Only 66. I will always prefer his style of singing to that of Bruce Dickinson and the first 2 Iron Maiden albums are still my favourites. RIP.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0l0nnnekdo
Oh no! Well it was to be expected a little. I do hold a soft spot for him, I love those first 2 Maiden LPs and the Maiden Japan EP is fantastic.
Run free now then, RIP.
sad news
RIP Paul
Ah, sad to hear. Only saw Maiden once, in 1980 supporting Judas Priest when Paul was still in the band. The only time I ever saw Bruce Dickinson, he was in Samson.
Likewise, I only ever saw Iron Maiden with Paul as singer. That night in the Glasgow Apollo is quite easy to recall in a bit of detail. The old seats in the stalls had metal ashtrays fixed to the back of the seat in front. I must have become too animated and managed to cut my knee quite badly on one of these hazards. I remember being taken to the foyer by a St John's guy who insisted on bandaging my leg. He thanked me profusely for getting him away from the horrible racket for a while. He then added that at least Maiden weren't as bad as that lot from Canada the week before. We had a laugh about that lot being my favourite band of all time. Happy days. RIP Paul.
That's a great story 😂.
Maiden have the slightly unusual number of 3 lead guitarists.
Could they have ever considered 2 lead vocalists?
Surprised to find that Paul and Bruce Dickinson only met for the first time this summer.
They were both on at Reading in 1980 when I was there, can't recall if it was the same day though.
Quote from: dom on October 22, 2024, 07:06:27 AMThat's a great story 😂.
Maiden have the slightly unusual number of 3 lead guitarists.
Could they have ever considered 2 lead vocalists?
Forty four years ago and I remember parts of it quite clearly. Two nights ago I had to make three trips upstairs as twice I headed up to collect my tablets and returned twice empty handed due to minor distractions.
Yes, I think Maiden could have accommodated a deal like that. Might have reduced the strain on Bruce's vocal cords as he really does deliver flat out mostly and it must be exhausting. I don't think the ego could have coped with it though.
Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on October 22, 2024, 10:17:18 AMSurprised to find that Paul and Bruce Dickinson only met for the first time this summer.
They were both on at Reading in 1980 when I was there, can't recall if it was the same day though.
Back when Dickinson was known as 'Bruce squared'