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Track Listings
| 1. Can I Play With Madness |
| 2. The Evil That Men Do |
| 3. Can I Play With Madness (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. The Evil That Men Do (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. The Prophecy (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. The Clairvoyant (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Only The Good Die Young (1998 Digital Remaster) |
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By the release of this landmark eighth album, Iron Maiden had settled into what's generally considered their classic line-up. With Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain operating at the very peak of their form, band mastermind, main songwriter and bassist Steve Harris decided to extend the Maiden remit yet further by unveiling their very first concept work. Contemporary critics scoffed in the face of such a grandiose gesture, but Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son spawned no fewer than four British hit singles and remains an indomitable highlight of the Maiden's illustrious career. From the strident commercial metal of "Can I Play With Madness", through the keyboard-enhanced epic bombast of the title track, to the fretboard intricacies and chest-beating machismo of "Only The Good Die Young", Seventh Son finds Iron Maiden at their most assured and creative. Essentially, this is a spectacular example of 22-carat heavy metal. Ian Fortnam
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EMI. 2008.
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Iron Maiden's first and only one true concept album. Every song is there for a reason and the album couldn't stand the loss of one of them. It's just one piece from the very beginning until the very end.
1-Moonchild : Great intro with keyboards. It just prepares you for the excellence. 10/10
2-Infinite dreams : In the same vein as Revelations. Brilliant. 10/10
3-Can I play with madness : The commercial song of the album. But still has its place on a "serious" album. Catchy, very 80's sounding but is still good today. 9/10
4-The evil that men do : A great rocker and a great chorus. 9/10
5-7th son of a 7th son : A 10 minute long epic that sums all of the best things in this album (and in Maiden). A masterpiece very close to Rime of the ancient mariner, great instrumental break. 10/10
6-The prophecy : A very heavy and dark chorus with great voices by Bruce and a beautiful acoustic outro. 9/10
7-The clairvoyant : The other "commercial" song of the album. Great guitar work during the verses. Catchy. 9/10
8-Only the good die young : Closes the album in a great way, as good as Moonchild did open it. 9/10
Individually not the strongest album. But you have to look at the ensemble to see how genius this is. The ultimate Iron Maiden album. The ultimate heavy metal album. The ultimate album. This is the one I would like to be buried with.
By Joel Andrews
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One of my favorite Iron Maiden albums, grew up listening to this. I am always wary of picture vinyl LP's as they can sometimes introduce artifacts into the surface that make it sound old (pops and clicks). This one at the first track 'Moonchild' had a lot of imperfections which caused it to have pops and clicks, but they stopped about a 3rd into the first song. Picture LP's are awesome, but you have to expect issues sometimes. I have many versions of these, these are the best so far.
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Gathering together all 8 or the released picture disc vinyl commemorating the 2013 UK tour. Now I can finally have a completed collection of these fabulous pieces of art work on both the large album covers and the printed art on the vinyl itself. Great item for any Iron Maiden fan. Unfortunately I do not have a record player to play these at this time and enjoy their original sound as was intended at this time.
This album and Somewhere In Time were some of their last great works with such amazing artwork that went with it. I like their older stuff as well but I have to admit these were two of my favorite albums they did.
This album and Somewhere In Time were some of their last great works with such amazing artwork that went with it. I like their older stuff as well but I have to admit these were two of my favorite albums they did.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Falls just a little short
This is a concept album, a la "The Wall" from Floyd, Green Day's "American Idiot", or even Tommy. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Langer
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better now than I remember in 1988...alot has happened.
First off I've been a Maiden fan since 1982. My first album was actually "The Beast", released in March of that year, (got the "LP" for my 14th B-day in june 1982) and once I heard... Read more
Published on Jan 14 2008 by J. Macdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars
"There's A Time To Live,And A Time To Die,When Its Time To Meet The...
After experimenting with synthetizers on 1986's "Somewhere In Time" a progressive album,Iron Maiden releases the last of their classic albums with "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son"... Read more
Published on Dec 1 2007 by Tommy Sixx Morais
5.0 out of 5 stars
Epic
Not alot to say but a must for any iron maiden fan or any metal fan for that matter. Probably the most underrated cd maiden has released. It's title track is epic. Read more
Published on May 11 2005 by Evan Mutual
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5+
Maiden went up and down(very slightly) and up, and way up(7th Son) and stayed there until there dissappointing follow up albums(F.O.T.D., and N.P.F.T.D.). Read more
Published on Jun 27 2004 by Matthew Charles
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not really as good as Somewhere In Time
This album is OK in my book, but some songs lack the energy used in all past Iron Maiden albums. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son has some great songs but lacks energy and... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004 by Ironman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maiden reach their limit for the first time, overall
This was their best album overall when it was released, the most complete and also the best individuall songs. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2004 by Reakan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously underrated; this may be Maidens best ever
There was a bit of doubt in my mind when buying this, but seeming as though I'm a huge Maiden fan, I bought it over a Morbid Angel cd I was looking at on the same day. Read more
Published on May 30 2004 by Cory G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best Iron Maiden album
This is my favorite Iron Maiden album. The first time I heard it I loved every song. I love how every song connects to each other as a story. Read more
Published on May 28 2004 by Ren
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can I play with Mellowness?
WOW! First time I heard "Can I play with madness" I melted inside. I heard it in weight training class in high school.... Read more
Published on May 25 2004 by Lotus Scrum
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