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The old school pre-Bruce Killers line-up - check Steve, Dave and Adrian on the right-hand side
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Joe Bosso, Thu 22 Jul 2010, 12:40 pm UTC
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The old school pre-Bruce Killers line-up - check Steve, Dave and Adrian on the right-hand side
You want old school? From the opening seconds, with its that-could-only-be-Dave-Murray-and-Adrian-Smith dual-harmony guitar line, this is vintage Maiden, baby.
Overall, there seems to be more bite to the rhythm guitars, and when Nicko McBrain performs a classic around-the-whole-kit drum fill you’re stunned to realize that he’s held back from doing so on the entire record… thus far.
Clocking in at 4:29, this is the shortest song on The Final Frontier, but it’s a deliciously fun ride - like looking through a yearbook while standing on the precipice of the future. Oh, and there’s an inspired dual-guitar riff pattern that precedes the final chorus - the sound and style of which is yet another smirking nod to days gone by.