My nephew's fourth Bday - Which Maiden album should I get him?

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My nephew Woody ist turning four next month. For his third bday last year he got the Powerslave Tee gifted by me, and this year I wanna get him his first ever Iron Maiden album for his bday (on CD). Which one would you all recommend to be a proper Maiden album gift for someone's fourth birthday? Maybe LAD? I think it's important to make sure someone's first Maiden album is based on a perfect choice. Tough one.
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Dick Brucinson said:
My nephew Woody ist turning four next month. For his third bday last year he got the Powerslave Tee gifted by me, and this year I wanna get him his first ever Iron Maiden album for his bday (on CD). Which one would you all recommend to be a proper Maiden album gift for someone's fourth birthday? Maybe LAD? I think it's important to make sure someone's first Maiden album is based on a perfect choice. Tough one.
:)
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Seventh son? Rock in rio?
 
Rock in Rio is also a great idea, although maybe he’s a little young. He might think BRITNEY FUCKING SPEARS IS FUCKING COOL and Bruce is gonna RIP HIS FUCKING HEAD OFFFFFFFFFF.
 
Dick Brucinson said:
My nephew Woody ist turning four next month. For his third bday last year he got the Powerslave Tee gifted by me, and this year I wanna get him his first ever Iron Maiden album for his bday (on CD). Which one would you all recommend to be a proper Maiden album gift for someone's fourth birthday?
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Happy birthday Woody!
Using the Powerslave tee as a context background - I suggest the Powerslave album. Since there is a prominent relationship between the art and the music in general, there's your chance to build that bridge between it for him.
 
Thanks for lots of advice yet... :) Fortunately there's a few more weeks left. And I will let you all know what my pick wil be then.
 
GhostofCain said:
I personally would wait until he is a bit older to introduce him to the wonderful music of Iron Maiden. He would probably be able to appreciate it more.
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That was the exact mistake I did with my own sons, now 17 and 20. I believed waiting would gain appreciation. Turned out to be a total error calculation. Theo (17) is into some sort of gangsta rap, Glenn (20) doesn't listen to music at all. The point they would both commonly agree with each other: Maiden suck. :S
 
Dick Brucinson said:
That was the exact mistake I did with my own sons, now 17 and 20. I believed waiting would gain appreciation. Turned out to be a total error calculation. Theo (17) is into some sort of gangsta rap, Glenn (20) doesn't listen to music at all. The point they would both commonly agree with each other: Maiden suck. :S
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Perhaps they do not like the music and that is absolutely fine. They is no obligation to share your parents' musical tastes, you know?
 
Siddharth said:
Why though? (Just curious)
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Based on personal experience, individual tastes tend to develop at a later age. I would suggest exposing them to as many different musical artists/styles as possible and let them develop their own musical taste.

My daughter likes some of the music I listen to and has been to gigs with me (Maiden included), but there are some other things that she does not like at all and that is absolutely fine.
 
So... I bought him Powerslave (on CD) for his 4th Bday, and also the official Maiden coloring book (60 pages), which has all the album covers and several Riggs Eddies to paint out. Since he got the Powerslave Tee for his 3rd Bday last year, he is the coolest guy in his Kindergarten anyway. :devil2:
 
You cannot force or make anybody to like a certain type of music, no matter how old/young they are. I never listened and rarely heard rock/heavy metal until I was 15. That changed the first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody, which made me a lifetime Queen fan. Even then, I was not into heavy metal until I was 40 (now 50 years old). But now, I think that if music is a form of art, a song like Hell on Earth must be one of the pinnacles of that art.

Your nephew will find his own taste of music someday. However, it is good to get introduced to Maiden at an early age if metal/rock will be his thing. I am sure songs like Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight or Rime of the Ancient Mariner will help; and he might even start to play guitar after hearing Dave's magnificent solos on Powerslave.
 
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