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Trollheart · 02-01-2015, 01:36 PM

If Vikings were around they'd play bowling with our skulls!

Trollheart · 02-01-2015, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Number Of the Beast

Genre: Heavy Metal
Released: 1983
Position In Discography: Third album

I already miss the other singer. I am not impressed by anything until the chorus for “Children Of the Damned” which has a cool riff. Nothing else grabs me about that song, or the prior track. Ah, MUCH better. A heavy riff and beat plays for an extended amount of time at the beginning of “The Prisoner.” I was almost concerned that I was not going to like this album.

I spoke too soon.

I am not a fan of Bruce's voice. He is the classic operatic metal singer, and I have mostly bad things to say about those kinds of singers. This album better not be a Time Does Not Heal, otherwise, I may be done listening to Maiden. Again, heavy riffing plays at the beginning of “22 Acacia Avenue,” but the riffing disappears and we are left with Bruce running the show again. What happened to the extended instrumental portions on songs from the prior albums? This is like all singing, which I do not have a problem with, except I do not like Bruce’s voice much.

This album is rapidly approaching the realm of torturous. The title track is playing, and there does not seem to be much hope in sight. I pretty much hate songs that have spoken word samples at any point in the song, that is probably my #1 pet peeve in music, and this album has already done it twice!

That’s it! I can’t take it anymore. I am done with Iron Maiden for now. Bruce’s voice is grating and I find the song writing on this album to be severely lacking compared to the prior album. I am not going to rate this album because I only rate albums I have fully listened to, but this is easily the worst of Maiden’s first three for me.

Seriously man, we have a problem here. Nobody would describe Dickinson's voice as operatic. Just cos he hits the high notes does not make him an operatic singer. And you couldn't find anything in this that you liked? The title track? You're dismissing that on account of the intro? And you didn't even like "Hallowed be thy name"? Hallowed be thy ****ing name"??? One of Maiden's most loved and best songs?

That's it: get out of here! What do you mean, it's your journal? Oh. Yeah. Right. Well I'll go then. But this is not over, not by a long shot.

Thelonious Monkey · 02-01-2015, 03:37 PM

TNOTB is my least favorite of their classic trilogy (The Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave). I don't mind Bruce's vocals, but I can see why you weren't a fan of this after coming straight off of their first two. NOTB was the first Maiden album I listened to, and it blew me away, and then I decided to go through their discography, and it eventually started to bore the **** out of me. Apart from a few classics, it doesn't really stand up to Piece Of Mind and Powerslave. Don't give up on them though, go listen to those other two albums I mentioned, and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. I can almost guarantee that you will love them more. And if you don't, then Maiden isn't your band end of.

**Frownland** · 02-01-2015, 03:42 PM

Are you serious TH? Dickinson's voice is operatic to the max, it's in the over the top vibrato.

Wpnfire · 02-01-2015, 04:45 PM

Wpnfire listens to the Rdio

No, that's not a typo. Rdio is an application like Pandora, except more flexible. I don't know much about it really. I just heard about it today and decided to give it a try.

After I downloaded the application, I made an account, then it asked for me to name an artist to create a radio station for. I typed in Suffocation, and it first pulled up "Firm Hand" by Carcass, and that was just sort of meh. The progressive elements are not for me really. 3/5 for that.
Then it played some of Despise the Sun, and that was better, but I've never really liked that EP. I don't know what it is with Mullen's voice but I do not care for him on that EP. 3/5
Next, it played a track from Destroy the Opposition by Dying Fetus, and that was awesome. 5/5
Flordia DM band Hate Eternal plays, and that was good as well. I'm kind of impressed by this application. It seems to be aware that Florida DM ≠ NYC DM, but Hate Eternal features former Suffocation guitarist Chris Cerrito. 4/5
The last play before I had to go was a track off Pinnacle Of Bedlam, and that was killer. 5/5.

Wpnfire · 02-01-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Are you serious TH? Dickinson's voice is operatic to the max, it's in the over the top vibrato.

These are my thoughts as well.

Trollheart · 02-02-2015, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Are you serious TH? Dickinson's voice is operatic to the max, it's in the over the top vibrato.

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

These are my thoughts as well.

Sorry, I disagree with you both. I don't quite know what an operatic voice is, but I'd be thinking more Meat Loaf or Tarja or someone. Dickinson's voice is not like theirs, not to my way of thinking.

Wpnfire · 02-02-2015, 09:19 AM

From wikipedia:

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Although Dickinson never received formal training, he still possessed a wide vocal range which was trademarked by his quasi-operatic tenor. Along with Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford, Dickinson is one of the pioneers of the operatic vocal style later to be adopted by power metal vocalists and regularly appears near the top in lists of the greatest rock vocalists/front-men of all time.

**Frownland** · 02-02-2015, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Sorry, I disagree with you both. I don't quite know what an operatic voice is, but I'd be thinking more Meat Loaf or Tarja or someone. Dickinson's voice is not like theirs, not to my way of thinking.

They all use heavy vibrato, which is a trademark opera vocal technique. Bruce Dickinson sings at a higher pitch than most opera/opera-influenced vocalists, but that doesn't make his singing any less operatic.

Trollheart · 02-02-2015, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Wpnfire

From wikipedia:

Ah, crap! Star Trek Month is cancelled, so there!

(Stamps foot)
Ok, ya got me on that one. But you still don't rate "Hallowed be thy name"?

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Thelonious Monkey Caesar is home. Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	TNOTB is my least favorite of their classic trilogy (The Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave). I don't mind Bruce's vocals, but I can see why you weren't a fan of this after coming straight off of their first two. NOTB was the first Maiden album I listened to, and it blew me away, and then I decided to go through their discography, and it eventually started to bore the **** out of me. Apart from a few classics, it doesn't really stand up to Piece Of Mind and Powerslave. Don't give up on them though, go listen to those other two albums I mentioned, and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. I can almost guarantee that you will love them more. And if you don't, then Maiden isn't your band end of. Last edited by Thelonious Monkey; 02-01-2015 at 04:41 PM.

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