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Iron Maiden - Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg Audio CD

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Iron Maiden Band: Iron Maiden
Title: Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-08-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg 2: Hallowed Be Thy Name [Radio 1 Legends Session]

Just Perfect
Please buy the new CD and Support this band. This is one of the most fascinating songs ever play by Maiden!
the golden years are here. The more we support it the more chances we will have to have another CD in 2009!.


Excellent!
. Iron Maiden is the best metal band that ever existed, this CD proves that.


How did this get album of the year?
This sounds like Maiden is out of steam and i'd swear people are only raving about this new release just due to the fact that the artwork is somewhat tolerable compared to the last 2 releases (who would of thought that a prize possesion like "Eddie" could be thrown around so carelessly to half as talented artists)?
I would suggest buying virtually ANY other Maiden cd (w/ the exception of the forgettable '95 - '00 yrs). I'd tend to think it's just me but I've been listening to Maiden for 15+ yrs by now and have seen them loads in concert so I feel comfortable saying: How could this song get 5 stars for a Maiden song? And why does the country of England love the new album so much that it is like the Seventh Son thing all over again? I guess i'm the one not in on the joke but I think this album does not even hold a candle to the last 2 (Dance of Death & Brave New World). I really don't understand all the accolades for this one. And to pull this entire album off live in concert? There were alot of angry fans in the Chicago audience I'll tell ya that. Never thought they would of gotten flicked off by an audience member that paid a fortune but that's how it went. Sorry to burst the 5 star bubbles but I had to throw in my two cents as alongtime devoted Maiden fan. PS - the new Derek Riggs book rules!! Up the Irons!.


2 great singles...and more mystery behind Eddie and Benjamin
With Breeg, we're getting a very good dose of storyline and theme to the music that is wrought with possible mystery. "Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" is a notable single that was on the album "A matter of life and Death". Musically its one of the best songs I've heard sung by the Bruce Dickinson led band in a long time. This song is a driving rocker that has some great technical prowess in the guitars as well as a great vocal performance by Dickinson. The song has a catchy, dark groove to it that sails just as much as it smashes. The signature sound of melodic solos and pounding drums is here, but this single, and the full length album it is attributed to, is much deeper than I've heard in a while in both theme and structure. The other single (B-side) of this album is "Hallowed by thy name" and is also a notable, tight track that should not be overlooked.

After a little research into the sudden unveiling of history behind the bands symbolic skeletal figure "Eddie" as well as Benjamin Breeg, I found some fascinating details. Like some bands, whether in the rock spectrum or progressive rockers, there is some deeper history to the bands artwork, Eddie, and storyline than most realize. Benjamin Breeg may in fact be the assumed name of an "unknown soldier" in an unmarked grave. Through their fantasy lore, he came back as Eddie. Or, he is separate from Eddie. The CD cover is depicting Eddie digging the grave of a Benjamin Breeg. On the tombstone is the inscription ""Aici zace un om despre care nu se tie prea mult" which is roughly translated from Romanian meaning ""here lies a man about whom little is known. "

The band isn't saying what exactly lies behind the mystery of Eddie and Benjamin. Regardless, I find the new Breeg storyline as well as this single and its promoted full-length album "A matter of life and death" a refreshing continuance of this bands musical direction.


IRON MAIDEN : "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg"
Are you kidding me?!?!. . .

This has to be one of the coolest Maiden releases I've ever heard. "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg" starts off creepy and slow, then all of a sudden plunges into some of the heaviest moments Maiden has displayed in decades. There's a middle section to this song that just sends chills down your spine. . . .

I can't get enough of "A Matter Of Life And Death", I think it's the best Iron Maiden release since "Seventh Son" back in 1988. "Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg" is one of the many great songs on this new epic release, and I'm sure if you're a Maiden fan, you'll love it. Twenty years later, Maiden has been reborn in my opinion. . . .


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