cptgaio

Album in which they don't express themselves fully, definitely better than the previous ones, good review.

Nice review, nice album.

I agree, my reflection comes from the fact that I evaluate a group also based on the emotional aspect, and for one reason or another, they still give me so many emotions. When I listen to a new Maiden album, I want to hear the Maiden sound and nothing else. So once I'm satisfied from that point of view, I also go on to evaluate other aspects, like the iconography, the content, and the human depth. Maybe I'm getting tangled up, but that's what I think. Take care! ;-)

P.S.: just one thing... try to say "FOR ME everything else is boring," it would be nicer. This site is already full of people convinced they have the universal truth; it would be sad for you to fall into this trivial error too...

Alright 47, I’ll avoid discussing with you because we’ve already done that, and as mentioned in other posts, our positions are irreconcilable. Keep thinking as you wish; I still find you likable ;-) Bye, handsome!

I've already said it, they have technically grown; unlike the first album, the speed in the subsequent ones does not compromise the clarity of the sound. There is definitely cutting-edge production (Martin Birch has been the producer from the second album onward, throughout the '80s and even a bit in the '90s). There's the presence of Smith's extreme melodic personality as a guitarist (not present in the first album where there’s a capable but melodically anonymous Stratton), and Dickinson's vocal range has allowed the band to find that epic dimension that is missing in the first album and for which the band is still loved today. I'm not just talking about technical innovations; there are thousands of bands that, in search of stylistic mirages, have thrown away their careers and popularity. They, by remaining sonically static, have gradually changed their environmental and philosophical impact, if you allow me to use that term in their productions. Honestly, if this hadn't been their characteristic, I wouldn't be a fan of theirs now. Another thing, Dickinson is a very talented composer and lyricist and has a much broader culture than Di’Anno, which also aids him in creativity (and let’s not even talk about Smith). If they hadn't been there to support Harris, we wouldn’t be talking about Maiden now, as Di’Anno himself admits this; I repeat, something had broken in him in '81, also from a creative point of view. He’s a good singer, but he falls short across the board compared to his successor.

The great merit of the first album, in my opinion, and here I will get insults galore, is that it contains the first true metal song in history, namely "Phantom of the Opera," which, sung later by Dickinson, takes on a much larger dimension—just listen to the extended version on "Live After Death" to see for yourself. Bye!

It's your personal opinion that I respect but do not share. From the perspective of the personalities of the two singers, Bruce is one of the greatest "crowd agitators" (if I may use the term), not just within the metal genre. In the available live recordings of Di'Anno, the same cannot be said, and this is an evident fact. As for the albums, to say that there have been no technical innovations in their music over the years is a cliché that is so deeply ingrained in certain press circles and among some fans that it’s pointless to discuss it, as opinions have become irreconcilable. I don't think like you, but honestly, that's not a problem. Regarding the first two albums, what can I say? The first one was an innovative and, in its own way, beautiful album, but due to a certain stylistic and technical immaturity of the musicians, and especially because of a recording production that was, to say the least, atrocious, it loses ground compared to the subsequent albums and the entire output of the '80s, which I believe was superior in terms of technicality, production, and compositional quality.

Max will return with Sepultura but his brother will leave, great review, but I don't like the album at all.

I don't vote for the best of out of habit, but I really like them a lot. The track by track is justified by the anthology nature of the album; the rest isn't bad either.