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Alex’s Reviews #2: Iron Maiden – Brave New World (2000)
Tracklist:
1. The Wicker Man 2. Ghost of the Navigator 3. Brave New World 4. Blood Brothers 5. The Mercenary 6. Dream of Mirrors 7. The Fallen Angel 8. The Nomad 9. Out of the Silent Planet 10. The Thin Line between Love and Hate
Rating: 5/5
Iron Maiden, the pioneers of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) movement, have sold millions and millions albums over the past twenty or so years. Their lyrics come in various forms, anything ranging from history, to literature, to mythology. Brave New World marks the return of Iron Maiden’s vocalist, Bruce Dickinson (after his departure to pursue a solo career in 1993) and their guitarist, Adrian Smith. When you give the album it’s first hear, it might sound a little progressive like, which isn’t a bad thing at all. The album opens up with ‘The Wicker Man’, the first single from the album. This is a heavy and fast song to enjoy and sing. ‘Ghost of the Navigator’ has a slow beginning, but speeds up after a few seconds. Bruce’s vocals are amazing, and the way the song flows, is astonishing. The title track, ‘Brave New World’ has a great beginning and end, and the lyrics are simply poetic. A speedy song, with great classical guitar work. ‘Blood Brothers’ begins kind of slow, then gets going quickly to tell the lyrical epic. A catchy chorus, great sound, and great, touching lyrics make up the fourth song off Brave New World. “The Mercenary” is a fast song that will blow you away. Iron Maiden picks up the pace again halfway through the album with hard-hitting, ear-splitting guitar work, and a vocal range one could die for. And they’re not done yet! “Dream Of Mirrors”, the longest song off the album (9:21) shows the genius of Iron Maiden. The powerful chorus is sure to make you want to sing, and the guitar solo is just amazing. “The Fallen Angel” is a little bit like “The Mercenary”, with a great chorus, vocals from the heavens, and three different guitar solos. “The Nomad” is the main epic of the album. Iron Maiden, for those who have heard some of their previous work, know that they like to take history into their palms, and mold it into a masterpiece. “The Nomad” is quite a long song, but is telling the tale of the nomads, how strange they were, and how they were feared. “Out Of The Silent Planet” is great singing and guitar work all around. This song is mainly about all the bad things of the Earth, past and present; the pollution, the people at death camps, begging for mercy, people deserted by their leaders in many un-developed nations (Iraq anyone?). The final song of this truly amazing album, is a little love ballad (who knew that was coming, eh?) called “The Thin Line Between Love And Hate”. This song switches between melodically slow and fast, with amazing lyrics, and lovely guitar solos. When the song is finished, or rather, when the album is finished, you’ll feel just like Nicko did at the end. “Awww… I fucking missed it.”
Brave New World is the rejoicing of the original Iron Maiden line up that everyone knows. It is ensured that they will continue to entertain us with their magic, fantasy, and historical poems until they’re nailed shut in a coffin, and buried six feet under the cold ground.
“Dying swans twisted wings, bring this savage back home.” Pic obtained from amazon.com, so call off your lawyers.
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