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Dickinson's "Chemical Wedding" Is the Greatest Metal Album o

Dddd | 09/22/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, I know its a bold statement, but it is fact an honest statement on what I believe is simply the most incredibly powerful metal album I have ever heard, and one that I think bridged that amorphous gap between the metal of old, and today's much more aggressive metal. The vocals are incredible, the songwriting is simply unmatchable, and the hardness, and raw edge of the album is unmistakable. Moreover, almost all of the songs are unforgettable, a lyrical juggernaut, with incredible riffs and choruses.



When I first purchased the album years over 10 years ago, everyone I knew who for whom I played the album was simply mesmerized (I always got the same question, Who the heck was that? When I told them it was Bruce formerly, at the time, of IM, people were knocked out of their seats- I remember this vividly- people marching out of my house to go buy it) I have never owned an album that I have listened to more than I did Chemical Wedding. It was in my cd player for well over one year,maybe two, and I listen to it regularly still. If I have only one complaint about it, it is that I would like to drums to have been given more prominence (but that is as minor a complaint as one can make)



I only recently realized that it got remastered with some new songs to boot (which are all fantastic). And Although I am a huge fan of IM, I do not think that anything they have done, or that even Bruce has done can equal the pure emotional journey that is "The Chemical Wedding". As far as the quality of the songs, the title track, King in Crimson, The Tower, Book of Thel, Jerusalem, Machine Men and The Alchemist are in my opinion flawless masterpieces. They are equal parts ageless metal anthems, as they are complex rock masterpieces, and frankly I have no idea how Bruce even pulled it off. I was back then, and continue to be now, amazed at the greatest of this CD. The remaining songs are each very good in their own right, and I especially like Killing Floor's monster riffs. The spoken poetry in the album lends a depth to it that gives it a feel that you have gone on a journney once the album reaches the end. To be honest, you actually have. Simply amazing and incomparable to anything else I have ever owned metal wise. I sincerely hope that anyone who reads this will purchase it.



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BRUCE'S BEST SOLO

MRT | 12/13/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bruce Dickinson's reputation goes before him and his solo material demonstrates his breadth of skill and his depth of talent. While known for his frontman status in Iron Maiden, his solo material has always stood up and this album is the best work he has done since he began.The sound is hard, heavy and rich and the arrangements complex .

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