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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is a strange album in some respects. It doesn't have the endless classic tracks of other albums, with only 'The Evil That Men Do' still in the live set. Hardly anything else from this album has ever been played outside of this tour, so if it doesn't feature much live...

With the epic achievement of Powerslave behind them and the incredible Seventh Son still to come, Somewhere in Time can easily be overlooked, yet this is yet another stunningly good album. I was never overly struck on Alexander the Great, but I love everything else on the album and even that...

After the slight disappointment of Piece of Mind compared to TNOTB, Powerslave was another giant leap forward. On this album, we had far more variety, with more of the band contributing songs. Those songs were of an incredibly high standard and were now regularly introducing changes of pace and...

In any objective terms, Piece of Mind is a great album. Most of the songs are very strong indeed, the production is superb and the influence of Adrian Smith was beginning to be felt. He'd contributed nothing on Killers, a couple on TNOTB and more here. We didn't know it at the time, but Adrian...

I remember feeling crushed at the end of 1981 because Paul DiAnno had left Iron Maiden. How could they possibly survive this hammer blow? Was my favourite band about to die a premature death? I remember being at a friend's house, listening to the radio, early in 1982 and we were hoping a new...

1980-1988 and especially 1980-1985 was a golden era for Metal music, though admittedly I'm rather biased.

Having embraced Metal music in 1980 when I first heard the original Iron Maiden album, 1981 brought another milestone in my life. I liked a lot of Metal bands by 1981 but Iron Maiden were always my favourite, so I eagerly awaited the arrival of Killers and I was even more excited, because in...

Rather depressingly, I am increasingly the oldest person wherever I go!!! The 1980's was an exciting time to become involved with music and it's why I wouldn't change my youth for anything. At this moment it time, it seems that on this forum and am simultaneously the newbie and the elder...

I'm giving away my age with this one, but here goes! I started secondary school in 1976, just when the Punk explosion really took off in the UK. It captured the mood of the time and it captured my imagination , so for the first time in my life, I really became involved in music. The music was...

It's certainly different to Maiden, but I guess that's the point. I like it and I'd certainly go and see them live when I eventually return to Europe.

Those stats are really interesting and they certainly show why Adrian is so crucial to the band.

I didn't listen to this album for some time, mostly because of the hangover from the previous two albums. I really disliked NPFTD and other than the title track, FOTD was no better. They seemed to have lost their way without Adrian, and then I saw them live on Bruce's farewell tour. Oh dear...

I think that a lot of the negative reviews of Iron Maiden tend to be by people who just don't understand the band or the aim of the album. Out of 17 studio albums, the vast majority is albums that most bands could only dream of. Having said that, Maiden have had one or two lemons along the way...

It seems an odd thing to do, unless this will be Maiden's last album.

Yes, that would be me :) It has been a long time since I've been on that forum but I'm really pleased my reviews helped. I eventually left Bare Knuckle because I thought they were becoming ridiculously expensive. As a result I started to look elsewhere, and that led me to contact Jaime at The...

I agree that the three styles compliment each other very well. They're similar enough to work together but different enough to add variety. That being said, Janick and Dave have more in common as players, while Adrian offers a very different voice. One of the things I really like about Adrian is...

Indeed, and I'm pleased it looks like that was what it was. I actually thought the tumor was discovered during Final Frontier so I had hoped TBOS would be better, but it was actually worse. Perhaps it was discovered just after Final Frontier but before TBOS so the treatment was still affecting...

Adrian Smith is my favourite guitarist and he has the biggest influence on my own guitar playing. I've really liked most of what he's done as a side project, but especially ASAP and the latest Smith/Kotzen album. Maiden went seriously downhill after Adrian left and were right back on form when...

I can't say there's much that annoys me, though I find a couple of things mildly irritating. The years when the only dates they do in the UK are festivals. I understand they're big and prestigious but I have no desire at all to go to a festival. That doesn't mean I don't want to see my...

Just registered and pleased to be here. I started following Maiden in 1980 and saw them live for the first time in 1981 so they've been a significant part of my life for many years now. They defined my youth, they defined my interests and I've passed this on to both my son's, who are also Maiden...