Somewhere In Time: Album Discussion

22 The Avenue

22 The Avenue

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I am still "digesting" this album, but wow is it a good one. It is 1986 and this album definitely feels like the peak of the 1980s in its synthesizer sound. That's a good thing as far as I'm concerned though.
I love the time travel theme of the album and most, if not all, of its songs seem to follow that theme. I even think he's "going back" to Alexander the Great, even if some state it's not a time related song.
This album has an increased epic, grand scale to it compared to many of the other albums. I think this is also the first album where I like ever single song on it. It's a tie between NOTB, PS and SIT right now for me.
Notable songs include Sea of Madness and Deja Vu, but they're really all great.

There is a discussion about SIT in the Powerslave thread and hopefully it will migrate over here.
 
I was never much a fan of Deja Vu, and I think the ending of Runner could have been cut in half. Cool guitar harmonies but it gets old by the end. Other than that, strong throughout.
 
I love Deja Vu. I can see how some may not like it, but it's one of the top songs of the album to me. I also love The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Superb song in every possible way. I can't commit, but this might be my favorite IM album so far. It's the only one with all 8 songs being at least 9/10.
 
I think I've said this before, but Deja is an example of good filler. It does its job of being a decent song, not a show stealer to bridge the gap between Stranger and Alex. It's in contention with HCW for being the worst song on the album imo, but even then, both get comfortable 6/10's in my book.

The first three songs on the record might actually be better than Powerslave's first 3, and that's saying a lot as I like Losfer a lot, and the other 2 songs are in my Maiden top 5.
 
RTC said:
The first three songs on the record might actually be better than Powerslave's first 3, and that's saying a lot as I like Losfer a lot, and the other 2 songs are in my Maiden top 5.
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So your top 5 Maiden songs are Aces High, Two Minutes to Midnight, Caught Somewhere in Time, Wasted Years and Sea of Madness?
 
Perun said:
So your top 5 Maiden songs are Aces High, Two Minutes to Midnight, Caught Somewhere in Time, Wasted Years and Sea of Madness?
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Aces, Paschendale, CSIT, Hallowed and 2MTM. Madness and Wasted are both in my top 20.
 
Deja Vu isn't lunge-for-the-jugular memorable, but I don't consider it filler. SIT is an odd assortment of songs, maybe they'd have been better in a different order.
 
RTC said:
I think I've said this before, but Deja is an example of good filler. It does its job of being a decent song, not a show stealer to bridge the gap between Stranger and Alex.
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I like it better than its bookends. And I love the bookends.
SiT is so good.
 
mckindog said:
I like it better than its bookends. And I love the bookends.
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This is now getting ridiculous. Are we listening to the same Deja Vu? The entirely average Maiden song sandwiched between two classics? What, did you guys find the secret nine-minute version with epic lyrics and great harmonies, or do I just have a defective CD?

Saying it's good is one thing. Calling it anything close to Stranger or Alex is a damn joke.
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
This is now getting ridiculous. Are we listening to the same Deja Vu? The entirely average Maiden song sandwiched between two classics? What, did you guys find the secret nine-minute version with epic lyrics and great harmonies, or do I just have a defective CD?

Saying it's good is one thing. Calling it anything close to Stranger or Alex is a damn joke.
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Taste is a funny thing.
 
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SinisterMinisterX said:
This is now getting ridiculous. Are we listening to the same Deja Vu? The entirely average Maiden song sandwiched between two classics? What, did you guys find the secret nine-minute version with epic lyrics and great harmonies, or do I just have a defective CD?
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Defective taste I think...
SinisterMinisterX said:
Saying it's good is one thing. Calling it anything close to Stranger or Alex is a damn joke.
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It's no joke, SMX. Everyone here is deadly serious.
 
Not being the biggest SiT enthusiast, I'd agree Alex is an out-and-out classic, but I'd sooner listen to Deja than Stranger. I always find Stranger drags a bit.
 
Brigantium said:
Not being the biggest SiT enthusiast, I'd agree Alex is an out-and-out classic, but I'd sooner listen to Deja than Stranger. I always find Stranger drags a bit.
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Drags a bit?! :eek: (It's hardly long; it's like 5 minutes or something, is it not?)

For me, Stranger has probably the sweetest lead guitar work of Maiden's entire discography. For that reason alone I rate it very, very highly.
 
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