Senjutsu - 3rd September 2021

Kalata said:
From Kevin's diary - in both songs (''Darkest Hour'' and ''The Writing On The Wall'') it was noted that Janick will have a solo, but you can see the word ''out'' above. I guess they decided to replace his solos with guitar licks during the choruses at the end of the songs.
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I think you're reading too much into it, "out" almost certainly is just shorthand for "outro" as in outro solo since that what his solos functionally are - they play during the final chorus of both songs and there's no proper outro on either song, unlike say, Janick or Steve's tracks.
 
Just reading a lot in the whole chart in general, I wouldn't be surprised if that chart is no more than a check list for recording guitar various bits and pieces and might have no more meaning than that, e.g. he accidentally wrote the Parchment twice so it can't be that important!
 
srfc said:
Just reading a lot in the whole chart in general, I wouldn't be surprised if that chart is no more than a check list for recording guitar various bits and pieces and might have no more meaning than that, e.g. he accidentally wrote the Parchment twice so it can't be that important!
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That is because the song is so bloody long!
 
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GhostofCain said:
I think the highs on TBOS are higher than the highs on Senjutsu and that is why I probably rank the former higher than the current album.
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Senjutsu is a better album than TBOS imo (I like the whole album, while in the latter I don't like at least one song so much... and the highs on the former are higher than the highs on the latter) - I rank it as my 2nd favorite album from the reunion era.
 
Kalata said:
Senjutsu is a better album than TBOS imo (I like the whole album, while in the latter I don't like at least one song so much... and the highs on the former are higher than the highs on the latter) - I rank it as my 2nd favorite album from the reunion era.
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We’ll have to agree to disagree then.
 
Kalata said:
Senjutsu is a better album than TBOS imo (I like the whole album, while in the latter I don't like at least one song so much... and the highs on the former are higher than the highs on the latter) - I rank it as my 2nd favorite album from the reunion era.
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Senjutsu is my favorite reunion album. Not new album hype, either.
 
Kalata said:
Senjutsu is a better album than TBOS imo (I like the whole album, while in the latter I don't like at least one song so much... and the highs on the former are higher than the highs on the latter) - I rank it as my 2nd favorite album from the reunion era.
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I’m leaning in this direction as well, though it’s a close race between Senjutsu and TBOS for second place in the reunion era behind AMOLAD, IMO. I want to get a little more play time and distance before I get specific about rating the new album, though.
 
I'd rank Senjutsu around the middle. I like BNW and AMOLAD more, but Senjutsu is ahead of both DoD and TBOS. TFF and Senjutsu are right in the middle. I can't quite make out which out of those two I prefer. I've developed a new appreciation for TFF, as recently as the last month or so.
 
I’ve long considered BNW and TBOS to be Top 5 Maiden albums, and I don’t think that changes with Senjutsu. But it 100% stands on their level, all three of those albums are incredibly consistent and top DOD, AMOLAD, and TFF (more inconsistent with some duds) for me.
 
Senjutsu is easily number two behind Brave New World imo. Its the most cohesive and allaround stronger then the other albums. No week tracks, great production and everything is just great. From the songs, to the vocals to how the songs work together. I find it mature and bold, powerful and full of emotion. It has more to offer then Book of Souls, AMOLAD or Dance of Death and the rest.
 
For me, the album currently ranks at the bottom of the reunion albums. Apart from Hell on Earth, TWOTW, Stratego and The Parchment, I find the album unmemorable. There are not that many songs that keep making me want to come back to the album. I hope this changes over time. To be honest, songs from BOS didn’t click until I saw them live.
 
@Patrick92. Your ranking reflects mine. I put Senjutsu slightly bellow Brave New World, because of Darkest Hour, which I consider the worst song ever recorded by Maiden. I know that many will cite Gangland, The Angel and the Gambler or Bring your Daugther (my former number one), but those are at least real songs, while the former is completely un-melodic; the lyrics are stupid and I can't dicern any attempt to organize them in a decent melody, which is rather ironic given that the man who wrote them has been so verbal about his lyrics being more natural and melodic, against Steve's, that would be more forced. That horrible thing put aside, and the rather mediocre Writing on the Wall, this album is fantastic. BNW has no flaws, even if the highs are less high.
 
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