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Title: He's no Paul Di'Anno or Bruce Dickinson
Review: Well Iron Maiden fans, here it is. Blaze Bayley is just not that great a singer. Musically, the cd is pretty good, with the songs obviously Steve Harris material, but they lack vocal intensity. Blaze just does not have the vocal range of Dickinson or the metal prowess of Paul Di'Anno, the original and best Maiden vocalist. If you're a Maiden fan, the cd is worth getting, but it's a poor choice for someone new to Maiden. A newcomer to the Iron Maiden fold would be much better served by the debut album,Iron Maiden, Killers or Number of the Beast (despite the horrible Gangland). There are a few tracks on this cd worth a listen; Lord of the Flies and Fortunes of War are pretty good, but the rest just fails to live up to prior Maiden efforts. Anyway, Dickinson is back (to bad it's not Di'Anno) and we should get some real Iron Maiden again.
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