Iron Maiden new album, "Senjutsu" - release date September 3, 2021*

In fact listening to any of 2000s albums onwards on current CB cut vinyl compared to originals helps to appreciate them a lot.

 

In Italy and in Portugal, the song was called "Dune" on the album sleeve and disc label

 

Wow! Did not know that

 

Just on the sleeve. It’s To Tame a Land on the vinyl.

 

On sleeve AND vinyl disc.

 

Now I want an Italian copy.

 

Toni (and Kim Wilde for that matter) holds a special place in my heart...but we're talking about the top tier vocalists in my world.

 

I got Italian copies of Piece of Mind, NotB, Killers and SiT at a garage sale in upstate New York a few years ago, along with 80 other metal records. Four-for-a-dollar. A memory I will take to the grave.

 

If Dickinson was in that list he would be near the bottom for me (although ahead of Hughes who would be a magnificent singer if he stopped screaming for 2 seconds). Dickinson is unique, no-one sounds like him, but the nickname 'air raid siren' is very appropriate. He makes a hell of a noise but it is not the most musical or controlled sound. I think it was Curveboy who described him as 'straining' earlier in this thread and I totally get that. I don't think he actually is straining or struggling to reach the notes but the sound he makes has that quality about it - I can't describe it better than that with my limited knowledge of singer technical terms.

Bruce is perfect for Maiden though and I wouldn't change a thing.

 

Dance of Death and Final Frontier are albums that I didn’t get into right away. Time has given me the opportunity to appreciate these albums. Actually that can be said for the X Factor as well.

 

It;s going to be a headbanging Aut

Great list, but no Ian Gillan?

 

Since this seems to work as "Maiden all inclusive" thread I might as well ask: What's so great about Italian pressings of vintage Iron Maiden records? No disrespect intended, my Italian "A Night Of The Opera" cut holds itself well against the 1975 UK... I guess "Blair"s the name.

 

The only element of interest is that "To Tame a Land" is called "Dune" on PoM, which is also a gatefold. As far as I recall the sound quality is poor.

 

Wow! New to me. There's also a Portuguese pressing that has "Dune" on backcover and label.

 

Ya that's why it came up, someone mentioned that earlier today or last night and posted photos so I replied. My Italian has Dune on both cover and label as well. The US vinyl kicks the *** out of it though.

 

Ian is...spotty for me. I think he CAN do it when he wants to, but he didn't do it often and seemed to be playing a bit of a role vocally if that makes any sense. That isn't to take away from the absolute magic of Child In Time or any number of songs.

 

I think this is a new addition (I don't remember seeing this in their catalog of available albums), added to streaming services this week.

Iron Maiden - Beast Over Hammersmith (from Eddie's Archive).

 

Excellent find! Yep, seeing lossless Beast Over ‘Ammersmiff on Apple Music (will replace my lossy CD rips I’d uploaded to my iCloud Music Library).

 

Incredible show, I got this album as it was included in the Eddie’s Archive box.

 

C’mon , get best of b sides on the old Spotify..I need Total Eclipse on my playlist

 

I have the CD of "Best of the B-Sides" and it doesn't include "Total Eclipse" - did they add it there when they took it back off the latest "Number of the Beast" editions? It might be my favourite song of theirs from 1982.

 

Hmm. Its not on Apple or Qobuz. Where are you seeing it?

 

Apple Music and Tidal.

 

Incredible show. Doctored in places, but most live releases are anyway.

 

I would put Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (Jag Panzer, Satan's Host, Titan Force, The Three Tremors) on my list with most of those.