IRON MAIDEN - MAIDEN ENGLAND '88 (2013)
The old 'Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour' concert VHS reissued on CD and DVD. This is also the tour that their current tour is based upon, supposedly replicating the set and somewhat basing the setlist on it too.
The setlist is brilliant, combining favourites, standards, singles and album tracks from their discography up until and including the 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son' album, including gems such as Still Life, The Prisoner, Moonchild, Die With Your Boots On, Killers, Heaven Can Wait, The Clairvoyant and Infinite Dreams.
Iron Maiden love to release live albums and while, with a lot of bands, an abundance of live records would be an imposition and an annoyance, there is a reason Iron Maiden do it. The live stage is where Iron Maiden are at their very best and I really don't think theres a live album of theirs I don't like.
The production is as sharp and vibrant as I have come to expect from Iron Maiden live albums, especially latter ones, and really brings out the best from the material. The musicianmanship is as tight as it ever was or is and although it takes a lot to say any Maiden live record is better than Live After Death, this at least comes very close to being the best and most essential live album in their collection.
Truly brilliant.