Iron Maiden Amazon.ca By the release of this landmark
eighth album, Iron Maiden had settled into what's generally considered their
classic line-up. With Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Nicko
McBrain operating at the very peak of their form, band mastermind, main
songwriter and bassist Steve Harris decided to extend the Maiden remit yet
further by unveiling their very first concept work. Contemporary critics
scoffed in the face of such a grandiose gesture, but Seventh Son Of A Seventh
Son spawned no fewer than four British hit singles and remains an indomitable
highlight of the Maiden's illustrious career. From the strident commercial
metal of "Can I Play With Madness", through the keyboard-enhanced epic bombast
of the title track, to the fretboard intricacies and chest-beating machismo of
"Only The Good Die Young", Seventh Son finds Iron Maiden at their most assured
and creative. Essentially, this is a spectacular example of 22-carat heavy
metal. Ian Fortnam