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AMOLAD got flak for this reason too :)

I remember it started with the X Factor, that was a huge shock at the time.

Having that structure is one thing, having almost all of the songs one after the other with the same structure on an album is another. The latter affects the flow of the album, this is where the producer might jump in to tell a musician like Steve: "Hello, that's too much, let's cut it." We all...

I am in peace with this structure until what's in-between is good enough LOL Musically, I think sometimes it is unnecessary how he ends a particular song, simply that structure does not serve anything, but who am I to judge why he wanted that way, he is the composer :) Again, if the song...

It's hard to be really objective with Maiden (and with music in general). Every one of us has something personal tied to a particular record. That record can bring back good memories that adds to the experience. Plus, what you judge as good might also change with time as you get old.

It seems there was a hidden button somewhere under the mixing desk in Guillaume Tell Studios that they just found! :)

See, many of us complained about Wrathchild being too prevalent in their setlists over the years, now it inspired a cool new song on a new album ;)

I know that Adrian is not on this particular album, but I wanted to highlight the trio in Bruce solo career in general.

This is the album where Bruce had the "balls" to do something different, according to that era. He said in interviews that the album contains drum patterns and rythms that were unimaginable on a Maiden record. In this era, after Bruce's departure too, Maiden just vanished off the radar. Metal in...

Great notes about the sound! TWOTW showed this and it is very promising.

Actually Steve is very generous to us fans. He writes the long songs with killer ideas so that some of the fans can: 1. cut the songs 2. remix/master them as you like 3. speed up/slow down accordingly DIY :) Besides these, I can't wait for this new album! Sounds to be a very good one, I already...

Yes, it's important that we are talking about the Helsinki version that is on ARLO, with the Live at Donington video footage. The sing it Helsinki part is legendary.

Riggs totally lost it in the 90s as we know it. ARLO looked strange even back in the days, the color choices are not the best either. ARDO is indeed an exception, the only one that is close anything he did for them in the past. Just listening to FOTD from ARLO, still one of the best version, I...

The ARLO version of Fear of the Dark ruled back in the days. It's one of the best versions for that song as for the live feel. It's a varied set, I liked it. Very bad production though, Martin Birch kept NPFTD and FOTD above water, this is where Steve is on the loose and his production disaster...

Not to me though :) I never ever thought Maiden would nod to anyone except their 70s roots, and definitely not to Pantera, I don't think. I just relistened to those parts. The Fugitive is drum heavy and together with the guitars has this heavy intro feeling, but it's the drum sound that was...

Should Bruce say: "I do think this is a better album than Virtual XI! I really do!" ? LOL

This is a sound that your would consider a "big sound" that Adrian always wanted or still wants actually, in a modern format :) In its early 90s incarnation. Then they scaled it back and didn't manage to capture it ever since. TWOTW sounds more promising than anything in the past 2 or 3 decades...

Actually one of the best drum sound they have overall.

I love FOTD. It has the best sound of their 90s albums, the vinyl especially sounded good, even back then. They upgraded their sound significantly from No prayer and tried new things. It was inevitable due to the huge changes in the era and the music trends. They were a bit late though which...

Many times people think about production as a sound issue only but it's much more. No Prayer was the first album where you could hear that they recorded the songs really live in a few takes. Bruce boasted about recording the entire vocals in a week. They wanted everything raw, unpolished, but...