A Real Dead One [ENHANCED] [LIMITED EDITION] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Iron Maiden

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Original Release Date: March 26, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000063DGK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #173,608 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scream for me Helsinki!!!, May 8, 2005

By	Christopher Calabrese (Watertown, CT, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In my opinion, this is Maiden's second best live album, (Live After Death is the best). Even though there's no Adrian Smith, the basic point is that you're getting all early material being performed in various cities during the FEAR OF THE DARK tour.

My favorite aspect of this cd is that you get Bruce doing Paul DiAnno songs on "Prowler," "Running Free," "Remember Tomorrow," and "Iron Maiden." You also get a fast live version of "Transylvania," which has nasty solos all over the place performed by Dave Murray and Janick Gers. The high point is "Hallowed be thy Name." I've been a Maiden fan for a long time, and I think this is the best recording EVER of this song. Bruce holds the 'low' from "The sands of time for me are running low"...he holds that note for an eternity and Dave Murray tosses in a subtle 'hammer-on/pull-off' run during it.

The mix on this recording is also top-notch. The guitar harmonies are right on, but unlike other live Maiden, both guitarists are loud when it comes time to solo. There's other live Maiden, namely "Maiden England" that has a bad mix and one of the guitarists ends up getting drowned out by the other.

If you're new to Maiden, I definitely recommend this disc for an introduction to early material. If you're already a fan and you don't own this, then shame on you!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Rock in Rio (four and a half stars), December 4, 2005

By	Chris Jordan "seejordan" (Surrey, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This and "Live at Donington Park" are better than the "Rock in Rio" CD. Rock in Rio is really good but the sound quality in the mixing is not the same. It is ironic to me that people would comment that the sound quality on Real Dead One and Live at Donington are not good and that Rock in Rio is the better. Dikinson's vocals come through clearer on most of the songs than they do on Rock in Rio and the mix has more bass. Also, Janick Gers does not butcher the solos. He plays them slightly differently, and while Adrian Smith may be the more technical and good with the Michael Schenker style pentatonic scale, Gers is a faster player overall and has a cleaner tone. I even like this and Live at Donington over "Live After Death". I find the songs are played faster and Dickinson's vocal come through clearer in the mix and he sings better in the early 90's and even today than he did in the 80's. I am like the above reviewer, I have all the Maidens and these two are like rare gemstones. If I had to pick one of the two I would likely give the nod to "Live at Donington", however, because this has Transylvania and Where Eagles Dare, I would pick this up also.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Dead" would be the right word, March 10, 2009

By	Denzel Lockheart "Up the Irons" (Edmonton, Canada) - See all my reviews

In 1993, Dickinson announced he was leaving the band, so Harris and the band embarked on the Real Live Tour, where they gave a super laughable performance, and this collection of performances showcases it. Not only is the production crappy, but the band performs incredibly sloppily here.

Prime example would be Remember Tomorrow. They perform the verses too slow and the chorus too fast. Bruce sounds incredibly tired here, and like he just can't wait for the tour to be over. Bruce I love you, you're my hero, but I'm glad you don't sing like THAT anymore. Where Eagles Dare is a prime example too, they cut too much out of the song and whilst I love Janick, he just ruins every song here, WED included. Nicko misses the beat multiple times, Dave misses his riffs, and altogether the band just give a laughably bad performance.

And the production is horrible too. You can hear Steve speaking during the spoken word in the beginning of NOTB, though I can't make out what he says. And like ARLO, you can't hear the audience and it sounds like they're playing in the bathroom.

Overall, this DOES have a good setlist, but just steer clear of this one. Only buy it if you can find the vinyl replica with The Soundhouse Tapes as a bonus disc (with ARLO having MJ as a bonus disc).