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| Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark Classification: Pop Band: Iron Maiden A worthy chapter in the Maiden story This is possibly the most overlooked gem in the Iron Maiden catalog for a couple reasons - (1) grunge had pretty much wiped out anything that could even remotely be classified as "80's rock" by mid-1992, and (2) a lot of wind had been taken out of Maiden's sails (and SALES) with their previous album, the disastrous "No Prayer For The Dying". A lot of fans had written them off for these reasons, and it's too bad because this is probably the most consistent and powerful album they'd done since "Powerslave" (no disrespect to the excellent "Somewhere In Time" and "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", but those were concept albums and were understandably more concerned with overall mood than dynamics). Janick Gers is more of a presence on this album, co-writing two of the singles, the incredibly fast-yet-melodious "Be Quick Or Be Dead" and the ballad (a Maiden first!) "Wasting Love". The third single "From Here To Eternity" is very catchy, and elsewhere you find typical IM trademarks like their Various epic mood Pieces ("Afriad To Shoot Strangers", "Fear of the Dark"), poppish rockers ("Judas Be My Guide", and the lyrically-devoid "Weekend Warrior"), and a smattering of other good tunes. The production is very bottom-heavy, showing that Maiden was unashamed of its 80's Roots as other bands were going to accentuating the treble end of their music. Synths are still present, but are muted compared to their use on some of their late 80's albums. Better than "No Prayer" and either of their first two albums, but still a notch below classics like "Number of the Beast" and "Seventh Son". Buy Iron Maiden Fear Of The Dark at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
