I'd love to hear [I]Hocus Pocus[/I]. That'd be ace.

[QUOTE=Quiksilver26]I'm pretty sure Maiden and Priest did some touring together in the 80s... Which actually pisses me off now for being like 3 at the time =\
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Halford was maidens supporting act durring the Brave New World Tour.

Listening to the Prisoner, such an awesome cheesy rocker.

man i just got the new album and it bloody rules!! favourite songs are OOTS and DW

right, first time i've been on in ages, and here's my thoughts on the new album:
i like it, but for me it just doesn't live up to DoD, as i'm not a fan of the guitar and bass intro style of song that seems to dominate the album. however, Different World, These Colours Don't Run and The Longest Day i like a lot. :)

still no internet at home, so i don't have a clue when i'm going to be posting regularly again. later :wave:

[QUOTE=Josh]right, first time i've been on in ages, and here's my thoughts on the new album:
i like it, [b]but for me it just doesn't live up to DoD[/b], as i'm not a fan of the guitar and bass intro style of song that seems to dominate the album. however, Different World, These Colours Don't Run and The Longest Day i like a lot. :)

still no internet at home, so i don't have a clue when i'm going to be posting regularly again. later :wave:[/QUOTE]

Thats what i was worried about. So far from the songs ive heard (TRoBB,DW) its a lot less happy toned then Dod was. ANd that was what i loved about Dod. It doesnt seem like there is going to be another rainmaker on AMOLAD, but i havent actually listened to the album yet :p so my thoughts could just be supid.


EDIT: my post doesnt make sense :(

[QUOTE=Meatplow]Listening to the Prisoner, such an awesome cheesy rocker.[/QUOTE]
"Not a prisoner...I'm a free man!" :thumb: \m/

Yeah, well. Happy toned isn't what I wanted, and I got what I wanted, which was a mature album.
Maiden could have released thirty albums of happy "I'm going to war and kicking some arse" albums, and I guess that would have been cool, but here they actually released some mature lyrical material, and a more worldweary tone, which is much better for me.

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]Yeah, well. Happy toned isn't what I wanted, and I got what I wanted, which was a mature album.
Maiden could have released thirty albums of happy "I'm going to war and kicking some arse" albums, and I guess that would have been cool, but here they actually released some mature lyrical material, and a more worldweary tone, which is much better for me.[/QUOTE]
Agreed, the lyrics in this album are a lot more thought out IMO, the choruses especially ie. They don't just repeat the title of the song :p

So i just got an email from amazon saying AMOLAD wont get here till Sept 15 :(:(

I might want to try to get into Maiden...what is their most melodic album/song? I think i'll start from there considering i like melodic stuff

all they're stuff i pretty melodic, so picking a starting place isn't that easy, i'd probably go for Number of the Beast, Piece of mind, Powerslave, Seventh Son...., or the new one A Matter of Life and Death, which is probably my fav.

[QUOTE]I might want to try to get into Maiden...what is their most melodic album/song? I think i'll start from there considering i like melodic stuff[/QUOTE]
for songs start with a couple of the classics:

The Trooper
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Run To The Hills
Aces High

Brighter than a thousand suns OWNS.

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]for songs start with a couple of the classics:

The Trooper
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Run To The Hills
Aces High[/QUOTE]

Definitely. Then work on to their classic era albums such as Powerslave or Piece Of Mind.

[QUOTE=dfcslings]Brighter than a thousand suns OWNS.[/QUOTE]

Yes it does. I love that 7/4 groove so much.

umm, alright thanks...ill look into it

AMOLAD a concept album?
 

This time last year we were all excited over Nicko letting slip that AMOLAD would be a concept album, and while it all seems to revolve around the concept of the relationship between religion and war, is there a deeper "story" to the album, that we can read into it?

Maybe.

[B]Different World[/B] - Main character is feeling lost and without direction in his life: [I]Don't want to be here, somewhere I'd rather be. But when I get there I might find it's not for me. Don't know what I want or where I want to be. I'm feeling more confused the more the days go by.

[/I][B]These Colours Don't Run[/B] - So he joins the army: [I]For the passion, for the glory, for the memories, for the money. You're a soldier for your country what's the difference, all the same? Far away from the land of our birth, we fly a flag in some foreign earth. We sailed away like our fathers before. These colours don't run from cold bloody war.[/I]

[B]Brighter Than A Thousand Suns[/B] - Now commited to the army, the main character is starting to see the true side of war. His side is successful, but he's starting to see how much effect it's having on the civilian landscape he's in.

[B]The Pilgrim[/B] - Main character wants to escape the army, but there is no way out, except death. However, he is concerned, with all the atrocities he's witnessed in the name of war, that he may be judged to Hell.

[B]The Longest Day[/B] - The tedium of war starts to set in...it gets very boring on the battlefield, as killing and watching your friends get killed becomes an accepted part of life. This all creates an ominous tension which makes time pass even more slowly.

[B]Out Of The Shadows[/B] - The main character finally succumbs to death. [I]Eyes are closed and death is calling, reaching out its hand.

[/I][B]The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg[/B] - From beyond the grave guilt now starts to set in regarding his conduct during the time in the army. He feels that there is no justification for killing anybody. Not even during war. Also, he may have witnessed the deaths of many civilians and not stopped it when he could have.

[B]For The Greater Good Of God[/B] - Main character asks himself: "If god says 'Thou shalt not kill', why are so many wars fought in his name. Now in Heaven (or maybe Hell), he has the chance to ask a warmongering 'priest'. Possibly ones who are still alive, and he can visit them from the afterlife. Maybe even the one who started the war our hero got caught up in the first place.

[B]Lord Of Light[/B] - Not satisfied with their answers, he gives his own ideas on why man shouldn't kill man, especially not in the name of religion.

[B]The Legacy[/B] - Warmongering priests are now on their deathbed, contemplating the legacy they left behind...



Hmm...not watertight. There's plenty of room for interpretation in the words, although I think that one pretty much matches up.

I think it's more of a loose concept about War and wars fought in the name of religion.

It's definitely not a tight concept as it's been said that it's not and when you watch the DVD which comes with the deluxe edition, it's obvious that it's not. However there is definitely a running theme of war and religion

it has an overly theme yeah, conept album no, me thinks their plans changed, still might be wrong, and i don't care excellent album, wouldn't change it at all

I should point out, I enjoy trying to read some sort of a story into album...even if its just for fun.

^
And you did a good job of it.

I actually agree with PAJJ, they probably started wrinting the album out as a concept then then something changed their minds and they stopped writing it that way.

YAY it finally has came listening to it now sounds pretty good

I now own a real copy of AMOLAD.

The art is pretty cool, and I like the descriptions in the back.

well i've listend to it and i feel it's too long to enjoy but maybe after a couple more of listens should change my mind.

[QUOTE=hellrider]well i've listend to it and i feel it's too long to enjoy but maybe after a couple more of listens should change my mind.[/QUOTE]
Yes keep listening, i've found that the more you listen to this album the more you get into it :)

[QUOTE=crag]Yes keep listening, i've found that the more you listen to this album the more you get into it :)[/QUOTE]

Definitely. Once you get into it, you won't find a way out. It has totally consumed me and I've barely listened to much else recently.

Wow.

I feel special.

[url]http://www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk/[/url]

Very interesting read.

(It's a fake...oh well. It's still an interesting read. [url]http://www.benjaminbreeg.com[/url] is probably closer to the truth, suggesting that, since Eddie is a zombie/undead, he must have lived at some point. His original name was Benjamin Breeg.)

That was a cool read, although I didn't really go through the first link too well. From what I read, the dude writing that sounds a bit off his mind :lol:.

Listening to AMOLAD for the first time now. First 7 tracks were all extremely good, and FTGGOG might be the best yet.

I also got a bitching shirt, which I'll get pics of tomorrow.