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Educated Fool
5 years since the last album, and they still write most of the new album going into the studio, don't rehearse much, and don't bother with the production, just the same old "going for a live sound", put out a generic rock single with a video game where the band even cant be bothered to be shown playing, and to top it off, don't even bother to make a cover for the single, just use a black/white version of the album cover....
To me, it seems Maiden these days simply don't care. Steve seems to have more passion for British Lion now, Bruce has his flying and what not, Nicko spends most of his time barbequing in the Florida sun....
To some extent, I find some of it understandable considering how long they've been going. Doesn't mean I find it forgivable. They still call it Iron Maiden, and for me that name means I should expect more.
If you have 5 bloody years on your hands, what's your excuse, really? Bruce happened to have a song lying about for a future solo album that Steve picked up on, another came to be by coincidence because he found a piano in the studio....? Harris is out touring with BL, and is appearantly including a lot of new songs in their setlist. It just seems to me a lack of interest going into the studio so unprepared after such a long break, not having a lot of finished songs with them. Having heard the single, which practically oozes of this attitude of "hey let's just play a bit, they'll still love it and buy it, we're Maiden" attitude, I am seriously losing all hope that the album will be much better. I'm sure parts of it will be good, they're great musicians at the core and even on a bad day, Maiden is usually good enough for a lot of people, but back in the day Steve had a standard they shouldn't settle with that, but always go the extra mile to give people the very best they could. That work ethic seems dead and buried, and I'm fed up with paying for it!
To me, it seems Maiden these days simply don't care. Steve seems to have more passion for British Lion now, Bruce has his flying and what not, Nicko spends most of his time barbequing in the Florida sun....
To some extent, I find some of it understandable considering how long they've been going. Doesn't mean I find it forgivable. They still call it Iron Maiden, and for me that name means I should expect more.
If you have 5 bloody years on your hands, what's your excuse, really? Bruce happened to have a song lying about for a future solo album that Steve picked up on, another came to be by coincidence because he found a piano in the studio....? Harris is out touring with BL, and is appearantly including a lot of new songs in their setlist. It just seems to me a lack of interest going into the studio so unprepared after such a long break, not having a lot of finished songs with them. Having heard the single, which practically oozes of this attitude of "hey let's just play a bit, they'll still love it and buy it, we're Maiden" attitude, I am seriously losing all hope that the album will be much better. I'm sure parts of it will be good, they're great musicians at the core and even on a bad day, Maiden is usually good enough for a lot of people, but back in the day Steve had a standard they shouldn't settle with that, but always go the extra mile to give people the very best they could. That work ethic seems dead and buried, and I'm fed up with paying for it!