The Evolution of Paul Di'Anno (1978 to present)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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Sorry for the lack of uploads. I have not have much time to work on these videos and I have not been motivated recently which is why these two new videos are rushed (sorry about the quality in this one did not have time to fix it).
But I'm almost at 10,000 subscribers so I should hopefully have the motivation for that.
I really like his voice on Killers album
Paul in his prime was amazing he has always had problem with stability or he'd been much more successful
his voice was so damned good, you are not alone feeling that way.
He was great for 2 albums
Me too
Killers with DiAnno, is one of the best albums in the history of rock, and a huge credit goes to DiAnno
Iron Maiden is one of the few groups who can say that every member throughout the years added a totally individual vibe to the music while still retaining the Iron Maiden vibe.
Steve has always brought great talent to maiden paul and Bruce are very much equal I prefer pauls aggressive vocal style but love Bruce as well blaze was hired when the band was past its prime in addition he had to fill bruces shoes he can't be faulted
Idk, Di'anno's Maiden were a lot more punkish.
@@nasbukhari696 People have to also remember how young they were then too........They grew and expanded. Its like trying to compare Tom Cruise in the Outsiders to Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. We grow.
Well true except for Dennis Stratton. :)
The biggest change in his appearance is from the 1980's to the 1990's
Now, he looks like the local tattoo artist
Drugs booze smoking will do that to you
Read the book the beast it's really disturbing it paints a very unflattering picture of paul
@@edwardbennett7813 can you explain in a few words please? I'm really interested
@@EvilForgemaster well paul is a down to earth guy but a violent drunk he's abused women his fans at times even his bandmates yes the last 5yrs he gotten sober and mellowed the man was a great singer very much or par with dickinson and yes I think he realizes he's done wrong in his life I hope does get better but as far as performing again it's a Longshot in short paul ruined his career with his addictions and burning many bridges its sad
@@edwardbennett7813 oh I didn't know he was violent when drunk. I just thought he was self destructive but not like that. What do you mean when you say he abused women?
Had a chance to hang with Paul in Hollywood circa 1987. Really cool and real dude..Both had our demons at the time.He has nothing but respect and love from me. Paul is true rock and roll.
He wasn't fired because of his vocals, it was his drug use.. and if Paul remained in the band do you really think lloĵsurvived this long? Definitely not.. look at Paul now, maiden would have ended by early 90s and even then they would have never produced the albums they did with Bruce. You can't look at Paul from the first 2 albums and think he would have been great on NOTB, he couldn't perform live well at gigs, he was a mess, he suited maiden in the late 70s but he definitely wasn't a late 80s metal frontman, Paul needed to go, if he was that good they would have brought him back instead of getting blaze.
Indeed.
The drugs abuse gave Harris a good excuse to fire him.Harris wanted Dickinson in the band,a better singer and frontman.
Bruce can't sing old maiden like paul
@@edwardbennett7813 no, BD sings them like a proper vocalist.
@@edwardbennett7813 Bruce can sing it in his own operatic style voice. But of course not like Paul. Two totally different voices and styles.
First 2 Maiden albums so good a lot of my metalhead friends dislike them for sounding too punky. Classic.
That’s what I love about them. Raw, energetic. Young mans music.
@@fuelflownormal “Raw, energetic” yes but given I am still listening now I would not say young man’s music 😁. Also Clive Burr, excellent drummer
@@misfit2022 I’m 54. Fan since 1980. Makes me feel like I did then. 🤟🏻
@@fuelflownormal Indeed. I only have the first 3 IM albums and third one just for Clive Burr
@@misfit2022 Clive was fast and tight. Wrathchild, Purgatory...man he had endurance.
I also enjoy Nico’s playing but Clive’s the guy for me.
Never really understood why they got rid of him.
Killers with DiAnno, is one of the best albums in the history of rock, and a huge credit goes to DiAnno
First single in uk Charts
First USA Tour
First Japanese Tour
Two 10/10 Albums
First Live Ep
Not bad at all
It should have been a full length live album. There is another show that Iron Maiden did in Japan that was around the same time of the show of the EP . It was also professionally recorded with a full length show of 18 songs. I have a bootleg of it. The full length show should have been released instead of the EP. It is one of the greatest live albums ever.
Love iron maiden. But those first 2 albums are my favorite
Mine too👍
Mine, too...
I always thought he was a great singer,he had a pure rawness to him...good ON YA Paul🙏..
Paul Di anno. Dave Murray. Dennis Stratton. Steve Harris. Clive Burr. One of the greatest metal band line ups of all time. And definately maidens best era by far. 1st album an absolute classic and contains all maidens best song. Cheers for the memories Paul. 🤘🇬🇧
Well put.
I concur with paul the sound was unique in the Bruce era granted Bruce put out some great music the music got stale in the late 80s killers and iron maiden had no fillers not an easy task however paul has never had the career he could have but maidens first 2 albums are they're finest and paul should get paid royalties on the songs he contributed
Steve harris was an asshole to him
Totally agree 👍
Slayer 1986 - 1st record contains ALL of Maiden’s best songs? - lol
He's the King of Punk Metal and no one will ever replace him. God bless you, Paul Di'Anno, it's 2024 and the ol' Punk Rockers still love ya.
Iron Maiden has been blessed with brilliant vocals for over 40 years. Di'Anno had a very unique mix of punk/metal vibe to him.
Maiden had balls with Di'Anno and Burr. I think the band would have gotten heavier and darker with them over time, much like Priest with Painkiller.
Maiden sounded so much heavier and faster with Burr. I like Nicko, but go listen to any song in Beast over Hammersmith and then a live version with Nicko and they’re completely different songs.
Clive Burr had a wonderful feel to his playing, love his work, especially on Number Of The Beast album.
Ughh I hate when people compare Iron Maiden to anything Judas Priest. Judas Priest is cheesy Metal. I never took Priest seriously.
And would have died off 20 years ago..
@@val13c59 Maybe their late 80's albums are cheesy, but listen to the 70's-early 80's works, not cheesy at all. Or the Owens era which is fuckin heavy.
Best Iron Maiden singer ever. Sure not the last 40 years, but holy hell what a voice.
Dianno Killers movement was quite awesome i felt it hailed back to his earliest works with maiden when he left punk.
They were never the same or as good after he was let go , regardless of the success , the spark had gone.
I met paul Dianno in salisbury one night at the Wilton pub haha he was a decent person, we all make silly mistakes we are human! Fairplay to what he has achieved!
You say Decent person. Because he’s rarely a nice guy. He’s bitter.
@@val13c59 you can only take people as you find them! That was the one time I met him haha I was 18 at the time and on a mad one! He was sound
@@damiencogman may I ask when this was? How long was it after he was fired from maiden?
@@xuphy9503 I was about 19 so it would of been 2003😊
@@damiencogman oh! That’s cool!
The creepy morphs make it look like he became Azog the Defiler.
It's a bit dark innit
I can't help but think if he had cleaned up his act, he would have gotten far. His first solo album, DiAnno, went gold in Japan, and the albums he made with Battlezone and Killers were top notch.
Battlezone I'm Breaking Free I just live to death, awesome over current I Maiden still haha
paul will always be great in my eyes. i was at a concert of him in 2014. there were at most 15 people at the venue that wasnt crew or employees. he played like there were 1000000 people in the venue. it wasnt great but he still gave it his all and was really nice to everyone. if i wanted i could have gotten his autograph and talk to him after the show since he didnt go backstage but went into the small crowd.
A closed club in Minneapolis had the same small crowd for Nuclear Assault and the only time I was lucky enough to see and hear the band that is also legendary
Paul Di’Anno is a great vocalist and he was the singer when I got hooked on Iron Maiden. I love what he did with the band and I also love the element Bruce has brought. Iron Maiden are legends in the Metal scene.
Long live mr. Paul Dianno, i followed his career from Iron Maiden till 2022, i saw on RUclips that he has some live shows this year after almost seven years of inactivity, i happy for him and i wish him to stand on his feet again, i saw him live a few times and i met him in person, he was nice , polite and cool, far from the image of the beast, Paul Dianno is the best of the best, thanks for sharing.
I didn't know Burr (Former Iron Maiden Drummer), Gers (A soon to be Iron Maiden Guitarist) and Murray (A soon to be bassist of Black Sabbath) were involved in Di'anno's band.
Not only did Paul get fired, but Iron Maiden took his band members away. No wonder the dude is so bitter.
Gogmagog were "put together" as a one off project by Jonathan King (sex offender! 🤮) Though I think he would have hoped it lasted. But basically it was crap! Battlezone were FAR better and as someone said had the heaviness that Maiden had lost by then.
@@tifosi_dan_rpi4696 Dafuq
@@val13c59 Where do you get that information? Maiden didn't take anyone away from him. Burr joined DiAnno's band AFTER leaving Maiden himself, Neil Murray never was in Maiden, before or after, and Gers joined Maiden. As for Gers, he joined Fish's band after the DiAnno projet collapsed, then joined Bruce Dickinson's band, and THEN replaced Adrian Smith.
@@hugolafhugolaf rewatch the video. And I never said anything about Neil Murray being in Iron Maiden. You must be basing it on the video. My source has nothing to do with this video.
Killers is still the best Iron Maiden album.
agree
Mostly all their albums are awesome, still blown away by their newest material. The one album that got the least of my attention was the x factor
@@CryptoBuildersKeep I love X factor and honestly I don't like the current maiden. It's too boring now, been doing the same shit since dance of death.
Said no one ever
Its the best metal album
Wrathchild their first big song??? Maybe their first big commercial song, yes, but in the early days it was Prowler that got people hooked and wanted to hear more from Maiden.
My fav is drifter
Let's not forget women in uniform definitely a different type of song
My favorite is Sanctuary, from that Metal of Muthas compilation album. From what I gather, it was their first official release on any medium other than radio play: Wrathchild and Sanctuary.
@@gandalf8216 The soundhouse tapes was released on November 9th 1979 with Iron Maiden, Invasion and Prowler on it. The Metal for Muthas compilation album was not released until February 1980. So Soundhouse Tapes was earlier and with different songs :)
He is authentic. That's how he decided to be, and the way he lived I am sure he does not regret.
In 1990 paul di'anno did a live album with Dennis Stratton and Praying Mantis
Loved early maiden. Saw them support Priest in 79 (I think). They were an adgy hybrid of punk and metal. Prowler is pure speed and aggression.
Might of been 80🤷🏼♂️ but I saw the same gig in Bristol 👍
Paul Di Anno, the best voice of the NWOBHM, from the beginning till the end.
He let himself go in the 90s
He became a sweaty mess..lol
@@val13c59 That's a kind way to say it lol
Very true look at steve Harris still looks great adrian and Dave still look good paul has slowly self destructed through the years
He aged horribly.
@@j9keystone806 plus it looks like he's been living on twinkies and milkshakes
YEAH PROWLER,STRANGER WORLD,IRON MAIDEN,PHANTOM IN THE OPERA AND INVASION MY FAVORITES SONGS
Best maiden vocalist
first two albums will allways be the best .
A double upload eh? Also, HOORAY!!! PAUL DI'ANNO!!!
Gotta say... I always heard Maiden replaced him because they wanted a singer with a greater range (like Halford). There was this perception that they couldn’t break through to the next level with Di’Anno... but it’s not like this guy couldn’t belt it out. Sure, very different vibe from Dickinson but still a very capable vocalist. Always liked him but he gets dumped on
He did invite the criticism he got. He continued to insult Maiden but kept singing their songs. That is hypocritical. Benefit fraud is basically stealing from the tax payer. I don't think Maiden could have gone very far with him with his lack of skills compared to Dickinson and his drug habbits tbh. I love the first 2 albums and his Nomad album but he had to go and deserves the rep he gets, good and bad.
Ughh, another comparison to Judas Priest. Stop that shit. Judas Priest was a cheesy Metal band.
@@val13c59
Maiden was cheesy as hell
An Iron Maiden fan accusing Priest of being cheesy... That's a bit silly.
Paul Di'anno Yeah!!!!!, awesome bro!!!
He got way better over time.
Paul voice did get better in the late 80s he gained more range but through the yrs pauls struggled with addiction and he's really been able to gain any traction in his career him and Bruce although different in they're styles truly made maiden unique from other metal bands steve Harris is the heart soul of maiden though all the guys in maiden seem very decent and down to earth id tilt slightly toward dianno as best frontman but Bruce is the one who took them to the top and paul has had his ups downs
Amazing vocal range.First two Iron Maiden albums will always be my favorite.Classics.🤟🏻🖤🤙🏻X
Great video. I know Bruce took Maiden to the next level, but the first two albums with Paul will always be my favorite.
So underrated. I love him..
I don't care what anyone says. He had a killer voice for lack of a better word. His Maiden stuff was great and so was his solo and side band projects. Bruce was different and great in his own right, but I honestly prefer Di'Anno.
i own every maiden LP , CD , countless pic disc and boxsets, BUT i still think the 1st two maiden albums are the best - followed closely by NOTB.
Well, I wouldn't exactly call this time span an "evolution".. ;-) Anyways, Paul was a true natural force in Maiden.. A lot more "dangerous" and unpredictable, than his replacements.. Paul suited this band perfectly, and made Maiden different..
I like how he just started to fuse into Tony Martin in 87 lmao
My favorite 4 albums from Maiden are:
1. Iron Maiden
2. Killers
3. Number of the Beast
4. Peace of Mind
3. Number of the Beast being my all time favorite 👍🤘
Why is it Nº3 then?
Expected to retire in 2021, I'm getting to see him in 2023 in Newcastle. So looking forward to hearing the first 2 albums live with him on vocals.
Self titled and Killers are the only 2 Maiden records I like and own. What they did with Paul was so innovative.
LOL
If I had to pick 4 Maiden albums to own. They would be Iron Maiden, Killers, Maiden Japan and Piece of Mind.
@@jeric7740 I agree 100%.
So do I
Powerslave was a pretty narly album as well killer's and the first we're best though
The devolution. He's a wreck of himself.
I met Paul in 2007. During a gig in Costa Rica. We share a couple of drinks before the show! It was nice to me, a little bit bitter, but it was nice. We all make mistakes, that's for sure! Yet, im not feel bad for the guy, but i hope that he can find some little inner peace!
Bro you gained 100 subs in an hour!! Also, where do you get the static sound effects from?
The first two Maiden albums with Paul were excellent - so much so that some of their songs are still played live today.
Wait--Paul Di'Anno was fired by Steve Harris because he "began to disapprove" his vocals??? What does that even mean? I have NEVER heard that before. I've have always heard it was due to substance abuse.
Paul Dianno agrees today that Harris needed to fire him because of his too heavy partying and lack of responsibility...the band had gotten very successful and demands got really crazy in 1981... Maiden is still going today because Harris is a unstoppable working machine
In my opinion, as a psychologist..after the SoundHouse Tapes and his departure in 1981, he was in real pain. Look the change gesture on his face. He was in pain. He couldnt face the presion and the responsabilities on the big scene. That leads to the drug abuse.
Its To bad in away , and I am sure he would even admit this himself. He became more into living the lifestyle than the music. And Bruce was proved that he deserved to be the bands new front man. If Paul had stayed clean who knows what kind of beast Maiden would have become. Because he could sure sing.
Paul ruined his career with drugs he had looks a great voice and still does you see him today he looks like king kong bundy he wasted it all he can still sing but he's a shell of what he was in 1980
And I agree Bruce was a stable force for maiden paul with his issues would've held them back
Look at the other members steve adrian Davey they've gained some weight but not 150 pnds for crying out loud!!
Killers lineup possibly the best metal group EVER
What about
Osbourne, lommi, butler and ward
In black sabbath
And Hatfield, Ulrich, burton and hammett in Metallica
@@Miist3rDuce1 those lineups are good for the running as well
Love those first 2 maiden albums the best
best era of maiden.
The one cassette I had of them... long gone.
He was great on the first 2 Maiden's LP's. I like very much his style. I think that after IM he could have done so much more and better than what he actually did in the 80' and 90's, but somehow the man has never been able to stay in the A list, so to speak.
I liked Iron maiden upto their album powerslave. After that they sounded repetitive and boring, especially with introduction of synthesisers. Killers and number of the beast are in my opinion their best albums.
Same here.
0:00- Iron Maiden
1:12- DIANNO
1:19- Battlezone
1:34- Killers
1:42- Paul Di'Anno
1:54- Architects of Chaoz
2:20 End Sequence
(PD: This in the Description)
What happened between 87 and 90 that made him change a lot
Those three years look like twenty.
Heard he got into a motorcycle accident and shattered one of his knees, then took steroids to heal it which led to him putting on a lot of weight.
the best time i have seen maiden was in 1979 the marquee london paul di anno up front they were so good that night sad the way it ended up for paul
Love Both Dianno albums front to back
Paul was an incredible singer his stage presence was dominant his songs from the early maiden Bruce can't touch both men are epic frontmen the band just had more raw power with dianno he gets my vote all due respect to Bruce just wish paul would have held his life together imagine how much better he would've been!!!
By the way, he has not retired, he has just toured Brazil last month (although he is singing in a wheelchair...)
Paul Diánno has not retired..Thank god..:)
... I will always think of Paul when I think of Iron Maiden... I was pre-teen and just started getting into music... The first time I heard Maiden I was hooked!!... Many nights drinking beer in the woods with friends beside a nice fire and cranking Iron Maiden 👍... Around the very early 1990s a dude I worked with was in a band and invited me to come see his band play at a small club in Sailsbury, Massachusettes... I only found out when I got there that his band was opening for Paul D’Anno !!... The name of Paul’s band at the time was something like Paul D’Annos’ Killers, or something close to that... They were absolutely fuggn awesome and sounded great!!!.. I got to meet everyone in both bands after the show and hang out and party for a little bit...I can’t begin to say how awesome it was to get to see him in a small venue, and to then hang out after the show, with someone who I admired so much growing up and had such a big influence on me with music, and who’s music help drive me... I still get pumped thinking about that night... My Buddy that invited me knew I was a huge Maiden fan and also knew I’d be more than excited about seeing and meeting Paul and the band... He purposefully never mentioned anything about it... Man do I miss those years of my life... I wouldn’t change any of it... Hot chicks, muscle cars, and Iron Maiden👍... He did play many Maiden songs, if not every song from Killers... I remember it felt like living in a dream or didn’t even seem real at certain times during that night... I would not trade any of it for anything....
Defrauding money from a benefit was obviously a low point in his life. He is and should be proud of what he did for maiden and the fans of their first two albums.
In a few days or so, Ale Yanok will reach his goal.
It’s looking like it’ll be today.
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Holy shit this is awesome
My dad preferred Paul to Bruce, I was more into the guitars and drums, I really liked Clive Burr's playing but it was Nicko McBrain who became my favourite member of the group and inspired me to quit guitar (TBF I wasn't very good at it anyway) and learn to play the drums.
Comparing Paul’s vocals to Bruce’s, I can agree with your dad that Paul’s is a little better in my opinion.
Awesome
IMHO his best album is 1992 "Murder One" by Killers, agressive, speed and powerful heavy metal, much better than his albums in IM.
It's Sept 29 2023 and still no Iron Maiden concert featuring Dickinson, Di'anno & Bayley. Someone please make this happen .Peace.
It must be a rule. That when you’re an ex Iron Maiden singer, you become bald and chubby. Blaze, Paul, and Dennis 😫🤣
Drugs and alcohol destroys you. I think, Paul Di'Anno knows it.
Paul was great in the early stuff.. But Maiden would not have been around up until now if had not of been sacked when he did.
Great Singer 🖤
To me, the best IM albums are the first 2. If Paul stays as front man, they'd prolly be one of my all time favorite bands. But I'm not a fan of Bruce Dickinson's style of vocals. That's just my thing, though. Musically, Maiden is awesome, can't ever deny that.
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Agree, The band would definitely have gotten heavier and better over the years like Priest was and really is better even though has been copied from the earlier albums unfortunately.
@@audiophilemetallian I just prefer the gravely style Paul had. It's the precursor to Crowbar, Hatebreed, etc.
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I love these videos but pleeease keep the text a little longer on screen. Us non fluent speakers are having a hard time and need to pause a lot :)
He's still alive,nice😕☺😀
My favorite Maiden song with Paul is REMEMBER TOMORROW
Likely, Paul would have to go to rehab, some vocal-coaching to build up stamina for extensive touring. Good maintenance is possible if money comes in.
Believe-it-or-else but my favorite-ever Maiden LP id "Killers" (1981) with Di'Anno! ( I was one of America's first Maiden fans- I bought "Killers" when it was new and purchased their s/t debut only weeks later!)
I really loved the first two iron maiden albums the best.
I am a fan of his various solo bands. I think he was basically throwing everything against the wall to see what would stick though. You had the more radio friendly 80’s commercial rock. Then the heavier stuff with battle zone and the killers band. He had an album that sounded like Pantera. He then went to more traditional style of metal. He must’ve recorded the same Maiden songs and battlezone songs a zillion times. He just was never able to reach the level of grabbing those large audience of fans. That said, I dig his music and have every studio album he ever put out and most of his live albums and I enjoy it
There is a song and video called women in uniform that Paul sings on the Iron Maiden video from there to eternity but the song isn't on any Maiden albums .Does anybody know the history of the song and why it's on the video but no albums?
It's a cover and it was a single
@@elviejomonca4719 thanx
I really love his version of Ain't Talking About Love by Van Halen, for me it sounds even better than original 😉
I feel you don't retire from Heavy Metal and though a punker even in Iron Maiden as Paul tells it, he has proudly embraced Heavy Metal like Rob Halford has, more Power to him, he's not seemingly retiring
I love Paul’svoice, he’s a legendary singer. But the dude comes across as a bitter person. I’ve yet to see a sweet nice personality.
I thought that, but there's a video of him wishing Bruce well when he got cancer, admitting he's a better singer.
Ascoltai killers e la sua voce era dirompente spettacolare, grandissimo album 🎸🎸 grande Paul
I listened the Pual dianno's album from 1984 named "Diano", and my honest opinion, i think that it's a very amazing album. The album sounds like an 80s AOR rock, and in my opinion, is a very great album. Anyone think the same??
Decent vocalist back in the day, but fuck he has an attitude.
I saw Maiden 1980 in front of Kiss in Germany and it was fantastic.
They were wild and hungry. Together with Clive the best Line up 🤘Bruce is really good but the first two Albums are my favourites.
Fun fact: Maiden lost their edge when Paul Di'Anno left/got sacked.
10,000 subs!
Oh shit, I quickly glanced at that thumbnail and thought he died, lol. Then I noticed 1978, I think he was born before that.