Pibroch_Whistler
Educated Fool
Fortunes of War is one of Maiden's better live performances IMHO - the entire song is constructed for and fits Blaze's voice perfectly.
Murder of Rue Morgue
They're never gonna find me!
Eliot1988
Educated Fool
The lyrics are the thoughts of a soldier, which
reflect his mental state after the end of the war.
Outline the set of clinical manifestations that defines the
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a characteristic mental illness
occurring in individuals who have experienced a severe traumatic experience. The
a person suffering from MTD has behavioral disorders, cognitive,
emotional, mental and spiritual disorders. His interpersonal
relationships become very problematic, in fact the person is "mutilated"
socially and often the end result is suicide. Characteristics,
more British soldiers committed suicide after the Falklands War
despite being killed in battle, while more conservative estimates state that
20,000 American Vietnam veterans have taken their own lives
their.
reflect his mental state after the end of the war.
Outline the set of clinical manifestations that defines the
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a characteristic mental illness
occurring in individuals who have experienced a severe traumatic experience. The
a person suffering from MTD has behavioral disorders, cognitive,
emotional, mental and spiritual disorders. His interpersonal
relationships become very problematic, in fact the person is "mutilated"
socially and often the end result is suicide. Characteristics,
more British soldiers committed suicide after the Falklands War
despite being killed in battle, while more conservative estimates state that
20,000 American Vietnam veterans have taken their own lives
their.
TheTalisman
Ancient Mariner
Murray's lead guitar during the intro sounded so powerful live!
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
It's great! Listen also to Nicko's drumming during the instrumental section - just wow.
TheTalisman
Ancient Mariner
I thought Blaze's vocals sounded better on the track in 1998, his lower register improved.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
This one foreshadowed a style of Maiden song that would start appearing far more often in the reunion era.
We get a quiet intro with some interesting melodies. We also get to hear Blaze's approach for more reserved singing. They should've tried to get more performances because he definitely could've delivered something better than what we ultimately got.
The song settles in a mid-tempo groove with some interruptions here and there for Steve's acoustic bass. We also get some lead guitar over it as it goes on as well as countermelodies on the keyboards on the later repetitions. It's not terribly exciting and drags the song down in my opinion.
The verse continues with the same tempo until we get the first variation of the chorus. Just like the previous song, it's not bad, but it's not great either. In a sense it is worse for art to bore you than it is to elicit a negative response, in my opinion. If a song sucks I can talk and rant about it, but if it's just boring it'll only lead to apathy, which I find disappointing.
With that out of the way, the song gets better once we get to the instrumental section with twin leads in octave and a much faster pace. This smoothly leads into the solo section with some gallops in the rhythm, while Janick delivers some tasteful shredding (for his standards). Dave's solo tone here is pretty weird and I never liked it to be honest. The solo itself is inoffensive and before you think about it it's already over. We get a fast variation of the chorus (something Dream Of Mirrors would do a handful of years later as well). Then, another sing-along section, which feels kinda forced, before returning to the slower version of the chorus again. A reprise of the intro again (how post-reunion of them!) and Steve couldn't help himself from reprising the acoustic bass riff as well.
A 6 is the best I can muster. There are some cool ideas, but the whole thing feels pretty undercooked and could've been cut or rewritten into something better.
We get a quiet intro with some interesting melodies. We also get to hear Blaze's approach for more reserved singing. They should've tried to get more performances because he definitely could've delivered something better than what we ultimately got.
The song settles in a mid-tempo groove with some interruptions here and there for Steve's acoustic bass. We also get some lead guitar over it as it goes on as well as countermelodies on the keyboards on the later repetitions. It's not terribly exciting and drags the song down in my opinion.
The verse continues with the same tempo until we get the first variation of the chorus. Just like the previous song, it's not bad, but it's not great either. In a sense it is worse for art to bore you than it is to elicit a negative response, in my opinion. If a song sucks I can talk and rant about it, but if it's just boring it'll only lead to apathy, which I find disappointing.
With that out of the way, the song gets better once we get to the instrumental section with twin leads in octave and a much faster pace. This smoothly leads into the solo section with some gallops in the rhythm, while Janick delivers some tasteful shredding (for his standards). Dave's solo tone here is pretty weird and I never liked it to be honest. The solo itself is inoffensive and before you think about it it's already over. We get a fast variation of the chorus (something Dream Of Mirrors would do a handful of years later as well). Then, another sing-along section, which feels kinda forced, before returning to the slower version of the chorus again. A reprise of the intro again (how post-reunion of them!) and Steve couldn't help himself from reprising the acoustic bass riff as well.
A 6 is the best I can muster. There are some cool ideas, but the whole thing feels pretty undercooked and could've been cut or rewritten into something better.