The Red And The Black
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Again, my statement was intended in a very general way, not as criticism. My apologies if it was taken otherwise.
Brave New Pilgrim
What not to do if your bird sh#$% on you....
It's all good. Apologies if I offended as well.
I still do love the vocal melody on the first verse as well as the octave harmonies that close out the instrumental section.
Cody Cameron
Godzilla Freak
Wow... I came in this forum thinking this was probably gonna be the most loved song from the album.
But I can see why people think the way they do. When I FIRST heard this song, I was like "Eh... too long. Doesn't know what it's focusing on. etc." But after two or three more listens... it's my favorite on the album! Granted it does go on too long... but it's still pretty epic. The "woah woahhooos" get me pumped up. I can tell this is gonna be a good one live.
But I can see why people think the way they do. When I FIRST heard this song, I was like "Eh... too long. Doesn't know what it's focusing on. etc." But after two or three more listens... it's my favorite on the album! Granted it does go on too long... but it's still pretty epic. The "woah woahhooos" get me pumped up. I can tell this is gonna be a good one live.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
I get a great vibe from these sections starting with:
The black jack king and the red queen clash....
The good luck charm is overkill....
Meanwhile we play the waiting game....
You hedge your bets the battle lost....
Among my favourite on the whole album!
Unfortunately the chorus, mentioning the title, is much worse.
Thuuu reeeeeeeeeeed aaaand thuuu blaaaack, na naaaaaaaa naaaa na naa na naaa.
Tedious melody, and the basis for a large chunk in the instrumental part. It's as Rush's Natural Science, starting good and going downhill around halfway. :/
The black jack king and the red queen clash....
The good luck charm is overkill....
Meanwhile we play the waiting game....
You hedge your bets the battle lost....
Among my favourite on the whole album!
Unfortunately the chorus, mentioning the title, is much worse.
Thuuu reeeeeeeeeeed aaaand thuuu blaaaack, na naaaaaaaa naaaa na naa na naaa.
Tedious melody, and the basis for a large chunk in the instrumental part. It's as Rush's Natural Science, starting good and going downhill around halfway. :/
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Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
I've had the riff at 9:39 stuck in my head all day and I don't ever want it to leave.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Best part of the song for me as well.
The whoooaooh part is cool in itself, but maybe used a bit too many times in the song?
Absolutely. Not even with the lyrics, but the music and general vibe of the song totally takes me back to Angel. It also seems like Harris especially wrote this with the live stage in mind. Not just the woah oh oh choruses, but I can totally hear thousands of South American fans singing along to some of those guitar melodies. This one is going to rule live.
It's actually all over When the Wild Wind Blows. I think the melodies on this one are more singalong friendly though.
Somewhere In Life
Trooper
The part of the guitar melody at 8:03 - 8:05 is very nice.It's like a little surprise and first time i heard it i smiled.
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Somewhere In Life
Trooper
You mean the intro/outro?
Babo 91
Nomad
Ghost of the navigator, Brave new world, blood brothers, Out of the silent planet, dance of death, when the wild wind blows, montsegur all contain lead guitar mirroring the vocal melody. I'm sure there are loads more as well
While I disagree with 4/10, the question is appropriate. I've been playing bass for decades, and it took me a couple listens to hear what he was doing. I'm still not sure if it's fingers (I think so), or if Steve finally touched a pick. (That heresy would make me burn my Maiden albums, but it's possible.)