Did Adrian sing on the studio version of Wasted Years?
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Mega
Ancient Mariner
You know, I never though about it. It sounds like Bruce with Bruce's prime melody playing along it, but the harmony could be a young H. He definitely sings on the awesome version from Flight 666, so he may sing here as well. I think the best spot to try and figure this out is "face up", that's where the 2 voices sound seperate.
The reason I thought of it is because Steve sings on songs like Paschendale and The Legacy but it is very low in the mix. The 2 parts are merged so closely that it is hard to tell if H is also singing. And the F666 version is easily the best.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
The Knife Master said:
Wouldn't it be in the album credits? I mean, on earlier albums we often read "Adrian Smith: Guitar/Backup vocals" and "Steve Harris: Bass/backing vocals". Here is where I get confused:
In the sleeve notes of my SiT CD (the 1998 remastered version) H is listed only with "lead & rhythm guitar". However, in the Wikipedia article on the album, H is credited for guitar plus backing vocals!
By the way, talking of backing vocals - anyone else noticed that during the 2005 performance of Phantom of the Opera, 'Arry sings off-key? Stick to the bass, old man
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Yes, Adrian sings on the studio version of Wasted Years. H does the lower vocal. Bruce the higher.
I don't have trouble distinguishing the two different voices.
I also suspect Adrian of doing (co-)vocals on The Duellists (ooohooo) and Die With Your Boots on (If you're gonna die). I really think that's not (only) Bruce.
And we know that Adrian did backing vocals on AMOLAD.
About Phantom, live:
I love the way Bruce, Steve and Adrian distribute the vocals in that midpiece. ("keep your distance... "etc,)
H does the lowest vocal here.
I don't have trouble distinguishing the two different voices.
I also suspect Adrian of doing (co-)vocals on The Duellists (ooohooo) and Die With Your Boots on (If you're gonna die). I really think that's not (only) Bruce.
And we know that Adrian did backing vocals on AMOLAD.
About Phantom, live:
I love the way Bruce, Steve and Adrian distribute the vocals in that midpiece. ("keep your distance... "etc,)
H does the lowest vocal here.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Forostar said:
Nothing wrong with the vocal arrangement, it is nice, but it also shows that Steve isn't great at singing.
About those other songs (The Duellists, Die With Your Boots On and so on) - I thought it was common knowledge that Steve and H did backing vocals there?
And finally - I agree it really sounds like H also sings on Wasted Years. That means the credits on the 1998 remaster are wrong (and the Wikipedia article is correct).
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Eddies Wingman said:
I don't think it's that horrible.
And I think Steve and Dennis Stratton do excellent backing vocals on the studio version.
Eddies Wingman said:
DWYBO live, yes, but that doesn't automatically mean in the studio as well. But it might be logical indeed.
The Duellists? I think I've been the only one who ever suggested that Adrian might have contributed to this (I am not sure about Steve, could be as well). So I can't imagine it's common knowledge.
Eddies Wingman said:
Well, the amount of H-backing vocals is relatively low on SIT, so I can imagine they left that out of the credits.
No I wonder how he was mentioned in AMOLAD.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
The Wiki article on Powerslave also credits H with backing vocals, so it's logical that he contributes on The Duellists. There aren't that many parts with gang vocals on the album overall, and some other (like the choruses of Aces High and 2 Minutes To Midnight) definitely sound like Bruce only.
