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jackhammer · 01-30-2009, 02:03 PM

Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998)

Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson's solo career has been patchy but it really hit paydirt with this release. The strength of this album is that despite his trademark vocals and the inclusion of Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith it does sound distinctly different to them. It's heavier but still retains good melody and hooks. It is quite simply a fantastic Heavy metal album that doesn't try to anything different or spectacular with the genre, yet it is still a very good listen. It's quite refreshing to hear straight up good old fashioned Metal sometimes that still has enough good playing and musical chops for it to rise above the much of the mediocrity out there.

01-30-2009, 02:03 PM	#68 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998) Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson's solo career has been patchy but it really hit paydirt with this release. The strength of this album is that despite his trademark vocals and the inclusion of Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith it does sound distinctly different to them. It's heavier but still retains good melody and hooks. It is quite simply a fantastic Heavy metal album that doesn't try to anything different or spectacular with the genre, yet it is still a very good listen. It's quite refreshing to hear straight up good old fashioned Metal sometimes that still has enough good playing and musical chops for it to rise above the much of the mediocrity out there. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”