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By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   Next 10 Pages Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about The Number of the Beast (page 5/ 12) ------ performed by Iron Maiden This song kicks ass! | Reviewer: Kyle | 12/25/08 I dont see why people find it satanic.. Most rock music does talk about satan, yeah... Unless they say "I love Satan,I kill people in worship to him" i dont see why you would think they are! Iron Maiden is an AMAZING band, if not one of the best iv ever listened to! I am a christian as well.. or raised that way anyway.. And i have no problems with this.. Most christians live everything by the book, i choose to make my own decissions.. because i know whats best for me. Its only offensive if you take it in an offensive way, remember that... its what YOU make of it. MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!! | Reviewer: ratchet | 12/23/08 These comments are FUNNY as HECK/HELL! As to whether this song is satanic? It contains references to satan and his evil allure, however, it also tells it from the same viewpoint that a reformed drug addict might talk about drugs. "Evil things, yet, it wouldn't hurt to try... Oh, now I am hooked." From that perspective it is anti-satan. But then, by naming a song Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden effectively doubled their sales of their songs. Kids like to rebel, then justify their rebellion. This song allows for both. "Oh it's satanic, mom and dad don't like that, must buy, their angry, but OH it isn't actually satanic! It is okay! My soul is safe!" Catch my drift? Awesome song... Correction | Reviewer: Federico | 11/24/08 Who was the animal that written the lyric? first, it is: "I left alone", instead I lived alone... I mean, all my life since I was eight (now almost 20) sang this song. And finding this kinda crap of amateurs just freaks me out. You should put some more attention to your internet uploads. Today it's decadence is sicking. At least you should check with official references... fucker! This comment, move it to the top so naives can read it. Besides... some hearing... Similarity to Hawthorne | Reviewer: Up The Irons | 9/26/08 This song is very similar to the short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (about a meeting of witches) and parallels the ideas of dreams and forces of evil. I thought this was an interesting similarity. Come on now | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/23/08 Really people, Iron Maiden wrote all kinds of crazy songs about all kinds of things; most metal bands are not really "satanic" in the classical or Lavey sense, and Maiden has always used such imagery to reflect the darkness and insanity implied by their music. They were one of the original "devil music" bands, and still one of the best - that doesn't mean they worship any devils or demons. Last I checked, super-satanic band Slayer's vocalist Tom Araya is Catholic. Music is art, and you won't find many bands outside the black-metal scene who actually believe in the literal meanings of their demonic lyrics; the lyrics are written to fit the music, and maybe scare people stupid enough to believe that the bands actually engage that kind of thing. Back when this came out, lyrics like this, and the protests and publicity that came about because of them, helped sell millions of records for not just Maiden, but also for metal founders Black Sabbath as well as pop bands like Motley Crue and W.A.S.P. Come on now, are we still burning records? Revelations this world | Reviewer: Erwin | 8/20/08 Nice to see that people all over the world still makes a fuzz about the lyrice and the song. This was also like in the 80's, at that time they crushed and burned the album! Great to see that the discussion is still alive. If you wanna know what's the band upinion about the devil worship thing. Listen to the song on piece of mind...revelations! Number of the beast!!!!!! | Reviewer: Sloppy_fiend | 8/20/08 First..the begining is in fact from the book of revelation, but it is not one verse it is two verses. "Woe to you of earth and sea..." Revelation 12:12, "Let him who hath..." Revelation 13:18 Secondly, music and religion has more in common than anyone would like to admit. I cannot tell you why this song was written, I a=can try to infer meaning from it, and I actually thing it is more of a representation of the evils of the world. Succumbing to lust and greed and gluttony. Sort of a warning against the pull of the evil that is represented by satan and the chanting hordes as it were. I could get into the meaning of the bible verses and what "earth and sea" actually, in my opinion, means, but just like the song it is open to interpretation. The one thing I can safley say if you want to label this song as satanic, then you are either very small minded, or just have an axe to grind. Inform the Lord? | Reviewer: Damaramu | 8/19/08 Seriously, that cracks me up. How does one inform the Lord? Call him up on the phone? "Uh, hello Lord? Yeah, this is Frank. I thought you might like to know that I saw some guys out in the woods...what? You knew already? Ah, never mind then. Yeah you too. Have a good one." Sounds like a bad Bob Newhart skit. ^^ SATANIC LOL | Reviewer: joka | 8/14/08 for all the scummbags who think this song is satanic are idiots who cant read or listen to the meanings of this song.at first place.the intro Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea for the Devil sends the beast with wrath.. and so on is from the bible and the later text is just his version of this lil text in the bible in other words he just tell the story whit diferent words.god safe the fools who think this is satanic.if this is satanic than the bible is also satanic couse this is the text from the bible..... i like the scale | Reviewer: me | 7/16/08 why, if people have this incredible music, still listen at garbage...i said, rap and reggaeton? i dont get it... im still learnin english, and songs like this are perfect for practice the right pronunciation of each world, no matter if talks about the devil (i think people who feel ofended about this are still in the midage) thats all Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   Next 10 Pages