Skunkworks (album)
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| Skunkworks | ||
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| Studio album by Bruce Dickinson | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Genre | Metal | |
| Label | Castle Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Endino | |
| Bruce Dickinson chronology | ||
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| Balls to Picasso (1994) |
Skunkworks (1996) | Accident of Birth (1997) |
Skunkworks is a heavy metal album released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) by Bruce Dickinson.
Originally, Bruce intended for Skunkworks to be the debut album of a band by the same name. Accordingly, the album sounds quite different from Bruce's other solo-works. Additionally, the songs are relatively short, with most lasting around 3 minutes. The band didn't last and for his next solo project, Accident of Birth, he would team up with guitarist Roy Z again to produce a much more successful album.
Prior to the album's release Bruce cut his hair in order to distance himself from his image from his days with Iron Maiden. Ironically, he has kept the short hair since despite rejoining Iron Maiden in 1999 and returning to a more traditional style of Metal that he helped popularize with Maiden on his later solo releases.
In 2005, Skunkworks was re-released and the 2005 extended version included songs performed live, such as "Inertia", "Faith", "Innerspace", "The Prisoner" and other previously unreleased songs.
[edit] Track listing
- "Space Race"
- "Back From The Edge"
- "Inertia"
- "Faith"
- "Solar Confinement"
- "Dreamstate"
- "I Will Not Accept The Truth"
- "Inside The Machine"
- "Headswitch"
- "Meltdown"
- "Octavia"
- "Innerspace"
- "Strange Death In Paradise"
All Songs by Dickinson and Alex Dickson, except "Innerspace" by Dickinson, Dickson, Chris Dale.
[edit] Track listing for the 2005 extended edition (2nd CD)
- "I'm in a band with an Italian Drummer"
- "Rescue day"
- "God's Not Coming Back"
- "Armchair Hero"
- "R 101"
- "Re-entry"
- "Americans Are Behind"
- "Inertia" (live)
- "Faith" (live)
- "Innerspace" (live)
- "The Prisoner" (live)
[edit] Personnel
- Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
- Alex Dickson - Guitar
- Chris Dale - Bass guitar
- Alessandro Elena - Drums
| Bruce Dickinson |
| Bruce Dickinson | Roy Z | Adrian Smith | Eddie Cassillas | David Ingraham |
| Alex Dickson | Janick Gers | Chris Dale | Alessandro Elena | Andy Carr | Fabio Del Rio | Doug Van Booven |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Tattooed Millionaire | Balls to Picasso | Skunkworks | Accident of Birth | The Chemical Wedding | Tyranny of Souls |
| Live Albums: Alive in Studio A | Scream for Me Brazil |
| Compilations: The Best of Bruce Dickinson | Anthology (DVD) |
