#vinylrecords #vinyl #records #vinyljunkie #IronMaiden Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982) Not a lot I can say here---or maybe too much to be said. The third album from them, the first with singer Bruce Dickinson, whom is a story all by himself. Bruce actually captains their jet on world tours as a licensed pilot, and has a few other 'tricks' up his sleeve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson#Other_work But we're talking about this album so let's not get side-tracked. The album reached #33 on the American charts and sold over 1,000,000 copies there, while reaching #1 in the UK and also receiving a platinum award there. Plainly put, this album is a metal-head's wet dream. Hell, I got so side-tracked listening to it that the album is already done playing both sides. One of these days I'm gonna bang my head so hard that it'll snap off and go flying across the living room. Guaranteed to wake you up faster than coughee. Side one - 1. "Invaders" 2. "Children of the Damned" 3. "The Prisoner" 4. "22 Acacia Avenue" Side two - 5. "The Number of the Beast" 6. "Run to the Hills" 7. "Gangland" 8. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" The Number of the Beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-iRf9AWoyE
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Side 2 of that album throws me back to highschool. Man I miss those days
In many ways their zenith, although very early in their careers and particularly for Bruce, who'd come across from Samsom. Ever seen them live? Bruce by far is the best front man i have ever seen - even more so than RJD who is far more static even if his voice is better.
One of the better Iron Maiden albums.