Forostar
Ancient Mariner
September 2008.
I guess it’s not too early to focus our minds on a new (and possible last?) Maiden album. I’m sure the boys are relaxing (apart from Bruce ) but at some point they will meet again for the first sessions.
We, interested forum users, can finally think of the future as well. After a year of emphasis on the classics the future looms ahead. A future with a new Maiden studio album!
What do we desire and/or expect from the next Maiden album?
Personally, I certainly hope that Maiden will stick to the long songs (can’t get enough of it to be honest). Many bands with a long career have difficulties with writing strong shorter songs (e.g. less than 6 or 5 minutes) and Maiden is no exception.
It proves that it’s difficult to make a soup with less ingredients (in the form of time). The longer the songs, the more ingredients Maiden can add.
When AMOLAD came out I was surprised to see that the album had a longer average song length than My Dying Bride’s latest album. MDB are famous for their long songs so this was quite remarkable!
Will Maiden do this again?
Will they again have the same theme running through most (if not all) songs?
I am curious for your feedback, and I hope not too many of you are annoyed by such a topic. I know some people were annoyed when someone did this in the spring of 2007, but now we’re living somewhere else in time.
I guess it’s not too early to focus our minds on a new (and possible last?) Maiden album. I’m sure the boys are relaxing (apart from Bruce ) but at some point they will meet again for the first sessions.
We, interested forum users, can finally think of the future as well. After a year of emphasis on the classics the future looms ahead. A future with a new Maiden studio album!
What do we desire and/or expect from the next Maiden album?
Personally, I certainly hope that Maiden will stick to the long songs (can’t get enough of it to be honest). Many bands with a long career have difficulties with writing strong shorter songs (e.g. less than 6 or 5 minutes) and Maiden is no exception.
It proves that it’s difficult to make a soup with less ingredients (in the form of time). The longer the songs, the more ingredients Maiden can add.
When AMOLAD came out I was surprised to see that the album had a longer average song length than My Dying Bride’s latest album. MDB are famous for their long songs so this was quite remarkable!
Will Maiden do this again?
Will they again have the same theme running through most (if not all) songs?
I am curious for your feedback, and I hope not too many of you are annoyed by such a topic. I know some people were annoyed when someone did this in the spring of 2007, but now we’re living somewhere else in time.