I thought CD's were better than uncompressed wav which is around 1400 kbps.cornfedhick said:
The statement to LC pretty much sums it up. 
Jeffmetal said:
Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=142080
comment from Blabbermouth-->Aces_High99 said:
Well, the mp3 version is only 192 kpbs. So both final CD and flac versions will sound better.rokyronnie said:
pmerrill said:I had to register here after years of reading just to post this: I just heard El Dorado on the radio and Bruce is right! It is 1000 times better than the mp3! I am really excited for the new album now, it should be a great one!
Welcome!! 
Jeffmetal said:
Suicidehummer said:
Jeffmetal said:
Will-I-Am said:I made some corrections, automatic translators can be very misleading sometimes
Premiere écoute de "The Final Frontier"... résumé de Guitar/part ---> First listen of "The Final Frontier"...review of Guitar/part
- Satellite 15... The Final Frontier: très longue intro, grosse rythmique, break puis gros riffs. Bruce se lâche. Pas une minute de répit pendant le morceau qui d'après eux est fait pour le live.
---> Very long intro, heavy rythms /riffs. Bruce takes off (by word letting himself go) Not a minute of rest during the song which according to them is made for live
- El Dorado: on la connait
- Mother Of Mercy: morceau calme à l'esprit très '80... ---> calm song as in 80s style...
- Coming Home: ballade
- The Alchemist: plus rapide ---> more fast
- Isle Of Avalon: belle intro en son clair, morceau épique qui repose sur la batterie de Nicko, d'après eux l'un des meilleurs de l'album... ---> the latest Jeff translation is rather ok
- Starblind: ravira les shreddeurs, chanson sur le rôle de Dieu ----> idem
- The Talisman: intro acoustique influence moyennageuse ----> yes, influence of Middle Age
- The Man Who Would Be King: Bruce est au meillleur de sa forme, un régal il parait. ---> Jeff's latest is more or less ok as well
- When The Wild Wind Blows: intro très pop '80 d'après eux... ----> d'apres eux it's according to them (Maiden ??)Jeffmetal said:Thanx, Will-I-Am.
Another report from private listening session for journalists:
From Jon Horse: I heard the Maiden album today. It's fucking long as fuck, pretty good, not their best but probably a grower.
I had to listen to it on a Discman in EMI's headquarters under the supervision of a security guard. They put on a nice spread; some good coffee, nice crisps, coca-cola, water, and I got given a t-shirt too.
So paranoid are management that we couldn't listen to it acoustically. There is another playback in July with beer and stuff so that'll be more like it.
It won't be their last studio album, though, heard noises that it was really just the subject matter that led them to that title.
It was just me and Joel McIver from Metal Hammer. I just stared out the window and wrote loads of notes down – one of them about how worrying one of the tracks sounds like 'Man On The Edge'!!!??? from the Blaze era. And drummed with my pen. The security guard (Tony) said: "You had that loud enough; it was blaring." Which was momentarily concerning. During the second spin I felt really conscious of the noise of me eating Kettle Chips. And I needed a pee.
76 minutes long!!??? I'll say it again, the coffee was nice. Some good rollicking Maiden going on, i just wish there was a real 'hit single' on it just to act as a focal point. Definitely a grower, though. 'The Final Frontier' is really dense. 'Coming Home' is a great track, though; Brucie's in his element. And 'El Dorado' gets better the more you hear it.
This The X Factor related reference sounds great to me. Hope there's a tone similar to The X Factor on The Final Frontier.Jeffmetal said:
OMG! I just realized that it's 5 songs over 8 minutes long! I'm surprised no one corrected me. This album is going to be INNNNNNNNNNNSAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Travis_AKA_fonzbear2000 said:
Hopefully someone who gets a promo copy to review has a kid who will take it and put it on their computer and share it.
