The excitement could hardly be greater can, to say nothing of agonizing impatience completely. As the diamond needle then ansetzte definitively on that Vinylwonnepropen, was 'I mean sometimes, as was yesterday' for several weeks nothing else for the course. Iron Maiden had again if managed well in similar style of "Somewhere In Time" was to create a perennial favorite, who once again had no or to be discovered only with a magnifying glass to light weaknesses. This particular aura, or if you want to 'magic' was not least because of the forced mystical concept works: you look more closely, the back cover, spotted one all previous Eddies 'course six of' frozen into ice sculptures. The seventh son of the seventh son, inspired by Orson Scott Card's "Seventh Son", is a fantasy story to selfsame, the forces has exceptional (healing) and also possesses the ability to see into the future (in "The Clairvoyant" can he did not foresee his own death, which finally catches up with him). The basic message or quintessence of the sometimes complex lines of text is once again the eternal battle between good and evil, with the title track shows the birth of the seventh son, so to speak, the 'seventh Eddie "on the front cover. It abounds in addition to the details of the noble Derek Riggs just before the ancient symbols and cryptic Lyriks that "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" boast artwork's in all respects to a mysterious metal soundtrack.
But what would be the most interesting (fictional) stories of rock heroes without at least equivalent music? But it was anticipated: Steve Harris and Co. had gewerkelt one more time using guitar synth and keyboards and thus produces a modern 'but by no means shallow' metal album, as on the fleet, provided with wonderful guitar duels opener "Moonchild" beautiful the point brings. So in the course, each individual song his individual fragrance, which is particularly true of the second and third Maxi decoupling: "The Evil That Men Do", his characters a lively up-tempo banger in the wake of "Caught Somewhere In Time" and "The Clairvoyant" a, with sensational start Reigen fine then sliding rocker who suddenly turns hard in the chorus. Likewise the balldesk beginning, then increasingly oppressive "Infinte Dreams", main (albeit commercially trimmed) Single "Can I Play With Madness" or the final "Only The Good Die Young" correspond absolutely excellent material, as the quintet in those days very cool him with a almost frightening locales granted. The dramatically staged title track, which actually could originate only from the pen of a vain perfectionists like Steve Harris, stands out for its complex arrangements the most. So to speak, another representative of our monumental tracks in the series of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner '' less than ten minutes patriarchal-looking scenes and musical excellence (especially in the hectic finale) can be admired as that with only by an approximately two-minute rest period find spoken words alone. Perhaps the 'inconspicuous' contribution could be the stamp of Dave Murray in the form of "The Prophecy", but appear at such grandeur a fabulous overall construct this just more than waste. Well, in addition to the mentioned actors as part of singer Bruce Dickinson and drummer Nicko McBrain exclusively excellent 'blade guides' can be heard over the full distance, you have here probably no longer be decorated much.
I do not know how many details I tens rotations this divine gift out tickled the 'over time or how much people I had tried with the utmost vehemence, teach the genius and depth of such songs, or to provide them with just my gushing happiness somehow. Anyway. "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" marked "at least for the most fans with Eighties Roots' recent capitals triumphal procession a phenomenal band from England that despite mid serious signs of stagnation in creative regard, remained afterwards always loyal and ultimately a embodies: namely, non plus ultra for the entire, worldwide Heavy Metal community alongside Hetfield and Co.!
And because in "The Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" the circle thematically includes the same as it begins, I would like once again to come back to my personal Maiden History: Another, or improving ways said, the highlight of a then fourteen-year-old boy should be on September 2, 1988 vociferously looming: namely, as the gods themselves as part of their famous and monstrous "Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour" the Innsbucker Olympiahalle honored (Local Support: Reward - RIP, Klaus F.) 'an experience, for ever will be no words! Former Admission: inexpensive ATS 350, -, ie converted 25, - (...).
... So it shall be written, so it shall be done ...
