Haha I saw your fail right there scissor ;]

Album Rating: 4.5

good job keeping the Dickinson haters away man!

gotta pump this shit up with some more listens these days

This is so damn good. This should have way more ratings

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

lovely album, and bruce is always brilliant on vox, a must dig stuff!

Album Rating: 4.0

The concept of this album seems to have been well thought out by Bruce Dickinson, and even if this isn't necessarily his best solo effort, I'd say it's definitely his most ambitious. Having now listened to the album a few times I think it would be fitting to watch the film that takes the same name (featuring Dickinson in a cameo role of course). As for the music, I believe it to be quite aggressive and groove-laden for the most part, with very little mellow or melodic parts to be found. The two longer tracks-That is 'Book of Thel' and 'The Alchemist'-both impress by being very well structured and having a nice progression, but other highlights for me would be 'The Tower' (which I personally think is one of Dickinson's heaviest songs) and 'Gates of Uriyen', which features an excellent solo courtesy of Adrian Smith.

never checked his solo stuff and I really dig Maiden hard

Album Rating: 5.0

I can't believe I had never heard this up until now, it absolutely blew me away.



Bonus track Confeos is hilarious and really catchy too

gotta check

Album Rating: 4.2

This is a borderline 4.5 for me. Second half of the album is incredible.

this one better than accident of birth ? i liked that

Album Rating: 4.2

Oh yeah. This one is heavier and the songwriting is better too for me.

Fucking hell this is spectacular

Album Rating: 4.0

This is seriously a fantastic traditional metal offering during a time when plenty of big name bands of the same genre were struggling to reach this high.

Album Rating: 4.2

Agreed and that's an additional reason for why this is so awesome.

Album Rating: 4.2

Might prefer this one to anything Maiden did after Seventh Son.

Album Rating: 4.0

Lovers in the Towerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Album Rating: 4.0

Surprised there's so few pages. This is one of the better metal albums of the 90's if you ask me. There's no weak spots to be found, just incredibly consistent with strokes of genius to be found on here. The Tower, King in Crimson.. etc What a great album.

Album Rating: 4.0

All this talk about Maiden.. bring it back home folks.. this is lovely.

bump

Album Rating: 4.2

Absolutely. Some moments are pure brilliance. And it was definitely needed during a time where classic metal wasn't enjoying its best period.

Album Rating: 4.0

jesus i haven't listened to this in 15 years, easy....you are correct manos, the back half of the album man!!