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Steve Harris solo album in Sept.


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[quote name='the_skezz' timestamp='1342645000' post='1738724']
Interesting - hopefully it'll sound different to Maiden, much as I love them it'd be nice to hear him play something other than triplets :lol:
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What triplets would they be?

Maiden are Harris, I can't see it being a lot different to the early stuff. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

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I worked on this project when it first got underway about ten years ago! Wasn't a Harris solo album then but a band that was gonna do an album for Sanctuary music - unfortunately the plug got pulled literally the day before we were due in the studio. Guitarist/vocalist/drummer from that are now on this British Lion album as are a lot of the old songs... be interesting to hear Mr Harris playing some of my bass lines for a change!! If its not changed too much then its nothing like Maiden, more classic rock - I have a bunch of the original demos somewhere.

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Found a stream of it on facebook (you have to like the page first): [url="https://www.facebook.com/steveharrisbritishlion?sk=app_348295651924692"]https://www.facebook...348295651924692[/url]

I'm enjoying it musically, very different to Maiden and sounds great. But I just can't get on with those vocals. I wasn't expecting Dickinson level screaming, but these just don't sound strong enough for the tracks IMO

Maybe it's just me :)

Metal Hammer link: http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/

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[quote name='the_skezz' timestamp='1348157251' post='1810188']
Found a stream of it on facebook (you have to like the page first): [url="https://www.facebook.com/steveharrisbritishlion?sk=app_348295651924692"]https://www.facebook...348295651924692[/url]

I'm enjoying it musically, very different to Maiden and sounds great. But I just can't get on with those vocals. I wasn't expecting Dickinson level screaming, but these just don't sound strong enough for the tracks IMO

Maybe it's just me :)

Metal Hammer link: [url="http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/"]http://www.metalhamm...n-metal-hammer/[/url]
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It needs Jack Black.

Musically it's good stuff, but the vocals sound very weak. A lot of it is in the mixing, IMHO they're down pretty low, doesn't help.

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just listening to this now on the Metal Hammer site - very weird hearing my childhood bass hero Steve Harris playing my basslines!!! I played bass on the demos for a few songs off this new album of his.. nothing spectacular bassline wise but he's pretty much kept to exactly what i played so i must have been doing something right!

[url="http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/"]http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/[/url]

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It's nice to hear a rock album where the bass is clearly audible :P

It's a bit more erm... cheerful than I normally listen to, but it's really quite good! The singer doesn't seem to come across so great in a few tracks, but he really shines on The Chosen Ones

Great basslines too! (nice job 3V17C ;))

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[quote name='3V17C' timestamp='1348169699' post='1810429']
just listening to this now on the Metal Hammer site - very weird hearing my childhood bass hero Steve Harris playing my basslines!!! I played bass on the demos for a few songs off this new album of his.. nothing spectacular bassline wise but he's pretty much kept to exactly what i played so i must have been doing something right!

[url="http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/"]http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/steve-harris-british-lion-full-album-streaming-exclusively-on-metal-hammer/[/url]
[/quote]im not doubting you at all but how come they're your bass lines and not Harris's??
Cheers.

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[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1348175402' post='1810572']
im not doubting you at all but how come they're your bass lines and not Harris's??
Cheers.
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no probs man... Basically, many moons ago (around 2001 ish) I was part of a band with the singer and one of the guitarists off this British Lion album. They already had connections with Harris and he was putting up the money etc for us to record an album at his studio. Literally the day before we were meant to go down to start recording Sanctuary music pulled the plug on the project. Shortly afterwards I left to do other things but Richie and Dave continued writing and recording together and the project gradually morphed into this Steve Harris solo record. A few of the songs on the album are from the original writing/recording sessions I did way back when and they have changed very little (if at all) - Harris has played the exact same bass parts that I originally put down... if that all makes sense?!

cheers

C

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