From: pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Subject: Re: BRUCE'S VOICE
Reply-To: pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 06:21:23 GMT

>>WHAT'S UP WITH BRUCE? I THINK HE SUCKS. I USED TO LISTEN TO IRON MAIDEN MYSELF,
>>BUT I BAILED OUT ON THEM BECAUSE OF BRUCE'S SHITTY VOICE. HE SOUNDS LIKE HE'S
>>AN OPERA SINGER OR SOMETHING.
>>QUESTION-WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PAUL DI'ANNO?(MAIDEN'S FIRST SINGER FOR THOSE OF
>>YOU WHO ARE MUSICALLY ILLITERATE)
>Can you please not blind us?  We can read normal type, you know.  I have to
>disagree about Bruce's voice.  It was his harmonic, powerfull, throaty 
>You know, if you are rude enough to insult our intelligence, while asking
>getting a beer gut, though I think he was/is still involved with some
>bands.  Any takers on the history of Di'Anno?
>
First off, I disagree with Moses and the guy screaming above, but I like both
Di'anno and Dickinson very much as vocalists. Di'anno is not atonal, though,
Moses. Compare "Prodigal Son," "Killers," "Phantom Of The Opera" and "Strange
World" and really I think you'll find more dimensions in his voice. And if
you didn't know, it was Di'anno's time in Iron Maiden that got Dickinson
really interested in leaving Samson to join Maiden (according to the booklet
in Samson's FEATURING BRUCE DICKINSON LIVE AT READING '81 CD). I would
personally say Harris wrote IM songs for Di'anno when Di'anno sang for them
and for Dickinson when Dicinson sang for them, and that of the Di'anno songs
I heard Dickinson sang I think the only ones I really enjoyed were "Phantom
Of The Opera," "Sanctuary," and "Remember Tomorrow," but that Di'anno still
did better on the latter two, "Phantom" being the only one Dickinson improved.
My opinions, of course.

As for history of Di'anno since Maiden, I'll take a shot at it.
1981 left Maiden and allegedly solving his own personal problems.
1985 was involved in a project with NWOBHM luminaries Jannick Gers (ex-White
	Spirit, Gillan), Pete Willis (ex-Def Leppard), Neil Murray (ex-
	Gary Moore, was in Whitesnake and rejoined and at the time was still
	in Whitesnake), and Clive Burr (ex-Samson, Praying Mantis, Iron Maiden,
	Trust). Although they recorded a demo I WILL BE THERE, the band
	never took off but the demo is quite good. Judex, when I finally get 
	my stereo back from the shop (should be by next week) you'll get to
	hear it.
1987 was in a band Paul Di'anno's Battlezone and released CHILDREN OF MADNESS.
	Pretty good album, but compared to Maiden's SOMEWHERE IN TIME not
	as exciting.
1990 Di'anno finished off tour with Raven and disbanded BattleZone and joined
	Praying Mantis on their reunion in Japan. The band Praying Mantis &
	Paul Di'anno, Dennis Stratton released LIVE AT LAST featuring 6 Mantis
	songs from TIME TELLS NO LIES, 2 Lionheart (Stratton's post-Maiden
	band) songs from HOT TONIGHT, and 6 Maiden songs off IRON MAIDEN and
	KILLERS. If you think Di'anno is very one dimensional, check out
	his rendition of Mantis's "Running For Tomorrow," "Cheated," and
	Lionheart's "Hot Tonight." New versions of "Remember Tomorrow" and
	"Murders In The Rue Morgue" are in my opinion better than original
	Mauden studio versions.
1992 Di'anno has since departed from Praying Mantis (Dennis Stratton is still
	with them and infact have released a new album - number three for
	Praying Mantis). New band called Killers with the drummer from Battle
	Zone. All new band otherwise. I like their version of "Remember 
	Tomorrow" best of all the versions I've heard. You may have read 
	reviews of MURDER ONE all of which might have said that one should give
	Di'anno credit for trying but since he left Maiden he went downhill.
	I read this in Kerrang. I think everyone is just giving Di'anno a hard
	time. I like MURDER ONE a lot, more so than I like FEAR OF THE DARK.
	Both albums have their weak spots, but I think Di'anno comes out
	stronger on the better songs than Dickinson does. I like both albums
	very much though. However, you might keep in mind that I happen to
	like anything Iron Maiden and related personnel put out, so what I
	just said about musical quality might not be very accurate.

Anyone want to make corrections?

philip
Philip Wang
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