WINNER: Best 80's Frontman Survivor

[Ignatius]

You may like it or you may not, but Bruce Dickinson is our winner....and nothing else matters

Bruce Dickinson now becomes eligible for the best frontman survivor of all time!

In a few days we'll post our 70's nominees!


Hasta la vista.?

[Eeebs]

I am somewhat ashamed to say that I do not know who this Bruce Dickinson is that you speak of.  So, what band did he front anyway?  Sorry... maybe it was before my time??

[Ignatius]

I am somewhat ashamed to say that I do not know who this Bruce Dickinson is that you speak of.? So, what band did he front anyway?? Sorry... maybe it was before my time??

You are not that young! 

He fronted the band Iron Maiden. They became one of the most influential metal bands during that time.

[Skeletor]

That's not too bad really, Iron Maiden did rule the 80s.

[N.I.B]

so when do we nominate our 70's surviour guys?

[Walapino]

cool, Bruce rocks 

[Eeebs]

I am somewhat ashamed to say that I do not know who this Bruce Dickinson is that you speak of.  So, what band did he front anyway?  Sorry... maybe it was before my time??

You are not that young!

He fronted the band Iron Maiden. They became one of the most influential metal bands during that time.

I am younger than you

In any case, I never listened to Iron Maiden, so hence my lack of knowledge of that particular person.  Looking forward to the next poll

[Kujo]

I am younger than you

In any case, I never listened to Iron Maiden, so hence my lack of knowledge of that particular person.? Looking forward to the next poll

You should definitely check out some Iron Maiden, I would personally recommend "Somewhere In Time" or for a true reflection on the mans voice check out his solo albums "Accident of Birth" or "The Chemical Wedding". You might not like them but there is some great stuff on there in my opinion.

Anyway congrats to Bruce. Im just glad Bon Jovi didnt win.

Hi D

[Gunner80]

No more of these stupid games for me.

[journey]

Congratulations, Mr. Dickinson. You are a loved man.

[Walk]

Actually, the best introduction to Iron Maiden is probably the self titled ablum with singer Paul Di'Anno. It's more punk based, the songs are less complex, and not overly progressive. I didn't enjoy Somewhere in Time when I first heard it. It's one of my favorites now, though!

Iron Maiden's first 7 albums (yes, 7! 8 if Live after Death is included) are generally considered masterpieces by the metal community. Get 'em all. Everything after that is hit or miss, so check them out before you get them. Dance of Death is Maiden's best album since 7th Son of a 7th Son, so that's another good one to start with.

Bruce's upcoming solo album is really good too, I heard.

[D]

These survivors are the biggest pieces of shit ever

the survivor winners thus far are ridiculous and are frauds to the title.

im not playin anymore either

its untellin who will win the 70's survivor although Freddie mercury is the no brainer choice cause of this board.

Bruce Dickinson?

fuckin hilarious!

[Walk]

I was upset how early Dave Mustaine was kicked out, and the fact that Bach outlasted Halford, but I'm not whining about it.  Bon Jovi had some tough competition, so it's not really surprising he lost. The 80's had many better bands than Bon Jovi (yes, Iron Maiden is better).

I think the 70's will come down to Ozzy and Plant. Phil Lynott, Gene Simmons, Klaus Meine, and Ian Gillan will probably place high, too.

PS- Can Halford be in the 70's surviver, too? Some of Judas Priest's finest work, like Stained Class, came out in the 70's. Only Sabbath did more for metal back then. In fact, the 80's were a downhill slide for Halford and Priest.

[Skeletor]

Bruce Dickinson?

fuckin hilarious!

Not as hilarious as you

[D]

Im not sure I understand the criteria everyone is basing their votes on?

are u voting on just singing ability?

Hetfield has one of the most loyal followings, plus has written some of the greatest guitar riffs in music history but this board is twisted so what do u expect?

shows how biased people voting are when they called Hetfield a sell out

is he now? maybe

but he wasnt in the fucking 80's so u cant use that to vote against James.

the problem is people arent putting their minds back to the decade they are voting in.


thats why Kurt Cobain got voted out so early,Eddie Vedder, Jon and Vince in the 80's

people are judgin shit based on the 21st century, this is the 80's

its just hilarious how the least played, underexposed, less burnt out upon frontmen are winning every survivor.

the best frontmen of each decade were overexposed,over played and people are sick of em, which is why they exited so quickly.

its a biased game.

Trent Reznor over Cobain in the 90's, Priceless!

[Kujo]

I would have been fine with Hetfield winning, the 80's were Metallicas best time IMO. I'll even say that I think Metallica had better songs than Maiden, but I just preferred Dickinson to Hetfield.

[Mikkamakka]

Some people take this game too seriously. 

[Skeletor]

its just hilarious how the least played, underexposed, less burnt out upon frontmen are winning every survivor.

Iron Maiden has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

[Walk]

Hetfield had plenty of Mustaine riffs to go on for Metallica's first 2 albums. And, judging by this board's general comtempt for ...And Justice For All, that leaves only one solid Metallica album, Master of Puppets, one of the most overrated albums in metal. Hell, Metallica is one of the most overrated bands in metal, even all of music.

And, if we were judging just on singing ability, Halford would have won. But he didn't.

[Kujo]

Hetfield had plenty of Mustaine riffs to go on for Metallica's first 2 albums. And, judging by this board's general comtempt for ...And Justice For All, that leaves only one solid Metallica album, Master of Puppets, one of the most overrated albums in metal. Hell, Metallica is one of the most overrated bands in metal, even all of music.

And, if we were judging just on singing ability, Halford would have won. But he didn't.

Thanks for supporting my argument in quite a few other threads about Mustaines importance to their early work. Losing him and Cliff was just too much. They kick ass live still but the material from the Black album on just doesnt match up compared to their first 4 albums for me.