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ROCK AND ROLL! => All Them Other Guys => Topic started by: Charger on February 20, 2018, 06:53:37 AM
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This the thread to talk about one of the biggest Heavy Metal bands in history.
Let's kick this off with a simple question:
What is your favourite Maiden album?
I would have to say it's a pretty close 3-way tie with The Number Of The Beast, Powerslave and The X Factor...depending on my mood it can be any one of those...
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This the thread to talk about one of the biggest Heavy Metal bands in history.
Let's kick this off with a simple question:
What is your favourite Maiden album?
I would have to say it's a pretty close 3-way tie with The Number Of The Beast, Powerslave and The X Factor...depending on my mood it can be any one of those...
Number of the Beast or the debut album. But I stopped paying attention to them after power slave.
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The first album is fantastic, but it quickly went downhill from there, esp. after Brucie entered the scene. From Numbers onwards they've more or less just re-released the same album over and over. And yes, i know my opinion is in the major minority... :)
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For a long time it was Piece of Mind or Powerslave, but these days I might just have to go with Dance of Death. It's not perfect (what Maiden album is?) but there are 6 tremendous songs on it which are as good as they get.
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For a long time it was Piece of Mind or Powerslave, but these days I might just have to go with Dance of Death. It's not perfect (what Maiden album is?) but there are 6 tremendous songs on it which are as good as they get.
Wow! Bold choice. I quite like Dance Of Death too... My favourite tracks are: Wildest Dreams, No More Lies (even if it is a wannabe Clansman), Dance Of Death, Gates Of Tomorrow (although it copies Lord Of The Flies intro) Paschendale and Journeyman....all great tracks.
I know Billy's not a fan of post S/T album, which is wonderful but would be a whole lot better with a singer that could actually sing! :D
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I know Billy's not a fan of post S/T album, which is wonderful but would be a whole lot better with a singer that could actually sing! :D
Well, that's what so great about it. It's Rock, not wannabe-Opera ;)
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Oh I didn't know that singers inability to sing was the corner stone of rock... :P
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Not corner stone. Rock! :rockon:
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Piece of Mind, my fave of them all.
NIIIIGHT-MAAARES CALLING ALL THE TIME!!!
NIIIIGHT-MAAARES
Will give me piece of mind! Nyaaahahaaa!
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Somwhere In Time
...one of my favorite albums of all time. If I am feeling like shit it always brightens my mood and picks me up - The Irons :pub:
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Thanks to the Irons, I got into Free and Paul Kossoff. Kossoff was cited as a big influence for Dave Murray in an article, so I had to go and find out... for that, I thank them!
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Their first to stand the test of time. NOTB does, to an extent. I used to love Piece of Mind, I don't so much anymore. Powerslave is better now than it was then.
I bought Somewhere in Time when it came out. I still have it, and if I ever listened to it I don't recall.
I don't believe I've heard anything from any of their material released thereafter.
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The first album is fantastic, but it quickly went downhill from there, esp. after Brucie entered the scene. From Numbers onwards they've more or less just re-released the same album over and over. And yes, i know my opinion is in the major minority... :)
Just going back to this to show how there are times where you can make money on betting that I'm going to be the opposite of Billy. Not all the time, but enough to where you're going to win that bet, over time. :)
Not a Di'anno fan, here. Bruce Dickinson is my preferred Maiden singer. :headbanger:
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The first album is fantastic, but it quickly went downhill from there, esp. after Brucie entered the scene. From Numbers onwards they've more or less just re-released the same album over and over. And yes, i know my opinion is in the major minority... :)
Just going back to this to show how there are times where you can make money on betting that I'm going to be the opposite of Billy. Not all the time, but enough to where you're going to win that bet, over time. :)
Not a Di'anno fan, here. Bruce Dickinson is my preferred Maiden singer. :headbanger:
Great, i'll take on you too along with Charger, as well as everybody else. Bring it on! 8)
Does it really matter if we disagree, though, as long as we disagree like grown-ups? :)
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Great, i'll take on you too along with Charger, as well as everybody else. Bring it on! 8)
Does it really matter if we disagree, though, as long as we disagree like grown-ups? :)
Yeah but your opinion is wrong and doesn't matter cause I know better than anyone else!
God bless.
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Great, i'll take on you too along with Charger, as well as everybody else. Bring it on! 8)
Does it really matter if we disagree, though, as long as we disagree like grown-ups? :)
Yeah but your opinion is wrong and doesn't matter cause I know better than anyone else!
God bless.
Ok, then... :-[ :cry: :boohoo:
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:haha4:
:hankhill:
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:PI'm gonna :rofl: here, now...
Now to be serious, again.
I came into Iron Maiden basically having heard nothing, so I started fresh in the Di'anno-Dickinson debate.
To me, Di'anno's work did not sound better. His vocals didn't do it for me. Dickinson's I liked a lot. When Dickinson did material from the first two albums, I liked his versions better than Di'anno's.
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:PI'm gonna :rofl: here, now...
Now to be serious, again.
I came into Iron Maiden basically having heard nothing, so I started fresh in the Di'anno-Dickinson debate.
To me, Di'anno's work did not sound better. His vocals didn't do it for me. Dickinson's I liked a lot. When Dickinson did material from the first two albums, I liked his versions better than Di'anno's.
Well, it's a matter of difference in taste. The vocal style of the likes of Dickinson, Dio and a whole bunch of others doesn't have anything to do with Rock to me. The only ones who have managed to pull that theatrical thing off and still sound like they actually got some balls are Freddie Mercury and Rob Halford. Just saying... :)
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Well, it's a matter of difference in taste. The vocal style of the likes of Dickinson, Dio and a whole bunch of others doesn't have anything to do with Rock to me. The only ones who have managed to pull that theatrical thing off and still sound like they actually got some balls are Freddie Mercury and Rob Halford. Just saying... :)
Well in all honesty Maiden has nothing to do with rock anyways. The genre is called Heavy Metal and in that genre singing abilities actually matter. ;)
Maiden was from the start too techincal band for a singer like DiAnno who was clearly more of a Punk guy anyways...
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I thought Rock and Metal had something to do with each others, sorry, my bad... :)
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I thought Rock and Metal had something to do with each others, sorry, my bad... :)
No worries bud! Now you know better! :thumbsup:
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Maiden was from the start too techincal band for a singer like DiAnno who was clearly more of a Punk guy anyways...
Bingo. That's what I wanted to say.
And, yes, this gets back to fundamentals. If Dio and Dickinson are on one side, Billy is going to immediately consider what the singers available on the other side are like. Matter of taste.
Myself, I don't get into overly operatic sounds. There's one metal band in Italy whose singer really does do operatic vocals and it's... just... not what I was looking for.
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It's not that i don't like singers that are technically good. Mike Patton is a good example. Axl Rose (i know, mixed opinions), Greg Lake, McCartney, Rob & Freddie ofcourse. But now it's getting way too off topic here. Maiden on.
Emotion, man. That's what it's about! :rockon:
(I actually stole Clive Burrs bass-drum beats from this when doing a rock cover of Britney Spears - Hit Me Baby One More Time once... :) )
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I see Maiden played their first show of the legacy of the beast tour in Estonia last night and played Flight of Icarus....First time in over 30 years :headbanger:
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Where Eagles Dare is another welcome addition.
Four songs in total from Piece of Mind is also quite welcome. Also two Blaze era tracks in The Clansman & Sign of the Cross... Charger, you'd be happy with that?
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Not seeing Iron Maiden in Helsinki over the next 2 nights Charger?
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Not seeing Iron Maiden in Helsinki over the next 2 nights Charger?
No. I really have very little interest in Maiden anymore....
This set list is maybe bit better than I thought but still too many of the same songs yet again...also the band has lost nearly all of their energy...Janick seems to be the only one who even moves on stage anymore... :(
Very stale and uninspired preformances...been like that since the Matter of life and death tour...
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Not seeing Iron Maiden in Helsinki over the next 2 nights Charger?
No. I really have very little interest in Maiden anymore....
This set list is maybe bit better than I thought but still too many of the same songs yet again...also the band has lost nearly all of their energy...Janick seems to be the only one who even moves on stage anymore... :(
Very stale and uninspired preformances...been like that since the Matter of life and death tour...
Really? Bruce is as energetic as ever and continues to defy his age. Steve is always Steve, maybe doesn't run around as much as he once but still shows a lot of energy. Adrian & Dave have never been that big of movers in the last 20 years. Janick is as cringey as he's always been and Nicko is still as tight as ever as is the whole band.
There are certain bands I'll always go and see when they play in my city such is my love for them and knowing they always put on a great show. Iron Maiden is one of them.
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From what I've seen Bruce pretty much just stands infront of his mic stand now...maybe not as still as Ozzy but far from the jumping jack he used to be...same with his vocals...he sounds quite tired and forced...
Maiden used to be a fantastic live band...now they're are just a shadow of their former selves...but ofcourse the difference is vast BECAUSE they were so crazy energetic back in the day...
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Did you watch the videos TYR and I posted in this thread of the latest shows? Bruce is still a bundle of energy and and the entire band still sounds very tight.
Anyhow, if your prerequisite for attending concerts these days is based on the energy of the band, how tired the singer sounds and if they're playing too many of the same songs that would rule you out of ever going to see Deep Purple then :whistling:
And what about Slayer? Tom Araya just stands at the mike stand without so much as bobbing his head and looks like he's phoning it in the entire time so you gonna give them a miss as well?
You do realise these bands are are getting quite old and obviously can't be performing at the same energy levels they did in their 20's, 30's and 40's?
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You do realise these bands are are getting quite old and obviously can't be performing at the same energy levels they did in their 20's, 30's and 40's?
Ofcourse...didn't I just say that in my previous post?
My interest in Maiden diminished years ago really...the release of A Matter Of Life And Death was the beginning of the end for me. Sure Book Of Souls finally had some good moments again but even there were too many tired sounding over long songs.
I still love the old stuff and enjoy it a lot. But I have no reason to see them live now.
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When the gramps with amps perform, it's more about the music and less about the leaping around onstage... that's how I enjoy them.
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This is great. The musicianship in this song is phenomenal. One of Maidens best. Wish they’d bring it back live.
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Adrian is just awesome !!
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Something different from Adrian
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Hahah! That's actually very hilarious and awesome at the same time. That Eddie shaped fish hook is off the hook!
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Iron Maiden have a new Live album due 20th Nov : Nights Of The Dead – Legacy Of The Beast : Live In Mexico City.
They've also said they're working on some new songs.
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Yeeeeeey! Another Iron Maiden live album! How exciting!
Not.
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I've never bought one before! Thought it would make a change! ;)
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I guess as such it'll be fine...
But the truth is Maiden has released more live albums since the reunion than most bands in their entire careers! :D
The only one that had an even remotely interesting different setlist was during the Somewhere Back In Time but they seriously botched live album...that was horrible.
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That's why I like live albums where there's something unique going on, like DP adding horns to their numbers in the Live at the Olympia set.
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That's another problem with Maiden...they don't improv at all on stage. Their live versions pretty much all sound exactly the same which makes their live albums very samey.
With Purple no two concerts ever sound the same. There's always something new going on in every single track. That's why getting their live albums are far more interesting...that being said I really don't have too many of them either.
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Which is also why I don't go through mountains of Grateful Dead bootlegs. I like them, fun band live and all... but even innovation can get repetitive, same songs, night after night.
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Iron Maiden have a new Live album due 20th Nov : Nights Of The Dead – Legacy Of The Beast : Live In Mexico City.
They've also said they're working on some new songs.
Just bought this a few days ago and I must say that Bruce sometimes sounds pretty strained yet in the next line he is singing like his old days. A very uneven effort, I still enjoy it as I am a Iron Maiden fanboy.
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As much as I like Blaze I still think it was the right choice for the band to get Bruce back..he is the voice of Maiden after all..and Blaze has many times stated this as well that in the end he was very happy that Bruce came back to the band...
Also had that not happened masterpieces like Silicon Messiah and The Tenth Dimension wouldn't have happened.
Now the direction Maiden went after Dance Of Death ofcourse is another issue all together. They started to get overly pompous and forgot everything that they used to be and what made them good. But honestly some of that direction was already there when Blaze was in the band...the change in style started with The X Factor...naturally that album was fresh and still sounds fresh to this day unlike the abominations that are A Matter Of Life and Death and Final Frontier which were turds when they came out and are still turds to this day and haven't got an ounce of freshness in them.
Book Of Souls was a move to a better direction (despite having the absolute WORST song Maiden has ever put out Empire of clouds and some other songs being insanly long and repetetive) but indeed suffered from Bruces illness. They shouldn't have rushed the album but instead waited after Bruce had his treatments. But then again with cancer you never know so it was more than possible that he might not have made it...so I surely understand why they wanted to finish the album before.
Bruce's voice and on stage energy ofcourse never fully recovered and that too is more than understandable.
I do hope that before Maiden calls is quits, they would have a show with Bruce and Blaze sharing the stage, much like Helloween did. That would be rather brilliant.
DiAnno on the other hand...
:buhbye:
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Well the two DiAnno albums are classics DESPITE of DiAnno not because of him! :D
Ah talking about DiAnno makes me think about Billy as we often had this debate as he was avid DiAnno fan and an equally avid Bruce hater!
Anywho....
As far as The Final Frontier goes, The Talisman and When The Wild Wind Blows are the only good tracks on it...the rest are just not good at all.
Blaze is a great and very capable singer...and his voice has improved a lot over the years from what it was during the Maiden days...but it was an atrocious move from Steve to not tune down the Bruce-era stuff for Blaze whose voice was much deeper to begin with. The live preformances would have vastly improved if they'd done that. Not saying that Blaze was bad on those songs, not at all but some were bit out of his natural range. But then again songs like Afraid To Shoot Strangers and Heaven Can Wait actually fitted better for his deeper voice than Bruce's air raid siren approach.
But the truth was the hardcore Maiden fan base never every would have exepted anyone else than Bruce and would have rather seen the band end than being fronted by another person...which was a really stupid and childish approach but that's what it was...over the past few years the appreciation for Blaze and his albums has increased which is lovely to see. But there still are some who just hate him because he wasn't Bruce.
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I’ve given my detailed thoughts on the Blaze era over the years so don’t need to beat that horse to death to the same 5-6 people again & again like others do on other albums/bands.
In short: Musically strong but I just never liked him as singer and always thought he was the wrong choice for the band. Has no range or character in his voice to carry the music of Maiden.
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I don't mind any of the singers but Bruce is easily the best.
The DiAnno albums have their moments and Phantom of the Opera is one of my favourites. Again the Blaze albums have some good stuff on them particularly The X-Factor.
Bruce had his highs with Peice of Mind and Powerslave, but the last two albums before he left (Fear of the Dark and No Prayer for the Dyring) are truly abysmal (IMO!). He returned to form with the reunion albums and while Dance of Death is the best of those I do enjoy much on A Matter of Life and Death and some of Final Frontier, but I can't get into Book of Souls at all.
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DiAnno is the Rod Evans of Iron Maiden - Sure he was on the first few albums, but along came a personality with a voice that totally topped him.
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DiAnno is the Rod Evans of Iron Maiden - Sure he was on the first few albums, but along came a personality with a voice that totally topped him.
In terms of taking the band to another level like Purple going from Evans to Gillan, Di’Anno to Dickinson yes I agree but that’s where the similarity ends. A lot of fans actually like Di’Anno and the first two albums over anything that followed, don’t think there’s nearly the equivalent that prefer Evans over Gillan.
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DiAnno is the Rod Evans of Iron Maiden - Sure he was on the first few albums, but along came a personality with a voice that totally topped him.
That is quite right. Although in truth also the rest of the band was still searching for their sound with those Evans albums, but Maiden had pretty much already gotten theirs with DiAnno...so the only negative sound with Maiden was DiAnno's... :D
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Now I'm wondering if Billy would've been disappointed in Whoosh!, since he was also a Di'Anno fan... :think:
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Now I'm wondering if Billy would've been disappointed in Whoosh!, since he was also a Di'Anno fan... :think:
I can say without a shadow of a doubt he would have hated Whoosh! Billy and good music didn't mix! :D
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Now I'm wondering if Billy would've been disappointed in Whoosh!, since he was also a Di'Anno fan... :think:
I can say without a shadow of a doubt he would have hated Whoosh! Billy and good music didn't mix! :D
Ooooooooooooh, you bastard! :P Or are you trying to get him to haunt you so you two can share a beer?
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Now I'm wondering if Billy would've been disappointed in Whoosh!, since he was also a Di'Anno fan... :think:
I can say without a shadow of a doubt he would have hated Whoosh! Billy and good music didn't mix! :D
Ooooooooooooh, you bastard! :P Or are you trying to get him to haunt you so you two can share a beer?
Now that would be a dream come true scenario. Although I fear that he'd bring Never Say Die with him and force me to listen to that on repeat the whole haunting beer drinking event..
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When you're getting haunted, you have to take the bad with the good!
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Might be a good idea to move some of the latest Maiden posts to this thread ;)
Anyhoo, saw something on FB today where they were rating in order the best to worst advanced single releases from the 6 Dickinson/Smith reunion alums from Brave New World through to Senjutsu and thought it would be interesting to get yours.
The Advanced singles(which is the single released ahead of the album) are as follows
The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (A Matter of Life and Death)
El Dorado (The Final Frontier)
Speed Of Light (The Book of Souls)
The Writing On The Wall (Senjutsu)
If you haven’t listened to them for awhile give yourself a refresh, or if you’re not familiar with some of them at all have a listen and post your rankings and thoughts on here.
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I have listened to them all in the last few months, I think I can rank them...
1) The Wicker Man
2) Writing on the Wall (but could move up!)!
3) The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
4) The Speed of Light
5) El Dorado
6) Wildest Dream (really hated this one, Rainmaker would have been a far better choice!)
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Top 3. Great songs all of them
1. Wicker Man
2. Wildest Dreams
3. Speed Of Light
Bottom 3...pretty weak songs all of them
4. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (the only listenable song on AMOLAD)
5. El Dorado
6. The Writing On The Wall
Post Dance Of Death Maiden has been pretty damn spotty to say the least but in most occation though the better tracks on the albums have been the shorter faster songs....the only problem is there aren't that many of them.
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1)The Wicker Man
2)El Dorado
3)The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
4)Speed Of Light
5)The Writing On The Wall
6)Wildest Dreams
I think they’re all great tracks and pretty good choices for first single except Wildest Dreams. I don’t hate it but think it’s a bit weak and has a whiff of filler about and was a poor choice to be the opening track on the album let alone lead single.
Hard to go past “The Wickerman” as the best though but I think El Dorado comes close. That song just flat out rocks and has really grown on me in the ensuing years since it came out.
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Here's a bombshell... I haven't heard any of those except The Wicker Man and WotW and only once or twice for both. So I'll give this a go and come at it totally fresh.
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I'm using the "Official Version" videos of each of the tracks in question for judging, listening to music only, no video other than a few frames at the start. Comments typed in as I listen in...
The Wicker Man - opens up like an old school Maiden song, very cool. Chorus kinda drags it for a while, but the verses get back to action. Strong jam track in this one. Starts off in both first and last place. :)
Wildest Dreams - kicks off like a good rocker, but different guitar tone than traditionally used by the Maidens. Has an 80s power metal feel to it, I like this one. Oh yeah, this totally kicks ass! I place this ahead of The Wicker Man at this point in my ranking.
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg - Quiet intro like Still Life. And the guitars suddenly blast! Wait, no, they don't. More intro. Then quiet singing. NOW GUITARS BLAST! No? More quiet stuff? Are you sure this is Iron Maiden? Oh hang on, there's the loud part. Not a blast, more of a rumble. Reminds me of Russian band Aria, which sounds a lot like Maiden, but plays a lot of mid-tempo numbers. Track so far is a slow burn. Kinda waiting this one out to finish. Slow gallop for guitars in the solo part... I'm going to guess that there's no fast part in this song. And I'm now checking to see how much longer this runs... yeah, it's behind the other two. Plenty of space between my 1-2-3 at this time, no close calls. Checked the time on this one - SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES? Oof. That's not a single. That's half of side one.
El Dorado - got that Speed King everything at once opening, then it's Hard Lovin' Man. Is this Iron Maiden's tribute to Deep Purple in Rock? OK, traditional Iron Maiden gallop starts and the groove gets going. It's another long one, almost 7 minutes... totally not in the old school "Keep it at 2:30" way of thinking... The lyric reminds me of Gillan's talking style from Bloodsucker, go figure, this IS a DP in Rock tribute. :) Like it when Bruce goes high for the chorus and the guitars do a good job opening up the solo section. I'm tapping my toes and banging my head, this is going to slide in between 1 and 2 in my rankings, nice and easy.
Speed of Light - shorter track than the last 2, only 5 minutes. :P Opens up kinda like a Motorhead tune. Not as good as El Dorado, but is it better than Wicker Man? I'm thinking so, I'm not hitting any parts that make me have to wait for the better parts. The chorus reminds me of Sun and Steel, and I like that track a lot. Yes, this one moves into 3rd place for me.
Writing on the Wall - 6 minutes long, has that quiet opening and then it goes country on me. I still don't know what to make of it, I'm imagining the band all wearing cowboy hats and big belt buckles as they play this song. So help me, is this going to be a crossover hit, leading to a tour with Bon Jovi? No blasting guitars, makes me disappointed. I'm starting to check my emails and am planning to do my annual privacy awareness training and export training after this... and this will NOT be the soundtrack that I play as I click through the mandatory powerpoint slides. Checking my watch on this one again, at least it's not as much of a drag as Ben Breeg, but not a fun song. 5th place.
Overall rankings:
1. Wildest Dreams - playing that one for a victory lap right now
2. El Dorado
3. Speed of Light
4. The Wicker Man
5. Writing on the Wall
6. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Looking at the other rankings, mine are almost the opposite of KDC's and I've got top 3 entries from both Charger and Jack.
"The data are mixed." - Zzzptm
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I've never really considered El Dorado that way... I might have to listen to it again and see if I can spot that Purple influence there. There is a shot then that it might change places with Breeg.
On most other tracks our opinions merge quite well.
The big problem with Iron Maiden post Dance Of Death is that they don't sound anything like Iron Maiden anymore. Sure they went dark and long already from The X Factor onwards but atleast back then they still SOUNDED like Maiden. Fast hooks, galloping riffs, long (inspired not overly repetetive) instrumental sections...and so on. But for some reason they completely dropped the ball and it rolled down the sewer and got carried away with the rest of the turds with A Matter Of Life And Death...and they never really found it again part from few songs here and there.
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^ That hit/miss stuff is why I trailed off in my Maiden listening habits over the years. I was already calling it a day after Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
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Oh yeah...the decline started with 7th Son there is no doubt about it. That album only had few good songs on it and the two after that were absolutely horrid.
They did rejuvinate themselves a bit with the Blaze-era stuff but the start of the more progressive overlong stuff already begun, but back then it was still fresh and the quality was still there.
Brave New World had some great tracks but the pompousness was starting to raise it's head at that point...same with DOD...and after that it's been a fast decline. Book Of Souls had some good material and even some more galloping stuff like The Red And The Black but Bruce's vocal delivery and melodies started to sound really stale at that point already....and with this new single the bland staleness just went up 10 notches.
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I'd definitely pay a buck apiece for the 4 songs I liked, but I'd need to hear the whole album and decide if I want to get the whole thing or go track by track.
Unlike the later-era Motorhead albums, those I could buy the whole thing and feel good about the purchase.
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Yeah...I think from all the albums post DOD there are 6 or 7 songs I really like...and most of them are on Book Of Souls. I still don't regret buying those albums (well okay maybe A Matter Of Shit and Turd...that album is really horrid) as they're still Maiden and I'm a fan...but if there's ever been a band that truly lost their magic it'd be Maiden....
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I think Maiden knew they had something unique and special and something to be truly proud of when they made AMOLAD. That’s why they played it in full when they toured on it.
Remarkable album.
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I'm probably somewhere between Charger and Jack regarding AMOLAD, I really like about half of it but when it's bad it's awful!!
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Oh yeah...the decline started with 7th Son there is no doubt about it. That album only had few good songs on it and the two after that were absolutely horrid.
I have to disagree as I believe Somewhere In Time and 7th Son Of 7th Son to be Iron Maiden at their absolute peak. The two albums that followed are both fantastic as far as I am concerned. They were an attempt to bring pack a rawer sound to the bands music. I can however see how you might dislike those last two before Bruce left but myself I think that they are great.
Also plenty of my Metal Head friends liked No Prayer alot but most were indifferent concerning Fear Of The Dark though as I have already stated I found plenty to like on both.
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Oh yeah...the decline started with 7th Son there is no doubt about it. That album only had few good songs on it and the two after that were absolutely horrid.
I have to disagree as I believe Somewhere In Time and 7th Son Of 7th Son to be Iron Maiden at their absolute peak. The two albums that followed are both fantastic as far as I am concerned. They were an attempt to bring pack a rawer sound to the bands music. I can however see how you might dislike those last two before Bruce left but myself I think that they are great.
Also plenty of my Metal Head friends liked No Prayer alot but most were indifferent concerning Fear Of The Dark though as I have already stated I found plenty to like on both.
Somewhere In Time is great, but it was already a step down from the perfection that was Powerslave.
7th Son was lacking punch too many soft and mid tempo songs...and ofcourse it also features Maiden's worst track which is Can I Play With Madness... The title track is brilliant though.
Good tracks from No Prayer and Fear Of The Dark can be counted with single hand digits combined. Mother Russia probably being the best of the lot...and that's actually one of those few Maiden songs that could have actually been even longer.
I think Maiden tried to sound a bit like Motörhead or other rockier bands with those two albums but it just didn't work. And Bruce's change in vocal style was stupid.
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My favorites are Piece of Mind, Powerslave, and Number of the Beast. Before those, I have to have fistfights with the ghost of Billy Underdog because I don't like DiAnno's stuff. After them, it just wasn't the same on Somewhere in Time and 7th Son, so I lost interest. Good tracks on both, but there was also stuff that just failed to click.
There are times when they do really really really long numbers and I just fall asleep. Truly for safety's sake, I do not play them when driving. Grand Funk's Good Singing, Good Playing has the same effect on me at the end of side one and side two, so I don't play none of those tracks, neither.
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Yeah Number and Powerslave are pure gold...Piece Of Mind has few weaker tracks but it also has some real killers like To Tame A Land which is one of their finests. I also absolutely love The X Factor, but I know with that I'm in the minority eventhough it has gained much more love in the past few years than ever before. Also Virtual XI has some real killer tunes including my all time favourite Maiden track The Clansman...which I think was their last really good epic song. Dream Of Mirrors is good but it has bit too much repetition..
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I literally never listened to anything from Iron Maiden after Somewhere In Time, until relatively recently. So their catalog post 1986 or whenever is like new stuff to me.
The only reason Billy even talked to me was because I love the Di'Anno era. :banana:
Also, I hate Queensryche.
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Also, I hate Queensryche.
How could you NOT like this awesome heavy metal combo out of Seattle? All the kids are talkin' 'bout them! :smug:
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The only reason Billy even talked to me was because I love the Di'Anno era. :banana:
Also, I hate Queensryche.
I never understood why Billy ever talked to me as I hated DiAnno... :/ I think he just felt sorry for me and thought even the likes of me deserved someone to talk to...who knows...
Gosh I miss Billy though.
I love Operation Mindcrime but other than that I never really got into QR either...not that I hate them...but I'm rather indifferent.
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Maybe we need a QR thread... back to Iron Maiden here, "Still Life" is the best Iron Maiden song. Convince me I'm wrong.
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Maybe we need a QR thread... back to Iron Maiden here, "Still Life" is the best Iron Maiden song. Convince me I'm wrong.
I. "Still Life" is the best Iron Maiden song
II. Queensryche sucks
Therefore, "Still Life" can't be the best Iron Maiden song
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Damn. Well, I'm ready to cut Queensryche (pronounced queens-rick-ee) free to get that Maiden tune back on top.
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New song ‘Stratego’ dropping later today
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One can only hope it'll be better than the first one which was a serious snoozefest.
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^^^
The rest of us quite liked it! ;)
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I’m really pumped for the new album. It’s good to have something positive to look forward to amongst all the negativity the world has had to endure the last 18 months.
We really should be embracing that we have these iconic legacy bands still around producing new music and still playing live at a high level. Quite depressing to think what we’ll be left with representing the scene/genre once these iconic bands are gone.
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I'm not worried. There is SO MUCH out there that's worth digging to find and, with the Internet, we can find it much easier now.
For example, I just found Riot. What a revelation! And there are more bands from the era out there, I just need to look.
I do my oldies show, and I'm still uncovering great tracks from that era that my oldster audience never knew about because they didn't live where a song was a regional hit or something like that. Or it was a song that never got marketed properly or was a b-side or whatever, but it's a great track and I'll play it because I found it and thinks that it deserves some sunshine after so many years in the dark.
And I'll also play some solid material from 21st Century artists that are recording with fidelity to the old school sounds. I know that there are bands out there right now making music that slots in real nice for the 80s metal sound - War Cloud is a great example of one such, worth a trip over to Bandcamp to check them out.
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I'm not worried. There is SO MUCH out there that's worth digging to find and, with the Internet, we can find it much easier now.
For example, I just found Riot. What a revelation! And there are more bands from the era out there, I just need to look.
I do my oldies show, and I'm still uncovering great tracks from that era that my oldster audience never knew about because they didn't live where a song was a regional hit or something like that. Or it was a song that never got marketed properly or was a b-side or whatever, but it's a great track and I'll play it because I found it and thinks that it deserves some sunshine after so many years in the dark.
And I'll also play some solid material from 21st Century artists that are recording with fidelity to the old school sounds. I know that there are bands out there right now making music that slots in real nice for the 80s metal sound - War Cloud is a great example of one such, worth a trip over to Bandcamp to check them out.
Riot band was a beast back then.
After discovering Riot with the Monsters of Rock compilation ablum, I rushed to the Live album.
A fantastic new singer Rhett Forrester who replaced Guy Speranza . Too bad thses two guys left us much too soon : Forrester was shot and killed in the street when he was 37.
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^ Exactly, there's more of that out there, we just have to learn about the guys that didn't get lucky enough to get a video on Headbanger's Ball or some other break like that.
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Here's the new track "Stratego" :
After listening for the first time, I will wait a bit and listen to it several times before giving a first opinion.
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This one I like a lot more than WotW.
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Well okay...this is better for sure.
Nothing brilliant but okay. The mix is really odd though. Guitars are pretty low and Bruce's vocals are quite loud and yet kind of muffled.
I do like the Maiden-style galloping riffing again....
This sure is more Maiden-like than Writing on The wall...which like one of my facebook buddies said sounded more like Wishbone Ash than Iron Maiden.
But the synths or keyboards or whatever...yikes...too much of that.
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^ Exactly, there's more of that out there, we just have to learn about the guys that didn't get lucky enough to get a video on Headbanger's Ball or some other break like that.
Some of us have heard/enjoyed almost everything there is to have heard from back in the day. But obviously for you having a more broader taste in musical genres there’s still much metal/hard rock for you to explore which is a bonus for you. In saying that, a lot of them aren’t around anymore which is what my original comment reflects on.
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^ Exactly, there's more of that out there, we just have to learn about the guys that didn't get lucky enough to get a video on Headbanger's Ball or some other break like that.
Some of us have heard/enjoyed almost everything there is to have heard from back in the day. But obviously for you having a more broader taste in musical genres there’s still much metal/hard rock for you to explore which is a bonus for you. In saying that, a lot of them aren’t around anymore which is what my original comment reflects on.
That's true, and there's no question that for each additional band passing along, there's another book closed. I suppose for me, taking the view that I have adopted is a means of coping with the other losses along the way.
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Listening to Senjutsu now. 4 songs in and I’m already enjoying more than I was TBOS on its first few listens.
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I just picked up the new Iron Maiden album. Going to put on the stereo soon. Awesome cover!!
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My copy arrived earlier today. I've ripped it on to my MP3 player... now I just need to listen to it!!
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First listen and .... I didn't feel at all the boredom I had experienced with "The Book of Souls". I feared in particular the tracks signed Harris and especially the last long 3 in a raw. Despite some lengths it's quite enjoyable.
"Lost in a Lost World" is the least pleasant to date but "Darkest Hour" is of a quality not achieved in years. What a track ! signed Smith / Dickinson of course.
The purchase is seriously considered.
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^^^
Considering that Book Of Souls was their best effort since Dance Of Death (which isn't saying much I know) this does make me bit more excited...
Lost In a Lost world has been getting quite a lot of praise from people and Darkest Hour has been said to sound very much like The X Factor stuff so that's a good bit of info as well...
I might check out the songs from youtube after all before I get the album...don't know....
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I enjoyed my first listen but hasn’t really grabbed me as a whole with subsequent listens but I know like most of these later day Maiden albums they’re a slow grower and I’m sure it will be the case with Senjutsu. I will say though that Bruce sounds fantastic throughout this album and Nicko’s drumming is excellent, and some of the the guitar solos are mind blowingly good. It is a little more mellower compared to the previous few albums as well. The two bookends are probably my favourite tracks at this stage along with Days of Future Past and The Parchment. Still much more to soak in yet.
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Ok it's done . The order for the triple red and black marble vinyl album has just been confirmed.
My second current listening confirms my very good first feeling. I think some limited editions will be sold out very quickly.
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Been through the first disc now and that wasn't very good to be honest.
Stratego was the best track, although Days Of Future Past had it's moments too...Lost In A Lost World and The Time Machine both had some potential but both fell into the blandness sadly.
On to the second disc... Darkest Hour doesn't deliver but Death Of The Celts has the first really good vocal melody and some classic Maiden instrumentalisation again. I'd say this is the best track so far! Not a great number but pretty damn good.
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Side two... I found myself thinking, "Wow, this is a long song..." quite a few times. Dickinson said that they had to learn the songs in parts, they were so long and difficult.
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The Parchment has a great guitar solo but Bruce's vocals are all over the place...But I'm still kind of liking it, but honestly it most certainly doesn't need to be over 12 minutes long! So far I'm been checking the time 3 times during the song...and usually I never do that. So that says something about the flow of the song.
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Okay HELL ON EARTH!
This is something that could have been on The X Factor! The darker intro is for once GREAT and then the song kicks right into high gear with some awesome galloping guitar work and soloing.
Bruce's vocals are bit over the top for a song like this though...I could easily hear Blaze singing this one and it working better actually. But still I'm finding myself truly enjoying this song. Best song on the album for sure.
EDIT:
After first listen.
3 good songs
STRATEGO
DEATH OF THE CELTS
and HELL ON EARTH
which is by far the top song on the album...a damn near brilliant song.
1 Okay song
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
3 Semi Decent songs
Lost In A Lost World
The Time Machine
The Parchement
1 Bad song:
Darkest Hour
and
2 absolutely bottom of the pile garbage bland snooze fest songs:
Senjutsu
The Writing On The Wall
All In all I'd say this is 2 ½ star album...
Might change my opinion on few songs after few more listens but I doubt it...the wow factor is not present with Maiden anymore...
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I’ll probably give my thoughts in a few days. I’m glad I’ve given it a couple of weeks to sink in as had I’d posted about it even a week ago I wouldn’t have been as favourable.
Still waiting on my vinyls I preordered in July >:(
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Charger, you missed out The Parchment
After 3 or 4 listens, I'm not "getting" the title track yet, I think it will come but it may be one of those rare songs which takes 8 or 10 listens. I only got the The Parchment on the latest listen, so obviously I'm still learning the album and it's a little soon to be ranking it.
I'm going to leave it for a couple of days and give the new Stranglers and Hawkwind allbums a listen.
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Oh darn it... I did didn't I..
Well I've added it there now.
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I have listened to the new album a few times and I must say that it is not very good. That being said it took a dozen listens for me to really get into Book of Souls so this may be true with this record as well
Iron Maiden are still one of my favorite bands but I do not think that they have released a classic album since Brave New World. I still like the ones that came after, but other than Book Of Souls none have been played on my stereo in a long time.
I fear that Senjutsu is more of the same. I will however be giving it multiple listens before I truly decide it's fate - will it be shelved away - or left near the stereo for a time.
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Are we still planning to song-by-song this? If so, I'll need to block out the time for the longer tracks...
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I'm up for it, but not yet. Need a bit more time with it for properly form an opinion.
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the album grows in me every time I listen to it. I appreciate it more and more but some persistent flaws:
1. The horrible production of this guy Kevin Shirley. The sound is muffled, Bruce seems to be singing while being under a blanket. The album would have been transcended with a clear sound and more dynamic.
2. Apart from Adrian's solo from The Writing on The Wall, there is clearly a lack of excitement, a madness of these three guitarists.
3. the last 3 (very) long tracks in a raw: I now listen to them sometimes one after the other with a significant pause between each one and it goes more easily. Oddly, The Parchment is currently the one I think is the best put together but let's be honest, they each deserved to be shortened by 2-3 minutes.
4. Quickly stop all collaboration with Mark Wilkinson for their artworks: where are the details swarming on the first covers, as is the case in the video of TWOTW ? Like TBOS , only this cheap empty black background ! Where's the creativity ? Absolutely not a fan of this Eddie-Samurai version with Smilodon teeth.
Special mention: I still don't understand what Janick Gers is doing in this band. No doubt a super nice guy but still ...
I would soon be interested in the lyrics and their deep meaning. Other than TWOTW, I have no idea what Bruce is singing.
today note: 3,5/5
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Special mention: I still don't understand what Janick Gers is doing in this band. No doubt a super nice guy but still ...
Exactly! He's competent, end of story.
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1. The horrible production of this guy Kevin Shirley. The sound is muffled, Bruce seems to be singing while being under a blanket. The album would have been transcended with a clear sound and more dynamic.
I agree with this 100%. It may be a shiny diamond or a piece of regular glass, but I can't tell because it's covered with shit.
The album has thus far not impressed me. It's "OK", and there are a few moments where their brilliance shines through, but overall I'm finding that I have to force myself to listen to it rather than getting excited about listening to it. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I am just not on the same wavelength.
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Yes the production isn't all that great on this one...same problem was with The Book Of Souls. Eventhough The Final Frontier was pretty much a turd of an album it did have better production.
But Maiden has gone down in production as well since Dance Of Death which still had a very nice and crisp and clear sound.
I've listened it through around 5 times now...not all songs as I've already just started skipping songs like Senjutsu, Writing On The Wall and Darkest Hour..
Hell On Earth is still by far my favourite song. It is the only really good song on the album. Granted the more I think of it the more it seems like a rehash of The X Factor stuff but it still works, mainly because The X Factor is so damn brilliant.
A facebook buddy said that Days Of Future Past reminded him of stuff from Bruces Chemical Wedding...I did not get it at all at first but then it hit me...it's the vocal melody. The melody is straight out of CM...can't remember the exact song now but it is very similar.
There are few parts of few songs that make me go "WOW This is really good!" and then as the song goes on (and on...and on...and on) you realise it's just that one little part that's good and the rest isn't up to that standard. Which I suppose is inevitable for songs this long. That being said the two of the longest tracks have become my most favourite Hell On Earth and Death Of The Celts which has a bit of a Clansman feel to it in a way but ofcourse lacks the fierceness of the "FREEDOOOOM" part...
That's also a very big problem on this album...it's missing the fierceness all together...even the shorter fast songs lack energy...main reason for that ofcourse is Bruce's vocal melodies which are unfortunately bland.
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I’m going to continue to hold off on my thoughts as the album is really growing on me. It does have some flaws that some have spoken about but I have other things I have issues with as well, but I will say, some songs that just weren’t doing it for me are really gelling now. Darkest Hour is brilliant.
All of the post reunion albums took time to grow on me except for BNW which I think had a lot to do with the buzz and excitement around having Bruce and Adrian back.
@Vyn. Don’t force yourself to listen to it. Maiden’s later day albums are slow burners and they’ve become a band(for me anyway) that you really need to be in the mood to listen to them or have something that inspires you to listen to them. Put it aside and give it a try another time.
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Indeed. These are NOT songs of which are said, "Oh yeah, we banged that one out from start to finish in the studio in about half an hour."
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@Vyn. Don’t force yourself to listen to it. Maiden’s later day albums are slow burners and they’ve become a band(for me anyway) that you really need to be in the mood to listen to them or have something that inspires you to listen to them. Put it aside and give it a try another time.
That's good advice, thanks Jack. Sometimes I can get really single-minded about stuff!
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On my 7th or 8th listen and some of it is growing on me. Still some of the songs would have been well served to having a 2 minute edit. I love Maiden - so much so that I will continue to give this record many more chances. However I am not sold on Iron Maiden being a Progressive Metal band, they are not in their element. Not saying that they are incapable or untalented, for the evidence has shown some great musicianship and songwriting capabilities. To reiterate they are not a Progresive band as far as I interpret them and this is o course simply my opinion.
I hope to give this even more attention in the coming days and weeks of Fall. The perfect time for a new Iron Maiden album.
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Question: is there enough "galloping" in the music to *feel* like a traditional Iron Maiden album?
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did you see that?!?
https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-iron-maiden-singer-paul-dianno-is-still-waiting-for-his-knee-surgery-the-situation-is-only-getting-worse/ (https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-iron-maiden-singer-paul-dianno-is-still-waiting-for-his-knee-surgery-the-situation-is-only-getting-worse/)
I am shocked and had to look several times to understand what was in front of my eyes. So sad to see Paul in this critical situation: edema, diabetes, hypertension but still waiting for the funding that could heal his destroyed knees. Very disturbing.
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Yeah Paul hasn't been doing all that good for years now...shame really.
Question: is there enough "galloping" in the music to *feel* like a traditional Iron Maiden album?
No...no there really isn't.
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When I saw Paul and his bloated legs I could not believe it at first. That is one scary picture.
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That is a harsh reality he is living in.
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Paul DiAnno: That poor guy. I hope he's able to get things sorted.
The loss of galloping: I agree, it really had more in common with the DP's Whooosh! than, say, Powerslave.
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Okay, I've now finished the run-thru of the 17 Iron Maiden studio albums. I think I'm in a position to rank the albums. Yes, the ones I haven't played for 20+ years are as bad as I remember, but some albums are better than I remember, Book of Souls for instance I realised I like a lot of it, and The Final Frontier isn't as bad as I remember! ;)
17. No Prayer for the Dying - Garbage... yes I like Holy Smoke and Run Silent Run Deep but even they would be filler on other albums. Thankfully quite a short album but still one I'm unlikely to play again.
16. Fear of the Dark - Much like No Prayer I like a couple of tracks, and maybe doesn't quite plunge the depths of that one but still horrible.
15. Virtual XI - As much as I'm impressed by The X Factor I'm perplexed by Virtual XI. Again a couple of songs which are worth listening to.
14. Killers - This one promised much, it starts well, but drifts off quickly and I really found DiAnno's vocals don't help.
13. Somewhere in Time - It has one of my all time favourite Maiden songs in Wasted Years, and with a couple of other great tracks this is one which gets spun now and again.
12. Iron Maiden - There's a lot to like about this album, at least half of it is well worth listening to. I'm not a fan of a couple of tracks (Running Free and Strange World) which kinda drags it back.
11. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - There's not a poor track on this, but there's no super standout songs either, consistent above average songs.
10. Book of Souls - Yes, this is better than I remembered. I probably havn't played it in 2-3 years and maybe coming back to it after a break has helped. I'm stiill not a fan of the title track or Empire of the Clouds, but some of the shorter tracks are rather good.
... to be continued!
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I'm interested in your top 9 ranking. Can't fault your 10-17.
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Part II albums 9 thru 1 of my listing.
9. The Final Frontier - I always liked 3 or 4 tracks on this album, but much of the rest of the album left me cold. Again it's generally the longer tracks I don't much like, The title track, When the Wind Blows, Isle of Avalon, The Man Who Would be King. But I realise now that The Talisman is a much better song than I remembered. I think it's because it has a slight quirky start, but once it gets going I really like it. Hi-lights: Coming Home, The Alchemist, Starblind, The Talisman.
8. The Number of the Beast - Lower on my list than many would have it on theirs. But it's not the wall to wall classic that some think, It has 3 stinkers (IMO) with Invaders, Run to the Hills and Gangland, but the rest of the album is pretty good. Hi-lights: The Prisoner, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Number of the Beast
7. Senjutsu - The latest album and one I'm still coming to terms with. For once the 3 longer tracks are quite good, the title track still hasn't hit home with me but it's not bad. Only a couple of the tracks that I don't really like which are Lost in a Lost World and The Time Machine. Hi-lights: Stratego, Writing on the Wall, Days of Future Past and Hell on Earth
6. Brave New World - The reunion album from 2000, sees the return of Bruce and Adrian. It shows a change in direction too. The Wicker Man is one of the great openers in the Maiden catalogue. Again a couple of the longer tracks I tend to skip (The Nomad and Thin Line...) but the majority of the album is top notch. Hi-lights: The Wicker Man, Dream of Mirrors, The Fallen Angel and Out of the Silent Planet.
5. The X Factor - This one has grown on me over the years, I like nearly all the songs (OK, The Unbeliever doesn't do anything for me, and Fortunes of War gets a bit repetitive!) and the long track Sign of the Cross is pretty good! Hi-Lights: Sign of the Cross, Man on the Edge, The Edge of Darkness, 2AM.
4. A Matter of Life and Death - This is where I lose Charger ;) ! This has some of my favourite Maiden songs, but is dragged back by the two 9+ minute songs (For The Greater Good of God and The Legacy... someone needs to tell Bruce that repeating the same line 8 times does not constitute a chorus!). I like the rest of the album though and Longest Day, Out of the Shagows, These Colours Don't Run are really great songs.
3. Piece of Mind - This used to be my favourite Maiden album, but I guess tastes change. Side 1 is still amazing,as is some of side 2, but I've got bored with Still Life, Quest for Fire and To Tame A Land, they just haven't stood up to the test of time! Hi-lights: Revelations, Flight of Icarus, Die With Your Boots On, Sun and Steel
2. Dance of Death - It took me a while to appreciate this one and I still don't really like the title track or Journeyman. But the five tracks from Gates of Tomorrow thru Age of Innocence are absolutely terrific. Hi-Lights: Rainmaker, Gates of Tomorrow, New Frontier, Paschendale, Face in the Sand, Age of Innocence.
1. Powerslave - And at number 1 is one that I suspect many will have at or near the top of their lists. This felt like a real game changer in metal albums in it's scope and lenght - I'm not sure CDs had been around long if at all so 51 minute album was rare. But the quality of the songs was what made this (yes we can brush The Duelists under the caroet... what were they thinking!!). And, of course, the album has that 13 minute epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner which itself was rare outside of Progressive Rock releases. Ah! I just love the album. Hi-Lights: 2 Minutes to Midnight, Flash of the Blade, Back in the Village and of course Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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Interesting. I'd have my 1-2-3 as Piece of Mind, Powerslave, and Number of the Beast. Those three for me are Maiden at the top of their game, in every way.
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Your breakdown of the albums is a good read, thanks!
The first thing that struck me was how far apart our tastes in Maiden differ. Of course, up until I got a copy of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son from Jack, I hadn't actually sat my ass down and listened to much Maiden post-Powerslave.
I guess you could say that for many of those releases, I have no taste :)
I've always considered the Di'anno material to be a separate entity from that which followed. There was a certain punk edginess to those first two albums that evaporated when Dickinson took the mic and they morphed into a full-on Heavy Metal band.
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Very interesting read there KDC...but we do not see eye to eye with a lot of the albums...some yes...but not a lot.
I am bit surprised how many post reunion albums made it to the top 9...I did however suspect you might throw that utter garbage one up there...shame on you! :D
I agree with Vyn that the DiAnno albums are almost like from a different band...in both good and bad...the bad ofcourse being DiAnno...the good being the faster tempo of the songs.
This kind of made me want to do a list of my own...but I think I'll save you lot from that agony.
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I'd like to see your list Charger. I know we have differences of opinion and I wouldn't mind seeing them flagged up! :)
Yes, the DiAnno era was very different and it's clear Harris wanted to go in a different direction. I felt some of the songs DiAnno struggled with and as much as I like Phantom of the Opera I think a better singer might have made a better job (did Bruce ever sing it live?).
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Yeah ofcourse Bruce sang it live on many occations. It's on Live After Death for heaven's sake!
:D
But here's one of my favourite versions back when Bruce still had some energy on stage:
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I might think about putting my Maiden's in order...we shall see.
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I might think about putting my Maiden's in order...we shall see.
Please do so!
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Yeah ofcourse Bruce sang it live on many occations. It's on Live After Death for heaven's sake!
:D
I guessed he must have done it, and yes that's better vocals than DiAnno gave us. BTW I don't have Live After Death ;)
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BTW I don't have Live After Death ;)
:kramer:
:shock:
I...can't...even....wow.
It's a great live album...eventhough it is patched together from various shows it is still great...that was Maiden at it's prime for sure.
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^^ Live After Death has such great packaging too. So many photos - on and offstage - lyrics(!), etc.
Ted
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Obvs we vastly disagree on your first choice, but Final Frontier might have been that low if I hadn't recently reassessed it. Looking forward to the rest of your choices. :)
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This is where all 17 albums rank on fan/consumer based rating site Rate Your Music
From Best to Worst
Powerslave - 4.00
Seventh Son of Seventh Son - 3.98
The Number of the Beast - 3.94
Somewhere In Time - 3.89
Iron Maiden - 3.84
Piece Of Mind - 3.83
Killers - 3.72
Brave New World - 3.72
A Matter of Life and Death - 3.40
The Book of Souls - 3.37
Dance of Death - 3.28
Fear of the Dark - 3.22
Senjutsu - 3.13
The Final Frontier - 3.08
No Prayer for the Dying - 2.90
The X Factor - 2.83
Virtual XI - 2.45
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1 Somewhere In Time
2 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
3 Piece Of Mind
4 Number Of The Beast
5 Killers
6 Powerslave
7 Brave New World
8 No Prayer For The Dying
9 Iron Maiden
10 The Book Of Souls
11 Fear Of The Dark
12 The Final Frontier
13 Dance Of Death
14 Senjutsu
15 A Matter Of Life And Death
16 The X Factor
17 Virtual XI
This is my list, and I must admit that I do truly like all of the albums listed.
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Your top 5 is very interesting Thel...very interesting indeed. Way different from mine.
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I'm gonna guess that we all have COMPLETELY different opinions on Iron Maiden's best albums! And that's fine by me! :pub:
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I’ll sum up my list short and sweet
Great
Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Brave New World
A Matter of Life and Death
Good
Somewhere In Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dance of Death
The Final Frontier
Average or Mixed
Fear of the Dark
The Book of Souls
Senjutsu
Below Average or Bad
No Prayer for the Dying
The X Factor
Really Fucking Bad
Virtual XI
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^^^
I probably should have grouped mine like that rather than rank them individually, some are too close to separate, particularly around the middle.
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Really Fucking Bad
Virtual XI
I've been watching a lot of Ozzy Man lately, read this with his voice in my head, burst out laughing on this dead-on description. You deserve a steak sandwich and a mid-strength beer, mate!
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Piece of Mind at 9? Well, I'll have to agree to disagree on that one. :smug:
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Yeah not having Piece of Mind in the top 6 let alone top half albums is a bookable offence :redcard: lol. Piece of Mind represents a lot of what is great about them.
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Fair enough...
I kind of expected this so I'll just stop here and remove the ones I posted.
I should know better by now already than post any kinds of lists.
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Really Charger?
A couple of people express surprise that one of your choices was a bit lower than expected and you choose that reaction?
Put your lists back and finish it off, you're better than that. We know you have a different perspective on Iron Maiden than the rest of us, it's what make these lists interesting.
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Your opinion is important, even if it's not one we agree 100% on.
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We know you have a different perspective on Iron Maiden than the rest of us, it's what make these lists interesting.
That is the truth!
I demand Iron Maiden album rankings from Charger!
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Your top 5 is very interesting Thel...very interesting indeed. Way different from mine.
I know that my top two are a bit controversial, but I have truly adored those two albums since I first heard them.
I also think that you should repost your rankings Charger, and there is no right answer here.
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Don’t know what to say really so I’ll echo the sentiments above ;)
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Maiden did a thing!!!
I believe this is the first time they've ever done a never played oldie live before!! And the song to chose to do it with couldn't have been much better...
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That's notable! :)
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Yep first time for Alexander the Great. Maiden fans have been hankering for that song to be played live more than any other. So what a treat. They did a brilliant job of it too. Caught Somewhere in Time which hadn’t been played since Somewhere on Tour tour of 86/87 was another treat for the fans.
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NICKO MCBRAIN RETIRES!!!!
https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maidens-nicko-mcbrain-announces-retirement-from-touring-tonight-will-be-will-be-my-final-gig-with-the-band
This one came out of the blue!
I ponder who will Maiden find to replace him as those are some damn big drum pedals to fill!
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^^ Yes quite unexpected. Apparently Maiden has already chosen a replacement which should be revealed soon.
Ted
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I think he's a little older than the rest of the guys, perhaps he wants to slow down a little and enjoy his latter years.
I really good drummer, he'll be missed.
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I remember when Clive Burr left, and thought, "who is this jackhole McBrain? Is that even a real name?" lol Turned out he was a top-flight drummer and yeah the name is real. Wishing him the best and hoping to hear him now and again - would be cool if he did that retired rock god thing and put out random songs now that he's no longer tied to a band.
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McBrain doing the drums with Pat Travers back in 1977.
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So they went with the guy from Steve's other band...no real surprise there. I'm pretty sure that was a done deal long ago.