Iron Maiden

[Spirit_In_Black]

man how long did it take you to come up with those statistics? impressive

[IListenToTheRamones]

iron maiden are my second favourite metal band

[GurS]

took but a mere half an hour - all it took was a calculator and the iron maiden and metallica websites.

who's your favourite?

[GurS]

er..... BUMP

why is it this thead isn't as popular as the metallica thread?

i bet we could over take 'em if we tried.

metallican bastards

[Spirit_In_Black]

hey lay off metallica, they're a good band, my one of my favourites, second only to maiden

[Spirit_In_Black]

took but a mere half an hour - all it took was a calculator and the iron maiden and metallica websites.

who's your favourite?

you mean outta cliff and steve right?
i'd have to say steve harris coz u can hear all his basslines in the songs really well and just watch how fast he moves his fingers when he plays

[Spirit_In_Black]

...and he's a great songwriter

[GurS]

who went crazy with the admin and locked every other thread?

[Thunder Fingers]

you mean outta cliff and steve right?
i'd have to say steve harris coz u can hear all his basslines in the songs really well and just watch how fast he moves his fingers when he plays

Looks Much Faster than it is, i dont know how he manage to make it look that fast... i dont much problems playing his lines anyway... But, Steve is SOO much more mighty than That Cliff...

[Sac]

Burton was fast, but Steve is faster.

Steve doesnt solo as in live without any instruments, but if you listen closely to some songs, some bits sound like bass solos. For example, the very last part in 22 Acacia Avenue, theres a awesome bass bit, played real fast, with the guitars playing rhythm. Theres a similar thing in Number of the Beast, right after the first solo.

Burton was great, he brought a very musical approach to metallica's music. But Steve is the main man in Maiden, he does everything. Steve always keeps in mind what is suited to a particular piece of music, he doesnt play fast just cos its cool.

Plus whats called Maiden's trademark gallop rhythm is all in the bass. Also Steve's got the click sound, which i still havent figured out how he does, and that gives him a very distinct sound.

[YDload]

Plus whats called Maiden's trademark gallop rhythm is all in the bass. Also Steve's got the click sound, which i still havent figured out how he does, and that gives him a very distinct sound.

I think it has something to do with the flatwound strings he uses. Also, he probably boosts his mids a lot.

[MAthiAS]

yeah, you can hear the bass in EVERY Maiden song, and the bassline is always awesome. Steve knows when to play rhythm, when to stray from the guitar, when to do whatever.

[Thunder Fingers]

Plus whats called Maiden's trademark gallop rhythm is all in the bass. Also Steve's got the click sound, which i still havent figured out how he does, and that gives him a very distinct sound.

I get that sound Every time i play an fender P-Bass of some reason... I love it though, so now im gonna buy an Fender P :D

And i think much of that clacking sound has to do with that steve always have used Much treble and little bass on his Amp to cut through the guitars...

(thanks for giving me a reason to bump this :p :thumb: )

[epip]

well.. i didnt read much. all i wanna say is iron maiden brought me into metal. n inspired me 2 pick up electric guitar? haha

[GurS]

haha...0_o

[Shady Ultima]

I seen a Cd when I was up north and it was a copy of PowerSlave, but instead of the Egyptan front cover, it had their guy (sorry dont know his name) in a mounties outfit. Anyone know wat it is all about?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

GLAD TO BE BACK!!!!!!!!!

by the way, i am bidding a bootleg of "no prayer for the road" tour, anyone have a copy?

[GurS]

they should have made a cd of the 'seventh tour of a seventh tour' tour.

*goes watches maiden england*

[Thunder Fingers]

Maiden England is an Cd too... double pack... I Have it..and heard about the Brandy Case? Nasty stuff... :upset:

and Frail: Where the fOck have you been? :p

[HondoII]

@ frail: lol...your bidding on one of the most abundant bootlegs of that tour.

[Thunder Fingers]

Picture time!!!



or not... where is the picture button? :confused:

ah.. take the link:
http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00399939f00000009.jpg

[Thunder Fingers]

this used to be an active thread once... :upset: 5th page... :upset:

So.. What you think of my New Avatar? :p

[Symphony x]

up the irons :thumb:

[Symphony x]

Picture time!!!



or not... where is the picture button? :confused:

ah.. take the link:
http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00399939f00000009.jpg

steve's eyes look wicked in that pic

[Chaz_Bass]

Has anyone heard 'Losfer words' off Powerslave. It's on of the best instrumentals i've ever heard and one of Steve Harris' best bass lines.

[Thunder Fingers]

Has anyone heard 'Losfer words' off Powerslave. It's on of the best instrumentals i've ever heard and one of Steve Harris' best bass lines.

yeah, its a good song, not steves best bass line IMO, that have to be somthing from Iron Maiden/Killers..... or Rime of the ancient mariner...

[IronMaiden6789]

Losfer woods is good, but i prefer the instrumental off the Killers album....cant remember what its called off the top of my head

[Thunder Fingers]

there are two... ides of march and genghis khan.. i think you mean genghis kahn its awsome...


BTW: My avatar have to be the most Kicka$$ Steve Picture ever! :D

[GurS]

ghenghis khan and losfer words are the best of the maiden instrumentals, no question

[Shady Ultima]

I seen a Cd when I was up north and it was a copy of PowerSlave, but instead of the Egyptan front cover, it had their guy (sorry dont know his name) in a mounties outfit. Anyone know wat it is all about?

[Thunder Fingers]

I seen a Cd when I was up north and it was a copy of PowerSlave, but instead of the Egyptan front cover, it had their guy (sorry dont know his name) in a mounties outfit. Anyone know wat it is all about?

Eddie is his name.. its where i got my nick from :p any way, its probbaly a fake CD.. Mounties? on Powerslave Eddie is in an Mumie(dont know how to spell it..) could be the cover to 2 minutes to midnight tough...

[GurS]

in the album sleve, it has a christmas card with eddie as a mountie

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

ghenghis khan and losfer words are the best of the maiden instrumentals, no question

very true, the "ides of march" and "transylvania" also are worth a mention..."losfer words" is easily my favourite.

[GurS]

transylvania is really just an intro for strange world... and you could consider ides of march to be an intro for wrathchild aswell.

strange world owns :D

[Thunder Fingers]

in the album sleve, it has a christmas card with eddie as a mountie

Isnt that in the Somewhere in time booklet? he stands with an axe and an sword and some dead animals in the background(i belive it is dinosaurs..) that is, if i have understand what an mountie outfit is...

[Tiefes_blau]

im sick of these thread sayin theyre official.. does iron maiden even know about this thread.. its not official

[Thunder Fingers]

im sick of these thread sayin theyre official.. does iron maiden even know about this thread.. its not official

On this board it is, n00b!
its been around much longer than u.. :p

[GurS]

nah, i'm 90% sure it's powerslave... in the middle pages, top right corner (i think), eddie in a mounties outfit leading a reindeer...

definatly not somewhere in time, as that is one of the 4 maiden studio albums i don't have

[Thunder Fingers]

well, somwhere in time is where i find him with an reindeer, dressed like santa..

[Shady Ultima]

thats not a mountie suit.
I can guarentee 100% its not on powerslave though I looked through the book and its not there. So I still don't know why it had a different cover

[Firecracker]

iron maiden are the best. :)

[Thunder Fingers]

thats not a mountie suit.
I can guarentee 100% its not on powerslave though I looked through the book and its not there. So I still don't know why it had a different cover

look in the somwhere in time cover... i think it might be eddie with an knife and dead things...

[Jamie FT]

iron maiden are the best. :)

What a great contribution to the thread :p (though I can't talk, I love maiden but I've never even been on this thread before, dunno why just haven't)

[Shady Ultima]

Well I guess I'll hve to buy somewhere In time...
The only Cds I have so far are Powerslave and Dance of Death, both are incredibal, I bow to Steve!

[GurS]

i have

*clears throat*

Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number Of The Beast
Powerslave
Live After Death
Live After Death VHS
Iron Maiden Behind The Iron Curtain VHS
12 Wasted Years VHS
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Maiden England VHS
No Prayer For The Dying
Live At Donnington
Best Of The Beast
Brave New World
The Number Of The Beast DVD
Rock In Rio DVD
Edward The Great
Visions Of The Beast DVD
Dance Of Death

:p

[Shady Ultima]

Is that all of em??? I only recently started gettin into Maiden more, after my guitar teacher gave me phantom of the Opera for my final exam piece. And I also like just about every other band, so I don't buy everything from one band, money is spread thin

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

all of their albums are:

Iron Maiden
Killers
Maiden Japan
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Live after Death
Somewhere in Time
Seventh son of a Seventh Son
No Prayer for the Dying
Fear of the Dark
Live at Donnington park (august 28th 1992)
A Real Live One
A Real Dead One
The X-Factor
Best of the Beast
Virtual X1
Ed Hunter
Brave New World
Rock In Rio
Edward the Great
Eddies Archives (boxed set)
Dance of Death
No More Lies (EP)

[TheIronMaiden]

Well I guess I'll hve to buy somewhere In time...
The only Cds I have so far are Powerslave and Dance of Death, both are incredibal, I bow to Steve!

go with number of the beast
its a classic

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

classic yes very much so. Somewhere in Time is my personal favourite, but i think you have to be into Maiden's classic sound before you'd fully appriciate it. Number of the Beast is a perfect intro studio album for a beginning Maiden fan.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

**NEWSFLASH**


Former IRON MAIDEN Singers DI'ANNO, BAYLEY Perform Together - July 4, 2004

Former IRON MAIDEN vocalists Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley teamed up for a duet on the MAIDEN classic "Running Free" as part of their appearance at the Rock The Nations Open Air Festival in Istanbul, Turkey this past weekend. The three-day event, which took place July 2-4 at the Maslak venue, featured performances by both Paul Di'Anno's new solo band (dubbed SCREAMING MONKEY) and Bayley's BLAZE project. This was the first time ever that the two former MAIDEN singers have performed together.

[Thunder Fingers]

**NEWSFLASH**


Former IRON MAIDEN Singers DI'ANNO, BAYLEY Perform Together - July 4, 2004

Former IRON MAIDEN vocalists Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley teamed up for a duet on the MAIDEN classic "Running Free" as part of their appearance at the Rock The Nations Open Air Festival in Istanbul, Turkey this past weekend. The three-day event, which took place July 2-4 at the Maslak venue, featured performances by both Paul Di'Anno's new solo band (dubbed SCREAMING MONKEY) and Bayley's BLAZE project. This was the first time ever that the two former MAIDEN singers have performed together.


Sorry, frail. but thats old :p saw it many months ago..

[GurS]

^^^

all of their albums are:

Soundhouse Tapes
Metal For Murthas (does this count?)
Iron Maiden
Live!! + One
Killers
Maiden Japan
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Live after Death
Somewhere in Time
Seventh son of a Seventh Son
Maiden England 2 Cd
No Prayer for the Dying
Fear of the Dark
Live at Donnington park (august 28th 1992)
I THINK Raising Hell was released on CD
A Real Live One
A Real Dead One
The X-Factor
Best of the Beast
Virtual X1
Ed Hunter
Brave New World
Rock In Rio
Edward the Great
Eddies Archives (boxed set)
Dance of Death
No More Lies (EP)

Hmm, i forgot that i also have No More Lies Ep.

You also forgot a few things Frail. I added 'em to your list, they're in bold and italics

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

raising hell was released on cd? i gotta find that!! haha

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Sorry, frail. but thats old :p saw it many months ago..

i know its old, but they just did it lol. i was hoping someone would have a link to a site that had an audio or video clip.

[Thunder Fingers]

there was only one CD in Maiden England.... and Raising Hell have never been released as an CD(maby as an bootleg)... Raising Hell DVD have never been released official yet... thers a reason Rock in rio is called "Iron Maiden's first DVD"...

asnd you forgot a real live/dead one... its the duble disc that came out of the two "A real .... One" Cds...

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

yeah i saw that, one of the remasters...i have them seperatly but should pick up the remastered version for sound quality, i prefer the Donnington show to those live albums from that tour.

[HondoII]

I got all of those albums listed (and the ones GURs added) plus the Brazillian LAD dvd w00t

Oh and raising hell cd was a VHS audio rip. So it is a bootleg

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

anyone else want to see Nicko's rock band he hopes to tour with in the fall, "McBrain's Damage"? has ex-members of Black Sabbath and Quiet Riot among others.

[Thunder Fingers]

I got all of those albums listed (and the ones GURs added) plus the Brazillian LAD dvd w00t

Oh and raising hell cd was a VHS audio rip. So it is a bootleg

you have soundhouse tapes and Live + 1?!? I hate you! ;)

and then raising hell shouldnt be on your list! its a 'kin bootleg!!!

[GurS]

sounds interesting.

nicko also did a drum tutorial thing called "rythms of the beast"

[The_RaiNMaKeR]

Eddie you play a Washburn Idol?

[Shady Ultima]

^^^

classic yes very much so. Somewhere in Time is my personal favourite, but i think you have to be into Maiden's classic sound before you'd fully appriciate it. Number of the Beast is a perfect intro studio album for a beginning Maiden fan.

I have listened to a lot of it, my guitar teacher's a big maiden fan, but I only have Powerslave and Dance of Death, I want to get more though, so I'll buy whichever I can find.

[HondoII]

you have soundhouse tapes and Live + 1?!? I hate you! ;)

and then raising hell shouldnt be on your list! its a 'kin bootleg!!!

lol..

I WISH I had the original sound house tapes EP. But alas, mine is a cheap replica which can be found on ebay for cheap.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

what Iron Maiden song got you guys hooked one he band?

for me it was "here to eternity" and "the wickerman".

[Facsimile]

Two Minutes to Midnight was the first song I heard, but Number of the Beast was the one that blew my mind.

[Thunder Fingers]

Eddie you play a Washburn Idol?

I play what? now i play an Jackson KBX.... My avatar is reffering to steve harris.. :p

[Thunder Fingers]

what Iron Maiden song got you guys hooked one he band?

for me it was "here to eternity" and "the wickerman".

i dont remember.. i think the wickerman was one of them...

[GurS]

the first maiden song i heard was "bring your daughter to the slaughter", which i thought was a decent enough song, but couldn't understand what all the hype was. i then heard "run to the hills" and "fear of the dark live" and was, in a word, hooked. I got number of the beast album and that's where it all kicked off.

On amazon, i found (on the zShop auction thing) a copy of live!! + one going for $50.

Also, am I the only one who's noticed that since frail has returned to this thread, it's been constantly on the first page rather than rattling around on the fifth?

[Thunder Fingers]

the first maiden song i heard was "bring your daughter to the slaughter", which i thought was a decent enough song, but couldn't understand what all the hype was. i then heard "run to the hills" and "fear of the dark live" and was, in a word, hooked. I got number of the beast album and that's where it all kicked off.

On amazon, i found (on the zShop auction thing) a copy of live!! + one going for $50.

Also, am I the only one who's noticed that since frail has returned to this thread, it's been constantly on the first page rather than rattling around on the fifth?

i tried to keep it on the first page, but im gues im not as populare as frail :p

[GurS]

'twas merely an observation.

here's a good game for increasing the thread popularity.

someone has to say AT LEAST one line of a maiden song. Everyone else then has to guess which song it is, and what album it's from. The person who said the line then has to post the verse or chorus that the line is from, making the line bold and italics. if that makes sense.

So i'll start.

"even in my wildest dreams"

[GurS]

oh yes, no cheating.

[Thunder Fingers]

'twas merely an observation.

here's a good game for increasing the thread popularity.

someone has to say AT LEAST one line of a maiden song. Everyone else then has to guess which song it is, and what album it's from. The person who said the line then has to post the verse or chorus that the line is from, making the line bold and italics. if that makes sense.

So i'll start.

"even in my wildest dreams"

Wildest Dream, Dance of Death

and it would be a little bit Spam :p

[GurS]

Wrong

[GurS]

give up?

[Thunder Fingers]

Wrong

ah, how could i, i didnt think! its Infinite Dreams, from Seventh son of a seventh son (Dude maiden got like 4 songs with that line...)

[GurS]

just the one i think, actually. the one i wildest dreams is "make my wildest dreams come true"

your go

[Thunder Fingers]

"seems like someone just opened the door to life, or is it death?"

[GurS]

i have absolutley no idea, that must be from either : piece of mind, somewhere in time, the x-factor or virtual xi, coz those are the 4 albums i don't have

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i tried to keep it on the first page, but im gues im not as populare as frail :p

haha, there are so many new people comming into the forum since the thread opened i thought it was necessary to ask once again!!! lol

[YDload]

The first Maiden song I ever heard was "2 Minutes to Midnight," but I didn't think much of them until I got a bass guitar. Then I heard "Run to the Hills" and thought, "Hey, this is the same band! Their bassist is good!"

[micket_b]

maiden are just kool and im getting there eddys archive box set soon i seen them on there dance of death tour its was so good

[xAzagthothx]

ATTN: EVERYONE

Those of you in a band, look at my post about people in bands:

this is what is posted on that thread:


Aight fools... we all know that the Death Heads thread has revolutionized the online metal underground... kinda. well... how about we take the next step, and go outside of the box into reality.

Angeldeath wants to start an underground unsigned band tape trade/distro: Bands send each other their demos, cds, tapes, shirts....anything in exchange for other band's merch, and then sell them at shows. That way, were helping expose each other all over the place, plus were getting some cash in our pockets which is cool too.

SO. Any/all people who play in bands that are definitely metal, no ****ing genre exclusion... any and all metal, post your email/contacts here and what your band has, and then lets get the underground revolution started again.



ANGELDEATH

www.angeldeath.net

Contact Greg:

Gpittz@aol.com

AIM: Satanicguitarist

Stuff:

"Screams From Beyond" demo EP, 8 tracks
Angeldeath t-shirts




if the Baphomet Horde means anything to you folks... lets get this ****ing done








yay for metal, come on guys. ok... Iron Maiden definitely rocks too

[Shady Ultima]

Er spam, I first heard Aces High, and didn't like it at first (I was still a Linkin Park fan.. sad to say) Then I heard it again and liked it more, so I went out and bought Powerslave, the CD is still one of my faves, and Maiden one of my fave bands, and i know a lot of their songs on bass. MY fave to play is Phantom though

for the game thing, I'll start off a new one
"And I know of that pain that you feel the same as me."

[Thunder Fingers]

for the game thing, I'll start off a new one
"And I know of that pain that you feel the same as me."

Nobody answered mine!! :angry: you got to answer first!

edit:
By the way, thats the rainmaker from Dance of death, released in 2003 :p

[HondoII]

*signs spammer up for pr0n mail*

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

ok ok ok, heres a line.....

"Turning round the old man ponders
Reminiscing an age gone by"

one of my favourites :)

[Shady Ultima]

I need more Maiden CD's I fail miserably at this game

[xAzagthothx]

hey guys im sorry... but i figured id give it a shot.

Anyway..... heres a question for all you guys:

What song/album/anything did it for you, and got you hooked on Maiden?

Mine was definitely the first time i heard The Trooper. Those harmony riffs... just ate me

[GurS]

hmmm... well, frail, from the lyrics i'm guessing something off'f somewhere in time - which is one of the four studio albums i don't have :upset:

oh well.

i'm leaving for a month this afternoon, and i won't have net access - so try not to gett his thread locked when i'm away, k? :thumb:

laterz

gur

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

see ya Gurs!!! and no its not off Somewhere im Time lol...im suprised i didnt list one off of there, but that would have been to predictable. the thread will be here when you get back!

[GurS]

thankee for the send off.

i still have about 10 min on the computer :/

well, since i can't guess yours, i may as well come up with a new line

"i still smell cleaner than the **** you're in"

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

holy smoke!

PS: my lyric if off the same album, read it again! lol

[GurS]

i'm not gonna run off and look at the lyrics booklet, i'm gonna take a guess

mother russia?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

final answer????.........and hes right for a million dollars!!!!

yes it is off Mother Russia, one of my all time Maiden favourites.

PS: where are you off to, and what time is it where your at? its like almost 5 am here :D

[GurS]

i only guessed coz you have mentioned previously that that's one of your favourite maiden songs.

hmm...



"*guitar solo*"

nah, i kid

"you made the mistake of picking it up now you're gone" - not entirley sure if that line's accurate but it's close enough

[GurS]

i'm going to israel O NOS being blown up. not really. but i'm kinda back-packing in israel for a month, i have to leave my house in a few hours (for about 3pm, it's 11 am here) but my parents want to "do stuff".

[Thunder Fingers]

lets take mine :p:
"seems like someone just opened the door to life, or is it death?"

[Thunder Fingers]

ah, come on, its not that hard...

[YDload]

i only guessed coz you have mentioned previously that that's one of your favourite maiden songs.

hmm...



"*guitar solo*"

nah, i kid

"you made the mistake of picking it up now you're gone" - not entirley sure if that line's accurate but it's close enough

That's "The Duelists" from "Powerslave."

I think I'll add one too, because I'm a jerk and nobody can see to get ETT's:

"Axes grind and maces clash/ as wounded fighters faaaaaall to the ground"

[Thunder Fingers]

That's "The Duelists" from "Powerslave."

I think I'll add one too, because I'm a jerk and nobody can see to get ETT's:

"Axes grind and maces clash/ as wounded fighters faaaaaall to the ground"

INVADERS!

and we try again, you should be able to manage this:

"Should we keep at bay the Beast?"

[Thunder Fingers]

"i am he, the bornless one, the fallen angel watching you..."

kickass song!

10th page :upset:

[Facsimile]

"i am he, the bornless one, the fallen angel watching you..."

kickass song!

10th page :upset:
Ooh I know that one!

Moonchild!!!!!!

I don't know your others though. I'm only just starting my collection.

[YDload]

Are there any Iron Maiden songs without guitar solos in them?

[Thunder Fingers]

Are there any Iron Maiden songs without guitar solos in them?

i dont think prowler or iron maiden have solos (i have never noticed them or given them any thought if they are there. :p)

[ashman]

"seems like someone just opened the door to life, or is it death?"
hmm a blazy song from XI, I think its The Educated Fool


"Should we keep at bay the Beast?"

Como Estais Amigos, one of my fave XI songs.


I see you like Blaze then...

now my one
So you think you can own me, well you better just think again

I think this one is sufficiently tricky enough :naughty:

Ash

[Kickflip_Burrito]

I'm sure there's a song on Dance of Death that doesn't have a guitar solo :confused:

*runs away to find Dance of Death CD*

[ashman]

^yeh Journeyman, but the electric version has some nice electric guitar work form adrian (I think).

[Thunder Fingers]

hmm a blazy song from XI, I think its The Educated Fool



Como Estais Amigos, one of my fave XI songs.


I see you like Blaze then...

now my one
So you think you can own me, well you better just think again

I think this one is sufficiently tricky enough :naughty:

Ash

"..and when i get this feelings honey, you better keep away from me!"

Burning ambitions, its 'kin GREAT!

[Kickflip_Burrito]

^yeh Journeyman, but the electric version has some nice electric guitar work form adrian (I think).

I thought it was Journeyman!!! I just didn't want to say incase i was wrong.

[naboo]

i dont think prowler or iron maiden have solos (i have never noticed them or given them any thought if they are there. :p)

Prowler has one.

Sometimes there aren't really solos but just like an interlude thingy with harmonies (Deja Vu, Flash of the Blade).

[Thunder Fingers]

Prowler has one.

Sometimes there aren't really solos but just like an interlude thingy with harmonies (Deja Vu, Flash of the Blade).

oh, weird, i cant remember it... :P

[ashman]

I was watching the metal hammer golden gods award last night, and maiden won best british band, but for some reason there was only dickinson there, but he did say something interesting................He said "I will see you all in a field somewhere next summer...................and thats a promise".

So maybe they will be touring next summer, im already excited.

Ash

[Thunder Fingers]

or maby that was his solo band :p

[El_Tel]

well i see them in december and bruce "promised" that the DoD tour wasnt going to be their last

[ashman]

I also saw 'em, in december and I know they said that, but people were saying that they wasn't going to tour for 2+ yrs.

And I've been talking to people and everyone reckons that they are playing at that festival at donnington. And it is Definitely maiden playing not just bruce (but wasn't Janick apart of bruces solo band? and i thought that adrian helped out also).

Ash

[Facsimile]

Okay so I got Piece of Mind the other day, and I have to ask you, what does Bruce say in the pre-chorus of Die With Your Boots On? Eg.

"If you're gonna die - If you're gonna die
??????????????????? - If you're gonna die"

[Thunder Fingers]

Okay so I got Piece of Mind the other day, and I have to ask you, what does Bruce say in the pre-chorus of Die With Your Boots On? Eg.

"If you're gonna die - If you're gonna die
??????????????????? - If you're gonna die"

die with your boots on if your gonna die, your gonna die, gonna die with your boots on (its what it sounds like Live anyway...)

[Facsimile]

Oh okay. I haven't heard it live. But I can sort of hear 'Die' and 'Boots'.

[Thunder Fingers]

Oh okay. I haven't heard it live. But I can sort of hear 'Die' and 'Boots'.

im pretty shure thats what he says...

[Facsimile]

So here's a question to bump the thread off the sixth page:

Are the Iron Maiden albums you own the originals, or are they the re-released ones that are Enhanced CDs with the computer program on them?

[ashman]

I have all the enhanced ones.......I want the original CDs tho. But I do own all the Albums from Iron Maiden to Sevength on LP (except NOTB, I can't find it anywhere). I have two Sevength son LPs one is the bog standard plain one and the other is the picture one.
Ash

[deathbeforedisco]

i dont think prowler or iron maiden have solos (i have never noticed them or given them any thought if they are there. :p)

i forget, does out of the silent planet have a solo, or a real one

[Thunder Fingers]

So here's a question to bump the thread off the sixth page:

Are the Iron Maiden albums you own the originals, or are they the re-released ones that are Enhanced CDs with the computer program on them?

well, i gues The X factor, Virtul XI, Brave New World and Dance of death would be counted as original... i also have Piece of Mind and Powerslave on LP...

[uptheirons32]

Are there any Iron Maiden songs without guitar solos in them?
Are you insane? it wouldn't be Maiden without solos!! UP THE F*CKING IRONS!!!

[uptheirons32]

i forget, does out of the silent planet have a solo, or a real one
Iron Maiden, Prowler and Out of the Silent Planet all have solos.

[uptheirons32]

Okay so I got Piece of Mind the other day, and I have to ask you, what does Bruce say in the pre-chorus of Die With Your Boots On? Eg.

"If you're gonna die - If you're gonna die
??????????????????? - If you're gonna die"

"cuz if you're gonna die, ifyou're gonna die, if you're gonan die, if you're gonna die.....if you're gonna die, die with your boots on, if you're gonna try, well, stick around, if you're gonna cry, just move along if you're gonna die, you're gonna die!!!!" UP THE F*CKING IRONS!!!

[Thunder Fingers]

Are you insane? it wouldn't be Maiden without solos!! UP THE F*CKING IRONS!!!

Maiden have songs without solos, wich have been replaced with an instrumental part, and i belive that running free are one of them... and genghis kahn..

and you mind to change your undertitle? :thumb: :p

[Orion7]

I'm just getting into Iron Maiden and have only heard a few of their songs, but what I have heard f'in ROCKS! :thumb: But I thought I would go to you Maiden experts to ask where I should get started with my Maiden cd collection. I'm not really into Greatest Hits collections or burning cds, so I wanted to know what albums I should buy first to start off the collection. Thanks dudes.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

To get a good feel for the "classic" sound of Iron Maiden get "the number of the beast" first, my favourite albums are "somewhere in time" "brave new world" and "seventh son of a seventh son" but "the number of the beast was the one that got me hooked". :) we WILL get you obessed with this band! haha

[Thunder Fingers]

just buy any of their albums, their all great..

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

well, i started off with "no prayer for the dying" and "fear of the dark" as my first two Maiden cds (IMO the weakest with Bruce) and didnt get really hooked onto them until i heard "the number of the beast". I still have a real soft spot for "no prayer" and listen to it more than most of the Maiden albums because it was my first, but i wouldnt say its the best introduction to the band. Also, if you've never heard Maiden before and start off with something from Blayze's years he might never get into them, as alot of people do not enjoy his era as much. still, every Maiden album is great but not all are perfect to start with.

[Thunder Fingers]

i find the song "No prayer for the dying" wonderful to listen to, and NPFTD is actualy one of my fav albums... along with VXI...

[YDload]

I have "Number of the Beast," "Piece of Mind," and "Powerslave." The best stuff to start with, and I'm going in order too.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i find the song "No prayer for the dying" wonderful to listen to, and NPFTD is actualy one of my fav albums... along with VXI...

i told ya i LOVE no prayer for the dying haha, in fact...lets play a game, rate the tracks on the albums "No Prayer for the Dying"

1. tailgunner
2. the assassin
3. fates warning
4. hooks in you
5. mother russia
6. run silent run deep
7. no prayer for the dying
8. holy smoke
9. bring your daughter...to the slaughter
10. public enema number one

the first 7 were HARD to get through hehe. This was my first studio album by Iron Maiden and one of my top 3 most played ones :thumb: lets see what you all would rate them.

[Thunder Fingers]

i told ya i LOVE no prayer for the dying haha, in fact...lets play a game, rate the tracks on the albums "No Prayer for the Dying"

1. tailgunner
2. the assassin
3. fates warning
4. hooks in you
5. mother russia
6. run silent run deep
7. no prayer for the dying
8. holy smoke
9. bring your daughter...to the slaughter
10. public enema number one

the first 7 were HARD to get through hehe. This was my first studio album by Iron Maiden and one of my top 3 most played ones :thumb: lets see what you all would rate them.

1. No Prayer for the dying (just love the bass track on it...)
2. Fates Warning
3. tailgunner
4. Holy Smoke
5. Hooks in you
6. The assasin
7. Public Enema number one
8. Mother Russia
9. Bring Your daughter... to the slaughter
10. Run silent run deep

yeah, kinda like that, i dont like to rate songs, since i love every maiden song as much as the other...

And Motorhead and sepultura are coming to my town! :D know its probaly nothing to brag about, but my entire country have an population at size with half of Manhattan in new york :p (we are only 4 millions) so big bands usually go to the capitol :D!!! wrong thread :p im just so deamn exited!

edit:
hmmm. Just noticed... im wearing my Hooks in you t-shirt today... :p the one with eddie standing over some guy with 3 hooks as an hand...

[lawlstorm]

i started to read through this board page by page and then realized theres a miraculous 56 ****ing pages. It's good to see my all time favorite band has such a following. I'm getting a job soon and after i upgrade my guitar rig all my money goes straight to maiden cd's as all i can listen to now are mp3s. im probably going to buy piece of mind and power slave first. any objections?

[freeman_iwish]

haha, i went to see maiden last december at manchester MEN, frigging awesome, and harris is a big thing for me, being a bass player (or trying to be)

[mr snrub]

maiden rule over any other band. favourite albums - x-factor, fear of the dark and dance of death. favourite songs no more lies, fear of the dark, fotunes of war and running free.

[R3dn3ckibanezplaya]

Iron Maiden should quit now...
F*ck u nigga they rock and there guitarist can mop the floor with the guitarist from system of a down any day Bitch and SOAD sucks :thumb:

[ACSMAT]

SOAD dusn't suck

It's just that Iron maiden is better

who agrees?

[R3dn3ckibanezplaya]

not me

[ACSMAT]

i c ic

Well, in my opinion, SOAD is good. However, I think that Iron maiden is BETTER

And i really think you should tone down your profanity.

[mr snrub]

SOAD dusn't suck

It's just that Iron maiden is better

who agrees?

no they just suck

[Thunder Fingers]

sorry guys, but soad have nothing in here to do... (newb attack on Maiden Thread :p)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

1. No Prayer for the dying (just love the bass track on it...)
2. Fates Warning
3. tailgunner
4. Holy Smoke
5. Hooks in you
6. The assasin
7. Public Enema number one
8. Mother Russia
9. Bring Your daughter... to the slaughter
10. Run silent run deep

yeah, kinda like that, i dont like to rate songs, since i love every maiden song as much as the other...

And Motorhead and sepultura are coming to my town! :D know its probaly nothing to brag about, but my entire country have an population at size with half of Manhattan in new york :p (we are only 4 millions) so big bands usually go to the capitol :D!!! wrong thread :p im just so deamn exited!

edit:
hmmm. Just noticed... im wearing my Hooks in you t-shirt today... :p the one with eddie standing over some guy with 3 hooks as an hand...

im usually not one to rate songs either, just something new to do in here :) plus i wanted to see what youd say for them :)

[Thunder Fingers]

im usually not one to rate songs either, just something new to do in here :) plus i wanted to see what youd say for them :)

ah, right.. :thumb:

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

Hello, I started this thread. I'm on a different account now though.

The irony of me starting this thread is that I didn't even like IM when I made this thread. :lol:

But I like them now.

[YDload]

SOAD dusn't suck

It's just that Iron maiden is better

who agrees?

Surprisingly, I agree with you. I like SOAD, but when I want to hear some great bass playing, who am I gonna run to? Maiden, that's who.

[Thunder Fingers]

Hello, I started this thread. I'm on a different account now though.

The irony of me starting this thread is that I didn't even like IM when I made this thread. :lol:

But I like them now.

yeah, well, if you hadnt maked it, i would :p

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

I like the last bass riff of Aces High.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Surprisingly, I agree with you. I like SOAD, but when I want to hear some great bass playing, who am I gonna run to? Maiden, that's who.

**** right, that fool from SOAD is nothing compared to The Iron Maiden himself...Mr.Steve Harris :) *bows*

[chillipepperscrazy]

i've been part of the iron maiden message board since may, just to show my devotion :thumb: i'm really pissed that maiden isnt coming to chicago though :upset:


yer i'm annoyed i just missed the 1 in england last year i couldnt get 2 london :upset: :angry: :evil:

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

ok, i wanna get a video or dvd from the "piece of mind" tour....and bootleges i should look for or avoid?

[Thunder Fingers]

ok, i wanna get a video or dvd from the "piece of mind" tour....and bootleges i should look for or avoid?

get the one from dortmund(i think it was), Its the video where Maiden kills eddie... and dave smashes his fav guitar becouse he didnt like the cheap squier he was supposed to kill eddie with :p

anyone noticed that Janick is different? he is the only one in the band who usually plays with an Rosewood fretboard... all the others use maple :p

[ashman]

yer i'm annoyed i just missed the 1 in england last year i couldnt get 2 london :upset: :angry: :evil:


There were gigs all over the England
they were:
Newcastle
Nottingham
Sheffield (where I saw them)
Manchester
London
Cardiff
And Birmingham

And you couldn't get to any of them.............Shame on you

At least they will be playing at donington next summer :thumb:

Ash

[Defender0FmetaL]

Iron Maiden --- Greatest Metal Band In The World

[Thunder Fingers]

Iron Maiden --- Greatest Metal Band In The World

:thumb:


oh, pickup blocker at 666! guess wich song im gonna listen to :p

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

get the one from dortmund(i think it was), Its the video where Maiden kills eddie... and dave smashes his fav guitar becouse he didnt like the cheap squier he was supposed to kill eddie with :p

anyone noticed that Janick is different? he is the only one in the band who usually plays with an Rosewood fretboard... all the others use maple :p

i HAVE noticed that because i have a real petpeve with rosewood fretboards, i adore maple and all of my guitar must have maple! Adrian's gibson's obviously have rosewood becuase Gibson never makes maple necks. i wonder if Janick has ever noticed before?

ok, i willl look for that video....what was the name of it?

[Thunder Fingers]

i HAVE noticed that because i have a real petpeve with rosewood fretboards, i adore maple and all of my guitar must have maple! Adrian's gibson's obviously have rosewood becuase Gibson never makes maple necks. i wonder if Janick has ever noticed before?

ok, i willl look for that video....what was the name of it?

Live at dortmound 1983 or somthing

[ashman]

^hmm......That sounds like a purchase I should also make.........now to get a job to afford it

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

ok heres a new topic. "best opening and closing" song that Iron Maiden could do on tour.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Live at dortmound 1983 or somthing

i will look for it on e-bay, thanks a million...i love that album and no doubt will love seeing footage from the tour! im happy enough having "still life" on my "somewhere on tour paris 86'" dvd.

[Thunder Fingers]

ok heres a new topic. "best opening and closing" song that Iron Maiden could do on tour.

Pretty Much the "Maiden England" setup(wich by the way have still life on it..:thumb)

Moonchild to start(gotta love the "I am he..." opening to an concert, gives you kinda an rush...)
and Iron Maiden to the end...

On an "Last tour" it should be Wasted Years... i would serriously have cried....

i think i have been banned from the IM BB... i havent been able to get in there for 1 month... :upset:

[hamthrax]

There were gigs all over the England
they were:

Sheffield (where I saw them)

Ash

me too!!!!

maiden rule

[StepsAscending_]

can someone clear me up on which albums have which singer. kinda confused

[GraveRobbersINC]

Iron Maide, Killers-Paul Di'Anno
The X-Factor, Virtual XI-Blaze
Everything else-Dickinson

[GUITARPuNk4LiFe]

My fovorite songs are Fear of the Dark, Wasted Years, No More Lies, Run to the Hills,
and Lord of the Flies.

[Corporal Compendia]

Tell me, does anywhere here have a RON MAIDE! shirt?... and do you know what I'm talking about when I say that? :lol:

[StepsAscending_]

Iron Maide, Killers-Paul Di'Anno
The X-Factor, Virtual XI-Blaze
Everything else-Dickinson

ah ok thanks

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Pretty Much the "Maiden England" setup(wich by the way have still life on it..:thumb)

Moonchild to start(gotta love the "I am he..." opening to an concert, gives you kinda an rush...)
and Iron Maiden to the end...

On an "Last tour" it should be Wasted Years... i would serriously have cried....

i think i have been banned from the IM BB... i havent been able to get in there for 1 month... :upset:

agreed, sometimes they recycle to many songs on their set and forget alot of fan favoruties...Maiden are a band where they can play anything from all of their albums and the fans will enjoy it the same.

i think as for intro songs.."Moonchild" is one hell of one for sure, but i really like "where eagles dare" just thtat sound of the drum...rat ta ta tat tat tat rat ta ta tat tat tat...so energetic :)

[ashman]

I like what they did with the whole intro song type thing (I know they did it on the BNW tour and the DoD tour), but they could have pickeed better songs to go to....

They haven't done Phantom of the opera for a long while :(

[Trooper]

I think Be Quick Or Be Dead would be a kick *** opener.
It's hard, heavy and would get the crowd pumped for anything.

[ashman]

^I haven't that song in eons *puts fear of the dark album on*

I was looking at the little booklet you get with DoD album, and I noticed that at the back there is a little small print type thing in the lower right hand corner talking about how this CD is non pollutant .etc, but the b it that interested me was the bit that says "if you are interested in planting a tree in the Iron Maiden forest go to http://www.futureforests.com/ironmaiden" I'm gonna check it out.

Ash

[Thunder Fingers]

yeah, BQOBD would be great, and the band prefers an jumping start.. i think they started with it on the FOTD-Tour... (they do on raising hell...)

[Blue Fox]

seen maiden twice now once at donington park UK (give me ed til' im dead) and then again at sheffield arena UK(dance of death). must say maiden is the best band in the world and if anyone says otherwise they will deal with me. Up the irons!!!!!! Maiden till i die :thumb:

[ashman]

How come everyone in the UK that saw maiden on the DoD tour, saw 'em at sheffield.......Including me.

Well its nice to see people with good taste.....

[YDload]

"Where Eagles Dare" is a good song, but as an opening track it's just too long. Plus there's that whole instrumental part in the middle that doesn't have enough solo.

[evh_maiden]

Aces High is my personal favorite opener but I have to agree that Moonchild would make a killer opening to a concert. Kinda funny that someone mentioned Moonchild as I was just listening to the SSOASS album today and I thought to myself how great it would be to see maiden open a concert with Moonchild.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

sounds like we are agreeing that "Moonchild" is one hell of an opener!!!

new topic..."Worst Iron Maiden outfit worn on stage" lol...this ought to be good!

[non-conformist]

sounds like we are agreeing that "Moonchild" is one hell of an opener!!!

new topic..."Worst Iron Maiden outfit worn on stage" lol...this ought to be good!
steve's soccer uniform seemed sort of an odd thing to wear :smoke:

[YDload]

Bruce's wrist gauntlets are tacky. Actually, anything from their 80s period transplanted into today would look silly, so if that's what they wear now then it's all bad. The only info I have is from their album lyric booklets.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

my vote goes to Adrain when he had the British mullet, ripped denim vest, skin tight leather pants, a bullet belt, and boots haha...thats the worst combination possible!! his fantastic guitar playing makes up for it though :)

[ashman]

I think everything maiden wear is great and when my band starts gigging i intend to wear a leather waistcoat and skin tuight trousers, you can't really beat the maiden look, except for the weird football shirt steve wears, thats just weird....

[rik]

steve's soccer uniform seemed sort of an odd thing to wear :smoke:

I think that's the only thing that looks sort of decent.

[Thunder Fingers]

steve's soccer uniform seemed sort of an odd thing to wear :smoke:

You Dont throw **** about steves soccer uniform! :angry: its wonderful! im gonna buy one.... the home one...(well, i play in an Tribute band to :p)

And i must say... those very colourful Pants of Bruce Dickinson would qualify to the ugliest outfit :p or bruces "powercock" pants as i have heard them call... but adrians SSOASS outfit thats some funny stuff... :p he usually had normal clothes.. or Bruce's SIT out fit, thats just hilarious! :lol:

[powerslave1400]

"Where Eagles Dare" is a good song, but as an opening track it's just too long. Plus there's that whole instrumental part in the middle that doesn't have enough solo.



"Where Eagle's Dare" is not a good song, it's a great song! Who cares if it's too long? As for the middle instrumental part, it's ****ing awesome! Sure there's not enough of a solo, but they make up for it when Dave and Adrian are harmonizing.

[powerslave1400]

ok heres a new topic. "best opening and closing" song that Iron Maiden could do on tour.



The best song maiden can open with is "Aces High" and the best closing song, and my personal favorite, is "Phantom of the Opera"; no toher closing song compares.

[ReaperOfUnholyBread]

ok this should be fun and create some debate, whats yer fav. maiden track? :p

for me its gotta be the ghost of the ol' navi' f***ing brilliant song, its so melodic and catchy, love janicks guitar solo an' is just everythin i love in a maiden song... too bad they didn't play it at Earls Court back in December... the pit woulda gone nuts! ;)
so please "take my heart and set it free!"

whatd'ya all think? :rolleyes:

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

this has been done a million times....but since your new i will cut ya some slack hehe. my favourite Maiden track is easily "Heaven can Wait"...just a flawless tune with a chorus to die for!

[theevilbassist666]

maiden owns all!!!Dickensons voice is amazing, Harris's lyrics are epic, and though most of his bass lines are repeated in most of their songs they still kick ***...Murray, Gers, Smith just own all other guitarists, Nicko is probably one of the best drummers i have ever heard, him and Harris are so on cue with eachother its mind boggling

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

welcome good friend!! all Maiden fanatics are welcome here...we are all obsessed and couldnt be happier about it :)

since your knew...what songs are you most into? we all preety well know each other's fav tracks.

[Thunder Fingers]

im sick of the "your fav song?" whe got like one each 5th page...

[YDload]

Here's a good question for you bassists out there: Which Maiden songs can you play the whole way through? I've got but a few:

The Trooper
Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Invaders
... and maybe Flight of Icarus.

[theevilbassist666]

my favoriote songs have got to be hallow be thy name, fear of the dark, wasted love, the thin line between love and hate, and the trooper

[theevilbassist666]

i can play the trooper through

[Thunder Fingers]

I Can play:
The trooper
Rime of the ancient Mariner
Hallowed Be thy Name
most of run to the hills(i gotto sit down with that song to get the rest...)
Iron Maiden
Phantom of the opera (live tempo :D)
Major Parts of Revelations...

so i have an good start for my tribute band.... now i have to find an wig and steves soccer uniform :p

[YDload]

Wow. I finally downloaded "Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" and it's an awesome song! I also learned how to play the opening guitar riff on my bass (because that's probably how Steve wrote it, and it also gets stuck in my head).

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i know SO MANY Maiden songs on bass and on guitar i know about 15 solos...the wickerman is a bitch to pull off hehe. if you know the F major scale, you can figure out ALOT of their riffs n leads hehe.

[Spirit_In_Black]

My fav maiden songs

1.POWERSLAVE
2.HALLOWED BE THY NAME
3.PASCHENDALE
4.2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
5.FEAR OF THE DARK

i didnt see too many of you mentioning those songs, what do you think of them?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Powerslave- argubly the best song from "powerslave" and IMO one of Davey's best leads is in that song as well. Great lyrical content from Steve about Egypt (eye of horus, etc...) and a chorus to die for.

Hallowed be Thy Name- a song that most Maiden fan's say helped get them into the band, but after becoming a Maiden-nut it is easily forgotten by other fan favourites. Still very memorable and i always prefer a live version to it than the studio one. Nicko's favourite song to play live :)

Paschendale- probley the most well written song by the band in over a decade, a real opus for the group, Adrian completly shreds on his lead and has some of the most moving lyrics in Maiden history, espicaly the (cruelty have a human heart...) line. One of the most powerful tracks in the band catalog not to mention an energetic and atmospheric masterpiece.

Two Minutes to Midnight- another predictable Maiden classic that i have always thought has gotten more praise than i think it deserved. dont get me wrong, i love the song but they (espically Adrian) have written better. The outro is my favourite part (repeating "midnight") overall a great Maiden track and always a live favoruite.

Fear of the Dark- everything about this song hits home for me, the intro shoots adrenealine through your veins and interlude is fantastic. Uplifting music and a highlight of the end of their 10 year stint with Bruce in 92'...great song to end it with, even if the album had some filler.

[davidbate]

1. number of the beast.
2. invaders.
3. run to the hills.
4. the trooper.
5. fear of the dark.
6. clansman.
7. iron maiden.
8. running free
9. the prisoner
10. 22 acacia avenue
11. wrathchild
12. aces high
13. tailgunner
14. clairvoyant

and a few more i cant think of...

[davidbate]

... flight of icarus
hallowed be thy name
most of sign of the cross

wish i could play women in uniform!!!!

[davidbate]

^^^ i can play these on bass by the way not guitar although iv got an electric guitar i cant be bothered with it

[Thunder Fingers]

way to spam :thumb:

you better not be playing thoose with an pick!!! :angry:

*Mx guard-of-ironmaiden-bass-playing*

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

i NEVER use a pic on bass and I got Harris style down to a science. Whenever i play anything else with my friends (Zeppelin, Sabbath, etc..) i always end up galloping everything...its not intential just its natural now haha.

[maggot4875]

i hate iron maiden but good guitarist

[Thunder Fingers]

i hate iron maiden but good guitarist

you know, i have heard that maggots are what slipknot fans are called.. so you have no right on commenting whats good or bad music, EVER! sod off!

Frail: a bassist who plays Maiden with an pick wouldnt like to meet me... at all :p and my style is pretty much an harris rip off, exept for my right hand :p but it sounds like harris... you have some more yars at maiden studys than me :p

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Actually hes un-informed. Maggots were what the black metal band Venom used to call their fans, so hes nothing more than a gloroifed uneducated poster metalhead who will never understand metal.

haha, do you have a P-bass Eddie-the-trooper? i wanna order his custom seymore duncan pickups...maybe an x-mas gift :) i can gallop like a motherfu*ker! haha

[Thunder Fingers]

Actually hes un-informed. Maggots were what the black metal band Venom used to call their fans, so hes nothing more than a gloroifed uneducated poster metalhead who will never understand metal.

haha, do you have a P-bass Eddie-the-trooper? i wanna order his custom seymore duncan pickups...maybe an x-mas gift :) i can gallop like a motherfu*ker! haha

hehe, no, i wish for one, im currently saving up to one from the 70's, and i think you have to customize pickups likee him, since seymour duncan dont have steve harris signature pickups...the closest you come are the SPB3 quarter pickups... and you have to have an Badass II bridge on it...

and i just learned, the black one he used back in the days, are the one who was the later on lake placid blue, wich now is the white West ham one... :thumb:

and i was the one who thought slipknot fans was called maggots...(i heard it was said at a TV show...) i have never cared for learning stuff about Black Metal bands :p

[YDload]

If you guys check on e-bay, you can always find some choice Harris signature P-basses. About a thousand bucks if you wanna know.

[Shady Ultima]

I rarely use a pick, and never for Maiden. I only use a pick for certain cover songs with my band (Jet's - Are you gonna be my girl, for example) But I prefer fingers. I remember watching Harris' styke and he plays and his hand moves like he's usin a pic, even though he's not, it was kind of funny to watch. I guess a bass player who learned finger picking from his style would do that too, I play like Burton because I learned from his style, but either way, Harris is **** good.

[Spirit_In_Black]

Powerslave- argubly the best song from "powerslave" and IMO one of Davey's best leads is in that song as well. Great lyrical content from Steve about Egypt (eye of horus, etc...) and a chorus to die for.

Hallowed be Thy Name- a song that most Maiden fan's say helped get them into the band, but after becoming a Maiden-nut it is easily forgotten by other fan favourites. Still very memorable and i always prefer a live version to it than the studio one. Nicko's favourite song to play live :)

Paschendale- probley the most well written song by the band in over a decade, a real opus for the group, Adrian completly shreds on his lead and has some of the most moving lyrics in Maiden history, espicaly the (cruelty have a human heart...) line. One of the most powerful tracks in the band catalog not to mention an energetic and atmospheric masterpiece.

Two Minutes to Midnight- another predictable Maiden classic that i have always thought has gotten more praise than i think it deserved. dont get me wrong, i love the song but they (espically Adrian) have written better. The outro is my favourite part (repeating "midnight") overall a great Maiden track and always a live favoruite.

Fear of the Dark- everything about this song hits home for me, the intro shoots adrenealine through your veins and interlude is fantastic. Uplifting music and a highlight of the end of their 10 year stint with Bruce in 92'...great song to end it with, even if the album had some filler.


wow thanx 4 all ur comments i agree with you 100%, except on two minutes to midnight, when you say they've written better, lyrics-wise i think its their best. not musically though.
also, i believe bruce wrote powerslave, not steve.
but like i said thanks for giving me your thoughts on the songs, what 's your top 5?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

your right, Bruce did write all of Powerslave! Another reason i like Bruce at the helm of the band over Paul, Bruce can really hold his own when it comes to submititng killer tracks like "flash of the blade" "bring your daughter...to the slaughter" etc...i said what i said about "two minutes to midnight" because to me some songs are more bland in the studio but really shine live, and thats one of them...being an Adrian dominated song, i feel he's done better, but still love the song :)

I think we should all give opinions on some Maiden songs, see how each of us views them.

What is everyone's opinions of "Die with your boots on"...one of my top 5 favourite Maiden tracks in the histroy of the band. :)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hehe, no, i wish for one, im currently saving up to one from the 70's, and i think you have to customize pickups likee him, since seymour duncan dont have steve harris signature pickups...the closest you come are the SPB3 quarter pickups... and you have to have an Badass II bridge on it...

and i just learned, the black one he used back in the days, are the one who was the later on lake placid blue, wich now is the white West ham one... :thumb:

and i was the one who thought slipknot fans was called maggots...(i heard it was said at a TV show...) i have never cared for learning stuff about Black Metal bands :p

hehe, i like alot of black metal....so i learned that those poor slipknot kids are living a lie once again, its a Venom thing that slipsuck stole.

Yes, i ment get the same ones Steve uses for my P-bass. If you want to help out your sound on the amp...turn all the Mid's to ( 0 ) and the bass to (4) and the treble to (7) thats how i have it and when i have new strings on it sounds alot like Steve's signature sound! the trick is elimating the mids i think.

[IronMaidenNorway]

Well die with your boots on is indeed a great song, but not one of my top 5.
Where the hell did you get to know that bruce wrote whole powerslave?

Aces high: Harris
2 minutes to midnight: Adrian and bruce
Losfer words: Harris
Flash of the blade: Bruce
The duelists: harris
Back in the village: adrian and bruce
Powerslave: dickinson
Rime of the ancient mariner: Harris

Still, the whole band are included during the writing period, so you can say that everyone in the band contributed there.
(Maybe except Nicko though)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

well the band has their input in the songs sure, but Bruce came up with the guitar riffs / lyrics/ and vocal harmonies. He sure didnt write Davey or H's lead's but the majority of the song was his doing.

[Thunder Fingers]

hehe, i like alot of black metal....so i learned that those poor slipknot kids are living a lie once again, its a Venom thing that slipsuck stole.

Yes, i ment get the same ones Steve uses for my P-bass. If you want to help out your sound on the amp...turn all the Mid's to ( 0 ) and the bass to (4) and the treble to (7) thats how i have it and when i have new strings on it sounds alot like Steve's signature sound! the trick is elimating the mids i think.

hmm... i use alot of mids and treble and a little bass, and it sounds pretty much Steve'ish to me... but i also got an preamp on my bass...

[davidbate]

ive got a zoom506II bass effects thingy and i cant seem to get it soundin like harris at all can sum1 help? ... i never use a pick... im a finger kind of guy

[Thunder Fingers]

ive got a zoom506II bass effects thingy and i cant seem to get it soundin like harris at all can sum1 help? ... i never use a pick... im a finger kind of guy

an tip if you anna sound like harris... study his hands, try to do what he do(he does NOT play the way most bassists who play fingerstyle does... his fingers kinda jump around...)
and, loose the effect board....

and, i just wondered, is it usually mosh pits at maiden concerts, since, thoose times i where, people was more intrested in the band... i go to concerts to see the band, not to be beaten up..(well, since im like 20 cm above the average person it wouldnt been an major problem :p)

[IronMaidenNorway]

well the band has their input in the songs sure, but Bruce came up with the guitar riffs / lyrics/ and vocal harmonies. He sure didnt write Davey or H's lead's but the majority of the song was his doing.

I can't really understand what you're saying. It seems to me that you claim that Bruce Dickinson wrote the whole album. Not Iron Maiden.

[Thunder Fingers]

I can't really understand what you're saying. It seems to me that you claim that Bruce Dickinson wrote the whole album. Not Iron Maiden.

i dont like to tell another norwegian but: e du faen helt dum?
bruce wrote the song powerslave by himself...

[YDload]

I don't know what other songs Bruce wrote by himself, but I bet Powerslave is one of the best.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

I can't really understand what you're saying. It seems to me that you claim that Bruce Dickinson wrote the whole album. Not Iron Maiden.

no, we are talking about THE SONG titled "powerslave" not the entire album lol.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i dont like to tell another norwegian but: e du faen helt dum?
bruce wrote the song powerslave by himself...

your Norwegian? i thought you lived in Canada!

[Shadows]

This is kind of a pointless post from me, but I hear so many good things about Maiden I couldn't help it...
I recently heard several songs off Number of the Beast, and to be honest, thought they were amazing. I would definitely like to look into buying some Maiden albums, but is Number of the Beast their best? If not, then which one is (in your opinions)?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

well...The Number of the Beast is a PERFECT album to get into the band in my opinion, so id say go with that. It has so many of my favourite tracks like "the prisoner" "total eclpise" and many many more, but when you get more into the band you'll find other stlyes of the bands unique sound that you may like more. The Number of the Beast shows off their early years stlye very well and "Brave New World" does the same for the re-united style that they now have. My personal favourite is "Somewhere In Time" but you might not like that one as much, then again you might hehe. Give those other two a try "number of the beast" and "brave new world" and tell us how you like them...theres no doubt in my mind that if you liked the first one you wouldnt adore the other :) im glad you thought they were amazing!! they really are amazing :)

[Spirit_In_Black]

well...The Number of the Beast is a PERFECT album to get into the band in my opinion, so id say go with that. It has so many of my favourite tracks like "the prisoner" "total eclpise" and many many more, but when you get more into the band you'll find other stlyes of the bands unique sound that you may like more. The Number of the Beast shows off their early years stlye very well and "Brave New World" does the same for the re-united style that they now have. My personal favourite is "Somewhere In Time" but you might not like that one as much, then again you might hehe. Give those other two a try "number of the beast" and "brave new world" and tell us how you like them...theres no doubt in my mind that if you liked the first one you wouldnt adore the other :) im glad you thought they were amazing!! they really are amazing :)

what is it that you like so muych about somewhere in time?

here are the maiden albums i own
in order of my preference

1.powerdslave
2.the number of the beast
3.seventh son of a seventh son
4.brave new world
5.dance of death
6.somewhere in time

who agrees?

[ashman]

Somewhere in time is a great album, the best song by far on that album is Caught somewhere in time, a very fast tempo, with an amzing gallop rhythm bass, amazing solo, great vocals from bruce, its just a good all round song. The you have the "happy" anthem wasted years, which always cheers me up when I'm down. Heaven can wait is a great song, great lyrics, good solo, great backing vocals from some choir. Then the epic Alexander the great, if they used that in history lessons everyone would know everything about him. Well thats my opinion of the Somewhere in time.

I think SSOASS, should be at the top (its my first and Fave album, I first listened to it when i was 2 in 1988), then SIT, then NOTB, then DoD, then Powerslave, then BNW.

I suggest you get Piece of mind, and No prayer for the dying. And some of the live albums, it makes the maiden experience complete.

[Thunder Fingers]

your Norwegian? i thought you lived in Canada!

:lol:

and yeah, Somwhere in time are among my top 3 albums, its just the power they have captured on it are awsome!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

I want to visit there next summer! hehe, ill be sure to let ya know lol. i dont know why i thought you were Canadian! hehe, do you have a cool Norwegian name? mines super American...Eric :amaze:


Well, first of all Adrian Smith is like my guitar idol and "Somewhere in Time" is full of Adrian's tracks and signature sound. The overall tone of the album i like alot. Adrian played really hot Ibanez's and Steve's bass tone was fantastic...probley the best ive ever heard it, not to mention Nicko's stlye of drumming on the album is brutal! The songs overall are some of my top 10 favourites, including the best they ever came up with IMO "Heaven Can Wait" and ive always held that album to a high standard when judging other Maiden albums and still enjoy it the most. Lyrically its one of my favourites as well, with "stranger in a strange lang" "wasted years" and "alexander the great" just really mezmorzising vocal harmonies. I think "the lonliness of the long distance runner" is the heaviest Maiden track and its a shame they only played it live once in Europe on that tour and put it to rest. Being a bass and guitar player myself, i breakdown the riffs and leads and they are some of their most impressive on this record as well. Steve's bass playing on "caught somewhere in time" and "sea of madness" are fantastic (among the others as well). And i think "heaven can wait" alone inspired hundreds of power metal songs with its enchanting "woah ooo ooo" verse in the interlude. Its hard to really expalin "why" something is your favourite...personal taste plays a big role in that, its the most uplifting and energetic Maiden album to me and what brings me the most joy...nothing wrong with that.

[Thunder Fingers]

i have an pretty international name... Martin..(like Martin birch .p whooooo... My First name is involved with Maiden :p) Heaven Can Wait is awsome...

Guys... i have an problem i bought Iron Maiden - Live at donnington and Rush - Different Stages today... and.. wich should i listen to?!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

honestly, Rush's Different Stages live album is alot better than Live At Donnington...the tone on the Donnington album isn't the greatest but its still a great setlist!!! i prefer the dvd, and Steve's bass is CRANKED up...Janick is turned down preety low and dosent do justice to H's leads haha.

im glad you got so into Rush!!!! Did you see my post on the Rush thread you made?

[Thunder Fingers]

*goes looking for my Rush thread...*

i bought the "Iron Maiden: The legacy of the beast" and "Rush: Rush in Rio" DVDs to.. :D havent seen them yet, im gonna take an all day tomorrow :p

[Thunder Fingers]

you got msn?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

*goes looking for my Rush thread...*

i bought the "Iron Maiden: The legacy of the beast" and "Rush: Rush in Rio" DVDs to.. :D havent seen them yet, im gonna take an all day tomorrow :p

i have both of them!!! killer stuff, the Maiden one is preety cool and the Rush one is just awsome...its soooooooo long and enjoyable :) espically the interview part.

no i dont have MSN but i have AOL IM if you have that :thumb:

[YDload]

Wait, so Rush and Iron Maiden both performed concerts in Rio and made live albums out of them? That's insane; apparently those Brazilians like their bass legends.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

what better place to film a live show than in front of 250,000 screaming Brazilians!! beats the hell out of Canada haha.

[Thunder Fingers]

i have both of them!!! killer stuff, the Maiden one is preety cool and the Rush one is just awsome...its soooooooo long and enjoyable :) espically the interview part.

no i dont have MSN but i have AOL IM if you have that :thumb:

i noticed when i heard on Rush - diffrenet stages yesterday... when i listen to Maiden im usually :D:D:D listened to Geddy's basstreacks i become like :D:D:D x 10

[The Trooper]

If you're new to Maiden, I'd say get one of the compilation CDs, like Edward the Great or Best of the Beast. You'll hear all the songs that made Maiden big, rather than saying their best songs, since like Frailand said you'll find a certain sound that Maiden does better than others and have your own personal favourites. Well, thats what I think instead of buying an original album right away.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

i started out with "best of the beast" as my first actual album and loved it, than i went to studio albums from there (my first being "no prayer for the dying" which i still adore to this day!!).

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i noticed when i heard on Rush - diffrenet stages yesterday... when i listen to Maiden im usually :D:D:D listened to Geddy's basstreacks i become like :D:D:D x 10

Yes, the sound quality of a Rush live show is unmatched lol. did you find your old thread about it? i posted my lenghty list of Rush tracks ( i have it saved on my comp so i dont have to do that everytime Rush is broguht up!!) and Different Stages is my favourite of their 5 live albums by a lanslide. The Donnington setlist is killer!!! just the overall tone isnt the greatest, that whole tour sounded weak live IMO, like i said i prefer the DVD to the CD but some nights when im working ill bring the live Donnington cd and have a little concert in the car hehe.


PS: Iron Maiden are rumored to be inducted into the Rock n' Roll hall of fame next year....and to think i went last x-mas :( hehe

[Kurtz]

^ That would be ****ing awesome. Them and Priest really deserve to be in it, no doubt.

[Kurtz]

Here's how I rate my Maiden studio albums from favorite to least favorite:

Seveneth Son of a Seventh Son
Somwehere in Time
Powerslave
Piece of Mind
Brave New World
Iron Maiden
The X Factor
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Dance of Death
Fear of the Dark
Virtual XI
No Prayer for the Dying

[YDload]

Tell me what you think about this theory of Maiden songs. I think that all Maiden songs are either a narrative of some sort, or a rallying cry against some sort of injustice. Of course, the best ones are a combination of both types, but in general you can boil down any of their songs into those two categories.

My favorite narratives:

The Number of the Beast
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Flight of Icarus

My favorite rallying cries:

Die With Your Boots On
2 Minutes to Midnight
Powerslave (sort of)

But the best ones are the combinations of the two. Like "The Trooper" or "Hallowed Be Thy Name." There's a definite story going on, but it also makes a point. That poor guy getting killed by the Russians is a comment on the futility of war, and the death row prisoner comments on the thoughts of a man facing death. I guess in a way most of their songs fit this category, but I thought it would be easier to split them up a bit.

What do you think about this?

[Spirit_In_Black]

powerslave is a narative, it tells the story of a dying pharoh

[Spacemagnet667]

Brave New World and Dance of Death are my absolute favorites....although all of their albums were amazing....except for virtual xi and that other one that they did with that one guy who sucked a bunch...

[YDload]

powerslave is a narative, it tells the story of a dying pharoh

But it also teaches a lesson against people who act like they're immortal, only to wind up dead like everyone else. I guess it's a bit of both, but I couldn't think of a third example. Is "Holy Smoke" better for that category?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

My favorite narratives:

The Number of the Beast- Still to this day one of my favorite Maiden tracks. An instant classic that has the signature stlye of Steve and Adrian/Davey's leads...this signifies the bands sound.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner- wonderful epic song with well researched lyrics. I think this had to have been one of the most difficult songs (along with Alexander the Great) to compose the way Steve did...some of their most catchy riffs and a woderful vocal job by Bruce.
Flight of Icarus- Shows off how well Bruce and Adrian can write together, they always come up with wonderful songs as a team and this one is their earliest...the music is more simplistic letting Bruce's vocals take the lead in the song and i think thats what makes it so powerful.

My favorite rallying cries:

Die With Your Boots On- one of my top 5 favourite songs the band ever wrote, every bit and piece of it gets you pumped up and into the song. The prechorus is fantastic and has some awquard chords they use when playing it that make it intresting, Steve's usage of "transition" notes in the verse is wonderful and adds alot of flavor to the riff. when i saw this one live last summer i about died!
2 Minutes to Midnight- a real fan favourite, but never one of my favourites. kind of to "rock n roll-ish" during the intro and verse but the chorus and leads make up for it. a better live song that studio track IMO.
Powerslave (sort of)- Bruce took this one on himself and what i dig so much about it is the lyrics. Egyptian mythology being something i am into this is a real trip to listen to under the phryigian scales used by the band, and in typical Maiden fashion the chorus is to die for!! great drumming by Nicko as well!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i noticed when i heard on Rush - diffrenet stages yesterday... when i listen to Maiden im usually :D:D:D listened to Geddy's basstreacks i become like :D:D:D x 10

Eddie...do you have AOL instant messenger? and im sooooooo glad you have gotten into Geddy Lee so much! Rush are one of two bands (SP also) that the same are my love for Iron Maiden :)

[davidbate]

do you think running free live with bruce dickinson is better than the album version with di anno? i think the album version is better but my friend says the live 1 is