Iron Maiden's Reviews

Somewhere In Time

(Average Rating: 8.94 out of 10)

One of the best metal albums ever.

(Rated this album with 10 out of 10)
Reviewed by Chris Burton from TONBRIDGE, KENT England

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! I only really bought this album because I heard it was alright and I hadn't heard many of the tracks off it, but I put it in and I was shocked at how good it was! When I first heard the band, I thought they were amazing. I have been a fan of Iron Maiden for about 2 1/2 years now, and inevitably the appeal of Iron Maiden (or any band that I've been into far some time) has somewhat worn off. However, this album gave me the feeling of "Oh my God, this is GOOOOD...", something which I hadn't got from an Iron Maiden album in ages!

The music is well structured, the melodies are great and the lyrics are well thought out (compared to most metal bands at the time). Tracks like Caught Somewhere In Time and The Loneliness Of A Long Distance Runner are amazing... dammit, they're all great! I haven't owned this for long enough to decide yet, but this might evolve to be my favourite Maiden album.

This is a great album. I don't care who said it was crap (one person even said that it was as bad as "No Prayer For The Dying"). I love this album, and it has refreshed my love for Maiden's music where even Piece Of Mind didn't when I bought that a few months ago. This album shows a real sense of maturity and progression. Don't get me wrong, I like thier older stuff as well, but many bands have either produced a string of albums that sound exactly alike or they've changed for the worse. However, just when Maiden thought that they couldn't top Powerslave, they release this - and it doesn't just sound like an improved version of Powerslave! It's probably Maiden's most most unique album in terms of its sound. Fantastic.

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