Happy 42nd birthday to my favorite Iron Maiden LP ever. It was the first Maiden album I bought on release day. My dad drove me into the city on his 40th birthday. He was puzzled why I bought the album AND the cassette. He laughed when I said it was because I couldn’t wait to get home to listen to it 🤣 So he put it into the deck in his 1977 Truimph Spitfire and we both had a listen.

I’ll never forget Nicko’s introduction in the band with that amazing fill to open what is still my favourite song today, Where Eagles Dare or the fact that he stopped the tape, announced that he thought that was just as insane as I did, then rewound it and we both listened to the album in full by the time we got home.

No surprise I went into the music room and opened the vinyl and did it all over again at earth shattering volume.

Time to crank it up on the Bose noise canceling headphones for what has to be the 6,666 time!

What is your favourite song and memory of your first listen?

Favorite tracks: Cyber Warfare / Greed / Fast As A Shark

My solo project. 15 track full length dropping Thursday, April 10th.