Viel zu wenig Maiden hier... der IRON MAIDEN-Thread

Ich fand 'Starblind' damals schlimm und habe gerade mal wieder rein gehört. Der Eindruck hat sich eher verstärkt. Ziemlich furchtbar.
Ist für mich tatsächlich einer der besten Songs auf dem Album, vielleicht sogar der insgesamt gelungenste. Allerdings ist das auch nicht so schwierig, da das Album viele schwache bis durchwachsene Songs enthält und für mich das schwächste aller Alben ohne Blaze Bayley ist. In einer Best-Of Liste mit, sagen wir, den besten 80 oder 90 Maiden-Songs, wäre wohl kein einziger von dem Album dabei... (bei einer Top-100 könnten es vielleicht zwei Songs gerade so schaffen)
 
Listen, Listen, Listen.......zweite Tür links, jeder nur eine!!

Satellite 15 1/10
The Final Frontier 8,5/10
El Dorado 7/10
Mother Of Mercy 6/10
Coming Home 9/10
The Alchemist 7,5/10
Isle Of Avalon 5/10
Starblind 9,5/10
The Talisman 9,5/10
The Man Who Would Be King 7/10
When The Wild Wind Blows 10/10

:)
 
Satellite 15 1/10
The Final Frontier 8,5/10
El Dorado 7/10
Mother Of Mercy 8/10
Coming Home 9/10
The Alchemist 6/10
Isle Of Avalon 6/10
Starblind 10/10
The Talisman 9/10
The Man Who Would Be King 8/10
When The Wild Wind Blows 10/10

So bei mir.
 
Listen, Listen, Listen.......zweite Tür links, jeder nur eine!!

Satellite 15 1/10
The Final Frontier 8,5/10
El Dorado 7/10
Mother Of Mercy 6/10
Coming Home 9/10
The Alchemist 7,5/10
Isle Of Avalon 5/10
Starblind 9,5/10
The Talisman 9,5/10
The Man Who Would Be King 7/10
When The Wild Wind Blows 10/10

:)
Haut für mich hin, würde El Dorado sogar noch nen Punkt mehr geben, dafür aber dem wilden Wind einen Punkt weniger. Die Platte bietet bei weitem weniger Gedudel, weniger Ohohos, weniger Pseudo-Epic, weniger Gedudel, einfach weniger Sachen, die ich bei Maiden nicht hören will. Und damit ist die TFF für mich besser als die beiden Nachfolger, weil insgesamt deutlich spannender, und die zweitbeste nach der Reunion.
 
Satellite 15 5/10
The Final Frontier 8/10
El Dorado 8/10
Mother Of Mercy 6/10
Coming Home 8/10
The Alchemist 9/10
Isle Of Avalon 7/10
Starblind 8/10
The Talisman 10/10
The Man Who Would Be King 6/10
When The Wild Wind Blows 8/10
 
Mit den Punkten gehe ich fast überall mit, nur wären Mother Mercy und der Mann der gerne König wäre jeweils 7 Punkte.
 
Brave New World 9/10
Dance Of Death 6/10
A Matter Of Life And Death 5/10
The Final Frontier 3/10
The Book Of Souls 3/10
Senjutsu 4/10

Wie gerade woanders bemerkt wird imo mit 9ern und 10ern zu inlationär umgegangen.
Wertet ich "real" unter all den Alben, die ich im jeweiligen Erscheinungsjahr gekauftt habe, komm ich auf obiges Ergebnis.

Maiden sind auf Grund ihres Status ne Band, bei der man bei einer neuen Album-VÖ mitfiebert, sich nochmals jung fühlen zu können. Bis auf einzelne Songs haben sie dies bei mir, außer auf der BNW, nicht mehr schaffen können. Zum Großteil sind sie mir durch etliche Refrain-Wiederholungen zu lang und uninteressant. Oder wie auf TFF bis auf zwei, vielleicht drei zu durchschnittlich bis belanglos.

Daher ohne verträumte, rosarote Fanbrille einfach ne ehrliche Bewertung.
 
Final Frontier habe ich anno 2010 total abgefeiert. Von allen Post-2000er-Alben der Band ist Final Frontier leider am schlechtesten gealtert.

Einziger in der Retrospektive herausragender Song ist Starblind.

Sattelite 15... The Final Frontier: 4/10
El Dorado: 8/10
Mother Of Mercy: 4/10
Coming Home: 6/10
The Alchemist: 4/10
Isle Of Avalon: 7/10
Starblind: 8,5/10
The Talisman: 7,5/10
The Man Who Would Be King: 6,5/10
When The Wild Wind Blows: 7/10

Rangiert bei mir noch hinter Dance Of Death und allen anderen Alben von Maiden.
 
Auf Facebook hat Stjepan Juras, der letzte Manager von Paul Di´Anno, ein Statement veröffentlicht, dass ich eindrucksvoll finde und ohne Kommentar mal hier wiedergebe. Doch, eine Anmerkung: Schön, dass die Maidencompany Paul auch in den schwierigen letzten Zeiten finanziell unterstützt hat.
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Dear friends
My name is Stjepan Juras, I am 49 years old, I live in Croatia and I am the last manager of Paul Di'Anno. I spent the last three years of his life with Paul as a fan, carer, booking agent and manager. Together we traveled the world twice in a row and went through so many incredible stories that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Due to his difficult physical and mental condition, living with him was sometimes a nightmare from which we could never wake up, but despite that, every day with him was a blessing and the greatest adventure of my life; rock and roll in all its magnificence. The fact that I had the opportunity to work with a legend, fills me with great pride and an obligation to preserve his legacy. In July 2024, Paul was the person who contractually obligated me to preserve his legacy; managing his websites, social networks, holding memorial concerts (once after his death, which neither he nor I expected would come just three months later), communicating with various institutions and organizations such as RNRHOF, and others, creating merchandise, publishing books, FC magazines, documentaries and other films, licensing his name, etc. Paul's name, at least while I am alive (and after that) will be eternally present in the public and no one will forget him. There will be new photos and videos on social networks all the time; soon we will have two documentaries, a new memorial concert, a live album, a Knocklebonez statue and much, much more.

Paul's only legal heir is his son Conan, and Paul has always said both privately and publicly that he wants to leave everything he has both during his life and after his death to his granddaughter Luna (Conan's little daughter). That's why I'm in constant contact with Conan and, of course, everything Paul earns in the future, from Paul's rights, will accumulate for Luna, when she comes of age, exactly as Paul wanted. You can be sure that all the income that Paul was supposed to receive in the deal with me, will be forwarded to Conan, and equally, automatically, all the rights that Paul has to everything else (live album, documentary film etc.), the people working on it will automatically redirect where it needs to be, so that all obligations are fulfilled.
Consequently, I am obliged to express disgust and contempt for people who come to Paul's social networks only to write in the comments that all these things that are happening are just cash grabbing projects, which were created only after someone's death. Although I participated in the documentary only as one of Paul's friends and fans, I want to say out loud that this project is not a cash grabbing project, but a story that was announced even during Paul's lifetime. Paul personally participated in the film and gave statements and announced it personally several times. He approved everything in the film and we all thought that the film would be shown during his lifetime.

The same thing happens with the books about Paul. The book was finished during Paul's lifetime. Although at times he was scared of what would be in it (because he knew very well what we had been through), Paul approved the project and was looking forward to a new 'causing chaos', which I write about in detail in my third book from 'The Beast' trilogy.
The video that I published today from his rehabilitation, caused a lot of comments and some wondered if such a video was allowed to be published publicly, which clearly shows that they were not present during Paul's treatment and when numerous other fans helped him (unlike them). Namely, that video, with his approval, was published then, in 2022 and was already very popular at that time and served as a means of raising money for his further treatment. That video was published by numerous media outlets such as Blabbermouth, BraveWords, etc.

I think it is completely unnecessary for anyone (of Paul's friends) to make excuses for anyone here. There are thousands of fans who helped and who followed Paul's recovery on a daily basis. They all know very well what happened in those days and know what hell Paul and many doctors, carers, friends, roadies and many others went through. My daughter Iris was born in 2022, and instead of taking care of her, I took more care of my friend Paul. He and I had a warm, cold relationship, because I was not a starstruck fan who would approve of his drinking, drugging, smoking, etc., but I fought big battles with him about it, which sometimes escalated into big arguments, which you will have the opportunity to see in the documentary.
At one point, it became clear to all of us who worked with him that the upward trajectory of his recovery had turned into a downward one again and that it was a matter of time before Paul would definitely have to leave the stage. No one expected such an early death, and unfortunately it happened. Paul died, but I guarantee you that he died happy and fulfilled with what we gave him. He traveled the world twice again, played over a hundred concerts, saw again that people loved and respected him and that his me would never fade. He died as a star; his last show in Poland was sold out!

We gave him back his pride, dignity, and even the grumpiness and madness that he had lost at one point. When he came to Croatia for treatment, he was gray-faced and surrendered... he expected death, and he was given a new chance. He saw the light at the end of the tunnel and made people happy again. He even recorded a new studio album.

Hundreds of people worked with Paul during the treatments, as well as on tour. Doctors, medical workers, carers, drivers, ophthalmologists, therapists, nurses, psychiatrists, runners, roadies, musicians, promoters, journalists and many, many others, and each of them was paid for what they did, regardless of the fact that many of them were friends and went out of their comfort zone to hel him even more. My wife, Kastro Pergjoni, Steve Kenton, Mark Inman, Michale Kee, Derek Riggs, Robert Štivičić and a few other friends, during all that time of treatment we worked free of charge and never complained about it, and some of us, in addition to a lot of time and effort, gave our own money for Paul's many needs. Many fans around the world donated serious money for Paul's health, as well as Iron Maiden, who helped our mission a lot with a large payment. Numerous media outlets such as BraveWords, Blabbermouth, MetalVoice and many others shared almost every one of our posts, in order to help us. All of us together, we did a miracle and we returned Paul to his old glory. He went down in legend as a great star.

That's why I'm writing this post only this time and I will never write a post like this again. People who weren't there when it was needed most, found themselves calling out our work. All those who were there and helped know very well what we went through and how things developed. Paul's legacy will continue. Posts will keep coming; photos and videos, and many more surprises to come. Of course everyone who worked with Paul made money (as he did, much more than everyone else), of course band members got money, doctors were paid, nurses, carers, roadies etc. Of course the people who made the documentary and published it will make money, just as Paul's part will go where it needs to go. Of course Knucklebonz will make money, as will Paul's successor and of course I will make money from my books. We all work for a living, and working with Paul helped us do that. Of course, people who work on projects related to Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Lemmy, Ozzy, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, etc. make money in the same way, as do their legal heirs. That's how the world works and that's how it will continue to work. I really didn't want to respond to the mean comments, because that leads nowhere, so I felt the need to write something like this.

Paul will live in our hearts forever and his story will be told for a long time to come.
 
Ein Trailer zur Doku über Paul. Sieht nach hartem Tobak aus:

Heidewitzka, da erscheint nichts geschönt....ich weiß nicht, ob ich mir das ansehen möchte.
 
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