Darkest Hour;
The solos, holy shit Adrian! I haven't heard this kind of solo from him since Chemical Wedding. The phrasing, the note selections Those 3 notes at 4:36! FFUUCCK! This is why I love this guy as a guitarist. His pure feel, and you can hear those tones are from his fingers, fucking class. How much Schenker is in this solo too!?
Not enough!
I hear it.
Adrian had mentioned Michael Schenker a number of times as a main influence.
After a ridiculously busy weekend, I'm actually listening with you comments on one tab, and the lyrics on another.
This is a great album. I definitely have a pecking order of tracks. The lyrics, especially Steve's are fantastic. And Bruce's lyrics on The Darkest Hour are incredible.
Lots of talk on the solos but all three of them showed up for duty here. You know, as long as I've been a Maiden fan, I have never looked at their solos and compared them to guitar hero solos. Kind of like Schenker, they've always done what's right for the song.