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After borrowing Best of the Beast in winter 97-98 and liking the Blaze tunes, I bought X Factor. So like many, I suspect, I was an 'ex' to the band at this point and vice-versa, having ditched them post Fear. And listening to this feels like having lunch with a miserable, embittered old sow of...

Sennheiser HD 465 headphones which I've had for over a decade and use most days. Have to change the foam. Speakers are always best and I've recently attached my old Sonys from a reasonably priced, now deceased hifi system I bought in '99. I can't go loud unfortunately, so these suffice.

I bought Fear about the same time I got Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power, the cover of which clearly displays the knocking out of Maiden. It'd be 5 years until they started to come round. Horrible drum sound, but Bruce is great. Be Quick is top notch, I never liked the title track much but it's...

No Prayer is their least pretentious record, notable after the most pompous 7th Son. I detested Slaughter at the time, all that US west coast swagger, but now I think its lowbrow knuckle-dragging is great fun and highlights this album's uniqueness.

It's not saturated like on the previous two albums.

No Prayer felt like a letdown in 1990 but I always enjoyed it. As time passed its raw sound has elevated it greatly, putting it on a par with its synth-washed predecessor whose sound has dated somewhat. Personally I'd take the title track and Mother Russia over Hallowed and Infinite Dreams any day.

If Powerslave is the sun, 7th Son is the moon. It's a great record, only Infinite Dreams drags a little. I used to love playing guitar along to this, Prophecy in particular which is hugely underrated. I've been watching ME recently which is so refreshing - no Fear!

I want a Metal Hammer 3d cover.

The only studio album where every member receives a writing credit. It's a very unique record!

I bought the DVD-A at the time, about a year later I think, but it's a pain to play using up tv space an' all.

Was this the only album released on DVD Audio?

Album No. 13, it holds the unique position in that the real world timeline and my story timeline coexist simultaneously with this record. Nevermind, I'm mad.:nuts2: There's nothing here I actively dislike and a whole lot that I do like. New Frontier has a strong middle, Monsegur and Rainmaker my...

At the time I felt there was a large step up from POM, PS having serious crossover potential, and all this a year before LAD was conceived. 2 mins is a perfect song. I saw them at Hammersmith again, this time taking 3 non -metal people, one of which was female! Saw Nicko in the pub prior to the...

Back at Hammersmith in '83, this was the best Maiden gig I saw of 8. Good mix of songs, professional but still raw. I have the Heavy Birthday vinyl - Stockholm 5th June '83. Piece a favorite along with Killers and Powerslave.

I was at the Hammersmith show -see pic <- I'd just bought Killers in the preceding November and went without knowledge of the debut as well. I knew Run but wasn't a fan as it was very commercial. The show had an electric atmosphere and I swore to keep seeing them, which I did throughout the...

Only two album closers are sans-Harris, VXI and BOS, and I think they're the worst.

I played both these two today and DOD was better than I remembered. AMOLAD is heavier though, has greater highs but deeper lows. Some songs are a drag whereas DOD is more upbeat but lightweight. Like them both about the same.

Agreed, and a shame really as the instrumental bit is cooking. TRATB feels disjointed to me. However, Wild Wind is one of my Harris favorites. Big emotional parts.

Yeah, I was impressed with its expansive scope compared with the usual stuff. Disappointed with the fans' ranking of it. I've been replaying them all recently. BNW has no bad tracks. AMOLAD has great drums and some huge songs but gets bogged down with repetition. DOD has a few great ones but is...