Iron Maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations

[MindlessPieces]

Everyone before a new Iron Maiden album: "I hope there's short rockers on it."
Everyone after a new Iron Maiden album: "These short rockers aren't as good as Run to the Hills/Trooper/Aces High/Wicker Man! "

Well, not everyone. I don't pine for short rockers.

 

[MindlessPieces]

For sure.

Red and the Black specifically would be better if it were shorter, like 0:00.

Except that The Red and the Black is by far the best song on that album. Leave it alone, don't cut anything out of it.
It's my indulgence song!

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Except that The Red and the Black is by far the best song on that album. Leave it alone, don't cut anything out of it.
It's my indulgence song!

It'd be at least 50% better if you cut everything Bruce sings except the "woah woah woah's" or removed Janick's guitar from all of the verses.

 

[Ruflux]

Well, the band has written those and people complained, you know?

I would argue that post-Wicker Man they've not exactly been the strongest songs on the album so I'm not surprised the crowd asking for shorter tunes isn't entirely satisfied. The things is, you can write only so many instantly recognizable, memorable, anthemic rockers in your career. The songs that people pine for are essentially new all-time classics but that's just not how music or any creative pursuit works. You can't keep writing hits forever.

I don't really have a dog in this race but for what it's worth I thought it was pretty refreshing to see and hear Adrian's songwriting focus be on shorter songs on TBOS, for example. The short songs on that album don't feel like afterthoughts and they even avoided their own cliche of always opening with a rocker. I've got nothing against Different World or Wildest Dreams, but I always felt like they were fruitless attempts at recapturing that Wicker Man energy.

 

[Brigantium]

It'd be at least 50% better if you cut everything Bruce sings except the "woah woah woah's" or removed Janick's guitar from all of the verses.

I'd cut the woahs too. Comes across as a very forced attempt to get a crowd singing along. I still find the whole song a clumsy effort to create the most Maiden song ever, borrowing all the things that 'worked' from a diverse collection of other Maiden material, and somehow creating something indistinct and disjointed.

 

[Diesel 11]

I think "The Red and the Black", while not being the best Maiden song ever, is easily one of their most fun. A catchy rocker masked as a 13 minute epic. Also seems like a blast live.

 

[GhostofCain]

For sure.

Red and the Black specifically would be better if it were shorter, like 0:00.

A bit harsh, although I think the song should have been a short instrumental.

 

[GhostofCain]

I think "The Red and the Black", while not being the best Maiden song ever, is easily one of their most fun. A catchy rocker masked as a 13 minute epic. Also seems like a blast live.

When it worked live, it was great (e.g. Liverpool in 2017). When it didn't, it went down like a fart in a two-man submarine (e.g. Donington 2016).

 

[dickinson1978]

When you look through the -Window(s) of the World(s)- possibilities are endless...

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yes i realized that too. It could be a new song.....window for sure.

 

[Magnus]

borrowing all the things that 'worked' from a diverse collection of other Maiden material, and somehow creating something indistinct and disjointed

Perfect description of post-80s material.

 

[MindlessPieces]

It'd be at least 50% better if you cut everything Bruce sings except the "woah woah woah's" or removed Janick's guitar from all of the verses.

OK, I don't agree, but OK.

Just out of curiosity. How do people feel about the Steven Battelle version.
Is it better/worse or same as the original?

 

[dickinson1978]

When you look through the -Window(s) of the World(s)- possibilities are endless...

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window out to world

 

[Magnus]

I thought we'd settled for "Wail of the wankers" a long time ago?

 

[GhostofCain]

I thought we'd settled for "Wail of the wankers" a long time ago?

My message on the official forum saying it was "Wankers of the Web", referring to their loyal fans who were expecting the announcement of a new studio album, got deleted by the moderators...

 

[Magnus]

My message on the official forum saying it was "Wankers of the Web", referring to their loyal fans who were expecting the announcement of a new studio album, got deleted by the moderators...

... because it was obviously wrong, no doubt...

 

[The_7th_one]

When it worked live, it was great (e.g. Liverpool in 2017). When it didn't, it went down like a fart in a two-man submarine (e.g. Donington 2016).

I saw a video of Berlin show (amphitheater) I think and the people were bored as hell

 

[GhostofCain]

... because it was obviously wrong, no doubt...

You know it wasn't...

 

[Jer]

My message on the official forum saying it was "Wankers of the Web", referring to their loyal fans who were expecting the announcement of a new studio album, got deleted by the moderators...

Looking forward to the fake album cover!

 

[LooseCannon]

My message on the official forum saying it was "Wankers of the Web", referring to their loyal fans who were expecting the announcement of a new studio album, got deleted by the moderators...

Maidenfans moderators are just better.

 

[srfc]

When you look through the -Window(s) of the World(s)- possibilities are endless...

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Is that the same bit of WOTW graffiti as on the original version that appeared, or is it different?

i.e. is it something copied and pasted or have they deliberately added it in again?

EDIT: looking at the Wrath of the Waters joke thread, it does seem this new tour poster has just copied and pasted that WOTW graphic.