Iron Maiden's Reviews

Somewhere In Time

Beware the Morons!

So, to you morons who slag off on this disc, here's what I say...

1. Someone wrote that his album doesn't "pack enough punch". Did they miss "Sea of Madness" and the title track? Finding songs with more punch in the Maiden catalog is real, real hard.

2. Someone complained that no Dickinson compositions are on here. He did write during this period, and you know what he wrote? "Run Silent, Run Deep" (later released on No Prayer). Sorry folks, but that song is weak when compared to other songs Bruce wrote from 1984-1988. If that was the best Bruce wrote for this album, I'm sure glad they put it on hold!

3. Synth! Synth! Synth! Hey, live a little. Musicians as complex as those in Maiden NEED to find different ways to test themselves. It's called maturing. The bass/guitar synth is awesome in my opinion. It gives this album a futuristic feel like nothing else.

4. Someone also said the band was "burned out" on this since it followed the huge World Slavery Tour. Burned out? No, only on fire. As a guitarist, I must say that the Murray/Smith solos on this disc are BLAZING! Check out Davey's on CSIT, or Adrian's on SOM, and then check out the pair on "Alexander the Great", a song Steve Harris himself recently called "the best song we've never played live". Oh, and Adrian's slow solo on SIASL is proof that some of the best solos don't have to be played fast.

5. Any more complaining morons need to just pick up a live bootleg of this tour. They reproduced it live. Complain about "over-production"? Well then how did they play it live?

This is the greatest Maiden recording of thier 12 studio albums. Hands down. End of story.

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