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Rush- Liked your review of 2112, I've always loved that album especially its famous 7 part suite one of the most epic prog-suites ever written, I also like the B-side, but can't help feeling that one of two of the songs there could've been better. I recently listened to Hemispheres, the other classic album most similiar to it and now have to say that I think Hemispheres is even more awesome than 2112, its just more consistent!
Blake's 7- One of the greatest sci-fi series ever, I totally love this and often think about it, it was so gloomy and depressing, especially with those factory complex sets and all the character were doomed anyway!
Iron Maiden- A good comprehensive review there, well what can I add, like most I'm a Paul Di'Anno fan and love his vocal punk delivery which was heavy and raspy, the debut Maiden album is a classic in every sense, the second best album out of the essential NWOBHM years (only the Diamond Head debut was better have you listened to that yet?) Killers was also another great album as well. As far as I know, Di'Anno was kicked out for his heavy drug habit and also Maiden wanting to adopt a far more stadium metal sound. Anyways, Bruce Dickinson had demonstrated his vocal chops on a couple of Samson albums but Maiden were able to give him far better material than Samson could ever hope to write. Number of the Beast is often quoted as one of the most essential metal album of all time along with say Paranoid, Master of Puppets and Reign in Blood etc. It is indeed a great album, but I wouldn't put it on the same level as those albums or indeed the two Maiden albums that followed! Its problem is, that at times it's disjointed but still a great album. The Bruce Dickinson legend imo was really born on the next two sets Piece of Mind and Powerslave (essential to any metal collection). I also really like the more keyboard influenced Maiden albums as well Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Maiden had brought keyboards in here due to the popularity of keys in mainstream metal at the time (Van Halen the obvious reference here) After these albums it was really downhill and their two albums with Blaze Bayley are even worse than the two Judas Priest did without Rob Halford!!! Of the recent albums I'm a huge fan of A Matter of Life and Death.
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