Maiden Voyage Ed Coleman

Well, dearest listeners, we've come to the end of our first season and Stu and Ed go out with a bang in this too long epic episode covering Side B of Fear of the Dark. It's the end of an era for Iron Maiden as Bruce Dickinson departs the band for the next 8 years and 2 studio albums, but while this album side is, at best, not great, it closes on a high note with the iconic titular song. 
The episode ends with a shocking reconfiguration of the absolutely definitive album rankings to date, as Stu and Ed realize they've made a grievous mistake. Where will things wind up? What are you waiting for? Start the episode already!
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Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Ho, ho, ho! What could be better than a new episode of Maiden Voyage for Christmas?!? What's that? You had a whole list of things you asked for and a new Maiden Voyage episode wasn't one of them? Well, consider this a fun, unexpected stocking stuffer!
Ed and Stu are talking Side A of Fear of the Dark, which starts off with the ripping single "Be Quick or Be Dead" and . . . . continues from there. The guys discuss everything from the many, um, "controversies" of the Maxwell family, to the numerous underwhelming B-Sides off the album's singles, to the surprising discovery of Bruce at the bottom of one of Ed's many adventures down a research rabbit hole.
There is only one more episode to go in Maiden Voyage's first season. To hear the episodes covering the two Blaze Bayley albums as they are released, sign up for our patreon! But don't fret, the show will be back soon with season 2, covering the rest of Iron Maiden's studio albums from Brave New World through Book of Souls. 
Side A
Be Quick or Be Dead From Here to Eternity Afraid to Shoot Strangers Fear is the Key Childhood's End Wasting Love Album Personnel
Bruce Dickinson - vox
Dave Murray - guitars
Janick Gers - guitars
Steve Harris - bass guitar
Nicko McBrain - drums
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The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Moving on to Side B of NPftD, Stu and Ed discuss killers-for-hire, the existential dread of submarines and the ocean, being suspended from the ceiling by hooks in your flesh, Nightmare on Elm Street and Russia, Russia, Russia! You know, normal stuff!
Side B includes what is, remarkably, Iron Maiden's only single to reach #1 on the UK charts with "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter." Stu and Ed also talk about the album art and how it resets the depiction of the band's mascot, Eddie. Gone are the cyborg enhancements and lobotomy scar. We're back to OG zombie Eddie with whisps of white hair and sporting a ripped t-shirt as he bursts from a grave. Everything old is new again! 
Side B
The Assassin Run Silent Run Deep Hooks in You Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter Mother Russia Album Personnel
Bruce Dickinson - vox
Dave Murray - guitars
Janick Gers - guitars
Steve Harris - bass guitar
Nick McBrain - drums
Additional Musicians: Michael Kenney - keyboards
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Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.
The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Coming off the highs of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ("7Soa7S"), the band has its first lineup change in 8 years, since the album Piece of Mind. Guitarist extraordinaire Adrian Smith left the band and was replaced by Jancik Gers. Ed and Stu struggle to pronounce his name properly because they are stupid Americans, and they have way too much information about the Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio which was used to record the album in a barn on Steve Harris' property.
The album received mixed reviews, but the momentum of 7Soa7S still propelled the album to hit #2 in the UK, spending 14 weeks on the charts. It also managed to hit #17 in the US. 
Side A
Tailgunner Holy Smoke No Prayer for the Dying Public Enema Number One Fates Warning Album Personnel
Bruce Dickinson - vox
Dave Murray - guitars
Janick Gers - guitars
Steve Harris - bass guitar
Nick McBrain - drums
Michael Kenney - keyboards
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Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com
Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter.
Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter.
Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.
The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

It's time for Side B of Iron Maiden's epic album, 7th Son, etc. Stu and Ed continue having a grand ol' time with the album. They discuss celebrities that are rumored to be 7th sons of 7th sons, and Ed gets real, explaining that his wife is not a fan of Maiden which will inevitably lead to the dissolution of his marriage. Sad.
Side B is chock full of more great tunes. Enjoy it while you can, dear listeners! Where will this album rank? Will it take the top spot from Powerslave? The suspense is surely killing you, so listen now!
Side B
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son The Prophecy The Clairvoyant Only the Good Die Young Album Personnel
Bruce Dickinson - vox
Dave Murray - guitars
Adrian Smith - guitars
Steve Harris - bass guitar
Nicko McBrain - drums
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Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com
Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter.
Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter.
Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.
The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.

Our voyage continues as we discuss Side A of Iron Maiden's epic concept album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (hereinafter "7th Son" for brevity's sake). Ed and Stu wind up having a lot to say about this album and its tale of a boy born with special powers because he had a bunch of brothers and uncles! 
Maiden's back on top with this album, both creatively and in terms of record sales. 7th Son debuted at #1 in the UK, spending 18 weeks on the charts. The fellas can see why as they enjoy listening along, trying to decipher the album's narrative as they go. 
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If you are enjoying the show, join us on the Maiden Voyage Patreon to support what we're doing! Patrons are our best friends!
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Send questions, comments and praise to MaidenVoyagePodcast@gmail.com
Follow Maiden Voyage on Instagram and Twitter.
Follow Stu and Ed on Twitter.
Check out Stu's other podcast, Vintage RPG, and follow Vintage RPG on Instagram for an in-depth dive into the art & history of tabletop roleplaying games, and check out unwinnable.com for the best cultural commentary around.
The Maiden Voyage illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Maiden Voyage is a Hamfisted Production and is researched and edited by Ed Coleman.
Theme music composed by Sam Retzer, under license from SmartSound.
This podcast is a labor of love based on decades of devoted fandom. We strongly encourage listeners to buy Iron Maiden's albums or listen to them using your favorite streaming music service to support these heavy metal legends. To check out the cover art for the band's albums and singles, visit the band's excellent website.