Maiden - Blaze Bailey Era
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Topic: Maiden - Blaze Bailey Era
Posted By: Melomaniac
Subject: Maiden - Blaze Bailey Era
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 10:09
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I pick Virtual XI, by far. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 12:15
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If I had to pick one I would have to choose the X Factor.
On Virtual X they are just barely going through the motions.Sorry,but I think it is absolutely terrible. -------------  |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 12:33
Nothing to be sorry about, mate!
I bought X Factor when it was released, wanted to get into it, tried for a few months, and ended up selling it at a used records store, and haven't heard a note of it since. Time has passed, and I am curious to listen to it again to see if my opinion/appreciation of it has changed...
About Virtual XI, there were a few tracks that I really liked, like Futureal, When Two Worlds Collide, Lightning Strikes Twice, the amazing The Clansman and Como Esta Amigo. Songs like The Angel and the Gambler, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger and The Educated Fool I found really horrid though.
What tracks do you consider as standouts on X Factor ? ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
TheProgtologist wrote:Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 12 2006 at 12:37
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Lord of the Flies and Sign of the Cross are two of the standout tracks,imo. ------------- |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 04:19
| X Factor for me. There are no weak songs IMHO. The beauty of the album lies in the fact that it is different from any previous Maiden albums, and yet the Maiden style is recognizable. Virtual XI is not bad at all but clearly, Bailey was still used as the guy who replaced Dickinson - (when will he come back?).Harris's epics are the weakest songs on the album. If only the Angel and the Gambler were shorter, it woluld've worked great; Don't Look to the Eyes of the Stranger is better but still a bit too long. |