IM at the height of their powers. A rampaging, powerhouse of a rock album, that keeps all of the quintessential Maiden elements about it, while injecting more gallons of 'epic' per minute than all before it.
The singles off the album are live favourites, but its the 'B-sides' that provide the real highlights. Four minutes of instrumental rip on 'Losfer Words'. 6 minutes of swording fighting at dawn with 'The Duelists.' 13 glorious, indulgent minutes of 'Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner' which is only bettered by its live counterpart on the album 'Live after Death'
But my personal highlight - and the one single moment that got me into Iron Maiden for life - is the classical interweaving guitar solos on 'Flash of the Blade'. Absolutely frikken beautiful.
This is what classic rock/metal should be all about. Songs about dogfights in the sky, sword fighting your enemies and being lost at sea aboard a cursed ship of the dead. Buy this album, break out your air guitar and put… more »
IM at the height of their powers. A rampaging, powerhouse of a rock album, that keeps all of the quintessential Maiden elements about it, while injecting more gallons of 'epic' per minute than all before it.
The singles off the album are live favourites, but its the 'B-sides' that provide the real highlights. Four minutes of instrumental rip on 'Losfer Words'. 6 minutes of swording fighting at dawn with 'The Duelists.' 13 glorious, indulgent minutes of 'Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner' which is only bettered by its live counterpart on the album 'Live after Death'
But my personal highlight - and the one single moment that got me into Iron Maiden for life - is the classical interweaving guitar solos on 'Flash of the Blade'. Absolutely frikken beautiful.
This is what classic rock/metal should be all about. Songs about dogfights in the sky, sword fighting your enemies and being lost at sea aboard a cursed ship of the dead. Buy this album, break out your air guitar and put on 'Powerslave' next time you're barreling down the M6 motorway. You'll have the rockhorns on your right hand, and a grin on your face a mile wide.
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