Holy Smoke Synth Pop Iron Maiden Cover
This is a cover version of the Iron Maiden song Holy Smoke from the album No Synth Pop for the Dying. No guitars here Yes, I know it wouldve made more sense to cover Somewhere in Time as synth pop but I felt that wouldve been rather too obvious. Also, as with The Drone Factor previously, I like taking on underappreciated Maiden albums rather than ones widely accepted as classics, and of all the classicera (19801992) releases no other album is as widely disliked as No Prayer for the Dying. Whether its the production or the evil Bruce vocals, people have found much to complain about it over the years. Not me. I love this album and always have. Hot take: it is actually the last truly classic Iron Maiden album and one of the reasons is because it still adheres to the vinyl format; the songs are short and punchy and never get boring. And while the production admittedly is a bit rough, the band are on fire. So why synth pop Well, the idea simply popped into my head one day in Apri
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