Track Listing

1. Aces High
2. Minutes To Midnight
3. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
4. Flash Of The Blade
5. Duellists
6. Back In The Village
7. Powerslave
8. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
9. 2 Minutes To Midnight
10. Aces High

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1531 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's way too easy to write off Iron Maiden as the preserve of maladjusted boys with fluffy, budding moustaches, stuck in the murk of the British 1980s. They were preposterous, they were anachronistic--in utterly appropriate Spinal Tap terms--and their growth rate could not even be charted. But they really do rock, which, as ever, lets them off the hook. Besides which, Powerslave is arguably the best Maiden album precisely because it's so bombastic and lugubrious; it achieves its effect with bludgeoning tactics. Obsessively fast and brutal riffing, interminable repetition and lyrics so epic and gruesome they're irresistible ("The body bags and little rags of children torn in two/And the jellied brains of those who remain, to put the finger right on you"). Grand and absurd, it's also pretty brilliant. --Taylor Parkes

CD Description
Iron Maiden issued its fifth release, POWERSLAVE, in 1984. It was a time in which the band had become a worldwide arena-headlining sensation. The album was also the first to not have been marked by a lineup change, helping Maiden produce another metal classic.
While most other metal bands of theera were still singing about partying, Maiden continued to tackle some serious, thought-provoking subject matter. The band addresses the threat of nuclear war on "2 Minutes to Midnight", World War II-era fighter pilots in the album-opening"Aces High", and the demise of an Egyptian king in the title track. But the true highlight is the long and winding 13-and-a-half-minute epic "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a trackthat does a great job of recreating the haunting imagery ofthe Samuel Taylor Coleridge tale. Once POWERSLAVE was released, Maiden undertook one of the longest rock tours in history, playing from August 1984 through July 1985.

Customer Reviews

Majestic.
Maiden were on top of the world when they released this platter, and remained there for at least 3 more albums before the slide began (curse Seattle.............just kidding!).

It's all been said really - from the opening dual guitar intro to Aces High (one of the best Maiden choruses ever?)through the fantastic riff to 2 Minutes, via the twin guitarwork on The Duelists, the wonderfully complex riff to Back In The Village (or the return of The Prisoner), the mysterious theme and awesome instrumental section of Powerslave, all dwarfed by the huge Rime of the Ancient Mariner, this album is a wild ride.

Very good production, although I would have liked a bit more bottom end (my taste only), the boys are the best at what they do, and this was one of their finest moments.

BUY!!!

Fantastic!
When I bought this album, following a friends advice, I had great expectation. These expectations were fulfilled and exceeded. Songs like Aces High, The Duellists and Powerslave leave you breathless with admiration.
Steve Harris' bass-work here is amazing. His distinct sound and technique is unbelievable, almost to good to be true with alot of hammering and melodic outbursts and occasional powerchords through out the whole album. Not to mention his solo in The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, which gives the song an admosphere beyond comparison.
Maiden's trademark, the great guitar lick, is very well displayed on Powerslave and some of the... well, most of the riffs, really, are incredibly melodic.
Another thing Maiden does better than most other bands is the drumming. Nicko McBrain has a great technique of making drum-riffs like guitarists make their riffs, it's beyond description. Along with Metallica's Lars Ulrich he is probably one of the best drummers in Metal.
Last, but definently not least, there is Bruce Dickinson's high pitched voice completes the Maiden-sound. He reaches highs impossible for most singers and puts his heart into the singing giving the lyrics an unbelieveble feel.
All in all a great album, with all you need to satisfy your thirst for metal. A must for all metal-heads.

Wow! What can I say?...Sheer brilliance on a disc!
Ranking way up there with the likes of Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, Maiden rock with the best of them, in fact they are my personal favourite. But, as well as being a classical example of a heavy metal group, Iron Maiden are also story tellers. They have the most narrative lyrics EVER in rock music.
The album "Powerslave" is far from an exception.
From the opening track "Aces High", about a WW2 air-raid, to the almighty grinding sounds of the title track, Bruce Dickinson's bunch have done it again- produced a unique and awe-inspiring work of art.
Also, the last track, the 9+ minute "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is Steve Harris's finest epic to date. Fans who have heard and enjoyed "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (The Number of the Beast), and "Alexander The Great" (Somewhere in Time) both by Harris, will bearly be able to keep their jaws off the floor! "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is an enthralling journey through the Mariner's eyes, with two quotes from Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Also, track 3, entitled "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" is one of the finest instrumentals you are ever likely to listen to, again, written by Steve Harris. It is good to both chill out to or jump around to!
The bottom line is this: if you're a Maiden fan, you album collection isn't in anyway shape or form complete without this little gem! BUY IT!!