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Started by Pat in Other Bands & Artists

who was/is the better frontman and vocalist?

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this discussion contained a poll, which may return in the future)

Posted on Tue, 26 October 2004 at 22:47

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

C’mon now… Might as well ask who’s better Rob Halford or “Ripper” Owens. Please ;)

It’s Bruce no doubt!

Has anyone seen them live lately? How’s his pipes holding up?

Posted on Tue, 26 October 2004 at 23:30

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MarkoJii (Ukko Perkele) wrote:

No question about it… Bruce Almighty :)

I saw them in summer 2003 and he was in really great shape. As the whole band apart from Jannick Gers, he just concentrated on posing and fooling around…

Posted on Wed, 27 October 2004 at 05:43

#3

mr self destruct wrote:

Surprising, the only one to vote for PD. Great voice, Iron Maiden is my favourite album.

Posted on Wed, 27 October 2004 at 13:59

#4

Pat wrote:

bruce is without doubt the true maiden singer, but i really liked di’anno as well, bruce has the advantage cos he did most of their albums but that classic rock sound on their first 2 albums hasnt been matched, they tried it with bruce on last prayer for the dying and fear of the dark and we all know how they turned out

Posted on Wed, 27 October 2004 at 15:22

#5

Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

I clicked the ” Worst metal band of all time ” option. :D

Hey, its my opinion :D

Posted on Wed, 27 October 2004 at 15:33

#6

Pat wrote:

Squall wrote:

I clicked the ” Worst metal band of all time ” option. :D

Hey, its my opinion :D

hey thats not fair, now metallica will have to bring out another album to reclaim that title! i hope your happy:mad:

Posted on Wed, 27 October 2004 at 16:00

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Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

Pat wrote:

hey thats not fair, now metallica will have to bring out another album to reclaim that title! i hope your happy:mad:

I just think they are terrible :D

And st. anger is a one-off…They’ve said their new stuff is more like the black album :D

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 13:50

#8

Pat wrote:

Squall wrote:

And st. anger is a one-off…They’ve said their new stuff is more like the black album :D

wich wasnt great either, if they said it was more like ride the lightning id be interested. metallica havnt done anything great without cliff

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 14:34

#9

RobbyVDH wrote:

Bruce without any doubt :)

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 18:18

#10

3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

I’m not real Maiden fan, but Bruce is the best.

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 18:23

#11

FNYANKEZ wrote:

ouch! This poll is almost as lopsided as the Troublegum vs. High Anxiety poll.

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 20:29

#12

realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

I was just about to post that when I saw you beat me to it!

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 20:34

#13

FNYANKEZ wrote:

Proof that sick minds think alike

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 20:59

#14

realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

Yes, but I’m the sick bastard that made the HA/Troublegum poll :(

Posted on Thu, 28 October 2004 at 21:11

#15

Pat wrote:

whats next a poll pitting a juicy steak against a pot noodle?

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 09:56

#16

allroy wrote:

I guess this reads Bruce = steak, Paul = pot noodle. But what’s Blaze then, the lettuce leaf to decorate the meal, which usuallyremains on the plate totally ignored?

I’ll definitly go for the steak then, pot noodles only when you come home drunk in the middle of the night.

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 10:02

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

I’d go for the pot noodle.

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 10:02

#18

Galos wrote:

I’m a steak kind of man. I just got Live After Death, A Real Live Dead One and Live at Donington, a real Dickinson-celebration. I guess it’s not a wonder they didn’t release Blaze-era live albums, but I would have liked to listen to one.

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 16:04

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

Did they re-release the old stuff in Europe?

A few years back in the US, Sanctuary Records re-released all of the old Capitol records albums, with a second disk with each one. It was cool each extra disk had all of the B-Sides and some live tracks associated with the album. With Killers the second disk was the whole Maiden Japan EP.

I have to admit Paul Dianno wasn’t bad, just doesn;t compare to Bruce.

I also love that they released on CD the LP version of Live After Death with the super-long extended running free, and the extra side with the songs performed at Hammersmith. For the longest time the CD version of Live After Death didn’t have any of that.

Now if I can just find it on DVD. Back in 1985 they actually played the concert on MTV (yes folks MTV actually played music once, and even live stuff from people who played instruments) and I was able to tape it. But of course that tape died a long time ago :(

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 16:34

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MarkoJii (Ukko Perkele) wrote:

They released today ‘The Early Days’ DVD, http://www.ironmaiden.com/homepage.php?section=0&subsection=0
where you can find live stuff from their… er, early days… I guess that it is worth to check out.

Posted on Fri, 29 October 2004 at 17:06

#21

Pat wrote:

ilike the fact that they are touring those dvds gonna be really cool in a few years when they release the powerslave - somewhere in time era dvd. nothing beats maiden live especially when they play the classics:D

Posted on Sat, 30 October 2004 at 13:51

#22

Superstick Dude wrote:

Bruce dickinson is the best Maiden vocalist, but i think Blaze Bailey solo is far superior to Bruce Dickinson solo.

Posted on Sat, 30 October 2004 at 18:52

#23

Pat wrote:

what about paul di’anno’s solo? he’s hanging onto the iron maiden thing, his bands called killers

Posted on Sat, 30 October 2004 at 22:28

#24

MarkoJii (Ukko Perkele) wrote:

People wants to see Iron Maiden at least in Scandinavia as they sold 51000 tickets to Göteborg gig in 2 and half hours. In Finland they sold 11000 tickets in 50 minutes and they added extra date due to the “public demand”…

Posted on Tue, 2 November 2004 at 06:31

#25

Idlevice2 wrote:

I actually prefer PD over Bruce. I don’t really go for all the high pitched vocal stuff, but I still love most of Maiden’s stuff. I still think their first album was the best, then Killers, then Brave New World. I can’t stand Blaze Bailey- especially when Steve Harris did backing vocals with him- just listen to ‘Virus’- Blaze ruined that song.

Posted on Thu, 4 November 2004 at 20:12

#26

MR POO! wrote:

I really like Blaze. Althoug he couldnt sing the trooper well he sang fear of the dark and afriad to shoot strangers better than Bruce did.

Generally, Di anno sings dianno songs the best, Bruce sings bruce songs the best and blaze sings his own songs the best. There are a few exceptions…

Posted on Sun, 7 November 2004 at 16:32

#27

Pat wrote:

yeah i didnt think bruce could sing the dianno songs that well but i dont rate blaze at all he was awfull

Posted on Sun, 7 November 2004 at 16:41

#28

fatboy wrote:

Bruce is Maiden, full stop. Paul Di’anno was great for those first two albums but I don’t think he’d sound that great on Run To The Hills or The Trooper.

With Bruce, he just gets the crowd going. I saw Maiden in Cardiff last year, and everyone in the hall just listened to what he said, even though the crowd boo’d when their Earls Court gig was mentioned. But he gets a response, and that is something.

I never got into the Blaze era. During that time, I must admit, I lost interest in Maiden. I recall there were high hopes for Blaze to be Bruce’s replacement and after two albums he was out. Just reading the gig reviews just said it all - he was no Bruce.

Posted on Fri, 12 November 2004 at 12:51

#29

Pat wrote:

apparently paul di’anno auditioned to replace bruce in the 90’s i wish he’d came back instead of blaze

Posted on Sun, 14 November 2004 at 15:47

#30

Sabotage wrote:

I voted for Paul.
Bruce is a great vocalist but I just prefer the first 2 albums. Not only are the songs better but I prefer Paul’s vocals.
This might sound stupid but Bruce’s voice is “too perfect” for a metal band.

Posted on Sun, 14 November 2004 at 19:32

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