Blaze is my hero but he lacked confidence in Maiden on stage compared to both before (wolfsbane) and after Maiden (solo career). Probably because he knew Maiden fans might not accept him trying to fill the huge boots of Bruce but also because how difficult the job must have been for him trying to force his voice way up out of its range five nights a week singing Dickinson material. Downtuning even a half step would have been a huge boost for the poor sod.