An Open Letter to all Forum Members

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.

mikeinfla wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.  

Was spinning Futureal in the car today. That's the kind of songs we need. Short, fast, heavy and memorable.

mikeinfla wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.  

They’ve done the bloated proggy stuff for the past few albums. It should be out of their system by now. I know they will always have the 5-7 minute songs... but they could also mix in some (quick to the point) rockers too. Like: The Wicker Man and The Trooper.

Gilbert wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.  

Was spinning Futureal in the car today. That's the kind of songs we need. Short, fast, heavy and memorable.

Not a big Blaze fan, but I get your point.

Troublezone wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.  

They’ve done the bloated proggy stuff for the past few albums. It should be out of their system by now. I know they will always have the 5-7 minute songs... but they could also mix in some (quick to the point) rockers too. Like: The Wicker Man and The Trooper.

Yeah I’m ready for songs in the vein of Wasted Years, Run to the Hills, stuff like that.

Thrasher73 wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

We need a new album my Iron Maiden. It's about time.

I wish they would ease back on the bloated prog and return to the straight forward songs.

True.

Yeah, and I enjoyed it on Matter Of Life And Death but wish they would go back to shorter heavier songs.  

They’ve done the bloated proggy stuff for the past few albums. It should be out of their system by now. I know they will always have the 5-7 minute songs... but they could also mix in some (quick to the point) rockers too. Like: The Wicker Man and The Trooper.

Yeah I’m ready for songs in the vein of Wasted Years, Run to the Hills, stuff like that.

Exactly! Wasted Years!

And maybe they could ease up on the history lesson songs. I mean, we've got Sabaton for that now.

Hadley wrote:

And maybe they could ease up on the history lesson songs. I mean, we've got Sabaton for that now.

Nothing wrong with history songs... after all, Maiden did it long before most other bands. But I think they should “tighten up” the song arrangements.

I don’t follow Sabaton, so I can’t comment on them. But I really doubt they do it better than Maiden did. Iced Earth would probably be second.

I believe Saxon did "actual" history songs regularity and even before Maiden. "747
Strangers In The Night"" (1980), "Dallas 1 pm" (1980), and "Princess of the Night" (1981) all predate Maiden with "Run To The Hills" in 82, I don't recall if the song "Iron Maiden" (1980) is about the torture device or an allegory of a woman torturing?

Does this mean i can't call everybody wankers anymore?

James B. wrote:

I believe Saxon did "actual" history songs regularity and even before Maiden. "747
Strangers In The Night"" (1980), "Dallas 1 pm" (1980), and "Princess of the Night" (1981) all predate Maiden with "Run To The Hills" in 82, I don't recall if the song "Iron Maiden" (1980) is about the torture device or an allegory of a woman torturing?

I’m not surprised if Saxon had the history songs first. I just said Maiden did it before “most” other bands, not all. It’s pretty close though... like when people debate who started thrash, Metallica or Exodus? The chicken or the egg? Lol

Like you suggested, I think the song Iron Maiden is probably an allegory based on the actual torture device.

Now that I think about it, would Judas Priest's The Ripper from 1976 (about Jack the Ripper) be the first historical metal song?

Hadley wrote:

Now that I think about it, would Judas Priest's The Ripper from 1976 (about Jack the Ripper) be the first historical metal song?

Was Sabbath’s Iron Man based on a true story?

Troublezone wrote:

Hadley wrote:

Now that I think about it, would Judas Priest's The Ripper from 1976 (about Jack the Ripper) be the first historical metal song?

Was Sabbath’s Iron Man based on a true story?

Well, considering that involves someone traveling through time and going through a magnetic field which turns him into steel, I think we can pretty much say no to that.

Hadley wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Hadley wrote:

Now that I think about it, would Judas Priest's The Ripper from 1976 (about Jack the Ripper) be the first historical metal song?

Was Sabbath’s Iron Man based on a true story?

Well, considering that involves someone traveling through time and going through a magnetic field which turns him into steel, I think we can pretty much say no to that.

I really cannot say which is better, Priest or Maiden, but I can say that Priest's Painkiller saved my life.

Because before that I was listening German based Europop-bands like Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking.. If you don´t know them, use a litte YouTube and dive into my shame.

Painkillers opening with those famous fierce drums and... Halford.. that voice, literally opened my eyes to the other world and there hasn´t been going back. I burned my stupid Europop cassettes in a pale moonlight and felt the touch of metal. Soon enter Slayer, Sepultura... and the list is long.

So, Priest will have their place in my dark heart forever.

And it was a little later I got Maiden's Powerslave on vinyl and I have that album somewhere in my dungeons still.. totally in a unlistanable condition, but I have. I think I want make it a wall clock at some point. I just need to find fitting clock-machine to it.

Hadley wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Hadley wrote:

Now that I think about it, would Judas Priest's The Ripper from 1976 (about Jack the Ripper) be the first historical metal song?

Was Sabbath’s Iron Man based on a true story?

Well, considering that involves someone traveling through time and going through a magnetic field which turns him into steel, I think we can pretty much say no to that.

I don’t know... that “ancient aliens” show would say we’ve had visitors like that for thousands of years.

Seriously though... I guess I never paid attention to the actual lyrics. Because I thought it was based on a medieval punishment device. It was never one of my favorite songs, I just know the famous riff and music. Geezer must of been smoking some strong shit back in the day.

Devin's Child wrote:

I really cannot say which is better, Priest or Maiden, but I can say that Priest's Painkiller saved my life.

Because before that I was listening German based Europop-bands like Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking.. If you don´t know them, use a litte YouTube and dive into my shame.

Painkillers opening with those famous fierce drums and... Halford.. that voice, literally opened my eyes to the other world and there hasn´t been going back. I burned my stupid Europop cassettes in a pale moonlight and felt the touch of metal. Soon enter Slayer, Sepultura... and the list is long.

So, Priest will have their place in my dark heart forever.

James B. disagrees...  

Troublezone wrote:

Devin's Child wrote:

I really cannot say which is better, Priest or Maiden, but I can say that Priest's Painkiller saved my life.

Because before that I was listening German based Europop-bands like Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking.. If you don´t know them, use a litte YouTube and dive into my shame.

Painkillers opening with those famous fierce drums and... Halford.. that voice, literally opened my eyes to the other world and there hasn´t been going back. I burned my stupid Europop cassettes in a pale moonlight and felt the touch of metal. Soon enter Slayer, Sepultura... and the list is long.

So, Priest will have their place in my dark heart forever.

James B. disagrees...  

He still listens Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking????!!

Oh my... an intervention is needed.

Devin's Child wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Devin's Child wrote:

I really cannot say which is better, Priest or Maiden, but I can say that Priest's Painkiller saved my life.

Because before that I was listening German based Europop-bands like Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking.. If you don´t know them, use a litte YouTube and dive into my shame.

Painkillers opening with those famous fierce drums and... Halford.. that voice, literally opened my eyes to the other world and there hasn´t been going back. I burned my stupid Europop cassettes in a pale moonlight and felt the touch of metal. Soon enter Slayer, Sepultura... and the list is long.

So, Priest will have their place in my dark heart forever.

James B. disagrees...  

He still listens Bad Boys Blue and Modern Talking????!!

Oh my... an intervention is needed.

Not exactly...

He doesn’t care for the Painkiller album.

Troublezone wrote:

Not exactly...

He doesn’t care for the Painkiller album.

Blasphemy!!

Devin's Child wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Not exactly...

He doesn’t care for the Painkiller album.

Blasphemy!!

True

Maiden by quite a bit for me although I appreciate a lot of what Priest has done.

I do agree that Maiden's last few albums have been largely boring with long repetative songs.

Give me Maiden, despite their rather bloated latter day outputs.

Give me Maiden, despite their rather bloated latter day outputs.