hmmm.... I reckon it's been over twenty years since I brought an Iron Maiden Album.
Just brought 'Number of the Beast' and 'Powerslave' on CD. I had some old Maiden vinyl and cassettes once upon a time but much of my Maiden collection was cassettes copied from friends at the time. By the time I actually got round to seeing Maiden in the late 80's (The Seventh Tour of The Seventh Tour - which was around the time of Can I Play With Madness topping the charts) I had already largely grown out of Iron Maiden. I will admit to still liking their early stuff though. No one can say they didn't produce some classic metal tracks back in the day :p
Anyway, somehow lacking *any* Maiden on CD I thought I'd start picking up some choice CDs. Number of the Beast was the first Maiden album I ever had and I still think it's got a fantastic tracklisting whilst Powerslave has 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' on it which is one of my favourite tracks from them.
Guess I'll see if I still like them when the CDs turn up next week...
Just brought 'Number of the Beast' and 'Powerslave' on CD. I had some old Maiden vinyl and cassettes once upon a time but much of my Maiden collection was cassettes copied from friends at the time. By the time I actually got round to seeing Maiden in the late 80's (The Seventh Tour of The Seventh Tour - which was around the time of Can I Play With Madness topping the charts) I had already largely grown out of Iron Maiden. I will admit to still liking their early stuff though. No one can say they didn't produce some classic metal tracks back in the day :p
Anyway, somehow lacking *any* Maiden on CD I thought I'd start picking up some choice CDs. Number of the Beast was the first Maiden album I ever had and I still think it's got a fantastic tracklisting whilst Powerslave has 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' on it which is one of my favourite tracks from them.
Guess I'll see if I still like them when the CDs turn up next week...
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*casts eye over his complete back-catalogue*
Am bringing back the Numan Peel Sessions for you tomorrow btw. Thanks for that :)
(Although Hell March 3 by Frank Klepacki is still rocking my socks in a big way...)
On the metal front I enjoyed Maiden and some of the early Metallica albums (Ride The Lightning, etc) but most of the 'metal' I liked at the time was more along the lines of Whitesnake, Def Leppard and Led Zeppelin. I was always more into my Sisters of Mercy, Mission, Damned, Siouxsie and Fields of the Nephilim plus assorted other goth bands (such as Rose of Avalanche and Ghost Dance).
(Also why I have a soft spot for Shakespears Sister)
It does make me sad that Stuff After The Black Album did start going downhill though