Year : 1985 (Japan Limited Remastered Boxset Edition 2020)
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 129 mb
Bio:
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-seven albums, including fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations.Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums, including 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity,with their latest studio offering, The Final Frontier, peaking at No.1 in 28 different countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim.Despite little radio or television support,Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with The New York Times reporting in 2010 that they have sold over 85 million records worldwide.The band won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002. As of October 2013, the band have played over 2000 live shows throughout their career. For the past 35 years, the band have been supported by their famous mascot, "Eddie", who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, as well as in their live shows.
Album:
Here’s the Japanese edition of IRON MAIDEN‘s “Live After Death” as part of the ‘The Live Collection Series’ newly remastered. Regarded as the last great live album of the vinyl era, this four-sided LP beautifully packaged gatefold sleeve comprised 18 songs – many of them typically epic in nature and spanning the length and breadth of Iron Maiden’s still young – is a classic.If you think a live album hardly can be improved with a remastering, you better hear this Japanese release.Originally appeared on Oct. 14, 1985, ‘Live After Death’ documented Iron Maiden’s historic World Slavery tour. They covered two dozen countries with an amazing 187 concerts spread over 11 months, then offered this four-sided souvenir LP’s.The blistering “Aces High” (introduced by Winston Churchill’s famous “We shall never surrender” speech), “2 Minutes to Midnight,” “Powerslave” and the gigantic “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” were chosen to represent the band’s most recent, fifth studio album Powerslave, while “Running Free,” “Wrathchild” “Phantom of the Opera,” “and “Iron Maiden” covered the band’s first two releases with singer Paul Di’Anno – only now delivered by his replacement Bruce Dickinson, of course.And the remaining nine songs were culled from the twin triumphs of 1982’s The Number of the Beast and 1983’s Piece of Mind, including must-have fan favorites like “Run to the Hills,” “The Number of the Beast,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Flight of Icarus” and “The Trooper,” as well as more surprising choices like “Children of the Damned,” “22 Acacia Avenue,” “Revelations” and “Die With Your Boots” — most of which exploded with new-found power in a live setting such as this.Finally, though these top performances were handpicked and collated from separate concerts in Southern California’s Long Beach Arena and London’s Hammersmith Odeon, they were mixed as such to mimic the experience of a single Iron Maiden gig, further enhancing the listener’s feeling of actually being there, in the moment.All these qualities contributed to ‘Live After Death’ instant success and enduring popularity over the years. Iron Maiden have, of course, continued to prosper ever since, releasing numerous amazing live albums along the way, but ‘Live After Death’ remains their undisputed, definitive concert recording.
Line-Up:
Bruce Dickinson – vocals, guitar on “Revelations”
Dave Murray – guitar
Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
Nicko McBrain – drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Intro: Churchill's Speech 00:48
02. Aces High 05:29
03. 2 Minutes To Midnight 06:03
04. The Trooper 04:32
05. Revelations 06:12
06. Flight Of Icarus 03:28
07. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 13:18
08. Powerslave 07:13
09. The Number Of The Beast 04:54
10. Hallowed Be Thy Name 07:21
11. Iron Maiden 04:21
12. Run To The Hills 03:55
13. Running Free 08:43
CD2:
01. Wrathchild 03:05
02. 22 Acacia Avenue 06:19
03. Children Of The Damned 04:36
04. Die With Your Boots On 05:13
05. Phantom Of The Opera
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