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The Number of the Beast
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Price: $8.51
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: IRON MAIDEN
EAN: 0696998621022
Format: Enhanced
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2002-03-26
Studio: Sony
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Summary: a great devolpement in the maiden coming to power
Comment: this cd has the blending of old gaurd to new in many forms the second lp with addrian smith inwhich he show some more chops and growth and with new singer bruce dickenson he seems to be in pauls shadow but definitly shining on his own on the next lp he will show great growth and become the voice of iron maiden.after this trasition they with have devloped the madin niche of music.this is one of the first vital must have in the next 10 years.
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Summary: The textbook definition of "Heavy Metal"
Comment: In recent years heavy metal has splintered into so many subgenres its hard to fathom. Some--like Thrash and Progressive Metal are wonderful, and others like grindcore aren't so hot. This CD comes from a time when Heavy Metal was just that--Heavy Metal. These songs all rock like hell, shamelessly ignoring the bland concepts of popular 80s cock rock that prevailed in 1982. The title track is probably the best metal anthem ever concieved, inescapably catchy and immensely driving and brutal. But Maiden manages to vary up their palate without ever losing their classic Anthemic metal approach on this, the more progressive subdued "Hallowed Be thy Name" with its thought provoking lyrics and the melodic "The Prisoner" show how capable Maiden was at contriving vicarious Metal without ever going "pussy or soft." If you find modern music dull, boring and commercial, check this out, you'll be glad you did
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Summary: Wow, I didn't know Spinal Tap was a real band.
Comment: In all honesty, I don't see how it's possible to take these guys seriously. The first I ever heard them was when we were playing music in a class and this guy put them on and said, "Hey, check this out, it's really bad 80's hair metal," and he put on Run To The Hills. "Run to the hills, run for your lives!" declared in fantastic high register harmonies blared out at me, along with predictable metal riffs (and they have three guitarists now, I hear!), and incessant drumming. To add to that, I asked him for the album afterwards and I literally laughed out loud when I saw the cover. Come on people! Have you looked at that cover? It's like.... it's like everything that's wrong with pretentious metal embodied, without any music even!
And I'm not a metal hater, either. I own my fair share of Black Sabbath, Led Zep, Metallica, Nirvana, etc. But, for the most part, those bands managed to trim the bombastic excesses down to a minimum, a feat that Iron Maiden (they have three guitarists!) apparently can't manage. I've seen footage of their concerts, and they even do the Spinal Tap thing with all of the guitarists going up to the center of the stage and making those stupid faces that Jack Black joked about in School of Rock. Now, I don't care if you go down and click the "No" down there, or if you comment and say "You have no idea what you're talking about, Iron Maiden is the greatest metal band in existence." Obviously, given the wealth of five-star reviews here, these pages are patrolled by die-hard Maiden fans waiting to strike down any naysayers. But for the love of metal, read both negative and positive reviews before buying something that has the introductory (spoken word, people!) passage that says:
"Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath
because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the beast."
Spinal Tap couldn't have said it better themselves.
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Summary: One of their best
Comment: This song features a number of strong songs - Children of the Damned, The Prisoner, Number of the Beast, Hallowed be thy Name, Run to the Hills and a few fillers such as Invaders, 22 Acacia Avenue, Gangland. In general I think the title track is pretty special, it has a raw energy to it very rarely replicated. Hallowed be thy name is special for the opposite reason, its a complex, long brooding song.
This also introduced Iron Maiden to the true metal scene, before this they were part of the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" a lot of which was also influenced by punk and also by what was happening in the US (Iggy Pop, MC5 etc). In fact Paul Dianno their first singer really had more in common with a non-metal scene. For those interested in checking out other early Bruce Dickinson, you might want to try to get a copy of some Sampson, although most of it is pretty crap (from memory there is a song called "Hard Times" and another song called "Vice Versa" which were ok).
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Summary: PLEASE BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: This is the best, no not best, the PERFECT album ever made! Even though the album is called "number of the beast", it is not satanic in anyway. the songs are very well written and will kick your *** all the way to the next couple of decades. so, if you love metal, then buy this album. If your worried about your religion and the title track, dont! there is nothing satanic about this item.
let me clear this up. the song "Number of the Beast" is about a guy that sees a stanc ritual and what happens after words. once more BUT THIS ALBUM!
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No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: IRON MAIDEN
Title: NUMBER OF THE BEAST
Street Release Date: 03/26/2002
Domestic
Genre: HEAVY METAL
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