Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

I dont know what is best from B this or TYyrany, but every single song are his killer hits, profesionaly made , good one and I liie lowers in the tower .. and every song some parts are so touching I mena lytheraly

The concept of this album seems to have been well thought out by Bruce Dickinson, and even if this isn't necessarily his best solo effort, I'd say it's definitely his most ambitious. Having now listened to the album a few times I think it would be fitting to watch the film that takes the same name (featuring Dickinson in a cameo role of course). As for the music, I believe it to be quite aggressive and groove-laden for the most part, with very little mellow or melodic parts to be found. The two longer tracks-That is 'Book of Thel' and 'The Alchemist'-both impress by being very well structured and having a nice progression, but other highlights for me would be 'The Tower' (which I personally think is one of Dickinson's heaviest songs) and 'Gates of Uriyen', which features an excellent solo courtesy of Adrian Smith.

This is the first album by Bruce that I've listened to and it's killer! prbly better than most of the 90's maiden stuff

Written by popmik on 29.03.2013 at 21:39

This is the first album by Bruce that I've listened to and it's killer! prbly better than most of the 90's maiden stuff

in my case it was latest one, then from 1th to last I order

This is pretty strong stuff, at least some of the songs are really memorable. Right now I'm seeing The Tower, Book Of Thel and Jerusalem as some of the finest Dickinson songs.

For me this album is one of those albums that does almost everything perfectly. I love the concept, heavy riffs and the amazing vocal performance of Bruce. This is one of the albums I listen to the most on a regular basis, I never get bored of it.

Every song is great but my personal favourites are: Chemical Wedding, Book Of Thel, Jerusalem, Trumpets Of Jericho and The Alchemist.

9,7/10

This in the top 200? A joke at best.

Written by Mountain King on 28.02.2020 at 15:34

This in the top 200? A joke at best.

That's harsh
I assume based on your rating you find the album average, you did not like it much. But a joke the album it is not.
I like Balls to Picasso and Accident of Birth more, but this one is pretty good. It's in the top 200 because it's considered by some as Dickinson's best work.
I haven't listened to it in quite a while. I'll give it a listen soon.

Written by John_Doe on 28.02.2020 at 15:45

Written by Mountain King on 28.02.2020 at 15:34

This in the top 200? A joke at best.

That's harsh
I assume based on your rating you find the album average, you did not like it much. But a joke the album it is not.
I like Balls to Picasso and Accident of Birth more, but this one is pretty good. It's in the top 200 because it's considered by some as Dickinson's best work.
I haven't listened to it in quite a while. I'll give it a listen soon.

Yea could be a little harsh from my side but I just don't enjoy his vocals and his music isn't that special either.. Just as a quick and simple comaprison, I prefer Halford's "Resurrection" to any of his albums and it's not in the top 200. But again, that's just me and I know there are tons of Maiden fans around

PERFECTION!

Asinine that it took me so long to get to this. Outstanding release

My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Chemical Wedding
The Tower
Jerusalem

Written by Plattner on 09.06.2025 at 23:26

My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Chemical Wedding
The Tower
Jerusalem

The Tower is a strong fucking track and this album is overall very good. Composition, delivery and production are all top notch. Usually, although there are exceptions, I don't much enjoy solo works from singers of renowned bands, this album is one of those exceptions.

Probably my favorite of Bruce's solo works and perhaps the strongest Maiden-adjacent release of the 1990s! So many excellent songs to choose from and it's dynamic and varied without being too oddball like Balls to Picasso.