Common Thought of Sir Rantsalot

Like them or hate them, they deserve props for staying alive this long. I’m angry at myself because I didn’t get into them until later in life, because I never had the courage to even buy one of their albums. I was a little skeptical about picking up a Maiden cd because I used to think “$18 for 8 tracks? That sucks.” But I gotta say, these CD’s are worth it.

Rock Art has been a big influence on me, which is one reason why I got into drawing. Eddie the Head started out as a giant kabuki mask that would breath smoke at Iron Maiden’s first gigs. Nowadays, he’s transformed into many stages of beings, and even does appearances on stage. My next blog will be a tribute to him.

For now, this blog’s about Maiden’s music, and how addicting it is for me.

Influenced by Judas Priest after they started in ‘74, Maiden has been going strong since their first album hit stores in ‘80.

They’ve gone through many line-up changes but seem to have made a staple with Bruce Dickinson as the lead singer. With Dickinson, their tunes seem to sound more like an epic quest through the fear and darkness that surrounds the world, rather than scary images and getting smashed like when they first started. You may think that this band sounds satanic, but fyi: they’re not.

The whole ordeal of Number of the Beast was not about satanic worship, but more of a description of what happened in a dream that bassist Steve Harris (founding member) had.

Their tunes are mainly made to inspire to keep your wits about.

I currently own 10 CD’s of theirs, and a very select few of them aren’t that good. Each album has it’s own diversity, and that’s a good quality.

Like I said earlier, I’m pretty sure that each album brings about fear in it’s own way:

By means of doing that: I’ll go over each of their album titles:

IRON MAIDEN: Who wants to be thrown in an Iron Maiden?

KILLERS: Fear of being killed

THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST: Fear what’s to come by means of the devil

PIECE OF MIND: Fear of going insane

POWERSLAVE: Fear of being entombed

SOMEWHERE IN TIME: Fear of being lost

SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON: Fear of visions and mysticism

NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING: Fear of losing someone (sucked)

FEAR OF THE DARK: Explanitory (not as good)

THE X-FACTOR: Fear of Torture (sucked)

VIRTUAL XI: Fear of beyond reality (terrible)

BRAVE NEW WORLD: Fear of change (this one was ok)

DANCE OF DEATH: Fear of Dying

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH: Fear of Battle/War

This might not be what they’re about. But it’s my input and I’m stickin to it.

Catch ya on the flipside

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