Bruce Dickinson: Top 5 Live Vocal Performances 

Re-recorded vocals for "live" DVD are awesome

I am a lyric singer and a few days ago i try to sing the talisman, my god, even harder than it looks, its around 13 high D's, untouchable for me

him, Halford and Freddie imo

Thank you so much!!

Which one?

The Talisman is one of the hardest songs to sing of all genres. It takes incredible stamina and a lot of range.

Up the irons from America 🇺🇸

That one is amazing as well but I think the Stuttgart performance is even better.

Thanks!

Do you speak English pal?

Totally agree. Not one of Maiden's greatest songs but Bruce does nail it particularly with some difficult phrasing of the lyrics. I would have nominated Bruce's performance of ' The Chemical Wedding ' on the live Scream for Me Brazil album

@@michaeldean7220 The Talisman is one of the hardest songs to sing ever. I honestly felt like Bruce was struggling in the studio version but completely knocked it out of the park in the live version.

I agree, Bruce's vocal cords are going full throttle in this song 🤘 up the irons!

it’s a bootleg from their show in Stuttgart 1982. I agree, it’s amazing. Better than Beast Over Hammersmith imo.

I'd opt for equal, as a whole, with the vocal part being slightly more impressive in Stuttgart, and vice versa for the rest of the band. I recon the comparison is unfair. The one is a bootleg, the other is a pro recording​@@TheGreatestVoice1958

You think so? I thought Tate’s voice on Operation Mindcrime was incredible. As for him singing Talisman better, it’s difficult to say. He obviously has the range, but does he have the power and stamina? Bruce for sure has always had a more powerful voice than Tate even in his prime, and Bruce’s stamina is 2nd to none.

@@TheGreatestVoice1958 his voice was still great on mindcrime but you can definitely tell his voice has changed mostly in power compared to RFO. Idk about bruce having more power in his voice at all, especially if we consider what we have seen from Warning Tour in Tokyo. As for stamina you might have a point there, I just think Tates more clean and powerful range can do more than what bruce does here. Not saying bruce’s talisman isn’t good, it’s obviously great 🙂

@@Zazu619 Bruce’s voice is DEFINITELY more powerful than Geoff Tate’s. Just listen to them isolated side by side and it’s very obvious Bruce has a bigger voice. That doesn’t necessarily make him a better singer, but it’s one thing he has on Tate.

Tate fan detected. Could Tate sing Jerusalem? Remember that song are just not high notes. There u can hear the versatility of Bruce's voice.

I disagree. There are more pauses in between versus and the tempo is slower.