Lost in A Lost World;
Wow, interesting intro. Reminds me heavily of Behind Blue Eyes truthfully. Could be on a British Lion album actually. Damn, these lyrics are nice. The 2 minute mark it bursts into some familiar typical Maiden riffing but this is what I like. The verses are moody and fucking great. Reminds me of heavily of the Man Who Would be King, but again, I don't mind.
Wow, that 'feel the spirits' part is bloody excellent. Chorus seems a bit of a step back to the excellent verses but that melody (Where the Wild Wind Blows) kicks in and I'm smiling again. Woah, that little part at 5 minutes between this Wild Wind section is fantastic. I love the length of this part, that melody seems overplayed but it's not. It turns into No More Lies at 6 minutes. Some nice solos from Dave and Adrian here, a bit more creative again from both. I love these melodies recurring here. Not sure on the chorus on first listen though but apart from that, this is a great tune, like the lyrics too. Nice outro, not sure which song it's ripped off here, but it's so similar.
Solos;
6:13 - Dave
6:33 - Adrian
Days of Future Past;
Pretty stock standard intro but when the riff kicks in, that's a little different. I like the verses, great energy and Bruce sounds really good. The chorus is decent, but I think a grower. nice Adrian solo again. The double time in the last chorus pricked my interest, nice touch there. Not much to say about this one on first listen, needs time.
Solos - Adrian
The Time Machine;
Haha, you can tell who wrote this one by the intro. Wow, when this gets going, this is really different. I'm not sure what it reminds me of, but I like it. The verses and chorus are really interesting. 3:08, oh fuck yeah, now we're talking. This section is excellent. Kind of even get an Amorphis vibe from the melodies at the 4 minute mark.
Turns into some DT at 4:30 for a second, nice. I like the groove behind Dave and Janicks solos. This song is some unique, refreshing Maiden, really interesting and well done. You get images of past songs but in itself, it's fresh and surprising. Nice DOD outro.
Solos
4:36 - Adrian
4:53 - Dave
5:07 - Janick
So far this is quite bloody good. I can see where people are coming from in relation the melodies, but I think in time everything will stick. Really impressed with the band stepping outside of the box so far here.