Σαν σήμερα το 1988 οι τεράστιοι Iron Maiden κυκλοφόρησαν το Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Είναι ο έβδομος δίσκος και τελευταίος στην σειρά απο την χρυσή εποχή τους...Με αυτόν τον δίσκο φτάσανε στο peak της δημιουργικής τους καριέρας (υπάρχουν κι άλλοι στην συνέχεια αλλά μετά το Fear of the dark αρχίζουν οι επαναλήψεις -προσωπική άποψη πάντα)
Σε αυτόν τον δίσκο ασχολούνται στιχουργικά με το καλό εναντίον του κακού, με τον μυστικισμό, με προφητείες, με την μετενσάρκωση και την μετά θάνατον ζωή.
Εμπνευσμένο απο τα έργα του Orson Scott Card με τίτλο Seventh Son.
Αν αυτός ο δίσκος θεωρείται concept, τότε είναι ένας απο τα top10 concept albums ever!
Το artwork του Derek Riggs για άλλη μια φορά είναι............-δεν βρίσκω λόγια για να το περιγράψω...- να πω υπέροχο; και πιο δεν είναι; Σίγουρα πάντως για μένα είναι ένα απο τα καλύτερα του...
Το άλμπουμ έφτασε το νούμερο 1 στην Αγγλία, και στο νούμερο 12 στα Billboards200
Η παραγωγή έγινε απο -ποιόν άλλον- Martin Birch
(Αυτός είναι ο τελευταίος δίσκος του Adrian Smith με τους Maiden για τα επόμενα 12 χρόνια -δισκογραφικά-, κάνοντας το όνειρό του πραγματικότητα για μια solo καριέρα με τους A.S.A.P. και αργότερα με το συγκρότημα του Bruce Dickinson, μέχρι να επιστρέψουν πακέτο το 1999 εκεί που πραγματικά ανήκουν)
Το track list είναι το εξής:
1. Moonchild
2. Infinite Dreams
3. Can I Play With Madness
4. The Evil That Men Do
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. The Prophecy
7. The Clairvoyant
8. Only The Good Die Young
Αγαπημένα μου είναι ΟΛΑ εκτός απο το Can I Play With Madness το οποίο και θεωρώ ότι δεν κολλάει στην όλη ατμόσφαιρα και κλίμα του δίσκου... Θα προτιμούσα να το βάζανε στο No Prayer For The Dying ή σε ένα B Side, παρά σε αυτή την δισκάρα...-προσωπική άποψη πάντα-
Για τους μη-μυημένους προτείνω να δώσουν μια ευκαιρία στo The Evil That Men Do
Οι υπόλοιποι απολαύστε την παρέα των Bruce Dickinson -φωνή- Dave Murray -κιθάρα- Adrian Smith -κιθάρα- Steve Harris -μπάσο- και Nicko McBrain -τύμπανα-
n'joy
Seven deadly sins
Seven ways to win
Seven holy paths to hell
And your trip begins
Seven downward slopes
Seven bloodied hopes
Seven are your burning fires
Seven your desires....
I am he the bornless one
The fallen angel watching you
Babylon, the scarlet whore
I'll infiltrate your gratitude
Don't you dare to save your son
Kill him now and save the young ones
Be the mother of a birth strangled babe
Be the devils own, Lucifer's my name
Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream
Moonchild - open the seventh seal
I count the heads of those unborn
The accursed ones I'll find them all
And if you die by your own hand
As a suicide you shall be damned
And if you try to save your soul
I will torment you - you shall not grow old
With every second and passing breath
You'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death
Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream
Moonchild - open the seventh seal
Moonchild - You'll be mine soon child
Moonchild - take my hand tonight
The twins they are exhausted, seven is this night
Gemini is rising as the red lips kiss to bite
Seven angels seven demons battle for his soul
When Gabriel lies sleeping, this child was born to die
One more dies and one more lives
One baby cries one mother grieves
For all the sins you will commit
You'll beg forgiveness and none I'll give
A web of fear shall be your coat
To clothe you in the night
A lucky escape for you young man
For I'll see you damned in endless night
Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream
Moonchild - open the seventh seal
Moonchild - You'll be mine soon child
Moonchild - take my hand tonight
Infinite dreams I can't deny them
Infinity is hard to comprehend
I couldn't hear those screams
Even in my wildest dreams
Suffocation waking in a sweat
Scared to fall asleep again
Incase the dream begins again
Someone chasing and cannot move
Standing rigid a nightmare's statue
What a dream, when will it end
And will I transcend?
Restless sleep, the mind's in turmoil
One nightmare ends, another fertile
It's getting to me so scared to sleep
But scared to wake now, in too deep
Even though it reached new heights
I rather like the restless nights
It makes me wonder, it makes me think
There's more to this, I'm on the brink
It's not the fear of what's beyond
It's just that I might not respond
I have an interest almost craving
Would I like to get too far in?
It can't be all coincidence
Too many things are evident
You tell me "You're an unbeliever"
Spiritualist? Well me, I'm neither
But wouldn't you like to know
The truth
Of what's out there to have the proof
And find out just which side
You're on
Where would you end in Heaven or
In Hell?
Help me! Help me to find my true
Self without seeing the future
Save me, save me from torturing
Myself even within my dreams
There's got to be just more to it
Than this
Or tell me why do we exist
I'd like to think that when I die
I'd get a chance another time
And to return and live again
Reincarnate, play the game
Again and again and again and again
Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade
Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with
The slaughter of innocence
And I will pray for her
I will call her name out loud
I would bleed for her
If I could only see her now
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge
Balancing on a ledge
Living on a razor's edge
Balancing on a ledge
You know, you know
The evil that men do lives on and on
Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems
The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me
And I will pray for you
Someday I may return
Don't you cry for me
Beyond is where I learn
Here they stand brothers them all
All the sons divided they'd fall
Here await the birth of the son
The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one
Here the birth from an unbroken line
Born the healer the seventh, his time
Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds
Slowly unveiling the power he holds
Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son.
Seventh son of a seventh son
Seventh son of a seventh son.
Then they watch the progress he makes
The Good and the Evil which path will he take
Both of them trying to manipulate
The use of his powers before it's too late
Today is born the seventh one
Born of woman the seventh son
And he in turn of a seventh son
He has the power to heal
He has the gift of the second sight
He is the chosen one
So it shall be written
So it shall be done
Now that I know that the right time has come
My prediction will surely be true
The impending disaster it looms
And the whole of the village is doomed
Why won't you listen to me
is it so hard to understand
That I am the real seventh son
Your life or death on me depends
Suffering and pain impending disaster
Souls crying the devil's laughter
Heard the cry of the seven whistlers
Lucifer smiles looks on and waits
I'll take your life in my hands
Your fate your fortune's in my visions
Heed what I say and you'll see
What will be
Please listen to me
Now that they see the disaster is done
Now they put all the blame unto me
They feel I brought on a curse
Don't they know that the torment
It stays with me knowing that I walk alone
Through the eyes of the future I see
They don't even know what fear is
Don't they know I'm the one who is cursed
Purgatory beckons souls lost forever
Life after death or heaven hereafter
Heard the call of the seven whistlers again
Now Lucifer laughs hell awaits
I had their lives in my hands
Their fate their fortunes in my visions
No one believed in my true prophecy
And now it's too late
Feel the sweat break on my brow
Is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the walls
Is this a dream or is it now
Is this a vision or normality I see before my eyes
I wonder why I wonder how
That it seems the powers getting stronger every day
I feel a strength an inner fire
But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore
There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying
Just by looking through your eyes
He could see the future penetrating right in through your mind
See the truth and see your lies
But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise
There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying...
... and be reborn again?
The demon in your mind will rape you in your bed at night
The wisdom of ages, the lies and outrages concealed
Time it waits for no man
My future it is revealed
Time it waits for no man
My fate is sealed
If I cancel tomorrow the undead will thank me today
Fly in the face of your prophets I mock your morality plays
The moon is red and bleeding
The sun is burned and black
The book of life is silent
No turning back
Only the good die young
All the evil seem to live forever
Only the good die young
All the evil seem to live forever
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Mystery madman a victim of cruel charade
Some innocent pawn in an end game one more stalemate
Is death another birthday?
A way to kiss your dreams goodbye?
Do the undead live within us
And look through our eyes?
Walking on water are miracles all you can trust
Measure your coffin does it measure up to your lust?
So I think I'll leave you
With your bishops and your guilt
So until the next time
Have a good sin
Seven deadly sins
Seven ways to win
Seven holy paths to hell
Seven downward slopes
Seven bloodied hopes
Seven are your burning fires
Seven your desires...
