IRON MAIDEN Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1995) (CASTLE RECORDS) (8 TRACKS) 320 Kbps MP3 ALBUM

IRON MAIDEN Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1995) (CASTLE RECORDS) (8 TRACKS) 320 Kbps MP3 ALBUM

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1995) (CASTLE RECORDS) (8 TRACKS)
Iron Maiden

SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON is a concept album by heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1988 as the band's seventh studio album on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the U.S. It is the second Iron Maiden album ever to have keyboards which is played by Michael Kenney. Along with THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and later FEAR OF THE DARK the album charted #1 on the U.K. charts.

SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON was the last Iron Maiden album to feature guitarist Adrian Smith until the album BRAVE NEW WORLD in 2000 (he did write a song that Bruce Dickinson finished for the next album, NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING, titled "Hooks in You", a loose tie-in to the "Charlotte the Harlot" saga). On SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON, the songs tell the tale of a young prophet who predicts the destruction of his village, and is ignored when he tries to warn the others. Eventually, the man goes mad and commits suicide. "The Clairvoyant" was the first song written for the album. According to Steve Harris, the song's lyrics were inspired by the death of psychic Doris Stokes, saying "if she were really clairvoyant, if she were really able to see the future, wouldn't she have been able to forsee her own death?" At least five of the album's songs ("Moonchild", "Infinite Dreams", "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", "The Prophecy" and "The Clairvoyant") can be directly related to a main lyrical storyline inspired by the folklore concept. Lyrically, the album centers around some main philosophical ideas: good vs. evil, mysticism, prophetic vision, reincarnation and afterlife. Almost all the album includes direct or indirect references to questions regarding to these concepts and poetically refers the answers. Stylistically, SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON develops the sounds first heard on SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1986), and continues the band's lyrical exploration of topics related to mysticism, power, and the occult.

The album debuted at #1 in U.K. charts (their only since THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST) as well as #12 in the U.S., while the singles "Can I Play with Madness", "The Evil That Men Do", "The Clairvoyant (live)" and "Infinite Dreams (live)" reached #3, #5, #6 and #6 positions, respectively. Of all the songs in the album, "The Evil That Men Do", "The Clairvoyant" and "Can I Play with Madness" remained on the set lists of nearly all of the band's concert tours subsequently following the 7TH TOUR OF A 7TH TOUR.

Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson (vocals); Adrian Smith (synthesizer, guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals); Dave Murray (guitar, rhythm guitar, synthesizer guitar); Steve Harris (synthesizer, bass, bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer bass, synthesizer strings); Nicko McBrain (drums).

Additional personnel: Michael Kenney (keyboards).

Recorded during 1987 - March 1988 at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.

Track Listing:

1. Moonchild (Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith) - 5:41
2. Infinite Dreams (Steve Harris) - 6:09
3. Can I Play With Madness (Dickinson, Smith, Harris) - 3:31
4. The Evil That Men Do (Dickinson, Smith, Harris) - 4:35
5. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (Harris) - 9:53
6. The Prophecy (Dave Murray, Harris) - 5:05
7. The Clairvoyant (Harris) - 4:27
8. Only The Good Die Young (Dickinson, Harris) - 4:42

Technical Credits:

Martin Birch -------------- Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Tape Operator
Albert Boekholt -------------- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Ronald Prent -------------- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
George Marino -------------- Mastering Engineer
Bruce Dickinson -------------- Composer
Steve Harris -------------- Composer
Tony Wilson -------------- Producer
David Dade -------------- Engineer
Rod Smallwood -------------- Concept, Sleeve Design, Sleeve Idea
Derek Riggs -------------- Artwork, Concept, Sleeve Design, Sleeve Idea, Sleeve Illustration
Stephane "The Vardengrip" Wissner -------------- Engineer


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