From Fear to Eternity (album)
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From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010 is a compilation album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, containing a selection of songs originally released on the eight studio albums from No Prayer for the Dying to The Final Frontier. The title is lifted from the 1992 single, "From Here to Eternity", although it is not featured in this release.
Background
The album was announced on 15 March 2011, to be released by EMI on 23 May,[2][3] although this was later changed to 6 June.[4] Unlike their previous compilation (Somewhere Back in Time), the release covered two CDs to encompass longer tracks, such as "Paschendale", although the price remained that of a single disc record.[5]
As with Somewhere Back in Time, each track is sung by Bruce Dickinson rather than Blaze Bayley (who sang on The X Factor and Virtual XI), the band again opting to use later live versions of songs which originally featured other lead vocalists.
Artwork
The album cover was designed by Melvyn Grant,[6] and serves to reference each relevant studio release. Three representations of Eddie appear, one dressed in Grim Reaper attire (as in Dance of Death), one atop the tank from A Matter of Life and Death – which is imprinted with the "Cross-Keys" symbol from The Final Frontier – and a large burning wicker man (the first single from Brave New World). The artwork also contains the tree from Fear of the Dark, the tombstone from No Prayer for the Dying, a large "X" on the tree trunk (representing The X Factor) and the twisted figures and burnt building structure from the Virtual XI cover.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [7] |
| AllMusic | [8] |
| Classic Rock | 8/10[9] |
| Metal Hammer | 8/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[11] |
| Thrash Magazine | 8.4/10[12] |
Classic Rock described the album as representing "Gold from every era", claiming that, although "weighted towards the... last five studio albums", the "earlier singles... fight their corner remarkably well." The review also argues that some of the release's later songs "match anything from Maiden's 80s heyday."[9]
In their July 2011 issue, Metal Hammer praised the compilation for doing "an excellent job of gathering the heartiest wheat over the last two decades", although deeming Blaze Bayley's absence from the album a "glitch" albeit "for the best."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Wicker Man" (from Brave New World, 2000) | Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson | Kevin Shirley, Steve Harris | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Holy Smoke" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990) | Harris, Dickinson | Martin Birch | 3:49 |
| 3. | "El Dorado" (from The Final Frontier, 2010) | Smith, Harris, Dickinson | Shirley, Harris | 6:49 |
| 4. | "Paschendale" (from Dance of Death, 2003) | Smith, Harris | Shirley, Harris | 8:27 |
| 5. | "Different World" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006) | Smith, Harris | Shirley, Harris | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Man on the Edge (Live)" (B-side of "The Wicker Man" single; originally from The X Factor, 1995) | Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers | Shirley, Harris | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (from A Matter of Life and Death) | Dave Murray, Harris | Shirley, Harris | 7:21 |
| 8. | "Blood Brothers" (from Brave New World) | Harris | Shirley, Harris | 7:14 |
| 9. | "Rainmaker" (from Dance of Death) | Murray, Harris, Dickinson | Shirley, Harris | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Sign of the Cross (Live)" (from Rock in Rio, 2002; originally from The X Factor) | Harris | Shirley | 10:51 |
| 11. | "Brave New World" (from Brave New World) | Murray, Harris, Dickinson | Shirley, Harris | 6:20 |
| 12. | "Fear of the Dark (Live)" (from Rock in Rio; originally from Fear of the Dark, 1992) | Harris | Shirley | 7:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Quick or Be Dead" (from Fear of the Dark) | Dickinson, Gers | Birch | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Tailgunner" (from No Prayer for the Dying) | Harris, Dickinson | Birch | 4:15 |
| 3. | "No More Lies" (from Dance of Death) | Harris | Shirley, Harris | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Coming Home" (from The Final Frontier) | Smith, Harris, Dickinson | Shirley, Harris | 5:53 |
| 5. | "The Clansman (Live)" (from Rock in Rio; originally from Virtual XI, 1998) | Harris | Shirley | 9:28 |
| 6. | "For the Greater Good of God" (from A Matter of Life and Death) | Harris | Shirley, Harris | 9:24 |
| 7. | "These Colours Don't Run" (from A Matter of Life and Death) | Smith, Harris, Dickinson | Shirley, Harris | 6:53 |
| 8. | "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (from No Prayer for the Dying) | Dickinson | Birch | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark) | Harris | Birch | 6:56 |
| 10. | "Dance of Death" (from Dance of Death) | Gers, Harris | Shirley, Harris | 8:37 |
| 11. | "When the Wild Wind Blows" (from The Final Frontier) | Harris | Shirley, Harris | 11:02 |
| Total length: | 153:56 | |||
Chart performance
| Country | Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Ö3 Austria Top 40 | 22[13] |
| Belgium (Flanders) | Ultratop | 26[14] |
| Belgium (Wallonia) | 44[15] | |
| Finland | The Official Finnish Charts | 11[16] |
| France | SNEP | 46[17] |
| Germany | Media Control Charts | 19[18] |
| Greece | IFPI Greece | 10[19] |
| Hungary | Mahasz | 30[20] |
| Japan | Oricon | 100[21] |
| Mexico | Top 100 Mexico | 54[22] |
| Netherlands | MegaCharts | 45[23] |
| New Zealand | RIANZ | 16[24] |
| Norway | VG-lista | 10[25] |
| Portugal | AFP | 8[26] |
| Spain | PROMUSICAE | 23[27] |
| Sweden | Sverigetopplistan | 6[28] |
| Switzerland | Swiss Hitparade | 20[29] |
| United Kingdom | Official Albums Chart | 19[30] |
| United States | Billboard 200 | 86[31] |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[1]
- Iron Maiden
- Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Adrian Smith – guitar (except on "Holy Smoke", "Tailgunner", "Be Quick or Be Dead", "Afraid to Shoot Strangers", and "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter")
- Janick Gers – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, keyboards
- Nicko McBrain – drums
- Additional musicians
- Michael Kenney – keyboards on "Sign of the Cross", "Afraid to Shoot Strangers", "Fear of the Dark" and "The Clansman" (uncredited)
- Production
- Ade Emsley – mastering
- Stuart Crouch – art direction, design
- Melanie Hunter – art direction, design
- Anthony Dry – art direction, design
- Melvyn Grant – cover illustration
- John McMurtrie – photography
- Rod Smallwood – management
- Andy Taylor – management
References
- ^ a b From Fear to Eternity (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 6 June 2011.
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- ^ Monger, James Christopher. Iron Maiden: From Fear to Eternity > Review at AllMusic
- ^ a b Lawson, Dom (July 2011). "Iron Maiden- From Fear to Eternity". Classic Rock (159): 95.
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