Filippo Guzzardi

CLARIFICATION: while Robert Plant may seem to imitate Marriot (and it's true: just listen), this doesn’t take away from the fact that it is "You Need Love" by Willie Dixon that serves as the original inspiration. The version "You Need Lovin'" by the Small Faces is also a cover of Dixon's "You Need Love." Muddy Waters himself will offer his own rendition, and it’s no coincidence that Muddy Waters’ management is the first to sue the zeppelins. However, the judge will recognize Dixon's copyright, who appears in the credits of the reissues. Some have noted a certain "familiarity" with "Shake For Me" by Howlin' Wolf as well. But in reality, this track was also originally recorded by Willie Dixon, and Howlin' Wolf's version is merely a (albeit splendid) cover. In Whole Lotta Love, moreover, the reference to "Back Door Man," also by Willie Dixon, is evident. This track is thus a brutally successful mix in tribute to Willie Dixon, and in this regard, the studio work of a certain Eddie Kramer (to whom this album owes much) deserves mention.

The objection to "there is" regarding the lyrics of "Whole Lotta Love" is completely valid. The reference to Willie Dixon is in the riff. I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant as a singer, but as a stage animal, he was unique and in turn plagiarized immensely. My favorites are true singers like Paul Rodgers, David Coverdale, and Ronnie James Dio: I've heard them sing just about everything (except jazz). The real Jimmy Page is in Led Zeppelin III. Nevertheless, the fact remains that this album is the birth certificate of hard rock: no ifs or buts about it.

Guns 'n' Roses made a great album. Just one: this one. They may be overrated, but you've chosen the wrong album to make a claim about it. Moreover, you seem to confuse Punk and Glam: which makes me question your assertion of being a "cultore" of every rock genre. They may have copied, but they were also copied and heavily influenced in this album to which I give a 5 because when you write songs like "Sweet Child O' Mine," "Paradise City," and "Welcome To The Jungle" that have drawn in fans from around the world like magnets, you simply created a masterpiece. I would also give some dignity back to tracks like "It's So Easy" and "Mr. Brownstone." I won't give you a "1" because this is a "brave" review. For your "overconfident stretch," I think a "2" is fair.

errata corrige: "we leave" instead of "we lleave." By the way: British Steel is not entirely metal. "Breaking The Law," "United," and "Living After Midnight" are pure, healthy, and magnificent hard rock. "Metal Gods" is, on the other hand, a must of the metal genre. From the adolescent nature of many comments, I realize I have "aged" at only 36 years old.

Frankly, I don't give a damn if there are other reviews of this album or of the Maiden. This is a review. This album deserved a real review, and so do others. There are reviews that really suck about albums that have made rock history. As for the more or less veiled accusations of copying, let's forget about it...

Killers was released less than a year after the debut. Unless "Harry" is a pseudonym, it should have been "Adrian" Smith who replaced Stratton. Smith didn't write anything on Killers. All the songs are written by Steve Harris except for the title track written by Harris (music) and DiAnno (words). I stopped at the tenth line and that was enough for me. I hope yours is just a provocation. If it isn't, I recommend you click on link rotto (you'll find something about Maiden... and more).

X The Guitarist: if you think I need to take care of myself, go to link rotto you will find "something" about Iron Maiden (maybe it's a bit long): read it (maybe I'll be the one to take care of you).

No, Antonio, there is no problem. For me, there are no harsh or light criticisms, but only constructive or not (and they do not depend on the author but on the recipient who must decide whether to accept them or not). I did not respond to provoke a debate, but only to clarify that I had already warned in this regard. Until next time.

For antoniodeste: In the review, I wrote: "Ultimately, if you find yourself listening to this record, don't forget the original project and all that surrounded it: perhaps a certain pretentiousness present there won't turn out to be too hard to digest." If for you, writing a soundtrack for an animated feature film (that never saw the light of day) is equivalent to "making one believe that the work has high ambitions or epoch-making aspirations"...........

I am a passionate historian of the Maiden and I can afford to joke that the title should have been Factor "C" and not X because it took a lot of Balls to sell with a singer who had nothing to do with either Dickinson or Di Anno (as someone, rashly, had claimed).