Millennial Reacts To Iron Maiden The Prophecy

[@MrDantres]

Mr. Dave Murray goodness!

[@talismanmia2537]

This is basically the start of Maiden's shift to more prog-like song composition that continues to this day. Once you struggle through the 90's albums and then get into the 2000's with Brave New World, you're likely to have the same kind of album reactions, meaning they'll take a little while to grow on you. A Matter of Life and Death especially. Also, do yourself a big favor and pull the lyrics out like you did with Longest Day. It will most definitely accentuate the first-time listening experience.

[@DM-rc4yu]

The solo is sick in this one.

[@davidviteris]

This one and "Infinite Dreams" are my clear favorites from this album. This one reminds me a bit of "To Tame a Land", which I also love.

[@Davitamon76]

The best thing about this album is that it gets even better when you listen to it in its entirety.

[@sebbenilsson860]

This song is really complex. Mostly because of all the key changes. I love this track. They could actually put this track last. Ending is just amazing.

[@jingtroc23]

We told you lol. Once you get use to the synth sound and the fact it's a concept album.. it's a masterpiece. Now you HAVE to react to the live tour for this album called "Maiden England 88" before the next studio album. It will be a good refresher from all the previous albums too, plus you get to hear this album live :).

[@Rocktraffic]

100%

[@metalmark1214]

Never got "use" to Maiden with syth filler.

[@DiamondJuls]

One of my favourite albums and this song in particular is beautiful, (if only the villagers had listened to him) you have to listen to the entire album to appreciate it.

[@troywilkinson160]

I agree with many of the commenters that this album grows on you after several listens. But the main difference between this album and this previous 6 is that you loved them instantaneously, with no need for them to grow on you.

[@metalmark1214]

I guess they're saying it's an acquired taste. Though I like some songs on this album, it's the first one for me that I was disappointed in. Still my favorite band.

[@helgaratbone1691]

I love this song! I think it’s the dark horse on the album! Black sheep! The unsung hero! Hidden gem! It reminds me of Still Life in that regards. Perhaps a bit awkward at first listen. Lots of parts to digest in a relatively short time. Prog! Grows on ya! Next two kick ass, Herm!

[@richardnewbold6155]

Yeah he should love that kind of bass solo during "Only the Good Die Young"

[@sumonjamal1653]

Agreed.

[@metalmark1214]

Yeah, like Fungus, lol.

[@helgaratbone1691]

@@metalmark1214 lol

[@sergiodavila5269]

If you liked The Prophesy, you’ll love The Clairvoyant 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@mariozacuarao4885]

This Song outro is so beautiful. And the Album one of the Best. Great Reaction, Bro. ¡Cheers from Argentina! \\m//

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

The next two songs are also great. The Clairvoyant start with a lot of excitement and opens with... I'm not gonna spoil it to you. Only the Good Die Young, this one, Bruce gives really good set of vocals. Love Bruce on this one, the same as in Moonchild(vocally)

[@basscom77]

Spot on with both points 👍

[@egrsok9388]

'Only the Good Die Young', "A new favorite off the album." 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son', "A new favorite off the album." 'The Prophecy', "A new favorite off the album." As I said, and as you have experienced, these songs just get better ands better and better...

[@flaviopace4171]

Seventh son of a Seventh son with A matter of Life and Death are my favorite Iron Maiden records!!! So cool !!!!

[@JD.Knight]

AMOLAD is an absolute masterpiece 💪👌

[@davidpedrolcarol1240]

I thought I'd never find someone with the same top 2 favorite albums.This one an A matter of life an death.Both albums need to be listened multiple times to appreciate them

[@metalmark1214]

NOTB, POM, PS my favorites. Not a bit of Synth. Nothing but heavy metal.

[@aesotope1592]

Closest thing to a concept album that Maiden have ever done. Definitely in my top 3.

[@recurrencetheorem4264]

I grew up in 80's and was a biog Maiden fan. When Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son came out I never gave them much of a chance. Here I am at age 52 and absolutely love these two albums.

[@metalmark1214]

I started in 1982, still never got into SSOSS. Just too much syth filler for me.

[@petrirautiainen8301]

50 here, and exactly same thoughts :D

[@anthonygingerich4378]

The next album after this “No prayer for the dying”Janick gers was replaced with Adrian smith on guitar, Most maiden fans really don’t like the album and it really doesn’t get talked about enough, I didn’t even know about this album for a while cause I couldn’t find a name or anything about it. But honestly it’s really not bad at all it’s got some real good bangers you should still react to it.

[@alexandre_am]

I agree. Maybe Maiden's weakest album, it's still better than anything +80% of other metal bands have ever released

[@anthonygingerich4378]

@@alexandre_am yeah for sure, I think it’s still better then a lot of the late 90s -2000s albums but I can’t say much cause I haven’t listened to all the songs that came out after Fear of the dark , but a good majority

[@ahmettahsinertas2652]

the next one is THE CLAIRVOYANT and the album closes with ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. Both are killer tracks esp first one. I love the baseline and the guitar solos. ANd for the Prophecy, such a great tune and and amazing outro.

[@pietrolama2006]

Another masterpiece, Great HurM1t

[@1234567890196]

I just wished they played this live straight after Seventh Son

[@lashark1]

You really don't get the album until you listen to it all at once, even this song, the slow ending is to get you to focus on the disaster that has happened , after all he had said, and how he gets blamed even after warning the village of the disaster,

[@zfgdun]

The Clairvoyant is next! Hellz yeah. Can't wait for it

[@Not_a_channel2]

Man, this brings back great memories of first discovering this album way back! thank you for letting relive this through you !!!

[@bill_simpkins]

It's Quest for Fire's 1st cousin.

[@AndyTheRoo]

You have to listen to the music with the 3rd singer. He's part of Iron Maiden history whether some people like him or not. I personally think he did a great job

[@metalmark1214]

It will be interesting. I've been a Maiden fan since '82 and never had any interest in the Blaze years. I'm sure I'm not alone.

[@robinsongrilli7227]

To me, this is a hidden jewel!!

[@Dudouh]

My fav song of the album! And the outro, the melody it’s the most beautifull of the Maiden...

[@joebarrera9741]

I LOVE THIS TIME PERIOD OF MAIDEN

[@pistolsscaramanga3437]

The album that got me into Maiden. It was their newest album at the time, and I might have got Powerslave just before this. Those two are perfect albums to me. Piece Of Mind, Somewhere In Time and to a degree The Number Of The Beast are almost as good. I think TNOTB has a few tracks that are slightly not up to par with the rest of the material. I think Maiden have never been close to releasing a thoroughly stunning album like Seventh Son since its’ release. Brave New World and The Final Frontier are very good, but c’mon… Seventh Son is so meticulously crafted on every level. And Bruce’s singing were never better than here (neither before or since). Oh, and this is how I would rank the tracks off Seventh Son: 1) Only The Good Die Young [10/10] 2) Moonchild [10/10] 3) Seventh Son… [9.5/10] 4) The Evil That Men Do [9.5/10] 5) Infinite Dreams [9/10] 6) The Clairvoyant [8.5/10] 7) The Prophecy [8.5/10] 8) Can I Play With Madness [8.5/10]

[@animoley8012]

U know what, I never liked this one before but it’s actually got something to it. Great solo. PS your insights and comments on the songs are very good. Love hearing it.

[@anthonygingerich4378]

This song is so underrated I totally forgot about that blissfull ending

[@sumonjamal1653]

In 1984, Bruce Dickinson went, "You can't have synthesizers in heavy metal." 1986 and 1988 roll in... Iron Maiden has synthesizers 😂 Bruce Dickinson has been caught w/ an egg in his face a few times... 😂😂

[@metalmark1214]

Saw that too. Just don't know for sure if it was Steve or Bruce that made them go in that direction. For me the Golden Years stopped at Powerslave. Synth is filler.

[@DiamondJuls]

Think it was Steve, not a bad idea though.

[@1234567890196]

I know you love the bass well you will love the next song

[@rodolforodriguez6230]

You very smart guy, love your reactions...you have a very good taste......musical knowledge....sorry my english is poor....cheers

[@hurm1t974]

Thanks! 😃

[@Rocktraffic]

A Masterpiece.

[@PrincessKagayaki]

Like I said in another comment I truly believe Seventh Son album is best when you listen straight through like Dark Side of the Moon. The reason this album is my favorite is because of the lyrics and concept in addition to the instrumentals and just how it sounds. A lot of the synth tones are reflection of the lyrics since it is about life/death/reincarnation and good v evil. It's mystical - the sound reflects this to me. I really think the next song 'The Clairvoyant' will be your favorite. And Blaze era has awesome songs- not a fan of the voice but definitely check out Bruce's versions of some of the songs live. Such as Clansman, Sign of the Cross etc! Glad to see you liked this song! It's underrated!

[@boogerbreath1126]

Don't sleep on the Bailey blaze stuff. He's not Bruce but it's still maiden.

[@joelabel7843]

Dude after maiden is over you have to do helloween - eagle fly free. Its a must. Bruce Dickinson loves helloween

[@metalmark1214]

Or full 13 min Halloween song, or I Want Out, Or Future World or Ride the Sky or Forever and One or...

[@joelabel7843]

So many good ones. How many tears, keeper of the 7 keys. Even skyfall was awesome off the new album last year

[@joelabel7843]

I have been trying to show my homie hermit these guys for quite some time. He hasn't bit yet though

[@metalmark1214]

@@joelabel7843 Maybe I can plant a bug in his ear. I got him to do Testament Return to Serenity and he loved it, as I knew he would.

[@joelabel7843]

@@metalmark1214 get on er bro haha!

[@basscom77]

Wait until your hear the start of The Clairvoyant!!!

[@CHIPNDEATH]

people still living under rocks,, LOL

[@hurm1t974]

And people still be using anime profile pics LOL

[@CHIPNDEATH]

@@hurm1t974 Correct, LOL

[@hurm1t974]

@@CHIPNDEATH I'd rather live under the rock 🤣🤣

[@CHIPNDEATH]

@@hurm1t974 good luck with that,,,,

[@hurm1t974]

@@CHIPNDEATH I appreciate you coming back again and again. It really means a lot 😂

[@egrsok9388]

As Maiden's songs become more complicated, in a good way, they take a little more effort and patience. But then they also become more enjoyable and long-lasting. The earlier simpler songs come off as satisfying right away, but lose their luster after a bit. In the end, it's all good, just different styles and different types of enjoyment. Fits the mood you're in.

[@moonchildah]

Very well put. Its true.

[@heartwilson.8943]

Really ? Prodigal son .

[@6211safe]

Blaze era songs aren't the greatest, my main gripe with most of them is that they are overly repetitive but there are some gems to be found. Such as: Sign of the cross The clansman When two worlds collide Lightning strikes twice To name a few... When you do get around to the clansman and sign of the cross, could you please do the studio version and then the rock in rio 2001 versions in the same videos? I really think you'd enjoy the contrast.

[@szithaanu9934]

This is the highlight of the album for me. I love the whole album but this song was always something special. And that outro, just beautiful.

[@metalmark1214]

An alright song for this album but not in the top 3 for this album. I like Bruce's vocals of holding the notes. The outro the best part musically on this song. Keep rockin Maiden Hurm

[@richardnewbold6155]

This is a filler as it were along with "Only the Good Die Young"but oh my god even the fillers are killers on this album, Love the acoustic guitar at the end, my no1 Iron Maiden album🤘🤘🤘 p.s personally the Blaze Baily, era isn't the best but The X Factor tacken on its own for what it is really is a very strong album and I think it's a great Maiden album and I really like it alot and it's wrong to try and compare it to any album that came before because that was a whole different period of Iron Maiden. So for those that like to bitch about the Blaze Baily era just shut up ok.

[@egrsok9388]

This is definitely NOT a filler, and neither is 'Only the Good Die Young'. There are no fillers on this concept album. This is a story told in epic metal fashion!

[@benjaminrowlett6960]

I never could stand this song. I like the album over all. But, there are certain parts of the song that cut through me like nails on a chalkboard. Exhibit A is the second that Bruce starts singing at the beginning of the song. The whole Melody and timing of the verses sound awful to me. Absolutely dreadful. It's really choppy and doesn't seem to make any sense. I can't stand listening to it. The only beautiful parts of the song are the acoustic outtro at the end and part of the guitar solo. The rest of it is utter crap. Goofy and awkward meter, terrible chord choices, terrible transitions between parts, garbage song.

[@heartwilson.8943]

How dare you interrupt that into !