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[srfc]

I honestly think Blaze, even after years of touring with Wolfsbane, was still so green when it came to his voice he didn't know any better at the time that they should have tuned down. He still says to this day he learned so much about his voice from working with Steve.

Having read At the End of the Day a long time ago, I recall him saying something along the lines of the subject of tuning down never coming up during auditions or rehearsals, but I've never read or heard about him blaming Steve for anything. It's always the opposite. If there's an article or a quote in the book I've forgotten that states otherwise, I'd like to see it.

Downtuning just wasn't on the level it is now in 1995.

Yeah I was being facetious saying "he" was blaming Steve, it's fans who blame Steve for everything that do that. I also wasn't entirely being serious, which I thought would have been made clear by saying BALZE!!11

 

[dickinson1978]

Downtuning just wasn't on the level it is now in 1995.

Yeah I was being facetious saying "he" was blaming Steve, it's fans who blame Steve for everything that do that. I also wasn't entirely being serious, which I thought would have been made clear by saying BALZE!!11

I dont know how would sound the songs downtuned. If blaze with his solo band downtuned rhe songs,some of them sounded amateur,but i thought it was because the equipement

 

[Abas]

And by the light of the moon
He prays for some new pantaloons

What the fuck did I just read hahahahahahahaha

 

[Vaenyr]

Downtuning just wasn't on the level it is now in 1995.

Kinda true, yeah. As time went on tunings got lower and lower. In the early-to-mid 90s going down a half step was popular, even power metal bands like Blind Guardian or Iced Earth did that. Some of the heavier bands went a whole step to D standard. Then the early 2000s blew out the bottom and bands started going pretty low.

I dont know how would sound the songs downtuned. If blaze with his solo band downtuned rhe songs,some of them sounded amateur,but i thought it was because the equipement

It depends on how low they go. If it's 2 whole steps or more, obviously it's going to be a huge change. A half step or one whole step though? No one would bat an eye. To illustrate this, compare Lord Of The Flies on the album with the live version from Death On The Road. The album version is in F# minor, the live version with Bruce a whole step lower in E minor. So in the most ironic fashion, the one time where Maiden decided to play a song in a lower key than on the studio was Bruce singing a Blaze song. Can't make that up lol

 

[dmort93]

Kinda true, yeah. As time went on tunings got lower and lower. In the early-to-mid 90s going down a half step was popular, even power metal bands like Blind Guardian or Iced Earth did that. Some of the heavier bands went a whole step to D standard. Then the early 2000s blew out the bottom and bands started going pretty low.

I'm pretty sure Metallica played in Eb on their albums from Load to Death Magnetic didn't they? I know St Anger was in drop C for the most part.

 

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[BludBrutha]

I'm pretty sure Metallica played in Eb on their albums from Load to Death Magnetic didn't they? I know St Anger was in drop C for the most part.

KISS and Van Halen were Eb in their heydays. Sabbath used all sorts of downtuning in the 70s, down to C in some instances.