Senjutsu - 3rd September 2021

[tillyvick14]

Shirley also saying it’s the best record they’ve made together. Pretty high praise considering the top to bottom strength of AMOLAD and BNW.

 

[Spaldy]

"It's dynamite " - Kevin Shirley.

Ok, now I'm pumped for this.

 

[Samantas5855]

Consider me excited
Where's nicko
No samples sadly

 

[LooseCannon]

Consider me excited
Where's nicko
No samples sadly

Sorry, this doesn't correctly form a haiku. Please go back and try again.

 

[Samantas5855]

Sorry, this doesn't correctly form a haiku. Please go back and try again.

It's 3 sentences just like every haiku

 

[chaosapiant]

It's 3 sentences just like every haiku

There's more criteria to a haiku than three sentences.

 

[LooseCannon]

Haiku syllables
Five inside lines one and three
With eight in line two

 

[riff]

Don't want to put a dampener on the hype but they're hardly going to say it's rubbish are they?

 

[Arrakis]

Don't want to put a dampener on the hype but they're hardly going to say it's rubbish are they?

Should Bruce say: "I do think this is a better album than Virtual XI! I really do!" ? LOL

 

[Azas]

'It's the best album'
K.Shirley
Wait a minute, isn't it Nicko supposed to say?

 

[Iron Lurker]

Bruce just said it now
Better than the Book of Souls?
Soon we all will know

 

[Iron Lurker]

Don't want to put a dampener on the hype but they're hardly going to say it's rubbish are they?

Well, I don't ever recall Kevin saying something like this. And I said before, Bruce telling a mate in private that he's "very pleased" about the new album makes me think this isn't just the usual hype a band will do.

Looking forward to Sept 3rd even more if that's possible...

 

[srfc]

It's mad that that album promo vid was recorded probably more than 2 years ago now

 

[Iron Lurker]

It's mad that that album promo vid was recorded probably more than 2 years ago now

Thanks, Covid....

 

[Ironalice]

I think the key from Bruce was he seemed thrilled that the album is more varied than the book of souls. Alot of people that just straight out don't like that album always go on it was the same old blueprint and nothing new or different as one of the biggest complaints. Seems Senjutsu will change that typical maiden formula

 

[Edington]

Haiku syllables
Five inside lines one and three
With eight in line two

Isn't it seven?
But, poetry's not my thing
So I could be wrong.

(Side note: Your haiku contains 7 syllables in line two too)

 

[LooseCannon]

It's a haiku about haikus as written by the guys who did Game of Thrones TV show.

expectations subverted.

 

[Oca]

They seem happy and enthusiastic about it - good!
However, Bruce’s comment about “warts and all” is not that encouraging TBH. Hope he means that there’s a bit of improv and stuff rather than mistakes and missed beats.
In a couple of weeks we’ll know, but I do have a strong feeling about this.

 

[Edington]

It's a haiku about haikus as written by the guys who did Game of Thrones TV show.

expectations subverted.

That's it, I'm starting a petition to get LooseCannon to rewrite his haiku the way I want it written.

 

[Mosh]

Curious what complex means. TBOS, for as sprawling as it was, was musically less complex than the previous two albums (both of which had a lot of odd time signatures and some more complicated harmonic work than what Maiden typically goes for). To hear that coming from Shirley is especially interesting, considering he’s worked with the likes of Rush and Dream Theater. I’m definitely not trying to imply that complicated = better, and they’re definitely not about to pull a Dream Theater, but I would say the one thing I missed about The Book of Souls was that it was a little bit more conventional and less adventurous than its predecessor. Especially since they’re running the clock on Harris epics, I definitely hope to hear a bit more instrumental dynamite.