

Of the most influential songs from the band, and the epic 'Phantom of the Opera'. The stand out tracks are, of course, the instrumental Transylvania, which is probably one Maiden tunes, but still very good, the latter having a slightly space rock feel to it. The two slower numbers 'Remember Tomorrow' and 'Strange World' are quite unlikely Theīass is VERY prominent, much like Camel's debut (which btw if you like early Camel, you'll
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Track are full of speed metal fury, but always with a great slab of melody and hook. Like 'Prowler', 'Sanctuary', 'Running Free', Charlotte the Harlot', and the eponymous title Inspire a lot of bands to push the envelope, tempo-wise. Punk influence through most songs, but this would only be because of the speed and would Probably one of their finest albums and one of metal's best. Most bands in general with twin guitars or even one Glad to see the band is on this site, since they influenced soooo many prog rock and prog Posted Monday, Octo| Review this album | Report (Review #93032) I would recomend this CD to any progmetal fan, or anyone who likes heavy music with

So many others that would appear many years after. The excellent mix of styles that would allow bands like Dream Theatre, Symphony X and It broke new grounds for heavy metal, but not only that. Like Prowler or on the more lightweighted Strange World, or the instrumental Songs like Phantom Of The Opera and Remember Tomorrow are a typical exemple of theįact you don't have to have keyboards on an album to be prog. No HM band sounded like Maiden at the time. Although young, all theīand members were excellent musicians and it is no surprise the impact of this Tempo changes, the intricated melodies, the shifting rhythms. Trademarks were present at his songs in this brilliant record. Metal of all time, Iron Maiden hinted that as early as five years before. If Somewhere in time is a classic starting point for many as one of the first prog Prog songs like Tull's Crossed Eyed Mary and Nektar's King Of Twilight as single b sides. No wonder Maiden would later record such classic Skilled enough to play that kind of music at that time. The story of how he was a prog fan who started playing hard rock because he wasn't In their official biography, Run To the Hills, Harris tells Steve Harris, bassist\songwriter\band leader, was as much a fan of prog musicĪnd he was a metalhead. From day one Iron Maiden was a differentīand. For the casual listener, or the radical fan, Iron Maiden's debut
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LP Harvest - ST 12094 (1980, US) With a bonus trackĬD EMI - 7243 4 96916 0 5 (1998, Europe) Remastered by Simon Heyworth with CDROM section including 2 bonus videos plus band and tour history, biography and exclusive photo galleries. Clive Burr / drums Releases informationĪrtwork: Derek Riggs (creator of Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie the Head") Phantom Of The Opera (6:55) Line-up / Musicians * Bonus track on US LP and most CD releasesīonus Videos on 1998 remaster - from "Live at The Rainbow":
