In that case, BNW contained four leftover tracks from that leftovers of a leftover album.
Speaking of BNW, I'm curious to see if TBoS will end up having a similar "sound" to that album. It's arguably Maiden's best sounding record, even if the songwriting itself hasn't held up.
I disagree with the songwriting, it's still one of my favs, but I agree with the production, a wonderful sounding album. I just hope this new one is better sounding than DOD and TFF.
It's a great album, no doubt, but I need to hear it again to see if my opinion on it has changed (again).
It's been awhile since I last gave it a spin.
Well, it seems like reunion-era Maiden has this habit of releasing a "classic" album with great overall work and production (BNW, AMoLaD), then following it up with a shoddy sounding album that has multiple knock-out high points (Paschendale, Rainmaker, DoD, Starblind, Coming Home, Isle of Avalon, When the Wild Wind Blows). So, if nothing else, I'm thinking/hoping we get a better production this time around.
Someone over at MaidenFan forums said they got to hear the title track recently via a promo disk due to their record label connections. Apparently he only got to hear it once, but he thought that it had a very "live" sounding production and that the songwriting felt like a continuation from TFF. Dunno if he was telling the truth or not, but I figured it was worth sharing.