Vocal Coach REACTS - IRON MAIDEN 'If Eternity Should Fail'
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During the recording sessions Bruce was diagnosed with throat cancer (2 tumors). Even though, he finished the album and asked the producer to mix his voice as recorded. No pro tools, no overdubs, nothing. It is what it is. That’s so Bruce..
But isn’t the point of a studio recording that the vocals sound as close to perfect as possible? You SHOULD have at least MOST-Not all- of the rough edges smoothed out. So now we have a studio record that has great songs, but with really subpar vocals. Also, some of this also has to do with terrible vocal choices by Bruce. You have to modify your voice to suit your CURRENT abilities. Some of his vocal work on Book of Souls is barely listenable.
@@antonlarter1113 Maiden record their albums to sound as close to live as possible, they don’t like adding too much that they can’t replicate on stage.
@@CoffeeMatt10 I understand that. But Bruce sounds pretty bad on a lot of this record. My point is you have to clean up the bad sounding notes before you commit it to a audio recording that will be in the world for people to listen to forever. When you sing live, you can afford not to be at the top of your game.
@@antonlarter1113 Sub par vocals? Go back to sleep son.
@@antonlarter1113 Comparing Bruce now to Bruce 20-30 years ago? Personally, I think the vocals are excellent considering his age and the fact he had throat cancer. I could not imagine this album being sung by Bruce 20-30 years ago.. it would not sound right to me.
Talisman fron envivo next please. Best Bruce performance at his 55
Yessss! I asked him already too! He's ignoring us...😄
I love this song. Good choice.
Ναι ρε gangster ίσως η καλύτερη ερμηνεία του Bruce
A few ppl have said this before, but i am just going to reiterate. Bruce recorded this album while having (early ish...stages) of throat cancer and didnt even know it.
He went on to get treated, six months later the dude was back out on a 2 year tour....
That intro... Still takes me back to the live show
Most epic opening.
Same. The book of souls concert was the first one for me and ooof, that intro was something else.
Also same - the anticipation alone . . .
That was amazing!!!!
Yeah, that intro was top notch. I love how they played that movie which distracts you so you don't notice Bruce sneak onto the stage.
Bruce recorded this entire album with 2 massive cancerous tumors in his throat and on his tongue. Still sounds as good as ever. Legend.
Please please react to Iron Maiden's Talisman. The live one. One can tell that the song is really difficult from the fact that he is not going up and down the stage.
1000% unbelievable vocal performance
The performance in Sunrise Florida is outstanding.
@@jayosborne8319 I believe that show us always the first on every world tour they do! If I'm not mistaken Nicko Mcbrain lives there.
you HAVE to do "The Talisman" live at En Vivo! next. its on "The Final Frontier" album in 2010. its an incredible song. personally my favorite song out of any song that came out since bruce came back in 2000 for the "Brave New World" album
The story behind the narration on Eternity is the song was meant for Bruce's next solo project. Bruce had starting working on a solo concept album, but the rest of Maiden decided to record a new album and Bruce pitched a few of his songs for it. Eternity was one of them, and supposedly Steve Harris thought it was perfect, and when Bruce asked about the narration (because it's the only point in the album it appears), Steve just said "It talks about souls so it's perfect!"
The song 'For The Greater Good Of God' in my opinion has the most beautiful vocal perfomance from the 'newer' Maiden albums. It would be awesome if you reacted to it.
Yep you are right
About the Necropolis question, it takes the song back to its origin. It was a song Bruce wrote for a possible new solo work. And it would be a concept album, with a good guy, Professor Lazarus, and a villain, Dr. Necropolis. But when he wrote that, he thought it would also fit the 'in development' new Iron Maiden album at the time. He showed it to Steve Harris, and Steve asked if they could use the song, and Bruce agreed. He also asked about the last part, because it wouldn't fit the album, but Steve said it was about souls and would fit, so they kept it. It started as the first track of a Bruce's album (from which we have heard nothing more since it wasn't recorded to this moment) and ended up as the inicial track from Book of Souls.
Don’t forget this was still being recorded as Bruce had cancer and after he had to undergo treatment, that will have included a total ban on singing.
@@firefox3187 I know. But I decided not to speak about it since 90% of the other comments were already about it, and because the Necropolis question doesn't involve directly the cancer matter
like others i have to recommend iron maiden talisman the live version, its easily one of the best bruce dickenson performances in his career.
The Red and the Black from this album has got to be in their top 5 songs of all time.
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After a 20-year hiatus, I bought a new guitar to play this specific song.
The vocals on "Live Chapter" are horrendous (for The Red and the Black)
@@BSeab1024 never listen to that song for the vocals. As soon as Bruce stops singing the song becomes a classic
The live version from the Book of Souls DVD shows that as much as the cancer did effect his voice he still has loads of power and range left.
He ended up retraining his voice to a degree (I think more for strength and stamina purposes) after the treatment, and imo it sounds better now than it did 10 years ago around The Final Frontier cycle.
@@CoffeeMatt10 As good as Bruce sounds now, I believe he was far more well rounded and powerful in his voice during The Final Frontier. He had that clear signature tone, which I think he has switched out with a sharper sound
@@MichaelHolmgaard i saw them on the Book of Souls tour, Bruce is as good now with as much power, tone and control as he did on the powerslave tour. if not more.
@@neil.HobbyPositive Bruce definitely had a lot more power during the Powerslave tour. He was extremely tired during the few shows they did at Long Beach, but if you listen to all of the bootlegs from other shows, Bruce sounded absolutely killer. Not saying he wasn't good during the Book of Souls tour, but I think people make him better than he was. Bruce sounded great on The Book of Souls tour, but you can hear how he had to use a different technique on the high notes, which made the tones more sharp and not as clear. Sometimes he was able to do things like classic Bruce, but he needs to adjust a lot now, applying that sharper tone to his voice. He does it even more now on Legacy of the Beast. Sometimes it sounds good, but I prefer his clear high notes during The Final Fronier. He still sounds amazing though - His chest voice has a lot of strength 🙏
I genuinely don’t understand why people say his voice is as good now as it was even 10 years ago. He’s 62 and the recent live album clearly shows that both age and illness have impacted his voice. There’s nothing wrong with saying his voice has aged, it’s not bad it just different. There are some songs he shouldn’t still be singing and there are some he can still belt out. He’s still got buckets of talent but there’s no denying it’s changed.
One of the few bands who after 40 plus years of music can open a show with a brand new song and it fits perfectly with the rest of their set, simply amazing.
Can't wait for you to do The Talisman from En Vivo! :)
Can't wait for Empire of The Clouds. It's quite a different song from the standard Maiden affair, and it's beautiful
I agree... 2 great live performances, 1988 made in England Infinity Dreams and en vivo Talisman
Infinity Dreams is one of my favorite songs.
Bruce recorded this album while having throat cancer and at the time he didnt know about it.
Well fronting Maiden with a tumor the size of a golf ball some 3 deacdes in... Really takes someone the size of Bruce to tackle. Honestly this album and Queen's Innuendo are to me testaments of human achievement (The Show Must Go On was recorded in one take, Freddy collapsed shortly after and recorded much lower intensity tracks after on his final days).
These are artists that have my utmost respect
Please treat yourself to The Talisman (En Vivo performance) I guarantee you Will be in awe. That performance is absolutely ridiculous.
Saw this live in 2017, my very first concert. It was over a hundred friggin' degrees and they were just amazing. And I say this as someone who's not a huge Iron Maiden fan.
Check out the song "Book of Souls" live from Donington Park from their Live Chapter release. Bruce is epic, and so is Eddie!
He really needs to see The Red and the Black live, that one is so epic.
@@crazyking1896 indeed! Maiden should be seen LIVE 🔥💪🏻
I was there, the weather was horrendous, but their performance was worth it. Also seeing the Ed Force One 747 at East Midlands Airport was a fantastic sight.
That was an epic concert!
Know nothing about singing but a fairly hardcore Maiden fan whose seen them live about 15 times with Dickinson. Would be interesting to hear a review of his voice post-surgery on the tour for this album or subsequent Legacy of the Beast tour. Was fortunate to see them on last date of European tour at the O2 in Aug. 2018, about 20-25 feet from the stage on the floor. Was expecting good from Bruce but was blown away by his voice quality that night, 3 days after turning 60. Thought he sounded better than I've ever heard, albeit different from aging. Saw them again 1 year later in the U.S. Same thing. Incredible vocal performance. Would be interested to hear how a pro hears it.
I went to that show too, fantastic performance.
I feel his voice sounds better now than it did 10 years ago. It’s almost like having the cancer and subsequent treatment was a blessing in disguise because he felt the need to do some retraining on his voice, and it sounds like he has definitely benefited from it.
Rob Halford proved on Judas Priest’s latest album that even in their ‘twilight years’, singers can still reach deep into their voices to find notes they were hitting in their peak years (he was hitting notes on Firepower that were almost as high some he hit on Screaming For Vengeance, albums that are 35 years apart!)
Side note: I saw Maiden at Download 2013, they had a Spitfire fly over the park, I said afterwards I wouldn’t be surprised if sometime in the future they have a model Spitfire fly over the stage... 5 years later they had a model Spitfire ‘flying’ over the stage! I guess I know them too well at this point 😂
I subscribed for Maiden among other things, but mostly Maiden. I would love to hear your take on "Tears of the Dragon" from Bruce's solo career.
I mean Bruce is amazing recorded but seeing him live is an out of body experience. As are all members of the group. And a fun bunch!
If you want Bruce Dickinson in a slightly different setting, check out his solo work "Tears of the Dragon", "Accident of Birth", and "Jerusalem" [his take on William Blake's prose poem of the same name]
I like how you pointed how Bruce’s voices aged, not many vocal coach commented on that, the vibrato range not just got widen, but better controlled as well compared to his voice in the 80s.
This album was fantastic. I think underrated tbh
really gotta hear 'aces high' while on your maiden month, classic maiden
Bruce Dickenson is a force of nature - of course he triumphs over every setback !
Bruce voice is like a wine, even older even better
why are there so little requests for fear of the dark? that is one of my favorite songs ever!
He should react to both; I.M and the Symphony Pandemic Iron Maiden cover m.ua-cam.com/video/CPom8u0t2hg/v-deo.html
Agree. Rock in Rio 2001 is my fav live performance. Up the Irons 🔥
As many already have suggested, please check out The talisman from the En Vivo! Consert. Keep it up! Recently subsribed, love from Sweden!
React to Iron Maiden 'infinite Dreams' performed live at the N.E.C Birmingham 88. You can find it on the Official Iron Maiden channel. Another great vocal performance by Bruce and the whole performance is near perfection!
I totally agree.
Damn you Ken, I was Just about to go to sleep.
This was written for Bruces upcoming solo album. But Steve did less writing on this album so theres a few more songs written by others on the album. A verison of this supposedly will still appear on the solo album. Not the first time Steve Harris took a bruce solo song for Maiden (bring your daughter to the slaughter)
The Book of Souls has my favorite opening/closing track combo, so you should definitely check out "Empire of the Clouds" too.
And, don't know if someone beat me writing this, but "If Eternity Should Fail" was originally going to be the title track of a Bruce solo concept album so that ending would have been part of a larger story.
At the time this was being recording he had throat cancer, though he didn't know it at the time. It delayed their tour so he could go through cancer treatment. Talk bout a real trooper and one hell of a singer.
Infinite Dreams, absolute favorite.
One of my favorite song from Iron Maiden as of lately
That last minute was Bruce. This was his baby written for what was meant to be his next solo album with Necropolis as the main character throughout the album, with it telling a story. A bit like the IM album Seventh Son.
But...things happened. The solo album DIDNT happen, and this made its way on to Book of Souls.
Always a pleasure to see your videos
When I´m listening these newer records of Maiden, I just have to remember the years and decades passed since I started listening to them. Bruce 2015 is very different from Bruce 1983, which I think was his best year, Piece Of Mind is by far the best record he has ever sung, crystal clear and ear piercing performance with flawless pronunciation. How about studio version of Flight Of Icarus, there is the best high scream at the end of the song, ever. The original video even shows Bruce during that scream in the studio, precious stuff. Yes, Bruce 2015 is still good and listeanable, but has nothing to do with the younger version, man and his voice are getting older hand in hand, but with style. My favourite singer for almost 40 years along Ronnie James Dio.
It doesn't sound like a typical Maiden song because it wasn't meant to be, it was a song bruce had for his new solo album which was to be a follow up to "The Chemical Wedding" steve heard it and thought it went well with the theme of the album so as with "Bring your daughter to the slaughter" and "The Wicker Man" he let steve have it for the band with the intension of rearranging it into a new form for the solo album, I believe some if not all of the narration in the song is by Arthur Brown famous for the song "Fire" who bruce is a fan of and heavily bases his vocal style on, Arthur Brown did the narration on Bruce's "The Chemical Wedding" album.
Iron Maiden was my favorite band growing up, so glad new generations are learning about them
I'm a 30 year plus Maiden fan. This song is close to being in my top 10. Fantastic! Excellent reaction Ken!
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Bruce is one of my favourite singers of any genre. He's just amazing.
Totally off topic, but you should listen to LP -- Lost on You Live session. She has a VERY unique voice that you might get a kick out of. Also love her songs Into the Wild, When We're High, etc... Her mother was an opera singer apparently, so she is highly trained despite having an unusual sound.
Glad you said what I was thinking at first...very in-Iron Maidenesque...but then there they were. Not my favorite if there’s, but not bad.
Definitely my favorite song from Book of Souls
I saw them live in May of 2017 and Bruce's voice was incredible, I couldn't believe that I was listening to a guy that beat throat cancer.
Book of souls title frack from this album live chapter! Great performance by bruce.
It has to be The Talisman from there En vivo dvd Bruce at his best,i highly recommend this song,AWESOME
1.Infinite dreams (studio)
2.Rime of the ancient mariner (live flight 666)
3.somewhere in time (studio)
As many different shows, live and on video, as I've seen of Maiden, the opening of this Book of Souls tour, with this "mystical chant" opening is hands down the best.
Just a hint of what the opening was like for this show:
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This song was initially recorded as a Bruce solo song, he brought it to them, they decided to re-record it as a Maiden song. I'm sure Caveman mixed and recorded it differently that Roy Z or such would have. Would like to hear the original. I tend to like Bruce's solo work as well or better than his second tenure in Maiden. Kevin is not my favorite producer. He doesn't suck but his stuff is pretty dry. Either way, Bruce would have done a great job. I think it's good to hear the younger and the more contemporary songs from Bruce, he's really become a better singer as he's gotten older, better breath control, etc. Thanks for the great reaction.
Caught Somewhere In Time by them 🤘🤘🤟🏼🤘🤟🏼🤘🤟🏼🤘🤟🏼🤟🏼🤘🤘
22 Acacia Avenue and Children of the Damned 1982.
You should react to fear of the dark live. I believe it’s a newer live version in Tokyo but the crowd is unbelievable.
Empire of the Clouds would be another good one from this album
Hello, you should really check out Elize Ryd, she is a singer from The band Amaranthe and I would say she has The best voice in Sweden, she was helping nightwish Out once and sang The song Nemo live with them and after that they loved her so much so they recorded a new version on The song Nemo with her as a singer
If you’re on this album, you have to do Empire of the Clouds!
This song was the Set opener for the book of souls tour. Check out the live video for full context
Intro reminds me Ennio Morricone's The Lonely Shepherd. Very atmospheric song in whole.
Try "Empire of the Clouds", amazing track from this album, the longest of Iron Maiden's career
love your reaction!
Is there any chance you will be reacting to falling in reverse - im not a vampire revamped?
If you are looking for different, try Paschendale by them. Of course you are going to get the tried and true parts. But this has keyboards, strings and horns. Also, there is a special intro that most do not know about or realize, Nicko does Morris Code with his high hats.
Please next one, blood brothers live.
I highly recomend to listen to WhoCares "Out Of My Mind" and/or "Holy Water". Legends are proving there that age doesn't matter when it comes to Rock or Metal.
Always happy to see a Maiden react
They are the best live band. PlEase do the Clansman, the Red and the Black. Bruce 'S voice is unique. He was inspired by the greatest Ronnie James DIO 🤘🏻 cheers from Italy. Stay rock my friend 🎸
Great reaction and song choice! Now you gotta react to some tracks by death, maybe start with 'Flesh and the power it holds' or a 'Crystal Mountain'
Very interesting comments Mr Lavigne. We’re waiting for your comments and analysis of the great Ronnie James Dio. Don’t resist, please.
Listen to Fear of the Dark from Rio 2001! Really powerful live performance!
I subscribe and this it the best album since
Somewhere in time Plus he had cancer of the throat during the studio recordings one of his tongue One of his neck
Funny you should mention the vocal being a bit in the back of the mix. Until today, I had only listened to the album on my headphone (decent ones) and I agree with you. Watching you video today at my desk which has speakers setup similar to studio monitors (at ear level, 3 feet away), the vocals are definitely much more forward. I guess the sound engineer never did a full listen on headphones, which they all really should in this day and age.
You should definitely react to Italy’s Entrance for this years Eurovision Song Contest. They have pretty good chances to win tonight’s biggest and oldest tv music competitions. It’s on for more than 65 years. And usually it’s rubbish pop music that wins. But this year this marvellous rock band from Italy is the big favourite for tonight’s win. I hope they will and hope you like it.
It‘s Måneskin with „Zitti E Buoni“. You find the live performances from Eurovision here on UA-cam.
React for "EDU FALASCHI l The Shadow Hunter l Temple Of Shadows In Concert". Edu Falaschi (Angra and Almah) is a Brazilian singer of Power Metal, this version of "The Shadow Hunter" with an orchestra was simply magnificent and deserves to be shared with the world.
God Bless You! I'm a fan of the channel.
Paschendale (Live from Death On The Road DVD)
Love the maiden reviews and reactions you should check out wraithchild live front rock in riot think it was from 2006
Do The Clansman next!
Great reaction Ken! It's been awhile since I had last listened to any Iron Maiden. On another note, Joe Bonamassa just dropped a new album. The song "Mountain Climbing" is fantastic. Would love to see your take/reaction to it!
Ken its ur boy Ian Wood back. Please react to some Fear Factory. I would love to see you do them. Thanks.
FF's one of my favorite bands, but, in all honesty, anyone with a background in singing is going to be hard pressed to find a diplomatic way of discussing Burton's clean vocals. At least in a live setting.
@@toamcdohl yeah i kno that but i still wanna see him do it. I like reaction videos. Ive gotten a lot of different people to react to them. Im trying to get new fans for them. What do u think of the first 2 new songs
Bruce's vocal peak imo was around 1998/1999.
Thunderstruck by Steve'n'Seagulls (LIVE)
I hope you will include a Paul Di'Anno song in the Maiden Month; es: "Remember Tomorrow"
Children of the Damned studio version!
Ken I'd like to see you do Halestorm's Lzzy Hale - Break In featuring Amy Lee. These 2 females I think are the best of today. They are powerhouses. Listening to this, if I close my eyes it's hard to tell who is who, almost. Love watching your reactions. Love your expressions when they really amaze you like Layne Staley. He is one of a kind for sure.✌💖🤘
You should check out any song done by the powermetal band Gloryhammer
I recommend the self-titled song "Gloryhammer" played live at Wacken in 2019
Just going to echo the others: "The Talisman" from the "En Vivo!" live album.
The songs indicated for your next auditions are wonderful and I believe you will be surprised by For the greater good of God, The talisman and especially Infinite Dreams, in the live version. And as some others have indicated, Bruce, in his solo career, has wonderful songs that are sure to delight you.
So I have to have some fun with you Ken Lavigne, Try Yo Ho by Heather Alexander ;)
Just FYI before this Album He had recovered from Throat Cancer.. And Still unmatched!
Something a little different! I would suggest a reaction to Sean Bonniwell's "Dark White" Sean was the lead singer from the Music Machine in the 60s. This is an amazing vocal performance and incredible song that was sort overlooked during it's time. They were on the top of the charts for another song they did (Talk, Talk) but this is their best in view. And he was my 2nd second cousin :) @
React to something from their depute album. I reccommend transylvania, phantom of the opera, prowler or strange world
It’s a concept album so each song is the part of a story of the album.
Hi again Ken. What a great performance & that sound reverberates & resonates in my head for ages, & your music knowledge blows me away.
On a tangent, I sent to you ( a very long post ) about 1 month ago requesting a reaction to a young Soprano singer by the name of Amira Willighagen & am wondering if you’re interested in doing a reaction. If you can, please advise me one way or another, for if you have no intersect, I’ll stop bothering you.
Cheers & thank you. Graeme
You should have done the live vision mate
Have you done the song's Powerslave and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, studio versions.
I just subscribed.
May I suggest you react to MiracleofSound? Maybe check out Valhalla Calling or Embers Rise, please?