Best of the Beast

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The track listing is comprise primarily of the band’s singles and other well-known songs from their 1980-1995 albums, but they also include a new single, “Virus,” and a previously unreleased live version of “Afraid to Shoot Strangers. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Fans can argue till the cows come home about which tracks should or shouldn't have been included, yet to try and alert people to Iron Maidens music by way of a simple CD that only has a max 80 mins play time requires the compiler to make track selections that may or may not please a die hard maiden fan, this album was undoubtedly aimed at newcomers or casual fans at the time of release. There was Edward The Great with it's awkward inconsistent track list or the obvious cash grab Somewhere Back In Time. If your going to turn it up to 11 get some ear phones, it wasn't sociable listened to loud music back then and nothings changed.

The standard edition's value has not changed much although the Japanese pressings continue to rise in value. As for the scumbag, if you know who you are, and if I ever catch you, you will wish you had never chosen your path in life.Consequently, hidden gems such as "Total Eclipse", the B-side to "Run To The Hills", went largely unrecognized. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The two-CD edition contains two songs from the band's 1979 demo tape/EP The Soundhouse Tapes ("Iron Maiden" and "Strange World," of which the latter was previously unreleased).

Finally, in 1996, long after the band's imperial phase had ended, a round-up of all their best-known songs was released.This is where Best of the Beast differentiates itself from more recent releases, still holding it's crown to this very day. I know fans like Live After Death and it's cool to have two pre-Iron Maiden demo songs on here, but I would have preferred having more studio material from the debut and Killers. I hope the minimal money you got for this second hand CD minus it's case and the other stuff you decided to take without my permission while damaging my vehicle pays toward your accidental heroin overdose ! Indeed, this series of 10 CDs was infinitely more valuable than a greatest-hits compilation, especially for hardcore fans and collectors, but the demand for a single-disc career overview remained.

Not only is this song just too long and dull on the Powerslave album, but this rendition is from Live After Death which sounds very thin. The limited edition also two songs from the band’s 1979 demo tape, The Soundhouse Tapes (“Iron Maiden” and “Strange World,” of which the latter one was previously unreleased). I found that on the fourth vinyl, side b with the whole "Soundhouse Tapes" session, the transfer sounding distorted - especially on the right channel. The 4-disc vinyl pressing, meanwhile, contains the entire Soundhouse Tapes EP on its final side, again with the addition of "Strange World" from the same sessions.I'm probably talking a load of rubbish but they didn't sound dissimilar to a superb band by the name of Rainbow. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers.