Caught Somewhere in Time
Days of Future Past
Two Minutes to Midnight
Heaven Can Wait
Lost in a Lost World
Wasted Years
The Time Machine
Alexander the Great
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Evil That Men Do
Hell on Earth
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast
The Writing on the...
My eleven favourites in no order:
Caught Somewhere in Time
The Longest Day
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
The Writing on the Wall
The Evil That Men Do
Empire of the Clouds
When the Wild Wind Blows
The Number of the Beast
These Colours Don’t Run
Powerslave
Hallowed be thy Name
It’s a photo finish for my top three…
1 - Somewhere In Time (the first album released after I became a fan so it’s a nostalgic classic, I love the synth sound and its filled with their best collection of guitar solos)
2 - A Matter of Life and Death (I constantly played this on repeat for about...
It’s been a week or so since seeing Maiden at Copenhell. My thoughts….
…I loved the mid-paced feel of the set. No real rockers till NOTB suited me fine and seemed meticulously chosen as the show bounced along rhythmically well. The Senjutsu openers, Revelations, Blood Brothers and SoTC were...
1986 and I was 12. A friend of my brother gave me NOTB copied on cassette from his vinyl. The song order was wrong with side B before side A so the opening track was the title track (although the spoken word intro was missing) and the tape cut off during the slow part of 22AA. I’ve always...
This song is just so so melodic and beautiful and uplifting. I’ve just been out walking the dog and when this song came on I started to dance. Impulsive. Couldn’t help it.
Initially I struggled to understand this one and it was my least favourite song on the album. The major key riffs made no sense for a war song. But on fourth listen I read the lyrics and it began to click. Celts going to battle, upbeat and excited. It’s a call to arms, not a reflection on the...
Well it’s a perfect Friday evening when all ten new Maiden songs are jousting in my brain for best song on the album. Each are pretty dam special! But my god…Steve has created two absolute masterpieces in The Parchment and Hell On Earth.
Quoting myself here…yes, sadly pathetic I know…but just putting it on record that Death of the Celts has finally clicked too. I’m now onboard with all songs. This is one fantastic album.
(since I’ve quoted myself I may as well “:ok:” the post too…pathetically sad).
Wow, just had another listen through while reading the lyrics…Hell on Earth may be their finest ever song. It’s triumphant sounding and nearly drove me to tears.
All songs have now “clicked” with me except Death of the Celts and I’m sure it will in another listen or two.
Also, over the past 24...
I can’t say The Time Machine is my favourite because the standard is exceedingly high on this album. But if it’s not my favourite it’s nestled at the top somewhere. So fun and playful and filled with Maidenisms. Love the solos and the “Gengis Khan” style change up halfway through. Just listened...
Picked up a copy of the CD today, now three listens in. Oh my effing god! I shed tears during The Time Machine and Hell on Earth, it is just so so good to hear new Maiden. This album is a guitar solo dream (was that five solos in the title track and six in The Parchment). We know Adrian’s solo...
I was most surprised during the gig when Steve began playing the bassline of The Clairvoyant. Especially so late in the set list. Moonchild and The Clairvoyant…two deep cuts back to back during the encore was pretty dam amazing. I was expecting TETMD at that point (which I was happy to hear on...
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