Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
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Free Music Review: One of the best MAIDEN CDs.
Hit: 5 Stars
Musical perfection here.
Where Eagles Dare - Of course, taken from the Clint Eastwood movie in the 60's. Great movie, great song.
Revelations - Starts slow, ends up great.
Flight of Icarus - The complete story of Icarus and him crashing into the sea put to Heavy Hard Rock. Great singing from Bruce on this song.
Die with your Boots on - (Actually, Sonta Arctica made a faster heavier version of this song), still, this song from MAIDEN is a classic. Catchy chorus part to this song too. Great singing from Bruce on this one too.
The Trooper - MAIDEN greatest hit here. You can't go wrong with this song. Awesome guitar solo. There is no chorus part at all to this song. The guitars ARE the chorus.
Still Life - Kind of a creepy song. One of the few songs that Davey Murrary wrote. A guy sees ghosts at the bottom of a pool, and he is lured in by it and addicted to it.
Quest for Fire - Many people say that this song is boo-awful. It really isn't all that bad if you listen to it a few times over. The chorus part is really catchy.
Sun and Steel - Awesome song, but many people think that this song is so boo-awful as well. The guitar solo of this song is similar to "Total Eclipse" on "The # of the Beast" CD. Very catchy chorus part. The song is talking about a samurai.
To Tame A Land - "Dune" from Frank Herbert put to music. Enough said. Great guitar work in this song too. About a 8 minute song.
If someone likes "Powerslave" or "7th Son", then DEFINITELY buy this CD today.
Worth every dime. One of MAIDEN's best CDs.
Free Music Review: One of the finest Iron Maiden albums ever!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Iron Maiden at arguably their finest. It is their fourth album and follow-up to their breakthrough "Number of the beast". It's not as well known and is often forgotten, but in my opinion it's not only a better album, but their very best next to "Somewhere in Time". It's much heavier and darker then their three previous albums. It opens with the the long and fast "Where Eagles Dare". The next song is one of my favorite Maiden songs ever, "Revelations". It shows the songwriting talent and ability of Bruce Dickinson rivaling the previously creatively dominant bassist Steve Harris. A great song overall. Great melodies, time changes, solo, and lyrics. Classic Iron Maiden at their best. The folowing song, "Flight of Icarus" was one of the two hits and singles off the album along with "The Trooper". These two songs have very catchy rhythms and chorus', along with great, expected, back to back solo's from Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. "Still Life" begins slowly and is a very good song, with dark creepy lyrics. "Sun and Steel" features another catchy chorus and is followed by the long thematic closing track, "To tame a land". Very heavy, and great guitar melodies. Overall, a great classic album from the masters. Every song is good, no fillers. I would recommend it to anyone who's into Metal. I would by it along with "Number of the beast" first if you're a newcomer to Iron Maiden. It's a little heavier and darker but offers a different side to the band. One of my favorites.Free Music Review: Piece Of Metal History
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Iron Maiden's finest hour in the same sense that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was Black Sabbath's finest hour. Grandiose and musical, this album is a stepping stone in heavy metal. Then-new drummer Nicko McBrain kickstarts the down-and-dirty opener "Where Eagles Dare", establishing the band at their tightest. The mystical "Revelations" follows. The Bruce Dickinson penned song is a haunting classic showcasing Adrians Smith and Dave Murray's abilities to harmonize their guitars together. "Flight Of Icarus" is one of those truly great epics that make learning fun. "Die With Your Boots On" and "The Trooper" are both fast paced, energetic rockers that leave you begging for more. Bassist Steve Harris demonstrates his expert songwriting skills here. "Still Life" is yet another grandiose number. But the guitar part is incredibly complex yet just as amazing. "Quest For Fire" is another fun history lesson about the discovery of man. Bruce Dickinson's voice soars here. "Sun And Steel" is another down-and-dirty rocker that just rips your head off. "To Tame A Land", Harris' Dune inspired epic, is the one song appropriate enough to end and album of such musical proportions. It starts off slow. But it builds up to a climax of Murray and Smith dualing it out before joining for one last amazing harmony section, before ending it with the intro. What an album, Maiden's finest hour.Free Music Review: Maiden with their boots on.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the strongest Iron Maiden albums overrall. Although most fans and critics seems to disagree with me, I think it surpasses 'The Number of the Beast' in terms of creativity, originality and plain old heavy metal thunder. Although the album doesnt have any tracks as eponymous or memorable as 'Hallowed be thy Name' or 'Run to the Hills',it does push the boundaries of Maidens sound and vision. 'Revelations' is a standout track: moments of delicate, almost acoustic harmony give way to massive riffs and vivid lyrics. Quality is consistent througout however: 'Where eagles dare' is a raucous, hyper-kinetic opener, 'Die With your boots on' is almost punk in its simplicity and speed, while 'The Trooper' contains one of the best riffs from the Maiden repetoire, encapsulating ferocity and melody perfectly. 'Flight of Icarus' tackles mythological themes in trademark Maiden style, while 'To Tame a Land' is the closing epic which was fast becoming obligatory for Maiden- as ever it is spectacular, with Frank Herberts 'Dune' used as a template for one of the most destinctive Maiden songs-the lengthy instrumental conclusion is impressive in its ambitiousness. There is a dash of filler here ('Quest for Fire') but the overall quality and diversity of material here makes for a fantastic record. In a very worthy follow up to 'The Number of the beast' Maiden prove the extent of their talents, and foreshadow the uniform greatness that was to follow, for some years at least.Free Music Review: Building the legend
Hit: 5 Stars
If the previous album "The number of the beast" was a an early indication of what was going to follow, then "PIECE of MIND" completely blew away everything. From the powerful detonation of the opening track ("Where eagles dare" is based on the novel and film of the same name) through to the epic imagery of its last song, this album is another classic Maiden moment. Two incredible singles ("The Flight of Icarus" and the incandescent all time favourite riff of "The Trooper"), a 7 minutes ouvre d'art based on the Frank Herbert classic Sci-Fi novel DUNE (Herbert was contacted at the time but refused permission to the band for using it as a title, that's why the song was called "To Tame a Land"), the beautiful delicacy of "Still Life" and the anti-nuclear war manifest of "Die with your boots on", everything shines on this record. Even "Sun and Steel" and "Quest for fire" are good examples of 80's metal. I leave for the end my personal favourite of this incredible sound assault: "Revelations". This Dickinson's original is one of the finest songs that Bruce have ever written. It's also the first song that he officially wrote for Maiden and sets the pace for a dozen of classics that eventually followed it. "Piece of Mind" enhanced the Maiden popularity around the world, and although they were arguably the best band the best was yet to come. Don't waste more time, metal doesn't get any better than this.