Bruce Dickinson has remained at the forefront of hard rock for over twenty years and his position as the powerful voice, driving force and front man to rock gods IRON MAIDEN is the stuff of legends. 'ANTHOLOGY' is a 3 DVD set that is well worth its weight in gold.
DVD Disc 1 is a live performance extravaganza boasting 30 show-stopping tracks, recorded during the 90's as Bruce forged ahead with his solo career. Dive Live was recorded at the Town and Country Club, Los Angeles on the Tattooed Millionaire Tour, August/90. This was Bruce's first outing as a solo artist with a new band made up of Janick Gers (Guitar), Andy Carr (Bass) and Dickie Fliszar (Drums). Also on disc 1 is a live-in-concert performance that was filmed over two sweaty back-to-back dates during the Skunkworks Tour in Pamplona and Gerona, Spain on May 31st and June 1st, 1996. Bruce was fronting a new young band, with a new name, and was joined on stage by Alex Dickson (Guitars), Chris Dale (Bass) and a certain infamous Italian drummer, Alessandro Elena. Originally created for a four track video EP release in Japan, this is the hour long Skunkworks concert in full, for the very first time.
DVD Disc 2 keeps the live-in-concert experience alive with rare footage of Bruce performing in Sao Paulo, 1999 during the Chemical Wedding World Tour. Almost two hours in length, 'Scream For Me Brazil' represents Bruce's last outing as a true solo artist before rejoining the ranks of Maiden shortly afterwards. No official film recording was permitted although this film taken from the crowd screen feeds, features highlights of the show, which later become a live album of the same name. With a new heavier line-up made up of long time song writing partner Roy Z (Guitar), old Maiden partner Adrian Smith and rhythm section of Dave Ingraham (Drums) and Eddie Casillas (Bass), this 'bootleg' documents Bruce at his most intense.
DVD Disc 3 is an extensive collection of promotional videos made during Bruce's solo career. From his days at EMI, through to his own self produced videos of recent times, each video is accompanied by a short introduction by Bruce himself, discussing the ideas, concepts and eventual filming behind each of the videos. Each intro provides an interesting insight into Bruce's solo career as it progressed and the highlights and pitfalls of producing your own promotional videos. The 'Tyranny of Souls' interview was originally filmed as a general interview for press purposes. This is a track by track breakdown of the concepts behind the songs on the Tyranny of Souls album, providing more of an in-depth look at the writing methods that Bruce has formed with long time writing partner Roy Z.
BRUCE DICKINSON's 3 DVD Anthology set captures the essence of Bruce Dickinson as an artist and performer and is recommended without reservations to fans of heavy metal. Bruce Dickinson is an icon, and a true master at his craft, and shows no signs of slowing down. This is one DVD set that is a must to get and comes HIGHLY recommended!
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