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The Best Of Bruce Dickinson
__NOTOC__ ''The Best of Bruce Dickinson'' is a compilation album released in 2001 by Bruce Dickinson. Two versions were released; a single disc version and a bonus disc version. On the front cover, the album title is imposed upon the seal of the demon Astaroth. Disc 1 is a selection of songs from his previous solo albums, with the addition of two new songs, "Broken" and "Silver Wings", both of which were written by Dickinson and guitarist/producer Roy Z. Disc 2 contains rare songs, most of which have appeared as b-sides on singles. The track "The Voice of Crube" is an explanation of the various songs, narrated by Bruce (for whom 'Crube' is an anagram). Track listing Personnel * Bruce Dickinson – vocals * Roy Z – guitar, piano, mellotron * Adrian Smith – guitar * Janick Gers – guitar * Eddie "Cheddar" Casillas – bass * Alex Dickson – guitar * Andy Carr – bass * Chris Dale – bass * Doug Vanbooven – percussion ... [...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] |
Janick Gers
Janick Robert Gers (; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as one of the three guitarists in heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He initially joined to replace Adrian Smith, but remained in the band after Smith rejoined. Gers was previously a member of Gillan and co-founder of the band White Spirit in 1975. Career Gers began his career as the lead guitarist of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal band White Spirit -- appearing on their debut self-titled album in 1980 -- before leaving in 1981 to join Gillan, a group formed by then-former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. After Gillan disbanded, Gers undertook a Humanities degree before joining Gogmagog, which included former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr. The project would ultimately come to nothing. Gers would later contribute, and perform on, the track "View from the Hill" on former Marillion vocalist Fish's first solo album, ''Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors'', release ... [...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] |
The Dream Child
''A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'' (stylized on-screen as ''A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child'') is a 1989 American gothic slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Leslie Bohem. It is the fifth installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise, and stars Lisa Wilcox, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. The film follows Krueger, using a now pregnant Alice Johnson's baby's dreams to claim new victims. The film's general tone is much darker than that of the previous films. A blue filter lighting technique is used in most of the scenes. It is one of the final slasher films released in the 1980s. ''The Dream Child'' was released on August 11, 1989, and grossed $22.1 million on a budget of $8 million, a steep decline in box office receipts from '' Dream Warriors'' and ''The Dream Master,'' while still a box office success and the highest grossing slasher film of 1989. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring Your Daughter
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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] |
Skunkworks (album)
''Skunkworks'' is the third studio album by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, released in 1996. It is the first and only studio album recorded with the musicians Dickinson put together for the tour supporting the album ''Balls to Picasso''. They disbanded by the end of 1996. Overview Bruce Dickinson had intended ''Skunkworks'' to be the debut album of a band by the same name. However, his label would not issue the record under any name other than Bruce Dickinson. The album moved from Iron Maiden's Heavy metal music, heavy metal style to an alternative metal sound similar to bands such as Rush (band), Rush and Soundgarden. The album name refers to the Skunk Works, Lockheed code name for an elite military design group. It was produced by Jack Endino, best known for Nirvana (band), Nirvana's debut album ''Bleach (Nirvana album), Bleach''. "I had this argument with (my manager) Rod Smallwood, Rod," Dickinson recalled, "and he told me, 'You're a heavy metal singer. You can't cha ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Born In '58
"Born in '58" is the last single from Bruce Dickinson's debut solo album, ''Tattooed Millionaire'', released on March 25, 1991. The song is about Bruce Dickinson's early life, growing up with his Grandparents in Worksop (Dickinson was born in 1958). Track listing # Born in '58 – 03:40 # Tattooed Millionaire (live) – 04:36 # Son of a Gun (live) – 05:53 Tracks 2 and 3 were recorded live at The Astoria Theatre in London, England in June 1990. Personnel * Bruce Dickinson – Vocals * Janick Gers Janick Robert Gers (; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as one of the three guitarists in heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He initially joined to replace Adrian Smith, but remained in the band after Smith rejoined. G ... – Guitar * Andy Carr – Bass * Fabio Del Rio – Drums Chart positions References 1990 singles Bruce Dickinson songs Songs written by Bruce Dickinson 1990 songs Sony Music singles Songs written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Wedding (Bruce Dickinson Album)
''The Chemical Wedding'' is the fifth solo album by English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson, released on 15 September 1998 through Dickinson's own label Air Raid Records. The record draws some inspiration from the works of William Blake, featuring sung and spoken excerpts of his prophetic works and poetry (notably " And did those feet in ancient time" on the track "Jerusalem"), and with cover art from his painting '' The Ghost of a Flea'', although the name of the album and its title track derive from the Rosicrucian manifesto the ''Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz''. As with the previous album, it featured Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, then a member of Dickinson's solo outfit. This is the last Dickinson's album before he and Adrian Smith rejoined Iron Maiden the following year. The film, '' Chemical Wedding'', with a screenplay by Dickinson, was released in May 2008. It features the title track from the album on its soundtrack, but concerns a story about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
