Powerslave

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's way too easy to write off Iron Maiden as the preserve of maladjusted boys with fluffy, budding moustaches, stuck in the murk of the British 1980s. They were preposterous, they were anachronistic--in utterly appropriate ISpinal Tap/i terms--and their growth rate could not even be charted. But they really do rock, which, as ever, lets them off the hook. Besides which, IPowerslave/i is arguably the best Maiden album precisely because it's so bombastic and lugubrious; it achieves its effect with bludgeoning tactics. Obsessively fast and brutal riffing, interminable repetition and lyrics so epic and gruesome they're irresistible ("The body bags and little rags of children torn in two/And the jellied brains of those who remain, to put the finger right on you"). Grand and absurd, it's also pretty brilliant. I--Taylor Parkes/i

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-06-01 rating:
Aces High
Aces are meant to be high! br / br /Maiden's most speed album, rocks the history of metal! br / br /I grew up with this album, it has been one of my favorites, and is of extreme sentimental value to me. I cannot judge it objectively, i think nobody can. br / br /All time classic, a milestone of metal music. An absolute must have! Just listen to Bruce Dickinson's voice!

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review by: date: 2009-03-29 rating:
Powerslave
one of the best from iron maiden powerful songs like the title track powerslave and the epic rime of the ancient mariner at 13 mins long,and you have aces high and 2 min to midnight. the art work on the cover is great to.

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review by: TRUE METAL date: 2008-06-26 rating:
TELL ME WHY I HAVE TO BE A POWERSLAVE
This is another magical Iron maiden heavy metal masterpiece. The whole album is a classic and one of their best but it's impossible to pick a best iron maiden album. From the classic Aces High to the classic 13 minutes long Rime Of The Ancient Mariner it's all classic heavy metal. You may be reading the reviews seeing some people saying one song is bad on this album no their isn't this whole album is a masterpiece(as i mentioned already). If i had to pick some favourite songs it would be aces high, flash of the blade, powerslave rime of the ancient mariner . This is the perfect start to Iron Maiden the albums Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind and this are the albums everyone should start off with with maiden. In fact why havnt you bought an iron maiden album yet? BUY BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!!UP THE IRONS

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review by: date: 2007-08-26 rating:
Decent album
Maiden fans will definately like this album but for anyone else it may have to grow on you first. Musically it's pretty good, though shorter song lengths would have been better, the instrumental Losfer Words would have definately benifited from this. br /Lyrically it is well thought out, with "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" paying homage to Coleridge by taking excerpts from the poem of the same name. br /It also has the set list staple 2 Minutes to Midnight which is a brilliant song. br / br /It is a pretty well rounded album though it may not be quite accessible to those who arn't fans of Maiden, as I wasn't very impressed at my first listen but it does grow on you.


review by: mark30482 date: 2007-08-09 rating:
Metal at its very best
While not as consistent as Seventh Son, this album has an equally valid claim to be Maiden't best due to the sheer quality of music on offer. Seldom better than when writing songs about war, the band kick off with two on that very theme. Aces High is as adrenaline-soaked as the lives of the fighter pilots it documents, while Two Minutes To Midnight is a suitably sinister-sounding ode to nuclear war. Losfer Words, a rare instrumental, is a nice demonstration of the band's ability as musicians, before a bit of a mid-album lull. Powerslave itself serves as a wake-up call before the final track, the truly epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is arguably the best the band has ever commited to vinyl. About a day and a half long, the tale of Coleridge's unfortunate seafarer features everything you would expect from a Maiden album, never mind a song - the musicianship, the vocals, the contrast between heavy and quiet - plus a brief poetry reading. It takes a few listens to truly appreciate the track's greatness, but great is the only word to describe both the song and the LP.

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