Dave's solo is totally insane, as in mad. Not in a blistering fast shredding way, but mad as in the notes he chooses. Love it and Bruce sings a great story in this one. 9
When I first heard this song, I thought: "This is Steve at his best". Then I thought, "Wow, what a riff!". And then, "Those are Bruce's lyrics, for sure". And then, "the three amigos surely dish out!" In short, the boys at their finest, doing what they do best. Great song. 9/10.
I had to get used to this song in the beginning, but now I really dig it. Some great rhythms and galloping beat. Part of the midsection is heavy as fuck. 8
Stunning intro, another great bridge and a solid lyrical effort from Bruce, but somehow this one never really comes together for me. It has loads of potential, but falls short of being truly great. Nevertheless, it's better than the opener and gets a 7.
9. The apocaliptic intro makes you wonder what will come and it comes crushing with powerful 'Arry bass gallop and H's Lizzyesque riff; at first, it made me think of motorcycle, a Priest kind of vibe, too, but when I started listening to the lyrics, I was amazed by how Bruce wrote about things that were rolling in my head at the time of the song release. Genius lyricism. The weird pre chorus has some unusual pedal point sequence, which makes me see that Adrian is eager with experimentation and new textures for Maiden. The chorus is great and the solos section is crushing, although, Janick's solo is one of his worst. It works great live, too.
Good song, this. It works fine live as witnessed last year, it has some nice twists without straying too far from the formula. However, it has nothing to it that really stands out, so another 8/10.
I gotta say 9/10! I love the grungy sounds that have a way of transforming all through out. It seemed to me like it was 2010 lyrically but killers sound wise which is awesome.