NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING - Your thoughts…

[MindRuler]

Absolutely, Son of a Gun is a potential Maiden classic.

Son Of A Gun was the blueprint for Wasting Love.

 

[naranja]

I don't hate the album I just don't like it. Title track is good, and the instrumentals are OK, and that's about it. As an album it does not appeal to me at all. It has nothing to do with my favourite albums like TBOS, DOD, AMOLAD, BNW or Senjutsu. It does not have Bruce, which is another drawback for me. There is no epic like Phantom, Hallowed or Revelations, which came just before or after it. I love the Epic songs more than anything else, and the shortest song in my top ten is longer than 7 minutes (Blood Brothers). I think in this forum, most of you guys think the 80s were IM's best era, but I love the post-reunion era much more than 80s or 90s.

Yeah killers has tremendous bass work and it's got some really cool moments but I don't care about a lot of the individual songs that much other than the obvious ones

 

[dickinson1978]

For me rhe worst albums DOD and NPFTD at the bottom and then IM and Killers but because bruce is not there. But i preffer blaze albums than DOD or Npftd.. NPFTD is an album made in the 90s with 90s sound 90s lyrics but bruce way of siniging at the structure of the songs are boring or bad ideas. Just a few imstrumental parts are really good.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Aiming to slim down the song arrangements is fine, but the song ideas are just so half-cooked that it never gets going into a rhythm.

This part probably makes more sense in my head, but for an album that was recorded in a barn it sure sounds like it.

 

[naranja]

Aiming to slim down the song arrangements is fine, but the song ideas are just so half-cooked that it never gets going into a rhythm.

This part probably makes more sense in my head, but for an album that was recorded in a barn it sure sounds like it.

They all blend into each other is my issue.

 

[Kalata]

I definitely think the Blaze albums have more standout songs than No Prayer and that's why they've been played more than No Prayer even if it's mainly Sign of the cross and Clansman

Definitely, but RIR really helped with that.

Same here. At least the title track should have been in the setlist. Great melodies and guitar work from Janick and Dave. It would have sounded fantastic live, with Adrian's guitar added on the stage.

And a needed more action for Janick.

During the LOTB setlist chat with Nicko on YouTube, he heavily implies he does not like BYDTTS. I can imagine that several other members don’t as well.

Bruce was also surprised that some fans want to hear it live with his solo band.

The recent Steve interview is interesting- first time I’ve read him saying Tattooed Millionaire slightly influences his writing with Bruce’s voice in mind.

Indeed. Maybe Steve saw that this is Bruce's preferred use of his voice during this period and tried to fit in, which is something normal and nice.

Aiming to slim down the song arrangements is fine, but the song ideas are just so half-cooked that it never gets going into a rhythm.

But we have to say that all songs but 1 are written well and to their best use for the given idea and especially length.

They all blend into each other is my issue.

Possible, given the structures and style.

Absolutely, Son of a Gun is a potential Maiden classic.

Btw, Weekend Warriors sounds like Son Of A Gun, imo.