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Old 11-20-2017, 03:30 AM   #77 (permalink)
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Kind of the thinking man's metal band, really, and with this song they proved they deserve that title.
I love Maiden, their lyrics are fun, and this song is amazing, but they are no thinking man's metal band. It doesn't take any creativity to crib a pre-existing story and add nothing to it. It's just a cover of a poem basically. The band clearly thinks they're a lot smarter than they really are.

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