown hit a stone wall
Inertia
Diesel, don't let it die​

 

[Diesel 11]

Inertia
This thread won't move at all
Inertia
The countdown hit a stone wall
Inertia
Diesel, don't let it die​

It won’t die, lol. I’ve just been busier IRL and more in a Maiden mood lately. Since we’re at the Top 30 now, I don’t want to be lazy with anything just for the sake of finishing the list. But never fear, we’ll finish it by the end of this month at the latest.

 

[Diesel 11]

30: Eternal
Average Score: 8.11/10
Bonus Tracks 27/31

Sorry @Jer , this track isn't in the Top 10 after all. It does kick off the Top 30, though! It's a very interesting song for Bruce, not one of the most popular but it's a beautiful piece of music. Originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese Tyranny of Souls, this is now a single from Scream for Me Sarajevo. An appropriate song.

Votes:

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10 - 5
9 - 2
8 - 7
7 - 1
6 - 1
5 - 1
4 - 1
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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30 - Eternal
31 - Back From The Edge
32 - Trumpets of Jericho
33 - Freak
34 - Soul Intruders
35 - Son of a Gun
36 - Change of Heart
37 - The Breeding House
38 - Starchildren
39 - Innerspace
40 - Strange Death In Paradise
41 - Laughing in the Hiding Bush
42 - Wicker Man
43 - Space Race
44 - Solar Confinement
45 - Machine Men
46 - Killing Floor
47 - The Magician
48 - Devil on a Hog
49 - Acoustic Song
50 - Welcome To The Pit
51 - No Way Out... Continued
52 - Gods of War
53 - Faith
54 - No Way Out... To Be Continued
55 - Sacred Cowboys
56 - 1000 Points of Light
57 - Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
58 - Hell No
59 - All The Young Dudes
60 - Inside The Machine
61 - Real World
62 - Winds of Change
63 - Meltdown
64 - Gypsy Road
65 - Fire Child
66 - Shoot All The Clowns
67 - Octavia
68 - Dreamstate
69 - Hell On Wheels
70 - Fire
71 - Believil
72 - I Will Not Accept The Truth
73 - Mars Within
74 - Armchair Hero
75 - Toltec 7 Arrival
76 - God's Not Coming Back
77 - Darkness Be My Friend
78 - Confeos
79 - Headswitch
80 - Dive! Dive! Dive!
81 - Rescue Day
82 - No Lies
83 - Re-Entry
84 - Midnight Jam
85 - Over And Out
86 - Dracula
87 - Cadillac Gas Mask
88 - Tibet
89 - Elvis Has Left The Building
90 - Americans Are Behind
91 - Lickin' the Gun
92 - R 101
93 - Ballad of Mutt
94 - Zulu Lulu
95 - The Post Alternative Seattle Fall Out
96 - I'm In A Band With An Italian Drummer

Albums:

Spoiler

Tattooed Millionaire 8/10
Balls To Picasso 8/10
Skunkworks 12/13
Accident of Birth 5/12
The Chemical Wedding 3/10
Tyranny of Souls 4/10
Bonus Tracks 27/31

 

[Jer]

30: Eternal

Love this song. 10/10, best of the B-sides, IMO. Should have replaced "Devil On A Hog" on the album.

 

[Forostar]

31: Back From The Edge]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !

Ridiculous!

 

[Number 6]

Should have replaced "Devil On A Hog" on the album.

No. "Eternal" is very good, but it's far from perfect, doesn't fit the album at all. "Devil On a Hog" is better.

 

[Diesel 11]

29: River of No Return
Average Score: 8.14/10
Tyranny of Souls 5/10

Probably my least favorite song on TOS. I don't really get what everyone else seems to see in it and I definitely think it's too high. But that's just me.

Choice comments:

This sounds almost like a 70's song mixed with todays heavy metal, atleast
in the introduction. I really love Bruce Dickinsons singing in this one and the
main riff during the verses. Its the "mellow headbanging" song.
"now your lost, and you cant return - The river of no return" are parts of
the chorus. There are some musical additions to the next verse.
The guitar solo is different from other guitar solos - This one seems almost
a little funky, with a great bassline in the background - After the shorter solo
a guitar riff that sounds like something taken out of a dracula movie.
The next guitar solo is a mainstream one that fits the song perfect.
The rest is well.. Not so different from the rest of the song.
Brilliant.

really impressed me.

River Of No Return is a classic, too.

Votes:

Spoiler

10 - 3
9 - 4
8 - 7
7 - 7
6 - 0
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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29 - River of No Return
30 - Eternal
31 - Back From The Edge
32 - Trumpets of Jericho
33 - Freak
34 - Soul Intruders
35 - Son of a Gun
36 - Change of Heart
37 - The Breeding House
38 - Starchildren
39 - Innerspace
40 - Strange Death In Paradise
41 - Laughing in the Hiding Bush
42 - Wicker Man
43 - Space Race
44 - Solar Confinement
45 - Machine Men
46 - Killing Floor
47 - The Magician
48 - Devil on a Hog
49 - Acoustic Song
50 - Welcome To The Pit
51 - No Way Out... Continued
52 - Gods of War
53 - Faith
54 - No Way Out... To Be Continued
55 - Sacred Cowboys
56 - 1000 Points of Light
57 - Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
58 - Hell No
59 - All The Young Dudes
60 - Inside The Machine
61 - Real World
62 - Winds of Change
63 - Meltdown
64 - Gypsy Road
65 - Fire Child
66 - Shoot All The Clowns
67 - Octavia
68 - Dreamstate
69 - Hell On Wheels
70 - Fire
71 - Believil
72 - I Will Not Accept The Truth
73 - Mars Within
74 - Armchair Hero
75 - Toltec 7 Arrival
76 - God's Not Coming Back
77 - Darkness Be My Friend
78 - Confeos
79 - Headswitch
80 - Dive! Dive! Dive!
81 - Rescue Day
82 - No Lies
83 - Re-Entry
84 - Midnight Jam
85 - Over And Out
86 - Dracula
87 - Cadillac Gas Mask
88 - Tibet
89 - Elvis Has Left The Building
90 - Americans Are Behind
91 - Lickin' the Gun
92 - R 101
93 - Ballad of Mutt
94 - Zulu Lulu
95 - The Post Alternative Seattle Fall Out
96 - I'm In A Band With An Italian Drummer

Albums:

Spoiler

Tattooed Millionaire 8/10
Balls To Picasso 8/10
Skunkworks 12/13
Accident of Birth 5/12
The Chemical Wedding 3/10
Tyranny of Souls 5/10
Bonus Tracks 27/31

 

[Jer]

No. "Eternal" is very good, but it's far from perfect, doesn't fit the album at all. "Devil On a Hog" is better.

How does "Devil On A Hog" fit the rest of the album, with its hard rock stylings and its sickly sweet vocal harmonies? I think it sticks out like a sore thumb.

"Eternal" is like a warm, melancholy counterpart to "Believil", and would have worked just fine if it had been tacked onto the end of the album.

 

[Diesel 11]

"Eternal" feels more like a bonus track, regardless how good it is. "Devil on a Hog" and "Believil" is one of my favorite one/two punches in Bruce's discography.