3rd singer,11th album. (Virtual Xi - Iron Maiden)

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Product:	Virtual Xi - Iron Maiden
Date:	25/09/00 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: Most songs!

Disadvantages: Angel and the gambler!

After the departure of frontman Bruce Dickenson, Iron Maiden immediately set about finding his replacement.Former Wolfsbaine vocalist Blaze Bailey was eventually named and once again Maiden got back into the studio and on the road.After the good,yet extremely brooding and dark 'X FACTOUR' was over the band returned to the studio to record Blazes second album fronting Maiden;and 'VIRTUAL XI' was the result.
The albums opener 'Futureal' is a fast paced rampage remenisant of Maiden classics such as 'Be quick or be dead' or 'Aces high'.Virtual XI can also boast other exellent tracks such as 'Educated Fool','Dont Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger' and the epic 'Como Esta Amigos',one of my personal all time favourite tracks!
However nothing can be perfect, and Virtual XI is no exeption.The album is also home to the song 'The Angel And The Gambler'.A retro-seventies sounding track featuring a hammond organ.Another key weakness to the otherwise stunning album is its length.Containing only eight tracks the LP is too short and thusly spends longer on my shelf than in my CD player.
Having said this,all tracks flow well together and the majority of the material is very strong.A damn fine album,but there is always room for improvement!

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