Five years later: The Final Frontier revisited
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Maturin
Sköldpadda
Dance of Death was one of the albums that hooked me on Maiden, after Brave New World.
In this I agree with you, for what I suspect to be the first time ever.
LC I think we already went through all that again,didn't we? Lets just say that in my book The Wickerman chorus is one of the worse ones I ever heard.In most other cases the chorus repetition might complement a song.In the specific case it is just holding the song from progressing.Of course this my own opinion and I was quite disappointed by the song onfirst and on 1000th listen .
In this I agree with you, for what I suspect to be the first time ever.
Gk1
Here I sit in a serenade of glory!
. Mind you I got to edit the Wickerman as well.
I don't know. I can't keep up with what we're liking and disliking right now. I kind of lost touch when everybody started hating Paschendale.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Insanity is hard to comprehend.
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
So is infinity.
viced92
Nomad
I'm certain it's in my top 5 overall Maiden albums.
viced92
Nomad
I honestly might say that also..it's probably impossible for me to definitively rank all 15, since I sincerely do enjoy every single one, and don't believe there's any bad ones. But Somewhere in Time is my #1, then possibly Peace of Mind, then Dance of Death.Or top 3.
Gk1
Here I sit in a serenade of glory!
This is quite absurd.How, in this world, DoD can be above SSOASS, Powerslave, killers, IM, and yes, even TNOTB? Without considering AMOLAD and BNW...
All 4 reunion album are vastly inferior to any material up to 1992. Have a nice day
The Mid-Distance Runner
Educated Fool
I've never understood the medieval imagery for Dance of Death or the castle stage set used for Death on the Road.
The title track is about a boozey guy stumbling through the Everglades who happens upon some campers. He starts prancing around them in a drunken stupour, tramples through their campfire, nearly extinguishing it. He starts a fight, says a quick goodbye and runs off into the dark (probably having stolen some camping equipment). Next morning he wakes up completely hungover with no recollection of the previous evening although he does remember being told that if he ever set foot in the Everglades again he'd be dancing with the dead.
Nothing medieval about it. Great album though....its in my top 6.
The title track is about a boozey guy stumbling through the Everglades who happens upon some campers. He starts prancing around them in a drunken stupour, tramples through their campfire, nearly extinguishing it. He starts a fight, says a quick goodbye and runs off into the dark (probably having stolen some camping equipment). Next morning he wakes up completely hungover with no recollection of the previous evening although he does remember being told that if he ever set foot in the Everglades again he'd be dancing with the dead.
Nothing medieval about it. Great album though....its in my top 6.
ironbaz
Nomad
Montsegur?
Gk1
Here I sit in a serenade of glory!
ironbaz
Nomad
You forget the best of all:
Don't you think I'm a saviour
Don't you think I could save you
Don't you think I could save Your life
x1000
The title track has that little nod to historical music, post-medieval in my book. The Danse Macabre was a concept in medieval art. It refers to the idea that ultimately, judgment comes to all, there's no discrimination in death. In those days it was meant in a religious sense, today it could be considered in terms of judgment by later generations. Apply such a loose theme to your interpretation of the album as you see fit...
The Mid-Distance Runner
Educated Fool
Hmmm, they based the concept of the album and its artwork plus the entire world tour on a song that's never been played live.... should have had dinosaurs onstage for the Piece of Mind tour.
