Iron Maiden's Reviews
Edward The Great: Greatest Hits (Average Rating: 6.62 out of 10)
"The Greatest Hits"? Not exactly... (Rated this album with 4 out of 10)
Reviewed by
Mike Keast
from Toronto
I consider Iron Maiden to be the absolute greatest band in metal history, hands down. With that being said, this botched attempt at boiling their career down to a single disc has a number of serious flaws:1. The Paul Dianno era, which includes some of Maiden's best-loved classics, is completely ignored. 2. Several of the band's best songs are missing (most notably "Aces High" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name"), while fully half of the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album is included. 3. The disc includes two of Maiden's worst songs, "Holy Smoke" and "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter". With two best-of compilations already out there, Edward The Great is completely unnecessary...with no new or unreleased material there's no reason for established fans to buy it, and for newcomers looking for a quick overview, Best Of The Beast and Ed Hunter are both much better choices. Do yourself a favour...skip this one and just buy all the albums instead!
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