Iron Maiden's Reviews
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (Average Rating: 9.00 out of 10)
A classic metal album! (Rated this album with 8 out of 10)
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from FAIRLAWN, OH United States
I wouldn't give it a 5-star rating because I simply don't give 5-star ratings, unless a work is revolutionary or at least evolutionary in the rock realm. Putting that aside, this is one of IM's finest albums. This was the THE album which baptized me as a metal lover. When I heard it for the first time at 16, I discovered that there was more to metal than just cacophonic string jamming and neck-cramps. It's got some spectacular, gut-wrenching guitar riffs. And it's not just string-plucking, head-banging all the way. It's got a mesmerizing rhythm. Most of the tracks have that characteristic Maiden gothic hum; you can feel it in your bones. This is one of Iron Maiden's yesteryear works, before Janick Jers replaced Adrian Smith. The trio of Murray, Smith and Harris have produced some of the finest guitar-work I've heard in a life-time. And combined with Dickinson's powerful vocals, it's a masterpiece. The album is very thematic -- all songs are actually chapters from a story, which unwinds. (Read the lyrics from each song and connect the dots.) From 'Moon Child', which tells the tale of a child with special powers, to 'Infinite Dreams', where he's haunted by his clairvoyance but doesn't know what it is. As he grows in 'Can I Play With Madness', these powers take on a stronger form and he begins to realize his mystique. In 'The Evil That Men Do', he falls in in love which ends in betrayal, followed by the title track, '7th Son Of A 7th Son'. In 'The Prophecy' and 'The Clairvoyant' he learns the purpose of his powers and what to do. In the last track, 'Only The Good Die Young', at all ends. Definitely a collector's item for anyone who appreciates and sees a metal classic!
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