tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post115742208687141806..comments2024-01-07T09:25:28.592-08:00Comments on Heavy Metal Time Machine: Iron Maiden:Too many epics?Metal Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157568547950784702006-09-06T11:49:00.000-07:002006-09-06T11:49:00.000-07:00Joerg-Might be a week or two until I review the ne...Joerg-Might be a week or two until I review the new Maiden because I want to feel like I have heard it enough to be fair.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157567819928339262006-09-06T11:36:00.000-07:002006-09-06T11:36:00.000-07:00I'm really looking forward to your review of the n...I'm really looking forward to your review of the new Maiden :)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I really agree on Dio, the newer albums are not that good...but I saw him live last year and he was unbelievable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157549702803393362006-09-06T06:35:00.000-07:002006-09-06T06:35:00.000-07:00Joerg-You are entitled to be bored. I like Dio, bu...Joerg-You are entitled to be bored. I like Dio, but have been bored by some of his albums. Still I like the direction of the last three Maiden albums and I am beginning to think that the new albumis the best of the three.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157534802175358892006-09-06T02:26:00.001-07:002006-09-06T02:26:00.001-07:00It's not my attention span, I can listen to Dream ...It's not my attention span, I can listen to Dream Theater 30 minutes songs and when they are over I wonder how fast they went by.<BR/>With new Maiden songs, I start looking for the skip button after 20 seconds. It's not that they don't make great music, it's just that it's really boring great music.<BR/>I'll never bash Maiden, but I'm surely entitled to being bored by them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157534797673978662006-09-06T02:26:00.000-07:002006-09-06T02:26:00.000-07:00It's not my attention span, I can listen to Dream ...It's not my attention span, I can listen to Dream Theater 30 minutes songs and when they are over I wonder how fast they went by.<BR/>With new Maiden songs, I start looking for the skip button after 20 seconds. It's not that they don't make great music, it's just that it's really boring great music.<BR/>I'll never bash Maiden, but I'm surely entitled to being bored by them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157505862834540942006-09-05T18:24:00.000-07:002006-09-05T18:24:00.000-07:00I like the record. I sometimes grow weary of the ...I like the record. I sometimes grow weary of the intros, but I think the choruses are a far cry from "Don't ya think I'm a savior, etc." and are quite good.<BR/><BR/>Maiden is very comfortable in theri own skin, and I really like that. Basically, they are saying, this is the record we want to make, if you like it great, if not, WGAF.T-_Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201921941080182904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157487611543390912006-09-05T13:20:00.000-07:002006-09-05T13:20:00.000-07:00Too many epics?Maybe in a music world where the av...Too many epics?<BR/><BR/>Maybe in a music world where the average song length is now 2 minutes, our attention spans have shortened as well.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571082583740830927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157470788769499532006-09-05T08:39:00.000-07:002006-09-05T08:39:00.000-07:00I read the Bravewords forum a lot and I noticed a ...I read the Bravewords forum a lot and I noticed a tendancy for fans to automatically bash music by established acts such as Maiden without either hearing the CD or giving it a quick listen. Sometimes I think there are people who just want to hate the new Maiden, just because it will set them apart from the pack. <BR/><BR/>I must be getting old but these overly cynical opinions annoy the hell out of my anymore. One guy went as far as to say that Bruce sounded horrible on the record. Even if you hate the album, you would probably admit that Bruce sounds great. Unless you are not a Bruce fan, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157464545593325072006-09-05T06:55:00.000-07:002006-09-05T06:55:00.000-07:00David-I like what they are doing now. You may have...David-I like what they are doing now. You may have to focus more as a listener, but it's worth it.<BR/><BR/>Fred-I read a review of a WASP album not that long ago where the person said something like "it's horrible that Blackie Lawless is writing music that he wants to hear". That made me mad because why shouldn't the artist do what they want to do? They are more likely to put 100% into it that way then if they trying something they think the masses would like. As fae as Maiden, it's certainly not the same old thing. It's got the Maiden sound in there, but with more changes and more build-up.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157460540190739922006-09-05T05:49:00.000-07:002006-09-05T05:49:00.000-07:00I think that fans can't understand that Maiden hav...I think that fans can't understand that Maiden have changed and also, that they are writing for themselves. There is no commercial reason to put out an album this long. The single for the album was The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg! That song is over 7 mintues!<BR/><BR/>It's become clear over the last few records, at least to me, that this is how Maiden write now. <BR/><BR/>One thing I don't get though are the people who are saying that there is nothing new on this record (ie. everything is recycled). To my ears, they have done a few different things, took a few more chances. The whole thing just sounds heavier and more focused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157455591058902302006-09-05T04:26:00.000-07:002006-09-05T04:26:00.000-07:00Joerg-Some of the songs on Brave New World seemed ...Joerg-Some of the songs on Brave New World seemed a little stretched out to me, but not the songs on the last two albums. I really like the last three albums though. It's a different style, but it works for me. It's taken a little more time for me to get into these albums than say the first seven releases, but I have gotten into them.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157455448359622362006-09-05T04:24:00.000-07:002006-09-05T04:24:00.000-07:00I think the crtiical praise is because, despite it...I think the crtiical praise is because, despite it's faults, Iron Maiden's new one is still light years better than the Nickelback-style crap that dominates rock these days. <BR/><BR/>On your question, Mark, I would say that I like some epics and not others. "Alexander the Great" worked for me, as did "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," but I thought "To Tame a Land" blew chunks (and I love the <I>Dune</I> series).<BR/><BR/>But I come down to this. Here's a band that has been doing very similar music for almost 30 years. If they want to spread their music out a bit and stretch the intros and repeat segments, fine. I wouldn't want to play the exact same song structures on every album for 25 years, so I can't blame them for doing something that's not <I>Number of the Beast, Part II</I>.<BR/><BR/>-- davidDavid Amulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758977878243268087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13852175.post-1157444069026274562006-09-05T01:14:00.000-07:002006-09-05T01:14:00.000-07:00Well, if they were epics, that would be great. But...Well, if they were epics, that would be great. But they are not, they are just 4 minute songs that are stretched over the 8 minute mark by endless repetitions and completely trivial intros and whatnot...<BR/><BR/>Normally, I am not that evil, but MAIDEN really got on my nerves with "Brave New World" so much that I'm almost glad the CD accidentally broke^^ Then it served as a clock, which was a great purpose as the cover was nice...<BR/><BR/>I really can't understand all the media praise for their new albums (especially, since always one year later when the new album appears, the old one suddenly is not so good anymore), and I can't understand why noone asks them if they want to drown in money as they announced to release a live DVD/CD after every regular album...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com