Mark's Maiden Predictions For 2003-4

[Spiff]

A few of us do. A few of us are jaded, bitter Maiden fans, and that shows in some of the comments we make about the band.

 

[spawn]

We still love Iron Maiden though

I know, Seventh Son is AWESOME, but if it wasnt meant to be a full on concept album, its even more half assed than I thought!

 

[Spiff]

Yeah. A concept album is "Operation Mindcrime", "Dead Winter Dead" and that greatest of all concept albums ever, "Streets".

 

[spawn]

Or Dark Saga or Night Of The Stormrider

 

[Seventh Son]

If you guy are searching for a producer for maiden (cause I fucking hate shirley to!) I reckon they should turn to one of the following:

Phil Magnotti
Neil Kernon
Roy Z
Fredrik Nordström

or just get Martin Birch out of retirement

 

[Mark]

NOT ROY Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Martin Birch wouldn't be able to do the job, unless they used an old studio (since he's not up on all the new digital bits, apparently)...

And the only issue I have with Maiden is that they seem to be lazy now -- they take the well-worn path, while proclaiming to be breaking new ground.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

As much as I love Andy Sneap's work, I don't know if he would be right for Maiden. It would be interesting though.
Roy Z might be able to pull it off better, but I *do* like Kevin Shirley's work on BNW.

I actually think Seventh Son is quite overated, and one of my least liked Maiden albums. Sure, it has some excellent songs on it, but I just don't think as much of it as an overall album. It also features one of the worst songs Maiden ever recorded, Can I Play With Madness. uke:

'Scenes From A Memory', now theres a concept album!

 

[Spiff]

I forgot all about SFAM!

 

[Tough As Steel]

Can I Play With Madness

 

[spawn]

Originally posted by Mark
NOT ROY Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let go of your hate, it only leads to the dark side

I think Andy would be an awesome choice, Blaze's albums sound rocking!

 

[Spiff]

I think Steve should do it seeing as he did a good job in the past.

 

[Tough As Steel]

 

[spawn]

He also needs to do a few more choruses' where they repeat the same line over and over again

 

[Tough As Steel]

Id actually like to see them do a few songs that dont have a chorus as such.

ala

Hallowed Be Thy Name
Where Eagles Dare
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

All Steve Harris classics.

Steve - whats up with all the choruses nowadays mate??

 

[Spiff]

I think on their next tour they should do a medley of Seventh Son, Children of the Damned and Angel & the Gambler. That would rule.

 

[Tough As Steel]

Angel & the Gambler?

 

[spawn]

 

[Southy]

its a sad sad thing that we are all so jaded about the band isn't it??, ahhh welll guess the band is only gettin the backlash it deserves

 

[Goreripper]

What's wrong with 'Children of the Damned'? OK, the chorus is repetitive, but not in a boring way like the other two are.

 

[Spiff]

Don't get your panties in a bunch, I just mentioned it because of the repetitive chorus. And I do think it's a boring song, actually, now that I think about it.