Some fifteen years after the echoe of the "Scream For Me Long Beach!" command has had a chance to die down, we see just how the tide has turned during the last several years where Heavy Metal is concerned. "Bruce Dickinson," one of the more active figures in rock and roll these days, makes his latest statement for his solo career before resuming his full-blown duties with Maiden on their march toward the new millennium.

"Scream For Me Brazil" features the best of Bruce's solo material that spans five studio albums, one previous live and lightly regarded recording, all captured in a place where he's at his peak of popularity, though he might want to brush up on his Portuguese for the next time, all things considered! With a heavy emphasis on his last two, and widely acclaimed releases, "Accident Of Birth" and "The Chemical Wedding," Dickenson seeks to exploit his latest assembly of backing talent, integral parts them all, on the successes of his post "Skunkworks" material. Sounding the "Trumpets Of Jericho" to signal the beginning of the journey, you'll pass through the kingdom of the dragon during one of Dickinson's biggest hits back from the "Balls To Picasso" days (and how about the crowd singing along note for note?), before finally engaging "The Road To Hell" at the conclusion. Trading off song introductions with building instrumentals, Bruce proves workmanlike in every facet of the performance, pushing an already obliging crowd to feverish heights at every note! We're looking for big things from Bruce and the rest of his mates in Maiden, but it's nice to know that during whatever down period that might occur, he and his own band will be ready to resume where they left off - on the top of their musical game, that's culminated here for all of the world to hear!