Talk:Dance of Death (album)

Was reading this page and noticed that Paschendale links to a wiki page so I decided to add a similar link by editing the Dance of Death (album) page with a link attached to Montsegur which links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathars

The reason I linked the Cathars page to Montsegur is simple if you understand the song Montsegur. But if you need this pointed out, then search on the Cathars page for "Mont" and you will find the following: " The repressive measures were terrible, in 1245, the royal officers assisting the Inquisition seized the heretical citadel of Montségur, and 200 Cathari were burned in one day." (quoted from the Cathars page on Wikipedia) There was no specific page for Montsegur so I decided to link to the Cathars page since it contains information relating to the song, though however brief it may be. Also notice on the Cathars page a book reference: "Montsegur and the Mystery of the Cathars, Jean Markale" --Demonslave 15:30, Apr 5, 2004 (UTC)

I removed the comment regarding the album cover. Even if ithe cover is ugly, the statement is still POV and quite unnecessary.
 * I disagree. It's relevant because, as I recall, it caused quite a ruckus online among the fanbase back then! - Stormwatch 17:07, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The cover pic was and is widely criticized. Stating a fact is not POV, since that is obviously true. Stating that the cover pic sucks (which it did) is POV, since it's my opinion...--Mikoyan21 19:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm gonna be bold and remove the sentence, again, until someone offers a reputable source that states that the cover is considered, quote: one of the ugliest album covers ever. -TheHande 19:03, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Look, many of the reviews of the album mention ugly cover and if you ever have followed any discussion about DoD, the ugly album cover is bound to come up very quickly. To say that album cover is considered ugly by many is a FACT. Stop being an idiot. --Mikoyan21 18:47, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

You don't even have an argument. Cite a source or shut up. That is all. -TheHande 19:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I guess I might have had a fanatic attack or something. I rephrased the ending so asto sound less biased (removed the word ugly). If the creator of the piece is unhappy then I think I too have to acknowledge that there is something slightly wrong with the cover. I do still want some citasion on the whole prank thing. -TheHande 12:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Here are some sources about the opinion on Dod cover from blogcritics, which also links to a 11 page thread universally condemning it on CGtalk, a leading forum for discussion on (3D) design (and totally unbiassed)..
 * (and totally unbiassed)
 * yeah, righttttt... — Prodigenous Zee - 10:10, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Haha. I was just randomly browsing, found this discussion and looked that thread. I was laughing a lot to that guy who said Iron Maiden couldn't even fill bars :D --Tuoppi gm (talk) 16:02, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Haha. I was just randomly browsing, found this discussion and looked that thread. I was laughing a lot to that guy who said Iron Maiden couldn't even fill bars :D --Tuoppi gm (talk) 16:02, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

I was looking at the other links and noticed that there was a link to Dance of the Dead, which is an episode of the old TV series The Prisoner. As you know, Iron Maiden wrote The Prisoner and Back in the Village based off of that show. Did they write the song Dance of Death because of The Prisoner? Or is this just some insanely creepy coincidence?

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:27, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Genre
Why isn't this album along with the 3 others listed as Progressive Metal as well, they clearly are? Why on Wikipedia are we so afraid of adding different genres that properly describe the music? We just keep it safe by listing such a vague genre, when in reality, saying this album is just heavy metal is quite innacurate.

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Keyboards and orchestrations
Keep the information about keyboardist and arranger. On the booklet of DVD-Audio version, Michael Kenney is credited for keyboards and Jeff Bova for the orchestral arrangements and programming.

Scaion (talk) 19:35, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

This is incorrect. In the "Life on the Road" extra on the Death on the Road DVD, Michael Kenney talks about how he needed to learn the keyboard parts for the new songs in the live show, haven't not performed them in the studio, and had to resort to buying a copy of the album on release.--Nerdtrap (talk) 15:55, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

I do not remember that. Must see "Life on the Road", again. Anyway, there's no information if Harris recorded keyboards on the album, even in the "Life on the Road", and there's nothing about the orchestrations by Jeff Bova, on the DVD, but on the booklet of the DVD-Audio version.

I think we can do no mention to Michael Kenney and keyboards, but we must keep about Jeff Bova and orchestrations. Scaion (talk) 18:36, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

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Mick Wall ?
Why include a quote by Mick Wall in the Journeyman section that damn near contradicts Bruce Dickinson's quote regarding what the song is about? Would you trust the song's author or a critic? Yes, Wall's quote can be cited, but this is yet another example, IMHO, that we put too much emphasis on the opinions of critics here. Their opinions are POV by definition, but we genuflect to critics because they get paid to spew their opinions? To quote the Dude, "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." Cheers! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 16:12, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Paschendale Spelling ?
Does anyone happen to know why Maiden spelled Paschendale differently in the song than the actual place name is spelled? Not a big deal, but it would be a nice bit of trivia for inquiring minds. Thanks! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 17:23, 4 February 2019 (UTC)