This is a class song and so underrated. The way it builds and when it kicks in it kicks hard. Bruce sings his balls of and the whole band kill it especially Nicko.
Nicko is a machine. His calf has to be on fire waiting for that solo break. Adrian shows again again why his solo work is king. He I always improving, using different techniques. This is bout as well as Bruce could sing at this point in his career and he sounds good.
Hurm 1t Yes great tune this one. Loved it when the drums kicked in. Its a bit different as well. What I love about IM is there melodic music., never boring.
@@troywilkinson160 Okay I had to check it and he did say in an interview in 2019 that he used double bass on Face In The Sand. But regardless Nicko's awesome!
I absolutely love this one. Again, it's one of the first songs I heard from Maiden so it does hold a special place in my heart. Another song you can tell was driven by Adrian Smith. His solo on this is spot on and the instrumentals are brilliant. I feel that this song is criminally underrated within the Maiden community and is overlooked a lot. The next song is (in my opinion) Maidens most underrated song out of them all. I'm interested to see what you think of it. The next album takes the dark tones to another level. It sounds similar to this album, sonically, but the actual music is very dark. Are you going straight to that album, or are you going to check out Death on the Road (Dance of Death tour live album)? Keep it up Hurm, loving the reactions as always!
I agree that this one is underrated. Nothing special apart from Nicko's double pedals, but still better than most seem to think. Disagree on the next one, I think Age of innocence is one of the worst songs they have recorded 😏
@@Haggath For some reason I just get these weird Green Day vibes from it that puts me right off 😄 And regarding The X-Factor, that one has a special place in my heart, so theres that 😊
For me this one is a good song but it has no special thing about it, and given the fact that it comes directly after one of their best songs ever makes it easily shadowed. Age of Innocence is a GREAT song withan angry riff that gets ruined by a strange and unexpectedly happy chorus sound.
I love Face in the Sand! Great vibe on that intro…let me tell u I hired a string quartet to play an arrangement of Journeyman at my entrance at my wedding!!! That’s how much I love the band. True story
Adrian Smith's songwriting contributions have always been vital to Iron Maiden's success... even w/ some fillers like 'Hooks in you'... 'Sun & steel'... I believe his idea for 'Face in the sand' was combined w/ Harris' idea, and then Bruce Dickinson wrote the lyrics. A lot of Maiden songs come about like that.
Just listened to Journeyman Ahead of your reaction. Such a beautiful acoustic song that I remember from their live show at Earls Court London. Yes Pascemdale is so special and when I saw your reaction Brought back so manyemories Love your channel dude. Gaz
Look at his little face when the guitar solo comes in🙂 me thinks he likes it, The intro has a slight wiff of Blood Brothers about it, its nothing special but its a solid track.🤘
havent listened this one for quite a good time. It s been cooler than ı thought. going to the end of the album. age of innocence is next and I love it. final song is the only acustic maiden song ever.
Good song! Except for Bruce's strained vocals. Should have done a few more takes. Other than that, I started to appreciate this one and Age of Innocence lately. They tried something new, unusual for Maiden. Neither of them was played live. This one is the only Maiden song with a double-kick :)
An ok song for me but doesn’t quite fulfil its potential. I believe the song is referring to the well known image of the ‘face in the sand’ on Mars. Some say it represents a symbol or even monument of an ancient civilisation on the planet, possibly our ancestors, long before humans started on Earth. The ancient Martians wiped themselves out probably through war or environmental degradation etc. The song is questioning whether history will repeat itself or will we heed the warnings and learnings from others in the past? Hence the reference to ‘Is the face in the sand, future memory of our tragedy?’ A stretch but sounds like Maiden material to me! 😊
The expression "face in the sand" (more commonly head in the sand) is about not acknowledging or recognizing a problem or situation, not dealing with it...which is more coherent to the lyrics
We’ll agree to disagree on that. I seem to remember the Mars explanation some time ago possibly from an interview with the band, just don’t recall exactly what or where from. I’ve never heard face in the sand being referred to in the same way as head in the sand. All good though, different song interpretations makes it interesting.
One of their most underrated songs from that era.
Face in the sand imo is another one of those underrated songs, music and lyrics powerful. Also the first time Nicko used a double kicker.
yeah true, not because he wasnt quick enough its just he couldnt sustain it for the whole song
one of the best Maiden intros for me, i wish they played it live
Age of Innocence and Journeyman are two very good songs as well. This was a great album indeed.
This is the one and only song that I'm aware of that Nicko uses a double kick pedal.
He doesn't. He uses a single pedal, there's an old video where he explains how he does it.
@@esPabloL No I'm sure that this song is the only one he used the double bass drum pedal for. Otherwise he always uses a single pedal.
@@esPabloL it's the only double he has ever used in this particular song
@@esPabloL Not on this track.
That's right, only song ever
This is a class song and so underrated. The way it builds and when it kicks in it kicks hard. Bruce sings his balls of and the whole band kill it especially Nicko.
Maiden's first proper proggy song, and damn right about Bruce, to me his best work on the album
Maiden has had proggy songs since their first album dude.
Nicko is a machine. His calf has to be on fire waiting for that solo break. Adrian shows again again why his solo work is king. He I always improving, using different techniques. This is bout as well as Bruce could sing at this point in his career and he sounds good.
Hurm 1t Yes great tune this one. Loved it when the drums kicked in. Its a bit different as well. What I love about IM is there melodic music., never boring.
Isn't this the (only) song Nicko used double bass on?
I don’t think he ever has used a double bass. Full on Nicko!!
@@troywilkinson160 Okay I had to check it and he did say in an interview in 2019 that he used double bass on Face In The Sand. But regardless Nicko's awesome!
Getting closer to "brighter than a thousand suns"!!!!
Everything the maiden does is perfect
I like the heaviness to this combined with some melodic beauty.
I absolutely love this one. Again, it's one of the first songs I heard from Maiden so it does hold a special place in my heart. Another song you can tell was driven by Adrian Smith. His solo on this is spot on and the instrumentals are brilliant. I feel that this song is criminally underrated within the Maiden community and is overlooked a lot. The next song is (in my opinion) Maidens most underrated song out of them all. I'm interested to see what you think of it. The next album takes the dark tones to another level. It sounds similar to this album, sonically, but the actual music is very dark. Are you going straight to that album, or are you going to check out Death on the Road (Dance of Death tour live album)? Keep it up Hurm, loving the reactions as always!
I agree that this one is underrated. Nothing special apart from Nicko's double pedals, but still better than most seem to think. Disagree on the next one, I think Age of innocence is one of the worst songs they have recorded 😏
@@gerojasfalta7489 surely can’t be worse than the majority of The X Factor?
@@Haggath For some reason I just get these weird Green Day vibes from it that puts me right off 😄 And regarding The X-Factor, that one has a special place in my heart, so theres that 😊
It's on my top 3 of the album, with Paschendale and Journeyman
For me this one is a good song but it has no special thing about it, and given the fact that it comes directly after one of their best songs ever makes it easily shadowed.
Age of Innocence is a GREAT song withan angry riff that gets ruined by a strange and unexpectedly happy chorus sound.
I love Face in the Sand! Great vibe on that intro…let me tell u I hired a string quartet to play an arrangement of Journeyman at my entrance at my wedding!!! That’s how much I love the band. True story
Adrian Smith's songwriting contributions have always been vital to Iron Maiden's success... even w/ some fillers like 'Hooks in you'... 'Sun & steel'... I believe his idea for 'Face in the sand' was combined w/ Harris' idea, and then Bruce Dickinson wrote the lyrics. A lot of Maiden songs come about like that.
I've always thought this song is a hidden gem on the album.
I really love this one. So beautiful! 🤘
Really liking the reactions that include the lyrics. Definitely wouldn't abandon that when you get to A Matter of Life and Death.
Only song where Nicko uses a double pedal
The intro of the song always was like a movie (music) scene...
I think The Age Of Innocence is up there with Paschendale without a doubt I can’t wait for The Journeyman I love that song
Just listened to Journeyman
Ahead of your reaction.
Such a beautiful acoustic song that I remember from their live show at Earls Court London.
Yes Pascemdale is so special and when I saw your reaction
Brought back so manyemories
Love your channel dude.
Gaz
Look at his little face when the guitar solo comes in🙂 me thinks he likes it, The intro has a slight wiff of Blood Brothers about it, its nothing special but its a solid track.🤘
Brilliant song Smith solo classic But Nick’o Drumming with only 1 drum pedal though out the start of the song is outstanding 🎸🎸👍👍
havent listened this one for quite a good time. It s been cooler than ı thought. going to the end of the album. age of innocence is next and I love it. final song is the only acustic maiden song ever.
Good tune!
Good song! Except for Bruce's strained vocals. Should have done a few more takes. Other than that, I started to appreciate this one and Age of Innocence lately. They tried something new, unusual for Maiden. Neither of them was played live. This one is the only Maiden song with a double-kick :)
Opinions and opinions right? I agreed it's a good song (my 3rd favorite on the album) but it's my favorite vocals on DOD
Where is concert???
An alright Maiden song. Than again I'm a harder grader than most, coming from the Golden Age of Maiden.
An ok song for me but doesn’t quite fulfil its potential. I believe the song is referring to the well known image of the ‘face in the sand’ on Mars. Some say it represents a symbol or even monument of an ancient civilisation on the planet, possibly our ancestors, long before humans started on Earth. The ancient Martians wiped themselves out probably through war or environmental degradation etc. The song is questioning whether history will repeat itself or will we heed the warnings and learnings from others in the past? Hence the reference to ‘Is the face in the sand, future memory of our tragedy?’ A stretch but sounds like Maiden material to me! 😊
The expression "face in the sand" (more commonly head in the sand) is about not acknowledging or recognizing a problem or situation, not dealing with it...which is more coherent to the lyrics
We’ll agree to disagree on that. I seem to remember the Mars explanation some time ago possibly from an interview with the band, just don’t recall exactly what or where from. I’ve never heard face in the sand being referred to in the same way as head in the sand. All good though, different song interpretations makes it interesting.
@@badmotorbreath5206 absolutely
This one is just ok for me. Nothing special but I’ll take it!
Bruce sounds kind of like a cartoon walrus on this one.
Only song Nicko ever used double bass on