Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast [ECD] (CD 1998)

One of, if not the best Maiden albums. Featuring Children of the Damned, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Prisoner, 22 Acacia Avenue, Gangland, Total Eclipse, Invaders and Maiden classics Run To The Hills and Number of the Beast.
A must for all Iron Maiden and Heavy Metal fans alike.

An excellent album !! Definatly one of the best rock albums,if not the best,of all time.Every song on this album could have been released as a single,with their crashing drum beats,thrashing guitars and fantastic lyrics,IRON MAIDEN deliver the goods as only they can.
From the title track to the slower 'Children of the damned',a fantastic selection of tunes,and this enhanced cd contains 2 full length videos,tour history,photos etc to play on your pc.
The original vinyl album was released in 1982,which I own still but I replace many of my vinyl with cd and keep my vinyl for collectable reasons only.
A worthwhile choice for old or new 'MAIDEN' fans.

A maiden fan since I heard their first two albums, i was eager too hear singer Paul DI Anno's replacement in the band. Enter Bruce "air-raid siren" Dickinson. His vocals leave me in no doubt that Iron Maiden will be around for many years.This really is an all time classic album. :-)

Track listing
1. Invaders
2. Children Of The Damned
3. Prisoner
4. 22 Acacia Avenue
5. Number Of The Beast
6. Run To The Hills
7. Gangland
8. Hallowed Be Thy Name
9. Total Eclipse


Details
Number of CDs: 1
Producer: Martin "Farmer" Birch
Recording type: Studio
Distributor: EMI
Recording mode: Stereo


Album notes
This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The Enhanced portion includes music videos for "Run To The Hills" and "Number Of The Beast."Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Dave Murray, Adrian Smith (guitar); Steve Harris (bass); Clive Burr (drums).Engineers: Martin "Farmer" Birch, Nigel "It Wasn't Working Yesterday" Hewitt-Green.Recorded at Battery Studios, London, England.Digitally remastered by Simon Heyworth (Chop 'Em Out).1982's THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST remains one of heavy metal's all-time classics. Although the British quintet was in the midst of enjoying its first taste of global success, original singer Paul Di'Anno abruptly quit in 1981. Though stunned, the young band wisely agreed to soldier on, making ex-Samson singer Bruce Dickinson their new frontman. Nicknamed "The Air Raid Siren," Dickinson's voice was to become one of the band's most prominent signature characteristics. It also didn't hurt that the band had composed some of its best songs ever, such as the haunting title song, and its first U.K. Top-10 single, "Run to the Hills." Other highlights include the sinister "Children of the Damned," the melodic "The Prisoner," and the album-closing epic "Hallowed Be Thy Name."

This was a gift for fathers day and it was perfect for my husband. Choosing presents for such a day is difficult but on e-bay the choice is fab and unusal.The cd of iron maiden brought back memories of his younger days and it was fun to listen to again after nearly 25years. thank you.

Iron Maiden's biggie. Regularly appearing in polls as one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever and, unusually for Maiden, seeming to cross over into mainstream audiences as well. Even my seven year old son loves Run to the Hills (and tries to emulate Bruce Dickinson's ear shattering scream)as do (embarrassingly) my mum and even people who, on mentioning the name Iron Maiden, pull a facial expression as though they'd just found something rank on the sole of their shoe! Why? Well, part of the reason is undoubtedly newly arrived vocalist Bruce Dickinson. Aptly nicknamed the 'Air Raid Siren', his vocal performances on Run To The Hills, The Number of the Beast, Children of the Damned and Hallowed Be Thy Name are startling. And add to that the fact that the rest of the band were probably the best and tightest outfit in metal at that time (or ever?).
Try to picture the melodic guitar approach of Thin Lizzy combined with Black Sabbath on amphetamines and add a touch of the old English 'Hammer' horror films and you're part way to envisioning the Iron Maiden sound. Aside from perhaps Invaders there's not a bad track on it. Buy it, listen to it three or four times and you'll be miming the vocals and air guitaring without caring how foolish you look.

awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome,

Exit Paul Di'Anno - the reasons why he was sacked, whose "fault" it was, vary depending on who you ask - enter former Samson vocalist Bruce Dickinson. Not many groups that have the daunting task of replacing an excellent vocalist succeed (AC/DC comes to mind), but Bruce Dickinson was more than ready for the task at hand. Giving them a wider ranging and more distinct voice to work with, Bruce was aided by Maiden writing some of their best songs, resulting in an album that even the critics can’t deny. With Bruce on board the band began a new phase, forsaking their earlier punk infused direction for a more epic-minded delivery, though this shift was hardly in evidence on “Invaders,” a simple album opener that sounds kinda silly. It’s still fun, though, but for me the album begins in earnest on the moody “Children Of The Damned,” one of those underrated album tracks that makes these guys so great.

In the days in the playground when the rockers would fight with the punks. Your idols where either Motorhead or The Sex Pistols or THAT new group called Iron Maiden.
I loved them from the beginning when DiAnno was shouting Running Free and becoming a star on the killers album.
I was devestated when he left Maiden and was replaced by some bloke called Bruce Dickinson!!! That was until they released The Number of the Beast the best Maiden album ever. I got my first copy and fell in love with Children of the Damned my favourite track ever.
Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast is the best Metal album EVER!!!

This one of the greatest albums ever. if you like your metal and have never heard this, your missing out.

superb album a real pleasure to listen to takes me back to my youth great album to teach the younger generation how to rock.

UP THERE WITH THE VERY BEST METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, A MUST HAVE IN ANY RECORD COLECTION - BRUCE SINGING AT HIS BEST - STEVE HARRIS ON BASS - FAST AND HEAVY. 9 EXCELLENT TRACKS - ENJOY!!

The fathers of rock allow you to enjoy whay can only be described as life changing music!

If you like rock you will love this album!

What can i say...... superb, takes me to back when a didn' give a damn! so many tracks i aint heard for so long and forgot how good they were...

OK this album may be more than 20 years old but it the one that most people remember.
There were 2 albums to preceed this one (IRON MAIDEN and KILLERS), both with Paul Di'Anno as lead singer. Unfortunately he had to leave for personal reasons so this was Bruce Dickinson's first album - and he really made his mark!
The group have made many more albums since this one and have gone from being a great metal band to being a LEGENDARY metal band, but this will always be one of the albums I think of when I want a full strength dose of proper HEAVY METAL!!!! GRRRRR! :o)

If you are looking for youre first Iron Maiden C.D. this is the one to get. Yes it is on of the older albums that they have made, but it contains an excellent variety from the iconic Run To The Hills and The Number Of The Beast (2 of the best known metal songs ever) threw the chilling Children Of The Damned, to the les well known Invaders, The Prisoner,22 Acacia Avenue, Gangland, Total Eclipse and Hallowed Be Thy Name. On the other hand if you are a 25 year IMFC member like myself the extra multimedia section makes this C.D. an excellent addition to your collection. Up the Irons and happy listoning.

It is a very old heavy-metal album of Iron Maiden.
Very rare,from that period when metal band songs were highly eard.
True metal,one of the bests of Iron Maiden,five stars album.

Woooaaaahhhh!

THE must have 80s metal album. This is the one that spawned 1000s of wannabe metal bands all trying to do that great start from Run to the Hills. The pure nostalgia of the intro to The Prisoner will create prickles down the spine of anyone over 30. 2 classic singles (Number of the Beast and Run to the Hills) and album that is NOT full of filler tracks. Any of 'em could have been singles. The original album ended with the almost prog structured Hallowed be they name but Total Eclipse is a welcome bonus track on this reissue.

You wanna play metal? Learn these riffs, these awesome drum patterns and Steve Harris' relentless rolling bass lines.

Gotta love it!

One of the first metal bands i tuned my adolescent ears to in the mid eighties along with AC/DC and Metallica. This albumn is the epicentre of hard rock and compared to todays standards in a timeless league of its own. An absolute masterpiece and i would recommend any wannabe headbanger to bin the Nu Metal crap and listen to some real music.
A pity though that the discs that are produced nowadays are more flimsy and wont play on my car stereo, they weigh half as much as the original unmastered counterparts.
But never mind the albumn ROCKS and i have a stereo in the house.

If your an Iron Maiden fan this album is a must have. Some of the songs it has are Run to the Hills and The Number of the Beast which are 2 of there greatest songs ever written.

I brought this because I am replacing my old vinyl collection and wanted it on my i-pod.
I like the videos on this enhanced disc and it has som of my favorite Maiden tracks on.