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No Prayer On The Road
October 1990 – April 1991
 
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With the release of No Prayer For The Dying, Iron Maiden returned to their rock roots. The stage set was stripped down and the only real stage prop was a giant screen behind the drum riser. To replace Adrian Smith, the band brought in ex-White Spirit guitarist Janick Gers who rivaled both Steve and Bruce with his onstage energy. In addition to his own, he handled all of Adrian's solos and also played played a short unaccompanied solo at the end of "22 Acacia Avenue". I know that at some point "The Prisoner" was part of their list, but was dropped for unknown reasons. The band also stopped wearing spandex at this point, replacing it with a more normal look of jeans and T-shirts. For this album and tour, Bruce adopted a vocal style that was very raspy and rough sounding. However, I personally think that this was one of their better tours, and proved that the show could continue without Adrian.
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