Just Say Bruce To Blaze! ***** 5 STAR MAIDEN ESSENTIAL!
(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
savatagedsoul@aol.com
from Scraggy's Tomb of Power Metal, USA.
Yes, that's the 1st thing I have to mention here: hearing Bruce Dickinson (the REAL Clansman!) singing the two songs on here when he was absent from the band, and we had to hang our heads down in shame as we heard 'Blaze' (nice name) trying to sing alongside other legends like, Steve Harris. Hearing Bruce do, Sign of The Cross and The Clansman, makes you pray one day they could put something together (which would be paying off Blaze) where Maiden could do those two albums over with Bruce at the front. I don't know why anyone is complaining about the track list? This was the tour in support of Brave New World, and you get a healthy dose of songs off that one. Plus the two tracks I just mentioned. Wrathchild and Sanctuary are also in the 1st disc, and after Fear of The Dark, on the second disc, you get 5 Maiden classics, such as Number of The Beast, Iron Maiden, Run To The Hills, 2 Minutes To Midnight and Hallowed Be Thy Name. OK, I'll admit, how Running Free, or Phantom of The Opera could not be in here is a bit of a drag, but with Maiden, the list of killer tracks absent, could be their whole catalog of tunes, from 1980 on! The sound is better than A real Live Dead One; I think it's about as equal to Live At Donnington though. With live Maiden, it's always going to rule, so you can't go wrong here. I will always say that, Live After Death, was the best live one they'll ever do, and it is, in my opinion, the best live metal album ever done-and I mean EVER. Don't let this one slide by you. And remember: JUST SAY BRUCE TO BLAZE!! ***** 5 STAR ESSENTIAL LIVE MAIDEN RATING, FROM SCRAGGY'S TOMB OF POWER METAL. Cheers!
