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Rating: There are many reviews of IRON MAIDEN but this one was missing: "SOUNDHOUSE TAPES"
From this 1979 demo by a small group back then called Iron Maiden, which in the future would become the most famous band in metal, it all begins here. This demo produced in 666 copies was recorded on December 31, 1978 for Rock Hard Records. EMI heard the demo and offered the band a contract, and thus the story of the Iron Maiden in the metal pantheon began. The 200 pounds to record the demo were given by Steve Harris's grandmother, and it was recorded at Spacewood Studios in Cambridge between morning and afternoon on New Year's Eve with this lineup:
Paul Di'Anno - VOCALS
Dave Murray - GUITAR
Steve Harris - BASS
Doug Sampson - DRUMS
The first track is "IRON MAIDEN", slightly longer than the version released on the self-titled album the following year, where the group’s hard’n’heavy influences (JETHRO TULL, JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH) can be heard strongly, and it can be said that this is a "slowed-down" version. Harris's bass, despite being a demo, can be heard quite well. The second track "INVASION" leans much more towards hard rock than heavy metal. Invasion, the track the band liked the least, would not be released in IRON MAIDEN, whereas the last track "PROWLER" changes slightly from the version released on Iron Maiden, and here the production seems to drop a bit.
Nonetheless, this is a milestone in the history of IRON, and here is the rising star of the band that will be...
1-Iron Maiden 4:03
2-Invasion 3:09
3-Prowler 4:19
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Iron Maiden (04:04)
Won't you come into my room,
I wanna show you all my wares.
Want to see your blood,
Want to stand and stare.
See the blood begin to flow
as it pours upon the floor.
Iron Maiden can't be fought,
Iron Maiden can't be sought.
Chorus:
Oh Well, wherever,
Wherever you are,
Iron Maiden's gonna get you,
No matter how far.
See the blood flow watching it shed
Up above my head.
Iron Maiden wants you for dead.
Won't you come into my room,
I wanna show you all my wares.
Want to see your blood,
Want to stand and stare.
See the blood begin to flow
As it pours upon the floor.
Iron Maiden can't be fought,
Iron Maiden can't be sought.
02 Invasion (03:12)
[Harris]
The Vikings are coming
You'd better get ready for we're having a fight
The longboats are coming
It's looking like their? in the dead of the night
Muster the men from all the villages
You'd better get ready to fight with your enemies
Beacons are burning
I'm giving the word to get ready to fight
The battle is nearing
You'd better get ready to fight for your lives
The Norsemen are coming
The Norsemen are coming
The warnings are given
The Norsemen are coming
Raping and pillaging
Robbing and looting the land
Viking raiders from afar
03 Prowler (04:22)
Walking through the city, looking oh so pretty,
I've just got to find my way.
See the ladies flashing. All there legs and lashes.
I've just got to find my way.
Well you see me crawling through the bushes
With it open wide.
What you seeing girl?
Can't you believe that feeling, can't you believe it,
Can't you believe your eyes?
It's the real thing girl.
Got me feeling myself and reeling around,
Got me talking but feel like walking around.
Got me feeling myself and reeling a...
Got me talking but nothing's with me...
Got me feeling myself and reeling around.
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