SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON - Iron Maiden Original Vinyl
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Description
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 11 April 1988. Like The Number of the Beast and, later, Fear of the Dark, The Final Frontier and The Book of Souls, it debuted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart.
The album incorporates many progressive rock elements, seen in the length and complex structure of the title track "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", and by the fact that it is a concept album.
Bruce Dickinson's performance on this album is in my opinion the best he has ever done. It has everything you expect from Bruce: beautiful singing, brilliant screams. But what makes this performance stand out in my opinion is the emotion he puts in all the songs. In songs like "Moonchild" and "The Prophecy", for example, Bruce has to use a threatening voice to convey the lyrics to the listener, and these are some of the best moments on the album. The overall performance, too, is top notch. You'll find some of Nicko McBrain's best drumming on this album, beautiful bass lines from Steve Harris and some epic, twin-guitar action from Dave Murray and Adrian Smith.
The lyrics are amazing, some of the best Iron Maiden has ever written. Songs like "Moonchild", "Infinite Dreams", "The Clairvoyant" and "The Prophecy" are perfect examples of this. Martin Birch produced this album, so you would expect the production quality to be really good - and it is. I absolutely love the concept as well. In short, the album is telling a story of a young boy who grows up. He discovers that he has special powers but both heaven and hell are trying to win him over so that they can use his powers. It also deals with the human nature towards the end of the album.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Moonchild" Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson 5:38 2. "Infinite Dreams" Steve Harris 6:08 3. "Can I Play with Madness" Smith, Dickinson, Harris 3:30 4. "The Evil That Men Do" Smith, Dickinson, Harris 4:33 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" Harris 9:52 6. "The Prophecy" Dave Murray, Harris 5:04 7. "The Clairvoyant" Harris 4:26 8. "Only the Good Die Young" Harris, Dickinson 4:40 Total length: 43:51price rating
