Top Ten Iron Maiden Songs that Have Similar Moments
Some people say that Iron Maiden are often copying/repeating themselves, especially on the latest albums. This is not necessarily a bad thing.Gotta say, I disagree with the list description. Not the part about Maiden copying themselves, but the part about "that's not necessarily a bad thing". It is a bad thing, because copying themselves exposes lack of creativity & poor song-writting skills. Think about it... if they are going to repeatedly use their old ideas again & again, it goes off to show their terrible musicianship. Also if it's done purely for commercial purposes, it also makes them a sell-out. There are a lot of bands who do the same, recycling their old ideas again & again... AC/DC is a huge example. While I don't blame you for liking Iron-Maiden (I like them quite a bit as well), I think musicians should never replicate old ideas, the creative juices should always be flowing.
The riff in the middle of The Edge of Darkness is very similar to the iconic main riff of their best song. Even the drumline under that guitar riff is similar.
Basically the same intro, just slowed down and a few notes less. And the verses of Shadows of the Valley sound like the chorus of The Fallen Angel.
Very similar intro
The beginning of Face in the Sand's intro sounds like a mixture between Blood Brothers's intro and Dance of Death's acoustic solo in the intro
The narrator in the beginning sounds the same: the voice, the speaking style
The intro of Childhood's End is like the instrumental middle section of Mother Russia
The choruses are very similar melodically
Still Life has "piece of mind", The Unbeliever has "peace of mind" in the lyrics.
The first 4 notes are the same
Opening tracks of two consecutive albums, they both feature Nicko McBrain speaking at the beginning