Dave Murray Survivor 2013: Results -> Still Life wins!

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You think so? Once we kick out all the 90s songs :P, it will go next. Along with Thin Line.
 
I am not laughing that hard. ;)

I was just about to complain about the "appreciation" for the nineties songs. In my memory, it is a long time since I remember such a broad dislike for this decade.

I hope one song at least will make the top 10.
 
Public Enema is up there with only two votes against it. That's quite amazing in my mind, considering how forgot a track that normally is.
 
Some of these songs are just not good enough compared to the rest. Do you really honestly cross-my-heart believe Virus is better than The Prophecy?
 
Ariana said:
Some of these songs are just not good enough compared to the rest. Do you really honestly cross-my-heart believe Virus is better than The Prophecy?
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Yes.
SixesAlltheway said:
Or Rainmaker better than Thin Line? :p
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Yes.

Judas Be My Guide is one of the last solid catchy uptempo songs Maiden did. Not outstanding, but also not lacking anything.


Lightning Strikes Twice is the highlight of Virtual XI. This song has one of Blaze's best performances. The way he sings that intro, and especially how he does ...It takes me back to my childhood again .. is mindblowing.

Live he couldn't do the chorus, but he nails it pretty well here. Really cool how you can hear with how much spirit Blaze sings those fast couplets -> especially these ends of the sentences. E.g.:

.. in the park
... ...
.. flash lights dark

Naturally, the music helps too. We're used to fine intros when Dave co-writes songs and this is no exception. What a strong melody that lead guitar is. I have read some bad reviews when it comes to this album's sound but when I hear this song, I must protest: the guitar sound is very warm and also fat. Very rich and roaring at the same time as well. It sure helps making this song pretty heavy. On top of that we get its excellent melodic side, and that's why this is one of the finer gems of the Blaze period.


Virus is top-3 Dave Murray co-written material. It is Maiden's stand alone song with its own independent message in the whole discography. I do not mind it's not on a regular studio album (and it wouldn't make sense either). It makes this gem (and Best of the Beast!) even more special.

The lyrics of our beloved band hardly got so emotional and angry. I love the instrumental parts with the keyboards, later on. Blaze is really convincing and I especially love his lines "The rats in the cellar, you know who you are" (particularly the last line where he changes the tone in are).

This track has a long and slow intro but the melodies in the rest of the song are way more enthralling than most other Maiden songs with a comparable construction.


Compared to these three songs, The Prophecy is a bit of a bleak effort. It has some fine melodies, but the song's beauty is more of an artificial nature. It is more of an act (a play in a theatre), and it lacks an amount of real passion and depth I feel in these nineties songs.
 
Judas Be My Guide sucks. Lightning Strikes Twice is alright. Virus is good but none of these stand up to the Prophecy.
 
Mosh said:
Judas Be My Guide sucks.
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(hope you don't mind that I did that Mosh, but I suddenly had a Night Prowler urge to find me a picture of some laughing animal :) )
 
RIP Blaze :( I'm gonna go listen to a bunch of his songs now as they seem to not be appreciated enough here.

And Prophecy, Lightning Strikes Twice and Virus are ALL top 6.
 
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