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Only BNW and possibly AMOLAD approach the consistent greatness of Senjutsu. And nothing builds with quite the grandeur or epic scale of a Parchment or Lost in a Lost World on either of those excellent albums IMHO. There's anthemic/triumphant songs that harken back to Somewhere in Time and...

This one makes the ears ring similar to most of DoD and parts of BNW?

one of my favorite moments on Senjutsu is found in Lost in a Lost World - specifically the verses and pre-chorus parts where the greasy layered crunchy rhythm guitar lines (verses) and the melodic lead-type runs (pre-chorus). Bruce's voice seems to howl and roar to try and out duel the guitar...

seems that the same ones complaining about Bruce's "weakening" voice are also complaining about how his vocals are further back in the mix on Senjutsu. not sure what these armchair engineers expect, or what their solution would be. of course I may have biased ears, as I've always enjoyed...

studio version to help everyone become a bit more acquainted with the superb melodic and rhythmic interplay:

Superbly melodic yet heavy as all get out rendition of "Anlace and Heart" (Aria of Vernal Tombs album) from this year's Fire In The Mountains festival:

The "love in anger" part dovetails nicely with the "mortals in their rage" section of Starblind. Thematically they're linked as they look towards what we may experience after what we know as life on Earth ends for each of us. Anger has been omnipresent in the areas where modern people...

The duality works for me. Earth is a beautiful place, and yet that beauty is affected by events (both man made and non-man made) that can make life on Earth akin to living in hell at times. The lyrics are dark at times, but not overly so. I think the song's title gives a darker feel to the...

Davey's solo keeps pummeling through also. There's several moments when you think its going to end and then he keeps going, and taking it to new melodic heights in the process. Another aspect which makes The Parchment a spiritual cousin to Powerslave: both feature some of Dave Murray's...

Question for Senjutsu detractors: Where in the the Book of Songwriting 101 does it say that a song's CHORUS has to be the most epic or "best" moment in a song?!?!?! Song rankings: Senjutsu: 6/10 - (I don't see this one climbing higher) Stratego: 9/10 - Only misses being...

Powerslave and The Parchment NEED to be played back to back (or at least in the same set).

right you are and I stand corrected. Still haven't purchased the CD yet (this wrong will be righted with my next paycheck) so I'm merely going by the feel of the song and how it relates a bit to H's style IMHO. I'm a liner note fiend, so I should've known this. Janick managed to pen both my...

great band - i've often called them my all-time fave until the Maiden Reunion albums finally clicked with me in the mid-'10's I listen to their "core greatness years" albums more now than ever (Caress of Steel up to and including Presto), but listen to everything before CoS and everything after...

I'll go on record as saying that Straty is the best "heavy rockin' with a hard edge" single since .... 2 Minutes to Midnight. From a compositional/songcraft standpoint, I'm going to say its the best IM single since the SiT/SSOAS days. It's eclipsed Hell on Earth as my most played/fave...

Is it an open secret that Davey will likely be the Maiden-er to tire first?

Am I the only one here who finds The Final Frontier to be the best sounding Maiden reunion album? The trio of 80's albums recorded at Compass Point (Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time) are my favorite sounding Maiden 80's discs also. IM made magic at that (now defunct) studio in the...

I wonder how he feels about Beethoven's copious employ of the Tympani on so many of his orchestral works (especially his later era works).

First time I've ever heard this Michael Jackson song - what a jam

not many bands are releasing BluRay (or even DVD) these days - sadly

almost a 10 - something is missing in the riffage (namely, H's glorious distorted riffing stylings)