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vagrantx said:
Day 27: A song about war

I have a thing for concept albums. It's one thing to put together a great album where every song shares a genre, but to create a coherent theme for every song takes some serious dedication.

Maiden's Somewhere In Time is some of their best work, only trumped (in my opinion) by Dance of Death.

A song about one of humankind's most famous warlords;
Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great
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I'm starting to fall behind several days (and am heading out for another long work day now), so I hope I'm not too late in replying to this post.
Awesome song choice! Luv it. And I also enjoy concept albums, myself. Totally!
But why I really wanted to say 'thanks' is for shining a light on two fantastic Iron Maiden albums, which I'm not sure always get their deserved praise. In fact, among my friend group when we were younger, 'Somewhere In Time' was one of their least favourite Maiden albums from the 80s glory days. But I'm much more inclined to agree with you... I've always thought it was brilliant, and I used to listen to it in large quantities! As far as 'Dance of Death', I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to that album as their best work... and I luv hearing it. I have great memories of that album coming out... and I still luv listening to that one! I have every Maiden album, and have taken periodic breaks from overindulgence (lol)... but it may be time to start getting into them again, and your excellent recommendations with make for two fun re-entry points. Thank you!
(As for me, I don't think that I could choose a favourite... but forced to, maybe 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'... at least today... maybe.)
By the way, I'm also stealing from one of your albums for today's prompt. I hope that's alright (*wink*). Thanks again!
 
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Day 29: A song about time

I'm on an Andrew Bird kick lately so today wasn't a hard choice. I don't know what it is about jazzy men that drives me mad but this entire album has me weak in the knees. The violin is just the final nail in my horny coffin.
Andrew Bird Trio - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
 
curious_slut said:
Day 29: A song about time

I'm on an Andrew Bird kick lately so today wasn't a hard choice. I don't know what it is about jazzy men that drives me mad but this entire album has me weak in the knees. The violin is just the final nail in my horny coffin.
Andrew Bird Trio - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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After that introduction I definitely have to listen 😉🙃
 
curious_slut said:
Day 29: A song about time

I'm on an Andrew Bird kick lately so today wasn't a hard choice. I don't know what it is about jazzy men that drives me mad but this entire album has me weak in the knees. The violin is just the final nail in my horny coffin.
Andrew Bird Trio - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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I was given the first Bowl Of Fire CD when it came out (in my previous life) and it was the craziest thing I had heard in ages - 20's jazz with crazy violin. Lost touch with his stuff (and most other things from then), but great to see he's still around and making a bit of a comeback.
 
Day 29: A song about time.
Most songs about time are quiet, and introspective. As you get older, they get more relevant. And I had one of these in mind. It was about time passing, and mistakes made, and pain, and regret. And when the singer, who dreamed of his love in her wedding dress, sees a picture of her in her wedding dress for another man, it strikes way too close to home, and almost breaks me, every time. It is time: a story of loss and woe, and I had it all written out.

Fuck that.

I am tired of loss and woe. Delete! Time gone! Thematic! Today, neither. Instead, this is a thrash band doing a perfect cover of an early, punky, Joe Jackson song. I could have gone with the original, but I like the energy here. If your life is frantic, and time runs from you, this is the song for you. Fuck off, pain, I don't have time for you today!

"Got the Time," Anthrax

 
onanismaddict said:
As far as 'Dance of Death', I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to that album as their best work... and I luv hearing it.
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I think it's because I came into Iron Maiden pretty late. I didn't have the experience of seeing the band evolve over time, instead having all of their catalogue thrown at me at once (I think A matter of life and death was their latest release), and so I've no nostalgia to tint my view. Dance of Death is just... I love it so much. Senjutsu is coming damn close too, with them veering into Prog territory.

But I'm also one of those weird ones who really loves Virtual XI and The X Factor, so, Maiden purists begone. I've heard all your slander before 😹
 
vagrantx said:
I think it's because I came into Iron Maiden pretty late. I didn't have the experience of seeing the band evolve over time, instead having all of their catalogue thrown at me at once (I think A matter of life and death was their latest release), and so I've no nostalgia to tint my view. Dance of Death is just... I love it so much. Senjutsu is coming damn close too, with them veering into Prog territory.

But I'm also one of those weird ones who really loves Virtual XI and The X Factor, so, Maiden purists begone. I've heard all your slander before 😹
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I'll admit, those are the only two Maiden albums that I have yet to update from cassette! But they're actually really good.
In fact, one of my all-time favourite Maiden songs is from that era of which we dare not speak. But I always obey the 'one rule' here! So, another time...
You are so damn right about my inability to separate my memories of each album coming out from the work itself though. Totally!
 
morelikeasong said:
Day 29: A song about time
Grace Potter has one of those voices that I just LOVE to listen to. This one is best listened to in the car, loud, in my opinion.

“Timekeeper, tell me I'm going to be alright”

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Timekeeper

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This is another new one for me. I agree on her voice. This is another example of a relatively simple drum part that is still interesting and integral to the song. And fun! I like the clockwork running through it as well. Thank you.
 
vagrantx said:
I think it's because I came into Iron Maiden pretty late. I didn't have the experience of seeing the band evolve over time, instead having all of their catalogue thrown at me at once (I think A matter of life and death was their latest release), and so I've no nostalgia to tint my view. Dance of Death is just... I love it so much. Senjutsu is coming damn close too, with them veering into Prog territory.

But I'm also one of those weird ones who really loves Virtual XI and The X Factor, so, Maiden purists begone. I've heard all your slander before 😹
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Which is one of the reasons I love hearing your views on Maiden. I literally grew up on it, (I think I was 12 or 13 when Killers -- my introduction to the band -- came out), as the band grew as well. I love a lot of the later stuff, especially when Bruce came back, but Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, and Powerslave were all seminal albums for my life. (I have a camping knife around here that I have had forever, and I have the cut off sleeve of my Powerslave tour tee-shirt wrapped around it.) I can still remember, vividly, the feel of putting the needle down on side two of Number of the Beast to hear the title track for the first time. It was powerful, dangerous music at the time, and the world changed just a tiny bit at that moment. Stuff like that is magic.
 
UnquietDreams said:
Which is one of the reasons I love hearing your views on Maiden. I literally grew up on it, (I think I was 12 or 13 when Killers -- my introduction to the band -- came out), as the band grew as well. I love a lot of the later stuff, especially when Bruce came back, but Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, and Powerslave were all seminal albums for my life. (I have a camping knife around here that I have had forever, and I have the cut off sleeve of my Powerslave tour tee-shirt wrapped around it.) I can still remember, vividly, the feel of putting the needle down on side two of Number of the Beast to hear the title track for the first time. It was powerful, dangerous music at the time, and the world changed just a tiny bit at that moment. Stuff like that is magic.
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Very interesting! My journey is about halfway between vagrantx's experience and yours.
Like vagrantx, I was able to absorb all of their classic 80s albums as one beautiful mass... careful to make note of the years of release, but free of any personal baggage. However, from 'Fear of the Dark' onwards, it is impossible to completely divorce my experience of the albums from the events of my life. (And I cannot clearly remember which camp 'No Prayer for the Dying' fell in... so I'll leave it floating in that murky middle ground.) Thanks for adding your cool insights to vagrantx's always interesting posts!
Up the Irons!
 
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