Classic Rock

Iron Maiden

The Live Collection PARLOPHONE

The Irons’ two best live albums, now polished and repackaged.

If you’ve been eagerly scarfing up Iron Maiden’s studio album remasters, then adding to your haul is a clear no-brainer. A cynic might argue that most. But since it is the greatest heavy metal live album of all time, hearing it again in remastered form is a simple and welcome pleasure. Diehards will know it inside out, of course: the Churchillian intro, the adrenalin avalanche of , the grand melodrama of , that extended, riotous , Bruce discussing “what happens when a bird shits on you”… It’s ageless, life-affirming stuff, from explosive start to celebratory finish. It would take Maiden 17 years to deliver another live set to rival ’s power and potency.

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