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Posted: June 20 2015 at 13:04
I'm borderline obsessed with 82-88 era Maiden, especially Murray and Smith's guitar work on those albums, but I'd be lying if I said I've really enjoyed anything they've done since No Prayer For The Dying. I only managed to listen to Final Frontier once all the way through and that was a very tough listen. will still check this out though
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Posted: June 20 2015 at 22:51
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Then again, who knows...perhaps the second disc will be an ambient/acoustic/jazz odyssey tour-de-force!
I'd probably die of shock if ALL those genres were to be found in the space of a single Iron Maiden album! Will give it a listen with an open mind but I can't say I am too excited. Will be surprised if it is not more of the same because more of the same is what Maidenheads desire. Then again, it's been so long since I heard a new, straight up heavy metal album that this might just do the trick. I got to see them on the AMOLAD tour; their energy translates better live. The perfect stadium rock band.
Flippin' 'ell !! Awesome news. An 18 minute epic ?? Hopefully this outdoes The X Factor, at least musically......(I'm probably that album's biggest fan......)
Then again, who knows...perhaps the second disc will be an ambient/acoustic/jazz odyssey tour-de-force!
I'd probably die of shock if ALL those genres were to be found in the space of a single Iron Maiden album! Will give it a listen with an open mind but I can't say I am too excited. Will be surprised if it is not more of the same because more of the same is what Maidenheads desire. Then again, it's been so long since I heard a new, straight up heavy metal album that this might just do the trick. I got to see them on the AMOLAD tour; their energy translates better live. The perfect stadium rock band.
Yeah. Liquid tension dream theater maiden. f**k that would suck.
Ok. I'm as excited about this album as any positive maiden fan can be. I also hate to be a sh*t here, but I think the cover art is awesome. They really got the right EDDIE this time. It's marathon running EDDIE. Gaunt and freaky looking. Better than the final frontier Ed Hunter.
92 minutes? Does scare me a little, but man I am looking forward to hearing that 18min epic. I am imaging dance of death combined with where the wild wind blows. Hey? I think that could work! Anyhow, I'm an optimist. I think the album will kill cancer.
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Posted: June 21 2015 at 02:41
ole-the-first wrote:
GKR wrote:
I stop hearing Heavy Metal long time ago, but I do respect bands that can re-invent themselves... and Iron Maiden sure can do it.
Iron Maiden stepped forward the simplistic heavy metal a long time ago actually, Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son were quite a prog-metal albums.
Their present-time progressiveness is mostly about the form, I guess, and the actual content is not as prog as their late-80's albums.
That's true, Powerslave through to SSOASS is their most interesting phase from a prog point of view. Also the debut.
Sorry. Getting into the old English sayings a little too much, but man do I ever love that album. The guitar is pretty emotional and more simplified and it really works with Balay's voice. The album isn't a masterpiece, but its very good. Lots of great choruses. I think I love it the most!!! Lol.
Favourite track Tom and Sagi?? For me right now it might be The unbeliever
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Posted: June 21 2015 at 15:03
^ Tough pick - The Sign Of The Cross, I suppose, but any of the longer tracks are just amazing...... ......it's 20 years old this year, has a very 'natural' sound, and is still quite fresh today. Hard to believe I scored the vinyl for 30 bucks back in '99.
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Posted: June 21 2015 at 22:36
Yeah it is a tough pick and like Tom I suppose it's The Sign Of The Cross for me too, but other great tracks are Blood on the World's Hands, Man on the Edge, Fortunes Of War and The Unbeliever.
But I get it why the fans don't like it, it's a different beast among their other albums.
Virtual X1 is lowest of the low for iron maiden in general and its really not that bad of an album. I like the educated fool on that one. It's solid. Anyhow. I am very excited for the next maiden. It will definitely be better than virtual 11. Lol
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Posted: June 27 2015 at 15:24
thebeastmustdie wrote:
I'm borderline obsessed with 82-88 era Maiden, especially Murray and Smith's guitar work on those albums, but I'd be lying if I said I've really enjoyed anything they've done since No Prayer For The Dying. I only managed to listen to Final Frontier once all the way through and that was a very tough listen. will still check this out though
Only album I could say I thoroughly enjoy after 7th Son is Brave New World, a real come back, all the rest have their moments; A Matter of Life and Death also a tad higher among the post-2000 releases.
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Posted: June 27 2015 at 20:10
progbethyname wrote:
^^ agreed on all counts Tom and Sagi.
Virtual X1 is lowest of the low for iron maiden in general and its really not that bad of an album. I like the educated fool on that one. It's solid. Anyhow. I am very excited for the next maiden. It will definitely be better than virtual 11. Lol
Yeah, Educated Fool is good, Futureal is a killer opener, The Clansman isn't too bad either. When Two Worlds Collide is very good, Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger is good, Como Estas Amigos is O.K. The rest is a bit 'take it or leave it' - average (or below - Angel And The Gambler - 9 minutes of Maiden-style R&R, novel for the first few minutes, then gets tired pretty fast). In a full Maiden mood, I give it 3 stars - my least fave Maiden is No Prayer.......don't even have that on vinyl - just cassette.
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Posted: June 28 2015 at 01:55
^ Dude, get it - QUICKLY......... I've thought highly of Maiden since Powerslave (I was barely 13 when my 'Satanist' friend, of the same age, mind) he played me the cassette of it. Then he wanted Piece Of Mind taped from LP (he didn't have a working TT to play his record) , so then To Tame A Land became my fascination. VirtualXI is good, just a frad uninspired. Sounds like a great band running on vapours. Weak for their standards, but still relatively good. I can forgive them after, what seems to me, as the musically demanding tunes of The X Factor. Probably drained them completely. ( A notable comparison can be made to Chicago, their VII album was technically demanding, utilised every shred of their chops, then their following VIII, was kinda straight-forward).
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