Disco de Iron Maiden: “From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010”

Iron Maiden can do no wrong. I also think it's cool we get to listen to live versions, with Dickinson and the definitive band, of the songs originally sung by Blaze Bayley.

I'm surprised that so many so called fans complain about "best of albums." These albums are not for the people who own all the groups albums. They are for the casual listener who wants a large verity in one package. I however do own all the CD's, but I will be buying this on Vinyl so I get to have the best of these past 20 years on my turn table. And that wicked cool album cover too!

"Up The Iron's"

I was an Iron Maiden fan back in the 80s, but slowly lost interest in most metal music over the years. Recently I've gone back to my childhood metal roots and picked up some of the albums I loved along with others I could not afford at the time on my allowance.

From Fear and Somewhere Back in Time were perfect for me. I didn't want to spend a bunch of bucks picking up all the albums and I was unsure if I would even like their 90s to present music because other bands like Metallica and Megadeth I stopped enjoying around this time (for me, the enter sandman sellout time.)

Been listening to From Fear for about a week now and I'm loving it very close to as much as their earlier stuff. I know I am going to slowly pick up some of the albums represented by these cherry picked songs in hopes that they missed some gems.

The only thing I thought was a bit weird is that the songs seem to be mixed around on the 2 cds (not in order of release date.) So when I hear a song I like, I have to keep refering to the booklet to figure out which album it is from.

Otherwise, feels good to be back :)

As always, Maiden comes out with another great album. Although it is a compilation album over the past 20 years, it is still a great album. Personally, I would have chosen a couple of different songs for this one, but nevertheless, it is still a good set-list. This particular album is meant for newcomers to the bands music and should give you a rounded out "view" of the bands music and how they have progressed through the years to where they are now. For all of you out there who simply look at the cover and think "Satanic"....PLEEEEEASE! Read some of the lyrics and you will find thoughtful and timely written songs with very melodic singing and great instrumental work. As well, these gentlemen are much more than simply a heavy metal band. Read their bio's and it is clear to see these are accomplished men in their own right aside from being in a rock band. Up the Irons!!!

Maiden's music from the last 12 years has been unfairly overlooked. They sell out whenever they play but when they have new albums they have only lukewarm sales (In the U.S anyway). I highly recommend getting this album if you are not familiar with the last 12 years of Maiden's music.

Maiden have done a lot of things well with this release.

1. It contains a great selection of songs from thelr last 20 years (8 studio albums).

2. The song selection is fitting for their current Final Frontier tour.

3. They positioned this collection well for new fans, pricing a double CD as a single.

The one thing I can't stand about this, or any other Maiden compilation however; is that they always deprive us of a few studio versions of songs. I can't stand how they have live version sprinkled in here. There have been probably 4 or 5 compilations that all have Fear of the Dark on them, and every single one is a live version of the song. Please, if you're going to release live music, make it a live album. If other people are like me, they want to listen to either studio music, or live music; but rarely both at the same time. Just my two cents, but I can't imagine I'm alone in this.

Either way, if you're new to Maiden and/or going to see them on this tour; this is a GREAT way to get ready for it!