A Matter of Life and Death (yleinen keskustelu)
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Maidenin foorumilta:
This review is made after just one listen:
Different worlds
The shortest song of the album is a catchy tune, it should make a single, but that's still to be confirmed
These colours don't run
Epic title, with percussive/thunderin drum parts. This song will surely go down great live apart from a little feeling of "already heard this".A big break towards the end till when the song finishes in a calm way. This last part of soldiers: (here are original lyrics in english)...
Brighter than a thousand suns
Dickinson starts with a soft voice and hot screaming or in high tone and this is a common thing for the album. A huge and crunchy rhtyhm almost in Metallica style, not common for Maiden sound. Galloping rhtyhm, Bruce sings with rage and power, then a little calm part and then again the song explodes again with a huge refrain, awesome on the final. Then solo on a galloping rhythm part just before a second solo on a more calm rhythm section. A complex song structure. A song that talks about nuclear explosion. -->lyrics in english
The pilgrim
Celtic intro on an almost thrash rhythm section. Rage riff of the guitars. A more direct song than the previous 2, but without an immediat and easy listening chorus. It's not really one of those song with a direct chorus that people will sing at the gigs. Celtic final part
The longest day
Probably inspired by the film "the longest day", this song taks about the Normandy in the second world war. The song begins with a huge bass intro building up always more powerfully.Gloomy and sad song.Nicko Mcbrain plays his drums like they are cannons while bruce things tells his horror tale-->english lyrics. Then drum breaks à la "Charlotte the harlot". This is a song that will be fantastic live and probably maiden will try a scenography on this similar to Paschendale or in that stlye. Fanstastic songs, really stands out on the album.
Out of the shadows
Heavy tempo at the beginning in a power heavy ballad stlye.One of the most likely song to be chosen as a single. (difficulties on trasnslating this song following part). Double guitar breaks (probably acoustic). Surprising song, very interesting
The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Dickinson talks about this as the first single. This song start with a long intro, narrative intro sang by bruce--->english lyrics. Really Heavy and huge rhythm, quite unusual for Iron Maiden. This songs talks about the reincarnation and mediums-->english lyrics
For the greater good of God
Typical epic songs made by Steve Harris, we find this kind of composition almost on every Iron Maiden album. A feeling of already known sound, represent classic 'Arry composition. Celtic chorus, long instrumental parts. This songs talks about religions' abuses and bad things--->english lyrics
Lord of Light
Another calm beginning before the song really kicks in.Once again Bruce is more soft with his voice rather than in a high register in the first part of the song. The result of this song is outstanding, superb and the construction of the chrous can bring back that of "Where eagles dare".
The legacy
Long acoustic intro, calm voice by Bruce.When the rhythm kicks in it develops a Black Sabbath wall of sound, Dio era. Multiple vocal parts,another great songs that encourages to mutual respect, and opening spirits--->english lyrics.
General conclusions:
This is an album that is far superior to Dance of that and symbolize a great union in the band. This is composed of very long and epic songs, probably inspired by Paschendale's success. The main themes are war, denounced on songs like These colurs don't run, the lognest day, the legacy. People who love long songs will be very satisfied, probably less those who like shorter songs. There are no immediate songs like Killers, Be quick or be Dead, run to the hills. With this Maiden shows great courage and prove once again that iron maiden do just what they want. The sequence of songs is well thought and the album is the right mix of tradition and modern sound. (a special highlights are rhythm and riffs heavier than in the past and a less conventional and standard voice of a superlative bruce dickinson who experiments a lot - awesome).
This album will require more than one listen to be fully understood
Stand out songs:
These colours don't run
The longest day
Rhe reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Lord of light
The legacy
these Colours Don't Run
For The Passion
For The Glory
For The Memories
For The Money
You’re A Soldier
What’s The Difference
All The Same
brighter Than A Thousand Suns
Iron Fingers Stab The Desert Sky
How We Made God With Our Hands
the Longest Day
From Paper Soldiers
To Bodies On The Beach
The Water Is Red
With The Blood Of The Dead
Sent Off To War
To Play Little Games
Some Strange, Yellow Gas
Has Played With Their Minds
Has Redemmed (?) Their Eyes
the Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
Let Me Tell You About My Life
Let Me Tell You About My DreΑms
I’m Able To See Things
Things I Don’t Want To See
for The Greater Good Of God
Religion Has A Lot To Answer For
He Gave His Life For Us
He Fell Upon The Cross
Tell Me Why!
the Legacy
Why Can’t We Treat Our Fellow Man
With More Respect?
This review is made after just one listen:
Different worlds
The shortest song of the album is a catchy tune, it should make a single, but that's still to be confirmed
These colours don't run
Epic title, with percussive/thunderin drum parts. This song will surely go down great live apart from a little feeling of "already heard this".A big break towards the end till when the song finishes in a calm way. This last part of soldiers: (here are original lyrics in english)...
Brighter than a thousand suns
Dickinson starts with a soft voice and hot screaming or in high tone and this is a common thing for the album. A huge and crunchy rhtyhm almost in Metallica style, not common for Maiden sound. Galloping rhtyhm, Bruce sings with rage and power, then a little calm part and then again the song explodes again with a huge refrain, awesome on the final. Then solo on a galloping rhythm part just before a second solo on a more calm rhythm section. A complex song structure. A song that talks about nuclear explosion. -->lyrics in english
The pilgrim
Celtic intro on an almost thrash rhythm section. Rage riff of the guitars. A more direct song than the previous 2, but without an immediat and easy listening chorus. It's not really one of those song with a direct chorus that people will sing at the gigs. Celtic final part
The longest day
Probably inspired by the film "the longest day", this song taks about the Normandy in the second world war. The song begins with a huge bass intro building up always more powerfully.Gloomy and sad song.Nicko Mcbrain plays his drums like they are cannons while bruce things tells his horror tale-->english lyrics. Then drum breaks à la "Charlotte the harlot". This is a song that will be fantastic live and probably maiden will try a scenography on this similar to Paschendale or in that stlye. Fanstastic songs, really stands out on the album.
Out of the shadows
Heavy tempo at the beginning in a power heavy ballad stlye.One of the most likely song to be chosen as a single. (difficulties on trasnslating this song following part). Double guitar breaks (probably acoustic). Surprising song, very interesting
The reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Dickinson talks about this as the first single. This song start with a long intro, narrative intro sang by bruce--->english lyrics. Really Heavy and huge rhythm, quite unusual for Iron Maiden. This songs talks about the reincarnation and mediums-->english lyrics
For the greater good of God
Typical epic songs made by Steve Harris, we find this kind of composition almost on every Iron Maiden album. A feeling of already known sound, represent classic 'Arry composition. Celtic chorus, long instrumental parts. This songs talks about religions' abuses and bad things--->english lyrics
Lord of Light
Another calm beginning before the song really kicks in.Once again Bruce is more soft with his voice rather than in a high register in the first part of the song. The result of this song is outstanding, superb and the construction of the chrous can bring back that of "Where eagles dare".
The legacy
Long acoustic intro, calm voice by Bruce.When the rhythm kicks in it develops a Black Sabbath wall of sound, Dio era. Multiple vocal parts,another great songs that encourages to mutual respect, and opening spirits--->english lyrics.
General conclusions:
This is an album that is far superior to Dance of that and symbolize a great union in the band. This is composed of very long and epic songs, probably inspired by Paschendale's success. The main themes are war, denounced on songs like These colurs don't run, the lognest day, the legacy. People who love long songs will be very satisfied, probably less those who like shorter songs. There are no immediate songs like Killers, Be quick or be Dead, run to the hills. With this Maiden shows great courage and prove once again that iron maiden do just what they want. The sequence of songs is well thought and the album is the right mix of tradition and modern sound. (a special highlights are rhythm and riffs heavier than in the past and a less conventional and standard voice of a superlative bruce dickinson who experiments a lot - awesome).
This album will require more than one listen to be fully understood
Stand out songs:
These colours don't run
The longest day
Rhe reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Lord of light
The legacy
these Colours Don't Run
For The Passion
For The Glory
For The Memories
For The Money
You’re A Soldier
What’s The Difference
All The Same
brighter Than A Thousand Suns
Iron Fingers Stab The Desert Sky
How We Made God With Our Hands
the Longest Day
From Paper Soldiers
To Bodies On The Beach
The Water Is Red
With The Blood Of The Dead
Sent Off To War
To Play Little Games
Some Strange, Yellow Gas
Has Played With Their Minds
Has Redemmed (?) Their Eyes
the Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
Let Me Tell You About My Life
Let Me Tell You About My DreΑms
I’m Able To See Things
Things I Don’t Want To See
for The Greater Good Of God
Religion Has A Lot To Answer For
He Gave His Life For Us
He Fell Upon The Cross
Tell Me Why!
the Legacy
Why Can’t We Treat Our Fellow Man
With More Respect?
Mitä ryppyisempi rusina, sitä makiampi maku!
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Hocus Pocuksesta kiinnostuneille vinkiksi, jos ette löydä alkuperäistä Focuksen biisiä, Helloween on tehnyt siitä oman versionsa Metal Jukebox-levylleen. Tässä voikin sitten jossain vaiheessa vertailla Andi Deriksen ja Brucen jodlailuja. Great
Tuon biisin kyllä voi hyvin ymmärtää tulleen valituksi, tämäntyyppisiä huumoricovereita on kuitenkin Maidenilla aikaisemminkin jonnin verran plakkarissa.
Sen verran kommenttina tuohon yllä olevaan "arvosteluun", että sanat long, calm acoustic intro esiintyivät joka toisen biisin kohdalla. Mitenkä dejavu-kone heittää ajatukset The X-Factorin suuntaan. Eikä millään voi olla ajattelematta, että biisien pituutta edesauttavat introjen pari ekaa minuuttia. Nyt vähän kylmää ja jännittää yhtä-aikaa. Pari viikkoa vielä, niin kuulenemme Benjamin Breegin, ehkä sitten vähän selvenee mitä on tulossa ?

Sen verran kommenttina tuohon yllä olevaan "arvosteluun", että sanat long, calm acoustic intro esiintyivät joka toisen biisin kohdalla. Mitenkä dejavu-kone heittää ajatukset The X-Factorin suuntaan. Eikä millään voi olla ajattelematta, että biisien pituutta edesauttavat introjen pari ekaa minuuttia. Nyt vähän kylmää ja jännittää yhtä-aikaa. Pari viikkoa vielä, niin kuulenemme Benjamin Breegin, ehkä sitten vähän selvenee mitä on tulossa ?
Nykyään melkein kaikki on jännää.
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Itselle nuo pitkät akustiset introt tuo mieleen enemmänkin No more liesin tai Age of Innocencen kaltaiset kipaleet. Jos jotain saman tyylistä on luvassa sopii se ainakin minulle enemmän kuin hyvin. Sikäli tosiaan hyvä, että tuo Benjamin valittiin ekaksi sinkuksi, että se antanee paremmin suuntaviiva koko levystä, toisin kuin joku kevyt rocker.
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Ne jotka eivät ole nähneet Hokus Pokuksen musavideota ni olkaapa hyvä...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yekVlhBeTA&search=FOCUS
Pistäkää merkille pianistin ilme vihellys-sekoilun loppuvaiheessa
Pyydän anteeksi jos tää video on jo jossain topikissa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yekVlhBeTA&search=FOCUS
Pistäkää merkille pianistin ilme vihellys-sekoilun loppuvaiheessa

Pyydän anteeksi jos tää video on jo jossain topikissa.
Trendit tulevat ja menevät Maiden on ikuista !
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Paitsi että Dickinsonhan ei tuossa laula, vaan Nicko osittain (joka tekee siitä oletettavasti vielä hullunkurisemman). Näin siis Dave sanoi muutama sivu taaksepäin löytyvästä haastattelusta.Iron Constable wrote:Hocus Pocuksesta kiinnostuneille vinkiksi, jos ette löydä alkuperäistä Focuksen biisiä, Helloween on tehnyt siitä oman versionsa Metal Jukebox-levylleen. Tässä voikin sitten jossain vaiheessa vertailla Andi Deriksen ja Brucen jodlailuja.
Odotan kyllä helvetisti tuota mahdollista CD+DVD pakettia ja etenkin sitä että mitä sille DVD:lle on laitettu. Livepätkiä? Haastatteluja? Dokumentin tynkää? Se jää nähtäväksi.
Myös "läpinäkyvä 10" minilevyvinyyli" Benjaminista oli täysin yllätys, kun aluksi puhe oli ainoastaan CD- sinkusta sekä 7" picture discistä.
Odotus on nyt jo ihan sietämätöntä, enää 10 päivää ja Benjamin Breeg soi radiossa (?). Onko tosiaan noin vähän?

Ennakkoarvostelut vaikuttavat todella hyviltä. Jos siellä tosiaan on sellaisia hitaita ja hiljaisia alkuja, niin minua ei ainakaan haittaa yhtään. Jos sellaisista aluista kehittyy vähänkään sellaisia biisejä mitä ovat The X Factorin parhaimmisto, The Clansman tai vaikkapa Face In The Sand, niin mikäs siinä. Itse pidän paljon Maidenin pitkistä ja progemaisista biiseistä ja ne ovat tervetulleita tulevaisuudessakin.
Tuosta raskaudesta sen verran, että Maiden ei minusta ole ikinä ollut mitenkään erityisen raskasta musiikkia. Joku Montsegur (tai ainakin alkuriffi) on sillä osastolla aika ääripäätä ja toivoisin, että ainakaan kovin paljoa ei sellaista tule.
Tuosta raskaudesta sen verran, että Maiden ei minusta ole ikinä ollut mitenkään erityisen raskasta musiikkia. Joku Montsegur (tai ainakin alkuriffi) on sillä osastolla aika ääripäätä ja toivoisin, että ainakaan kovin paljoa ei sellaista tule.
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in the goodness of humanity...
IRON MAIDEN FOREVER!!
in the goodness of humanity...
IRON MAIDEN FOREVER!!
Eikä Helloweenillakaan Deris vedä; ainakaan kokonaan. Rumpali sielläkin, Uli Kusch, kiekui / jodlasi / kirkui ne 'pahimmat' överivedot ko. kappaleeseen.Roskisdyykkari wrote:Paitsi että Dickinsonhan ei tuossa laula, vaan Nicko osittain (joka tekee siitä oletettavasti vielä hullunkurisemman). Näin siis Dave sanoi muutama sivu taaksepäin löytyvästä haastattelusta.Iron Constable wrote:Hocus Pocuksesta kiinnostuneille vinkiksi, jos ette löydä alkuperäistä Focuksen biisiä, Helloween on tehnyt siitä oman versionsa Metal Jukebox-levylleen. Tässä voikin sitten jossain vaiheessa vertailla Andi Deriksen ja Brucen jodlailuja.
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Tässäkö tämä nyt sitten on? En valita, mitä nopeammin, sitä nopeammin tolkutettiin aikanaan jo intissäkin.IRON MAIDEN: 'A Matter Of Life And Death' To Receive European Release In August
According to MaidenNorway.com, IRON MAIDEN plan to release their new studio album, entitled "A Matter of Life and Death", on August 26 in Australia, and August 28 in Europe.
As previously reported, the album's first single, "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", will precede the album on August 14.
"The nightmare corpse-city of R'lyeh was built in measureless eons behind history by the vast, loathsome shapes that seeped down from the dark stars. There lay great Cthulhu and his hordes, hidden in green slimy vaults."
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Hohoo. Keinosen postaama lainaus nosti odotuksia taas metrin pari ylös päin. Sieltähän tuntuu olevan tulossa vahvaa ja synkkää kamaa. Tuota Maiden goes Metallica kohtaa nyt on hiukan hankala uskoa, mutta voisihan sekin olla mielenkiintoisen kuulosta. Ja sanoitukset vaikuttivat todella hyviltä. Varsinkin Brighter Than A Thousand Suns ja The Longest Day. We shall see.
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EI KERPELE! Tulipas totaalisena yllärinä kun sähköpostiin pärähti seuraavanlainen viesti IMOC:lta:
"Hello Roskisdyykkari
Tomorrow night, members of the IMOC will be the first to see the video for Iron
Maiden's new single, The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg!
We'll be posting it at around midnight on Sunday night (UK time) so make sure
you're logged in with your Windows Media and Real Players ready to go.
Enjoy the weekend!
- Admin"
Eli huomenna olisi siis faniklubilaisille tuoretta herkkua tarjolla Benjamin Breegin videon muodossa!! En kyllä jaksa millään odottaa, biisi on taatusti mainio!
(Olipas laaduton 666. viesti, mutta eipä sille mitään voi kun ollaan näin innoissaan. MAIDEN!)
"Hello Roskisdyykkari
Tomorrow night, members of the IMOC will be the first to see the video for Iron
Maiden's new single, The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg!
We'll be posting it at around midnight on Sunday night (UK time) so make sure
you're logged in with your Windows Media and Real Players ready to go.
Enjoy the weekend!
- Admin"
Eli huomenna olisi siis faniklubilaisille tuoretta herkkua tarjolla Benjamin Breegin videon muodossa!! En kyllä jaksa millään odottaa, biisi on taatusti mainio!
(Olipas laaduton 666. viesti, mutta eipä sille mitään voi kun ollaan näin innoissaan. MAIDEN!)
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Juu näin se taitaa mennä aika monella, kuten allekirjoittaneellakin. Tulisipa nopeasti tuo video, ei oikein malttaisi venailla enääAtomiSika wrote:^
Niin siis sehän vissiin samantien lähtee leviämään nettiin, jos oikein ymmärsin ? Eli 02:00 jälkeen DC++ päälle vaan, vai ?

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