Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time

Tracklist:
1. Caught Somewhere In Time
2. Wasted Years
3. Sea Of Madness
4. Heaven Can Wait
5. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
6. Stranger In A Strange Land
7. Deja Vu
8. Alexander The Great (356-323 BC)

Download - All Tracks <<< Click Here

Iron Maiden just got finished with the powerslave tour which lasted for a complete year. They took some well deserved time off. On that break Adrain Smith wrote a few songs and Steve Harris and Dave Murray started penning down tracks. Somebodyt also picked up a guitar synth which at that time was a very controversial move, Compare Somewhere in Time with Judas Priest's Turbo (which also featured guitar synths)
and you will see the winner. This album is my favorite maiden record and it is also one of my favorite records out of the metal genre, The muscianship is top notch, and the keyboards give an execlent vibe.


TRACK BY TRACK



1.Caught somewhere In Time- This is a killer opener. It begins with some guitar synth , which to all you guitarists:tons of chours sounds about the same. After about 60 seconds into the song the pace picks up considerably. A staight galloping riff and the Steve Harris Trademark Triplets on the bass. The chours in my opion drags a bit but when the solo comes in you will forget about it fast. the solos are long, both Addrain and dave's solos are about a minute each. I said it before and ill say it again, a killer opener. 4.5/5

2.Wasted Years- This is the first track by Addrain Smith. I begins with some tremelo picking on the high E string and this opening riff has been ripped of by tons of artists.
After the inro surprisingy there is no gallop. its straight time. The riff is really good, but the chours is better. Very sci-Fi sounding. The solo isn't very impressive in my opinion but it still kicks ***. 5/5

3.Sea of madness- This is the second song from Addrain. The riff is really cool and the bass is very nice. I really like the chours for some reason. In the middle there is a really cool bit where the tempo slows and there is clean guitar. Very cool and often overlooked song. 4/5

4.Heaven Can wait- This is the second song by Steve Harris. I thinks ist based an the movie. This song really gets the crowd going at their live shows. The intro is the best part in my opinion. The verses are tongue twisting and very fast. The drums are very tricky on this one. Thumbs up to Nicko. The solos are really good. towards the end Bruce starts chanting, and that is the part that gets the crowd going. Classic song. 5/5

5. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner- this is my second fav off of the album. The into is very hypnotising, Then it switches key from E toF sharp I think. The the galloping riff starts. The stacatto vocals on the verses are brutal. The chours is what makes the song. There some great Dual parts with Addrain and Dave Murray.
At the end the song just fades out. 5/5

6.Stranger in A Strange Land- In my opinion this isn't a great song, Addrain could have done more with this. It reminds me of Bring your daughter to the slaughter when the chours comes in. Filler in my opinion. 2/5

7.Deja vu- My fav track of the album. The intro is very hypnotic and its very deciving. After the intro Guitars and the guitar synths come in. The drum work on this one is incredible. Its in the key of F which i think is a first in the maiden book of songs. The song is very energetic. once again the twin dual guitars are very good. The vocals sorta lack what the other songs offer but the muscianship sorta covers it up. Classic track and very overlooked. 5/5

8."Alexander the Great- Tis is a great one. The intro is in a strange time signature 9/8.
The riff is really good and the lyrics are about of course alexander the great. One of Steve Harris's best tracks. 5/5


PROS: -A very overlooked Maiden record.
-Addrain Smith's songs
-Deja Vu
-The guitar synths


CONS:-Not as big as it should.
-Not the best choice for somebody just getting into maiden.