User talk:RVBIII

This is a band that has from it's origins used creative and intelligent lyrics often based on actual histroical accounts of events and the like. While in college I used the song "Alexander the Great" to assist me in my history class. By singing the song to myself I could call to mind the events of Alexander's life. So it was a way of studying to music if you will. Most people probably do not associate "Metal Music" with academics, but that is unfortunate, particularly when you have a band such as Maiden. The linear notes to the song even give you dates as well as a reference to Alexanders father King Phillip of Macedonia! For anyone who is interested this song is on the Somewhere in Time album. Similarly, in my literature classes in school we often studied a famous author, Samuel Taylor Colleridge (I may be spelling his name incorrectly, sorry Sam). Samuel pended the poem/story "The Rhime of the Ancient Mariner," which of course Maiden out to song. Once again I had a great resource for learning the material through song. Finally, it is interesting to me that this band has so much negative association with it in terms of evil. I suppose their third album, "The Number of the Beast" forever associated this conotation in peoples minds. The quote in this song is taken directly from the Bible in the book of Revelations. Singing about evil and it's existence is not necessarily singing for or in favor of evil. I have read that the album, "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son," is based on a book by Orson Scott entitled "Seventh Son." While this may be true, it appears to me that Maiden and perhaps Orson Scott, borrowed heavily from the Bible. In fact if you look on the cover of the album you will see a black book with gold binding that I believe is undoubtily a Bible. Firthermore, there were 14 genrations from Adam in Genesis to the birth of Christ. These fourteen genrations make Christ the seventh son of a seventh son (do the math). I could go on with references from the album to support this, but those interested can look for themselves. I myself am personally a believer in Jesus Christ and the Bible. I do not know what the lads in Iron Maiden believe, but I do know that the write intelligent thought provoking lyrics about history and other rleated subjects. I invite anyone who hasn't to take a deeper look at the music and lyrics of this band. For those unaquainted I believe you will be pleasantly suprised.