Iron Maiden Album: “The X Factor [Limited]”

After several years of using similar music formula, Maiden

go a step foward with this excellent album, musically superior

than all past albums, added some progresive and gloomy keyboards

Nikko saw that some of the difficult drumms that he been played

is Sign of the Cross, when I discover this album years ago I loved until this day. Some friends that are more involved into

another kind of music like prog. rock, jazz, etc. where amazed

when i show them "Blood on the World's Hand" the intro with

acoustic bass, and the treatment of rythms and drumms are some

of the best i ever hear from Maiden. And if you like the classic

Maiden Line you have excellent tunes like Lord of the flies and

Man on the edge.

This is withou doubt some of the best Maiden Albums, Blaze Bayley is an excellent vocal, different than Bruce, but he really kick's bum!.

Don't lisent the unfair and fool bad reviews of some people that

don't know about Music, all bands need to experiment different ways, need to explore other possibilities, even if a member don't

want to continue it doesn't mean that a band it's Over, Dickinson

is not Maiden!, as a matter of fact some tunes of Blaze's albums

are still played by Bruce in the Actual Line Up.

So do a favor for you're self and buy this album to start

X FACTOR RULES ! UP THE IRONS !

OK, so I rented this from the library back in August, and I listened to it once, and I already made my decision: This album sucks. So then I bought it again a few days ago, because I decided to give it another chance... and I'm glad I did. I listened to it another time, "this is better than when I first heard it", and again and again and now I like it.

PS. You can see my original review on the other X Factor site here on Amazon.

I have actually grown to like Blaze the Messiah, his vocals are interesting, and I own two Woflsbane and BLAZE albums now. Sure he's not as amazing as Bruce Dickinson, but he's a good replacement.

1. SIGN OF THE CROSS: 10/10: This is a beautiful song, a great epic, running in at 11 minutes long. I like the chant at the beginning, and then the soft intro... it's all so great.

2. LORD OF THE FLIES: 9/10: Great, bluesy song, but Bruce sings it better!

3. MAN ON THE EDGE: 8/10: Cool track, very catchy and Blaze shines on this.

4. FORTUNES OF WAR: 8/10: Very cool song, very good lyrics too.

5. LOOK FOR THE TRUTH: 10/10: Creepy song, great vocals, creepy lyrics and amazing guitar work too!

6. THE AFTERMATH: 10/10: Touching song, beautiful lyrics, great war related song.

7. JUDGEMENT OF HEAVEN: 10/10: Very depressing lyrics but a catchy beat and vocal delivery you can't deny will have you singing along.

8. BLOOD ON THE WORLD'S HANDS: 10/10: This song makes you think, great lyrics, and a very well done social commentary.

9. THE EDGE OF DARKNESS: 10/10: Reminds me a bit of Ghost of The Navigator, a very great song, and the lyrics tell a beautiful story!

10. 2 AM: 10/10: A very beautiful song, tells the story of a man who's depressed and is wondering what his life means. Good acoustic song.

11. THE UNBELIEVER: 20/10: They saved the best for last! 8 minutes long, definitely is one of my favorite songs of all time and might be one of Maiden's best.

Could Bruce do better? Probably, but this album is great, and Blaze is a great singer. Worth owning!

In 1995 the world did not know what to expect from the new line up of Iron Maiden. Blaze Bailey joined them out of Wolfsbane, while Bruce Dickenson left into his own solo career. How do you replace a line-up that has gone multi-platinum worldwide many times. This would be a template on how to do that for any other band. Blaze Bailey is Brilliant in his own way on this album. He does not try to emulate the vocal range of Dickenson, and does his own take on Iron Maiden's classic arena/power NWOBHM rock. The songs are slower at times than previous albums, but there are still many blistering guitar solos and songs to get your fist pumping. Favorites for me are Blood On The World's Hands, Man on the Edge, and Sing of The Cross. This is a great album for even new maiden fans to get introduced to. It goes to show that vocals are only a small mix into something that is as evolving as Iron Maiden.