IRON MAIDEN — Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (review)

IRON MAIDEN — Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album cover Album · 1988 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Warthur
The peak of Bruce Dickinson's first stint in the band when it comes to musicianship, complexity, and artistic achievement, this semi-concept album finds the band in excellent form, fully integrating synthesisers into their sound in a way which proved that the lessons of Somewhere In Time had been well-learned. If I had to pick out one song from here as my favourite, it must be Infinite Dreams, which crams in a whole album's worth of quiet reflection, operatic bombast, and metal accomplishment into just six minutes, but more or less every track on here is a keeper. Essential Maiden, on a par with Number of the Beast or Powerslave.
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LittleBig wrote:
more than 2 years ago
liked your review a lot, short, clear and concise. I agree on Infinite Dreams as well.
SSOTSS is even better than Powerslave and NOTB I dare say.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I love that track too. My brother owns a picture single with "Infinite Dreams". As far as I remember it´s shaped like Eddie on a bike or something like that, with jagged edges and all. Pretty cool collector´s item.
Warthur wrote:
more than 2 years ago
In-fin-ite dreeeeams, I can't de-ny them...
Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Infinite Dreams is simply awesome.
Tupan wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Here, I agree with every word of your review. Infinite Dreams is an overlooked song.

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