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Edward The Great
– The Greatest Hits –
4th November 2002
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1. |
Run To The Hills
(Harris) |
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2. |
The Number Of The Beast
(Harris) |
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3. |
Flight Of Icarus
(Smith, Dickinson) |
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4. |
The Trooper
(Harris) |
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5. |
2 Minutes to Midnight
(Smith, Dickinson) |
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6. |
Wasted Years
(Smith) |
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7. |
Can I Play With Madness
(Smith, Dickinson, Harris) |
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8. |
The Evil That Men Do
(Smith, Dickinson, Harris) |
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9. |
The Clairvoyant
(Harris) |
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10. |
Infinite Dreams
(Harris) |
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11. |
Holy Smoke
(Harris, Dickinson) |
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12. |
Bring Your Daughter... ...To The Slaughter
(Dickinson) |
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13. |
Man On The Edge
(Bayley, Gers) |
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14. |
Futureal
(Harris, Bayley) |
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15. |
The Wicker Man
(Smith, Harris, Dickinson) |
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16. |
Fear Of The Dark (live)
(Harris) |
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Edward The Great is Iron Maiden's third compilation album, after
Best Of The Beast (1996) and
Ed Hunter (1999).
It is a collection of their greatest hits, so all you will find on this cd are songs that were released
as singles through the years. One thing any Maiden fan will immediately notice is the lack of
Paul Di'Anno-era songs. Apparently, they did not score as high in the charts as the others.
All in all Edward The Great is definitely not a must-have for any
Maiden fan, as it doesn't contains any rare or new tracks. However, the band/management
probably knew they might get complaints from the fans and offered the album's artwork for free
on the official website.
So, what's good about this compilation? Let's say that it constitutes a quite nice introduction
to Iron Maiden for those who don't know the band that well. It has some great tunes from Maiden's
golden years (although perhaps a bit too many from
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son), along with some rather good songs from the 1990s
and 2000s albums.
The album cover was done by a guy named Tom Adams. Although it's quite different from all the other
album covers, it does fit the theme quite well. It shows Eddie as a ruler of some sorts, living up to the
title of Edward The Great. He's on a throne, surrounded by wolves. Eddie's face is more or less
the same as it has been since
The Wicker Man video, with a huge evil grin, and a big chin. I must say that I prefer
the older ones, but let's leave it at that.
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