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Music : Powerslave: Remastered
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Powerslave: Remastered by: Iron Maiden List Price: £13.99 CD-Charts Price: £6.58 You Save: £7.41 (53%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724349692008 Format: Enhanced Label: EMI Manufacturer: EMI Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: EMI Release Date: September 14, 1998 Studio: EMI Sales Rank: 2038 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: It's way too easy to write off Iron Maiden as the preserve of maladjusted boys with fluffy, budding moustaches, stuck in the murk of the British 1980s. They were preposterous, they were anachronistic--in utterly appropriate Spinal Tap terms--and their growth rate could not even be charted. But they really do rock, which, as ever, lets them off the hook. Besides which, Powerslave is arguably the best Maiden album precisely because it's so bombastic and lugubrious; it achieves its effect with bludgeoning tactics. Obsessively fast and brutal riffing, interminable repetition and lyrics so epic and gruesome they're irresistible ("The body bags and little rags of children torn in two/And the jellied brains of those who remain, to put the finger right on you"). Grand and absurd, it's also pretty brilliant. --Taylor Parkes Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - TELL ME WHY I HAVE TO BE A POWERSLAVEThis is another magical Iron maiden heavy metal masterpiece. The whole album is a classic and one of their best but it's impossible to pick a best iron maiden album. From the classic Aces High to the classic 13 minutes long Rime Of The Ancient Mariner it's all classic heavy metal. You may be reading the reviews seeing some people saying one song is bad on this album no their isn't this whole album is a masterpiece(as i mentioned already). If i had to pick some favourite songs it would be aces high, flash of the blade, powerslave & rime of the ancient mariner . This is the perfect start to Iron Maiden the albums Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind and this are the albums everyone should start off with with maiden. In fact why havnt you bought ... Read More: Rating: - A Golden GodAh yes Iron Maiden in the 80's, what a band and what an era. It's amazing how I can be so very nostalgic about a period of a band that I never got to experience first hand. Make no mistake about it Iron Maiden was THE heavy metal band of 1980's no one else comes close. Iron Maiden were without doubt the best band to come from the NWOBHM era with a level of professionalism and song craft that exposed the rest of NWOBHM as the village hall tomfoolery it was. `Powerslave' acts as another testament as to why Maiden were able to rise above the Angel Witch's and Samson's of this world and transcend into the realms of absolute greatness...It almost makes you proud to be English! With Eddie rising from the grave in mummified form after his ... Read More: Rating:  - Decent albumMaiden fans will definately like this album but for anyone else it may have to grow on you first. Musically it's pretty good, though shorter song lengths would have been better, the instrumental Losfer Words would have definately benifited from this. Lyrically it is well thought out, with "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" paying homage to Coleridge by taking excerpts from the poem of the same name. It also has the set list staple 2 Minutes to Midnight which is a brilliant song. It is a pretty well rounded album though it may not be quite accessible to those who arn't fans of Maiden, as I wasn't very impressed at my first listen but it does grow on you. Rating: - Metal at its very bestWhile not as consistent as Seventh Son, this album has an equally valid claim to be Maiden't best due to the sheer quality of music on offer. Seldom better than when writing songs about war, the band kick off with two on that very theme. Aces High is as adrenaline-soaked as the lives of the fighter pilots it documents, while Two Minutes To Midnight is a suitably sinister-sounding ode to nuclear war. Losfer Words, a rare instrumental, is a nice demonstration of the band's ability as musicians, before a bit of a mid-album lull. Powerslave itself serves as a wake-up call before the final track, the truly epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is arguably the best the band has ever commited to vinyl. About a day and a half long, the tale of Coleridge's unfortunate ... Read More: Rating: - Heavy Metal UtopiaThis album has to be one of my Iron Maiden favourites. High energy, yet moody; light-hearted (Losfer Words), yet punchy (Aces High, 2 minutes). This album has it all. The epic "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" stands out as an extremely clever piece of music artistry - the eerie effects midway through are magical; followed by the victorious, more upbeat phase. It is SO atmospheric! Bruce's vocals just put the icing on the cake. This is well worth buying. I own several Maiden albums, but rate this as being one of the best. Buy it, and I'm sure you'll agree ! |
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