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In a July 1 interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] commented that the album mixes "straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex", referring particularly to "When the Wild Wind Blows", the band's third longest song to date, after "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Sign of the Cross":<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/iron-maiden-explores-the-final-frontier-1004101855.story|title=Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'|publisher=Billboard|date=July 1, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> ''<blockquote>"The rhythm's a little bit different from what we've done before, and there's lots of melodies... It's a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural."</blockquote>'' |
In a July 1 interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] commented that the album mixes "straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex", referring particularly to "When the Wild Wind Blows", the band's third longest song to date, after "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Sign of the Cross":<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/iron-maiden-explores-the-final-frontier-1004101855.story|title=Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'|publisher=Billboard|date=July 1, 2010|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> ''<blockquote>"The rhythm's a little bit different from what we've done before, and there's lots of melodies... It's a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural."</blockquote>'' |
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According to a poll conducted on the album's [[facebook]] page, the song secured highest votes among the other songs on the alum.<ref>http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1282459372</ref> |
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"When the Wild Wind Blows" is the last track from British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's album The Final Frontier. Clocking att 10:59 it is the albums longest track. When the album was released it quickly became the albums most popular track.
In a July 1 interview with Billboard, Dave Murray commented that the album mixes "straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with some other tracks that are kind of longer and more complex", referring particularly to "When the Wild Wind Blows", the band's third longest song to date, after "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Sign of the Cross":[1]
"The rhythm's a little bit different from what we've done before, and there's lots of melodies... It's a big song. We learned it in sections just because it was such a complex arrangement, but it sounds quite natural."
According to a poll conducted on the album's facebook page, the song secured highest votes among the other songs on the alum.[2]
Personnel
- Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar
- Adrian Smith – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass
- Nicko McBrain – drums
- with
References
- ^ "Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'". Billboard. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1282459372
