Urban's Ultimate Gigs

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-04-2009, 05:24 PM

I actually got into Iron Maiden the day Somewhere In Time came out, but I ended up buying Number Of The Beast instead because I knew a couple of songs on it already.
I went back & bought Somewhere In Time the following week.

I never really warmed to the stuff after that album. I got the feeling they lost their edge a little bit. I don't know what my picks for 7th son would be, I don't think I've listened to it since the early 90s.

jackhammer · 10-04-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I actually got into Iron Maiden the day Somewhere In Time came out, but I ended up buying Number Of The Beast instead because I knew a couple of songs on it already.
I went back & bought Somewhere In Time the following week.

I never really warmed to the stuff after that album. I got the feeling they lost their edge a little bit. I don't know what my picks for 7th son would be, I don't think I've listened to it since the early 90s.

They certainly lost their edge and it can be argued that a lot on Somewhere In Time is below par too and I rarely listen to the album and 7th Son as a whole is piss poor but Infinite Dreams and The Evil That Men Do are redeeming features.

Engine · 10-05-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I actually got into Iron Maiden the day Somewhere In Time came out, but I ended up buying Number Of The Beast instead because I knew a couple of songs on it already.
I went back & bought Somewhere In Time the following week.

I never really warmed to the stuff after that album. I got the feeling they lost their edge a little bit. I don't know what my picks for 7th son would be, I don't think I've listened to it since the early 90s.

Back when 7th Son came out I guess my tastes weren't developed enough for me to differentiate it too much from other Maiden (even though older was clearly better even at the time). I'm also a sucker for cover art and I love the glaciers and the blue on that cover. I've gone back and listened to it again in recent years and yea it's got that late-80s stench all over it. If it weren't for nostalgia I would hate it. However, since nostalgia always counts, I pretty much agree with mojopunk on its best songs. I can even still get a bit of a thrill off that ultra-cheesy beginning part of 'Can I Play With Madness'

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