Your Maiden blasphemy

[Number 6]

I used to think "Prodigal Son" was one of the worst, but it has grown on me since. I don't anymore, but I don't rank it that high either.

 

[Ariana]

Oh yeah, I can understand lots of Maiden fans dislike the track (That's why it's my blasphemy).
But find it very hard comprehend that anyone would think it's the worst Maiden song.

Oh, there are all sorts of crazy people here. Some even claim that Purgatory is the worst Maiden song.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I don't particularly love Prodigal Son, but I do wish Maiden had continued to let Davey have two back-to-back solos in the same song!

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

They did.

 

[Collin]

They did.

Which one?

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Thin Line for one. Or ten. The end of the song is thick with back-to-back Davey solos, is it not? SSoaSS is basically back-to-back solos too, no?

And Powerslave too, if you ignore the third-choice guitarist inbetween...

 

[Kalata]

But find it very hard comprehend that anyone would think it's the worst Maiden song.

Which is the worst Maiden song for you then ?

 

[somewhere_in_time_1976]

Which is the worst Maiden song for you then ?

Some on the bottom of the barrell: Lighting Strikes Twice, Angel and the gambler, The Assassin. There are quite a few stinkers (especially from the 90s albums IMO)

 

[Collin]

Thin Line for one. Or ten. The end of the song is thick with back-to-back Davey solos, is it not?

I forgot that song existed.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I forgot that song existed.

 

[Saphrax]

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

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Only true if there's no riff or key change!

 

[Collin]

So on Prodigal Son is it just one solo or two?

You know, cause Davey plays both of them.

 

[Kalata]

Some on the bottom of the barrell: Lighting Strikes Twice, Angel and the gambler, The Assassin. There are quite a few stinkers (especially from the 90s albums IMO)

Now that's the blasphemy. For sure, it is more blasphemy than my choice.

 

[somewhere_in_time_1976]

Now that's the blasphemy. For sure, it is more blasphemy than my choice.

To each his own.

No wait, your statement is utter crazy talk.

 

[Diesel 11]

The way you say it sounds as if Silicon Messiah was weak. Which is the biggest blasphemy here.

You haven’t seen the ranking thread, then.

 

[Ariana]

Of course I haven't.

 

[Magnus]

I started to like Strange World

There might still be some hope for you then.

 

[frus]

Only true if there's no riff or key change!

So Sea of Madness or SIASL are back to back H solos? Don't think so
There must be a unique set of circumstances

 

[Deleted member 7164]

"Back to back"...isn't from any jargon as far as I know, rock, jazz, classical, etc. Probably conjured up for that Prodigal Son gag, I wouldn't seek any true meaning out of that. The piece of rock instrumental where two or more guitarists are knitting out the solo one at a time is called - a tradeoff.