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Heavy metal stalwarts Iron Maiden have yet to receive the "royal treatment" when it comes to the anthology section of their surprisingly consistent catalog (we'll just let the two records with Bruce Dickinsin' replacement Blaze Bayley disappear into the ether), but Sony's Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 provides listeners with a semi-decent set of heavy metal crib notes from the group's most popular era. Like previous compilations, the inclusion of cuts like "Run to the Hills," "Number of the Beast," "2 Minutes to Midnight," and "The Trooper" is a no-brainer, and great album tracks like "Powerslave" and "Evil That Men Do" make for a fun listen, but one has to question the validity of populating a greatest-hits collection with four tracks culled from a live performance. Love them or hate them, when it comes to live albums, 1985's Live After Death is one of the better ones out there, and there's no denying the electricity that runs through "Aces High" and "Wrathchild," but why deny first-time listeners the fine studio versions of both, especially Paul Di'Anno's "Phantom of the Opera" and "Iron Maiden?" Also, where are all of the tracks from 1983's landmark Piece of Mind album? For such a beloved metal institution, there are precious few quality retrospectives and a whole bunch of merely adequate ones, guess which camp Somewhere Back in Time falls into?
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Steve Harris, Bass - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Sir Winston Churchill, Writer - Clive Burr, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Composer - Iron Maiden, Producer, MainArtist - Doug Hall, Mixer
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Simon Heyworth, Remastering Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar, Writer - Roger Ramirez, Composer, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Composer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Roger Ramirez, Composer, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (WWD excl. US) | 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Guitar, Bass - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - George Marino, Engineer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Simon Heyworth, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Clive Burr, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (WWD excl. US) | 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Composer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Clive Burr, Drums
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (WWD excl. US) | 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Guitar, Writer, Bass - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Clive Burr, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (WWD excl. US) | 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Steve Harris, Composer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - George Marino, MasteringEngineer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals, Writer - George Marino, Engineer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Simon Heyworth, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar, Writer - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Steve Harris, Guitar, Bass - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals, Writer - George Marino, Engineer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Steve Harris, Composer, Guitar, Writer, Bass - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Martin Birch, Producer, Engineer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Roger Ramirez, Composer, Writer - Clive Burr, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (WWD excl. US) | 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (United States)
Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Writer - Dave Murray, Guitar - Bruce Dickinson, Vocals - Martin Birch, Producer - Iron Maiden, MainArtist - Adrian Smith, Guitar - Nicko McBrain, Drums - Jim Yukich, Video Director
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1985 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Heavy metal stalwarts Iron Maiden have yet to receive the "royal treatment" when it comes to the anthology section of their surprisingly consistent catalog (we'll just let the two records with Bruce Dickinsin' replacement Blaze Bayley disappear into the ether), but Sony's Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 provides listeners with a semi-decent set of heavy metal crib notes from the group's most popular era. Like previous compilations, the inclusion of cuts like "Run to the Hills," "Number of the Beast," "2 Minutes to Midnight," and "The Trooper" is a no-brainer, and great album tracks like "Powerslave" and "Evil That Men Do" make for a fun listen, but one has to question the validity of populating a greatest-hits collection with four tracks culled from a live performance. Love them or hate them, when it comes to live albums, 1985's Live After Death is one of the better ones out there, and there's no denying the electricity that runs through "Aces High" and "Wrathchild," but why deny first-time listeners the fine studio versions of both, especially Paul Di'Anno's "Phantom of the Opera" and "Iron Maiden?" Also, where are all of the tracks from 1983's landmark Piece of Mind album? For such a beloved metal institution, there are precious few quality retrospectives and a whole bunch of merely adequate ones, guess which camp Somewhere Back in Time falls into?
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:35
- Main artists: Iron Maiden
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Metal Hard Rock
© 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. ℗ 2008 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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