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I am surprised when fans describe the band as being in a new 'golden era'. Yes the band is very strong live, Bruce’s voice is fantastic and the boys have written some good songs since the reunion, but they have not produced a classic album. Brave New World only seemed fantastic until the novelty wore off. Dance of Death did have some interesting elements but it also had a strong whiff of 90s left-overs about it. However, I can understand, if BNW or DOD was the first Maiden album you heard, why you'd think it was brilliant. I remain perplexed by those mad people who refer to 'Fillerslave'. Losfer Words is brilliant! [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"
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I actually started listening to Maiden in the mid-80's and I think that BNW is comparable to anything from the so-called "golden era." 6 years later, and I still love that album -- every time I listen to it I hear something I hadn't noticed before. At least half of the songs on the album have been my "favorite" at one point or another -- that is one of the surest measures of a great album! DoD, I agree, is not as good. Paschendale is as good as anything Maiden has ever done, but the rest of the album hasn't aged well for me.
I agree that the lyrics should be left to Bruce and Adrian -- though if Steve could write more lyrics like 'Sign of the Cross' or 'Ancient Mariner' I would be quite happy.
Over all, I guess I really like the direction Maiden has taken on the last two albums towards progressive metal. I would like to see that continue.
[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] If Maiden really were in a new golden era there wouldn't be this kind of debate.
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That is certainly false. I remember there was a lot of dissatisfaction back in '86 with the direction Maiden took on Somewhere in Time and later on 7th son. I confess I also didn't particularly like those albums when they first came out, but they have aged pretty well, especially 7th son. So the fact that there is a thread on an Iron Maiden MB about what fans would like to see the band do differently next time around doesn't mean that we won't look back on these days as a second "golden era."