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Music Compilations Numbers From The Beast: An All Star Salute To Iron Maiden (Restless) 
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| Numbers From The Beast: An All Star Salute To Iron Maiden (Restless) |
| By Matthew Hirtes | |
Monday, 07 November 2005 Description:This compilation is the brainchild of the master of the tribute album, Bob Kulick, who’s brought out similar stuff drawing on the back catalogues of the likes of KISS, Metallica, and Aerosmith. The architect of the whole project, Kulick co-produces with Brett Chassen. Which means? Kulick's got contacts. His brother, Bruce, used to play guitar in KISS and he features here. There are other big names such as Motörhead's Lemmy and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider. Although the choice of Paul Di'Anno to sing 'Wrathchild' is an odd one, considering Di'Anno's the original Iron Maiden frontman. Hardly a cover then, more a reprise, although he’s backed by Testament’s Alex Skolnick and Helmet trio Chris Traynor, Frank Bello, and John Tempestra rather than his old Maiden band-mates. Is it much cop? It’s pleasing to see people starting to pay Iron Maiden some serious respect. As recently as August Sharon Osbourne, after some perceived slight made by Bruce Dickinson about hubby Ozzy, ensured the Maiden’s last gig on the 2005 Ozzfest Tour was a night to remember – for all the wrong reasons. She encouraged the crowd to pelt Dickinson and co with eggs and repeatedly cut off the band’s PA. How many good tracks? 11 out of 11. So strong is the original material, 'Wasted Years', '2 Minutes To Midnight', 'Can I Play With Madness?' etc., you feel nobody who was chosen to cover it could fuck it up completely. Not even the cack-handed Audio Bullys. Testament lead singer’s Chuck Billy’s rendition of 'Fear of the Dark' warrants special praise, though. Not so much singing as growling, Billy offers a version that’s even scarier than the original. The lesser-known Robin McAuley deserves a mention too for his super-charged delivery of opener ‘Run To the Hills´, which sets the standard for the rest of the album. And the worst? The weakest offering finds WWE wrestler and Fozzy band member Chris Jericho hitting a brick wall with ‘The Evil That Men Do’. Biggest disappointment? That younger metallers don’t figure. Oh for the likes of members of System of a Down, Deftones and Tool contributing their interpretations of classic Maiden tracks. Verdict: Iron Maiden celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. Numbers From The Beast is the perfect present. Sharon Osbourne, take note. (4/5) Release Date: 07 November 2005  Numbers From The Beast |
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