Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
More merchandise to purchase. Maiden must be thinking "Who needs a new album when you can buy toys and beer?"
Iron Maiden studio album 17 rumours and speculations
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Well Mother Russia also has the long quiet middle section that was in Seventh Son and Rime, as well as the extended intro. Anyway the best term I can use to describe that song is “identity crisis”. Either Steve had this epic in him and didn’t want to flesh it out because of the albums stripped down direction, or he felt obligated to write an epic like track. Either way it comes off as contrived and is one of the most forced songs in the catalog.
As for why they never played it live, I’m guessing it just didn’t fit the vibe of the set. It was very heavy on No Prayer songs and rockers from the first three albums (lots of NOTB ). The band’s proggy side was almost ignored completely.
As for why they never played it live, I’m guessing it just didn’t fit the vibe of the set. It was very heavy on No Prayer songs and rockers from the first three albums (lots of NOTB ). The band’s proggy side was almost ignored completely.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
I would say it comes after "Fear Is The Key" in terms of being underrated.
FITK is a good song , very Led Zeppelin vibe and I quite like the section when Bruce screams
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
I like the instrumental part and the solos on Mother Russia a lot ! It's a great song, and a good one to finish the album !!!
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Spot on mate, spot on.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
I don't wont to say that Maiden are lazy, but I remembered that the Speed of Light single don't have a proper cover, it is just TBOS cover with very darkly image and the SOL title was added !
bornless1
Messiah Supreme. True Leader of Men.
Exactly. 100% correct. And to take it a step further, it's not even a case of the lyrics taking sides: the band has written songs from many perspectives.
Representing first person accounts of subjects spanning ages, realms, universes' dimensions! Etc.. It's not Steve shoving anything down anyone's throats. Ridiculous notion. The only "idiot" -ic facet of this conversation is those so immesresed in their own "hurray for our side" BS that they drag it into an Iron Maiden song forum.. The lyrics fit the song. The song is great, the lyrics are fine, no agenda. And no name calling. Peace
Operations666
Educated Fool
Exactly.
The difference is that Mosh was being facetious.
Operations666
Educated Fool
Yes, he thought so. Therein lies the irony.
I don't think that anyone hates the lyrics because they're "conservative" (which is a nonsense term when it comes to this). I dislike them because the music sounds so happy, but the lyrical content is dark. Neither are inspired enough to make it seem like an interesting attempt at deconstruction, it just seems offbeat and odd. The content are ones I don't particularly agree with, but you can say the same about the lyrics to Prowler, but I still really really like that song.
Operations666
Educated Fool
Okay. I'll let it go. But we have to argue about something while we wait years for the next album..
CriedWhenBrucieLeft
Meme Only Account
Ariana
Black-and-white leopard
No, please, let's do it now! I'll fetch the beer and popcorn.
We actually are having beer and popcorn. And pizza.
GroundZero
Ancient Mariner
On topic, I'd like to see songs of shorter length for a change; I'd prefer for the new album to have e.g. 5-6 short songs (3'-4') and 2-3 longer ones (>7'). The Book Of Souls, albeit a pretty good album, can get tiring and repetitive over time.
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