Re: Daily Song: Lightning Strikes Twice 7/10. It's OK. Just another one of those tracks that just sort sits in the background for me. I like this album and would never skip this track (or any, for that matter).
Re: Daily Song: Lightning Strikes Twice 7/10 from me, I've always liked this song. Love the intro, the versus don't bother me, the chorus could have been better, and the solos are pretty good. And again, they cram a lot into a 5 minute song. Was good live too. One of the highlights on VXI for me along with Clansman.
Good song this one, but not a stand-out track on the album. The atmospheric intro is the best part of the song. 6/10
Great song. Another amazing intro from Dave Murray, what an atmosphere it has ! Great riffs, great melodies, great performance from Blaze and a fantastic solo. One of the highlights of the album. 9/10.
Great intro. I think that Blaze sounds way better on VXI than on TXF, and it's noticeable on this song. Fantastic chorus. I don't like some of the riffs on the verses that sound too "rockish". 7/10.
Personally, this is my most favorite song on the album. Even though it's a bit simple instrumentally, I still love how it sounds and Blaze just rules on it! 10/10
7. Pretty good song. Not a big fan of the intro, but this song gets much better as it goes on. When it starts flowing fast I love it.
This is my fave song from "Virtual XI", and is actually one of my all time fave Maiden songs. The song has Davey written all over it, so it's not surprising to find that he had a hand in writing it! The intro is simply sublime, with the clean guitar, which actually brings to mind some light rain... or the calm before the storm. Add in Dave's atmospheric melody, and Blaze singing "I feel the breeze on my face in expectance, not very long, before the storm reaches here..." and the the stage is set for something spectacular. Then the heavy riff comes in, which perfectly compliments Blaze going on about "roaring of thunder", and "crashing clouds that hold fear". lol Playing the intro melody again was a great move, as when the main riff of the song crashes in, it has maximum impact. A lot of people have complained about the lyrics being "simple", but it's not like they're silly or stupid, and they suit the fast pace of the song very well. Davey's solo in this song is one of my top 10 solos from him, and it is fittingly, an electrifying one! I'd really love them to play this one live with Bruce, I think it would go down a storm!