Advantages: BEST OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL Disadvantages: YOU EITHER LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM
...GENRE HEAVY METAL ORIGINAL RELEASE 1988 ON VYNAL AND CASSETTE.
THIS REMASTERED CD HAS MULTI MEDIA VIDEOS FOR TRACKS;
CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS, EVIL THAT MEN DO, THE CLAIRVOYANT.
Seven deadly sins
Seven ways to win
seven holy path to hell
The truth begins
Seven downward slopes
Seven bloodied hopes
Seven are your burning fires
Seven your desires
(Begining and end of album sang by Bruce)
Excellent artwook by Derek Riggs and Rod Smallwood
Recorded (original album) at Musicland Studio's, Munich, Germany.
Bruce Dickinson Vocals
Dave Murray Lead and Rhythm Guitars
Adrian Smith Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Synth
Steve Harris Bass and String Synth
Nicko McBrain Drums
TRACKS
Moonchild
Infinate Dreams
Can I Play With Madness
Evil That Men Do
SeventhSon Of A SeventhSon
The Prophecy
The Clairvoyant
Only The Good Die...
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Advantages: One of the best metal concept albums ever Disadvantages: Doesn't really have a proper 'ending'
...This is it! Iron Maiden's potential for a flawless and original metal album was long known, but they had never quite managed to make every track original and hook-laden and powerful. This was it!
Being very knowing souls, especially Harris, there was a thought that as this was Maiden's seventh studio album, maybe they should play on that. Harris was a big fan of some 70's prog-rock bands, who's liking for 'concept' albums was well-documented and proved.
After 'Somewhere in Time' and the corresponding 'Somewhere on Tour', Harris was said to have indulged in much mythology and legend, reading about the 'seventhson born of a seventhson' who would be blessed with the gift of second sight, i.e. clairvoyancy.
Iron Maiden had the same line-up for the fourth album in a row, and sadly this was the last time they would be together as five...
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...SeventhSon of a SeventhSon is in my opinion the best Iron Maiden album out there. It only has eight trachs but each and every one is unique and excellant. My favourite songs on the album have to be 'Can I Play With Maddness', 'The Evil that Men Do' and 'SeventhSon of a SeventhSon'. The guitar playing is amazing throughout the whole album! I recommend this album to any dedicated Iron Maiden fans or to anyone who is only hearing them for the first time. I'm just a recent fan and this was their first album I bought and it's is what got me hooked!...
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