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| Artist: Iron Maiden
Label: Sony
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 Maiden re-re-packaged again and again and again... (and again and again) May 13, 2008
Denzel Lockheart (Edmonton, Canada)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
So obviously, I'm a huge Maiden fan, and am going to see them on the Somewhere Back In Time tour in 2008 (June 6th, Edmonton, Rexall place, hell yah! Have good seats as well!), and this compilation has been released, supporting it. Given the fact that this is to support the SBIT tour, the focus is mainly what the title says (except it should say 1980-1988 on the cover), as is the setlist of the tour. Granted, this is gonna be a great tour, but why release ANOTHER compilation????? This is the same stuff we've heard, and some older stuff, such as "Phantom of the Opera", "Children of the Damned", but where's the REAL classics, like Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Remember Tomorrow, The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner, Infinite Dreams, or Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son? Ah well, whatever, this is perfect for Maiden newcomers. Sound quality is great, cover art is great, lots of good singles, and overall, this is good for those NEW to Maiden. However, to die hards, this is nothing new, only buy it if you're a completist, as you probably already own all their albums (like I do! O.O). I'd say check out Ed Hunter instead, that's a better compilation than this.
Just a re-packaged "Live After Death" CD. Iron Maiden's 4th "greatest hits" CD = Money Grubbing. May 14, 2008
Unstereotypical (Somewhere In Time)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This CD is alright to get if you do not already have Maiden's first 7 CDs, and if you do not already have "Live After Death" 2-CD concert.
If you do have those CDs, by all means do not waste your money on this, unless you are a massive Iron Maiden fan who buys all their CDs just b/c their name is on the front cover.
Look: If you are going to get an Iron Maiden greatest hits CD, make sure to definitely get the "Best of the Beast" 2-CD set.
That had their best songs and some rare songs on it too from the 1980 to 1988 era.
That is your best bet for an Iron Maiden greatest hits CD, not this money making gimich that came out today.
"The Essential Iron Maiden", "Ed Hunter", and "Edward the Great" CDs are all decent, nothing-special, run of the mill greatest hits collections.
"Best of the Beast" has their best stuff on it, while those other so-called "greatest hits" CDs only had a handful of their greatest hits songs on there.
If you really want to get Iron Maiden's best studio CDs from 1980 to 1988, get them in this order:
1. Somewhere In Time.
2. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
3. Live After Death.
4. piece of mind.
5. Killers.
6. Iron Maiden self-titled.
7. The Number Of The Beast.
8. Powerslave. (3/4ths of all the songs on Powerslave are already on Live After Death concert CD. So really, you are only getting Powerslave for just 4 extremely good songs).
Or if you just want to get their TRUE greatest hits of those CDs just mentioned and some of their other CDs that would come later after 1988, just get the "Best of the Beast" 2-CD set.
This "Somewhere Back in Time" CD is only meant for people who have never heard of the band before, or for people who do not already have Live After Death concert CD or their first 7 studio CDs, or for die-hard fans that will buy anything that has the 2 words Iron Maiden printed on it.
Other than for that, stay far away from this new so-called "greatest hits" CD.
Well, the cover looks nice May 15, 2008
Alastair J. Archibald (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not too bad an introduction to Maiden for the curious, but the hardcore fan will have all these anyway. With the recent release of Live After Death (at last I can get rid of the worn-out VHS!) and The History of Iron Maiden on DVD, with some pretty rare live footage, I'm a happy punter.
I have all these cuts already, so I shan't be buying the compilation.
Not terrible, but still lackluster... September 17, 2008
Axel Law (Wichita, KS, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It seems like every time Maiden releases an album anymore, they go and release either a "greatest hits" compilation or a live album...or both! As much as I love Iron Maiden, to continously make "best of" albums is a bit redundant to me. While the previous Essential Collection was actually a good way to kickstart someone into collecting the music, the opposite can be said of this CD.
Before I fire away any criticisms, I want to address a couple things first.
First off, I've seen a lot of reviewers dissing on this album for it not having any songs past 1988. They complained that there's no material after the "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" album. Secondly, they also complained that there are no songs sung by Paul Di'Anno.
I think people are forgetting what this album was released for: to showcase some of the songs that they'll be playing on the current "Somewhere" live tour. This wasn't meant to be a comprehensive hit list, but rather focus on Maiden's prime, which is what they're going for on the tour. As much as I do like the Paul Di'Anno material, it would make sense to include the versions sung by Bruce Dickinson so as to educate new fans that are going to see them live.
That being said, is this a worthy compilation? Well, not quite.
Even within those limits mentioned, I am still displeased with the song selections. They've barely scratched the surface on the first two Paul Di'Anno albums; Phantom of the Opera and Iron Maiden make their inclusions from the first album and rightfully so, but only Wrathchild from "Killers" makes the cut. I never understood why they couldn't at least had the title track from "Killers" included as well. I'm surprised Running Free "ran free" from the editor's list. Yes, these tracks are from the "Live After Death" tour from 1985.
"Number of the Beast" gets four hits, those being Children of the Damned, Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name. All four are strong tracks and rightfully deserve inclusion, although they could've cut one song perhaps to include another one from a different album (much like the Essential Collection has).
"Piece of Mind" and "Powerslave" get the short straw as well; The Trooper is the ONLY song to make it off of "Piece." Where is Flight of Icarus or Where Eagles Dare? As for "Powerslave," they've got Powerslave, Aces High (live version from "Live After Death"), and 2 Minutes to Midnight. "Powerslave" was a huge success for the band so I see its rightful song selections, but a small part of me wishes they could've added their 13 minute epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner, despite its long length.
"Somewhere in Time" gets RIPPED OFF, which besides the fact that it's my favorite Maiden album, it deserved at least two more inclusions. Where are classics like Stranger in a Strange Land, or Heaven Can Wait? I don't know if Maiden planned to play only Wasted Years (which is an awesome song), but I would've liked to have seen more representation...especially since, you know, the frikken album's called "Somewhere Back in Time."
"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" only has two tracks; Can I Play with Madness and the Evil That Men Do are credible tracks, but they couldn't they at least have added Infinite Dreams or The Clairvoyant to the list?
I know that it's a single disc compilation, so the idea of making a decent Maiden "best of" CD is very difficult. That being said, they could've smoothed the album out more to better represent the albums that they came off of. Maybe that's picky, but I think the casual or potential fan would benefit more with a more evened out compilation.
Do I recommend this greatest hits package? I don't think it's a horrible release (I place it slightly above "Edward the Great."), but this is ONLY for the potential fan that hasn't heard much. I started on "Best of the Beast" and purchased most of the albums after that. If you're a Maiden completist, fine, but for the casual fan, I highly recommend you just start with the two-disc "Essential Collection" or a classic album ("Number of the Beast" or "Piece of Mind" would be a good place to start.).
Comments are WELCOME!
Good songs, but not an essential for a beginner May 16, 2008
Concerned One (Clarinda, IA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have all of the Maiden I can get my hands on and can afford. I was actually a bit surpised when this was released because it did not get any press in any of the US metal magazines. The release of this does coincide with the new world tour for Maiden, and makes sense from a marketing standpoint. But from a collector standpoint, this album has nothing new on it, nor are the songs different in anyway, and is not a necessity. It is not worth breaking you back to get, but if you are a completist like me, worth adding soley to own it, and occasionaly play. Other reviewers note sentimental attachemnt to the era this focuses on as well as motivation to purchase this. I still urge you to please pick it up for a discounted price.
For someone looking for a "Greatest Hits" try the Beast of the Beast (two disc version is nice, but hard to find, but single disc is good too), Edward the Great (either edition, I prefer the one that includes the DANCE OF DEATH tracks) or THE ESSENTIALS (for 2 discs of tunes), and maybe even ED HUNTER (a cool video game to play also).
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