Angry Metal Guy reviews Senjutsu...4 years later

Once again, it says a lot that this is the only Maiden album with a horde of cut-down, sped up fan re-edits floating around Youtube
 
I still really enjoy Senjutsu. I also completely understand folks who say it's overlong and could use trimming because it definitely can. I still enjoy it even despite those issues.

The title track itself is indeed plodding and repeats sections a bit too much, but Maiden has never really done anything like this before and when in the right mood it can be super captivating.

I have no issues at all with Stratego or Writing on the Wall - those tracks rule.

Lost in a Lost World is maybe the least fully compelling of the Harris tracks, but I love love love the intro and outro to this tune. This one could have used some trimming for sure.

Days of Future Past is alright. Time Machine is a lot of fun but does not need to reprise the intro as the outro. Standard Harris-ism right there.

Darkest Hour has those silly soundscape intro and outros which should have never made the final album. Chop those right off.

Of the final 3 Harris tracks, I still question why Death of the Celts needs so many different acoustic intros. I wish Parchment was sped up a bit. Hell on Earth is nearly perfect.

I like this one a lot more than Book of Souls which I find nosedives after disc 1 and hasn't aged well at all to me, but we all have a different way to view the world.
 
Funny how our opinions change with time, in my case I think I need at least 2 years to judge a new album without passions and biases.
Yeah I like it less than when it came out for sure.
 
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