World Cup of Maidenfans 2.0: Round of 32 Match 15

[Moon Child]

Beatles

 

[Saapanael]

So much fun in this thread.

...Tom Araya talking his way through the lyrics...

This is one of my faves .

 

[Black Wizard]

It's fast noise.

It's fast, monotone, repetitive and cabaret.

 

[Luke]

Okay, so that made up my mind. The Beatles.

Fine. I didn't want your stinkin' vote anyways.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

My vote smelled just fine.

 

[Saapanael]

My vote smelled just fine.

 

[Night Prowler]

No. It's just noise because it's just noise. Excuse me but I can't stand Kerry King and late Jeff Hanneman wanking with whammy bars, Tom Araya talking his way through the lyrics, songs that sound exactly the same, the moments where you can't even tell what the hell is the band actually playing. Dave Lombardo was the only good thing about Slayer. And a couple of songs that are actually enjoyable.

OK.

 

[Eric Wright]

I can't stand either, but if I were forced to choose it'd be the Beatles.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

So have you chosen The Beatles then? Or are we going to have to make you?!

 

[Brigantium]

Meh.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

Slayer, but not because I like them; I just happen to think The Beatles are the most overrated band in history.

 

[Whooten]

Whooten, you mean galloping rhythms? I think these could have come from The Mob Rules by Sabbath.

As noted Mob Rules came out later, but not only the gallop, but some of the drums (fills?--I am not a musician) just before the 5:00 and 7:00 minute marks of Achilles, along with the fact that the song generally goes on entirely too long without a lot of changes. This seems to have influenced Maiden as fa back as Where Eagles Dare, and more prominently since 1996. Even Plant's wails are reminiscent of Remember Tomorrow and Killers. I began listening to Maiden in 1983, but didn't hear Achilles until about 1990. When I did it blew me away, because it sounded so Maiden-esque to me.