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Re: THE El Dorado Thread (and other Iron Maiden related musings)
« Reply #735 on: August 13, 2015, 06:23:34 AM »
The Duelists is one of the most creative pieces they have done IMO, Flash of the Blade too.

CSIT immediately sprung to mind with the long solo thing too.
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« Reply #736 on: August 13, 2015, 07:31:25 AM »
Someone posted the lyrics to Speed of Light.
https://www.metrolyrics.com/speed-of-light-lyrics-iron-maiden.html
Seems like quite a ride and to the point.
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« Reply #737 on: August 13, 2015, 07:31:38 AM »
They make the solo's/soli fit the song perfectly, which is a great quality in a band. And I disagree mostly on SiT. I remember when it came out and I read the review and going 'Oh lord, there's synths on the album, must be shit'. Then buying it anyway and playing it and going 'f'ing hell it sounds goregeous!'. Somewhere in time isn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be. I love Stranger in a strange land, Wasted years and a couple more. It's the longer songs that drag it down, in my opinion. Lonelyness of the long distance runner....yeah, sorry, can't get into it. Same with Alexander the Great.

SiT is a great album.

Alex is great, Caught Somewhere In Time is great, Wasted Years is great, Stranger In a Strange Land is terrific. Sea of Madness is really good as well, and Heaven Can Wait is solid. Deja Vu is kind of eh and Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is middle-of-the-road for Maiden, but all of their 80s albums had a song or two that are kind of like that (Gangland, Quest For Fire/Sun and Steel, Can I Play With Madness,etc.)
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Re: THE El Dorado Thread (and other Iron Maiden related musings)
« Reply #738 on: August 13, 2015, 08:40:18 AM »
Someone posted the lyrics to Speed of Light.
https://www.metrolyrics.com/speed-of-light-lyrics-iron-maiden.html
Seems like quite a ride and to the point.

I thought when I opened it, I would see these lyrics instead as a joke:

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All the force of nature, chaos and the death of hope
Don't resist them and accept the death of all you know
You walk alone and face the darkness you will be reborn
Rediscover your existence in it's purest form
Searching for the reasons why, will you know when it's your time?
Time flashes before your eyes
Watch everything change at the speed of light
The speed of light
As the future casts a shadow into here and now
Time tells a secret whisper it without a sound
You trust yourself your instincts or the answers of mankind
Will you ever have the strength to leave this world and find
Searching for the reasons why will you know when it's your time?
Time flashes before your eyes
Watch everything change at the speed of light
Time flashes before your eyes
Watch everything change at the speed of light
The speed of light
All the force of nature, chaos and the death of hope
Don't resist them and accept the death of all you know
You walk alone and face the darkness you will be reborn
Rediscover your existence in it's purest form
Searching for the reasons why, will you know when it's your time?
Time flashes before your eyes
Watch everything change at the speed of light
Time flashes before your eyes
Watch everything change at the speed of light
The speed of light

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« Reply #739 on: August 13, 2015, 10:46:59 AM »
Most people would still fall for it.  :biggrin:

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« Reply #740 on: August 13, 2015, 11:24:16 AM »
They make the solo's/soli fit the song perfectly, which is a great quality in a band. And I disagree mostly on SiT. I remember when it came out and I read the review and going 'Oh lord, there's synths on the album, must be shit'. Then buying it anyway and playing it and going 'f'ing hell it sounds goregeous!'. Somewhere in time isn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be. I love Stranger in a strange land, Wasted years and a couple more. It's the longer songs that drag it down, in my opinion. Lonelyness of the long distance runner....yeah, sorry, can't get into it. Same with Alexander the Great.

SiT is a great album.

Alex is great, Caught Somewhere In Time is great, Wasted Years is great, Stranger In a Strange Land is terrific. Sea of Madness is really good as well, and Heaven Can Wait is solid. Deja Vu is kind of eh and Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is middle-of-the-road for Maiden, but all of their 80s albums had a song or two that are kind of like that (Gangland, Quest For Fire/Sun and Steel, Can I Play With Madness,etc.)

I actually like Deja Vu a lot personally. To me, the weakest song on the album is actually Heaven Can Wait, due to its mismatched chorus. Alexander's lyrics are really weak, but it's saved by just how musically brilliant the song is. It's arguably the most progressive song in Maiden's catalogue. 

My favorite on SiT is probably Sea of Madness. Really underrated song from Adrian, imo.
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« Reply #741 on: August 13, 2015, 11:40:06 AM »
I actually like Deja Vu a lot personally. To me, the weakest song on the album is actually Heaven Can Wait, due to its mismatched chorus. Alexander's lyrics are really weak, but it's saved by just how musically brilliant the song is. It's arguably the most progressive song in Maiden's catalogue. 

My favorite on SiT is probably Sea of Madness. Really underrated song from Adrian, imo.
This. And Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is great, too.
How about some SiT rankings :P
1. Sea of Madness/Wasted Years
3. Deja-Vu
4. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
5. Caught Somewhere in Time
6. Stranger in a Strange Land
7. Alexander the Great
8. Heaven Can Wait
Still I love them all but HCW, good track but I don't care for it.
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« Reply #742 on: August 13, 2015, 12:09:47 PM »
1. Alexander the Great
2. Stranger In a Strange Land
3. Caught Somewhere In Time
4. Wasted Years
5. Sea of Madness
6. Heaven Can Wait
7. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
8. Deja Vu
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« Reply #743 on: August 13, 2015, 12:33:29 PM »
1. Sea of Madness
2. Alexander the Great
3. Caught Somewhere in Time
4. Stranger in a Strange Land
5. Deja Vu
6. Wasted Years
7. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
8. Heaven Can Wait

I think that'd be my ranking for the album, but I'd really need to listen to it again to be sure. Like I said before, Alex's lyrics are weak, but the music itself is simply superb, which still keeps it near the top of the album for me.
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« Reply #744 on: August 13, 2015, 12:43:54 PM »
I feel like I might be the only Maiden fan in existance that doesn't care for Wasted Years even a little bit. Easily the most boring song on that record, and such a waste of a killer intro riff.
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« Reply #745 on: August 13, 2015, 01:37:57 PM »
1. Caught Somewhere in Time
2. Deja Vu
3. Alexander the Great
4. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
5. Wasted Years
6. Stranger in a Stange Land
7. Heaven Can Wait
8. Sea of Madness

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« Reply #746 on: August 13, 2015, 02:02:52 PM »
Trying to figure out when I'll get the new song, probably Saturday morning for me, I think I'm like 12 hours ahead, can't wait.

Did they give an exact time of day for the release?

I am very excited, and also agree that the Chemical Wedding is an amazing album and its in my top 10 all time for sure.

Just had a look and no I can't find one.  I thought they did though, oh well, one more day can't hurt.  ;D

8am BST according to their recent FB post.

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« Reply #747 on: August 13, 2015, 02:20:05 PM »
Can't wait! Btw pretty cool that their YT page have uploaded old videos in HD.
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« Reply #748 on: August 13, 2015, 03:49:12 PM »
Trying to figure out when I'll get the new song, probably Saturday morning for me, I think I'm like 12 hours ahead, can't wait.

Did they give an exact time of day for the release?

I am very excited, and also agree that the Chemical Wedding is an amazing album and its in my top 10 all time for sure.

Just had a look and no I can't find one.  I thought they did though, oh well, one more day can't hurt.  ;D

8am BST according to their recent FB post.

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Thanks mate, it's that time right now where I am, so maybe that works out to later on tonight.
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« Reply #749 on: August 13, 2015, 03:52:34 PM »
Midnight tonight for me. Can't wait!

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« Reply #750 on: August 13, 2015, 03:55:43 PM »
I feel like I might be the only Maiden fan in existance that doesn't care for Wasted Years even a little bit. Easily the most boring song on that record, and such a waste of a killer intro riff.

ahhh what?  It was definitely one of the highlights of the show when they came to NZ in 08, it was an epic sing along.  so much feels. 

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« Reply #751 on: August 13, 2015, 03:59:55 PM »
Midnight tonight for me. Can't wait!

Midnight, damn gotta wait up.
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« Reply #752 on: August 13, 2015, 09:24:46 PM »
Midnight tonight for me. Can't wait!

I guess they should have made it 7:58 BST so it could have been 2 minutes to midnight for you.
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« Reply #753 on: August 13, 2015, 09:27:54 PM »
It already leaked actually...

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« Reply #754 on: August 13, 2015, 09:45:34 PM »
pretty good. It definitely sounds like a single to me.
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« Reply #755 on: August 13, 2015, 09:57:28 PM »
It reminds me a lot of Deep Purple and Dio-era Black Sabbath. Much heavier than Different World or The Final Frontier were. It's almost definitely my favorite single from the post-reunion era so far.

Bruce sounds incredible. It's even more mind-boggling when you realize that he had to have been recording with two undiagnosed tumors in his mouth.
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« Reply #756 on: August 13, 2015, 11:55:14 PM »
Love it!  :metal
It`s so refresshing to hear the classic Smith/Dickinson-colab-sound again.
It may be the best single since Wicker Man.

The only thing Im not to fond of is Dave`s solo. Sounds pretty uninspired IMO.

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« Reply #757 on: August 14, 2015, 12:35:43 AM »
Quality's not too good but I like the song a lot. Not one of their best but a solid track for sure.

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« Reply #758 on: August 14, 2015, 01:12:18 AM »
LOVE the intro, when in need, resort to the goo' old cowbell.
Gotta say the rest of the song didn't totally live up to that intro, but it's still an awesome track.
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« Reply #761 on: August 14, 2015, 01:26:35 AM »
Music video is pretty interesting.  Not every moment was captivating but there were some stellar parts, particularly Eddie beating up the devil with text from the HUD in the fighting game  :lol

The song is pretty good on first listen.  Pretty much par for the course for Maiden at this point, a very catchy, upbeat single.  The thing I'm most ambivalent about is the vocal melodies, which are kind of bland and odd.  Usually Maiden's melodies are much stronger, though there are some exceptions (looking at you, Wildest Dreams).  But the band is on point and I agree that the intro is excellent.  Could be a decent show opener, If Eternity Should Fall will fill that role if history is any indication.

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« Reply #762 on: August 14, 2015, 01:30:10 AM »
Loved it! Both the song and the video.
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« Reply #763 on: August 14, 2015, 01:37:54 AM »
Well, It's a lead single song definitely. A good enough song that gets you hyped for the album, but you just hope that there's a lot of better songs in the album, which is most likely given what these guys are capable of.  The video was great though. You can see a variation of the Powerslave pyramid in the background at around 2:05 of the video.

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« Reply #764 on: August 14, 2015, 01:59:19 AM »
I'm a sucker for these kind of shorter, snappier songs from them. That's the Maiden I fell in love with as a teenager, songs like Aces High, The Trooper, and The Evil That Men Do. The longer and more experimental stuff from their reunion albums are nice and all, but not really what I prefer.
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« Reply #765 on: August 14, 2015, 04:02:22 AM »
Love it. Classic IM and good to hear they still got it. And I'm sure we will get some "special" songs as well, especially since it is a double album and their last few records had some interesting epics.

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« Reply #766 on: August 14, 2015, 04:32:57 AM »
 :lol That video  :coolio As always with me, it'll take a few listens before I can judge the song. I'm not too worried if I don't end up being too excited by it though, it's the longer pieces I'm more intrigued to hear.
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« Reply #767 on: August 14, 2015, 04:33:58 AM »
I'm blown away. That chorus is gonna stick in my head the entire day.

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« Reply #768 on: August 14, 2015, 04:53:40 AM »
That is an awesome single! It has a pretty similar vibe with Wicker Man IMO.

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« Reply #769 on: August 14, 2015, 04:53:56 AM »
LOVE IT  :metal