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Bruce Dickinson  Main Performer

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1 Cyclops Z/Dickinson 7:58
2 Hell No Z/Dickinson 5:11
3 Gods of War Z/Dickinson 5:02
4 1000 Points of Light Z/Dickinson 4:25
5 Laughing in the Hiding Bush Dickinson/Dickinson 4:20
6 Change of Heart Z/Dickinson 4:58
7 Shoot All the Clowns Z/Dickinson 4:24
8 Fire Z/Casillas/Dickinso 4:30
9 Sacred Cowboys Dickinson/Z 3:54
10 Tears of the Dragon Dickinson 6:20
11 Cyclops [DVD] Dickinson/Z  
12 Hell No [DVD] Z/Dickinson  
13 Gods of War [DVD] Z/Dickinson  
14 1000 Points of Light [DVD] Dickinson/Z  
15 Laughing in the Hiding Bush [DVD] Z/Dickinson/Dickins  
16 Change of Heart [DVD] Dickinson/Z  
17 Shoot All the Clowns [DVD] Z/Dickinson  
18 Fire [DVD] Casillas/Z/Dickinso  
19 Sacred Cowboys [DVD] Z/Dickinson  
20 Tears of the Dragon [DVD] Dickinson  
21 [Artist Photos]    
22 [DVD]    
23 [CD-ROM Track]    
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Balls to Picasso

Dual Disc [DualDisc]

Label: Silverline

Style: Hard Rock

Balls to Picasso

UPC: 676628451823

Release Date: 11/23/2004

Original Release Date: 11/23/2004

Number of Discs: 2

Tracks: [Cyclops, Hell No, Gods of War, 1000 Points of Light, Laughing in the Hiding Bush, Change of Heart, Shoot All the Clowns, Fire, Sacred Cowboys, Tears of the Dragon, Cyclops [DVD], Hell No [DVD], Gods of War [DVD], 1000 Points of Light [DVD], Laughing in the Hiding Bush [DVD], Change of Heart [DVD], Shoot All the Clowns [DVD], Fire [DVD], Sacred Cowboys [DVD], Tears of the Dragon [DVD], [Artist Photos], [DVD], [CD-ROM Track]]
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John Franck

Immediately following his departure from metal legends Iron Maiden, singer and jack of all trades Bruce Dickinson signed a new deal stateside to Mercury Records and went to work on his second solo effort. Notwithstanding some dreadful artwork, his Polygram debut, Balls to Picasso, is somewhat of a disappointment and, for the most part, an ill-conceived project. Eager to get away from the classic galloping we'll-march-to-the-war Maiden sound, the singer joins forces with a band by the name of Tribe of Gypsies. The band (which managed to generate quite a buzz on its own but alas never found a home for itself) features Roy Z, Dickinson's chief collaborator/songwriting partner for this album. Eddie jokes aside, if Dickinson wanted to get away from the classic Iron Maiden sound, he sure does a good job on this album. Unfortunately, the singer fails to come up with anything truly groundbreaking or even interesting here (save for the album closer, "Tears of a Dragon"). Balls to Picasso gets underway with the messy, seven-minute "Cyclops." Following it is "Hell No," which, again, makes a valid argument for the singer's newfound musical freedom and prerogative to shun a sound that he once helped create. Not only is "Hell No" not Maiden-ish at all, it gives way to the ?ber-heavy, down-tuned rumblings of "Gods of War" -- which takes flight like some sort of ode to Pantera gone New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The end result? Nothing substantial. Maybe a good idea on paper but definitely lost somewhere along the way in the execution. Moving forward, "1000 Points of Light" is another faux pas. Nicking its main riff from, of all places, Living Colour's "Cult of Personality," the cut erupts into a bizarre {$Queensr

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