18th Studio Album discussion

[DorotheaMe]

I am repeating myself, but I am in the view that they should retire after this tour. I am not being a negative Norman, but I have my reasons.

• The band clearly have no desire to return to the studio.
• I believe that the reunion era songwriting tropes have been exhausted.
• Hell on Earth is probably the best closer of the reunion era (alongside Thin Line…). It’s the best ending to a recording career they could have.
• Although this tour has flaws, it’s a fantastic celebration of their ‘classic era’.
• Without serious accommodations, Bruce’s voice will continue to get more grating live. In his lower register he sounds great, but his upper register is getting more strained by the day.

Maiden got me into music. I teach music for a living. You could say that they have had a massive I part of my life. But I feel that they should step down and go out on a high rather than milking it out.

Bring on the hate mail!

No hate of course, but I really don't understand how you can know this, without sitting in their heads or having access to the devices where they might have recorded new song ideas.

Would you want Bruce to stop his solo touring too?

 

[Robert.M.]

I understand the love for the song, but to me, it sounds way too generic, like most Adrian songs.

But that in turn means there is room for improvement. (Contrary to what some people write, that there can be no further improvement after Senjutsu).
Maybe next time he'll come up with something really adventurous. No one can know. So much changes, even unexpectedly.

 

[cyanopsis]

No hate of course, but I really don't understand how you can know this, without sitting in their heads or having access to the devices where they might have recorded new song ideas.

Nobody knows anything man but this forum is all about pretending we are in their heads to give an opinion.

 

[DorotheaMe]

Sure (I am a lady by the way). I just find some assumptions plausible because of hints and things band members said, and sometimes I don't understand how people arrived at them.
For example that "The band clearly have no desire to return to the studio.", with Bruce's interest in a new Maiden album and with Steve's remarks that could be both just be a diversionary tactic as well as the truth.