![]() ![]() ![]() Anyway, a long story which goes back to the Urchin days, a hiatus in 1985 and a follow up in 1989 when Smith, Colwell and Barnett did the A.S.A.P. It was written by Dave Colwell (from Smith’s first band Urchin) for the ‘Entire Population of Hackney’ project which featured Smith & McBrain and some others including Andy Barnett who had actually replaced Dave Murray in Urchin back in the seventies. However the song was never intended for Maiden nor was it written by Smith. Well, I got the lead vocals right and also the moment of its recording (or at least production). However Dickinson’s backing vocals are great I must add.Īnd here I was, thinking all these years ‘Reach Out’ also was an Adrian Smith penned song which was recorded during the somewhere In Time sessions but deemed too soft for the regular album (and therefore Smith did lead vocals himself or whatever so it could be released as a B-side) Void of any raw edges Smith is the man for this job since Dickinson would have made the song either too majestic or maybe even too raw which is exactly what the song didn’t need. The song combines mid paced rock with a sort of poppy eighties beauty. ![]() The guitar intro is the most remarkable feature of the song. ‘Wasted Years’ is a simple mid paced song and, just like earlier Smith songs such as 2 Minutes To Midnight and Flight Of Icarus, build around a pop song structure and depending on just a few catchy riffs, an even catchier chorus and easily digestible melodies. ‘Wasted Years’ was the most successful one (although I’ll always prefer the heavier ‘Stranger In A Strange Land’) We wrote no less than 3 out of 8 tunes on Somewhere in Time from which two became singles. So really, for me there is something magical about Wasted Years, no denying it.Īdrian Smith really was on a roll here. This is the song which grabbed my attention, pulled me away at that time from regular rock and pop. My starting point with this band and even metal in general (I don’t count listening to Zeppelin, ACDC Aerosmith and such earlier). Now here is the song which started it all for me. ![]()
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