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Title: Decent , Underrated...
Review: I first found out about Iron Maiden when Number of the Beast was released. A friend told me to listen to the first two albums with Paul Dianno. Needless to say, I didn't like his style, until I really listened again. Neither of them are Dickinson but just as I got to like Iron Maiden with Dianno, I got to like Maiden with Bayley.Bayley is a baritone... He doesn't have Dickinson's range (who does) and I think that's what disappoints other people. Sometimes he is off key, but he can hold a note, it's just a low one. The music is actually pretty good. It's different, just as Dianno was different from Dickinson who was different from Bayley. I think Murray and Gers are in sync but the drumming lacks. McBrain seems to be simply keeping the beat rather than driving it. I have read some reviews alluding to a "tired" band, perhaps the drumming makes this so...Give this a try, listen a couple of times, and don't expect 7th son. I think you'll like it.
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