The last two Iron Maiden albums I reviewed were The Number of the Beast and Powerslave. Not that there was anything hugely special about them, really - aside from the fact that they're both considered to be magnum opuses of the band, and the former in particular is regarded by most metalheads who are familiar with the band to be one of the all time great metal albums ever made. And for good reason. Now, for some reason I've recently decided not only to fire up Piece of Mind from 1983, but to review it as well. And it is actually good. Surprisingly good. Not quite up there with the former two, of course, but you won't doze off whilst listening to it, either. Songwise, there's a couple of biggies here - "Flight of Icarus" and "The Trooper", and whilst the latter is a bit boring to be honest, the former is always a welcome staple of any Iron Maiden playlist rotation. Other than that, "Die with Your Boots On" and "Still Life" are the weakest links here, although certainly not weak enough to break the album. And you can't go wrong with an opening track like "Where Eagles Dare", either. Or finish with "To Tame a Land" I should add as well. A remarkably good album if I must say so myself. A-
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