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Also on World Piece Tour, his tone cut through like a buzzsaw.Love the guitar sound on Piece of Mind, especially Adrian's. Thick.
Also on World Piece Tour, his tone cut through like a buzzsaw.Love the guitar sound on Piece of Mind, especially Adrian's. Thick.
I think what he means is that there are no harmonized interludes in the vein of, say, PoM, and that's true.Huh? BNW had the most studio work from the reunion era. The drums are sample enhanced. Multiple songs have a ton of vocal harmonies. Plenty of songs have guitar harmonies, the title track most prominently in the middle. The "live in the studio thing" is mostly on the latest few albums, not on BNW.
Admittedly, there aren't many. But saying none at all isn't right either.I think what he means is that there are no harmonized interludes in the vein of, say, PoM, and that's true.
agreedSomewhere in Time
Its a good album and I like it, but a lot of people think its Maiden's best, which its not anywhere near
Interesting perspective, even though I love SIT I recognise some of what you say.I know I'm gonna get crucified for this, but: Somewhere in Time. To my ears, Sea of Madness, TLOTLDR and Déja Vu have "filler" written all over them, and Heaven Can Wait is probably the least interesting song of the "classic" period. Bruce is abysmal on some of these tracks, and I have yet to talk to a die-hard, table-pounding SIT fanatic who won't admit that in the end. I do enjoy the tracks I mentioned, but the only parts that really stick out to me are the instrumental section of Sea of Madness and the intro to Long-Distance Runner. Of course, CSIT, Wasted Years, SIASL and Alex are timeless classics, I won't deny that.
SIT has had a weird career in fan reception. In the early 2000s, my feeling was that it was the lowest rated of the First Seven, and it was mostly a small group of die-hard nerds who held it in such high esteem. General opinion was that it was the most dated and commercial sounding of their albums. I was actually one of the people who liked it better than the average Maiden fan. And then came SBIT and the album's under-representation in the setlist, and as these things go, when something is obscure and under-represented, it has to turn into the Best Thing Ever, and suddenly everyone thought it was the Great Underappreciated Classic, and it became their One Great Masterpiece, and there developed a mass hysteria about ATG having to be played live. Maybe the 80's nostalgia juggernaut that overwhelmed us in the 2010s also contributed, I don't know. I also don't know if I believe the general fan hive really appreciates the album and its deep cuts any more now, and isn't just caught up by the album art, the 80's vibe and Alexander The Forgotten Epic. I've seen too many bandwagon movements in my life to be convinced
The best iron maiden album is seventh son.I'd say NOTB is ridiculously overrated by the "general" fandom (and the general populace) while SIT is incredibly overrated by the "fandom" fandom, if you know what I mean.
There isn't a best one. It's subjective. SIT is my favourite but it's closely followed by SSOASS, POM and Powerslave.The best iron maiden album is seventh son.
if brave new world would have been recorded during 80s would be one of their classic albumsThere isn't a best one. It's subjective. SIT is my favourite but it's closely followed by SSOASS, POM and Powerslave.
True, imo.if brave new world would have been recorded during 80s would be one of their classic albums
Blood Brothers and Thin Line always seemed to me like Blaze era songs.bar Dream of Mirrors which sounds like a Blaze era track.
As far as we know Blood Brothers, Dream Of Mirrors, The Nomad and The Mercenary are to some degree VXI leftovers. Blaze wrote the lyrics to Dream Of Mirrors, Maiden bought them in exchange for not crediting him. Blaze has claimed to have recorded a demo version of Blood Brothers while he was still with Maiden.Blood Brothers and Thin Line always seemed to me like Blaze era songs.
I think the Mercenary riff is from an 80s Adrian song or something?As far as we know Blood Brothers, Dream Of Mirrors, The Nomad and The Mercenary are to some degree VXI leftovers. Blaze wrote the lyrics to Dream Of Mirrors, Maiden bought them in exchange for not crediting him. Blaze has claimed to have recorded a demo version of Blood Brothers while he was still with Maiden.