IRON MAIDEN: Piece Of Mind CD. Original press, 1983 U.S.A. Capitol, AAD.

Original UK press, 1983 , AAD.

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Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
Label: Capitol Records – CDP 7 46363 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Tracklist▼
1 Where Eagles Dare 6:10
Written-By – Harris*

2 Revelations 6:48
Written-By – Dickinson*

3 Flight Of Icarus 3:50
Written-By – Smith*, Dickinson*

4 Die With Your Boots On 5:25
Written-By – Smith*, Dickinson*, Harris*

5 The Trooper 4:11
Written-By – Harris*

6 Still Life 4:55
Written-By – Murray*, Harris*

7 Quest For Fire 3:41
Written-By – Harris*

8 Sun And Steel 3:26
Written-By – Smith*, Dickinson*

9 To Tame A Land 7:25
Written-By – Harris*

Credits▼
Artwork By [Sleeve Concept And Design] – Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden, Rod Smallwood
Artwork By [Sleeve] – Derek "Dr. Death" Riggs*
Bass Guitar – Steve Harris
Drums – Nicko McBrain
Guitar [Lead] – Adrian Smith, Dave Murray
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Martin 'Black Night' Birch*
Vocals – Bruce Dickinson

Notes▼
Recorded at Compass Point, Nassau.
Mixed at Electric Lady Sound Studios, New York.
Art Continuation done for The Artful Dodgers Ltd.
DIDX 1237
℗ 1983 EMI Records Limited
© 1983 Iron Maiden (Holdings) LTD.
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers▼
Barcode: 0 7777-46363-2
Matrix / Runout: CDP 7 46363 2 S9C18G 1-1-1 CAPITOL JAX 8 C

In the liner notes the band says "No synthesisers or ulterior motives".And they also say "To all the headbangers,earthdogs,hell rats and rivetheads everywhere-THANKS". This record is one of my desert island discs.And i agree with greenback, that the big difference between this one and "Powerslave" is the variety found on "Piece Of Mind". "Where Eagles Dare" is truly an amazing song, with Nicko's drumming really standing out.And of course Bruce's vocals are incredible throughout.I still remember driving along side the Niagara river approaching the falls on our honeymoon, on a hot and humid afternoon,with this song absolutely blasting out of car.Ah,yes,the good old days."Revelations" has a lot of tempo changes.Starting out slowly but powerfully things accelerate quickly when Bruce yells "go".There are such beautiful guitar melodies in this song as well as the galloping rythym that IRON MAIDEN is famous for.There is a scathing guitar solo after 4 minutes.Excellent!"Flight Of Icarus" has a thunderous intro of bass and drums that is ground shaking.There is a screaming guitar solo and the song ends with "the human siren" belting it out."Die With Your Boots On" is a straight ahead rocker with vocal harmonies from the rest of the band.Great guitar solo 3 minutes in.This song gets better as it goes. "The Trooper" starts off running, and the guitar melodies are some of the best these ears have ever heard.The melody is galloping now, and Bruce's vocals are powerful,this can't be played too loud."Still Life" opens with a change of pace,even Bruce's vocals are reserved.But this all changes rather quikly as pounding drums introduce an uptempo melody the rest of the way."Quest For Fire" is a good song about cave man days,with an atmospheric guitar solo."Sun And Steel" is a straight forward rock tune with a galloping rhythm."To Tame A Land" is an amazing song!It's really a journey with great lyrics.There is a guitar solo over top of the rhythm of heavy drums and bass as the tension builds. I can't recommend this album high enough,this is classic MAIDEN!