Not quite as good as Live After Death...

Review Score: (8/10)
...but then again, what is? Iron Maiden delivers an excellent performance on this live 2-disc album. Many classic Maiden tunes are present, ("Run to the Hills", "2 Minutes to Midnight", among others) but I must take off a full star for three songs that clearly didn't belong: "Sign of the Cross", "The Clansman", and "Sanctuary". These aren't bad songs, but there so many other tracks that could have been substituted for them ("Aces High", "Powerslave", "Wasted Years", "Stranger in a Strange Land", "The Clairvoyant", "Be Quick or Be Dead", etc.) The sound quality is excellent, though, and the crowd is very enthused. Overall, a solid release from Maiden.

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