Iron Maiden

So I knew of this album and the band (this is getting more into my type of music) however, I’d never listened this album before.

When I was listening to it, I realised that the vocal didn’t sound like Bruce Dickinson, and that’s when I found out that he wasn’t the original vocalist with the band, it was Paul Di’Anno. And that added a different layer to the album, one that I wasn’t expecting.

As much as I know Iron Maiden didn’t want to be associated with punk rock in the early days, this definitely has a punky feel, although maybe it’s more in line with the emerging speed metal scene than punk, as the songs are not overly political, like the punk songs of the time.

The 8 tracks flew by pretty quickly, there was a good beat in there as well that was driving the songs forward. The songs themselves were catchy, although I didn’t focus on the lyrics. The guitars pumped out nicely. The vocal was good, but I think because I’m so used to Bruce fronting the band, they just didn’t sit right with me. Paul’s good, but Bruce is better.