References to earlier albums/lyrics on the new album

[fluffygrue]

i know that they aren't popular on this board but bon jovi do it all the time too. in particular regular references to tommy and gina.

Ah, they're popular with the people with good music taste.

And ahh, Tommy and Gina indeed.

[Chris Davies]

There's also sequels to some songs. Iron Maiden did it with Charlotte The Harlot / 22 Acacia Avenue (I think that was the title)

Yeah it is , they also made another two follow ups to the charlotte the harlot , Hooks in you (which is shite) and from here to eternity which is also quite shite.

First two are classics though.

[shockingcandy]

Yeah it is , they also made another two follow ups to the charlotte the harlot , Hooks in you (which is shite) and from here to eternity which is also quite shite.

First two are classics though.

Lol I quite like the later too actually tho I didn;t get into Maiden until Fear OF The Dark anyway

[Arabiandisco]

There's also sequels to some songs. Iron Maiden did it with Charlotte The Harlot / 22 Acacia Avenue (I think that was the title)

Yeah it is , they also made another two follow ups to the charlotte the harlot , Hooks in you (which is shite) and from here to eternity which is also quite shite.

First two are classics though.

I don't think those two are proper sequels, rather they just reference the previous songs.

Another pair from Iron Maiden - "The Prisoner" (ace) and "Back in the Village" (to call it "filler material" would be being kind to it)

[Ross]

There's also sequels to some songs. Iron Maiden did it with Charlotte The Harlot / 22 Acacia Avenue (I think that was the title) and so did the Lunachicks with Brickface & Stucco / The Return Of Brickface & Stucco

Let's not forget the fabulous double whammy from Metallica: "The Unforgiven" and "The Unforgiven II". It's nothing if not imaginative.

Or less obviously, at the end of King Nothing, as the last chord rings away, Het sings "Off to Never Never Land"

Or on St Anger... The line

"Fuck it all and no regrets I hit the light on these dark sets."

Multi-referential...

[shockingcandy]

Another pair from Iron Maiden - "The Prisoner" (ace) and "Back in the Village" (to call it "filler material" would be being kind to it)

Lol most of the Powerslave album is filler IMO! They couldn't even be arsed to write words for Los'fer Words

[Chris Davies]

Ahh I love Powerslave , Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

They've just announced the Somewhere Back In Time tour for next year , Powerslave , Somewhere in Time and 7th Son theme. The poster looks great and my 3 of my favourite albums of theres cant wait.

[shockingcandy]

Ahh I love Powerslave , Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

They've just announced the Somewhere Back In Time tour for next year , Powerslave , Somewhere in Time and 7th Son theme. The poster looks great and my 3 of my favourite albums of theres cant wait.

7th Son was a great album. Powelslave had some good trcaks and a lot of filler. Somewhere In Time is probably my least favourite Maiden album. Still the album cover was ace!

[Arabiandisco]

Ahh I love Powerslave , Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

They've just announced the Somewhere Back In Time tour for next year , Powerslave , Somewhere in Time and 7th Son theme. The poster looks great and my 3 of my favourite albums of theres cant wait.

7th Son was a great album. Powelslave had some good trcaks and a lot of filler. Somewhere In Time is probably my least favourite Maiden album. Still the album cover was ace!

Now that is a tour to go on...

But yes, Powerslve is basically Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Powerslave and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The rest is bollocks.

My favourite Maiden album (aside from Live after Death) is probably Brave New World. But then what would know, The X Factor is in second place! (Blaze Bayley was very underrated IMO, but that's probably becase the mid/late 90s was my "era" for Maiden)

[Chris Davies]

Brave new world is indeed ace as is the x factor. Blaze wasnt bad at all.

[geordierussell]

There's also sequels to some songs. Iron Maiden did it with Charlotte The Harlot / 22 Acacia Avenue (I think that was the title)

Yeah it is , they also made another two follow ups to the charlotte the harlot , Hooks in you (which is shite) and from here to eternity which is also quite shite.

First two are classics though.

Hooks in you is a fantastic pop song that should/could have been a huge hit

[geordierussell]

Powerslave is my 3rd fave ever maiden album after NotB and Dance Of Death.

This tour is gonna be aces (high).

[Chris Davies]

Maybe we should start a maiden thread.

A great thing that is im seeing out of the few of us, there are lots of differences in favourite albums.

The only stuff I dont love of maidens is No Prayer and Fear Of The Dark dunno why maybe cause Bruce' voice seems to forced and different, and the cheesyness of maiden is really being pushed on them two. BETTER WATCH OUT CAUSE IM THE ASSASIN. Love signing along to it but you gotta laugh aswell. Or Weekend Warrior , thats a great one.

And weirdly I'm not a massive fan of the latest two. Although both have classics among it.

Phantom Of The Opera remains my favourite song of them though and sadly will never hear it live

[Arabiandisco]

Maybe we should start a maiden thread.

A great thing that is im seeing out of the few of us, there are lots of differences in favourite albums.

The only stuff I dont love of maidens is No Prayer and Fear Of The Dark dunno why maybe cause Bruce' voice seems to forced and different, and the cheesyness of maiden is really being pushed on them two. BETTER WATCH OUT CAUSE IM THE ASSASIN. Love signing along to it but you gotta laugh aswell. Or Weekend Warrior , thats a great one.

And weirdly I'm not a massive fan of the latest two. Although both have classics among it.

Phantom Of The Opera remains my favourite song of them though and sadly will never hear it live

This one's too far gone to be worth starting a maiden thread...

NPFTD and FOTD are pretty mediocre. What is "Public Enema No. 1" all about?

And what makes you say that you'll never hear "Phantom..." live? I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't play it.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

Brave new world is indeed ace as is the x factor. Blaze wasnt bad at all.

i think blaze gets blamed for the sound of the x factor album, but his vocals weren't a problem, it was the fact that steve harris (the main songwriter in the band) was going though a divorce, hence the generally depressed atmosphere and more slower quieter songs.

x factor is a good album, but i really have to be in the right mood for it, i personally prefer virtual XI out of the two blaze albums, as there isn't a bad song on it IMO.