Iron Maiden - Essential Iron Maiden
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Artist: Iron MaidenEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Paschendale
- Rainmaker
- The Wicker Man
- Brave New World
- Futureal
- The Clansman
- Sign Of The Cross
- Man On The Edge
- Be Quick Or Be Dead
- Fear Of The Dark
- Holy Smoke
- Bring Your Daughter..To The Slaughter
- The Clairvoyant
- The Evil That Men Do
- Wasted Years
- Heaven Can Wait
- 2 Minutes To Midnight
- Aces High
- Flight Of Icarus
- The Trooper
- The Number Of The Beast
- Run To The Hills
- Wrathchild
- Killers
- Phantom Of The Opera
- Running Free (Live)
- Iron Maiden (Live)
Music reviews of Essential Iron Maiden
Music Review: (3.5 stars) The whole essential? Not exactly but pretty close!
Rating: 3 Stars
This compilation "The Essential Iron Maiden" may not be an official compilation but it's probably the best out there to date. Capturing most of the best material and having 27 songs and being a double disc this one certainly has an advantage over the other Maiden compilations("Edward The Great" was frankly terrible, thought "The Best Of The Beast" isn't bad).They made a good choice with the songs here and they were careful enough not to include too much song from one album and less than it should have for another, this is a pretty good mix and this is by far the best value you will get out of a Maiden compilation as its at a decent price for all that it offers. And best of all this specific compilation album covers all eras of the band a thing they should have done earlier, and that was finally done here.
As for the songs I will not rate them as this is a compilation but I will instead look at how many songs from which album have been taken and how good were the choice.
Iron Maiden (1980): They took by far the best track on this album, "Phantom Of The Opera" a worthy addition to this greatest hits.
Killers (1981):"Killers" is often a forgotten album while it shouldn't be and this compilation managed to include two good songs here, "Wrathchild" and "Killers". Paul Di' Anno was fired after this one in 1982 this was his last with the band.
The Number Of The Beast (1982): Dickinson's debut with Maiden. The songs chosen from this album won't surprise anybody, the title track and "Run To The Hills" are essential songs even if they are the most famous and common ones. I say there should have been more songs from this album it would have been worth it.
Piece Of Mind (1983): From my personal first Maiden album, "The Trooper" is a perfect heavy metal song even if i listened to it too many times, "Flight Of Icarus" being one of my favourite tracks from the album is a pleasure to see here.
Powerslave(1984):"Aces High" and "Two Minutes To Midnight" are the best choice they could do for this one, thought "Rimes Of The Ancient Mariner" would have been amazing but seeing how it's over 13 minutes it's obvious why it's not he.
Live After Death(1985):"Running Free" and "Iron Maiden" are both live but taken from the first album ,the thing is Bruce sings Di' Anno's songs and some fans are touchy on that subject.
Somewhere In Time (1986):"Wasted Years" is a classic and the hit of the album while "Heaven Can Wait" is underrated.
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son(1988):There was believe it or not four tracks from this album on "Edward The Great" compilation, "The Evil That Men Do" and "The Clairvoyant" are my favourites from this album they chose excellent ones here.
No Prayers For The Dying (1990):"Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter" and "Holy Smoke" were both good picks from that an album I didn't like as much as the others.
Fear Of The Dark (1992):"Be Quick Or Be Dead" and "Fear Of The Dark"(Live)
were good choices.
The X Factor (1995): First album with their hated signer Blaze Bailey, "Sign Of The Cross" and "Man On The Edge" are without question the best songs from this fan-hated album.
Virtual XI (1998):"Futureal" and "The Clansman" are great picks from what is often considered as their worst album.
Brave New World (2000): Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith made their return to the band and this album turned out terrific, "The Wicker Man" was a great choice and so is "Brave New World", plenty of possible choices.
Dance Of Death (2003):"Paschendale" and "Rainmaker" are good selections and possibly the best choices they could make but I am somewhat surprised they didn't choose "Wildest Dream" the single.
The strength of "The Essential Iron Maiden" is that it covers their entire career which means every album( except live ones) they ever released up until Dance of Death released in 2003, this compilation was released in 2005 therefore there is no material from their last album "A Matter Of Live And Death". It did miss a few cuts as some albums like "Powerslave" and "The Number of The Beast" deserved to have more songs . That's why technically it isn't the whole "essential" Iron Maiden, otherwise I can't really complain about the song selection and I like how each album is represented, it is the only compilation who has songs from each albums. It may be a bit pricey but it's a two disc album which covers everything they have done, much worth it if you're a new fan in my opinion.
That's the whole album beginning to end and it's the best Maiden compilation. I would not recommend to start with a compilation but if you want to or have to then get this, its way better than the other compilations and is worth it. I'd just start with either The Number of The Beast or Powerslave. Good song selection, double-disc, plenty of good songs, the band's whole career is covered; you can't go wrong with this compilation! As a compilation 4.5 stars, to me 3.5 cause I already own this and there isn't anything new.
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