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| Popmatters |
 If there’s one band that’s the least suited for a “best of” album, it’s Iron Maiden. Sure, the UK metal giants have released a bevy of singles over the past 30-odd years, but many of their most popular songs are album cuts that tend to run anywhere from six minutes to 14 minutes in length. With 15 studio albums, there are simply far too many great songs to whittle down to one or two CDs worth of music that accurately summarizes the band’s esteemed career. Still, the band and its labels keep on trying to lure the casual fans with compilation after compilation. While none of the last five collections have been perfect, 2008’s Somewhere Back in Time is arguably the best because it focuses strictly on Iron Maiden’s 1980-1988 era, and the new From Fear to Eternity follows that CD up with a detailed look at the band’s output over the last 20 years.Skeptics might wonder why on earth anyone would want to chronicle the latter-day work of a band whose best music was made in its first ten years, but as Iron Maiden has proved over the last decade, they’re still capable of making great music. In fact, their last four albums comprise a late-career peak that few, if any, bands that have been around for that long can boast. So although the idea of a compilation album still doesn’t exactly work for this band, and the “best of” album is sure to die in the wake of iTunes, gauged strictly as a mix CD From Fear to Eternity is a very good examination of an underrated yet very productive period....full text |
| Metalhead |
| EMI a stabilit ca pe 06.06.2011 sa lanseze From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010. Doua CD-uri ce urmaresc istoria Maiden din 1990 pana la succesul avut cu ultimul album de studio lansat, The Final Frontier care s-a clasat pe locul 1 in 28 de tari din toata lumea. A devenit cel mai bine vandut album in USA unde a primit premiul Grammy pentru "Cea mai buna performanta", pentru piesa El Dorado. Fenomenul actual Iron Maiden pe plan global se datoreaza pe de o parte avionului Boeing 757 "Ed Force One" care i-a dus prin nenumarate turnee mondiale, si pe de alta cresterii numarului de fani din generatia noua de metalisti. From Fear To Eternity reprezinta o sansa pentru fanii tineri de a explora istoria bogata a Iron Maiden. Printre piesele ce se gasesc pe acest album se numara cateva din set list-ul turneului The Final Frontier; piese precum Fear Of The Dark, The Wicker Man, Blood Brothers si Dance Of Death stau alaturi de El Dorado, When The Wild Wind Blows. Include si piese precum Holy Smoke si Be Quick Or Be Dead alaturi de Afraid To Shoot Strangers si For The Greater Good Of God....full text |
| Heavymetal |
| There hasn't been a shortage of Iron Maiden compilations over the years, with nearly a dozen live albums, a handful of greatest hits collections and a bunch of video and DVD releases. The latest addition to the comp catalog is From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010. You definitely get your money's worth, with 23 songs clocking in at over 2 ½ hours. The albums covered in the collection are from No Prayer For The Dying through last year's The Final Frontier. However, Blaze Bayley is nowhere to be found. The songs from the Bayley era albums (1995's The X Factor and 1998's Virtual XI) are live versions done by Bruce Dickinson: “Man On The Edge,” “Sign Of The Cross” and “The Clansman.” From Fear To Eternity includes Maiden classics such as “Paschendale,” “Holy Smoke,” “Fear Of The Dark” and “Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter.” More recent songs like “El Dorado” and “The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg” sound right at home, fitting in smoothly with the '90s era material. The '80s were without a doubt the glory days for Iron Maiden, but From Fear To Eternity shows the band has released plenty of quality material during the past two decades, and from the way they are going, will probably do it for another couple decades. If you already own the Maiden catalog, there's no need to add this to your collection since there's nothing that doesn't appear on other albums. However, if you more of a casual fan or want to explore Iron Maiden, this collection is a great starting place to familiarize yourself with some of their best songs over the past 20 years. I'd also recommend the compilation The Essential Iron Maiden. It spans their career from the beginning until 2003, and includes songs done by Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley in addition to Bruce Dickinson....full text |
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