Iron Maiden - Brave New World
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Artist: Iron MaidenBrand: Sony
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-05-30
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Wicker Man
- Ghost of the Navigator
- Brave New World
- Blood Brothers
- Mercenary
- Dream of Mirrors
- Fallen Angel
- Nomad
- Out of the Silent Planet
- Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Music reviews of Brave New World
Music Review: Mediocre Iron Maiden is still better than most stuff out there
Rating: 3 Stars
I really wanted to like this disc more. I've recently dug out my older Maiden albums and I was curious where the latest incarnation has taken them. Given that several reviewers compared this disc to "Seventh Son", "Brave New World" made logical sense.
The album starts off strong enough, "The Wicker Man" is a solid track that I find myself liking more and more on repeated listening. It hold up well in the Maiden catalogue. "Ghost of the Navigator" begins fairly well and overall its a strong song however a trend that will continue for the rest of the album becomes apparent: The constant repetition of the chorus and of the instruments. In Ghost, its not too bad.
By the time we finish track 3, I'm beginning to have a hard time listening to the full songs. In fact its not until track 9, "Brave New World" that another mostly solid, beginning to end song is encountered.
This isn't to say the album is bad, it just gets boring. I'd love to see a producer take these tracks, edit them down by about 1 to 3 minutes each and put that out. In other words, "Brave New World" needs better song editing. Had that been here, this may have been an awesome album. Instead we have two nine minute songs of which 4 minutes (at least) of each song feels like listening to 30 second sound loop.
If you are a Maiden fan from the 80s and looking to see what they are doing now, I'd suggest skipping this album and find one of the myriad of greatest hits that is heavy on the new stuff ("Wicker Man", "Fear of the Dark", etc). However if you have a few dollars burning a hole in your pocket, you can spend the money on a lot worse things.
Description of Brave New World
Brave New World's signature time changes, guitar harmonies, and urgent vocals render moot any question as to whether it will spawn Maiden classics to rival the likes of "Run to the Hills" and "Number of the Beast." Bruce is back, and all's right on this Brave New World. EMI. 2004.Iron Maiden are nothing if not consistent. Since 1980's self-titled debut, they've been one of metal's preeminent torchbearers, spewing forth dramatic old-school, Euro-flavored arena-style metal, that to a non-fan might seem akin to Spinal Tap. The band's legion of followers, however, will rejoice at the 67 minutes of archetypal Maiden found on Brave New World. The album reunites their classic-period singer Bruce Dickinson with his longtime band following his self-imposed six-year absence. Also back on board is guitarist Adrian Smith, giving Maiden a scorching three-guitar lineup. Maiden's lyrical scope is as historic and elaborate as ever, their muscular musicality verging on the melodramatic. But that's what Maiden have always been about, and their sound is instantly recognizable on such meaty cuts as "The Mercenary," "The Fallen Angel," and "Ghost of the Navigator." Brave New World's signature time changes, guitar harmonies, and urgent vocals render moot any question as to whether it will spawn Maiden classics to rival the likes of "Run to the Hills" and "Number of the Beast." Bruce is back, and all's right on this Brave New World. --Katherine Turman
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