Re: Discussion thread for Final Frontier/El Dorado single
The overall feeling I got from this song is very similar to
Born To Be Wild.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8
And when I learned the title of the song and saw the cover, I said, "Yea, they nailed it. They did exactly what they wanted."
All the posts say things like "this song reminds of 80's and today's Iron Maiden at the same time". I will take one more step (one more decade): I think the song, (especially the verse) reminds of 70's bands that were influential on Iron Maiden music. It feels fresh because Iron Maiden covered that song and inserted its own identity and a lot of interpretation. The bass sound is definitely the best part of El-Dorado, because it feels like a roaring motorcycle (thanks to the guitar that plays in unison with it). That's the essence of the song.
The sound is fresh to me. but is the song fresh? nope. The song progresses in a very predictable way. The only thing that I couldn't guess was the order of solos. I was expecting Dave/H/Janick, but it was H/Dave/Janick. Shock! Each section feels like they were written separately and put together later on without much stitching. I didn't feel like the song was flowing as well as 2 Min to Midnight or Sign of the Cross.
The album and the single covers are both exceptional. single cover delivers that 70's nostalgia and completes the song. As for the album cover, I liked it a lot too. It will be more meaningful when we hear all the album, but even though I saw the song titles, I can see where it fits. Nevertheless, I defer my judgement and save my comments about the album cover to a future date.
