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Warning: long post. Will split this into parts so the forum won't explode! Iron Maiden: The Final Frontier - my review Just a few days ago I sat down at my drum kit and started jamming along to the song ‘The Final Frontier’. Then ‘El Dorado’, because that song has been in my blood for a while...

Re: Satellite 15....The Final Frontier You could do that with drum triggers too. Then quantise every note and voila, sounds drum machiney even though it was performed by a real drummer - but what's the point. I also noticed the skipping in the snare drum at the start of every second bar. It's...

The "Mission Debrief" video has been fixed and is now 105 MB in size (was 68 MB, obviously something was missing)! Enjoy the rest! :yey:

Interesting show! Maiden really get into the details of the song's meanings and how they were written. I have recorded everything, then removed the songs themselves (as we all have the album by now) and kept the interviews. Still half an hour to listen to! Get it here.

I guess I can record that show and also host it later for downloading. 18 bst is one hour earlier than Germany I believe, and I will be home by then.

When I don't listen to TFF, at the moment I give other music a spin. There was a new album by Prince recently released, so that still gets some playtime when my metal appetite has been satisfied for the moment. I usually don't listen to as much Maiden anymore as I did years ago when I...

Re: Official thread for Final Frontier discussion (Spoilers inside) I'm currently out of the city on vacation near the North Sea. Today I sat down near the water on a huge river that flows into the sea. I could see the other side, but it was pretty far away and there were big clouds hanging...

I was travelling through half the country today, riding over a lot of open fields on a train. It was the perfect time to really listen without being distracted by anything, taking in the scene along with the music. I also read the lyrics while listening, for the first time. I must admit that I...

It's still "if you knew the story". The booklet has the line printed (and it makes more sense). Amazing! I also was trying to rearrange the word banker into something else, never would have thought of that solution. :blink: As for the song... I stand by what I originally wrote about it. It's a...

For one thing, my view on this has not changed with the CD version. And then... I don't get why people keep bringing up 192 kbit/s as an excuse for "bad sound" or "muddiness" or say, "I'll wait until I get the CD". Being a sound engineer myself, I can tell you. There is practically *zero*...

Both are definite rockers that stick in your head for long. But El Dorado is one too! The chorus and especially the riffs... "baaaaah bah bah baba!" That never gets out of my mind! I'd say three songs on the new album are straight enough to compare with older tunes, and are very enjoyable for...

TFF is most certainly NOT a victim of the loudness war. I am an audio engineer who is currently producing my own band's first album. I've been through the mixing and mastering stages, and especially mastering is the point at which you have to decide how loud you want your album to be, because...

Thanks for uploading the interview!

Hmm, someone mentioned that this song was a disappointment for them. Interesting, because Starblind was the song I came back to and replayed after the album was through. It had the most profound impact on me after the first listen (by now I can't really say that any song on the record is "the...

It had the same effect on me when I turned it around. Would have been a great cover with Eddie hovering over the band! :D

What about the History Tour Part III? A lot of ground still to cover! And... Maiden have never written a true love song. Well, "The Thin Line Between Love And Hate" is a wonderful song, but it's not ABOUT love. The topic that EVERY band/artist writes songs about, Maiden has never touched...

Re: Steve's bass playing on TFF. As a long-time rock drummer who found Maiden - and metal - in part BECAUSE of Nicko, I am paying close attention to his performances no matter what Maiden songs I hear. I also play a lot of his drum tracks myself when I'm jamming on the kit (there's no better...

It's only one CD...

I've just figured out how to modify the plastic disc holder where the booklet of the TFF Mission Editon also fits in - or doesn't. Because the holder is slightly smaller than the booklet, it will eventuelly get warped and pinched around the edges when you close the case. Before that happens, two...

Re: Official thread for Final Frontier discussion (Spoilers inside) After preordering the Mission Edition and even choosing Amazon Prime delivery, I was expecting the album to arrive yesterday, on the German release day. Well, it didn't. Needless to say I sent a critical message to the Amazon...