Iron Maiden Buyer's Guide in Classic Rock Mag

Posted by The Saint on July 9, 2005 @ 17:40

In its latest issue (August 2005), Classic Rock Magazine offers an Iron Maiden buyer's guide.

Thanks to Oozily, the opinionated article can be read here (part 1) and here (part 2).

The review states that both 'The Number of the Beast' (1982) and 'Powerslave' (1984) are essentials, classics.

The superior albums are claimed to be 'Iron Maiden' (1980), 'Piece of Mind' (1983), 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' (1988) and 'Brave New World' (2000). These albums have sealed their reputation.

Albums that are stated good or worth exploring are 'Killers' (1981), 'Somewhere in Time' (1986) and 'Dance of Death' (2003).

The best live album is, evidently, 'Live After Death' (1985).

'Virtual XI' (1998) is to be avoided, while 'The X-Factor' (1995) is barely mentionned as average. But the fault doesn't rest entirely on him, since the band had arguably lost its way during that time.

The rest isn't given much consideration: 'A Real Live/Dead One' (1993) and 'Live at Donnington' (1993) don't get loved very much, as 'No Prayer for the Dying (1990), which is said to have the worst Maiden song ('Holy Smoke') and 'Fear of the Dark' (1992) where many songs, claims the author, are forgettable.

Now, it's up to you to make your mind up.

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