From: rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu (Ray Rich)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
Subject: Re: Iron Maiden's FEAR OF THE DARK
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:04:43 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <11329@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> pgibb@cs.strath.ac.uk (Paul Gibb TBS92) writes:
>>pw15@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang) writes:
>>- Comments?
>
>Don't know about anybody else,but I don't really like Fear of the Dark all that
>much.  I much prefer No Prayer which was for me a step in the right direction
>towards a harder, meaner sound.  Small point here, but do any Maiden fans
>actually prefer the new Eddie ??  I though the artwork by Riggs on No Prayer
>was pretty good.  Mind you none of their recent stuff lives up to Piece Of Mind
>or Powerslave.  (You can't beat The Trooper, Flight Of Icarus or Back in The 
>Village with the volume at full !)  
>
	I think No Prayer is their weakest album.  The new Eddie is not done
by Riggs, tho he is thanked in the liner notes.  I heard that Riggs had a 
prior committment, so they needed a different artist.  Apparently everything
is still amicable, since they still thanked him.
	I, BTW, think the new artist's rendition sucks pretty bad.  Then again
nothing can compare to Rigg's work on the Stranger in a Strange Land single
cover ("The Android With No Name").

>Still no matter how good their latest album is Maiden can still kick ass live.
>They always seem to come up with the right blend of new songs and classics for
>a roaring set.  I have bootlegs of every tour since Beast on the Road and this
>has always been the case. Donnington this year was no exception, I listened to 
>(and taped) it off the radio and their performance was excellent ( apart form
>Bruce's small error on Evil That Men Do ) ( Aside: How many people have noticed
>that on Live After Death during Iron Maiden, supposedly recorded at Long Beach,
>Bruce shouts "LONDON, let me see your hands in the air"?).  Anyway, back to 
>Donnington, it was superb and I can't wait for the video to come out.  Mind 
>you the true successor to Live After Death ( As Bruce calls the Donnington
>vid) should be a new live album.
>
	I've heard rumors of a new live album and video from people that   
attended shows where they did audio and video taping.  It would make sense if
you count albums before and after Live After Death, they're due.

>On the subject of Di'anno, I prefer most of Dickinson's live versions, 
>especially with the songs from 'Killers'.  Also Prowler '88 and 
>Charlotte '88 ( on the b side of Evil That Men Do ) are much better than the 
>originals.   Major exception to this is Remember Tommorow - this will always
>be Dianno's song ( superb on the Live At The Rainbow video ). 
>
	I don't think Bruce can ever do the Di'anno songs as well and vice-
versa.  Murders in the Rue Morgue is still best when done by Di'anno.


>Looking forward to when Maiden hit Scotland on tour, can anyone post live 
>reviews from other countries ?
>
	Anyone have U.S. tour dates for January '93.  According to their
schedule, they should be hitting the East Coast again, but I don't know
precisely when or where.

>Paul Gibb - A Maiden & R.J. Dio fan
>
>"YOU DON'T GET A SAY, THE MAJORITY GETS ITS WAY,
>YOU'RE OUTNUMBERED BY THE BASTARDS TILL THE DAY YOU DIE"
>
>FEAR IS THE KEY

					Raythrax... Up the Irons!

"There's a time to live, and a time to die
 When it's time to meet the maker
 There's a time to live, and isn't it strange
 That as soon as you're born, you're dying?" - The Clairvoyant
(still my fav'rite Maiden song, prob'ly cuz it's the first I had on tape)
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