Maiden United - Rememberance (2015) [FLAC] {MU009}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2026/05/02 RTLDATE: 2015/05/22
GENRE: Acoustic Rock SiZE: 312 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 38:05
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: Netherlands
RELEASE: Self Released MU009
MATRiX: IFPI LW03 396880 @1 23917 WWW.DATAMAXBENELUX.NL
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Maiden United are an acoustic tribute to the band Iron Maiden. It
was an idea of Joey Bruers from Iron Maiden tribute band Up The
Irons and Ruud Jolie from Within Temptation.
There are a lot of musicians from well known (progressive) rock and
metal bands present on this album. Remembrance is Maiden United's
third album. Don't expect rough and screaming guitars, pumping bass
and drums all over the place, but lovely, sweet (and mostly)
acoustic music with a progressive twist.
I love Iron Maiden, I've been a big fan for more than 10 years and
saw them live once, so I was extra excited to hear this album. I've
never heard the other two Maiden United albums, so I did not know
what to expect. I have to say that it is a quite innovative and
creative idea. I had to listen to this a lot of times to actually
appreciate it, not because it's not good, but I had to get rid the
fact that this isn't an Iron Maiden copy. It is a band that puts the
Maiden songs into a brand new jacket. The album sounds great and is
very enjoyable to listen to. Damian Wilson (Threshold and Headspace),
who does the lead vocals on most tracks on this album, is a very
good singer and I really enjoy his voice on this album.
The album starts with the track Strange World. A very good album
opener that contains a lot of energy. The (Hammond) organ and piano
are powerful, just like the vocals. Charlotte The Harlot carries the
same power and atmosphere Strange World has, but I hoped it had a
bit more variation compared to the first track. Luckily Killers is
something different. It only contains a lovely acoustic guitar and
Damian puts a lot of emotion in his voice. The fourth track Remember
Tomorrow starts with a lovely piano, bass guitar (which could have
been a bit louder in my opinion, it's a bit too much in the
background) and percussion. The chorus is a big eruption and Damian
is reaching the high notes without any problems. Halfway through the
song there's a lovely instrumental part with an acoustic guitar solo
and piano solo. Burning Ambition has a very nice rhythm and has a
positive vibe. It's quite a short composition, just as following
track Futureal. Both tracks are under 3 minutes long. Futureal has
Blaze Bayley on vocals. He was the lead singer of Iron Maiden for
quite some years in the nineties and did the lead vocals on the
original track. It is a very up tempo piece of music. I really love
the seventh track Aces High, it makes me tap my feet and sing along!
It still carries the magical feeling the original track has. It's my
favourite track on the album. The vocals are provided by Wudstik and
Marcela Bovio (Stream Of Passion) and they are doing a great job.
The drums are really giving the track extra power. It is one
uplifting track! Prowler features Paul Di'Anno on vocals, who was
the first singer of Iron Maiden and also sang the original track on
the first album Iron Maiden. Last track of the album is Still Life
'15. It starts with a beautiful violin intro provided by Marcela.
It's a lovely track to end the album with. Sadly the album is only
38 minutes short, I wish it had more songs on it.
You don't have to be an Iron Maiden fan and you don't have to be a
fan of (progressive) acoustic music to appreciate this album. This
is music that stands on its own. If you don't like rough metal like
guitars and/or don't like acoustic music that isn't strong-bodied
then this is the album for you.
Ripper's Notes:
Jazz rock isn't really my thing, and I don't really have anything to
add to the above review. But, of course I had to own this because
the late-great Di'Anno sings on it. That track, and Still Life,
which lends itself well to this arrangement, are the only two I
really like. Your mileage may vary. Up the irons!
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