Not Iron Maiden's Best

Review Score: (4/10)
Iron Maiden has had a truly amazing career for a heavy metal band. Despite some line-up changes through the years, including lead singers, the core of the group has remained stable. Bruce Dickenson coming back to the band as lead singer recently has strengthened the band simply because he has a voice and ability to really carry a heavy metal band. Iron Maiden has been making great music for over 20 years now. I've only seen them live twice and that was in the 1980's. They put a fabulous show. And Eddie is a great mascot.

Virtual XI, released in 1998, is yet another disappointing album with Blaze Bayley as the leader singer. There is nothing wrong with Blaze Bayley but I think the creative tension between Dickenson and Steve Harris was needed to make the band as good as it could be. Frankly, this album is simply long, tedious, and boring. Only get this one if you are a diehard Maiden fan. And if you have heard this album and it is the only Iron Maiden you have heard, don't discount this awesome band. Check out their earlier work, which is much better.

I rate this CD a disappointing 0 stars as none the songs merit a star.

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Ratings: CDs are rated simply by how many good songs are on the album. Great songs get two stars, and good songs get one star. Songs that get no stars are those that I might like but not enough to give it a star or ones I find boring or actively dislike. CDs are not penalized for songs that I don't like because they are easy enough to skip over. There is no maximum number of stars a CD can get, but of course the more stars it gets, the better the CD.

As with all reviews, these are my subjective opinions on the album.


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