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''Hell On Earth'' is one of Maiden's all time best songs imo. Instant classic! It amazes me every time like HBTN and ROTAM.
Its a good song no doubt, one of the best on the album but doesn't even lick HBTN or ROTAM boots.
What about the boots of Die With Your Boots On or Nicko´s old ones?
Nothing comes close to Nicko's old boots
Slappage confirmed!
Is Lithuania where Warner makes the printing work? I didn't know that.
Honestly I don't think it's even close to the best on the album. The Writing On The Wall, The Parchment, Darkest Hour, Stratego, Senjutsu and maybe even Days Of Future Past are better songs overall. That one verse/chorus can only do so much heavy lifting...
I am also one of those who is not a big fan of modern Maiden, although I have my favorites on most of the later albums. "Senjutsu" to me is a huge step up overall. First of all , they have finally stayed away from the all-too-repetive choruses. The longer songs on "Senjutsu" is more interesting to me. They have interesting twists and turns, and just when they feel like going in that repetive direction they change. I also feel that certain songs , like "Senjutsu" and "The Writing on the Wall" are Maiden going in new directions but still sounding very Maiden. And the album benefits from it, with many songs having their own style. Not Maiden by the numbers if I may call it that. There are still parts of songs, "The Time Machine" for instance, where they are tredding a little too familiar territory in my opinion. That , and the fact that they use the guitar playing the vocal line a little too much, is the only complaints I have on "Senjutsu". Even the straighter songs like "Days of Future Past" and "Stratego" are stronger than they have been in a while in my opinion. And finally, on maybe a funnier note, I am no big fan of the "football chanting", so them having avoided them on "Senjutsu" is a relief to me!
