It’s been 35 years, April 11, 1988, since the release of Iron Maiden’s seventh son, the supremely brilliant “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”.
The years that have passed since the release of “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” have judged the album and ranked it among the top releases, not only of Iron Maiden, but of all music.
They put it there because even today it sounds like it did back then, fresh and young. Because the band’s performance is amazing. Because the compositions are all excellent and why we appreciate it as the last of the first classic and insurmountable Iron Maiden albums.
“Seventh Son of the Seventh Son” has that devilish vibe that Bruce Dickinson brings out to his best in whatever note he hits. Derek Riggs once again creates a cover art as well as the interior images and the images on the singles are also amazing.
I really can’t pick a better track, but I can’t put them in order either. Maybe “Infinite Dreams” or “The Evil That Men Do” or “The Clairvoyant” or …I don’t know what we would do if there was no “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”, if there was no Iron Maiden, if there was no Heavy Metal. What I do know is that the musical archives are many and one of them is “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”.
“Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” tracklist:
1. Moonchild 05:42
2. Infinite Dreams 06:09
3. Can I Play with Madness 03:31
4. The Evil That Men Do 04:35
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 09:54
6. The Prophecy 05:06
7. The Clairvoyant 04:27
8. Only the Good Die Young 04:42
total: 44:06
