GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Each to their own, but I think the best news is that the album does not include stinkers like No More Lies, Age of Innocence or Shadows of the Valley.
Senjutsu - 3rd September 2021
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Each to their own, but I think the best news is that the album does not include stinkers like No More Lies, Age of Innocence or Shadows of the Valley.
Maturin
Sköldpadda
I sort of agree and don't at the same time. It's a signature sound by now. If we are going to go into that, how many Adrian Smith riffs starts the same way? Sliding from D5 - E5 chords? Wasted Years / Paschendale / The Final Frontier / The Writing on the Wall...
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Maturin
Sköldpadda
At least "No More Lies" is brilliant.
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
I agree with you, There are a lot of videos of people reacting to Maiden videos, making reviews, playing covers…It's really amusing. People recording themselves in his room playing a cover… wtf??? why?
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Please follow Steve’s advice. No more lies!
Joking aside, I have always found the song to be a repetitive mediocre one, only redeemed by some great solos.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
They might be in lockdown and bored.
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
Le vrai problème of Youtube is that allows a ton of shit 
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
Listening the album I think Dave Murray wasn't in the Paris studio for more than one hour. And Janick's trademark solo that he uses since he bought his first guitar is in every album and every song.
____no5
Free Man
Hein?
TheTalisman
Ancient Mariner
Dave's rhythm guitar work is an important part of Maiden's sound even on this album though, he is kind of underrated in that aspect. But it's true that his lead work has faded a bit.
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chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
The ironic thing about discussing Maiden collabs is that they are really, in essence, ALL STEVE. He chose the band members, he selects what material of theirs get recorded, and which ideas do not. He writes songs he wants to hear and also selects material from other members based on what he wants to hear. So at the end of the day, every Maiden album is a dish where the main ingredient is Steve.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Hilarious. How did late 90s ALL STEVE stack up against Bruce, Adrian, and Roy Z. stumbling around without the pivotal direction that only Steve could provide…?
The_17th_Son
Nomad
It was early 2019 and Steve Harris, keyboardist of Iron Maiden, had just conjured up one of the finest choruses ever imagined to his latest masterpiece, "Hell On Earth" aiming for the send-off spot on the upcoming album. He thought to himself, "Holy balls this chorus is smoking hot and almighty, probably one of my best ones ever actually, bloody hell" and he was of course correct in this assertion.
and then he looked at the forum posts on maidenchat ridiculing him for a mistake he made over two decades ago by repeating a certain chorus 22 times
Scarred from this verbal bashing, he ended up not including a second chorus for Hell On Earth, afraid of the potential outrage that would ensue. "Better not risk that sort of internet bollocking again, proper enough last time you know", he assured himself.
So here we are; the greatest chorus the band has ever done. Played once. Hope you are happy, bullies.
and then he looked at the forum posts on maidenchat ridiculing him for a mistake he made over two decades ago by repeating a certain chorus 22 times
Scarred from this verbal bashing, he ended up not including a second chorus for Hell On Earth, afraid of the potential outrage that would ensue. "Better not risk that sort of internet bollocking again, proper enough last time you know", he assured himself.
So here we are; the greatest chorus the band has ever done. Played once. Hope you are happy, bullies.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
So you don't like Paschendale?
srfc
Ancient Mariner
People will tell you how great they think that many of the songs of Accident of Birth and Chemical Wedding are because of Adrian, but if you check the album booklet, most of them are only co-written by Roy Z.
Hey, if Bruce had just pretended that Adrian played on Tyranny of Souls and credited him in the booklet, people would rank that album considerably higher.
Lots of people can't even distinguish if a solo is played by Smith instead of Roy Z!
When it was announced in Kerrang that Adrian had joined Bruce's band it said that 70% of AOB was done before he got involved.
Jadukor
Can I play with Agnes
Sorry if this had been posted before. Not sure of the authenticity either.
The newly released second track ‘Stratego’ recently entered the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at number 22. Now with over 5m audio streams, the band will unleash another animated video with a national broadcast and online premiere with US network [adult swim] – the nighttime identity of Cartoon Network. The animated video was made by Swedish Director Gustaf Holtenas for Blinkink Productions and Executive Produced again by lead singer Bruce Dickinson. The video premieres on Cartoon Networks’ [adult swim] on Sunday, September 5 at 2:55am EST.
The newly released second track ‘Stratego’ recently entered the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at number 22. Now with over 5m audio streams, the band will unleash another animated video with a national broadcast and online premiere with US network [adult swim] – the nighttime identity of Cartoon Network. The animated video was made by Swedish Director Gustaf Holtenas for Blinkink Productions and Executive Produced again by lead singer Bruce Dickinson. The video premieres on Cartoon Networks’ [adult swim] on Sunday, September 5 at 2:55am EST.
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