Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war

This paper intends to deepen some of the ideas put forward in a previous study of ours, “Historical Characters and Facts in Iron Maiden Songs: a journey from Pre-History to the Second World War” (MELLER, 2005), and is a follow-up to “Historical Themes in Iron Maiden Songs (Part I): From the Cavemen...

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Iron Maiden
Heavy Metal
History
Popular Music Studies
História
Estudos de Música Popular
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spelling ri-123456789-298802020-08-30T07:49:14Z Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war Meller, Lauro Wanderley Iron Maiden Heavy Metal History Popular Music Studies História Estudos de Música Popular This paper intends to deepen some of the ideas put forward in a previous study of ours, “Historical Characters and Facts in Iron Maiden Songs: a journey from Pre-History to the Second World War” (MELLER, 2005), and is a follow-up to “Historical Themes in Iron Maiden Songs (Part I): From the Cavemen to the Vikings” (RBEC, n.3, jan-jul 2013). Our aim is to demonstrate that the lyrics of this English band are an exception to the rule when it comes to Heavy Metal songs, which usually have Satanism, sex, drinking, and drug abuse as recurrent subject matters. Instead of dealing with these themes, Steve Harris, the main songwriter in Iron Maiden, invests in lyrics either inspired by literary works or based on historical themes. In fact, there are so many songs in the band’s discography with a historical approach that it is even possible to draw a timeline that stems from Pre-History and reaches World War II. While our analytical approach tends to focus on the lyrics, it will not ignore some aspects that are crucial to a better understanding of songs, namely the strictly musical elements (melody, harmony, rhythm, arrangement, etc.), and performance Este trabalho pretende verticalizar algumas das ideias apresentadas em um estudo prévio de nossa autoria, “Personagens e Fatos Históricos nas Canções do Iron Maiden: uma jornada da Pré-História à Segunda Guerra Mundial” (MELLER, 2005), e é uma continuação do artigo “Historical Themes in Iron Maiden Songs (Part I): From the Cavemen to the Vikings” (RBEC, n.3, jan-jul 2013). Nosso intuito é o de demonstrar que as letras desse grupo inglês constituem um diferencial com relação a outras bandas do gênero, as quais normalmente versam sobre Satanismo, sexo, bebida e consumo de drogas. Em vez disso, Steve Harris, o principal compositor do grupo, investe em letras ora inspiradas em obras literárias, ora baseadas em temas históricos. Com efeito, há tantas canções, na discografia da banda, que versam sobre temas históricos que é mesmo possível traçar uma linha do tempo que parte da Pré-História e chega até a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Embora nossa abordagem de análise tenda a enfatizar as letras, ela não prescindirá de alguns aspectos que são cruciais para um melhor entendimento das canções, nomeadamente, os elementos estritamente musicais (melodia, harmonia, ritmo, arranjo etc.), e a performance 2020-08-24T14:41:16Z 2020-08-24T14:41:16Z 2013 article MELLER, L. W.. Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war. Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Canção, v. 1, p. 190-203, 2013. Disponível em: http://www.rbec.ect.ufrn.br/RBEC_N4_A14. Acesso em: 21 ago. 2020. 2238-1198 https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/29880 en application/pdf Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Canção
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topic Iron Maiden
Heavy Metal
History
Popular Music Studies
História
Estudos de Música Popular
spellingShingle Iron Maiden
Heavy Metal
History
Popular Music Studies
História
Estudos de Música Popular
Meller, Lauro Wanderley
Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war
description This paper intends to deepen some of the ideas put forward in a previous study of ours, “Historical Characters and Facts in Iron Maiden Songs: a journey from Pre-History to the Second World War” (MELLER, 2005), and is a follow-up to “Historical Themes in Iron Maiden Songs (Part I): From the Cavemen to the Vikings” (RBEC, n.3, jan-jul 2013). Our aim is to demonstrate that the lyrics of this English band are an exception to the rule when it comes to Heavy Metal songs, which usually have Satanism, sex, drinking, and drug abuse as recurrent subject matters. Instead of dealing with these themes, Steve Harris, the main songwriter in Iron Maiden, invests in lyrics either inspired by literary works or based on historical themes. In fact, there are so many songs in the band’s discography with a historical approach that it is even possible to draw a timeline that stems from Pre-History and reaches World War II. While our analytical approach tends to focus on the lyrics, it will not ignore some aspects that are crucial to a better understanding of songs, namely the strictly musical elements (melody, harmony, rhythm, arrangement, etc.), and performance
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title Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war
title_short Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war
title_full Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war
title_fullStr Historical themes in iron maiden songs (Part II): from the inquisition to the second world war
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