Bruce's Solo Discography Ranked - The Complete List

[Diesel 11]

I wasn't sure how long back it was that I said that, but knew it was more than a week. My point still stands; tastes change. And "Abduction" (along with some other ones) have been only growing lately.

So how would you rank his solo career, worst to best, as of right now?

 

[Diesel 11]

11: Accident of Birth
Average Score: 8.86/10
Accident of Birth 9/12

AOB's title track is another overrated song, but I'm fine with its ranking. Just outside the Top 10! Wow!

I can hear it now...

Welcome home!
It's been too long, we've missed you
Welcome home!
We've opened up the gates
Welcome home!
To your brothers and sisters
Welcome home!
To the best of the best...

To Bruce's Top 10...​

Votes:

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

Overall:

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11 - Accident of Birth
12 - Silver Wings
13 - Man of Sorrows
14 - Road to Hell
15 - The Alchemist
16 - King in Crimson
17 - Broken
18 - A Tyranny of Souls
19 - Abduction
20 - Born in '58
21 - The Ghost of Cain
22 - Tattooed Millionaire
23 - Cyclops
24 - Return of the King
25 - Taking the Queen
26 - Gates of Urizen
27 - Inertia
28 - Power of the Sun
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:

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Tattooed Millionaire 10/10
Balls To Picasso 9/10
Skunkworks 13/13
Accident of Birth 9/12
The Chemical Wedding 6/10
Tyranny of Souls 8/10
Bonus Tracks 31/31

 

[Diesel 11]

Re-cap time!!

So, ladies and gentlemen, we've gone through 86 different songs to get this far. Ten remain. They are as follows:

• Tears of the Dragon
• Darkside of Aquarius
• Omega
• Arc of Space
• Chemical Wedding
• The Tower
• Book of Thel
• Jerusalem
• Kill Devil Hill
• Navigate the Seas of the Sun

So, the big question is.... how are they ranked?????

The Top 10 starts tomorrow! Get hyped!

 

[Jer]

I think "Darkside Of Aquarius", "Book Of Thel", "The Tower", "Tears Of The Dragon", and "Kill Devil Hill" are pretty much guaranteed to be [in the top 10]. The other slots will probably be filled with songs from Accident Of Birth and The Chemical Wedding, though a little part of me hopes that "Eternal" will find a way to squeak in there.

Looks like I was almost totally right -- "Navigate The Seas Of The Sun" was the only curveball to sneak in there.

 

[Diesel 11]

"Navigate The Seas Of The Sun" was the only curveball to sneak in there.

Well... for you, maybe, but I've heard so much praise for that song that the only question was wear in the Top 10 it would land, lol!

 

[Number 6]

So how would you rank his solo career, worst to best, as of right now?

The albums' ranking hasn't changed since I last updated it. As for songs rankings, I'm not quite sure yet, but off the top of my head, I figure my Top 10 would look something like this:

1. "Book of Thel"
2. "Navigate the Seas of the Sun"
3. "King In Crimson"
4. "Trumpets of Jericho"
5. "Abduction"
6. "Freak"
7. "Chemical Wedding"
8. "Accident of Birth"
9. "Darkside of Aquarius"
10. "Gates of Urizen"

Half of The Chemical Wedding made this improvised list, the other half would probably end up in the Top 20. Top 15 maybe?

 

[mitch cugnet]

The top 4. In no particular order

Dark side of Aquarius
Book of them
Kill devil hill ( better be #1)
Navigate the seas of the sun

 

[Diesel 11]

Anyone else have a guess as to the Top 10's ranking?

 

[Number 6]

I'm guessing "Book of Thel" is no. 1. If not, it's either "Tears of the Dragon" or "Darkside of Aquarius".

 

[Cosmiceddie]

16: King in Crimson
Average Score: 8.68/10
The Chemical Wedding 5/10

*drum crash*
*guitar*
*drum-guitar*
*drum crash*
*guitar*
*drum-guitar*
*drumming*

*chug*
*chugging...*

*drum crash*
*GUITAR RIFF*

In the darkness the raven's head
In the courtyard clothed in fear
I see gates that are opening
There's only one way out of here

Daylight has gone!
The night has come...

See his twisted sons and daughters
WRITHING slowly in Satan's mire
If you could only see the visions
Trembling world I now despise

As the veil reveals that outer darkness
I am sucked into the halls of flame...

ARISE
AWAIT
The King in Crimson comes
ARISE
AWAIT
The King in Crimson...
Crimson comes!

Seriously, this is one of the best album openers ever. Fucking incredible. AND THAT SOLO!!! wheewwww. Epic fuckery here. One of the best Bruce songs. Love it love it love it!!

Votes:

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

Overall:

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16 - King in Crimson
17 - Broken
18 - A Tyranny of Souls
19 - Abduction
20 - Born in '58
21 - The Ghost of Cain
22 - Tattooed Millionaire
23 - Cyclops
24 - Return of the King
25 - Taking the Queen
26 - Gates of Urizen
27 - Inertia
28 - Power of the Sun
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:

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Tattooed Millionaire 10/10
Balls To Picasso 9/10
Skunkworks 13/13
Accident of Birth 6/12
The Chemical Wedding 5/10
Tyranny of Souls 8/10
Bonus Tracks 30/31

King In Crimson features Adrian Smith‘s best solo ever.

 

[Diesel 11]

King In Crimson features Adrian Smith‘s best solo ever.

King in Crimson features the best solo in Bruce’s studio discography, I agree.

 

[Black Bart]

I'd put it in the Top 10, if not Top 5.

My top-ten, out of the remaining songs. I just wish "Navigate..." were #11, leaving a deserved spot to "Accident of Birth" in the top 10. After all, this was Bruce's "resurrection" song (not that I dislike Skunkworks though).

1. Tears of the Dragon
2. Book of Thel
3. Darkside of Aquarius
4. Jerusalem
5. Chemical Wedding
6. Kill Devil Hill
7. Omega
8. The Tower
9. Arc of Space
10. Navigate the Seas of the Sun

PS Oh my god, this is difficult!

 

[Shmoolikipod]

14: Road to Hell

Very surprising that it beat Alchemist and King in Crimson!

 

[Innerspace]

Book of Thel has to be number 1 otherwise everyone on here is a cloth eared nitwit. That said Innerspace should have been top 3 and wasn't so the nitwittery has already been proven!

 

[Collin]

Book of Thel has to be number 1 otherwise everyone on here is a cloth eared nitwit. That said Innerspace should have been top 3 and wasn't so the nitwittery has already been proven!

It’s gonna be Darkside of Aquarius. It always is.

 

[Number 6]

It’s gonna be Darkside of Aquarius. It always is.

I know that's a safe prediction (I myself predicted it), but honestly, if "Aquarius" is #1 again, I'll be thoroughly disappointed. It's very very good and probably in my Top 10, but it still doesn't deserve the top spot. Bruce has a number of songs that are way ahead of it.

 

[Jer]

I know that's a safe prediction (I myself predicted it), but honestly, if "Aquarius" is #1 again, I'll be thoroughly disappointed. It's very very good and probably in my Top 10, but it still doesn't deserve the top spot.

It really ought to be "Tears Of The Dragon", if we're going to be honest with ourselves...

 

[Diesel 11]

10: Kill Devil Hill
Average Score: 8.95/10
Tyranny of Souls 9/10

At long last, we've reached the Top 1o! "Kill Devil Hill" is the final 8/10, all the rest are 9s. I'm very happy it got this high, one of my personal favorites. I think the general consensus is that Bruce took the story of the Wright Brothers and managed to not make it cheesy. It's an incredible song. The chorus is very weird - certainly took me some time to get it, but once I did, I've never gone back. It's also one of his heaviest songs ever, although it changes pace and ends beautifully. "There are no secrets.... only our dreams...." Love this song. Top 5 for me, but again, given the others in this Top 10, I'm satisfied with where it landed.

"Kill Devil Hill, and the way to the stars!"

Choice comments:

my number one Bruce song.

I'd say that making Kill Devil Hill your #1 song is insane, but hey, your life.

Kill Devil Hill is awesome. It has everything great about Bruce's Roy Z collaborations in a neat little package. Should be top 10.

Kill Devil Hill is a definite Top 10 song.

Kill Devil Hill, last part is music poetry.

I agree Kill Devil Hill is brilliant track.

gotta love that keyboard work, haunting stuff

great beginning but no memorable end in my opinion

Votes:

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

Overall:

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10 - Kill Devil Hill
11 - Accident of Birth
12 - Silver Wings
13 - Man of Sorrows
14 - Road to Hell
15 - The Alchemist
16 - King in Crimson
17 - Broken
18 - A Tyranny of Souls
19 - Abduction
20 - Born in '58
21 - The Ghost of Cain
22 - Tattooed Millionaire
23 - Cyclops
24 - Return of the King
25 - Taking the Queen
26 - Gates of Urizen
27 - Inertia
28 - Power of the Sun
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:

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Tattooed Millionaire 10/10
Balls To Picasso 9/10
Skunkworks 13/13
Accident of Birth 9/12
The Chemical Wedding 6/10
Tyranny of Souls 9/10
Bonus Tracks 31/31

 

[Diesel 11]

9: Arc of Space
Average Score: 9.1/10
Accident of Birth 10/12

Is this the biggest surprise in the Top 10? I think so. A worthy contender but I'd no idea people liked it this much! This acoustic track is an incredibly emotional closer, and succeeds, I think, where "Omega" fails. But then, "Omega" is still in the running, so that's probably just me. Anyway, Bruce is awesome, this song is awesome, congrats, "Arc of Space", you're in the Top 10.

Votes:

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

Overall:

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9 - Arc of Space
10 - Kill Devil Hill
11 - Accident of Birth
12 - Silver Wings
13 - Man of Sorrows
14 - Road to Hell
15 - The Alchemist
16 - King in Crimson
17 - Broken
18 - A Tyranny of Souls
19 - Abduction
20 - Born in '58
21 - The Ghost of Cain
22 - Tattooed Millionaire
23 - Cyclops
24 - Return of the King
25 - Taking the Queen
26 - Gates of Urizen
27 - Inertia
28 - Power of the Sun
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 10/10
Balls To Picasso 9/10
Skunkworks 13/13
Accident of Birth 10/12
The Chemical Wedding 6/10
Tyranny of Souls 9/10
Bonus Tracks 31/31

 

[Mosh]

Kill Devil Hill is the closest TOS ever gets to the level of quality achieved on Chemical Wedding.