Bruce Dickinson - Tattooed Millionaire

 A Different Dickinson
Somewhere between Iron Maiden's two albums, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and No Prayer for the Dying, Mr. Bruce Dickinson took a little time out and did a solo album. I first came across the original CD while stationed in Germany in the early 90's (it broke due to theft,...thankfully this one came out) and after watching the tape that went along with this (Dive! Dive! Live!....again thankfully it is now on the DVD collection). In my opinion....pure rock fun. The only 2 tracks that I wasn't fond of was Son of a Gun and No Lies. Everything else in between is just great listening material. So boys and girls....if you are a fan of Iron Maiden and wanting to take a different stroll down Musical Lane....get this copy. You won't regret it. And while you're at it....get the compelation DVD as well. Both are enjoyable.


UP THE IRONS!!!!! March 15, 2007

 A promising songwriter's debut
While this CD really shines in certain areas musically, I felt overall it was more a sign of things to come.

The problems I have are the inconsistency of the writing, the slightly ragged, unpolished quality of some singing, and the cheese of the sterile 'eighties sound' combined with verging-on-pretentious performances in a few places.

I took to Bruce's stuff a lot more after he left Maiden, regrouped, and went toward a fatter, more organic sound and regaining his powerful wail.

This is a nice little collection of ditties but it feels almost painfully earnest to prove itself as a pop record. Bruce made the point he could do that genre and write huge singles. The man later proved he could be a lot more interesting than that. September 22, 2005

 Good attempt for the first album!
It all started with Nightmare on Elms Street. He brought out that song Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter...

Great album. Very different than Iron Maiden. More commercial sounding.

I love Tattooed Millionaire (this is the best version of it) but other songs are good on it too. It's just a fun rock n roll album. I love not-too-serious albums. It's great. It worked with Garage DAys with Metallica and it works with Bruce.

I find it incredible that with these albums you get extra tracks! I should re-buy these albums! It's all too good!

Bruce is a metal legend, that deserves greater respect than what he deserves. If you like Maiden, you should give Bruce a try!

He went on to make albums better than Iron Maiden! But just remember, I don't think those Iron Maiden albums were all that bad. Just not as good.

I perfer Bruce Dickinson these days. His latest album is very different from this, and in some ways I miss the old style Bruce. I somehow wish he could incorporate this rock n roll style on all his releases. Sometimes a song doesn't have to be hard and heavy to good. It's the feeling you get from the song that's most important.

What I like about this album is that it's light-hearted. There's too many songs out there these days. August 24, 2005

 The best ever?
Well this happens to be one of the greatest CD's that you will ever buy. If you like DIO, Queensryche, or Iron Maiden you are asured that you will absolutly love this CD. His voice is astounding and I can't help but listen to this CD over and over. It has been around since 1990 and I have listend to it proboly about 1000-1200 times. It is a must buy. May 26, 2004

 Classic metal
Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden, has had several solo releases, but I liked this one - his first - the best. When I bought this release back in 1990 I wore out the cassette. I was a huge Iron Maiden fan at the time and automatically bought "Tattooed Millionaire" when it was released.

I was surpised how different it was from Iron Maiden, but it was a solid album and one I still enjoy listening to today, 14 years later. "Tattooed Millionaire," "Born in '58" and the remake of "All The Young Dudes" were my favorites, but most of the songs are solid. It was straight foward album rock at its best.

I admit listening to this album brings back good memories for me. I was 19 at the time and it's amazing how much my life has changed since 1990. Ah, the good old days....

Several of Dickinson's other solo releases such received more positive reviews from magazines such as "Metal Maniacs" but I will always believe "Tattooed Millionare" tops them all.

A great CD to have in your metal collection. March 19, 2004

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