Classical Composer reacts to the rest of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Iron Maiden) | The Daily Doug
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2023
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In this episode of #thedailydoug, I'm making it a Masterpiece Maiden Friday by completing my exploration of their classic 1988 album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Over the course of the channel, I've listened to four of the eight songs from the album, and now it's time to listen to the rest. In this video, I'll hear Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Evil That Men Do, and Only the Good Die Young. And, I'll weave together the album's concept and narrative as we go. Come along for the ride! Up the Irons!
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I wish I could hear Moonchild again for the first time.
And then, I wish I could see every single person hearing it for the first time. I've always loved this song, and hurts me how relatively underrated it is
Same as you, this song kicked my ass when I first heard it as a teenager
Especially the solo part and the bridge
This album, together with its predecessor "Somewhere in time" are where Maiden peaked - for me at least. I know "Powerslave" is often regarded as their masterpiece, but as a fan of Prog, you can't deny that the two albums I meantioned have more complex songwriting, more intricate soundscapes. When Adrian Smith left the band after this, an inevitable decline happened, imho.
Same for me, I'm more on those 2 albums, yet I also like quite a lot of songs from Piece of Mind as well.
Powerslave is in itself probably the album I have listened the least, but I have listened to those major songs on live albums.
They got back to this level of prog/creativity on The Final Frontier, IMO, but yes, this was the pinnacle of their classic period.
Agree!
Big fan of Somewhere in Time, but Seventh Son is a little too pompous and dry by comparison to SIT for my liking, and I also think the lyrics took a step down, although I don't think any 80's Iron Maiden album has particularly good lyrics with the possible exception of Piece of Mind.
Very mega! agree
This album represents Maiden at their most progressive, where progressive doesn't mean songs being longer than they need to be.
Exactly. No fluff
AMOLAD 🤔
I know these days they get accused of “overindulging”, but it should also be considered that they have 3 very talented lead guitarists who are coming up with some of their best ideas, they have 4 very good songwriters (Steve, Bruce, Adrian and Janick) who have so much to contribute, sometimes it comes across as overindulgence, but I don’t think it’s deliberate, it’s more “that’s too good to leave out”…. There are a small handful of occasions where they probably should’ve shortened parts, or at least varied it a little so that its not too repetitive, like The Angel And The Gambler and its 500 runs of the chorus 😂, and as much as I love Hell On Earth, that opening 2 and half minutes probably could’ve been half that, same as the outro, and I would’ve preferred a second run of the chorus instead.
I think a lot of the time when they are in the 10+ minutes range, it’s just right, sometimes it’s a little bit too much but I don’t think they were being intentionally overindulgent, and a handful of times it was totally unnecessary… but they are where they are because they’ve always done it their way.
Plus a lot of prog just throws stuff in to throw it in and it takes away from the overall vibe of the song. They keep it all coherent.
@@CoffeeMatt10 I'd argue that Dave Murray is a much better songwriter than Jannick. There are times I wish he'd be kicked out of the band. He acts like a fool on stage, not like the rest of the band.
"Moonchild": What a strong song to start an album, and what a tempo! A strong statement of Nicko to keep the pace. Incredible.
That "Evil that men do" chorus will stay stuck in your head all day.
Pure magic this album. Every song, every lyric, the vocals, the artwork, the riffs, the soloing, the harmonies, the sound… my all time Maiden favourite. Great reaction! I love Bruces evil laugh at the end after “seven paths to hell” instead of the “and your trip begins” at the beginning of the album.
Agreed but Madness is the weak point of the album for me.
I mean Can I play with Madness and Only the Good Die Young are not on the level of the others. Infinite Dreams, The Prophecy and The Clairvoyant better than the rest. The others are middling (which is 9 out of 10 on this great album).
Indeed one of their best albums and it also got sins. I like the older albums but also Bruce Dickinson’s comeback album Brave New world.
Definitely
Only the good die young. Such an underrated song, a true gem, one of my favorites
Me too! and never play live!!
Would be awesome for maiden to close the show with this song but I think the ferosious ending I think would kill Nicko lol
Sooo true
My favourite Maiden song of all time.
Absolute killer.
I’d give my left bollock to see them play it live
Just want to emphasize that from 28:33 - 28:44 is Steve Harris playing at what I can only describe as a BLISTERING speed. He's a huge inspiration to me as a Bass player and a genuinely unique talent. All of the boys in Maiden are genius talents but the way Steve composes and ties everything in is just remarkable.
Up the Irons.
Not to detract from Steve, but the way he sounds is made easier by A LOT of compression, so that he just has to brush the strings with the pulp of his fingers.
I'm not disagreeing with you but that's only 11 seconds
The first 7 MAIDEN albums pretty much represent the Holy Grail of Heavy Metal. During that era they were by far the be-all and end-all in this area and SEVENTH SON is their last great masterpiece.
As for 80's metal, I would put Metallica and Queensryche ahead of Maiden but, to each his own.
@@ryanjacobson2508 When those bands released their debuts, MAIDEN already had a number of albums out. Plus none other band had a 7(!) album run of that influencial quality standard at that time, so no, i kindly disagree. Having 1 or 2 great albums out during a decade doesn't even remotely compare you to MAIDEN, it's not even in the same ball park.
@@mikevillain5352 Correct. 7th masterpiece in a row. Queensryche's 7th was Q2K. Metallica's 7th was Reload. That's the difference.
@@abbieandus Plus the fact how many legions of bands after them sound like they sound just because of KILLERS alone.
I'd argue their reunion output (and The X Factor) are all up there with the first seven albums. Maiden never peaked. They're still peaking.
This album did not disappoint. In an era when most albums had two or three good tracks, this album was full of great songs. Not a crappy one on here.
Can I play with madness, I don't like it. But seventh son is the best Iron Maiden album after somewhere in time, in my list of Iron Maiden albums
@@jobbus22 i agree. Never liked that one either. Too "happy" and pop for this album.
I actually think they challenged themselves- in the pop crazy 80s- to write a “pop” song. It’s much slicker than most of their catalogue, but it’s still recognisably Maiden. And is a good, hook laden pop suit, to boot. It was a big hit in the UK (number 3, I think), and presumably had some success elsewhere
Two or three good tracks? Surely you're not talking about Iron Maiden album (not involving Blaze). If so, put down the bong and go outside for a very long time.
@@headhunter8106 Matter of opinnion. Brave New World was the last Maiden album i bought and even then i regretted ever even bought the reckord. After that haden´t done the same mistake. For earlier reckords i rememberet every single song from the albums (well not those two crappy with Bailey) and i know every note from the songs. I hear instantly if something is played differently as in album.
Those "new" albums after Bruce came back are mostly like radio play shit. Goes in from one ear and comes out from another.
I was 10 when this came out, I can still remember my brother bringing it home and listening to it the first time. I fell in love with Maiden that day and I'm still in love 35yrs later. Up the Irons.
Bruce's most ferocious vocals on this in my opinion. Nicko's best drumming, and the best peak of composing in particular. A top 3 Maiden album for me. Thank you Doug!
I think he went harder on Fear of the Dark overall, but he was definitely getting pretty aggressive by this point.
@@alphaenemyplus8376 I know what your saying, but the songwriting didn't really highlight it like it did on this record. They've always gone 110% live though, when it comes to energy they are definitely one of the greatest of all time overall. IMO
@@JackMcLeodJr I agree with all of that. 7th Son ended their best era, and though they still put out quality songs now and again, it'd be foolish to expect them to top anything from then.
I would say his vocals on Somewhere in Time are even more ferocious, with Seventh Son a close second. For example, on songs like "Caught Somewhere in Time", "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", "Deja-Vu" and "Alexander the Great". Yet at the same time he evolved even more on Seventh Son when it came to singing in different voices and the way he told the story through his different vocal styles. How exciting it must have been to be a Maiden fan back in the day who experienced the band's evoution from the Di'Anno days to Seventh Son. I can hear the seeds of their album Brave New World on Seventh Son but that's another story from awesome Maiden history. Up the irons.
@@665don667 Me too! Specially Ghost of the navigator! Could easily have been on this album.
Steve Harris must go down as one of the best lyricists of all times. The grey matter that guy has is mind blowing.
My absolute favourite Maiden album ever. Bought this in 1989 when I was 14 and when Moonchild kicked in, man I was hooked.
Still my go to album now.
I was at college (17 years old), when this was released - Still one of my favourite albums of all time, every track is fantastic.
Adrian Smith's guitar solo in Only The Good Die Young is 🔥🎸💯
What a masterpiece of an album
This is my favourite album of all time. Powerslave to Seventh Son is where Maiden hit their zenith, but Seventh is my favourite because I'm a sucker for a concept album. I love the proggier synthy sound, every band member is absolutely on point, and the song writing is impeccable. This is a truly truly special album in my opinion.
A Matter Of Life And Death is another great album. Very underrated.
To me that's the only complete album since 7th Son, every song fits, no filler, just great proggy Maiden.
true
Very boring album.
Right there with you, their last truly great album ,imo
The best sound, the sound of the drums, the voice of Bruce, the songs, the artwork, all in this álbum is perfect. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
Yeah, this album sounds the best of them all.
El mejor disco de maiden ctm lml
Both synth albums are my all time favs from them. So underrated
My first touch with Maiden and still their only album without a „skip track“ for me - it is a masterpiece and the end of their golden era 82-88. Still a big fan but IMHO nothing later came close…
What song do you skip in SIT?
Or Iron Maiden or killers? Lol. To each his/ her own
I used to skip Sea Of Madness and Alexander The Great but learned to appreciate those songs more now. Deja Vu is probably my favorite or Stranger In A Strange Land.
@@topfloorstudio2684 I can't believe anyone would skip Sea of Madness 😭
Alexander the Great is such an underrated classic!
Great album. great storytelling... from a band at the top of their game. What I love about Maiden is their self-belief in their own music - if you like it; great... if you don't; fine. They don't care. Who needs airplay or mainstream acceptance... absolute art.
The iconic live moment where Bruce introduces "Moonchild" with '... And now a word from our sponsor".
To me SSOSS is Maidens pinnacle.
I love that all these years later in Maiden fandom we all (including Bruce) sing "Can I Play with Agnes?" live. Listen to a few of the live shows of this track and you can catch him being the jokester he is.
Oh, and don't forget the ever-popular "Fear of the Duck."
I always heard magnets lol
This was the first metal cassette I owned. I was 14ish and instantly fell in love with the band. I've been lucky enough to set them several times over the years. They are such an amazing band in all of their line ups and insanely good live.
My experience exactly :)
Thanks for finishing up this amazing album. When it came out in '88, I was 17 and my mom had passed away the previous year. Iron Maiden let me escape reality for a bit and get through some tough times. Still one of my top five favorite albums. Cheers, and Up the Irons!
I felt that comment. Iron Maiden helped me get over a lot in the eighties.
This is an album that is a must to listen it from beginning to end. And by the way, the end of “The Prophecy” ends with acoustic guitar 😉
Phenomenal concept album. Peak Maiden.
22 people disliking him doing this album, ridiculous, so good and I learned just watching him listen to it. Keep it up, this is awesome
Still my favourite Maiden album after 35 years, can’t wait to see them in again in July. Up the Irons🤘
Up the Irons, and my favourite too.
This Album and the Maiden England Video, which is from this tour, are MAIDEN PRIME!!
I don't know if Moonchild is my _favourite_ Iron Maiden song? (It's a near thing, for sure.) But it's hard to think of a better leading track on *any* album. The progression of the various parts, the lyrics, the vocals, the musicianship, the foothold it establishes for the rest of the album... it's really incredible.
The album from the year I was born. Probably the best album overall of the best band overall. They completely devastated my music taste in the best possible way.
I'll be forever grateful to the guy at school that told me "You should try this".
Die-hard fan since '85. This is still my favorite. Pair it with Somewhere in Time, and you have my personal high school soundtrack.
"This child is gonna cause friction...y'all"! Doug! You are the best ❤
One of the things I've love about your reaction is that it makes me want to go back and listen to these albums I love with new ears.
In my opinion, one of their best 3 albums they ever made , if not the best . Superb from the start with Moonchild , the epic SSOASS, and to end with Only the good die young- goosebumps
The only thing better than hearing TSSOASS on vinyl is hearing and seeing these tracks LIVE! I've only seen Maiden live 6 times but they are the greatest concerts I've ever been to!🤘🤘
Saw Iron Maiden play on a Friday the 13th in Toronto back in 2012. Their opener was Moonchild. Just chills. So amazing.
Somewhere In Time, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and Brave New World are my top albums. They're equally top 1 for me. So many incredible tracks on each album. I love how they change the sound for each album. Makes all the albums stand out more and gets more memorable, which makes Iron Maiden very unique. Thanks Doug for digging more and more into Maiden! Much love! ❤
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the best in Maiden's discography and the best classic heavy metal album of all time. No other album, not by Maiden, not by any other band, will ever come close to recreating the magic and brilliance and sheer beauty of this album. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is such a masterpiece, that it redefines what it means to call an album a masterpiece. Piece of Mind could also be considered as a masterpiece, but it is a masterpiece that lives on a more mortal plane. It is much more attainable. By contrast, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son seems like the work of immortal gods. It is theoretically impossible to conceive of a better album than Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
The lyrics, the voice of Bruce in his pinacle, the sound of the drums (the cymbals)
@@saposapochile Yep. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is a masterpiece the likes of which we will never see again. I feel so lucky to be born and to live during the time that the greatest classic heavy metal band existed.
Up to that moment, every album... absolute perfection by Maiden. Cheers
Cheers for this timeless masterpiece and an excellent analysis!
I forgot how good this album is as you named each song I could hear each of them in my head what a masterpiece
My favorite Maiden album easily, and top 3 metal albums of all-time for sure.
Maiden's song "Book of Souls" Live at Donington is FULL ON Maiden!!!
I got this album when I was 9 years, old. I am 42 now, and still listening to it. It truly is one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time.
Such a fantastic album from start to finish. I was hard into Maiden when this came out, and their supporting tour was my 2nd of 10 times seeing them live! This was the soundtrack to my Junior year at the University.
Watching Doug sing a bit of Evil That Men Do was such a good feeling moment! ❤ Watching from 2020 Covid days and to see him now knowing band members names, dynamic and more is so entertaining. Up The Irons!
Mr. Helvering if you haven't you must attend one of their concerts. It is life changing, I saw them last Oct. and they were just as good as now as they were in the 80's.
I saw them 6,times.
Yes
Saw them in October as well. Worc. MA great show!
Nope. Even as a lifelong fan. They are great live, yet there's a shitload of bands that are better on stage.
@@ralfkohler3671 I agree there are, laugh if you want, a couple of the best shows I've been to Alice Cooper, and Weird Am Yankovic.
Maiden have so many terrific albums but this one, after all these years, remains my favorite.
The best album from Maiden to date.
I would argue that Senjetsu is of the same calibre!!
Well thats what I call a great idea! Looking forward to seeing your analysis of the rest of the album
This is my favorite album of all time. Also, one of the best *sounding* (from a production standpoint) metal albums ever. The mix is so good that you can pinpoint every single instrument and pick out all the little nuances.
Such a great album, definitely their climax creatively. They've done tons of great stuff since then but the magic of the 80s certainly stayed in the 80s.
Three words. Brave New World.
@@KeimpeJ i'd say their best 3 albums post bruce/adrian return were brave new world , dance of death and final frontier
I just found your stuff love it I've felt this way for years. Thanks ❤
There is no bad song on this album. It's a masterpiece.
This album is so unique. There were at their most creative and ambitious.
It's really cool to see a man of your intelligence and expertise enjoying and having fun with the songs of this band that we love so much!!!
Even more so when you play the piano and play along with their music learning their songs!!! So much fun!!! 🙃
It was my first Maiden album, it’s my favorite Maiden album. So many listens and analysis of what everything means, the musicianship, the craft of it all. I think it’s the band’s opus but somehow still underrated at times. Glad you took the time to hear all of it and break it down!
Another awsome reaction to aesome music, thank you for doing this. It's interesting to hear that you are learning by those reactions, because I'm learning alot about the music from your videos that I didn't knewed before, as a long time fan of Iron maiden.
This album was what introduced me to Iron Maiden way back in 1988 and to this day, it is still my favourite album, by anyone, of all time. Love your work!
This was such a treat. Thank you!
Seriously, these are my 4 favourite songs on this album. I love this album. Top ten of all time. Somewhere is also great.
Beautiful, as always!
You are a genius 👏
Such a big maiden fan, and your analysis is sooo good! Thank you
I’m looking forward to it!!
My all time favourite album. I still listen to it now. Seeing your reaction was just brilliant. Sending you Maiden power from Newmarket in England. I really enjoy all your vids. Well done.
The moment you stopped hating Iron Maiden's musical structure, you started enjoying it. The magic is the voice of Bruce Dickinson, the lyrics, the synergy that occurs in the mix of everything... It's like a storyteller with a good soundtrack.
Wow, thanks man. This album is the album that made me step over the threshold, into the metal world. I basically wore out the cassette tape back in 1988. It is definitely one of the best albums of all time and it's value is going up with every passing year.
Perfect, love it Doug, one of my favorites. I once listened to the hole album as i was driving 200 miles in the night on a road through the woods. That was a great experience.
This, to me, is the very pinnacle of Iron Maiden. Maybe it's because it was my first album, I bought this when I was 13. I still love it to this day. The mysticism, the esoteric, and the sometimes sinister lyrics coupled with superb musicianship make this a true masterpiece or magnum opus IMHO. Great video - was fun hanging out on this!
I wait for you to upload something every single day. Love your content! Cheers and love from germany ❤
This is a masterpiece. Thanks! In my mind you can go on to song 2 and repeat and keep the story consistent, forever.
I’m glad you reacted to the rest of this album! Just a great one. The Evil That Men Do is one of my top Maiden songs 🤘🏼 Also, I feel like Only The Good Die Young is one of the most underrated songs on this album.
I first heard this this when I was 10-11. I'm 40 now. I was into some light rock at the time but had never heard anything like this - it was an older cousin who had the shirts, posters etc. And being impressionable I thought I'd copy him and ended up buying this as I thought the artwork looked incredible. I was into fantasy and wargames at the time which had a lot of high quality art and visuals so I guess like a lot of young people the artwork is what drew them in.
It's one of the albums I grew up with and still has a fond place in my heart today. Recall a lot of my younger times when I listen to it.
There was nothing better as a teenager than playing D&D with Iron Maiden playing in the background.
Thank you Doug, you brought me back to the 90's all over again.
Hey Doug, thanks for this episode! It bring back memories! When I was a teen, at the early 2000, I saved every penny to buy music and, when I got this album, man... I've listened to it so many times! What a wonderful age! Even now, listen to "moonchild", man... it was great to relive that!
Hyped about this one. I really liked this era of Iron Maiden. 🤘🏻
Loved that Doug, thanks very much. I got into your channel when you first did Maiden's Fear Of The Dark and have loved it ever since/ Keep up the good work. Cheers
Start to finish, this album is absolute PEAK Iron Maiden. This whole album is all killer no filler. One of the best metal albums ever recorded... Bruce's performance on this album is second to none! Complete masterclass!
Im so happy that you reacted to iron maiden again after a long time
Perfect!
This is gonna be awesome
This is my favourite Maiden album. I was 10 years when It came out and it was my brother's birthday present.
I love this album. Up the Irons and
Greetings from Seville, Spain.
Doug, you are the best! I just shared your video on my FB page.
You have an approach on music wich opens known music to me on a new level. Thanx Doug!
The best of the beast without a doubt, a masterful balance on each track, in each riff, with rock hymns that still ring today. Absolute credit to the engineering work of the great Martin Birch R.I.P, Long live the Iron Maiden. keep enjoying doug
The sound quality is amazing
freakin loved it so much. top musical content. I feel like they just keep getting better and better.
Lovely video as always! Thank you for everything you do! Now it's time to check out their album A Matter of Life and Death. It's one of my all time favourite albums.
Wow, what a way to start your Saturday! SSotSS is still probably my favorite Maiden album. And we've truly made Doug a Maidenhead, glad you enjoyed it! Good explanation of the story too, there were some things I hadn't picked up, so thanks!
Yes Doug. Right from the start you got Maiden. Loving the drumming, vocals and all of it. This is a fantastic album. So glad you do the research. Some other reactors don't even bother to understand the music. Greetings from Durban South Africa.
Hey Doug! I'm really enjoying these reaction videos. I discovered Iron Maiden as 10-year old in '88 and was blown away by the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album. A masterpiece, in my opinion, and their absolute peak.
Thanks Doug, really loved this trip through Seventh Son and your thoughts and impressions... such a brilliant album, definitely a favorite, but always so hard to rank them in my head, too much goodness!
Thank you for bringing this to your fantastic channel. I’ve been a big Maiden fan since 1980 and my opinion is they got better with each album right through the 80s so by the time seven sons was released I was in heaven, but what makes this album stand out more than their predecessors is every song is strong enough to stand alone by themselves or in its order on the album ( what I’m meaning is by playing the album in its order and following the story in your mind / thoughts is brilliant ) .
There isn’t a weak song on this album in my honest opinion and sadly it took till brave new world that they got another album without a weak song .
Keep up the great work :)
From Scotland with appreciation
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Great Album, one of my favorite Maiden albums. love the way you analyzed the story of the album.
it is so fun and entertaining to follow your metal journey. I cant say new found anymore since you been at it a couple years now but in the grand scheme of things it is new found :-) Keep going