Imaginos/Half Life Time (lay off the IM!)

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Agreed.  Another vote to quit slagging the maiden.

Why even compare them to BOC? Yes, there are guitars and other instruments
in both bands, and both tend to drift into morbid areas or the macabre in
general.
Any similarity stops there.

And to call them kiddie metal is just silly.  Why, because they have a
mascot?  A gimmick?
Oh wow, that's certainly strange for a metal group...

IM does not "toss in lofty quotes" and masquerade as intelectuals
(meaningless word, that.)
The lyrics are carefully arranged, and do quite well at telling whole yarns
in short, simple verse.

BOC is one of my top all-time favorite bands...  but the lyrics are often
pointless and disjointed.

Look at Blackblade...   this song is good, but it is completely laughable as
an interpretation of
Elric's tale.  Like watching a western with soundtrack by Jane's Addiction.

At lease IM put -some- effort into capturing the flavor if Frank Herbert's
"Dune."

As for Lips...   What the hell is that all about anyway?  I have always
considered that to be a "filler" song...
the one ya always skip over when trying to turn someone onto the band.





-----Original Message-----
From: Nick English at bboard.com <Nick English at bboard.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list BOC-L <BOC-L at listserv.spc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Imaginos/Half Life Time


> I don't know much about his solo works, but compared to BOC aura, Iron
> Maiden's is just for kiddies entering the world of HM. Like cheap
> horror comics compared to Lovecraft's world.
> --
> Goran

In terms of 80s metal, Maiden was one of the best of the bunch if you
ask me. One of the few bands I listened to as a teenager that I can
still stomach today. I would never compare Maiden to BOC, BUT. . .

Compared to some of what BOC was doing in the 80s, "Number
of the Beast" ain't too shabby.

--  Nick