IRON MAIDEN — Somewhere In Time (review)

IRON MAIDEN — Somewhere In Time album cover Album · 1986 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Negoba
This was the first actual metal I owned, after hearing Wasted Years and being impressed by the opening guitar lead riff. While Bruce Dickinson is a focal point of sorts, this album showcases all of the band members on the top of their game, well balanced, executing well, and full of energy. Where some of the earlier albums may have rocked harder, they always had a looseness to them that didn't appeal to my musicality (Run to the Hills is a great example), and the subsequent album was almost poppy to my ears, Somewhere in Time struck the right balance.

Iron Maiden influenced thrash and prog metal bands perhaps more than any other. Certainly my old favorite, Queensryche, started as Maiden clones, and in fact one of the classic riffs from Eye of a Stanger resembles the signature riff from Somewhere in Time to a suspicious degree.

This album showcases the band well oiled, well practiced, a little adventurous (using guitar synths), and still very metal. The dual guitars are classic, Dickinson's pipes are in full effect. Though a few songs get a little long (Long Distance Runner) this album has its own sound that fits well within the band's discograpy. What a great intro to real metal it was for me, 14 years old, so many Wasted Years ago.

My favorite songs from this album: Caught Somewhere in Time, Wasted Years, Stranger in a Strange Land

Least favorite Deja Vu
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