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 ich bin besser |
Hey Chris (or anyone else): Flight 666 a good place to start with Iron Maiden? |
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Posts: 4225 (06/05/09 15:20:53) Guy With No Opinion |
From time to time, I like to listen to some classic metal stuff. I think I don't know a full album. And as I like DVDs as a starting place and Iron Maiden
have a remarkable show, I thought of getting a DVD. The reviews of Flight 666 are great, as well as of Rock In Rio.
Which one do you recommend? |
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Posts: 4150 (06/05/09 22:18:11) I Am The Eggman |
Rock in Rio is an amazing show but the constant camera-angle switching makes it difficult to watch.
There are others who can answer with more authority than I on all things Maiden, but since 'Live After Death' was re-released on DVD in the last year or two, I imagine that would trump anything from this decade and is the place to start if you're looking for a DVD. |
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Posts: 3742 (06/07/09 03:25:07) METAL! MULLET! DJ! |
Live After Death is the best place to start with live Maiden stuff.
Rock In Rio has a great energy, but the editing does put a lot of people off (not me though - I have naff eyes so I often don't watch dvds, rather just listen to them!). If you enjoy Live After Death, go for Rock In Rio. Then ask for album recommendations 
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Posts: 1090 (06/07/09 04:10:32) Faceless DJ/Pimp |
... then what album to start with? I would recommend "Somewhere In Time". It has some heavy riffs but also some of their most melodic stuff. Then
"Powerslave".
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Posts: 3744 (06/07/09 04:23:13) METAL! MULLET! DJ! |
Always been more of a fan of 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' than 'Somewhere In Time'. But yes, then 'Powerslave'.
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Posts: 248 (06/07/09 22:48:31) |
Agreed that Powerslave should be right near the beginning of one's initial Iron Maiden experience. Piece of Mind would be my first recommendation,
followed by Powerslave and then either Seventh Son or Somewhere In Time. There is also Somewhere
Back In Time Best Of 1980-1989 which has a nice mix of live and studio work. The live stuff is taken from Live After Death.
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Posts: 4227 (06/08/09 04:15:35) Guy With No Opinion |
I ordered Live After Death. 13 Euro for a double DVD - that decision was quite easy.
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Posts: 4383 (06/11/09 07:40:20) The Lurker |
Powerslave and Piece of Mind are my favorite Maiden albums. But you can't go wrong with anything from Number of the Beast through Seventh Son. Excellent
run of albums.
I need to pick up Flight 666. |
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Posts: 324 (06/11/09 09:25:35) Industry Mogul |
They just showed Flight 666 on VH1 the other day and I taped it to watch later.
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Posts: 474 (06/11/09 14:16:54) Rolling Thunder Down Under |
When Maiden toured here as part of the Somewhere Back In Time it coincided with the DVD release of Live After Death. The DVD was the best selling music DVD for
quite a few weeks, which is amazing in this country.
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Posts: 2 (06/12/09 04:52:54) |
I'd echo the comments already posted; Live After Death, Piece of Mind, Powerslave and Seventh Son - all classic Maiden and that little lot was the
soundtrack to my years 11 to 15.
To help avoid any mistaken purchases when delving into Maiden back catologue, make sure you avoid The X Factor and Virtual XI like sh*t pie. The afore mentioned was the first after Bruce left (first with Blaze Bayley) and you can tell a mile off that the rest of the band wrote as if Brucie was still around. Poor old Blaze never stood a chance. the next one (Virtual XI) is the only Maiden studio album I don't own, purely because its the biggest load of rhino crap I have ever heard!! Blaze Bayley was sooo the wrong choice to replace Bruce and it shocked me when it was announced and always puzzles me to this day, considering (if the rumours are true) that the likes of Michael Kiske (Helloween) applied to audition! Lee |
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Posts: 4387 (06/15/09 07:05:29) The Lurker |
I bought this DVD over the weekend. Haven't seen the concert disc yet but the documentary was great. What an ambitious world tour. I highly recommend the
documentary to any Maiden fan.
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