Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Number Of The Beast
2. Trooper
3. Prowler
4. Transylvania
5. Remember Tomorrow
6. Where Eagles Dare
7. Sanctuary
8. Running Free
9. Run To The Hills
10. 2 Minutes To Midnight
11. Iron Maiden
12. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Disc 2:

1. Be Quick Or Be Dead
2. From Here To Eternity
3. Can I Play With Madness
4. Wasting Love
5. Tailgunner
6. Evil That Men Do
7. Afraid To Shoot Strangers
8. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
9. Heaven Can Wait
10. Clairvoyant
11. Fear Of The Dark
12. Fear Of The Dark

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61760 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-14
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Live

CD Description
When Iron Maiden's entire catalogue was reissued in the U.S. in the late '90s, the group's two live albums from 1993, AREAL LIVE ONE and A REAL DEAD ONE, were combined together as a two-disc set, entitled A REAL LIVE DEAD ONE. A REAL DEADONE is made up of live renditions of songs from the group's1980 self-titled debut through 1983's PIECE OF MIND, while A REAL LIVE ONE contains favourites from 1986's SOMEWHERE INTIME through 1992's FEAR OF THE DARK. The songs were recorded during the band's 1992-1993 European tour, and the two-disc set includes an interesting and detailed Iron Maiden family tree, which lists all of the members' (past and present) previous and current bands.

Customer Reviews

Pure Genius
This was the first Iron Maiden Album that i have bought, and because of it i will definately be buying more, just to see if it is possible to get better than this album. some people say that the songs are muffled, they're not, you hear the crowd singing along with the songs, which give it an even better atmosphere. go on people really crank up that volume, stuff the neighbours and feel like your there with Iron Maiden on stage!!!

Maiden at their best
This is a compilation of two maiden albums released in 1993. 'A real Live One' (tracks 13-23) was the first maiden album I ever got, given to me as a present. I was sceptical at first, but the album completely blew me away, it's a miracle the album still works 'cos I've listened to it so much. All the tracks are much better than their studio versions, and show why maiden are best appreciated live. An absoloute stonker of an album, with the first twelve tracks also being superb. Now even better value, just get it!

A product of its time
In the mid-80s, Iron Maiden released "Live After Death", widely regarded as not only one of the best live albums ever recorded by any band, but also one of the best rock albums ever. It captured the band at the height of their powers, and still sounds fresh and exciting when listened to today.

These two albums, however, were recorded in the early 90s. Bruce Dickinson had anounced his intention to leave the band at the end of the tour on which these recordings were made, and the future of Maiden was uncertain. And it shows... The band simply aren't at their best on these recordings - at times they sound like a bunch of individual musicians who happen to be sharing a stage. The energy that was evident on "Live After Death" is notably absent, and even the standard of musicianship has taken a noticeable dive.

This is then compounded by the sound quality. Mixed by Steve Harris, the bass guitar seems to overwhelm everything, and the vocals get completely lost in the mix - it is as if Harris was trying to remove Dickinson from the recordings to reflect the fact that he was no longer in the band.

Finally, there is the track selection. "A Real Dead One" offers inferior versions of 7 tracks that were on "Live After Death", and none of the others are particularly vital. "A Real Live One" offers 6 tracks from "No Prayer..." and "Fear Of The Dark", generally regarded as the poorest albums Maiden recorded. There are some good selections from "Seventh Son...", and a single track from the underrated "Somewhere In Time", but the poor sound quality spoils them.

There is very little doubt that these two albums represent the lowest point in Maiden's career. Buy "Live After Death" or "Rock In Rio" instead - this set is only for completists.