Regardless, something interesting is always better than just lesser songs that didn’t make the cut even as filler or sloppy live cuts.įor most of their career, Iron Maiden was an exemplary band at providing great content on their B-sides, which should come as no surprise, seeing as how they excel at just about everything else. Maybe it’s a great tune that simply didn’t fit into the context of the album, maybe it’s a cover, or maybe it’s something different that the band felt like trying but knew wouldn’t fly on a full length. Still with us? Good.Ī good B-side can come in many forms. The flip side of course being the opposite side of a tape or 7-inch record from that containing the hit the B-side. They would send promotional singles to radios to put focus on particular songs they feel worthy of being featured from new albums, and singles would also be sold in stores either for fans that only wanted the hit or the real fans that wanted the extra bonus included on the flip side. Welcome back to Iron Maiden Week! Before we get to the tunes, we must hop in our imaginary time machine for a little lesson on Ye Olden Times Ov Yore…īack when the world was young, bands used to release singles.
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