Balls to Picasso

Rock · 1994 · 9 tracks

Balls to Picasso

Bruce Dickinson

A gritty pivot toward alternative metal and hard rock. Operatic vocals meet street-level cynicism and surprisingly funky, dry production.

It's Bruce Dickinson doing '90s alt-metal with a Latin-rock groove and one of the best ballads ever written.

A restless and slightly cynical exploration of the modern world through a gritty, hard-rock lens.

Balls to Picasso · vs · Bruce Dickinson

Social Commentary+2.4σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks

01

Cyclops

7:59

02

Hell No

5:12

03

Gods of War

5:02

04

1000 Points of Light

4:25

05

Laughing in the Hiding Bush

4:21

06

Change of Heart

4:58

07

Shoot All the Clowns

4:24

08

Fire

4:30

09

Sacred Cowboys

3:54

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the ominous, spoken-word intro of Cyclops into its massive, slow-grinding main riff.

The soaring, emotionally naked chorus of Tears of the Dragon where the production opens up into a widescreen power ballad.

The unexpected Latin-inflected percussion and spoken delivery during the bridge of Sacred Cowboys.

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