Re: 'lord Of The Flies'
Perun said:
Very likely unrelated, but still somewhat interesting in this context: Reportedly, in Ethiopia, authorities had installed one of the world's first electric chairs at the end of the 19th century. Apparently, the chair used more electricity than had been assumed, and it went out of service immediately (don't know if somebody had actually been executed on it). The chair was then turned into the throne for Menelik II, the Ethiopian emperor.
While I've read this story in several slightly differing versions on the net, I haven't found any actually reliable source on it. I still think it's a nicely creepy thought
Heh. You can guess he must have felt uncomfortable sitting in it, especially if there was a thunderstorm
Whenever I first listened to tXF, LotF didn't really strike me as amazing. I liked it, but I generally ignored it in favour of other Maiden songs. Now, however, I can see that it's one of the best off tXF. The intro, with all instruments playing different rythmns which fit together, gives an amazing sense of cohesion (moreso than the usual harmonies Maiden use). The way it progresses into that main, dark riff picks up the pace in a way that will surprise most listeners at first-this main riff is so far removed from the almost upbeat intro that it seems to echo how isloated the boys on the island in Golding's novel are (N.B: I haven't read the book yet-our teacher chose to do Of Mice and Men instead).
Blaze's voice shine on this. His vocals have a certain low-yet-loud quality on this song, and this is one of the few songs on tXF that doesn't start off with him singing softly. The power and emotion in his voice is only matched by the chorus of The Unbeliever, and he's aggressive to boot, without going overboard. The lyrics are well-written, and clearly convey the animalism and primal instincts in us all, waiting for the right stressful conditions to emerge. The solo slows things down nicely, just ready to plunge into that wonderful crowd shout and final refrain. I've only heard it live on DotR, and I will admit it was far from perfect, but still a very good crowd-pleaser and one of the gems of the Bayley era (although that
was littered with such masterpieces). A 4.5 for me.
EDIT:...except for the fact that the vote options are buggered....
