Brave New World (2000) (COLUMBIA RECORDS) (10 TRACKS) Iron Maiden
Album Description:
BRAVE NEW WORLD is the 12th studio album by Iron Maiden, released on 30 May 2000. It marked the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) to the band. It was also the band's first studio recording with three guitar players, as Janick Gers stayed with the band after Smith's return. The album art and title song are references to the novel of the same name written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half of the album art was done by Derek Riggs. The bottom half was done by digital artist Steve Stone. Similarly, the line 'Brave new world' is repeated in the pre-chorus in an earlier song by the band, "Stranger in a Strange Land", from SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson calls this his favorite album, replacing PIECE OF MIND. The songs "The Wicker Man" and "Out of the Silent Planet" were both released as singles. "The Wicker Man" was released in the U.S. as a promo single with extra vocals in the chorus.
Music:
Produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, The Black Crowes), BRAVE NEW WORLD is Maiden's finest album in 12 years. "The Wicker Man" is a heavy, yet accessible tune with a memorable chorus propelled by Nicko McBrain's double bass drum thunder. "Blood Brothers" is a melancholy song featuring strings and lush arrangement, while the title track shows that Dickinson's pipes are in fine form; the man can belt out a song like no one else. "Dream of Mirrors" begins acoustically and builds to a mammoth, grandiose blockbuster. Master bassist Steve Harris also lends his keyboard prowess to the nine-minute epic, "The Nomad."
BRAVE NEW WORLD TOUR was the tour supporting the album. During the tour, the show in Rock in Rio was released as a live album. BRAVE NEW WORLD peaked at the seventh spot of the United Kingdom charts, and has since been certified Gold. In the United States, it debuted at 39th of the Billboard 200, and sold over 2,500,000 copies worldwide.
"The Wicker Man" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Adrian Smith (guitar, background vocals); Dave Murray (guitar); Janick Gers (guitar); Steve Harris (keyboards, bass); Nicko McBrain (drums).
Recorded between Summer of 1999 & April 2000 at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, France.
Produced by Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley.
Track Listing:
1. The Wicker Man - 4:35 2. Ghost of the Navigator - 6:50 3. Brave New World - 6:18 4. Blood Brothers - 7:14 5. The Mercenary - 4:42 6. Dream of Mirrors - 9:21 7. The Fallen Angel - 4:00 8. The Nomad - 9:05 9. Out of the Silent Planet - 6:25 10. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate - 8:27
Brave New World (2000) (COLUMBIA RECORDS) (10 TRACKS)
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Album Description:
BRAVE NEW WORLD is the 12th studio album by Iron Maiden, released on 30 May 2000. It marked the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) to the band. It was also the band's first studio recording with three guitar players, as Janick Gers stayed with the band after Smith's return. The album art and title song are references to the novel of the same name written by Aldous Huxley. The upper half of the album art was done by Derek Riggs. The bottom half was done by digital artist Steve Stone. Similarly, the line 'Brave new world' is repeated in the pre-chorus in an earlier song by the band, "Stranger in a Strange Land", from SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Vocalist Bruce Dickinson calls this his favorite album, replacing PIECE OF MIND. The songs "The Wicker Man" and "Out of the Silent Planet" were both released as singles. "The Wicker Man" was released in the U.S. as a promo single with extra vocals in the chorus.
Music:
Produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, The Black Crowes), BRAVE NEW WORLD is Maiden's finest album in 12 years. "The Wicker Man" is a heavy, yet accessible tune with a memorable chorus propelled by Nicko McBrain's double bass drum thunder. "Blood Brothers" is a melancholy song featuring strings and lush arrangement, while the title track shows that Dickinson's pipes are in fine form; the man can belt out a song like no one else. "Dream of Mirrors" begins acoustically and builds to a mammoth, grandiose blockbuster. Master bassist Steve Harris also lends his keyboard prowess to the nine-minute epic, "The Nomad."
BRAVE NEW WORLD TOUR was the tour supporting the album. During the tour, the show in Rock in Rio was released as a live album. BRAVE NEW WORLD peaked at the seventh spot of the United Kingdom charts, and has since been certified Gold. In the United States, it debuted at 39th of the Billboard 200, and sold over 2,500,000 copies worldwide.
"The Wicker Man" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Adrian Smith (guitar, background vocals); Dave Murray (guitar); Janick Gers (guitar); Steve Harris (keyboards, bass); Nicko McBrain (drums).
Recorded between Summer of 1999 & April 2000 at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, France.
Produced by Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley.
Track Listing:
1. The Wicker Man - 4:35
2. Ghost of the Navigator - 6:50
3. Brave New World - 6:18
4. Blood Brothers - 7:14
5. The Mercenary - 4:42
6. Dream of Mirrors - 9:21
7. The Fallen Angel - 4:00
8. The Nomad - 9:05
9. Out of the Silent Planet - 6:25
10. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate - 8:27