Subj : Re: Lyric To : Digital Man From : Tharius Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 02:56 am "Digital Man" wrote in message news:4318BC3C.9652.dove-ent@vert.synchro.net... > > they were underrated in North America ... in high school bands like GnR > > and > > Metallica were occupying front row center, Maiden's sound was just a > > little > > too different I guess. > > Maiden pre-dates GnR and Metallica by several years though. And Maiden was > never much for "top 40" status, what with 5 and 10 minute songs, usually 2 > guitar solos per song, and lots of terror, death, and distruction in the The thing I always liked better about Maiden ... the material they selected as inspiration ... very diverse not always terror death and destruction .. or maybe different forms of it heh... from Flight of Icarus to the Duelist, the Trooper, Alexander the Great, Aces High (!) :) more modern examples like Tailgunner, Bring Your Daughter (to the slaughter) and then out of left field .. Mother Russia. The new 3 guitar sound ... mmmmmmmm *insert Homer-esque drool noises here* --- þ Synchronet þ [aceshigh.dyn.dhs.org] - Come fly our friendly skies! .