IRON MAIDEN's video for their new single, "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", will reportedly receive its worldwide premiere Sunday night (July 16) on the web site of the Iron Maiden Online Club (the band's official fan club; you must be a registered member to log in). "We'll be posting it at around midnight on Sunday night (U.K. time) so make sure you're logged in with your Windows Media and Real Players ready to go," reads an announcement that was sent out to the club members earlier today.
In an article about the new album, French "Rock Hard" magazine has posted a track by track review of the album including small lyric excerpts. Keep reading for the full story
Different Worlds The shortest song of the album is a catchy tune, it should make a single, but that's still to be confirmed
These Colours Don't Run Epic title, with percussive/thunderin drum parts. This song will surely go down great live apart from a little feeling of "already heard this".A big break towards the end till when the song finishes in a calm way. This last part of soldiers: " For the passion / For the glory / For the memories / For the money / You're a soldier / For your country/ What the difference / All the same "
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns Dickinson starts with a soft voice and hot screaming or in high tone and this is a common thing for the album. A huge and crunchy rhtyhm almost in Metallica style, not common for Maiden sound. Galloping rhtyhm, Bruce sings with rage and power, then a little calm part and then again the song explodes again with a huge refrain, awesome on the final. Then solo on a galloping rhythm part just before a second solo on a more calm rhythm section. A complex song structure. A song that talks about nuclear explosion. " Iron fingers stab the desert sky / How we made God with our hands "
The Pilgrim Celtic intro on an almost thrash rhythm section. Rage riff of the guitars. A more direct song than the previous 2, but without an immediat and easy listening chorus. It's not really one of those song with a direct chorus that people will sing at the gigs. Celtic final part
The Longest Day Probably inspired by the film "The Longest Day", this song taks about the Normandy in the second world war. The song begins with a huge bass intro building up always more powerfully. Gloomy and sad song. Nicko Mcbrain plays his drums like they are cannons while bruce things tells his horror tale: " From paper soldiers / To bodies on the beach" or also " The water is red / With the blood of the dead" Then drum breaks à la "Charlotte the Harlot". This is a song that will be fantastic live and probably maiden will try a scenography on this similar to Paschendale or in that stlye. Fanstastic songs, really stands out on the album.
Out Of The Shadows Heavy tempo at the beginning in a power heavy ballad stlye. One of the most likely song to be chosen as a single. *difficulties on translating this song following part* . Double guitar breaks (probably acoustic). Surprising song, very interesting.
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg Dickinson talks about this as the first single. This song start with a long intro, narrative intro sang by Bruce: " Let me tell you about my life/ Let me tell you about my dreams" Really heavy and huge rhythm, quite unusual for Iron Maiden. This songs talks about the reincarnation and mediums. " I'm able to see things / Things I don't want to see "
For the Greater Good of God Typical epic songs made by Steve Harris, we find this kind of composition almost on every Iron Maiden album. A feeling of already known sound, represent classic 'Arry composition. Celtic chorus, long instrumental parts. This songs talks about religions' abuses and bad things: " Religion has a lot to answer for " or also " He gave his life for us/ He fell upon the cross (...) / Tell me why "
Lord of Light Another calm beginning before the song really kicks in.Once again Bruce is more soft with his voice rather than in a high register in the first part of the song. The result of this song is outstanding, superb and the construction of the chorus can bring back that of "Where Eagles Dare".
The Legacy Long acoustic intro, calm voice by Bruce.When the rhythm kicks in it develops a Black Sabbath wall of sound, Dio era. Multiple vocal parts,another great songs that encourages to mutual respect, and opening spirits: " Why can't we treat our fellow man / With more respect "
General conclusions: This is an album that is far superior to Dance of Death and symbolize a great union in the band. This is composed of very long and epic songs, probably inspired by Paschendale's success. The main themes are war, denounced on songs like These Colours Don't Run, The Longest Day and The Legacy: " Sent off to war / To play little games (...) / Some strange yellow gas / Has played with their minds / Has redemmed their eyes " People who love long songs will be very satisfied, probably less those who like shorter songs. There are no immediate songs like Killers, Be Quick or be Dead, Run to the Hills. With this Maiden shows great courage and prove once again that iron maiden do just what they want. The sequence of songs is well thought and the album is the right mix of tradition and modern sound. ( special highlights are rhythm and riffs heavier than in the past and a less conventional and standard voice of a superlative Bruce Dickinson who experiments a lot - awesome).
This album will require more than one listen to be fully understood.
Stand out songs: These Colours Don't Run The Longest Day The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg Lord of Light The Legacy
Caught Somewhere in Time, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Prisoner, Fear of the Dark, Phantom of the Opera, Hallowed Be Thy Name... ezek minimum 6 percesek... Remélhetjük, hasonlóan unalmas, hosszú dalokból áll az album:)
Megnéztem az új album számait. Hát, 10ből 6 szám van 7 perc felett. Nem tudom...kell-e erőltetni ezeket a mega-hosszú nótákat? Sehol egy gyors, galoppozós, nóta?
En is ma vettem meg. Eddig a Scream for me Brazil-on estem tul, felelmetesen jo koncert, megkockaztatom, hogy jobb, mint lemezen (ha eltekintunk a hangminosegtol). Bruce 'csak' a megszokott formajat hozza, semmi mast :)
A koncertek közül egyedül a dive,dive,live dvd minőségű, a másik kettő tv-re készült de király!
A Black Knight közben fölront egy rajongó a színpadra és Bruce maga penderíti ki a színfalak mögé!:D
Az interjú érdekes...pl. A Navigate the Seas of the Sun c. nóta úgy keletkezett, hogy Roy Z egyszer hajnal háromkor fölhívta Bruce-t, hogy halgassamá meg ezt és lejáccotta neki a Navigat elejét, mire Bruce rávágta félálomban, hogy ,,So we go and will not return, to navigate the seas of the sun." Erre fölébredt, és kérdezte, hogy mit mondott az előbb, és Roy visszamondta, Bruce meg nem hitte el, hogy ez az ő szájából hangzott el, és hogy ez k*rvára jó.
Még azt is mondja, hogy a Chemical Wedding nélkül nem született volna meg a Brave New World sem, egyrészt mert emiatt az album miatt vették őt meg Adriant vissza, másrészt ez az album Steve-nek is nagyon tetszett és inspirálta az új album készítésekor.
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar."
Tudod, olyan számok amik katonákról szólnak, mint akik a borítón vannak. Egyébként szvsz jó borító lett. Nem egy Somewhere.., vagy Live after death, de jó. Már ki is ragasztottam a mh falára :-)
,,IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: "At The Moment We're Thing About Playing The Whole Album (A Matter Of Life And Death) Live, Back-To-Back"; ‘The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg’ Single Out In Mid-August Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 11:37:44"
Lesz még jópár album és jópár turné,erre mérget lehet venni,ez a nyilatkozat is csak az új albumot felvezető médiafelhajtáshoz tartozik. Szemmel láthatóan jó formában vannak mind fizikailag mind szellemileg, népszerűségben meg már-már verik a fénykorukat is. Miért kéne abbahagyniuk?
Jah, hogy már nem tudnak újat mondani zeneileg?Ez a helyzet cirka 20-22 éve áll fent:)
,,Nem túl Steve-es nyilatkozat, ráadásul miért pont most nyilatkozna ilyet?"
-Hah! Steve a legnahyképűbb legegoistább ember a földön, még hogy nem mondana ilyeneket! Az tuti, hogy ő úgy gondolja, hogy Steve Harris=Iron Maiden(tegyük hozzá teljes joggal).
Szerintem egy búcsúkoncerten nem lenne jó Hetfield(vele azér nem voltak olyan jóban), Halford esetleg...Ozzy?:))))))))
Más: Most szereztem meg a Death on the Road-ot dvd-n. Szörnyű. Nem hittem volna, hogy ennyire el lehet b*szni egy maiden koncertet. 2 szám után már fájt a szemem. Amikor a RiR-tszereztem meg 2 hétig csak azt néztem... ezt az első nézés után(végig se néztem) egyszer se tettem be.
Az év elején egy argentín rádióműsorban jelentették be hogy az Iron Maiden feloszlott. Páran be is dőltek nekik a külföldi fórumokon...
Bár, először az új lemezről szóló hírt is kacsának hittem pár napja, először nem a hivatalos oldalon olvastam. Nem akartam elhinni, hogy ilyen címet tudnak adni egy Iron Maiden számnak hogy... The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg :))))
