Stop Press! Another Maiden best-of announced!

[Spiff]

To be fair, it appears that this is in the "Essential" series, which every major band over 20 years old seems to release these days, so it should be seen as a good thing that Maiden are included in such a group. And yeah, I know I don't have to buy it, and I won't be, but you know how much I like to whinge. And yeah, it includes a sneak peek at the Duck of Death live DVD.


From Blabbermouth:

Legendary metal band IRON MAIDEN will release the career-spanning, two-CD compilation "The Essential Iron Maiden" through Sanctuary Records on July 12, 2005.

"The Essential Iron Maiden" features some of the greatest heavy metal music ever recorded. IRON MAIDEN have had huge worldwide impact these past 25 years thanks to all-time classic albums like "Iron Maiden", "Killers", "The Number Of The Beast", "Piece Of Mind", "Powerslave", "Live After Death", "Somewhere In Time", "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son", "No Prayer For The Dying", "Fear Of The Dark", "The X Factor", "Virtual XI", "Brave New World", "Dance Of Death" and other live albums. Every studio album and lineup of IRON MAIDEN is represented here. The package also includes sleeve notes from noted journalist Lonn Friend. A sneak preview of the upcoming double live DVD and CD "Death On The Road" is provided thanks to the inclusion of "Iron Maiden" from this CD/DVD.

The current, longtime lineup of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, guitarist Dave Murray, guitarist Adrian Smith, guitarist Janick Gers, bass guitarist Steve Harris and drummer Nicko McBrain recorded and filmed "Death On The Road" in Germany in 2003 on the "Dance Of Death" tour.

The songs on "The Essential Iron Maiden" are:

Disc One:

01. Paschendale
02. Rainmaker
03. The Wicker Man
04. Brave New World
05. Futureal
06. The Clansman
07. Sign Of The Cross
08. Man On The Edge
09. Be Quick Or Be Dead
10. Fear Of The Dark (Live)
11. Holy Smoke
12. Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter
13. The Clairvoyant

Disc Two:

01. The Evil That Men Do
02. Wasted Years
03. Heaven Can Wait
04. 2 Minutes To Midnight
05. Aces High
06. Flight Of Icarus
07. The Trooper
08. The Number Of The Beast
09. Run To The Hills
10. Wrathchild
11. Killers
12. Phantom Of The Opera
13. Running Free (Live)
14. Iron Maiden (Live)

IRON MAIDEN will be touring North America again this summer as co-headliners with BLACK SABBATH on Ozzfest 2005, the 10th anniversary of the enormously popular festival.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

It bothers me that Heaven Can Wait manages to appear in setlists and on best of's, when there is much better material on SIT.

 

[Goreripper]

How is this "essential" when "Hallowed by Thy Name" isn't on it?

 

[MeKaChrOme]

and i wouldn't have thought Futureal was essential....

 

[The Amazer]

I didn't notice it had no Hallowed.

That's just wrong.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

No Hallowed is silly. I like Futureal though.

It should have live versions with Bruce singing Futureal and Man On The Edge, and and Blaze singing Afraid To Shoot Strangers.

 

[Spiff]

Futureal rules, y'all. No need for a Bruce version of it, the original is just fine by me.

At least it has Fear of the Dark (live), which I'm assuming is their Grammy-nominated effort from A Real Live One.

 

[Southy]

Why on all the best of's is there always a Live version of Fear of the Dark? Don't the band like the album version?

 

[Spiff]

The live version (it's always the same one, from A Real Live One) is so much better.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

That is also the same version as from Live At Donington isn't it? It is a great song live thats for sure.

 

[Mark]

No, the ARLO version is from Finland, I think.

 

[Spiff]

Nup, the ARLO version is from Finland, I believe.

 

[Shannow]

Warning : Do not try this at home, it will wreck you forever.

One day, I realised that "Mummy's little baby likes shortnin' shortnin" fitted into the guitar part of "Fear of the Dark".

It's like the ring...it won't stop.

I agree, everything should have Hallowed be thy name (I'd drop be quick or be dead)

 

[Wrathchild]

"One day, I realised that "Mummy's little baby likes shortnin' shortnin" fitted into the guitar part of "Fear of the Dark". "


I'll never watch Secret Window in the same way again .

W

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I quite like Be Quick Or Be Dead, I think it is a little underated.

I'm going to whip out A Real Live/Dead One and Live At Donington now and check it out.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Ahh, I see my confusion. Fear Of The Dark on A Real Live One is from Finland, yes, BUT on my rerelease with cd-rom material, on the same disc, there is a live clip of Fear Of The Dark from the Live At Donington gig lol.

I never listen to A Real Live/Dead One, Live At Donington is so much better for the No Prayer and Fear Of The Dark era stuff, and Beast Over Hammersmith and other various live material are better for the early stuff.

I wish I had seen them on the Fear Of The Dark tour, I actually like the setlists from that tour, different stuff than they play on most other tours. Be Quick Or Be Dead, Holy Smoke, Wasting Love, all good stuff. Although I was only 8 when they toured here on that tour...

 

[Mark]

And they didn't play Brisbane

 

[Bucko]

gee they will nearly have as many Greatest albums as Sabbath ,Motorhead or Purple soon

 

[Bucko]

Now I am confused ................see
http://www.food-for-thought.tk/

Click through the link ...............

 

[Bucko]

Shit I am a Dummy its a tribute album hahhahahha