GT Coffee!!
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GTCoffee!!Posts: 5101 From: Denmark
A really nice cover. If I weren't at work I would be listening to the song this instant. Now I have to wait
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Angelic Storm Melodious
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Okay, first off....the cover is okay, but I think it would be more effective if the guy Eddie is killing was still alive, and hadnt become a skeleton yet. lol I also think Derek Riggs would have made it look more warm and organic. But still, I think its a pretty kewl cover!
Well, Maiden for the first time EVER have changed their sound! "El Dorado" sounds like something Roy Z would write for one of Bruce's solo albums. Which isnt a bad thing at all really, its different though! Some fans may take some time to warm to it. I really love it though!
The solo break is Smith/Murray/Gers. I really love Janick's solo on this one! I'll be very happy if the rest of the new album is like this. Unoriginal titles though..."The Alchemist" is the title of a song from "The Chemical Wedding", and "The Man Who Would Be King" is a song from Dio's "Master Of The Moon"!
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Written by GT on 08.06.2010 at 11:50
A really nice cover. If I weren't at work I would be listening to the song this instant. Now I have to wait
If I weren't attending a lecture at this moment, I would be listening to the song this instant! Now I have to wait as well
For the cover, it seems that bands are relying more and more on 3D graphics, which I personally don't find appealing. The artwork of Heaven and Hell last album and Iron Maiden's Dance of Death had the same style. For me, I prefer old-fashioned stuff; like that of the 80's.
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BudDa
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BudDaPosts: 887 From: Uganda
Love the galloping bass throughout the song
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Fallen'Angel
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Not bad at all ..
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Dark Blood The Avenger
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Wicked! The cover looks really nice! Poor Eddie...
The song is nice too. The galloping bass bring a nice touch.. and reminds me of 'Barracuda'(?)
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Pimpelmee Amazing Mapman
Posts: 74 From: The Netherlands |
PimpelmeeAmazing MapmanPosts: 74 From: The Netherlands
Where's Eddie?
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Lord_Regnier
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Quite boring song. And Bruce sounds so sleep-inducing compared to the 80s.
Looks like it takes much more than using the same old studio to re-create the old vibe.
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"Why would we fear death, when life is so much more frightening?"
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Warman Erotic Stains
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WarmanErotic StainsPosts: 7695 From: Sweden
I am not at all impressed and I'm a huge Maiden fanboy.
Ah well, I'm still excited.
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Vykintas
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Written by Dark Blood on 08.06.2010 at 13:34
...and reminds me of 'Barracuda'(?)
Indeed it does Sounds nice after the first listen
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elseif
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Valentin B Iconoclast
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Valentin BIconoclastPosts: 10084 From: Czech Republic
Hmm, quite heavier than your typical maiden song, i guess it's not anything mindblowing, but like with Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg it might grow on me in time
Written by Angelic Storm on 08.06.2010 at 12:15
"The Man Who Would Be King" is a song from Dio's "Master Of The Moon"!
don't forget the last verse of "Revelations": "for the man who would be king, the watcher in the ring"
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Ellrohir Heaven Knight
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EllrohirHeaven KnightPosts: 8662 From: Czech Republic
Damn, why i am in school, where i cannot listen to the music?
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My rest seems now calm and deep
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Sasa RS
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Sasa RS Posts: 1 From: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Don't like the artwork really, personally one of the less quality. I really miss Derek Riggs. But, what is really matter, song is good although it's another songs that starts with Bruce is telling us something. My little daughter quite like it. Every new Maiden album is something special so i don't see why this would be an exception. So, UP THE IRONS!
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juanopereira
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Everything is differente here... but I liked it and the essence is still there. It's incredible than after 30 years of making music this guys are still innovating.
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BrutalTyrant
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I like the track... I had to listen to it a couple of times to get it... For some reason this track feels to me like if Dream Theather and Iron Maiden had a love-child, there is some progrssive-ish thing going on IMO
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whitepawel
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I hope that rest of the songs will be better. Cause this one sucks
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Baz Anderson
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First things first. That cover artwork is pretty good, keeping in the tradition of the past Iron Maiden album covers with Eddie. This completely destroys the Dance of Death and A Matter of Life and Death artwork.
Now for the song...Boring. Just like modern day Iron Maiden since Brave New World. Bruce's vocals are actually painful to listen to; I wish he would just show song range and power, but instead he shows little of this, relying on whispering and throaty screams. Nothing from the guitars really sets it out, aside from the solo which was alright. The galloping bass is not bad, but I wish there was more enthusiasm. I expected a more technical drum section, something that would capture my attention.
And as for the lyrics...PATHETIC compared to what I expect from Iron Maiden. Dance of Death was great because of the lyrics and because we saw glimpses of technicality and Bruce's vocals were incredible; it's really the only album since Brave New World I actually half enjoyed. So far, A Matter of Life and Death and this one song are really sub-par. What's missing is enthusiasm; what I see is just repetition and not innovation, which is what I need from new Iron Maiden material in order to rank it well.
Track: 3.5/10. (Harsh, most likely, but I'm sick and tired of hearing the same old Iron Maiden).
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Written by Irritable Ted on 08.06.2010 at 21:14
Not keen on the cover a bit too cartoony, looks like some Dead Space rip-off.
So i'm not the only one who thought the idea was borrowed from Dead Space lol. I was naievely hoping that Derek Riggs would contribute the artwork considering this may be the last Maiden Album! oh well. The song sounded allright i liked the heaviness but i'm hoping it's the weakest track on the album. I guess the most important thing is that a new Maiden album means a new Maiden tour! and that's all that matters. Up the Irons!
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Tiago_pinto
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Cool cover...average song, wait to see more
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moe5512
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The song wasnt really good :/ it was boring listening to it and it sounded that it was difficult for bruce to sing which is weird...
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Lord_Regnier
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Written by Guest on 08.06.2010 at 20:53
Now for the song...Boring. Just like modern day Iron Maiden since Brave New World. Bruce's vocals are actually painful to listen to
Pretty much my own thougts. Maiden's material since Bruce's comeback doesn't necessarily suck (though it sucks at times) but it's so utterly boring I find it painful to listen to.
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Doc G. Full Grown Hoser
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Doc G.Full Grown HoserPosts: 9718 From: Canada
Written by Lord_Regnier on 09.06.2010 at 00:25
Written by Guest on 08.06.2010 at 20:53
Now for the song...Boring. Just like modern day Iron Maiden since Brave New World. Bruce's vocals are actually painful to listen to
Pretty much my own thougts. Maiden's material since Bruce's comeback doesn't necessarily suck (though it sucks at times) but it's so utterly boring I find it painful to listen to.
Ditto.
Bruce sounds as bored as I am with this song.
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Tornado Of Souls
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The song sounds really good to me, i dont see how the vocals sound like he was bored.
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distorted rage
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Put me down for the limited edition picture disc!
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Angelic Storm Melodious
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Written by Tornado Of Souls on 09.06.2010 at 01:37
The song sounds really good to me, i dont see how the vocals sound like he was bored.
There does seem to be really divided opinions about "El Dorado". I dont think Bruce sounds bored. Its just with the style of song that it is. The riffing is more simplistic, and Bruce's vocals are just fitting in with that. But of course, this isnt the first time Bruce's vocals have been criticised. As far back as 1990, some weren't happy with his more raspy, aggressive vocals on "No Prayer For The Dying". I myself really like ths new song, it is different for Maiden, but I love his solo stuff, which is what it sounds like, so its okay by me....
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Symmachus
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I find the cover to be pretty cool. It is rather original. I find the comments and mixed reviews here to be interesting.
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Not a bad song but not that good either; and I'm not demanding much...
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Daggon Underpaid M.D.
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DaggonUnderpaid M.D.Posts: 1689 From: Mexico
Oh holy shit! Eddie has been eating lot's of vegetables or what? He got grew a lot in the last years! Still the cover kicks ass!
Oh yeah, the song... oh well, it's quite simple, I wouldn't say boring, just plainly average, I'll have to wait to listen the whole album, that way maybe I'd like it with the whole flow of songs.
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