A matter of life and death

[Mr Badguy]

Well, what are everyone`s impressions of the new Iron Maiden album?

It`s certainly a weighty piece of work, clocking in at over 72 minutes.

There has been the usual "we`re trying something a bit different this time" vibe but don`t believe the hype, this is an Iron Maiden album and any surprises are not that surprising.

The first few songs are pretty trad Maiden with most of the more unusual stuff coming at the end.

It usually takes me a few spins to get into a new Maiden record and this will certainly be no different, however on first impressions, the ones that have caught my ear are "The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", "For the greater good of god" and "The Legacy".

If you like Maiden epics then get this, it`s full of them.

[Mr Badguy]

I wa looking for the single "The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" in the UK charts and couldn`t find it.

You know why?

Because it`s ineligable because of the length of the song.

WTF?

"Bohemian Rhapsody" was only a minute shorter and it was one of the biggest No 1s ever.

When did the length of a song have anything to do with it?

The UK music industry sucks and this is just another way to keep real music out of the charts thus making way for all the manufactured shit we get served up.

I`m sure if some fucking boy band made a ten minute single it would be eligable.

Fucking arseholes.

[binnie]

WHAT!!!!!

I had no fucking idea that the length of a song had anything to do with it, and i worked in a record shop for seven years!

That is fucking ludicrous - a single is a single, right?

On a sidenote, Maiden are the reason that a single can only be released on three formats to be eligable for the UK charts, because they used to relaese like seven different version of singles and chart really high as a result.

Badguy, have you picked up the album yet?

It's phenomenal - easily better than the last two records....

[Mr Badguy]

Yes, I always buy the new Maiden album the minute it comes out.

It is good but, strangely, seems to have the best tracks at the end.

The first four or five are standard Maiden stuff but I`m really getting off on "The legacy" and "Sign of the cross" rewrite "For the greater good of god".

I think you have to live with a Maiden record for a couple of years before you rank it with the rest, so I`m not getting carried away with the hype.

Every time a Maiden album comes out it always gets billed as "their best since "Piece of mind"" so I tend not to listen to that bullshit anymore.

[binnie]

True, there always is hype, but this is definately superior to DOD (which was an odd record) and all the 90's "Back to Roots" records they made, which were awful.

I'm really digging it, I know what you mean about living with them though, "Powerslave" grows on me each time I hear it....

[Mr. Vengeance]

It's not released in Canada until next week, for some reason. But you can order it online at Future Shop for $9.99, which is a pretty good deal.

[binnie]

The more I listen to it, the more I think it is spectacular!

[binnie]

Nikko's performance is mind blowing....

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

It can be downloaded from alt.binaries.sounds.lossless.metal in ape format.

[Tiki-Tom]

Originally posted by MERRYKISSMASS2U
It can be downloaded from alt.binaries.sounds.lossless.metal in ape format.

It can be purchased at Maiden's website (or soon to be at a store near you!)

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Originally posted by Tiki-Tom
It can be purchased at Maiden's website (or soon to be at a store near you!)

alt.binaries.sounds.lossless.metal is free and it takes 2 minutes.

[Jesus Christ]

Originally posted by MERRYKISSMASS2U
alt.binaries.sounds.lossless.metal is free and it takes 2 minutes.

Thou shalt not steal

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Originally posted by Jesus Christ
Thou shalt not steal

Thy subject already dideth.

[Tiki-Tom]

You gonna be saying that when United Abominations comes out in '07?

[Mr Badguy]

Well, the first week chart positions are in:

Finland #1
Italy #1
Germany #1
UK #4
Eire #5
Poland #6
Netherlands #7
Australia #12

Wow, I felt like I was reading out the Eurovision scores.

Anyhow, a pretty solid chart performance although the UK have probably doctored it so they can`t make #1.

How will it fare in the states?

Top 30 maybe?