Cataloguing My Metal Collection Pt. 124

ARTIST:  Iron Maiden
ORIGIN: London, England
TITLE:  Best of the Beast
LABEL:  EMI Records
YEAR:  1996
GENRE:  Heavy Metal
FAVORITE SONG:  "The Evil That Men Do"
NOTES:  When doing some research on this release, I found a double CD listed.  Mine is just one CD with a lot fewer songs than the double disc release.  I picked this one up after being so taken with their latest album.  It covers the first album with Bruce Dickinson through the Blaze Bayley era.  It lead me to pick up several more albums from Iron Maiden.

Cataloguing My Metal Collection Pt. 123

ARTIST:  Iron Maiden
ORIGIN:  London, England
TITLE:  Brave New World
LABEL:  EMI Records
YEAR:  2000
GENRE:  Heavy Metal
FAVORITE SONG:  "The Wicker Man"
NOTES:  I had gotten a couple of Iron Maiden albums by this point, but this one really opened the door to the band for me.  After getting this one I began a little bit of an obsession with the band which resulted in me buying several of their albums in a very short time.  So look for a few more Iron Maiden albums over the next couple of weeks or so.  I was so obsessed with this album that I chose to write a review of it for my History of Rock Music review project.  I got an A+.  I also love the book it is named after.

Cataloguing My Metal Collection Pt. 96

ARTIST:  Iron Maiden
ORIGIN:  London, England
TITLE:  The X Factor
LABEL:  EMI Records
YEAR:  1995
GENRE:  Heavy Metal
FAVORITE SONG:  "Lord of the Flies"
NOTES:  This was only my second Iron Maiden album, and it is not one of my favorites.  This one caused me to back off on the band for quite awhile because I never really cared that much for it.  The biggest problem is how long and boring it really is.  There are some decent moments, but Blaze Bayley's voice just never really fit in.

Cataloguing My Metal Collection Pt. 61

ARTIST:  Iron Maiden
ORIGIN:  London, England
TITLE:  Fear of the Dark
LABEL:  EMI Records
YEAR:  1992
GENRE:  Heavy Metal
FAVORITE SONG:  "Fear of the Dark"
NOTES:  This was my first album by Iron Maiden, and though it is by no means my favorite album by the band, I still find myself going back to it frequently.  Bruce Dickinson sounds great on the album and the guitar and bass work is once again terrific.  The only problem is that a lot of the songs sound somewhat uninspired. It's a shame, but there are still some great songs on it.