Iron Maiden's Reviews

Edward The Great: Greatest Hits

(Average Rating: 6.62 out of 10)

It's a good collection - especially if you're new to Maiden

(Rated this album with 8 out of 10)
Reviewed by Takuya Arai from Lakewood, OH USA

With a band that's been around for as long as Maiden has, it's almost impossible to come out with a "Best of" or a "Greatest Hits" in just one disc...or even 2 for that matter.

So with that in mind, I think they did a decent job with this. The tracks are a good representation of their music and yes, even though it's missing Di'Anno, I don't think it hurts it TOO much...after all, for all intents and purpose, Dickinson is what everyone remembers as the vocalist anyway.

As for the tracks itself, I'm happy to see Wasted Years on here. That's always been my favorite song from the Somewhere in Time album and it always annoyed me when in all their compilations all I hear from that album is Heaven Can Wait. A few good songs from 7th Son including Infinite Dreams (again, my own personal favorite) is also appreciated.

So basically, for new listeners, I think this is a good collection. For all of us fans that's stuck by them for many many years...well, do what I do and get a CD burner and make one...two...or however many "Best Of" collections you want!

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