I guess the band, or the record company, or both, thought that it was time that a best-of package came out. After ten albums, that's fair enough.
The two disc package contains a cross section of songs from Maiden's history – though with no real rhyme or reason behind the selections. A new song, Virus, is also part of the package, and it is a shame this song gets lost in the history of the band by only being found on this compilation. There are live versions of some songs as well. At the conclusion of the second disc, fans are treated to versions of songs off the rare Soundhouse Tapes EP, which catapaulted the band to their initial record contract.
This was a difficult time in Maiden's history. Dickinson had left, Blaze was entrenched but fans were lukewarm. This may have been an attempt to appease all before the next album arrived.
Rating : Now – it is a difficult thing to put out a best-of album for a band like Maiden, and please everyone. Impossible, even. And that is true here. But you can't deny how great the songs are that HAVE been included, so what else can you rate it? 5/5
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