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  1. sjsaur

    How bad is the wait for you for The Book Of Souls

    As much as I wan't to say a 4 or a 3, the fact I keep dreaming about it tells me I want it pretty bad. The dream I had last night actually had me listening to samples of the title track and Empire of the Clouds on some foreign music site...and Empire of the Clouds in my dream actually sounded...
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    Your Maiden blasphemy

    Definitely agree on that. What I will say is that, in my experience, Seventh Son takes the longest to fully appreciate. Ive introduced Maiden to quite a few people and the pattern is always the same, Powerslave is always the first out of the gate in terms of favourite, but after a while Seventh...
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    Official Tennis thread

    A bit disappointed, but I had a feeling Federer peaked against Murray and would have a let down against Djokovic. At least he won that epic tie break. Sorry, I tried looking, but I haven't seen any recorded footage where they show them. I streamed the match via dracula stream, But I know what...
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    What's your favourite post-reunion album and why?

    I went for The Final Frontier. The most consistent next to AMOLAD and the most diverse in terms of texture. Get a few really new ideas coming in as well as some moments that are typical maiden so it has a good balance, in my opinion. The thing that really sells it for me is the back end of the...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    I pretty sure the artwork shown for Speed of Light is a place holder for now. But if its not, then that would be very disappointing. If they're gonna maintain the minimalist approach, at least do so with different angles and themes. As for the album art, I love it. Its probably their most...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    I suppose its unlikely, but what are the odds Maiden stream the album before release? It has become a pretty common practice amongst a lot of modern bands. Even if they do though, i'd probably only jam two or three songs at the most. Nothing beats blasting new material on decent car stereos...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    Maybe Charlotte put her questionable past behind her, starts working as an air hostess for a domestic airline, then works her way up to management and takes the leap of making the airline an international competitor. Thus ushering in a golden age of prosperity for said company, eventually...
  8. sjsaur

    Your Maiden blasphemy

    Positive unpopular opinions -No Prayer is great, never understood why it caught so much flack, unlike the next album... -Back in the Village is hands down the best song on Powerslave after the four legendary tracks that bookend the album -The last five songs on The Final Frontier create such a...
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    Official Tennis thread

    Anyone here following Wimbledon at the moment? Who are you routing for? I myself hope Federer can break the open era record for Wimbledon titles this year (came agonisingly close last year) It'll be very tough, and I think his groundstrokes are definitely not what they used to be (what on earth...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    The Final Frontier was the first album by any artist that I eagerly anticipated ( due to being into a lot of older bands that had stopped releasing material) So that build up will always have special memories for me. This is definitely the most hyped Ive been for an album since The Final...
  11. sjsaur

    New posters! Who are you?

    Ive already posted in the BoS pre release thread, but I suppose a proper introduction wouldn't go astray. I hail from New Zealand. Been a devout Maiden fanatic since around 2008/2009. My brother had a copy of Edward the Great which I jammed one day, and a few weeks later I went out and brought...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    Yeah, that wouldn't surprise me (although they also have released the 1st song from each album in every post reunion album thus far, so it also wouldn't be a shock if they went with 'If Eternity Should Fail')
  13. sjsaur

    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    The sleeping isn't going to work. Last night I had a dream (The first of many, I fear) I went to buy Book of Souls, and I was stupidly exited. I opened the CD case an nothing was inside. The cashier then non-chalantly said "You didn't ACTUALLY think they would release another?" Fresh despair...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    I feel like, of all their albums thus far, The Final Frontier showcased the largest range of musical departures for the band. Rhythmically, Starblind is very different from any prior material. Isle of Avalon had its fusion inspired middle section, and the song as a whole just had a very...
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    "The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)

    "My shot on the cover of this weeks Kerrang! magazine. I got to hear the new album yesterday and it is a monster! Totally blown away by Bruce's performance! The 'BOOK of SOULS' is the METAL album of the century!"- John McMurtrie (maidens official photographer.) The quote is on his community page...
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