(Rated this album with 8 out of 10) Reviewed by
gastoryrguffa
from Kitee, Finland
This is the album that lift Iron Maiden back to the impressing level they used to be on during the early 80's. it is also the album that introduced synths to the Maiden fanbase. It is been praised to be the second highlight of their career ( Number Of The Beast being the first ), but personally I don't think it quite stands up to challenge it. It is quite as good as Piece Of Mind, and as a whole, better than Powerslave. Sometimes the synths disturb me, though, and every now and then the songs don't sound as heavy. Good example is "Can I Play With Madness", which is way too commercial, if you ask me. Still, "Seventh son..." is a very convincing effort, offering the best song material since The Number Of The beast.
