Favorite Non-Metal Bruce Dickinson Album

Some people would call his first one pop metal, and yes his second one was heavier. However, IMO, I don't consider his first three efforts metal so here we go:

What is you favortite of these three? Mine would be Skunkworks (I understand it wasn't origionally supposed to be under his name, but it was). While I like Tattooed Millionare and Balls To Picasso (Tears of the Dragon is one of my favorite songs of all time), for some reason to me there is just something I love more about Skunkworks, the melody is much more infectious to me than the other two. Some people consider these albums to be a dark period in the career of Bruce, and while they are not really metal, I believe they are still great albums.

i still consider all of them within the hard rock/metal genre, but whatever. i like Balls To Picasso best out of those 3.

mc666 wrote:

i still consider all of them within the hard rock/metal genre, but whatever. i like Balls To Picasso best out of those 3.

Good thing I put it in the metal section huh? I just realized my mistake but now it's too late. Oh well.

I don't really like any of the above, but if pressed, I'd go with Tattooed Millionaire.

I love all three, but i prefer the Live In Studio A versions of Millionare and Balls.

Tatooed Millionare for me

Went with Tattooed Millionaire. For some reason I have always loved that album.

I liked Tattooed Millionaire, but Balls to Picasso stuck with me longer.

They are all metal in my book. Prefer the first 2

Balls To Picasso.

none of them. got them all. don't like it. dunno why. nothing special.

Out of those choices, I voted for Ball to Picasso, however personal choice is Accident of Birth, which smokes 'em all. Also, I never considdered any of Bruce's solo work as anything but metal, but thats just me.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

however personal choice is Accident of Birth, which smokes 'em all.

A-MEN brother! ACCIDENT OF BIRTH is the best Iron Maiden album that Iron Maiden never made. One of my favorite CDs of the 90s, if not of all time. THE CHEMICAL WEDDING wasn't too shabby either.

Balls To Picasso is my favorite from those albums.

'Skunkworks' by a mile...

thrasher73 wrote:

Tatooed Millionare for me

For me too. Never carred much about BALLS TO PICASO (i like TEARS OF THE DRAGON) and that other bad s hit he released named SKUNKWORKS, only for open minded people.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

'Skunkworks' by a mile...

Looks like we're the only ones. I think people are WAY to harsh on this album. I mean come on, it's not like Bruce wanted the album to be put under his name in the first place. Besides, if one of the greatest voices in metal wanted to do something different for a change I believe he earned the right to do so. One may complain that it was too modern but lets face it people like Bruce led the way for modern bands. Bruce himself has stated in interviews that he was proud of the work he did on this one.

Balls To Picasso gets my vote.