The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: August 2, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B000A2H2JU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,814 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist
The galloping rhythms, the blitzkrieg guitar onslaught, the air-raid siren vocals of Bruce Dickinson (and let’s not forget the gutter-sniping of original vocalist Paul Di’anno or his ahead of it’s time punk/metal hybrid style.), and last, but definitely not least, the finger-fracturing bass playing of Steve Harris, the song writing savant behind their music. Oh, yeah, and of course, there’s Eddie.

Product Description
Digging deeper (careful, not too deep!) it is in the sinewy bass lines of Harris that we find the raw materials for this, our piano tribute to Iron Maiden, for as athletic as his playing is, it is also the melodic core of the band’s material, a logical extension of his being the primary songwriter as well as the bass player. Yes, dig if you will, the simple lines intertwining, the distillation of evil spirits, and enjoy these catchy numbers of the beast!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maiden Voyage on the Ivory, November 26, 2005

By	Anthony J. Acker "tonyacker" (Yuma, AZ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Solo piano covering some classic IM tunes?! You betcha! Very interesting and very well done. This will play in my classroom when my students are working and they'll have no idea that they are "rockin' out" with some of the best Heavy Metal on the planet. Up the ivory... uh... IRONS!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine reminder of the songs we listened to so many times, October 22, 2006

By	Z. Lazic "doctor zee" (Vancouver, BC CANADA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love it!
In a nutshell, it is nothing but piano playing all the instruments (guitar, bass, and vocals) so its not any more complex than writing a midi score on your computer and playing it with that stupid comp synth effect. But the performer is really good and it just thrills me to hear clearly Iron Maiden music in its full complexity, without any guitar distortions, which have that effect to cut on tone's frequencies and make the melodies sound much "drier".
If you listened to these songs a thousand times already (like I did), and kindda got bored of them, but also like to sing along or reminisce a bit, you will love this too.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap Sounding, November 11, 2005

By	Neville (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

I'm not sure if it's the production or if this was actually recorded on a cheap electric piano, either way it's not a very impressive sounding collection of covers.

It was mildly depressing to listen to some of my favorite Maiden tracks become trivialized into a sort of background music. None of the original power, and sometimes not even the correct music - a couple of the songs sound slightly off, as though the key is incorrect or the pianist just strikes a few keys wrong.

If you're a collector it might be worth getting, but if you're a collector you'd already have it. Everyone else should probably skip it.