Somewhere Back In Time: The Best Of: 1980-1989 - Iron Maiden

This album features maidens former singer paul diano he has an overall punkish feel to his voice. Thr music can also be described as less intricate and more straightforward metal with hints of a punk influence. There are no drum or bass galloping lines on this album and no hints of progressive metal as with seventh son. This is something like saxons later work in the 80s and to be honest most new maiden fans on first listen would not recognise the ...

The debut release from one of the biggest British rock bands in history is much different to what the band would become famous for, although writing them here there doesn’t seem to be that much difference: Iron Maiden are most well-known for their mixture of fast-paced heavy metal anthems and longer, more intricate epics, and that’s exactly what this album entails, although the music here is geared towards a more raw and simple style, added to by the more traditional and less operatic vocals of Paul Di’Anno. Anyone who is a fan of Iron Maiden for Bruce Dickinson’s inimitable screams will not automatically appreciate the different sound of the band’s early years, although ...

Classic Maiden that started it all! Released in 1980(!), this album would be the foundation for what would become, arguably, the greatest British heavy metal band of all time! Although this record isn't quite as stellar as some of Maiden's later releases (i.e. 'Number of the Beast', one the best metal records ever!), it still sets the stage for a new sound and songwriting style quite different for the time. Paul Di'Anno fronted the band early on and was a decent singer, yet his legacy will always be that he was no Bruce Dickinson. As great as Maiden was in it's early stages, Di'Anno will always be in Dickinson's shadow. That being ...