Band : IRON MAIDEN, Album : IRON MAIDEN, Song : REMEMBER TOMORROW

Greetings Fellow Metalheads!!!!.....the song to be introduced today is Remember Tomorrow which is the 2nd song in this excellent album.It's a hypnotic and genuinely introspect, mellow piece that proves the band could quiet things down to create a very strong pensive mood. Original lead vocalist Paul Di'Anno offers a great, non-traditional gritty voice that, in my opinion, is perfect for the band and this album. His voice is what originally lent Iron Maiden a street level credibility that other, higher octave bands might not have gotten around the 1980's.

Iron Maiden with an early image of Eddie in the background

Its starts out  as a slow melancholy tune with an incredible heart wrenching solo which then leads into the soothing yet strong vocals of Di'Anno. This sad tune then suddenly swells into an ass-kicking riff that knocks you off your boots with blistering guitar solos... and just as you pull the last strand of hair from your head brought about by uncontrolled over-excitement....it heads back into its original moody tune and ends with class.

A much earlier line-up prior to the album

Definitely one of the more underrated songs in Maiden's career.Great lyrics,great rhythm and great solos.Give it a listen on Youtube and you'll be left wanting for more.

Eddie has done it again!!...guess who's the nice little lady on the ground

Band : IRON MAIDEN, Album : IRON MAIDEN, Song : PROWLER

Hail and Kill!!! Fellow Metalheads!!!......Since I had already introduced the highlight of the first self titled Maiden album in my previous posting, I have decided to introduce/discuss about all the other songs in this album which are equally classics as well.....

From left:Clive Burr (Drums),Dave Murray (Lead Guitar),Dennis Stratton (Lead Guitar),Eddie (The Mascot),Paul Di'Anno (Vocals),Steve Harris (Bass)

PROWLER!!!!!!!!.......what a rush!!!!!.....this is the opening song in this awesome album.Simply an entertaining heavy metal song. It has very fast paced riffage (though it's not thrash-metal) which gives the song its spunk. The electric guitars are very good here and the guitar solo is brilliant. This marks a solid album opener and quite an excellent intro for Iron Maiden altogether. It's heavy metal but it's not pretentious or cocky, and it's enjoyable, accessible, and spirited. What else do you want?

The vocals in this album are done by a dude called Paul Di'Anno who was the vocalist for Maiden's first two albums before being replaced by a certain Mr.Bruce Dickinson who has been a major contributor to the image and sound of the Iron Maiden that we know of now.

Paul Di'Anno

Well....personally I prefer Di'Anno to Dickinson because of the raw sound and feel that he gave to the songs. This album had a certain garage vibe.... in a good way that is....these were a bunch o' guys who'd been around since 75' trying to make it work,being broke most of the time,doing day jobs and gigging at night and going back to their jobs the next day. Perseverance and dedication basically paid off when their demo cassette, famously called the “Soundhouse Tapes” made its way to the hands of a certain metal DJ named Neal Kay who very reluctantly played it and got his ass blown away by the sheer energy,charisma and musical skills brought forth by the mere 4 songs that the cassette contained. The song that we are discussing about right now went on to No.1 in his Heavy Metal Soundhouse Charts in the “Sounds” magazine....and the rest was history.............

So enough with this descriptive bullshit and lets listen to this pure,unadulterated heavy metal classic in the Youtube Videobar below!!!

MAIDEN LIVE IN SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know its a bit late to be posting this....but I finally got to see Iron F***in' Maiden Live!!!!!!!!....I was hoping they would play "Phanthom of the Opera" but they dont do that often....hopefully I'll get to see them live again and hope they play this awesome song!!!!....its the epitome of everything that's metal....Listen to this song...you'll know what I'm talking about.

This crazy ass song is from their 1st self titled album released in 1980..but Maiden had been around, going through several line-up changes since '75..how could a bunch o' guys in their early 20's come up with such a sick song like this??!!...a really sick album as well....all the songs in this album are classics. No freakin' band around nowadays can pull off somethin' like this I tell ya!!!....only in the 70's,80's and 90's....the True Metal Years!!!

I urge everyone out there to listen to this masterpiece that will forever stand the test of time.....UP THE IRONS!!!!!!



THE SOUNDHOUSE TAPES

Release Date : November 9, 1979

Tracklist :

1. Iron Maiden (4:01)
2. Invasion (3:07)
3. Prowler (4:20)

Single : -

Line-Up :

- Paul Di'Anno / vocals
- Dave Murray / guitar
- Steve Harris / bass guitar
- Doug Sampson / drums

KILLERS

Release Date : February 09, 1981

Tracklist :

1. The Ides of March (1:46)
2. Wrathchild (2:55)
3. Murders in the Rue Morgue (4:19)
4. Another Life (3:24)
5. Genghis Khan (3:09)
6. Innocent Exile (3:54)
7. Killers (5:02)
8. Prodigal Son (6:13)
9. Purgatory (3:20)
10. Twilight Zone (2:34) (Only on 1998 re-released)
11. Drifter (4:51)

Bonus Video (Only on 1998 re-released)
Wrathchild (Live at The Rainbow)
Killers (Live at The Rainbow)

Single :
Twilight Zone
Purgatory

Bootlegs

Line-Up

- Steve Harris / Bass, Vocals
- Clive Burr / Drums
- Paul Di'Anno / Vocals
- Dave Murray / Guitar
- Adrian Smith / Guitar, Vocals
- Dennis Stratton / Guitar, Vocals

IRON MAIDEN

Cover of the 1998 re-released

Release Date : April 04, 1980

Tracklist :

ORIGINAL TRACKLIST

1. Prowler 03:55
2. Remember Tomorrow 05:27
3. Running Free 03:16
4. Phantom of the Opera 07:20
5. Transylvania 04:05
6. Strange World 05:45
7. Charlotte the Harlot 04:12
8. Iron Maiden 03:35

TRACKLIST 1998

1. Prowler 03:55
2. Remember Tomorrow 05:27
3. Running Free 03:16
4. Phantom of the Opera 07:20
5. Transylvania 04:05
6. Strange World 05:45
7. Sanctuary 03:16
8. Charlotte the Harlot 04:12
9. Iron Maiden 03:35

Bonus-Video
10. Iron Maiden (live)
11. Phantom of Opera (live)

Single :
Running Free
Sanctuary
Women in Uniform

Line-up :

- Steve Harris / Bass, Vocals
- Clive Burr / Drums
- Paul Di'Anno / Vocals
- Dave Murray / Guitar
- Dennis Stratton / Guitar, Vocals

MAIDEN JAPAN

Release Date : September 14, 1981

Tracklist :

1. Running Free
2. Remember Tomorrow
3. Wrathchild -> Only on American Version
4. Killers
5. Innocent Exile

Single : -

Line-Up

- Paul di Anno / lead vocals
- Dave Murray / lead guitar
- Adrian Smith / lead guitar
- Steve Harris / bass
- Clive Burr / drums

Different Artwork :

Venezuelan Version - Japan Version