Starblind
- Thread starter Travis The Dragon
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I don't agree with you, but you do have a good sense of humor.
If they can be made legible. If not, no worries. I'll see if I can get my gf to get a copy.
Jeffmetal
Ancient Mariner
Play Classics! said:
That's part of the song's aim. It's a visceral warning. If he was in front of someone who deserved to listen to those words, he'd certainly deliver a snap on their faces, just as I feel those words like a punch on the face of blind devotion and fallen morality he destroys in the song.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
Babo 91 said:
Agreed w/HBTN, but NOT w/PFD!
I put it as better than Hallowed, but I checked very carefully to see if it touches PFD. It doesn't.
Paschendale is above all my favourite song. Not just Maiden song. Hallowed is close, but I rather prefer Paschendale.
Prowler_108
Trooper
I'm gonna get kicked for this, but I honestly don't see what makes Paschendale so much better then all their other epics.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
Prowler_108 said:
Off with his head!
Maiden has had a ton of war-themed epics, but I think what people really love about PFD above all else is how the song actually sounds like a battle. Not just the lyrics (which are great), but the music. The dynamics are constantly changing - the waves of infantry dropping like flies and the mortar shells falling to the ground and exploding are perfectly emulated by the guitars (that one riff that descends throughout the song is a fine example). The tapping intro riff and one of Adrian's middle riffs relay the uneasiness and tension running through the soldiers' heads during the silence between attacks, and the solo section seems to signify the bloodiest, most action-packed moments of the battle. The song really makes you feel as if you're in the middle of such a battle, and in many people's opinions, it does so better than most other songs.
Travis The Dragon
AFTERGLOW!!!
That's one thing that makes Maiden so incredible! How the music helps to enhance the lyrics.
Prowler_108
Trooper
It;s a great song, don't get me wrong, but I don't see how it betters to Hallowed, Alexander, or even Starblind. But this is just one persons opinion, not a fact.Detective Beauregard said:Off with his head!
Maiden has had a ton of war-themed epics, but I think what people really love about PFD above all else is how the song actually sounds like a battle. Not just the lyrics (which are great), but the music. The dynamics are constantly changing - the waves of infantry dropping like flies and the mortar shells falling to the ground and exploding are perfectly emulated by the guitars (that one riff that descends throughout the song is a fine example). The tapping intro riff and one of Adrian's middle riffs relay the uneasiness and tension running through the soldiers' heads during the silence between attacks, and the solo section seems to signify the bloodiest, most action-packed moments of the battle. The song really makes you feel as if you're in the middle of such a battle, and in many people's opinions, it does so better than most other songs.
The Mid-Distance Runner
Educated Fool
I feel that The Longest Day also creates an amazing sonic imagery that draws me into the tragedy and hopelessness of war...just as much as, if not more than, Paschedale...it is haunting and sad and epic.
I will kick myself now for this comment....
I will kick myself now for this comment....
The Mid-Distance Runner said:...just as much as, if not more than, Paschedale...
I will kick myself now for this comment....
You'd damn well better.
The Mid-Distance Runner said:I feel that The Longest Day also creates an amazing sonic imagery that draws me into the tragedy and hopelessness of war...just as much as, if not more than, Paschedale...it is haunting and sad and epic.
I will kick myself now for this comment....
You think The Longest Day is hopeless? It's not supposed to be. The difference between TLD and PFD is simple: there's a winner in the first one. I always thought the music around the chorus and the instrumental was rather happier. PFD sounds bleak.
Of course, when pondering the two actual events, and the history around them, it is nearly impossible for me to take D-Day and consider it to be anywhere as bleak as Paschendale, which remains the second worst battle ever fought by humans in terms of casualties and conditions, and quite possibly the most pointless waste of human life in combat ever. And that is saying something.
The Mid-Distance Runner
Educated Fool
Although Paschendale may dwarf D-Day in terms of casualties and loss of lives I do very much believe The Longest Day is a haunting and emotional song focusing not on the size of the battle but on the tragic and hopeless experience of those on the beaches of Normandy as they witnessed their mates die around them. The music captures this sense of hopelessness perfectly, as do the lyrics. A tragically cool track.