(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
chris chrobak
from Bay City, MI, USA
There's not much to be said about this cd that hasn't already been that. The line-up changes and reunition, etc. One first listen, the songs may not strike you. On my first listen I was thinking "I hope this grows on me!" and it did. After it growing on me, I believe this album is my favorite Iron Maiden album behind the 2 Paul Di'anno cds. It is a close one with "Piece of Mind", but I think I prefer BNW. The songs have some of the best melodies you can imagine. Most notably on the monster epic "Dream of Mirrors". Hell, all the songs have incredible melodies, riffs, tempos, time changes, etc. The production on the bass and drums is really amazing, leaving a clear, pounding, feeling. The production of the album entirely is really good. I really like this album, and listen to it quite frequently. It's not one of those-listen to once throw away albums. This is the real deal here. All you can expect from Maiden surely turning out better than you thought. This is Brave New World.
