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Postby Richard K Niner » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:05 am

תרי"ו and תרנ"ו?
How does someone confuse them?
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Postby Gecko » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:16 am

תרי"ו and תרנ"ו?
How does someone confuse them?
BRAIN ASPLODE!!!
Anami and Anami are sitting around Anami says "GRR I AM ANGSTY LET'S EXPRESS ANGST" and so Anami says "ONE OF THE MODS ON DC IS A DICK I POSTED A PICTURE THAT WASN'T REALLY THAT INAPPROPRIATE AND THREE MODS SAW IT AND DID NOTHING THEN A FOURTH ONE SAW IT AND DELETED IT" and Anami says "OMG I HATE MODS >:("

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Postby Zaaphod » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:44 am

תרי"ו and תרנ"ו?
How does someone confuse them?
Poor handwriting. :P
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Postby klimt » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:54 am

did someone mention m....

naw, thats only in the mind of a slightly insane french woman.


if it is 616, then iron maidens going to have a heck of a time.
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Postby Arloest » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:09 am

if it is 616, then iron maidens going to have a heck of a time.
Correct.

Therefore it is 666.
Who sleeps shall awake, greeting the shadows from the sun
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
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Postby Dr. Doog » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:28 pm

obviously.
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Postby Rooster » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:48 pm

if it is 616, then iron maidens going to have a heck of a time.
Oh dear what a pity never mind :twisted:

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Postby Arloest » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:51 pm


Oh dear what a pity never mind :twisted:
You make little sense.
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Postby Rooster » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:58 pm

Thank you, I try :wag:

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Postby Sage » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:30 pm

I got lost when people started mentioning Iron Maiden

Sometimes I wonder how I can understand half of the Ozy and Millie comics...
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Postby Arloest » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:54 pm

Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden was founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris. They started out on their first two records with vocalist Paul Di'anno as a New Wave of British Heavy MEHTUL band with slight punk influences, particularly on their 1980 self-titled debut LP. However, with the replacement of Di'anno with Bruce Dickinson, also came a change in sound.

For the next 2 records, Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind, they remained as solely a heavy MEHTUL band, for the most part. However, with their 5th LP, 1984's Powerslave, they started experimenting with longer, more progressive epics, particularly the 13-minute long closing track Rime of the Ancient Mariner. This response to this was almost completely positive, so with their 6th studio album they took it a few steps further.

The addition of synthesizers on 1986's Somewhere In Time was, indeed, a controversial move. At the time, it usually served as an entrance into the thriving, mainstream glam MEHTUL scene. However, Iron Maiden skillfully used the guitar synths to simply create a fuller atmosphere in their music, rather than to conform to other, more commercial bands at that time. Their music still remained heavy, and even during that period, very progressive. Only one song on the record clocked in at under 5 minutes in length. However, this was all nothing but a prelude to their epic 7th album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, in all its progressive and atmospheric glory. It is considered to this day to be one of the greatest conceptual MEHTUL albums of all time.

However, Iron Maiden's triumphs in the 80s were not to last. With their lackluster 8th LP, No Prayer For The Dying, things began to spiral downward. It appeared that they were trying to recreate the raw heavy MEHTUL sound they had performed in the early 80s, but failed. Ironically, the lead single off the record, Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter (which I still consider as the WORST song they've ever done) was their only #1 hit. Appropriately, however, it also received the Golden Raspie's Worst Song of the Year award. Their 9th album, Fear of the Dark, was a slight improvement over No Prayer, in that it brought back their more atmospheric sound they had fully developed with Seventh Son. However, the album simply contained too many fillers to be considered a classic.

Then the began really went through changes. In 1993, key vocalist Bruce Dickinson left the band to pursue his own career, and (underrated and way too hated) Blaze Bayley was called upon as his replacement. And with their 10th album, The X-Factor, the winds completely shifted. It was met with predominately negative reviews from the traditionalist fanbase, as it almost completely abandoned their traditional heavy MEHTUL sound and replaced it with an extremely atmospheric, progressive and above all dark sound. The songs were often slower, much more drawn out and very gloomy. Songs such as Judgement of Heaven, Blood On The World's Hands and The Unbeliever ventured into emotional topics that most bands of their genre had never dared trod into before. This, along with the fact that it was Blaze on vocal duties instead of Bruce, was the predominate reason why many fans disliked it (but I loved it, of course).

Their 11th album, 1998's Virtual XI, did not do much to console the fans who missed the old sound. In fact, while it was not as dark as predecessor X-Factor, ventured even further from their old sound, as the songs were often too drawn out and very synth-heavy. Although I personally think this album had some great songs/ideas, it was also a little lazy, as if the restrictive deadline they had in making it made them lose their motivation to carry those ideas all the way through. This is considered to be their least successful album (although I like it a hell of a lot better than No Prayer). It appeared that Iron Maiden was coming to an end, until something surprising happened.

In 1999, vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith (who had departed in 1990) decided to rejoin the band. This led to great fan anticipation for their 12th album, 2000's Brave New World. And most of their expectations were met. On this record, they combined their darker/more emotional atmosphere of the mid to late 90s, their progressive-MEHTUL triumphs of the late 80s and their classic MEHTUL sound of the entire 80s with much success. To many fans, this was a return of the Iron Maiden they thought disappeared in 1989. Their 13th album, 2003's Dance of Death, had overall the same sound found on Brave New World, but had a little less consistency than its predecessor. Indeed, this album contained classics such as Rainmaker, No More Lies, Paschendale (which I consider as their best song) and Montesegur, but overall the album didn't have a consistent flow to it (and contained a few lackluster tracks - and a dreadful album cover). Many fans feared Iron Maiden, while still a solid band, was slipping back into their mid-90s slump.

These fears were quickly distinguished with 2006's A Matter Of Life And Death. It almost appeared as though all of their albums, from Powerslave upward, were leading up to their epic 14th LP. Life and Death is by far is by far their most progressive effort (7 out of the 10 tracks are around 7 to 10 minutes in length), and does so with (mostly) not seeming too drawn-out. The albums flows from track to track with the consistency of a concept album, which it almost is; a central theme in almost every song is war, the effects of it, the terror it creates, its unjust causes and the glory of fighting for a cause. In short, this album has everything; it is atmospheric, very well written and structured, progressive and, above all, rocks hard. Many consider it easily their greatest effort since 1988's Seventh Son, and rate it among the all time classics, not just in Iron Maiden's abundant discography, but in the entire genre of MEHTUL. Whether it really is or not, of course, is up to the listener. But one thing is clear, however; after 31 years, Maiden's still got plenty of gas left in the tank.

At least, thats what I tell people whenever they mention Iron Maiden.




If anyone reads that I'll be amazed.
Who sleeps shall awake, greeting the shadows from the sun
Who sleeps shall awake, looking through the window of our lives
Waiting for the moment to arrive...
Show us the silence in the rise,
So that we may someday understand...

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Postby Dr. Doog » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:42 am

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Postby Zaaphod » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:00 am

If anyone reads that I'll be amazed.
Well, I read it. I doubt anyone else will though.
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Postby Sage » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:22 am

If I was interested in Iron Maiden I would read it.
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Postby CameronCN » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:28 am

If anyone reads that I'll be amazed.
Well, I read it. I doubt anyone else will though.
Well, I read it too. It almost sounds interesting, even though I hate "Rock" music. 8)
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