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Picked this up on Tuesday.
Maiden often get a hard time about the amount of live albums they`ve released but personally I can`t get enough.
This gig was recorded in Dortmund, Germany on the 2003 "Death on the road" (natch) tour.
So what`s the difference between this and 2002`s "Rock in Rio"?
Not much, actually.
I prefer the set list better although this double CD clocks in about twenty minutes shorter than "Rock in Rio".
I also like the mix a lot more with the guitars being a lot clearer.
You can tell just from listening that the show is far more theatrical, from the goofy-but-great "Dance of death" through the war poetry recital by Bruce Dickinson before "Paschendale" to the artificial drama of "Fear of the dark".
"Lord of the flies" benefits from Bruce`s vocals (as did "Sign of the cross" on "Rock in Rio") and shows that "The X factor" isn`t the big dud that everyone says it is.
CD 1 is by far the most interseting of the two, as CD 2 is the usual romp through the songs we`ve all got at least five live versions of ("Fear of the dark", "Iron Maiden", "Number of the beast" etc.).
Unfortunetly no selections from "Powerslave" or "Somewhere in time".
This show will also be released mid-October on double DVD with the same title and including various documentaries, one of which is a fly-on-the-wall "Making of "Dance of death"".
Can`t wait.
Full tracklisting:
CD 1) Wildest dreams / Wrathchild / Can I play with madness / The Trooper / Dance of death / Rainmaker / Brave new world / Paschendale / Lord of the flies
CD 2) No more lies / Hallowed be thy name / Fear of the dark / Iron Maiden / Journeyman / The number of the Beast / Run to the hills
Maiden often get a hard time about the amount of live albums they`ve released but personally I can`t get enough.
This gig was recorded in Dortmund, Germany on the 2003 "Death on the road" (natch) tour.
So what`s the difference between this and 2002`s "Rock in Rio"?
Not much, actually.
I prefer the set list better although this double CD clocks in about twenty minutes shorter than "Rock in Rio".
I also like the mix a lot more with the guitars being a lot clearer.
You can tell just from listening that the show is far more theatrical, from the goofy-but-great "Dance of death" through the war poetry recital by Bruce Dickinson before "Paschendale" to the artificial drama of "Fear of the dark".
"Lord of the flies" benefits from Bruce`s vocals (as did "Sign of the cross" on "Rock in Rio") and shows that "The X factor" isn`t the big dud that everyone says it is.
CD 1 is by far the most interseting of the two, as CD 2 is the usual romp through the songs we`ve all got at least five live versions of ("Fear of the dark", "Iron Maiden", "Number of the beast" etc.).
Unfortunetly no selections from "Powerslave" or "Somewhere in time".
This show will also be released mid-October on double DVD with the same title and including various documentaries, one of which is a fly-on-the-wall "Making of "Dance of death"".
Can`t wait.
Full tracklisting:
CD 1) Wildest dreams / Wrathchild / Can I play with madness / The Trooper / Dance of death / Rainmaker / Brave new world / Paschendale / Lord of the flies
CD 2) No more lies / Hallowed be thy name / Fear of the dark / Iron Maiden / Journeyman / The number of the Beast / Run to the hills
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