Con il ritorno di Bruce Dickinson, dopo il periodo Bayley, si apre un nuovo capitolo della storia degli Iron, che ha visto fino ad ora (2007) la creazione di tre album stupendi: 'Brave New World', 'Dance Of Death', 'A Matter Of Life And Death'.
Parliamo di 'Brave New World':
sulle generali possiamo definirlo un album piuttosto calmo rispetto ai precedenti, dove comincia a definirsi una vena progressive (Out Of The Silent Planet, Dream Of Mirrors, The Thin Line Between Love & Hate, Gost Of Navigator) che troverà il compimento nei due album successivi.
The Wickerman: sono sempre i soliti tre accordi ripetuti in maniera differente (e ve lo dice un chitarrista), una canzone che rischia di stancare se nono fosse per il singolare assolo di Adrian Smith per il fraseggio di Dave Murray sotto il ritornello e per il coro finale. Voto 8-
The Gost Of Navigator: una canzone che cerca di ricordare nei fraseggi i primi Genesis, in cui però stonano i pesanti riff della strofa e della parte C, inoltre è troppo lunga. Voto: 6.5
Brave New World: da una Title track ci si aspetterebbe un po' di più, è comunque un buonissimo lavoro, impostato su frequenti cambi di ritmo e tonalità, nel ritornello ricorda un po' 'Fear Of The Dark'. Voto 7+
Blood Brothers: è senza dubbio uno dei lavori di maggior spessore dell'album; costruito su un tempo dispari (è in 3/4, piuttosto insolito per un pezzo rock) e con un testo veramente toccante (''Will we ever know what the answer to life really is, can you really tell me what life is?''), stupefacente come al solito Dave nell'assolo 1, e, nonostante meno virtuosistico del primo, merita moltissimo anche quello di Janick che definirei una vera chicca. Voto 8.5
The Mercenary: è bello solo il riff iniziale, il resto potevano evitare di farlo; è la classica canzone fatta per riempire. Voto 5
Dream Of Mirrors: è il pezzo più progressive dell'album, con un intro che può annoiare ma che sfocia in un ritornello che nono puoi fare a meno di ascoltare 10 volte; bellissimo il cambio di tempo e le pedalate di Niko (che, vi ricordo, non usa il doppio pedale), viene tuttavia rovinata dal ritornello inserito nella parte veloce. Voto: 7/8
The Fallen Angel: il pezzo cazzuto dell'album; un heavy piuttosto peso che si commenta da solo. Bellissimo l'assolo di Dave Murray (il secondo per intenderci). Voto 8.5
The Nomad: un altra canzone fatta per riempire. Voto: 5
Out Of The Silent Planet: bellissima semi-ballad in cui i cori del ritornello creano un bellissimo effetto esotico. Anche qui come in Dream of Mirrors, Niko mostra la sua abilità nell'utilizzo del pedale singolo, con cui crea un bellissimo galoppo. Voto: 8
The Thin Line Between Love And Hate: discreto, ma non vale la pena di ascoltarlo più di troppo. Voto: 6/7
In conclusione è secondo me un lavoro che ogni fan degli iron dovrebbe avere, e che anche uno che li odia potrebbe ascoltare; ricordo per finire che nel tour di questo album è stato registrato il bellissimo 'Rock In Rio', pietra miliare della storia dei Live.
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02 Ghost of the Navigator (06:50)
I have sailed to many lands now I make my final journey
On the bow i stand, west is where i go
Through the night i plough still my heart calculate and pray
As the compass swings my will is strong
I will not be led astray
Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun
But I know, I know
I see the ghosts of navigators but they're lost
As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost
As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea
The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
Take my heart and set it free
Carried forward by the waves
Nowhere left to run, Navigator's sun
Chasing rainbows all my days
Where I go I do not know
I only know the place I've been
Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so
Nothing's real until you feel
I steer between the crashing rocks, the sirens call my name
Lash my hands onto the helm, blood surging with the strain
I will not fail now as sunrise comes the darkness left behind
For eternity I follow on there is no other way
Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun
But I know, I know
04 Blood Brothers (07:14)
And if you're taking a walk through
the garden of life
What do you think you'd expect you
would see?
Just like a mirror reflecting the
moves of your life
And in the river reflections of me
Just for a second a glimpse of my
father I see
And in a movement he beckons to me
And in a moment the memories are all
that remain
And all the wounds are reopening again
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
And as you look all around at the
world in dismay
What do you see, do you think we
have learned
Not if you're taking a look at the
war-torn affray
Out in the streets where the babies
are burned
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
There are times when I feel I'm afraid
for the world
There are times I'm ashamed of us all
When you're floating on all the
emotion you feel
And reflecting the good and the bad
Will we ever know what the answer
to life really is?
Can you really tell me what life is?
Maybe all the things that you know
that are precious to you
Could be swept away by fate's
own hand
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
When you think that we've used
all our chances
And the chance to make
everything right
Keep on making the same
old mistakes
Makes untipping the balance so easy
When we're living our lives on
the edge
Say a prayer on the book of the dead
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
We're blood brothers
And if you're taking a walk through
the garden of life
05 The Mercenary (04:42)
Pay to kill, die to lose
Hunter, hunted which you are
Diablo comes again
To make trophies out of men
Lose your skin, lose your skull
One by one the sack is full
In the heat dehydrate
Know which breath will be your last
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Human heart, human mind
Intellect intertwined
Focus sharp in the night
Watch the jungle burning bright
Toe to toe throw the line
Everyone's caught hand tied
Iron will Iron fist
How could it have come to this?
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
You've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain
08 The Nomad (09:06)
Like a mirage riding on the desert sand
Like a vision floating with the desert winds
Know the secret of the ancient desert lands
you're the keeper of the mystery in your hands
Nomad rider of the ancient east
Nomad rider that men know the least
Nomad where you come from no one knows
Nomad where you go to no one tells
Undercover of the veil of your disguise
The men that fear you are the ones that you despise
No one's certain what your future will behold
You're a legend your own history will be told
Nomad rider of the ancient east
Nomad rider that men know the least
Nomad where you come from no one knows
Nomad where you go to no one tells
No one dares to even look or glance your way
Your reputation goes before you they all say
Like a spirit that can disappear at will
Many claim of things but no one's seen you kill
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious
Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us
Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands
No man's ever understood your genius
Those who see you in horizon desert sun
Those who fear your reputation hide or run
You send before you a mystique that's all your own
Your silhouette is like a statue carved in stone
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious
Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us
Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands
No man's ever understood your genius
Legend has it that you speak an ancient tongue
But no one's spoke to you and lived to tell the tale
Some they say that you have killed a hundred man
Others say that you have died and live again
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious
Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us
Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands
No man's ever understood your genius
09 Out of the Silent Planet (06:25)
Out of the silent planet
Out of the silent planet we are
Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvation
Deserted by the hand of gods of their own creation
Nations cry underneath decaying skies above
You are guilty, the punishment is death for all who live
The punishment is death for all who live
Out of the silent planet
Dreams of desolation
Out of the silent planet
Come the demons of creation
The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibrium
Separate lives no more disguise, no more second chances
Haggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hate
I accuse you before you know the crime it's all too late
Before you know the crime it's all too late
Out of the silent planet
Dreams of desolation
Out of the silent planet
Come the demons of creation
Out of the silent planet
Out of the silent planet we are
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Di wwwhatemoornet
Ultrasettantenni che fanno canzoni composte principalmente da tre accordi, Mi Re Do e occasionalmente un Sol.
Grazie ancora da parte di tutti i metallari che adesso hanno quarant'anni e da quelli che ne hanno quindici, perché il fatto di avere ascoltato almeno un album degli Iron li accomuna.
Di Laskar_nec
"Con 'sto coso o ci vivi o ci muori."
"È forse l'unico album non per fan, che forse lo detesteranno per le poche novità, bensì per novelli in cerca di esperienze, che forse lo ameranno per ovvi motivi."
