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Accident Of Birth (song)
"Accident of Birth" is the first single from Bruce Dickinson's fourth solo album, ''Accident of Birth'', released in 1997 and peaking at number 54 in the UK Singles Chart. Dickinson described the song as "about a family from Hell. Except they're in Hell and one of them has accidentally been born, and they want him back and he doesn't want to go. For all the same reasons that you wouldn't want to go back to your family if they're a pain in the ass, he doesn't want to go back to his family. OK, so they're in Hell, that makes a little difference too." Music video The song's music video was directed by Bruce Dickinson and was shot on the same day as the video to "Road to Hell" from the same album. Track listing Part I # "Accident of Birth" – 4:23 # "Ghost Of Cain" – 4:13 # "Accident of Birth (demo)" – 4:16 Part II # "Accident of Birth" – 4:23 # "Starchildren (demo)" – 5:04 # "Taking The Queen (demo)" – 4:33 Credits * Bruce Dickinson – V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence. Dickinson began his career in music fronting small pub bands in the 1970s while attending school in Sheffield and university in London. In 1979, he joined British new wave heavy metal band Samson, with whom he gained some popularity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce" and performed on two studio records. He left Samson in 1981 to join Iron Maiden, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and debuted on their 1982 album '' The Number of the Beast''. During his first tenure in the band, they issued a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums in the 1980s and early 1990s. Dickinson quit Iron Maiden in 1993 (being replaced by Blaze Bayley) to pursue his solo career, which saw him experiment with a wide variety of heavy metal and rock styles. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accident Of Birth
''Accident of Birth'' is the fourth studio album by Bruce Dickinson, released on 3 June 1997 through Castle Communications sub-label Raw Power in the UK and through CMC International in the US. Dickinson's second collaboration with guitarist/producer Roy Z, the album is markedly different in style from his previous effort ''Skunkworks''. As well as Roy Z, Dickinson was also joined for the album by fellow former Iron Maiden member Adrian Smith; both Dickinson and Smith would later return to their former band in early 1999. Thanks to the slightly bigger success of this album compared to his previous solo releases, Dickinson would continue to work with Roy Z on his subsequent albums '' The Chemical Wedding'' (1998) and ''Tyranny of Souls'' (2005). Album artwork The cover art was produced by Derek Riggs, best known for being the creator of Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie and the artwork on all of Iron Maiden's albums/singles/posters/tour brochures throughout 1980–1990 (and sporadically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Z
Roy Z (born February 1968) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Bruce Dickinson (from Iron Maiden), Halford, and Judas Priest. He also is the founder of Tribe of Gypsies, a Latin-influenced hard rock band. Roy also helped write and produce the band Life After Death in 1996. Biography Roy Z was born Roy Ramirez in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, United States, but changed his name in the 1980s because he felt "ethnic names were not trendy at the time". Roy reversed Ramirez and became 'Roy Zerimar', though people began calling him 'Roy Z' for short. Roy began playing guitar and studying music at a young age, influenced by players such as Peter Green, Uli Roth, Jimmy Page, Frank Marino, Carlos Santana, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck, and Robin Trower. He was featured in Mike Varney's "Spotlight" column in Guitar Player magazine. A regular on the Southern California hard rock scene in the late 1980s, Roy played w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back From The Edge (song)
"Back from the Edge" is the first and only single released to promote Bruce Dickinson's third solo studio album, ''Skunkworks'', released on 7 March 1996. The single peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing # "Back From The Edge" (Bruce Dickinson/Alex Dickson) – 4:19 # "Rescue Day" – 4:11 # "God's Not Coming Back" – 2:19 # "Armchair Hero" – 2:43 "I'm in a Band with an Italian Drummer" "I'm in a Band with an Italian Drummer" is an ironic/spoof rock song, first issued as the b-side of "Back from the Edge" (only on its 7-inch vinyl format), and subsequently released on the second disc of the 2001 '' The Best of Bruce Dickinson'' compilation album. It was written by bassist Chris Dale, who was in Dickinson's short-lived backing band for the ''Skunkworks'' album, also named Skunkworks. The song's instrumentation features funny breaks with many deliberately off-beat electronic drum machine effects, each occurring immediately after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Sorrows (song)
"Man of Sorrows" is the second single from Bruce Dickinson's fourth solo album, ''Accident of Birth'', released on 3 June 1997. Writing and recording The song was originally written for a film called '' Chemical Wedding'', which existed only as a script at the time (it was eventually filmed and released in May 2008). The original version of the song, included on ''The Best of Bruce Dickinson'', was recorded in 1990, engineered by André Jacquemin (who is better known for his sound-engineer work for Monty Python), and featured Janick Gers on guitar.''The Best of Bruce Dickinson''. 2001. Disc. 2. Track 13. The Voice of Crube. Track listing # "Man Of Sorrows" (Radio Edit -Single Chorus) – 3:57 # "Man Of Sorrows" (Radio Edit -Double Chorus) – 4:24 # "Man Of Sorrows" (Spanish Version) – 5:18 # "Man Of Sorrows" (Spanish Version -Single Chorus) – 3:57 # "Man Of Sorrows" (Orchestral Version) – 5:20 Personnel * Bruce Dickinson – Vocals * Adrian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Smith
Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio. Smith grew up in London and became interested in rock music at 15. He soon formed a friendship with future Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray, who inspired him to take up the guitar. After leaving school at 16, he formed the band Urchin, which he led until their demise in 1980. He joined Iron Maiden in November 1980, replacing Dennis Stratton. Following a short-lived solo project called ASAP, he left Iron Maiden in 1990 and, after a year-long hiatus, formed the band The Untouchables which later became Psycho Motel. In 1997, Psycho Motel was put on hold when Smith joined the band of former Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. Smith and Dickinson would both return to Iron Maiden in 1999, after which the band gained new success. During his second tenure with Iron Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Casillas
Bruce Dickinson is a heavy metal music, heavy metal singer, whose career has spanned more than three decades. In early 1989, during his first tenure in Iron Maiden, Zomba Label Group, Zomba asked Dickinson to contribute a track for the film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', providing a budget, a studio, and a producer, Chris Tsangarides. Dickinson took up the opportunity and called an old friend of his, former Gillan (band), Gillan guitarist Janick Gers. Shortly after meeting, they had "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter, Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" ready for the studio, which was recorded with the assistance of bassist Andy Carr and drummer Fabio del Rio. Impressed with the results, Zomba convinced Dickinson to record a full album using the same line-up, leading to 1990's ''Tattooed Millionaire''. A supporting tour followed, for which an unavailable Del Rio was replaced by drummer Dickie Fliszar. To concentrate on his second solo effort, ''Balls to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ingraham
Bruce Dickinson is a heavy metal singer, whose career has spanned more than three decades. In early 1989, during his first tenure in Iron Maiden, Zomba asked Dickinson to contribute a track for the film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', providing a budget, a studio, and a producer, Chris Tsangarides. Dickinson took up the opportunity and called an old friend of his, former Gillan guitarist Janick Gers. Shortly after meeting, they had " Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" ready for the studio, which was recorded with the assistance of bassist Andy Carr and drummer Fabio del Rio. Impressed with the results, Zomba convinced Dickinson to record a full album using the same line-up, leading to 1990's ''Tattooed Millionaire''. A supporting tour followed, for which an unavailable Del Rio was replaced by drummer Dickie Fliszar. To concentrate on his second solo effort, '' Balls to Picasso'', Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 and collaborated with American producer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Singles
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