Iron Maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations

[John Silver]

TBOS Eddie is very much like debut album Eddie, which makes it LESS ingenious really. A jungle in the background wouldn't change that much, the similarities would still be there just a jungle and a pyramid instead of a cityscape.

 

[John Silver]

Barry McKay's next lawsuit will be on behalf of Derek Riggs.

Ouch, that could END the band/brand buddy.
I don't think Riggs would go there. Does he not get some royalty for all his awesome work that is being used all the time?

 

[Black Bart]

Does he not get some royalty for all his awesome work that is being used all the time?

No, he was paid off for each order but the copyright is the band's.

 

[John Silver]

Too bad for Riggsy he deserves more. Thanks for the reply buddy.

 

[LooseCannon]

TBOS Eddie is indeed a very good one, probably the best since VXI or even FOTD ! But I still think that the black background should have been replaced with a jungle and a Mayan pyramid, like the backdrop for DOG....

I used to think that too, but I think it would take away from the Eddie. This is one of the best Eddies in forever, and they're right to showcase it. It reminds me most of the Fear of the Dark Eddie in presentation - a very minimalist background.

 

[Kalata]

I used to think that too, but I think it would take away from the Eddie. This is one of the best Eddies in forever, and they're right to showcase it. It reminds me most of the Fear of the Dark Eddie in presentation - a very minimalist background.

Yeah, a little different approach to the artworks - that is the first artwork with blank (black) space as a background, showcasing only Eddie.

 

[Mosh]

Black artwork is cool but the inner gatefold artwork (with Eddie holding the heart) would have been a great cover too. There are merits to both I think.

 

[Diesel 11]

I really like the TBOS cover. However, I think that this would have made it even better:



Still a fantastic cover though!

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Yeh, a big book. That really swings it.

 

[Diesel 11]

Yeh, a big book. That really swings it.

Better than your hand and a golf club, certainly.

 

[Edington]

I quite like the minimalism of The Book of Souls cover, it makes it stand out among the other highly detailed, busier covers.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Better than your hand and a golf club, certainly.

As a response that makes little sense on more than a few levels.

 

[Ziggyplayedguitar]

TBOS sleeve has to be the best non Riggs cover ever. And we all know why, the masterful Mark Wilkinson.

 

[Poto]

The Book of Souls had so many amazing artworks. The cover, the one Janick had on his tour shirt, the Death or Glory backdrop, the disc artworks.. And the exploding Eddie head is also awesome.

 

[Wogmidget]

TBOS sleeve has to be the best non Riggs cover ever. And we all know why, the masterful Mark Wilkinson.

FOTD is far better IMO

 

[srfc]

Barry McKay's next lawsuit will be on behalf of Derek Riggs.

Don't joke about that! If you think Wilcock is bitter....

 

[srfc]

TBOS sleeve has to be the best non Riggs cover ever. And we all know why, the masterful Mark Wilkinson.

Also better than some Riggs ones, and I don't just mean from the 90's

 

[GhostofCain]

Also better than some Riggs ones, and I don't just mean from the 90's

I wholeheartedly agree.

 

[LooseCannon]

Don't joke about that! If you think Wilcock is bitter....

I doubt he'd have a case. He might have been underpaid for his work, but he was almost certainly working off of a contract.

I wholeheartedly agree.

Me too. For every Live After Death there was two or three really bad covers, usually single covers. Riggs really quickly got to the point where he didn't give a fuck. And that TBOS Eddie is absolutely killer.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Not really an "album" speculation per se, but I would really love them to go through that Lizzy's Róisín Dubh medley, even if only as a warm-up in the studio and released it as a B-Side. They have no reason whatsoever not to. That'd be the bee's knees.