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Re: Paul Di'anno vs Blaze Bayley Blaze's voice is starting to grow on me a little, I'm still not entirely sure it was right for Maiden but then again by the time I bought X Factor and Virtual XI I ha

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Paul Di'anno over the train wreck that was Blaze Bayley.

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I agree with this. My point to Skully is that there are other kinds of effective showmanship aside from the classic heavy metal swagger, and it's not always appropriate in the context of the music. Sa

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Lemmy looks looks like he's dying' date=' he looks soooo ill, dude should look after his diabetes better, can't be all rock and roll, or he'll be heading to the big metropolis in the sky, or knowing lemmy the inferno down below. Sookie from True Blood would be a great front woman, and she would help me with mental health and do the plumbing. More women in metal would also help me with ingrowing toenails, I'd also wash the left side of my head more often, the right is fine, but I have an aversion to the left. Starting to smell.[/quote'] Uh... Toenails? :?: Answers on a postcard...
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Re: Best Metal Frontman? Its a serious problem - and not one to be mocked - my nails get really long and I need someone to clip them. The problem with the left side of my head goes back to a traumatic incident. Just feel more females at metal concerts would mean I'd take better care of my personal hygiene on a more regular basis. The band the Guinea Pig Poo Machines used to have guinea pigs on stage, if I haven't had a female friend round for a while, I start to smell like one of those pigs under the stage lights - now that was some weird shit. I wash when female friends come round - get one to cut my nails and another to wash my head.

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Its a serious problem - and not one to be mocked - my nails get really long and I need someone to clip them. The problem with the left side of my head goes back to a traumatic incident. Just feel more females at metal concerts would mean I'd take better care of my personal hygiene on a more regular basis. The band the Guinea Pig Poo Machines used to have guinea pigs on stage' date=' if I haven't had a female friend round for a while, I start to smell like one of those pigs under the stage lights - now that was some weird shit. I wash when female friends come round - get one to cut my nails and another to wash my head.[/quote'] Sorry for you mate ): (im very empathetic)
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Re: Best Metal Frontman? Dickinson runs his ass off on stage during the show. Plus his crowd banter is pretty amusing. Peter Steele was an excellent front man. Not to mention his quips between songs were priceless. He was my favorite. He had a very unique presence, style of playing and over all vibe. No one will ever fill that void.

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I still think Dio tops the list as the power of his voice never diminished. Halford rates second because whilst he may not be able to hit the highs of his prime he still has a broader range available to him then most vocalists. Dickinson now wouldn't be in the top 50 clean vocalists he's lost all of his range and most of his power but in his prime Bruce was certainly very good

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I still think Dio tops the list as the power of his voice never diminished. Halford rates second because whilst he may not be able to hit the highs of his prime he still has a broader range available to him then most vocalists. Dickinson now wouldn't be in the top 50 clean vocalists he's lost all of his range and most of his power but in his prime Bruce was certainly very good
Oh, Halford can still hit those notes. Believe me, on the Angel of Retribution tour he nearly shattered my eardrums with one of the most insane high shrieks I've ever heard. That dude still has more power than most vocalists one third his age, it drained him and he had to catch his breath, but that's still fucking impressive for a guy of his age. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Oh' date=' Halford can still hit those notes. Believe me, on the Angel of Retribution tour he nearly shattered my eardrums with one of the most insane high shrieks I've ever heard. That dude still has more power than most vocalists one third his age, it drained him and he had to catch his breath, but that's still fucking impressive for a guy of his age.[/quote'] Agreed, On the Angel of Retribution tour he still did really well, the times ive seen them after that he did not impress at all sadly. Halford wins on more then his voice, Hes over 60 years old and still wears more studs and leather than anyone ever did.
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Yeah, it's amazing how he got that gay biker look to translate so heavily into a machismo laden heavy metal culture. I haven't seen them since the Angel of Retribution tour, but if he is indeed losing it a bit, he still has my infinite respect for being as old as he is and still kicking ass. They had a huge stage setup with stairs on either side leading to the drum riser, and he had to hold on to the railing to help ascend and descend the stairs, but still rides that fucking Harley out on stage and belts it out like a madman. He seems like he would be a cool guy too.

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Before I got into extreme metal all I listened to was band like Judas Priest, Sabbath, and Iron Maiden. I much prefer Bruce because of the fact that everything before The X Factor was amazing, I played out all the 80's and 90's albums so much i had to keep buy new ones. I love all these bands but I cannot put either of them before Bruce so for me its 1.Bruce 2.Dio 3. Rob

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Dio first for sheer power, then Halford for his range and finally Dickinson last because although he has range it isn't really comparable with Halford's. I think you can hear the strain in Bruce's voice most of the time, he seems to hit that brick wall were you know he can't go any further alot sooner than the other two. He was an ideal replacement for D'ianno at the time - although I love Paul's punky edge to his vocals, shame he is a complete knob really - but he hasn't aged well unlike Halford who just keeps going.

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