fraroc Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Unlike most Maiden fans, I really don't hate Maiden with Blaze, I think he was a decent singer and while X Factor and Virtual Eleven were considerably weaker than the albums that came before, (well maybe except for No Prayer For The Dying) there were still some decent tracks on those albums like Sign Of The Cross and Man On The Edge. In addition, the Blaze era also contained one of the most overlooked, underrated, and one my all time favorite Maiden tracks from the post-Adrian Smith era, Virus. Now let's face it, Bruce is by far a superior singer and showman, but Blaze did a decent job, I only wish Steve Harris would have agreed to tune down a half step so that he wouldn't have the problems he had on tour with his voice blowing out every few gigs. Paul DiAnno, I also think is a decent singer and I absolutely love his work on those first two Maiden records. Murders In The Rue Morgue and Iron Maiden being two of my absolute favorites. I love how gritty and badass his voice sounds, which definitely gave early Maiden an edge. But If I had to choose between the two, I really don't know which one I overly like better, both Blaze and Paul had their strengths and their weaknesses and both eras had songs I really like and don't overly like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Blaze was awful, just listen to Fortunes of War. Man, those albums suck. Paul all day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I would put Bruce in the category of one of Maiden's "other singers" before I put Paul there 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Considering the fact that the first two albums are as good as any they released . . . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Di'anno obviously, end of thread. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Voice: PaulPersonality: Blaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Paul is the OG Blaze is Doody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86ng1MgTJU&sns=em 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I like both but imma go with Blaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86ng1MgTJU&sns=em Those five guys right there made up one of my all time favorite bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86ng1MgTJU&sns=em Those five guys right there made up one of my all time favorite bands I admit I do prefer Bruce but this is high quality stuff here. I don’t even want to vote because it’s so obvious to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Blaze was awful, just listen to Fortunes of War. Man, those albums suck. Paul all day. PAUL ALL DAY!!!! PAUL > BRUCE "KILLERS" IS THE GREATEST MAIDEN ALBUM OF ALL TIME! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Paul is the OG Blaze is Doody I laughed out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86ng1MgTJU&sns=em Interesting. The Killers lineup doing a song from the debut on what looks like a promo TV appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Paul. The material was just flat out better. At least the music had some life to it unlike most of the stuff that Blaze Borely sang. Seriously, did that dude have a cold for like five years or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I would put Bruce in the category of one of Maiden's "other singers" before I put Paul there:haz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Blaze was awful, just listen to Fortunes of War. Man, those albums suck. Paul all day. PAUL ALL DAY!!!! PAUL > BRUCE "KILLERS" IS THE GREATEST MAIDEN ALBUM OF ALL TIME!All killer, no filler. Just an amazing album. Clive!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Blaze was awful, just listen to Fortunes of War. Man, those albums suck. Paul all day. Yeah, that’s pretty unenjoyable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Most of The X Factor does have good songs. Even Virtual 11 has some solid tracks. Blaze just gave the songs no life at all with the way he sings. Following one of the most lively and enthusiastic singers of all time in Dickinson is a huge task for anyone. Blaze's voice just wasn't the right fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Blaze was awful, just listen to Fortunes of War. Man, those albums suck. Paul all day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15BI50hO34E&sns=em Yeah, that’s pretty unenjoyable PURE SHITE. PASS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Most of The X Factor does have good songs. Even Virtual 11 has some solid tracks. Blaze just gave the songs no life at all with the way he sings. Following one of the most lively and enthusiastic singers of all time in Dickinson is a huge task for anyone. Blaze's voice just wasn't the right fit. HAHAHA! I have the Japanese pressings of both these polished turds of white powder shite. Both are still sealed. GARBAGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Paul sounds great on the first two Maiden albums, I have never had any issue with his vocals. Blaze just couldn't do it, and it always seemed like the songs were written for Bruce's ability. I will say that I love 'The Clansman'. Blaze sounds fine on that. But his voice just feels wrong most of the time.In fairness, he had a difficult task, and I will never know for sure whether my expectations made it more difficult for Blaze than is fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Most of The X Factor does have good songs. Even Virtual 11 has some solid tracks. Blaze just gave the songs no life at all with the way he sings. Following one of the most lively and enthusiastic singers of all time in Dickinson is a huge task for anyone. Blaze's voice just wasn't the right fit. HAHAHA! I have the Japanese pressings of both these polished turds of white powder shite. Both are still sealed. GARBAGE! Why’d you get them then you crazy bastard?! You’re like my old high school workmates in the late 80s who’d buy multiple copies of the same comic book just because the covers were different. Then the fools would keep all of them sealed in the plastic bags, never reading them! Their reasoning: “They’re gonna be valuable in the future!” Yeah, they’re worth a nickel each now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Earl is the 40 year virgin of albums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeeRoth Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Paul Dianno easily, but he sang on much better albums. Blaze didn't stand a chance with Maiden; he was following Bruck F*cking Dickinson and many of the songs didn't suit his style or range for that matter. I kinda like X-Factor, and he absolutely nails it on Lord Of The Flies. Thank God Bruce is back, but best of luck to Blaze--even if he looks like some Victorian Era villain now (or Bernard Shaw from the X-Men's rival Hellfire Club). Edited March 14, 2018 by GeddyLeeRoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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