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1990s 'No Prayer for the Dying' introduced Janick Gers on guitar after the disappointing departure of Adrian Smith. Gers is a great rhythm guitarist and he brought a renewed vitality and urgency to the band, but his solos sometimes leave much to be desired. In 'No Prayer ...' cracks in Maiden's metal armour began to appear, with the emphasis apparently on reclaiming the raw energy of very early material at the expense, seemingly, of well crafted melodic metal songs. So I had apprehension about the release of this album which was immediately dispelled with the release of the single 'Be Quick or Be Dead', a rampant 200+bpm song with a stunning opening riff, Bruce Dickinson berating the 'fatcats'. Constant touring had taken its toll on his ullulating air raid siren-like voice, and the vocal register of old was replaced by a venom spitting growl which (on this track at least) seemed just as effective. Which only made the disappointment with the album release more accentuated. The production on the album has more in common with 'Piece of Mind' than 'No Prayer for the Dying'(thankfully), but after the opening blast of 'Be Quick or Be Dead' things go pear shaped. 'From Here to Eternity' is a song about motorbikes and women, a subject best left for the likes of Meat Loaf. And at a time when Maiden singles in the UK were guaranteed to go straight into the top ten (usually the top five), tellingly the subsequent release of this track as a single from the album didn't even make the top twenty. 'Afraid to Shoot Strangers' is a seven minute epic about the anxiety facing a soldier about to fight in the first Gulf War. It starts slowly and builds into a fast burner, but lyrically and musically just doesn't cut it when compared to the likes of 'Hallowed be thy Name', 'Powerslave' and 'Heaven Can Wait'. Subsequent tracks see the band trying out some slightly different approaches - the balladlike 'Wasting Love', the sparse sounding 'Childhood's End', the stop-start rhythm of 'The Apparition' and the anti football (soccer) hooliganism lyrics of 'Weekend Warrior'(which sounds more like Bruce Dickinson's solo material than Maiden) - none of which pack the punch of earlier material. This, combined with the fact that 'Fear is the Key', 'Judas be my Guide' and most especially 'The Fugitive' sound unconsciously self-parodying result in this album sounding almost desperate. Given that Bruce Dickinson left, not unacrimoniously, less than a year after the release of this album, it's entirely possible that internal band dynamics had some impact on the songwriting. And after all that the band manage to pull out an ace right at the end with the title track. 'Fear of the Dark', after its brooding start, breaks into a fast paced classic with a riff that has a nodding acquaintance with 'Die With Your Boots On' and some excellently crafted melodic guitar parts (although live renditions on 'A Real Live One', 'Rock in Rio' and 'Death on the Road' seem to work better - this really is a classic live track). At sixty minutes long, this was Iron Maiden's longest studio album to date -and it feels like it.Vollständige Rezension lesen
It's hard for me to consider this anything other than just another Iron Maiden album, and one of the weaker ones at that. You've probably noticed that the last few reviews on this page are much shorter than the first several, and if you check the album ratings it's pretty obvious why - these are merely solid, workmanlike albums from a bunch of seasoned pros, and as such I'm delivering merely workmanlike reviews of the albums since it's hard for me to feel too enthusiastic about them, even though I acknowledge that all are at least good. Of course, Maiden are too great a band to ever release a total dog, at least when Bruce is behind the mike, but this album has few if any classic tracks, though "Be Quick And Be Dead," the fast-paced first track that overcomes its pedestrian chorus with a good solo and Maiden's trademark gallopVollständige Rezension lesen
This is truely a classic Maiden album! It shows the diversity of the bands abilties as well as maintaining that classic rock sound from tracks like Fear of the Dark to Wasting Love, you will be taking or a rollercoaster of a rocking ride!
A 9TH STUDIO ALBUM OF OUTSTANDING QUALITY, FROM START TO FINISH "BE QUICK OR BE DEAD" TO "FEAR OF THE DARK".HOW ARE THE ALBUMS SO CONSISTENTLY GOOD ? THE CHILLING YET DEPTH OF THE SONGS THAT ALL HAVE A PURPOSE AND MEANING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HEAR "AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS" LATER REALEASED WHEN BLAZE WAS ON THE MIC. I AM A BRUCE MAN BUT I DEFY ANYONE NOT TO ENJOY THE TRACK, ITS JUST PURE MAIDEN MAGIC THAT MAKES IT RIGHT. A QUALITY ALBUM AND ITS A MUST.
This is a great collection of songs, in my opinion up there with Maiden's best; an awesome effort for their ninth studio album. The album starts with a kick in the face from the screaming Be Quick Or Be Dead, and the quality is very consistent throughout. There are some awesome guitar melodies (such as the ones found on Afraid To Shoot Strangers) and excellent solos, and more than a couple of tracks have the kind of haunting sound/quality which always works very well with Iron Maiden material. I don't really see how any Iron Maiden fan can be disappointed with this album. Some of my favourite tracks: Be Quick Or Be Dead, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, Judas Be My Guide, The Fugitive, Wasting Love, From Here To Eternity, Weekend Warrior.
iron maiden one of the best if not the best metal band to come from england fantastic albums all and in my opinion should be included in every metal fans collection.
I've been a fan of Iron Maiden of only a few months now and i'm dam glad that that i have got into their music. Just like "Powerslave" and "Some where in time" it appealed to me straight away, however the best thing was that i was able to buy it at a very low price unlike buying it from HMV. I would reccomend this product to anybody else that is an Iron Maiden fan!