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people still calling it Strate-Joe for some weird reason

I watched them in Singapore back in 2011. Remember taking the metro rail back to the hotel past midnight and the whole train was full of maiden fans

I hope maiden spare a thought for fans in Asia and play some dates in Japan, Singapore, India etc.

Song I still go back to Sign of the Cross Lord of the Flies Man on the Edge Judgement of Heaven Blood on the World's Hands I could never get used to Blaze and probably never will. To me, this album is still a whole lot better than Virtual XI

I would really like to know from other guitarists on this board that took the time to study and learn all the H solos (2 mins to midnight, Aces high, wicker man, wasted years, paschendale, different world etc) whether they feel the same way.

I felt the solos worked within the song but lacked structure. E.g with the Wicker Man solo there is a clear point A to point B to point C...opening melodic bit followed by a bluesy bit followed by a final flourish of fast notes. When you listen to that you instantly know this was not improvised...

This is what i have always suspected listening to the recent albums that they don't workout and write their solos anymore and just go for it in the studio. It explains the lack of memorable solos (in my opinion). The only exception is the solo in TWOTW which Adrian took the time to write and the...

I actually like the less obvious route Maiden took in naming the track. It differentiates them from 100s of other powermetal bands. I am also glad there is no Babylon in the album title for the same reason

God its been a while since I saw Steve that young. Was this taken before WWII? I apologize.

Stratego for me is in the top 3 favorite short tracks after Wicker man and Rainmaker. I think the short rockers are important because it gives the album a burst of energy and pace to break the monotony of the lumbering epics. Given the length of the songs in this album, both Stratego and Days of...

I can already feel that this week is going to be the slowest week of 2021

This song seems to be unlike anything in the maiden catalogue and yet strong enough for maiden to consider it as an album opener and a title track. Super curious about it.

Well I have never been able to receive my cds on the day of release. Shipping always took weeks. So streaming services will have to do until amazon finally delivers :-/

Yeah Talisman definitely qualifies. The gallop feels more epic because of the steady build up to the chorus. I must say I am not a fan of making Bruce sing in such high registers. He sounds incredible in lower registers as evident with Stratego. Give the man a break... Steve lol.

I am not sure exactly when I will get mine delivered (T-shirt and Deluxe Boxset). I ordered the boxset through amazon and t shirt directly through their website. I am guessing shipping to asia will take 1-2 weeks

Review 12 is the first that did not rate The Time machine highly i think

My Top 5 H solos 1. SSOASS . . . 2. Aces High 3. The Prisoner 4. Two minutes to midnight 5. The Wicker man

To me Bruce sounds amazing on every album. His performance on the "The Book of Souls" title track was also insanely good.

They must have gone with the strongest songs regardless of length. Better to have 2/2 amazing short rockers than 2/4. Reviews suggest epics are going to be equally amazing, especially Hell on Earth, Death of the Celts and The Time machine.

Well Stratego is not 100% gallop right? You have that section right after Jan's solo. I totally agree with you that the gallop in El Dorado does't sound as pleasant or mighty. I think the drums and bass in Stratego plays a huge role as well as the use of keyboard. Also Stratego is more...