The Blaze Bayley series of albums is great. It's better than his Iron Maiden stuff. Part II is better than the first album, but starting with part I is recommended due to it being a series. I have limited exposure to part III and just started listening to it. I have heard people saying it's his best work ever. I like Independence from the first album. It's hard to believe it's a Brit who came up with it and not an American.
Blaze Bayley was on the worst Iron Maiden album with the least replay value. It's called the X Factor. Some people hate Virtual XI as well, but I find it particularly charming and would rank it above Fear of the Dark and maybe even No Prayer for the Dying. Blaze is a much better singer now. He ended up taking on a band called Absolva as his own. Absolva has 4-5 albums without him that I have also started listening to.
Blaze Bayley recently had a heart attack and is out of commission as far as live performances.
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