Iron Maiden (Official Thread)

[rollingstoned]

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Lord Grendel, I must admit my friends getting me into Iron Maiden. But I really only listen to them, Megadeth and old Metallica.

 

[LG]

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^^Nothing wrong with any of those bands RS, and variety is the spice of life and music.

 

[b.o.b.]

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I hope the new album will be released this year. I can hardly wait the new album.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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I hope the new album will be released this year. I can hardly wait the new album.

Hey bob!! Yeah I can't wait for the new album either. So what's it look like? 2010 or 2011

 

[T_Dude]

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I read somewhere that they had 5 or 6 songs written, so hopefully the wait won't be too long.....

 

[LG]

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Okay next in line, 1986's "Somewhere In Time". Some critics panned this one as the first below average Maiden recording. Die hard fans still gobbled it up and it sold very well even though it was evident the band was changing things up a little. Such as adding a synthesizer for the first time. Some complain it was "Maiden By Numbers", lacking in some spark or inspiration, I don't know about that, while it's not my all time favorite I still enjoy playing it and I Like the more polished studio production sound.(Hey the better sounding the songs the happier I am, been that way for over 35 years and I'm not likely to change now. For those who think sloppy/shoddy/thin is essential for a band to maintain their edge, I disagree strongly they are not mutually exclusive.)

Without further ado, Here's Alexander the Great.(The Critics roasted this one, but I like it.)

 

[taha]

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Wasted Years is probably me and my sons fav Maiden song, w/ Stranger ina Strange Land 2nd. Awsome LP from start to finish.

 

[LG]

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I was thinking of you when I posted this one Taha, I remembered you were all excited a page back, then I posted Piece of Mind. Yeah critics be damned it is a good record.

 

[Oblivion]

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No doubt it's a good cd. I never knew critics didn't like it... I wonder why...

 

[LG]

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^^They felt that Maiden was just "Punching the Clock", rather than making another great record. I find that funny, whenever a band changes something and it works they get praised for it, when they do something a little different and it's not appreciated they get some stick for it. The irony here is that "Turbo" by Priest tried the same thing and fans didn't like it at all, whereas Maiden did something similar here and their fans still liked the record.

I don't usually care what critics say, they are not always genuine and love to feel they Know more than you, when half the time they are being contrary just for it's own sake.