Re: Daily Song: No Prayer For the Dying One of my favourites from this album, and definitely a really good song. Some melancholic parts, some more frantic (and as Foro points out, messy at times). Given the topic of the lyrics, they fall short of the later effort Sign Of The Cross, but are not bad. I'm undecided on what I think of the guitar solos. Sometimes I really like them, other times they just sound like wankery, but there are better ones - on this very album. (I'm thinking of Fates Warning and Mother Russia). This is a solid 8.
Probably the best song on the album. I find the verses paticularly strong. I gave Tailgunner a 7 and I think this is better, but it's still not worth an 8 so I must give it 7/10 aswell.
With Public Enema, a true gem of this record. I've always wondered about the meaning of the lyrics. I know they're pretty generic, but i feel general desperation and sincereness in this song. The build up is majestic - especially the part when song kicks off into higher gear, where Nicko and Steve literally carry the beat, guitars just adding with strummed powerchords. Solo is insane, the song peaks with "God give me the answer to my prayers..." part, and smoothly comes back down. 10/10!
I don't like this song as much as others. I don't see any thing really special about it besides the solo section and final chorus. 7/10
The only song from NPFTD along with Mother Russia & Public Enema that doesn't sound so filler. Still, just a 8.
A strong 8, what stands out to me the most is the guitar work, which is superb, good lyrcs and a fine performance from BD.
10. What a song! Like Zare I have alson wanted to know the meaning of this song. Bruce makes it sound very emotional. Awesome solos!
8/10, like Revelations I like the lead guitars on this track, and Bruce sounds better here than he does on other parts of the album.