LIVE AFTER DEATH

If you except the short "Maiden In Japan" (in its official version), this is the first Maiden live album. "Powerslave" is the supported album of this tour and the main concern of this representation (which is normal). Four songs of which three of the longest ones of this album are featured.

After a totally uninspired intro featuring Winston Churchill and his famous speech about the resistance of the British people to the nazi invaders already featured by "Supertramp" in the brilliant "Fool's Overture (1977), the opener "Ace High" fully plays its role as "Highway Star" or "Burn" did for "Purple" (according the Mark).

This live album is probably THE reference as far as live Maiden albums are concerned. A solid dose of energy my friends. More concentrated on the Dickinson years of course, but not only. He doesn't have the same reject as Gillan for numbers he wasn't involved in. And that's great.

My favourite moments of this live album are "Children Of The Dammed" and "Phantom Of The Opera". Two great anthems. But IMO this live set is closer to what I would call hard-rock-metal. A bomb of energy, an explosion of strong riffs and good vocals. Far from lots of fully "prog" metal live albums (including Dream Theater).

This album is a real good digest of the Maiden catalogue if you would except "Killers" which is only represented by "Wratchild". Not the best song from this very good album IMO.

The ones who would like to get some older songs, should get hold of the extended version of "Maiden Japan" (half unofficial or half official whatever you like).

This is a strong live album. Needless to say that if you are looking for five prog seconds, you won't get in here. This is a full, hard metal rock album.

Four stars.

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