Title: For the first time ever, Bruce's voice is the weakest part.
Product review: For the first time in an Iron Maiden album, Bruce Dickinson's voice is sounding annoying. Going all the time for the high notes, even sometimes seeming out of tune, his voice is really wrecked this time. He seems to be fighting all the time with his vocal chords. It's totally strange, because in Brave New World and in the subsequent tour he was close to perfection.The songs are, generally speaking, very good. I only have serious restrictions about two songs: Gates of Tomorrow and New Frontier. Absolute fillers, both of them.The production is muddy, that's for sure, like you this term or not. Worse than in Brave New World. Dont'know what happened. Nicko McBrain is also "sleepy" here, his drumming is without inspiration or even attempting to make something great.IRON MAIDEN is one of the last true rock bands of the world. They have purpose and respect their fans.
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