Your Maiden blasphemy

[Murder of Rue Morgue]

I also like the darker approach of TXF that really suited him (wouldn't want that album with Bruce, honestly) and I wonder whether AMOLAD as I know and love it would be that much different to me with Blaze... I mean, sure, it would be, but I can imagine Blaze fitting that album, taking some of the theatrics from The Legacy, yet adding perhaps more mysteriousness to Lord of Light... Dunno.

Me neither. I remember A Matter being described as The X Factor but according to Bruce and Adrian when it came out, and still now I agree with that definition.

I honestly think that The Legacy, as it is, is too high for him. But surely it would be interesting to hear a version arranged (properly, hopefully) for him and his voice.

 

[srfc]

I doubt that the majority of Metallica’s “fans” even remember that Newsted played on those records. He simply was "the bass guy".

LOL

There was a total bromance between Metallica fans and Newsted.

 

[MindRuler]

This is their loss! Janick is great!

Although my favorite Maiden albums are Janickless, I can´t imagine Maiden without him.
He co-wrote a couple of great songs too.

 

[Murder of Rue Morgue]

LOL

There was a total bromance between Metallica fans and Newsted.

Please notice I put the word fans between quotation marks

 

[chaosapiant]

Although my favorite Maiden albums are Janickless, I can´t imagine Maiden without him.
He co-wrote a couple of great songs too.

A couple? Almost every song Janick has been on is a standout track on its album.

Category:Songs written by Janick Gers - Wikipedia

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[Murder of Rue Morgue]

He certainly added some new ideas to their songwriting.

I mean, I can’t imagine Adrian or Dave writing pieces like The Legacy, Dance of Death or Dream of Mirrors.

 

[Pibroch_Whistler]

Gers is a fantastic songwriter - The Legacy is my fave track on AMOLAD, and I've always enjoyed The Pilgrim more than the majority of the fanbase does.

as a guitarist, he's never approached Adrian's BEAST of a tone, nor Dave's fluidity, but he has a great ear for melody and a knack for catchy yet creative progressions.

 

[Kalata]

A couple? Almost every song Janick has been on is a standout track on its album.

Category:Songs written by Janick Gers - Wikipedia

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True. Maybe only on VXI album it is not a standout track (''Como Estais Amigos''), but still it is a unique song the close to album. (*it was his only writing credit on this album).

Fantastic songwriter! I can't imagine Maiden without him.

Spoiler

On the other albums the songs written by him are indeed standout tracks:

1992: apart from the title track and ATSS, the other classics are BQOBD and ''Wasting Love''.
1995: apart from SOTC..... - ''Lord of the Flies''.
2000: GOTN, OOTSP, ''Dream Of Mirrors''.
2003: ''Dance of Death''.
2006: ''The Legacy''..... - and ''The Pilgrim'' is a great song too.
2010: ''The Talisman''.
2015: ''The Book of Souls''.

He certainly added some new ideas to their songwriting.

I mean, I can’t imagine Adrian or Dave writing pieces like The Legacy, Dance of Death or Dream of Mirrors.

Yep. Steve can write such type of songs too - maybe this is one of the reasons why the combo Gers/Harris is so good.

 

[MindRuler]

Bayley/Gers/Harris in the past was also a good combo.

 

[Diesel 11]

Maybe only on VXI album it is not a standout track (''Como Estais Amigos'')

IRYO

 

[Murder of Rue Morgue]

Yep. Steve can write such type of songs too - maybe this is one of the reasons why the combo Gers/Harris is so good.

Yes, but Steve hasn’t written songs of that kind on his own since 1984.

 

[MindRuler]

A couple? Almost every song Janick has been on is a standout track on its album.

Category:Songs written by Janick Gers - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

*sigh*

 

[GhostofCain]

A couple? Almost every song Janick has been on is a standout track on its album.

Category:Songs written by Janick Gers - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Journeyman definitely stands out. Shame it was not written by Janick!

Joking aside, Jan is definitely a better songwriter than Dave and has written some great tunes, especially post-reunion, even though he has a tendency to recycle his own work a bit.

 

[Murder of Rue Morgue]

he has a tendency to recycle his own work a bit.

Which is the main characteristic of Iron Maiden songwriting, so what's the problem?

 

[GhostofCain]

Which is the main characteristic of Iron Maiden songwriting, so what's the problem?

I would say Jan and Steve are probably the worst offenders. In Jan's case, he has been certainly milking his work with White Spirit.

 

[chaosapiant]

I would say Jan has been certainly milking his White Spirit.

Eww gross.

I am curious how they’re gonna top Book of Souls. I wonder if they’d ever consider going the other way and putting out another 8 song, 40-50 minute album with 7 rockers and an epic. I can’t imagine going more epic than BoS.

 

[GhostofCain]

I wonder if they’d ever consider going the other way and putting out another 8 song, 40-50 minute album with 7 rockers and an epic.

That's never going to happen.

 

[Night Prowler]

That's never going to happen.

I hope you're right.

 

[GhostofCain]

I hope you're right.

I seem to remember Steve being asked about it recently (when promoting the second British Lion album) and his answer was along the lines of what I posted.

 

[Ariana]

Somebody's going to refer to that interview in which Adrian "said" he wants Maiden to write shorter songs now.