i saw this the other day, i think all the b-sides alone would make me buy it...............what are your opinions on it?
Maiden Box set?
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Loco Bahamut
Calculating Zero
Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
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It's worth it for the Eddie Shot Glass alone. The cd's are secondary
(Not really, but the Eddie Shot Glass is pretty fuckin cool.)
(Not really, but the Eddie Shot Glass is pretty fuckin cool.)
anvil(old)
Forged In Fire
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My only complaint with the set is that a few songs are on EVERY SINGLE LIVE CD. I mean, do I really need 5 more live versions of Run to The Hills or Phantom of the Opera? Hmmm, Maybe I do.
SoulVomitor
Tormentor
No, but they made sure to give us 3 live versions of "Iron Maiden"
in the box set. Overall, I am pleased with hte set though. Don't worry, it's not too hard to find...yet.
in the box set. Overall, I am pleased with hte set though. Don't worry, it's not too hard to find...yet.
SculptedCold
-scented manbeef-
It's got some nice stuff in it but the presentation is completely shit. It's a big easily bent pencilcase with a flimsy plastic mould inside. YES I KNOW ITS LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THE COST, but it just screams cheap. I much preferred Eddie's Head, although it had different contents altogether.
There are actually FIVE (!) versions of "Iron Maiden", and three of "Transylvania" (which I never would have seen coming honestly).
If you get all four CDs of live music (out of the six) and listen to them straight through, yeah, then hearing "Iron Maiden" five times is ridiculous. But I've found myself listening to the CDs in chunks, as in the group of songs that make up one of the sets from any of the particular shows that are captured...and no more...at one listening. Then it's like a mini concert and easier to stomach. But, they still could've done a better job with choosing unique tracks for the Donington '88 show. I would've liked them to capture more unique songs to that era, not more versions of Number of the Beast songs that were represented in two other concerts in the box set.
But...with that aside it's still very much worth the asking price, but I would only recommend it to the diehard/completist, not the new fan. Too much song repitition.
If you get all four CDs of live music (out of the six) and listen to them straight through, yeah, then hearing "Iron Maiden" five times is ridiculous. But I've found myself listening to the CDs in chunks, as in the group of songs that make up one of the sets from any of the particular shows that are captured...and no more...at one listening. Then it's like a mini concert and easier to stomach. But, they still could've done a better job with choosing unique tracks for the Donington '88 show. I would've liked them to capture more unique songs to that era, not more versions of Number of the Beast songs that were represented in two other concerts in the box set.
But...with that aside it's still very much worth the asking price, but I would only recommend it to the diehard/completist, not the new fan. Too much song repitition.
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