RQRQ Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Both are great singers for different reasons. Axl has the edge and the raw stage presence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Axl is (easily) the bigger "star" if you will. I'd go 1A and 1B I guess. Axl wins (but this is a Guns board and I love Axl). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Un42nutzly Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I thought it was going to be tough, but the throat clearing section really gave the win to Axl Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I have never liked Maiden, so I'll go with Axl on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINGTRADER Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Whenever I have to make a choice, I always compare the artists at their prime. For me, Axl wins this because of uniqueness in voice and stage presence. I only wish Axl could have aged as well as Bruce. Axl at 38 was already a total mess vocally and physically. The man aged quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 These comparisons are fun, but everyone has their own taste, Bruce for example, is not even the best vocalist of Maiden for me There mite be a lot of better vocalists than Axl, which I dont know , but he's easily the best frontman ever for me cuz he's GOD. Then comes a league of legends as Mercury, Plant, Patton, Daltrey and Jagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexAxl Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Axl in his prime destroyes everyone i mean guy had biggest vocal range in all of music, now we will see how it will sound on this tour. No matter what Axl is always no.1 for me and Freddie is second. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, MYWIFEMYLIFE said: These comparisons are fun, but everyone has their own taste, Bruce for example, is not even the best vocalist of Maiden for me There mite be a lot of better vocalists than Axl, which I dont know , but he's easily the best frontman ever for me cuz he's GOD. Then comes a league of legends as Mercury, Plant, Patton, Daltrey and Jagger. You didn't really throw Mike Patton in with that list did you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, tsinindy said: You didn't really throw Mike Patton in with that list did you? actually he's no.2 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, MYWIFEMYLIFE said: actually he's no.2 for me Well....alrighty then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Bruce Dickinson is the man. It's not even close for me. I still love Axl, and they really are quite different. But for the sake of the thread, Bruce crushes it. When you go to an Iron Maiden show, you don't have 65 threads the night of the tour opener about "Mickey Mouse", "helium voice", oxygen tanks, etc., with regards to Bruce's vocals. You know he's going to deliver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Just now, Zeppelin said: Bruce Dickinson is the man. It's not even close for me. I still love Axl, and they really are quite different. But for the sake of the thread, Bruce crushes it. When you go to an Iron Maiden show, you don't have 65 threads the night of the tour opener about "Mickey Mouse", "helium voice", oxygen tanks, etc., with regards to Bruce's vocals. You know he's going to deliver. He's definitely got Axl beat over the long haul because Axl fell apart after 1993. I think prime Axl beats him (and everyone else). Don't Cry '86 at the Roxy. Pure fucking talent right there. Early Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury are the only others that are in that league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Without any doubt - Bruce is the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Oh I agree that Axl in his prime was an absolute beast. A freak of nature, really. But I guess I look at it differently, because I don't want to always have to reference performances from the 80's or early 90's. Axl's had some great vocals since then, but we all know he's been hit and miss. For me, consistency trumps the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, Zeppelin said: Oh I agree that Axl in his prime was an absolute beast. A freak of nature, really. But I guess I look at it differently, because I don't want to always have to reference performances from the 80's or early 90's. Axl's had some great vocals since then, but we all know he's been hit and miss. For me, consistency trumps the rest. For sure. I definitely give Bruce the edge in this poll due to career consistency. But at the same time, rock and roll is a young man's game. Part of the mystique around Zeppelin is that they were forced to quit before we got to see them get really old (like we are seeing with AC/DC in recent years). GN'R sort of had that same mystique due to Axl going into hiding for so long in the mid-90's to early 2000's. Unfortunately he came back as "Guns N' Roses" with a band that wasn't really GN'R and he was no longer the incredible Axl of 1985-1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFD5 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Are we going for vocal range ? Are we going for stage presence ? Are we going for interaction with the crowd ? Are we going for number of gigs played ? Are we going for album sales ? Both of them are great front men in their respective bands let's NOT compare them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You guys should watch some Iron Maiden live videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It is a ridiculous question as one sings metal and the other sings hard rock/rock n' roll: Bruce would be superior if we were discussing metal, particularly the brand of progressive operatic metal Maiden specialise in, whereas Axl would be better singing blues-based sleaze rock and power ballads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadApples87 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Bruce is fantastic! Just saw them about a week ago and he still gets the crowd going! Axl was the best in his prime 87-93 but then he fell off of the deep end. Now he is making a big comeback this year which is awesome! Axl wrote more songs so I guess he wins that category. But Bruce can fly a big ol' jet airliner! It's a tie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoNobodyToldYaBaby Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I love metal, and a hand full of maiden tunes, but i find it difficult listening to a full maiden album and a big part of that is Bruce's voice. The operatic style just doesnt do it for me at all. Great guy and front man just dont care for his band very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 maiden's songs are way too easy to sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 36 minutes ago, BadApples87 said: Bruce is fantastic! Just saw them about a week ago and he still gets the crowd going! Axl was the best in his prime 87-93 but then he fell off of the deep end. Now he is making a big comeback this year which is awesome! Axl wrote more songs so I guess he wins that category. But Bruce can fly a big ol' jet airliner! It's a tie! Huh? Am I missing something here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosonen Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Ive tried hundred times get into Iron Maiden, but no, does nothing for me. Dont even understand why, great frontman, I like bruce, sure they have couple of great songs( "couple" lol), incredible history etc etc etc. But no, I just dont get it. Have a HUGE respect though, im glad they are still around. So Axl for sure. But If this was axl vs Layne Staley.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 23 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Huh? Am I missing something here? They are much closer than you realize. Dickinson has 51 songwriting credits on Wikipedia for Maiden. This includes a number of songs that were part of bonus discs and not the official studio album release for a number of their albums. Axl has 49 songwriting credits on Wikipedia for GN'R. Once you take out the bonus disc credits for Dickinson, he drops down below 50 credits. Dickinson has zero credits on Maiden's most famous album Number of the Beast whereas Axl's prints are all over Appetite and UYI (9/12 Appetite and 22/30 UYI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Just now, GNRfan2008 said: They are much closer than you realize. Dickinson has 51 songwriting credits on Wikipedia for Maiden. This includes a number of songs that were part of bonus discs and not the official studio album release for a number of their albums. Axl has 49 songwriting credits on Wikipedia for GN'R. Once you take out the bonus disc credits for Dickinson, he drops down below 50 credits. Dickinson has zero credits on Maiden's most famous album Number of the Beast whereas Axl's prints are all over Appetite and UYI (9/12 Appetite and 22/30 UYI). What about Bruce's six solo albums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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