BRUCE DICKINSON - stub review added 31st October 2008
Album Review: The Chemical Wedding (1998)
For fans of: heavy metal... and Iron Maiden
Sounding like, but not the same as Iron Maiden, The Chemical Wedding sees Bruce Dickinson venturing down different alleyways and backwaters of the rock realm. With lashings of metal, rock, folk and all sorts of other music, this album really is a mish-mash of styles.
Few of the songs are overly memorable, but none of them do anything especially wrong. The production is a tad muddy and the songwriting is nothing to tell your folks about, yet the album does have a vibe running through it you can't quite put your finger on.
Not the best or worst album ever, not even Bruce's best or worst. Very middling all round, but worth a listen.
Check out... This album if you are feeling brave.
Track List:
1. King In Crimson
2. Chemical Wedding
3. The Tower
4. Killing Floor
5. Book Of Thel
6. Gates Of Urizen
7. Jerusalem
8. Trumpets Of Jericho
9. Machine Men
10. The Alchemist
11. Return Of The King (bonus track on re-released 2005 version)
12. Real World (bonus track on re-released 2005 version)
13. Confeos (bonus track on re-released 2005 version)
Band websites: Bruce Dickinson
