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Eddie's Archive

Iron Maiden - Eddie's Archive Audio CD

A fair review of the Iron Maiden "Eddie's Archive" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Iron Maiden reviews here, or go back to the Iron Maiden tabs.

Band: Iron Maiden
Title: Eddie's Archive
Rating:

Release Date: 2002-11-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Iron Maiden (BBC's Friday Rock Show '79) 2: Running Free (BBC's Friday Rock Show '79) 3: Transylvania (BBC's Friday Rock Show '79) 4: Sanctuary (BBC's Friday Rock Show '79) 5: Wrathchild (The Reading Festival '82) 6: Run To The Hills (The Reading Festival '82) 7: Children Of The Damned (The Reading Festival '82) 8: Number Of The Beast (The Reading Festival '82) 9: 22 Acacia Ave (The Reading Festival '82) 10: Iron Maiden (The Reading Festival '82) 11: Transylvania (The Reading Festival '82) 12: The Prisoner (The Reading Festival '82) 13: Hallowed Be Thy Name (The Reading Festival '82) 14: Phantom Of The Opera (The Reading Festival '82) 15: Prowler (The Reading Festival '80) 16: Remember Tomorrow (The Reading Festival '80) 17: Killers (The Reading Festival '80) 18: Running Free (The Reading Festival '80) 19: Transylvania (The Reading Festival '80) 20: Iron Maiden (The Reading Festival '80) 21: Moonchild (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 22: Wrathchild (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 23: Infinite Dreams (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 24: The Trooper (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 25: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 26: The Number Of The Beast (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 27: Hallowed Be Thy Name (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 28: Iron Maiden (Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington '88) 29: Murders In The Rue Morgue (Previously Unreleased) 30: Wrathchild (Previously Unreleased) 31: Run To The Hills (Previously Unreleased) 32: Children Of The Damned (Previously Unreleased) 33: The Number Of The Beast (Previously Unreleased) 34: Another Life (Previously Unreleased) 35: Killers (Previously Unreleased) 36: 22 Acacia Ave 37: Total Eclipse (Previously Unreleased) 38: Transylvania (Previously Unreleased) 39: The Prisoner (Previously Unreleased) 40: Hallowed Be Thy Name (Previously Unreleased) 41: Phantom Of The Opera (Previously Unreleased) 42: Iron Maiden (Previously Unreleased) 43: Sanctuary (Previously Unreleased) 44: Drifter (Previously Unreleased) 45: Running Free (Previously Unreleased) 46: Prowler (Previously Unreleased) 47: Burning Ambition 48: Drifter (The Marquee Club, London 4/80) 49: Invasion 50: Remember Tomorrow (Italy, 10/81) 51: I've Got The Fire 52: Cross-Eyed Mary 53: Rainbow's Gold 54: King Of Twilight 55: Reach Out 56: That Girl 57: Juanita 58: Sheriff Of Huddersfield 59: Black Bart Blues 60: Prowler '88 61: Charlotte The Harlot '88 62: All In Your Mind 63: Kill Me Ce Soir 64: I'm A Mover 65: Communication Breakdown 66: Nodding Donkey Blues 67: Space Station No. 5 68: I Can't See My Feelings 69: Roll Over Vic Vella 70: Justice Of The Peace 71: Judgement Day 72: My Generation 73: Doctor, Doctor 74: Blood On The World's Hands (Gothenberg, 11/95) 75: The Aftermath (Gothenberg, 11/95) 76: Futureal (Ed Hunter Tour '99) 77: Wasted Years - '99 (Ed Hunter Tour '99)

I konw how to get this cheap!
Well i was on ebay shopping for maiden cds and The BBC Archives double disc, Beast Over Hammersmith double disc and Best of the B-Sides came up. I had been wanting this box set for awhile now, but i just couldnt see paying almost $200 or more for it. I thought what the hell, I bidded on all of them, no more than $25 a piece and won them all. Well BBC Archives and Best of the B-Sides came in, I put them in my PC, opened up Windows Media Player to rip them and Eddies Archive discs 1-2 and 5-6 came up, I was like, WTF? Well I went to amazon to see and I saw that I had purchased Eddies Archive box set w/o the box or other goodies it came with for $70-$75! It would be sweet to have the goodies but my main concern was the music. So if your interested in owning this set w/o spending an arm, leg and your 1st born child on it go on ebay and look up the individual double discs, hell i found them on accident! UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p. s. The music is awesome! well worth what i paid for it, i f**king love maiden, execpt the blaze bayley era.

FOR FANS ONLY !!!
Hi METALFANS from around the world !!! I have absolutely every album CD & DVD and many Maxisingles. . . I had to purchase my used "EDDIES ARCHIVES" from another country !!!

Its a large tin box, inside you find velvet lining (Blue for the first edition, red if its the second edition), 3 double cds. . . im sure others have detailed in their reviews. . . a glass with eddies face at the bottom, a scroll (Family tree) and a ring on the scroll. . .

What can i say. . . . Its just marvelous, the 3 double cds arent sold out of the box set so if you are a fan you are forced to purchase this. . . . i was wishing it had a DVD but then if you are a DIE HARD MAIDEN FAN you must have anything the band has ever touched, designed or created !!!! HAHAHAHA

NOTE: the double cd titled "B-sides" is great but not as complete as the other HARD TO GET "24 unreleased studio tracks (Double too)!!!

Its expensive. . . . but as my review title displays: ITS ONLY FOR FANS !!!
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Worth the price!!!!!
Might want to start with "Edward the great", or "best of the beast", collections, but if you're a fan, I HIGHLY suggest owning this. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the limited edition numbered sets, and I have to say it was entirely worth every single penny!!! If you're just getting into Maiden, or a "casual listener", I don't think this is the right set for you. It will make you truely appreciate how great this band is. The live recordings are very high quality, and definitely showcase the strengths of each member of the band. Far from being another "best of" collection, I found it extremely refreshing to hear a variety of songs rarely heard unless you own the albums. I've never walked away from a maiden show disappointed, and this set lives up to the high standards of one of the best metal bands out there. .

Reviewer "FIshcake" is an idiot!!! Iron Maiden Rules!!!!!!
They are living legends and are still putting out quality music. Don't be fooled by useless reviews from people like "Fishcake" found on this list! Iron Maiden always has been at the top of the metal game. . . quality metal. How many bands can pull it off with 3 guitarists? Any true fan of metal or Maiden will want this box and will gain even more appreciation for what they've accomplished over the last 20 years. Up the Irons!!!.

It's not worth the price
But little else. Ok, the package is gorgeous.

The gem here are CD's 3 and four, BEAST OVER HAMMERSMITH. The sound, the performance, the set list (it's practically a "Best Of" their first three albums), everything is top notch. And this perfection is also a problem!! Why?

Because, listening to how good this live set is, you will notice how weak, really, are all other live albums by Maiden. You'll notice how the drumming by Clive Burr was much more powerful, precise, loud and creative than that of Nicko. You'll notice how all the live albums with Janick Gers are crap.

The B-Sides are interesting, but already own most of them. The first yeasrs recording are just a curiosity, unless you really feel pleasure by listening to "Iron Maiden" 5 times.

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