Description

PROMOTIONAL ONLY means issued by record company in very limited quantity and sent to selected Industry professionals ONLY for promotional consideration/airplay. Never for sale and highly collectable releases

An American demonstration picture disc cd featuring a 4:13 version of the track Tailgunner from Iron Maidens eighth studio album, No Prayer For The Dying. A certain lack of creativity cannot be ignored in view of the opening track “Tailgunner”. It shows that Maiden were running out of ideas while penning this work. This is the track that wishes it was “Aces High.” Its lyrics stand in the tradition of “Where Eagles Dare” and “Aces High”, to say it politely. Differently expressed: we have heard this kind of lyrics before. They deliver another contribution about air raids and bombardments. How thrilling! Honestly, I have never understood this almost romantic scenario of the seemingly boundless freedom of the pilots and their divine power to sentence (innocent) civilians to death from above. Yet in terms of music, the “Tailgunner” does not miss his goal. The lively guitars and the catchy chorus characterize this track. The bridge is quite good, with crashing grooves beneath the racing dual melodies, and it’s honestly one of Maiden’s heavier tracks of the 90s.

Track list:
1. Tailgunner