Bruce Dickinson - Skunkworks review
| Band: | Bruce Dickinson |
| Album: | Skunkworks |
| Style: | Hard rock |
| Release date: | 1996 |
| A review by: | wrathchild |
01. Space Race
02. Back From The Edge
03. Inertia
04. Faith
05. Solar Confinement
06. Dreamstate
07. I Will Not Accept The Truth
08. Inside The Machine
09. Headswitch
10. Meltdown
11. Octavia
12. Innerspace
13. Strange Death In Paradise
Under this weird title is one of the less known album from Iron Maiden's singer solo career, and maybe this can be explained by the fact it is far from the best-known Chemical Wedding & Accident Of Birth, released just after.
It is really completely different: while the latter is heavy & loud, Skunkworks is a soft, nearly a pop-rock album. The line-up is also different (but the same as Alive In Studio A, 1995): Alex Dickson on guitars, Chris Dale on bass, and Alex Elena on drums.
Despite the weird-sounding first impression, this album is really good, its differences making it pleasant to listen to, and it's definitely far from Maiden.
All the songs are 3 to 4 minutes long (except the last one, Strange Death In Paradise, 5 minutes, and Headswitch, 2:14) so there's no real highlight in the album, all the songs are equal, and it's hard for me to pick one that's better or worse than the others.
Chorus are easy to catch, the guitar uses some cool rock effects, and the rhythm suits well the whole thing.
To conclude I'd say this is a good album but not a metal one, and to me it justifies the will of Bruce to have a solo career, because there it's really different, original & fresh compare to what he does in Iron Maiden. Note that it was meant to be released more as a Skunkworks band album than a Dickinson one.
Rating:
8.4
8.4
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Rating: 8.4 |
Any preconceived notions of what to expect from the (then ex) lead singer of Iron Maiden should left at the door; this is an album that puts a lot of sonic distance between him and his erstwhile bandmates. If you take this album for what it is, a collection of experimental alt-metal tracks created by a man with a point to prove, with a gang of young musicians willing to lend their talents to one of the best voices in metal; you will truly appreciate what you're hearing. Read more ›› |
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Career, not "carrier".
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| I_Die_Often Posts: 697  |
I did not care for this album at all. There wasn't a single song that held my attention...
---- Old enough to be your Daddy... speaking of which... you look familiar... do I know your mother???
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002  |
This album needs a bit ''intelect'' open mind to changes otherwise if you wanna HM or HR it wont work
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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