Something to add for Dickinson fans or fans of this album who understand William Blake's influence on it. Blake's gravesite was a mystery for a long time but finally discovered and then a dedication for it was held on August 12, 2018. Bruce Dickinson was a featured speaker. This was the day after Maiden wrapped up a lengthy Legacy of the Beast tour with 2 sold-out shows at the O2 in London on 8/10 and 8/11. I was fortunate enough to be there and blown away by the performance of 6 guys in their 60's, most notably Dickinson. And then there he was the next day at this small gathering. Says a lot about the man. I'm from the States and was only 3 miles away but had no idea it was happening. Too bad. Here's his speech: ruclips.net/video/pdT9SmVEaP4/видео.html&ab_channel=SYLAQ
Yeah this one is one of my favs. How he takes it from medieval style mandolin with hymn lyrics all the way to Heavy Rock and Back. The man is a genius. Actually the whole band deserve credit.
I'd forgotten how powerful this song is... It's a shame heavy metal was considered "passé" in 1998... More people and more Maiden fans should be getting this record 🤘🤘
That’s not Bruce narrating. Its Arthur Brown’s voice! One of your commenters pointed that out in a previous reaction and I was pleasantly surprised! Check out Arthur Brown’s legendary live performance of Fire back in the day! Singing with a hoop of fire in his head! The Crazy World of Arthur Brown!
Delicious! One of my favs! The mandolin and spoken word set up the next song perfectly. The pace of this album is great! This album, like Seventh Son, is best digested front to back in one sitting! Everything fits like a glove!
There's an even folkier version of this song. It was played in a cathedral with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on the flute. Fully acoustic version and it's definitely worthy to check out. This song to me is right up there with Book of Thel. Perhaps even my favourite. Such a strong album. Cool that you are checking this one out. To me this is easily the best solo album from Bruce but still theres some great stuff in the other ones. Check 'em out!
I commented on your previous reaction for this album, i said the next song(this one) is a masterpiece, best on the album. I said it reminds me knight templars, the crusades etc. Knights kings castles the holy grail swords and shields, old England... love it
Jerusalem is a poem by William Blake which was turned into a hymn, it's a favourite sung in schools across the land. It was also adopted by many as the English national anthem. Bruce has changed it slightly, he explains it in his performance with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, a wonderful acoustic version ruclips.net/video/YTgZatpr1L8/видео.html
England OR UK have plenty of very good options for national anthemn much better than God Save the Queen. (is it the UK or England anthemn btw? It's played before England matches... but I would guess it is not played before Scotland or Wales matches, is it?)
@@DiamondJuls Despite being the same Queen. Anyway, even England could have a better anthemn. This one would be the UK Anthemn if depended on me ruclips.net/video/rB5Nbp_gmgQ/видео.html
@@teemukoivunen3106 I bet it was awesome to listen to. We always sang this at school, it's one of my favourite hymns. Bruce just made it greater if that's even possible!
The narator at the end is Arthut Brown. Shock Rock star from the 60s. You should look his video from the song Fire. Bruce always says that he took most of Arthur stage tricks and used them. Next is Trumpets Of Jericho. Thats the opener of the Scream For Me Brazil. You will hear why.
I imagine, when I read through the comments, which I haven’t done yet, that somebody will have pointed out that the spoken word William Blake excerpts are done by the legendary Arthur Brown. If you haven’t seen Arthur Brown’s video for “Fire”, you MUST see that. What an insane video and song. Unforgettable.
Easily a top 5 all-time Dickinson live performance is this song done with Ian Anderson at Canterbury Cathedral, December 2011. 53-year old Bruce at his absolute best.
BTW There are two Guitarists! Adrian Smith & the amazing Roy-Z who has been the producer for Balls to Picasso, Accident of Birth, The Chemical Wedding, and Tyranny of Souls. I believe he may have inspired Adrian. Basically the other band members are Roy-Z's Tribe of The Gypsies minus the singer. Listen to the Gates of Urizen and The Book of Thel!
You should watch Bruce perform this in the Canterbury Cathedral i England together with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. It is a truly chilling experience to listen to Bruce belt this one out in a fucking church with that acoustic. Its a high quality video on youtube. (They also perform parts of Revelations where Bruce sings the intro without the microphone)
If you like intro and outro making sense or referring something (I’m not being clear to not give you spoiler), wait for the last regular song of the album “the alchemist” (the another ones are just bonus songs). There’s a icing on the cake in this song!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Nice to see you liked this one so much too, my favourite also from the album. Its mad that 7 songs in to the album and every one is at least 4/5, mad I say.
Hurm: I can’t wait for the day you hear “Tears of the Dragon”. Do the studio version. There aren’t words for what that song is. For me, and this is really saying something as a Maiden fan since 1984, that song is Bruce’s crowning achievement.
Hope you read this on time. You should start the next song with the Arthut Brown part and then let it go to Trumpets of Jericho. Thats segue its perfect.
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This Song and ‘ Tears of the Dragon ‘ show why this man is up there with All the great vocalists !!!
And if Jerusalems guitar solos are phenomenal then Tears of the dragons ones are out of this fecking world
@@gerojasfalta7489 Hell yea!!
Classic song. So good. The vocals are off the charts and the solo is spectacular.
Something to add for Dickinson fans or fans of this album who understand William Blake's influence on it. Blake's gravesite was a mystery for a long time but finally discovered and then a dedication for it was held on August 12, 2018. Bruce Dickinson was a featured speaker. This was the day after Maiden wrapped up a lengthy Legacy of the Beast tour with 2 sold-out shows at the O2 in London on 8/10 and 8/11. I was fortunate enough to be there and blown away by the performance of 6 guys in their 60's, most notably Dickinson. And then there he was the next day at this small gathering. Says a lot about the man. I'm from the States and was only 3 miles away but had no idea it was happening. Too bad. Here's his speech: ruclips.net/video/pdT9SmVEaP4/видео.html&ab_channel=SYLAQ
Yeah this one is one of my favs. How he takes it from medieval style mandolin with hymn lyrics all the way to Heavy Rock and Back. The man is a genius. Actually the whole band deserve credit.
I'd forgotten how powerful this song is... It's a shame heavy metal was considered "passé" in 1998... More people and more Maiden fans should be getting this record 🤘🤘
That’s not Bruce narrating. Its Arthur Brown’s voice! One of your commenters pointed that out in a previous reaction and I was pleasantly surprised!
Check out Arthur Brown’s legendary live performance of Fire back in the day! Singing with a hoop of fire in his head!
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown!
Also it's awesome that Arthur is still going strong! 😁
The spoken word dialog sprinkled throughout this album is not spoken by Bruce, it's actually Arthur Brown
Delicious! One of my favs! The mandolin and spoken word set up the next song perfectly. The pace of this album is great! This album, like Seventh Son, is best digested front to back in one sitting! Everything fits like a glove!
Like a glove ala Ace Ventura style.
poem by william blake who also did the album cover and in rain on the graves video he is shown on a blake tombstone. died 1827.
There's an even folkier version of this song. It was played in a cathedral with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on the flute. Fully acoustic version and it's definitely worthy to check out. This song to me is right up there with Book of Thel. Perhaps even my favourite. Such a strong album. Cool that you are checking this one out. To me this is easily the best solo album from Bruce but still theres some great stuff in the other ones. Check 'em out!
I commented on your previous reaction for this album, i said the next song(this one) is a masterpiece, best on the album. I said it reminds me knight templars, the crusades etc. Knights kings castles the holy grail swords and shields, old England... love it
face melting solo. :)
Jerusalem is a poem by William Blake which was turned into a hymn, it's a favourite sung in schools across the land. It was also adopted by many as the English national anthem. Bruce has changed it slightly, he explains it in his performance with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, a wonderful acoustic version ruclips.net/video/YTgZatpr1L8/видео.html
England OR UK have plenty of very good options for national anthemn much better than God Save the Queen. (is it the UK or England anthemn btw? It's played before England matches... but I would guess it is not played before Scotland or Wales matches, is it?)
@@rogeriopenna9014 No it's England only.
@@DiamondJuls Despite being the same Queen. Anyway, even England could have a better anthemn.
This one would be the UK Anthemn if depended on me
ruclips.net/video/rB5Nbp_gmgQ/видео.html
The choir my wife sings in sang the hymn in a church, backed by pipe organs. It was very cool, and I already knew the lyrics from Bruce's piece!
@@teemukoivunen3106 I bet it was awesome to listen to. We always sang this at school, it's one of my favourite hymns. Bruce just made it greater if that's even possible!
Another good song on the album with a good guitar solo 🎸 and vocals. Could see this as a drinking song in an English pub.
The song is from a poem by William Blake.
Masterpiece.
The narator at the end is Arthut Brown. Shock Rock star from the 60s. You should look his video from the song Fire. Bruce always says that he took most of Arthur stage tricks and used them. Next is Trumpets Of Jericho. Thats the opener of the Scream For Me Brazil. You will hear why.
The idea of Bruce Dickinson teaming up with the bard in the Witcher would indeed be glorious!
I imagine, when I read through the comments, which I haven’t done yet, that somebody will have pointed out that the spoken word William Blake excerpts are done by the legendary Arthur Brown. If you haven’t seen Arthur Brown’s video for “Fire”, you MUST see that. What an insane video and song. Unforgettable.
A belting master.
Steve Harris, whom I truly love more than anyone in metal-except Bruce-just HAD to be shitting himself when he heard this.
Bought this album in an gas station in sweden. thought it looked cool... sounded better than I could imagnanated
As a metal fan... it slaps
As an Englishman... it fucking slaps 😄
he also did this with ian anderson on flute in canterbury cathedral
Easily a top 5 all-time Dickinson live performance is this song done with Ian Anderson at Canterbury Cathedral, December 2011. 53-year old Bruce at his absolute best.
BTW There are two Guitarists! Adrian Smith & the amazing Roy-Z who has been the producer for Balls to Picasso, Accident of Birth, The Chemical Wedding, and Tyranny of Souls. I believe he may have inspired Adrian. Basically the other band members are Roy-Z's Tribe of The Gypsies minus the singer. Listen to the Gates of Urizen and The Book of Thel!
You should watch Bruce perform this in the Canterbury Cathedral i England together with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. It is a truly chilling experience to listen to Bruce belt this one out in a fucking church with that acoustic. Its a high quality video on youtube. (They also perform parts of Revelations where Bruce sings the intro without the microphone)
I absolutely love this song!
Chemical Wedding is my favorite album. This is one of the best songs by Bruce. It shows off the best traits of his legendary voice.
Ha ha. Caught off guard ... Surprise....
Bruce was so happy to rejoin maiden because he felt he couldn’t top this solo album it is a outstanding album
Bruce did a live vision of this song in a church with Ian Anderson it’s on RUclips check it out mate it’s classic
This one, Tower and Thel are probably my favorites, but everything is close.
If you like intro and outro making sense or referring something (I’m not being clear to not give you spoiler), wait for the last regular song of the album “the alchemist” (the another ones are just bonus songs). There’s a icing on the cake in this song!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Epic
This one is my favorite on the album
Masterpiece
Literally every song on this album is good.
For me? This is masterpiece.
Nice to see you liked this one so much too, my favourite also from the album. Its mad that 7 songs in to the album and every one is at least 4/5, mad I say.
Hurm: I can’t wait for the day you hear “Tears of the Dragon”. Do the studio version. There aren’t words for what that song is. For me, and this is really saying something as a Maiden fan since 1984, that song is Bruce’s crowning achievement.
Machine Man will soon be here! Whole album is great BUT that is the one for me!
Hope you read this on time. You should start the next song with the Arthut Brown part and then let it go to Trumpets of Jericho. Thats segue its perfect.
Tears of the Dragon
this one is too personal for me...