Iron Maiden

[Thunder Fingers]

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 :)

sorry, i dont have that.... :upset: hehe, well, geddy is an kickass bassist, it was only a cuestion of time..(somthing its not with Victor Wooten and Jaco Pastorius, NEVER!!)

[Thunder Fingers]

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

i like running free with bruce live better... that song is more like an bruce song...

[davidbate]

i like the songs off the 1st album rather than the live versions like iron maiden, sanctuary, running free. have u ever heard charlotte the harlot live?

[Jondur]

i like running free with bruce live better... that song is more like an bruce song...

Rubbish! It's a song about a drunken tearaway - not really appropriate for clean living Brucie! Plus Di'anno had a much rawer voice

[davidbate]

i think the beginning of the album version sounds like that song off the full monty

[Thunder Fingers]

Rubbish! It's a song about a drunken tearaway - not really appropriate for clean living Brucie! Plus Di'anno had a much rawer voice

vocalvise, the sound of that song with bruce dickinson sounds better IMO

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Paul's voice is moer agressive and raw, but the sound of Iron Maiden is to polished for it IMO and the band wouldnt have reached where they did today with out Bruce. Bruce's sense of songwriting as well brought the band to a new level where Paul was more just a frontman, I enjoy some of the Paul era material with Bruce more but some songs just arnt for him to sing like "Drifter".

[Thunder Fingers]

Paul's voice is moer agressive and raw, but the sound of Iron Maiden is to polished for it IMO and the band wouldnt have reached where they did today with out Bruce. Bruce's sense of songwriting as well brought the band to a new level where Paul was more just a frontman, I enjoy some of the Paul era material with Bruce more but some songs just arnt for him to sing like "Drifter".

yeah, drifter i will agree dont fit for bruce, but if running free hadnt fitted his voice, iron maiden wouldnt played it on about every tour...

and, GET BACK THE TWINS! i start to miss em...

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

very true, i like Running Free better with Bruce as well as Sanctuary. But Drifter and Another Life (anything that is more "punkish" at times) goes better with Paul, but i like how Bruce handles old classics like Wrathchild and Iron Maiden live as well.

PS: ill bring'um back in due time :)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hey, i just got an OLD Adrian Smith instructional video off of Kazaa :) really cool!!!

[Deadsy]

hey, i just got an OLD Adrian Smith instructional video off of Kazaa :) really cool!!!

haha, yea that is pretty cool, I've seen that quite a while ago. It is pretty cool, him doing his warm-ups and ****. :thumb:

[Deadsy]

:wave: Oh and Frail, when did you start liking Maiden? I haven't been on here in a while and don't remember you being in to them. :cool:

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

haha, are you kidding me? ive always been DIEHARD about Iron Maiden...argubly my favourite band of all time!! over 25 albums and 7 dvd's, seen them live twice and wear my 15 + Maiden shirts very often! i even got an "666 Maiden" sticker on my car lol and a poster in my living room (among others in my bedroom) haha.

ive been into them since i was 15...im 20 now, and its been a GREAT 5 years!

[Thunder Fingers]

haha, are you kidding me? ive always been DIEHARD about Iron Maiden...argubly my favourite band of all time!! over 25 albums and 7 dvd's, seen them live twice and wear my 15 + Maiden shirts very often! i even got an "666 Maiden" sticker on my car lol and a poster in my living room (among others in my bedroom) haha.

ive been into them since i was 15...im 20 now, and its been a GREAT 5 years!

i have no doubt about it! :thumb:

(and im not Canadian... ;) )

[Sandtrap]

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is a hardcore Iron Maiden song!

[Thunder Fingers]

ok, Frail, i definitive gonna become an Rush Fan :p i was like :( and put on Dreamline live and once the Geddy Kicked in i was like :D Man, Megadeth have just pushed back, and rush is closing in on Maiden :p

[Ed_the_great]

this is good thread!!!

[Ed_the_great]

Hallowed be thy name rules!

[Ed_the_great]

Is there anybody here? :wave:

[Ed_the_great]

I have been in to Maiden for only year... but I just love it! :chug: I have 8 of their original studio-albums... And Eddie's archive box and two dvds, Rock in Riuo anf Visions of the beast :thumb: And my rooms walls are full of them! :thumb: :thumb:

[YDload]

Wow, don't burn yourself out there. I've been a fan for only a year too, but I've just got three albums and learned a lot of basslines. I hope you're not going through some sort of Maiden "phase" where you get tired of them too quickly. Pace yourself!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

ok, Frail, i definitive gonna become an Rush Fan :p i was like :( and put on Dreamline live and once the Geddy Kicked in i was like :D Man, Megadeth have just pushed back, and rush is closing in on Maiden :p

haha, Yes...Rush are tied with my other two favourites....Iron Maiden and SP, and Megadeth is tied after that with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath haha. its like groupings!! if you ever have any Rush questions just ask me in here or e-mail me at * geezerbutler@hotmail.com * and ill be glad to help! ive liked Rush for almost a decade now, i used to hate them when i was little, but when i got my bass at age 13 i instantly fell in love with Geddy and when you have musicians like Alex and Neil along side him its really a one of a kind group. No other 3-peiece band can match their live sound nor their songwriting talents, even Neil's lyrics are phenominal in theirself!!! When im at a rock show i tell people my favouite band is Rush, and at a metal show i tell them Iron Maiden haha.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

I have been in to Maiden for only year... but I just love it! :chug: I have 8 of their original studio-albums... And Eddie's archive box and two dvds, Rock in Riuo anf Visions of the beast :thumb: And my rooms walls are full of them! :thumb: :thumb:

im glad we have another fan :) we are Maiden experts here and all listen to them obsesivly haha. I just downloaded a guitar warm up lesson with Adrian and its really alot of run, i actually adjusted the way ive been playing the Wickerman solo when i saw him do it, makes the fingering alot easier!!

[Thunder Fingers]

im glad we have another fan :) we are Maiden experts here and all listen to them obsesivly haha. I just downloaded a guitar warm up lesson with Adrian and its really alot of run, i actually adjusted the way ive been playing the Wickerman solo when i saw him do it, makes the fingering alot easier!!

hehe, i have seen it to, have it at an cd "somewhere in shelf"...(deamn im funny.. :p) didnt do much for me though, as im an bass player exclusive...

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hehe, yeah i used to just focus on bass 100% but i got really into guitar and its really 50% 50% now with them as i can actually solo very well on guitar and still gallop and tap on bass like a not-as-good-Billy-Sheehan lol. Adrian's warmups are great because hes telling you what you do need to know, not work on speed...but on finger strentgh and the exercises he does are really sweet...i liked the Wickerman solo the most because i LOVE to play that lead! lol :thumb:

PS: what time is it in Norway? its like 4 in the afternoon here, i gotta work at 5 :(

[Thunder Fingers]

hehe, yeah i used to just focus on bass 100% but i got really into guitar and its really 50% 50% now with them as i can actually solo very well on guitar and still gallop and tap on bass like a not-as-good-Billy-Sheehan lol. Adrian's warmups are great because hes telling you what you do need to know, not work on speed...but on finger strentgh and the exercises he does are really sweet...i liked the Wickerman solo the most because i LOVE to play that lead! lol :thumb:

PS: what time is it in Norway? its like 4 in the afternoon here, i gotta work at 5 :(

23.15(i cant count rhe american way :p) 11.15 at the night?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

sounds about right, i know England is 6 hours ahead of me...since im going there in not even three weeks :) im wearing an Iron Maiden shirt EVERYDAY just in case i run into one of the bloody blokes!! haha, my poor mother :) lol

[Thunder Fingers]

sounds about right, i know England is 6 hours ahead of me...since im going there in not even three weeks :) im wearing an Iron Maiden shirt EVERYDAY just in case i run into one of the bloody blokes!! haha, my poor mother :) lol

:lol:

[Deadsy]

haha, are you kidding me? ive always been DIEHARD about Iron Maiden...argubly my favourite band of all time!! over 25 albums and 7 dvd's, seen them live twice and wear my 15 + Maiden shirts very often! i even got an "666 Maiden" sticker on my car lol and a poster in my living room (among others in my bedroom) haha.

ive been into them since i was 15...im 20 now, and its been a GREAT 5 years!

haha, right on, stupid me. :rolleyes:

[ashman]

sounds about right, i know England is 6 hours ahead of me...since im going there in not even three weeks :) im wearing an Iron Maiden shirt EVERYDAY just in case i run into one of the bloody blokes!! haha, my poor mother :) lol

I've lived in england all my life, and I have tried and failed to meet any of 'em :(. Where abouts in england you going? when you get here you will notice only a few people wearing Maiden t-shirts (even though Maiden are Britains best export EVER)

Edit I have just been looking at the last page, and the longest anybody here has been listening to maiden is 5 years.........I'm shocked, I have been listening to Maiden since I was in the womb (my mother used to listen to powerslave and somewhere in time when she was pregnant with me) and I have been listening to them non-stop since then (except on two occasions, the first being when we lost all the LPs for 1 whole year, and the second when Bruce left, but I did listen to the olders albums I had, I just didn't follow the band as much. oh and by the way I'm 18 in 3 weeks and I get my A-level Results on the same day </spam>

[Thunder Fingers]

I've lived in england all my life, and I have tried and failed to meet any of 'em :(. Where abouts in england you going? when you get here you will notice only a few people wearing Maiden t-shirts (even though Maiden are Britains best export EVER)
hmmm. nicko lives in usa, and dave on hawaii... steve live on the country side outside london somewhere :p the other i dunno...

[ashman]

Explains, where Ive been going wrong...lol.
I think Bruce lives in london 'cos he was complaining about the underground railway (i can't remember what they call it) on the metal hammer golden god awards

[earing]

undefinedundefinedundefined :evil: im new here an i jst wanted o say dat iron maiden are probably the best roch band in the universe especially live :D

[earing]

hmmm. nicko lives in usa, and dave on hawaii... steve live on the country side outside london somewhere :p the other i dunno...
:angry: and janick lives in canada and adrian lives in sunderland sumwhere

[earing]

[b]iron Maiden Rule

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hmmm. nicko lives in usa, and dave on hawaii... steve live on the country side outside london somewhere :p the other i dunno...

yes, Steve lives in a small country town called Romform (spelling?) and Nicko has a house in Florida and yes Davey is in Hawaii with his hawiian wife and daugher. Im not sure exactly where in England Adrian, Janick, and Bruce live at the moment...maybe leyston (spelling?).

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

:angry: and janick lives in canada and adrian lives in sunderland sumwhere

janick lives in Canada??? wow...thanks for telling me what town Adrian is in :) as i might end up there on accident!

[Thunder Fingers]

:angry: and janick lives in canada and adrian lives in sunderland sumwhere

ah, maiden worldwide... i wouldnt think that janick lived that far away.. i thought he lived somewhere in england

[Thunder Fingers]

janick lives in Canada??? wow...thanks for telling me what town Adrian is in :) as i might end up there on accident!

if nicko is in england, you can use the holiday at his favorite eating place... :p (dont remember what they where called...)

[earing]

do u no where chris burr (da original drummer) lives?

[Facsimile]

Clive Burr, his name was.

[Satan's Son]

All right, all of you fans.
Why the hell are there so many Iron Maiden threads in here.
This will be the official IM thread, so post in here.

You copied the official metallica thread so **** all of ye iron maiden are gay so this ****in thread should be banned i only came into this ****in **** thread to ****in give out to all ye ****in cunts!!!!!!!!1 :angry:

[ashman]

janick lives in Canada??? wow...thanks for telling me what town Adrian is in :) as i might end up there on accident!

You don't want to go to sunderland......I've only heard bad things about that place.

so steve harris lives in romford........I might pay a visit one day to romford to visit someone or something.............but not to stalk steve harris :naughty:

And the prize for idiot since the begining of time and until the end of time..............Satans son :smash:

[Thunder Fingers]

You don't want to go to sunderland......I've only heard bad things about that place.

so steve harris lives in romford........I might pay a visit one day to romford to visit someone or something.............but not to stalk steve harris :naughty:

And the prize for idiot since the begining of time and until the end of time..............Satans son :smash:

hmmm saw an map,romford is basically in london... :p

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=search&countryid=GB&addtohistory=&country=GB&address=&city=romford&zipcode=&submit=Get+Map

****, im bored... :upset:

[YDload]

Here's a question I think you could help me with:

Whenever a band member's name is credited to a song (i.e. "Harris" or "Smith/Dickinson"), does that mean they wrote both the words and music, just the music (with Steve Harris writing all the lyrics), or just the lyrics (with each band member writing their part)?

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hmmm it depends on which member your talking about. I havent known anyone to write lyrics except Steve, Bruce, and Adrian really. Someone may come up with a guitar line, another with a vocal melody, and a third might do the chorus or an interlude...basically they all throw in bits and pieces to make it fit, depends on the members really.

PS: ill be in london for a week, so if i see Romford on a map ill be like "hey mom, lets go here!"...she knows what im up to though lol.

[Thunder Fingers]

hmmm it depends on which member your talking about. I havent known anyone to write lyrics except Steve, Bruce, and Adrian really. Someone may come up with a guitar line, another with a vocal melody, and a third might do the chorus or an interlude...basically they all throw in bits and pieces to make it fit, depends on the members really.

PS: ill be in london for a week, so if i see Romford on a map ill be like "hey mom, lets go here!"...she knows what im up to though lol.

hey, if you get to romford you can run around in the streets screaming for harris!

[ashman]

and go up to random people and ask if they know where he lives.

As for the writing of songs, the whole band kinda sits in a little circle (kinda like a campfire) and wirtes songs..........I know this, 'cos on the wildest dreams DVD single, there was a "making of Dance of Death" and there was a bit where they were practising montsegur, it sounds weird without distortion

[dave grohl]

wow amazing

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hmmm saw an map,romford is basically in london... :p

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=search&countryid=GB&addtohistory=&country=GB&address=&city=romford&zipcode=&submit=Get+Map

****, im bored... :upset:

wow that is close!!! ill try and bride me mum into going there for a bit if all possible, luckally shes letting me run most of the show on the trip so if i wanna go to bloody Romford im going to bloody Romford!! Ive already told her im buying something Iron Maiden while im there, and ill try my best to post pictures also of anything Maiden that i find......band member or not! lol

[YDload]

Ai-eeee! Bump!

What's everyone's opinion on the song "Flight of Icarus?" It's absolutely spine-tingling to listen to when you're in an airplane, and it's good no matter where you are.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

One of the best songs from the early part of their Career, shows off the wonderful chemistry of Bruce and Adrian.

[Grinder]

Man, everyone ripping off the Death Heads fourm and making these "official" threads...:rolleyes: :lol: anyways, what can I say? Iron Maiden is, IMO, the DEFINITIVE metal band. Really. I still have yet to see any band do the guitar harmonizing thing better and you just can't step to Harris's basslines. Maiden rules, period.

And I REALLY need to see one of their shows before I die...

Or they Die

[Grinder]

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?
You should get Fear of the Dark, it is thier best album

[Kurtz]

You should get Fear of the Dark, it is thier best album
Fear of the Dark is one of Maiden's greatest songs, but it's far from being Maiden's best album.

To each his own, I guess.

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

Its easily my least favourite of the Dickenson years. Not only is his voice weaker but it's the only album with filler tracks IMO. The songs on there that i like are some of my faovuites (wasting love, here to eternity, etc...) but some of the music on there you can see why the majority of it has never been played live. A bad choice for a first Maiden album to get into the band.

[ashman]

yeh I agree, fear of the dark is one of the poorer albums, now somewhere in time, thats a great album, or SSOASS is great, or any of the big 5 is good to start on

[mr snrub]

Totally agree, Fear of the Dark has so much meaning and it is their best live song. My favourite albums are Piece of Mind and Seventh Son, but to be honest you would struggle to find a bad Maiden album.

[mr snrub]

Ai-eeee! Bump!

What's everyone's opinion on the song "Flight of Icarus?" It's absolutely spine-tingling to listen to when you're in an airplane, and it's good no matter where you are.

Personally my favourite Maiden song. Absolutely superb, great guitar, great lyrics and meaning and it is just a sensational song to listen to.

[GurS]

anyone remember me?

well, i'm back.

anyhoo, i just bought (on holiday) piece of mind - meaning i only have 3 studio albums left to get. yeah.

also, has steve ever used his signature bass since Powerslave? I mean, seriously. It's bit of a waste to have a custom bass made and then never use it.

[bassman03]

my fav maiden song is def the trooper and i have no idea why

[GurS]

guys, what is this? i mean honestly, this thread is slacking

[Firecracker]

iron maiden rule.
they are gonna bring out music until their testicles fall off.
and they are coming back to the uk to play for me. just for me.
and everyone else that sees fit to come.

[GurS]

indeed.

also, metallica vs maiden week on scuzz tv (uk). UP THE IRONS!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

anyone remember me?

well, i'm back.

anyhoo, i just bought (on holiday) piece of mind - meaning i only have 3 studio albums left to get. yeah.

also, has steve ever used his signature bass since Powerslave? I mean, seriously. It's bit of a waste to have a custom bass made and then never use it.

actually its kinda upsetting to watch im play anything other than a Fender P-bass i think hehe. the only bass i play too :)

[GtrMan1121]

maiden > everyone

[Kurtz]

^ Amen.

[YDload]

Question time: What is that weird bass that Steve played only a couple of times, apprarently? It's on the inside of the CD booklet for the remastered Powerslave album. It's blue with a rosewood fretboard with stylish inlays. I don't really know how to describe it, except it's weird. I think I also saw it in one of their videos (like "Aces High" or "Number of the Beast"). Can anyone tell me what it is?

[GurS]

that's the steve harris custom bass: the Lado Steve Harris Uniform (i think is the one you're reffering to) and yeh, i think he used it in the 2 minutes to midnight video, maybe aces high aswell... i assume you mean the one with the radioactive-symbol inlays. check the lado website (not sure of url, run a google search) and there's a picture there with the specs

[SonOfAres]

anybody have any news on when the group's coming back to america? and.... NOT just on the two coasts??

[ashman]

^well from what I've heard there is only one gig planned next year (they spending the rest of this year, i think), and that gig is at donington (UK, which is coincidently where I live :)). They are not doing any big tours anymore, so they are probably not going to be doing a full US tour ever again, my advice......move to the UK.


btw welcome back GurS, have fun on you holiday?

[GurS]

yeh, it was absolutley amazing, cheers for the welcome. and also, i can't believe you live in donington! (bubbles green with envy). i wanted to go to download last year but i didn't, which really pissed me off because, well, maiden were headlining... and this year i have stupid f'ing exams at the same time (i think... as's are roughly download time, no?) which pisses me off even more... *cries*

[DimebagDarrell]

According to online CD vendor CDXpress, a two-disc IRON MAIDEN DVD, entitled "Early Years", is scheduled for release in October 2004. The set, which will apparently feature Region 2 (PAL) encoding, is expected to include the following:

Disc One:

* Concert – "Live at The Rainbow" (recorded in the early '80s; previously released on PMI video) – approximately 30-40 minutes in length
* Concert - "The Beast Over Hammersmith" (recorded in the early '80s; previously unreleased) - 60 minutes

Disc Two:

* Concert - "Live At Donington" (recorded in the '80s; previously unreleased) - 60 minutes
* Documentary: A newly filmed history of IRON MAIDEN (part 1) - approximately 30-40 minutes in length

Extras:

* "Top of The Pops" performance of "Women In Uniform" (1981)
* "Top of The Pops" performance of "Sanctuary" (1981)
* "Rock & Pop" (German TV) track (1981)
* Documentary - Colourbox from Granada TV (1981) - 25 minutes

[GurS]

:o october 2004? just in time for my birthday! that sounds really cool - beast over hammersmith is one of the classic maiden gigs, as well as donnington 88

[UntoldProphecy]

Doesent he play a Thunderbird on the Aces High video? Im not sure though

[GurS]

nah, i'm pretty sure it's a SH unicorn, but the unicorn DOES have a rather distinct thunderbird-y shape...

[Crandal]

Frst Three Albums are my favorite. I like the latter stuff too, but I prefer the first two albums with paul diano on voclas.

[ashman]

yeh, it was absolutley amazing, cheers for the welcome. and also, i can't believe you live in donington! (bubbles green with envy). i wanted to go to download last year but i didn't, which really pissed me off because, well, maiden were headlining... and this year i have stupid f'ing exams at the same time (i think... as's are roughly download time, no?) which pisses me off even more... *cries*


well I don't live in donington, i meant to say I live in the uk, but hey, my bad.

haha, I just finished my A-levels, so next year I should be able to go, as long as uni doesn't clash....**** education :upset: .

That DVD looks very impressive, I already got the "live at the rainbow" video, one of the first things you see of the band on that video is paul diannos lycra covered croutch, not something to show the young'uns.

First few albums were good, but I think they were just experimenting and getting used to each other and writing together, and they really took off after NOTB.

didn't Dianno do acoustic versions of the first album with his new band? hard to imagine phantom of the opera acoustic. lol

[GurS]

acoustic early maiden? 0_o the only real songs i could imagine acoustic are remember 2moro (kind of) and strange world

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

id like to hear "prodigal son" but its never been played live :( i hope its not just a stictly Dianno dvd.

[GurS]

it won't be, beast over hammersmith was from the beast on the road world tour
and 5th page? we're slacking :(

[ashman]

well didn't bruce want to do prodigal son on the "somewhere on tour"? but steve didn't want to.

[ashman]

on a totally different topic, this is how close I was to the band when I saw them at sheffied in december. I'm always showing these off


http://www.thoth.karoo.net/steve.jpg

[YDload]

on a totally different topic, this is how close I was to the band when I saw them at sheffied in december. I'm always showing these off


http://www.thoth.karoo.net/steve.jpg

I like the guy who's only got one finger up, for some reason. And it's the index finger too.

[ArnoldLayne2]

Strange World not so much accoustic as electric without distortion...aka acoustic.

What about moonchild eh, i hate that crappy song moonchild.

UP THE IRONS

[ashman]

I like the guy who's only got one finger up, for some reason. And it's the index finger too.

Thats stupid guy got a drumstick from nicko, and the thing that pisses me off more was that nicko was actually aiming for that guy.


Moonchilds a great song, all the songs on SSOASS are great.

[GurS]

i actually don't like infinite dreams that much... and the prophecy will piss me off if i'm not in a certain mood.

and, ashman, believe it or not living in donnington and living in the uk are SLIGHTLY different things 0_o

[SonorKen]

Might as well make this ***Official***

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i actually don't like infinite dreams that much... and the prophecy will piss me off if i'm not in a certain mood.



wow!! really? Infinate Dreams is argubly my favourite track from SSOASS and the Prophecy has a fantastic intro and interlude, very Murray-ish hehe i enjoy it alot! Infinate Dreams i like alot due to the lyrical content, and how Bruce handles an extended chorus, its quite a doozy to get through "its got to be....etc..." lol, and the interlude is wonderfull...espically the live version on the Visions of the Beast DVD where Steve's bass is cranked up like crazy oh how i love it!!

since were on that album id probley rate the songs like this.

1. Moonchild
2. Infinate Dreams
3. The Clairvoyant
4. Only The Good Die Young
5. The Evil That Men Do
6. Can I Play With Madness
7. The Prophecy
8. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son


i LOVE every song on that albumt to death, but if i had to rank them thats how it would go.

[GurS]

i'd rank 'em like this

1. The Evil That Men Do
2. Moonchild
3. The Clairvoyant
4. Can I Play With Madness
5. Only The Good Die Young
6. Title Track
7. The Prophecy
8. Infinite Dreams

I dunno, I find infinite dreams quite bland personally... the prophecy's outro more than justifies the more irritating aspects of the song.

well, the album isn't the best... probably 4th best album imho.

the albums in order (for me)

TNOTB
Powerslave
Brave New World
Seventh Son
S/T
Dance Of Death
Piece Of Mind
Killers
No Prayer For The Dying
Fear Of The Dark
Somewhere In Time*
The X-Factor*
Virtual XI*

the ones with the asteriks are the ones i don't have

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

*phew!* i was gonna say...if you put somewhere in time that low on your list we'd have a problem! :thumb: lol.

Gurs, do you play an instrument? if so what Maiden songs do you know?

[ashman]

...and, ashman, believe it or not living in donnington and living in the uk are SLIGHTLY different things 0_o

I know, but that post was aimed at a guy who (I think) lives in the US, and living in the UK is a whole lot closer to donington then living in the US...

I think infinite dreams is one of the best songs ever, and i love SSOASS 'cos the whole album is like story type thing......im sure its in here somewhere a couple of hunred pages back :thumb:

[GurS]

frail, read my min-title

actually, it's wrong, i play 13 (i mis counted)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

haha well then!!! do you know any Maiden songs on any instruments? i can play bass and guitar very very well, and keyboards preety well. :)

[Facsimile]

I would rank SSOASS as

1. Moonchild
2. Infinite Dreams
3. The Clairvoyant
4. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
5. The Evil that Men Do
6. Can I Play With Madness
7. Only the Good Die Young
8. The Prophecy

Although SSOASS is number four, the bit in the middle with the quiet-buildup part is incredible, and is my favourite piece of music I have ever heard. But the start of the song kind of lets it fall to number four.

[GurS]

well, i don't know much maiden on bass, and that which i've learnt i've forgotten (i haven't REALLY played bass in nearly a year)

guitar, i know quite a lot of the songs, but not the solos (my time is spread between 4 or 5 instruments, so generally i don't have enough time/patience to learn the solos, the only one i've learnt is the 2nd one in blood brothers)

drums, i only know flight of icarus, running free and the mercenary (due to nicko being so **** good at drums, a lot of his fills etc. are hard to emulate)

[iron giosba]

this is my classific but it is very difficult to put a iron's song last

1. The Clairvoyant
2. Infinite Dreams
3. Can I Play With Madness
4. The Evil that Men Do
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. moonchild
7. The Prophecy
8. Only the Good Die Young

[Thunder Fingers]

hmmm.. does Maiden play phantom on any of the concerts on that vid?`(exept for "Live at Rainbow" i mean) i want to see it played on an big stage :p

and in bruceish "Live at donnington".A BIG HELLOOH! (ive been gone for an week :p) Frail: you've been in England yet? did you fin steve? :p

[MAthiAS]

TNOTB
Powerslave
Brave New World
Seventh Son
S/T
Dance Of Death
Piece Of Mind
Killers
No Prayer For The Dying
Fear Of The Dark
Somewhere In Time*
The X-Factor*
Virtual XI*

the ones with the asteriks are the ones i don't have

Dance of Death over Piece of Mind? Really?

[DimebagDarrell]

mine would be that:
TNOTB
Piece Of Mind
Powerslave
No Prayer For The Dying
SSOASS
Brave New World
Fear Of the Dark
Dance Of Death
Somewhere In Time
Virtual X
X Factor

[-->>SoAdSlIpKnOtGoD<<--]

*makes bed*

I don't think I'll ever leave.

What are your opinions on Dance of Death?

And does anyone have a setlist for the DoD tour? *Is going*

I like it very much,it was the first I bought of them.
I mostly like Dance of Death,Rainmaker and No more lies

[GurS]

Dance of Death over Piece of Mind? Really?

i only got PoM a few days ago... it'll grow on me, i'm sure

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

hmmm.. does Maiden play phantom on any of the concerts on that vid?`(exept for "Live at Rainbow" i mean) i want to see it played on an big stage :p

and in bruceish "Live at donnington".A BIG HELLOOH! (ive been gone for an week :p) Frail: you've been in England yet? did you fin steve? :p


i leave saturday and will return a week later...hopefully with a lock from Steve hair!! lol

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

i only got PoM a few days ago... it'll grow on me, i'm sure

when i bought that album i used to really dislike it...but in time it has become one of my favourites. So many WONDERFUL timeless Maiden tracks "sun and steel" "die with your boots on" "revelations" "still life" etc...its just phenominal...i know some songs on there have never been played live (sun and steel, quest for fire, and to tame a land very very few times but no recording of it) but the majority of the album are concert favourites...hell they did 3 in a row on the "give'em ed till im dead tour" last summer!! \m/

[Thunder Fingers]

i only got PoM a few days ago... it'll grow on me, i'm sure

Exelent Album, could have good of another remaster in my opinion though, but hey, who cares about the sound of the album? Exellent songs! :D

[Thunder Fingers]

can someone explain to me what happens on "live at donnigton"? Bruce says somthing like "Yes, Rockfans, but who are they afterall" and "yes, thank you, Go away!" in the middle of "heaven Can wait" i got to get the video from that! :p

[GurS]

er... no explanation

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Exelent Album, could have good of another remaster in my opinion though, but hey, who cares about the sound of the album? Exellent songs! :D

Steve's bass lines on there are phenoinal but that has his worst tone of all the albums, he has it at a much lower register as opposed to his usual high treble metallic clang that we all know and love, id like to hear it redone like that...but i dont let it get to me :)

[YDload]

I think the tone on Piece of Mind really works, especially when it emphasizes the octaves in "Flight of Icarus."

[GurS]

notice that PoM is the only maiden album without a titletrack

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^^

The X Factor and Virtual XI as well

[Thunder Fingers]

notice that PoM is the only maiden album without a titletrack

i guess "still life" can kinda work as an title track... the "We'll Give you peace of mind"

[hendrix's_offspring]

i went 2 dod tour-f*ckin amazin

no more lies= best track of all time

best of the beast is a gud album

up the irons

[The Mercenary]

are there any plans for maiden to release a live 'rock in rio' style album sometime with the DoD stuff on, i havnet managed to see them live this year.....

[GurS]

I don't think so :(

No More Lies EP video is most likely the closest you'll get, except bootlegs

[Thunder Fingers]

are there any plans for maiden to release a live 'rock in rio' style album sometime with the DoD stuff on, i havnet managed to see them live this year.....

bootlegs... if they where to release an new tour album every tour they would be considered "Metallicaish" (in the lack of an better word...)

gurs: regarding the post in steve harris/cliff burton thread, Have i ever said that i love you? :p

[GurS]

:D

cheers

new topic: bruce with long hair vs. bruce with short hair

[peruviantrooper]

Bruce with long hair is so cooler... Hmm well some people say you lose soem of your ability when you cut your hair.. But Bruce is still excellent!

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

^^^

i have the longest of long hair and it dosen't make you any more talented than if your hair is as short as a buisness man. He had long hair for 20 years, and i know how **** annoying it is in every aspect of life and all the work you have to do to keep up with it...i dont blame him for cutting it.

[Thunder Fingers]

the hair dresser who cut him was named errol..... :p

[ironmaidenismyhero]

i would definitely have to say i liked bruce dickinson with longer hair.... it added to the effect of the style.... don't ask me how, but it just did

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

the hair dresser who cut him was named errol..... :p

unneeded Maiden facts lol, i love it!!!

since were on hair, what was the worst Maiden hairstyle? my vote goes to H when he came back on stage at Donnington 92' with his half-asses mullet lol. He's my favourite Maiden member but really Adrian, come on now lol. Then Again, Bruce
s looked preety bad in the "holy smoke" video, and Murray's was trashy in the Seventh Son booklet :thumb:

[Thunder Fingers]

unneeded Maiden facts lol, i love it!!!

since were on hair, what was the worst Maiden hairstyle? my vote goes to H when he came back on stage at Donnington 92' with his half-asses mullet lol. He's my favourite Maiden member but really Adrian, come on now lol. Then Again, Bruce
s looked preety bad in the "holy smoke" video, and Murray's was trashy in the Seventh Son booklet :thumb:

in 92? janick was then..sure you dont mean Maiden England? I love that mullet :p ah, steve have the ultimate hair though! long, fat, Brown and heavy :D while were on the steve facts, wadda ya think of Evil Steve? :p

[Chains of Misery]

i personaly like all of their albums but my favorite is powerslave cause of the song flash of the blade which has the best ****ing solo i have ever heard.

[HondoII]

Just got my RiR 85' dvd in today. Oh how I love it. They didn't cut out Murray's solo after powerslave. So awesome to see him playing it.

[Chains of Misery]

i also like their songs dance of death, # of the beast, rain maker, murders in the rue morgue, prowler, sanctuary, a real live one, a real dead one, and a real live dead one, killers, children of the ****ed, chains of misery, can i play with madness, run to the hills, hallowed be thy name, revalations, 2 mins to midnight, 2 am, the evil that men do, only the good die young, massacre, no prayer for the dieing, bring your daughter to the slaughter, afraid to shoot strangers, prowlers, 7th son of a 7th son, the mercenary,

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

in 92? janick was then..sure you dont mean Maiden England? I love that mullet :p ah, steve have the ultimate hair though! long, fat, Brown and heavy :D while were on the steve facts, wadda ya think of Evil Steve? :p

no no, when Adrian came on stage during "running free" with the band and played, it was just for that one song :)

[FrailandBedazzled1979]

Hey, i got a question for you all. I want to order a book on Iron Maiden, preferably a biography, and i was wanting to know if you knew anyones that were worth ordering. thanks as usual. -Frail

[Thunder Fingers]

Hey, i got a question for you all. I want to order a book on Iron Maiden, preferably a biography, and i was wanting to know if you knew anyones that were worth ordering. thanks as usual. -Frail

i would expect "Run to the hills" is the best one... its the orifinal Biography, and it have just been "remastered" :p

[Thunder Fingers]

ah, anybody know where to get the 666/664 t-shirt?`i got that get that or the soccer outfit to steve, cause, if i dont find any of thoose, i have run around at stage with leather pants and thight tank tops, and i dont want that, and the ones watching dont want that :p

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

have you tried the edstore on their official website?

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

The run to the hills biography isn't that good actually. the auther pretty much says powerslave is the last good album and doesn't go into the depth they should. I still haven't found a great book dedicated souly to Maiden but if you check in books Dedicated to heavy metal in general sometimes they have good info but that's not too in depth either. I guess run to the hills is your best bet but I didn't think it was all that great.

[Thunder Fingers]

have you tried the edstore on their official website?

they dont have it...

frail: if you become an member of iron maiden FC i think they send you an Biography in the welcome package....

[Barrabus]

Did anyone hear the cover Iced Earth did for Maiden's Transylvania?

[Barrabus]

The only Maiden songs I had the privelage of hearing are:
Aces High
Number of the beast
The trooper
Transylvania

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I used to know a good online store full of great metal shirts/clothing. If I manage to find the link I'll send it to you. And I never heard the Iced Earth cover of Translyvania but I did hear thier versions of Hallowed be Thy Name and Number Of The Beast. Good covers.

[Holyed]

You heard Slayers covers of The Trooper and Aces High (Kazaa says there by COB, but they arn't.)

[Thunder Fingers]

:upset: Why is it so hard to get an guitarist(or two) for an Maiden Tribute Band? Me and the drummer realy want to get it started, and the other guitarist probaly want to, but we cant Get Hold of another One! :upset: Why? WHY ME?! :cries:

[Armor O'Malley]

You heard Slayers covers of The Trooper and Aces High (Kazaa says there by COB, but they arn't.)

I don't think Slayer have covered any Maiden (at least to my knowledge), although I do know Sentenced covered The Trooper, and both Arch Enemy and COB covered Aces High.

[Holyed]

I don't think Slayer have covered any Maiden (at least to my knowledge), although I do know Sentenced covered The Trooper, and both Arch Enemy and COB covered Aces High.

Sorry yeah I ment Sentenced. But if they did Trooper they defo did Aces High aswell.

[spongebath01]

:upset: Why is it so hard to get an guitarist(or two) for an Maiden Tribute Band? Me and the drummer realy want to get it started, and the other guitarist probaly want to, but we cant Get Hold of another One! :upset: Why? WHY ME?! :cries:


Noone has the balls :upset:

[Armor O'Malley]

Sorry yeah I ment Sentenced. But if they did Trooper they defo did Aces High aswell.

Nah I'm pretty sure COB did that one, maybe you're thinking of the Arch Enemy version...?

[JimiVoodoo323]

I really havent sampled Iron Maiden (smacks fist into forehead), I should be ashamed because I always hear of their greatness... What would be like a list of 10 or 15 songs of theirs that are just kickass?

[Armor O'Malley]

I really havent sampled Iron Maiden (smacks fist into forehead), I should be ashamed because I always hear of their greatness... What would be like a list of 10 or 15 songs of theirs that are just kickass?

I'm bored so...

The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner
The Trooper
Rhime Of The Ancient Mariner
Phantom Of The Opera
The Flight Of Icarus
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Judas Be My Guide
Only The Good Die Young
Wasted Years
Die With Your Boots On
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Powerslave
22 Acacia Ave
Heaven Can Wait
Caught Somewhere In Time

15 great Maiden tracks for you. :thumb:

[JimiVoodoo323]

Thanks dude, you kick ***! :D

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

not a bad list but here is the list I'll give:

Phantom Of The Opera(live of the Live After Death album)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
To Tame A Land
Judas Be My Guide
Die With Your Boots On
Heaven Can Wait
Revelations
Powerslave
Fear Of The Dark (live Rock In The Rio)
Wasted Years
Aces High
Stranger In A Strange Land
The Prophecy
Still Life
The Prisoner

That's a good start I think

[JimiVoodoo323]

I just listened to The Trooper. I think I just creamed my pants. oooohhh baby.

Edit- Die With Your Boots On was the second track I listened too, needless to say, Iron Maiden kicks ***.

[JimiVoodoo323]

not a bad list but here is the list I'll give:
That's a good start I thinkThanks for your list too man. Much thanks.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

sure man and yeah The entire Piece of Mind album amazes the hell out of me still. Needless to say, Up the Irons.

[Holyed]

I just listened to The Trooper. I think I just creamed my pants. oooohhh baby.

Edit- Die With Your Boots On was the second track I listened too, needless to say, Iron Maiden kicks ***.

Try playing that live with your friends. You'll have to change you're pants several times.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I knwo the bassline but the rest of my band never wants to learn it. I pisses me off so bad that none of them ever wanna cover some Maiden.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

wow...a few typos there but you get the idea I bet

[Holyed]

Yeh I did. You should seriously force them to. Is it the case they can't play the songs, and they don't want to admit it? Or are they good?

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

our drummer may have a hard time but our two guitarist are **** good. we just all come from different backgrounds of rock. me and the rythem are the only two serious Maiden fans but he doesn't have enough of a backbone for it I think. We almost convinced them to learn Screaming for Vengence (Judas Priest for those who don't know) though. That'll be hard for me since the bassline can be complicated at times and I have to sing and play and Halford hits some **** good notes in that song.

[ironmaidenismyhero]

i've been playing guitar for about two years now... and i can't seem to find anyone else who likes iron maiden as much as i do... anyone care to open their doors to a heart longing for some simple iron maiden jamming? lol

as for best album - 'fear of the dark'
best song - 'afraid to shoot strangers' (kick-*** solo in there, my personal fave)
best cover art - 'edward the great'
worst haircut - nicko mcbrain in toronto on the powerslave tour

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I'd love to jam with some people and do some Maiden. Sadly, Jersey isn't really a rockin' state. Not anymore anyway. All the rockers are either old or mainstream crap. Oh and we have lot's of emo and rap too. Not much real classic rock or metalheads though.

[Kenny the Guitarist]

Of the Iron Maiden albums I have, i like brave new world a lot and also dance of death. I dont have many but i think theyre awesome, and I'm always looking for more.

My favoruite Maiden song is the clansman performed by bruce, followed by montsegur.

I hope they will tour again before retiuring as i've never seen them live, and Id really regret it if I didnt.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

no more major tours :upset:

but if you wnat more albums pick up Piece of Mind or Powerslave. Cant go wrong with any of them though if you ask me.

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

I have a question. Out of all the Maiden songs I've heard so far, The Trooper is my favorite.

However, I got to thinking which war is being talked about.

Key points to consider:
Fighting against Russians.
Soldiers riding horses.
But guns exist, as stated in the song.

What war do you think is being talked about, or do you think it's just some random made-up war?

[HondoII]

I have a question. Out of all the Maiden songs I've heard so far, The Trooper is my favorite.

However, I got to thinking which war is being talked about.

Key points to consider:
Fighting against Russians.
Soldiers riding horses.
But guns exist, as stated in the song.

What war do you think is being talked about, or do you think it's just some random made-up war?


Ever hear of WW1?

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

Haha, yeah, but I know more about WWII than I, so that's why I did not think about I.

All right, thanks. :thumb:

Anyone here live in California?

I live in the San Fernando Valley. If you don't know where that is, it's the county next to L.A.

[Thunder Fingers]

no more major tours :upset:

but if you wnat more albums pick up Piece of Mind or Powerslave. Cant go wrong with any of them though if you ask me.

shouldnt you maby have number of the beast in your avatar than no prayer for the dying? :p it would fit alot more.. :p

[Thunder Fingers]

****it! now i start missing My Maiden England VHS(i have the "killers" Vid on my computer...) **** tv rental company who dont want to give it back... i hate rented combi-televisions... at least they can check them for videos... :upset:

Oh, yeah, i gotta ask:
Do you people Rather Wanna see an Iron Maiden Tribute band who just play Iron Maiden songs, Or Do you wanna see an Tribute band who plays, act and dress like Iron Maiden on stage, the last one probaly will look alittle stupid, but hell, I wanna be 'arry when my tribute band starts playing out :p

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I'd rather see them look like Maiden on stage. Way more fun. I'd love to dress as Steve or Bruce and play some tunes on stage. Just don't change your last name to Harris while doing this and it'll all be fine.

Oh, and yes it should be Number of the Beast but I didn't make the thing so I just gotta work with what I have. You know how it is sometmes.

[PsychoMits]

Iron Maiden own

[Thunder Fingers]

I'd rather see them look like Maiden on stage. Way more fun. I'd love to dress as Steve or Bruce and play some tunes on stage. Just don't change your last name to Harris while doing this and it'll all be fine.

Oh, and yes it should be Number of the Beast but I didn't make the thing so I just gotta work with what I have. You know how it is sometmes.

Changing My middle Name to "arry" :p but my Last name are gonna remain the same.. every tribute band does that.. :p

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

Well have a blast. You guys have an Eddie yet?

[Thunder Fingers]

Well have a blast. You guys have an Eddie yet?

neh, not yet, i can ask the vocalist from the drummers band, shes 'kin crazy, so i think she would have done it :p and we are currently missing 2 guitarist... but im on the hunt :thumb:

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

well best of luck. can your vocalist hit 'em like bruce could back in his prime? It's da.mn hard sometimes. Make sure you guys run around like wild brits up there too! oh oh oh and if you can't tell I really wish I were doing this too. :thumb:

[Lord of Sword]

I have a question. Out of all the Maiden songs I've heard so far, The Trooper is my favorite.

However, I got to thinking which war is being talked about.

Key points to consider:
Fighting against Russians.
Soldiers riding horses.
But guns exist, as stated in the song.

What war do you think is being talked about, or do you think it's just some random made-up war?


it's actually about the Charge of the Light Brigade during the crimean war, which was mainly Britain against Russia, but Prussia and some other countries also fought in the war, Prussia being on the Brit's side. i don't know what the war was about, but it happened around the 1850s/60s. i always used to think it was about WWI aswell, but we never fought the russians in WWI, and horses were used for a few months before they got blown to pieces by shells while stuck in mud a few meters deep. the song also mentions muskets, which were never used in WWI. if you've seen the video you'll know it's not WW1 also, it's clips from some old movie, cant remember the name but it's about the charge of the light brigade.

[Det_Nosnip]

Out of curiosity....what, in your opinion, are Dickinson's best vocal performances?

I'm afraid that this may have been done earlier in the thread, but..let's be honest here, there are 67 pages!!

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

Aces High, Number of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper, Ghost of the Navigator are all good

[Det_Nosnip]

Yeah. I like the title track from Brave New World and Dream of Mirrors alot. IMO, his voice matured very well on that album. Although he may not be hitting quite as many highs as in the classic era, his timbre is excellent and songwriting incredible.

But...I've got to say, every time I hear "2 minutes to Midnight," I can't help but sing along. :cool:

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

yeah he did mature nice at that point. NPFTD and FOTD were a dark time for him(well not all the tracks) but he did nice on Brave New World and Dream of Mirrors and The Nomad are two of my favorites off that album.

I like 2 minutes but it got boring after awhile (sorta like Run to the Hills)

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

I like how Run to the hills starts out, but I hate it when it goes into the chorus.

[MAthiAS]

I'd love to jam with some people and do some Maiden. Sadly, Jersey isn't really a rockin' state. Not anymore anyway. All the rockers are either old or mainstream crap. Oh and we have lot's of emo and rap too. Not much real classic rock or metalheads though.

where in Jersey do you live? I live there too, Bergen county.

well best of luck. can your vocalist hit 'em like bruce could back in his prime? It's da.mn hard sometimes. Make sure you guys run around like wild brits up there too! oh oh oh and if you can't tell I really wish I were doing this too.

its hard to hit em like Bruce NOW, forget hit prime, he's just that good :)

Out of curiosity....what, in your opinion, are Dickinson's best vocal performances?

The Trooper, Hallowed be thy Name, Aces High, Flash of the Blade, Invaders, Revelations, Paschendale, Dream of Mirrors, Blood Brothers, and I can't get enough of the verses to Moonchild. Of course, the list could go on and on and on.

Yeah. I like the title track from Brave New World and Dream of Mirrors alot. IMO, his voice matured very well on that album. Although he may not be hitting quite as many highs as in the classic era, his timbre is excellent and songwriting incredible.

yeah, the highs aren't quite so high, but the vocal melodies are just as great as ever.

I like 2 minutes but it got boring after awhile (sorta like Run to the Hills)

I see where you're coming from with that, but they're still Maiden songs :)

well, there it is, my 666th post, celebrated in the Maiden thread :chug: :smoke: I haven't posted in here as much as I should, I suppose, so I'll check it out more now. :cool:

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I live in Gloucester County. Yes Bruce is amazing but he doesn't hit the notes as often, which makes it more of a treat when he does I guess. yes they are still Maiden songs and they are both good but there are so many better :D

[Thunder Fingers]

I like 2 minutes but it got boring after awhile (sorta like Run to the Hills)

yeah, gotto agree there.. its great songs but after some years they get a bit boring, but thoose are the only songs i think that about..



*Bump* Frail: what you think of Maiden Tribute band live? :p

[YDload]

I like how Run to the hills starts out, but I hate it when it goes into the chorus.

Gah! The chorus is the best part!

[mr snrub]

He obviously aint a Maiden fan if he dislikes the chorus of Run to the Hills. It's classic!

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

He obviously aint a Maiden fan if he dislikes the chorus of Run to the Hills. It's classic!
I never said I was.

[Till_Lindeman001]

I never said I was.

Then what are you doing here?

Run to the Hills is the single most recognisable Maiden song ever and one of the best songs ever. When most people think of Maiden this song is the first in their minds, so leave it alone, or I'll set Eddie on you! :lol:

[mr snrub]

Then what are you doing here?

Run to the Hills is the single most recognisable Maiden song ever and one of the best songs ever. When most people think of Maiden this song is the first in their minds, so leave it alone, or I'll set Eddie on you! :lol:

Exactly!!

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I dunno if Run To the Hills is what people think of when they think of Maiden. I'd say it was Number of the Beast. Than again when I think Maiden I think of Fear of the Dark or Still Life OR anything off SSOASS and Piece of Mind 1st.

[Slrainox]

I like Piece of Mind over Number of the beast, but I love both albums. I just found Piece of Mind more enjoyable to listen to at all times. in NOTB they were kind of just finding their niche.

I just found Powerslave Vinyl in my dads old records :)

[MAthiAS]

I too prefer Piece of Mind over NOTB... but they both own, and they're my top two Maiden albums after SSOASS

[HondoII]

Then what are you doing here?

Run to the Hills is the single most recognisable Maiden song ever and one of the best songs ever. When most people think of Maiden this song is the first in their minds, so leave it alone, or I'll set Eddie on you! :lol:


Avatar thief

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

Piece of Mind is easily better then Number..., Powerslave is great too and Somewhere in Time. Maiden are timeless. Always gonna be the best and will always define Heavy Metal better than anyone else.

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

I'm here to discuss Iron Maiden.

So just because I don't like a chorus of a specific song, I can't post in here? :rolleyes:

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

eh don't listen to that **** man(assumes you are a man since he is a sexist pig and also because he sees barrat(sp)p.s. Vincent is way better) say what you wanna good or bad just so it ain't rude. diversity and constructive arguements are always good.

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

Haha, yeah. I'm a guy. Eh, I didn't like Vincent. I imagine if Hot Topic had commercials, Vincent would be the spokesman.

Anyways, people in here are f'ing anal about someone disliking a "classic." :rolleyes:

It's not like I said they sucked or anything.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

yeah people can be overprotective. myself even though I like the song I think it gets boring after too much of it. I liked Vincent because he was calm, cool, smart, and had very badass limits. Yuffie and Tifa were kool too. Red XIII was great. I liked most the characters.

[Arcarsenal Ghost]

Haha, I agree, but let's keep this thread on topic, ok? :thumb:

After looking at the powertab for The Trooper, it sounds harder than it is.

But then again, I'm a guitar noob, so I can't play it. :upset:

**** tremolo picking! :angry:

[Till_Lindeman001]

Avatar thief

Hey, it was on the official site and I liked it, how was I supposed to know that someone else had it.

EDIT: There I changed it, just for you! :lol: Now I'm gonna kill anyone who's got my new avatar 'cause I'm not changing it!

[HondoII]

Hey, it was on the official site and I liked it, how was I supposed to know that someone else had it.

EDIT: There I changed it, just for you! :lol: Now I'm gonna kill anyone who's got my new avatar 'cause I'm not changing it!

:)


And for the kid who dislikes the chorus to run to the hills. What would you do if you saw them live? They always end their set to it because it IS the greatest maiden song. (I love all their songs, but you all know that song gets everyone pumped (well if you have ever been to their concerts or seen the concert vids.)

But I suppose you are entitled to your opinion, just don't get mad if you go to a maiden gig and the fans next to you ask you why the hell you aren't singing along to one of the greatest live songs ever. :thumb:

[The Mercenary]

:)


But I suppose you are entitled to your opinion, just don't get mad if you go to a maiden gig and the fans next to you ask you why the hell you aren't singing along to one of the greatest live songs ever. :thumb:

yea, i went to download (donnington) last year and i was disgusted at the amout of people not jumping around singing, dont get me wrong, there were loads, but not as many as i think there should have been (which is everyone!!) :angry:

my (current at least!) favourite live maiden tracks are sign of the cross and the clansman, which is wierd, because the studio versions with blaze's efforts on there sucked!

[Thunder Fingers]

yea, i went to download (donnington) last year and i was disgusted at the amout of people not jumping around singing, dont get me wrong, there were loads, but not as many as i think there should have been (which is everyone!!) :angry:

my (current at least!) favourite live maiden tracks are sign of the cross and the clansman, which is wierd, because the studio versions with blaze's efforts on there sucked!

i hate when not every one is not jumping, even if its only a few, becouse i always get stuck in the middle of them.... and Leave BLAZE ALONE!

[The Mercenary]

i never liked blaze, he just isnt maiden (to me anyway!), but after listning to maiden for so long with bruce, i just didnt like the change. i wonder what someone who picked up virtual XI or the X factor as thier first maiden album would think. saying that i really enjoyed diannio albums....

[the_uber_penguin]

Does anyone know where I can find some of Iron Maiden's acoustic recordings?

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I love Blaze. His Maiden days aren't as good as his solo stuff but, excluding the Clansman, I do dig it all.

[Thunder Fingers]

Does anyone know where I can find some of Iron Maiden's acoustic recordings?

eh, i havent heard of any of thoose...
the closest you get is sum 41's acustic version of the trooper...

[mr snrub]

i have often wondered about maiden acoustic, and never found anything, so it is an interesting point. but yes, sum 41 did do an acoustic of the trooper, which wasn't great, as expected.

[Till_Lindeman001]

i have often wondered about maiden acoustic, and never found anything, so it is an interesting point. but yes, sum 41 did do an acoustic of the trooper, which wasn't great, as expected.

Now that WOULD be interesting, acoustic Maiden, I'd love to hear that if it's real.

[Thunder Fingers]

Now that WOULD be interesting, acoustic Maiden, I'd love to hear that if it's real.

i guess "journeyman" is somewhat an acustic..

[YDload]

From the "Is This Too Obvious?" file:

The albums "The X Factor" and "Virtual XI" have Roman numerals in them because they're Maiden's tenth and eleventh albums, respectively. I always pronounced them "The Ten Factor" and "Virtual Eleven," but that may not be right.

Guess what number album SSOASS is?

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

I'm listening to Journeyman right now. :lol: Also there was an Iron Maiden tribute albums that was all symphony/classical versions of their songs. I forget what it was titled though.

[Thunder Fingers]

From the "Is This Too Obvious?" file:

The albums "The X Factor" and "Virtual XI" have Roman numerals in them because they're Maiden's tenth and eleventh albums, respectively. I always pronounced them "The Ten Factor" and "Virtual Eleven," but that may not be right.

Guess what number album SSOASS is?

very old news..:p and yes, they are that way....The X factor is the 10th factor and VIRTUAL XI is also what they call their fotball team, you go figure :p

[HondoII]

I'm listening to Journeyman right now. :lol: Also there was an Iron Maiden tribute albums that was all symphony/classical versions of their songs. I forget what it was titled though.


string quartet tribute to iron maiden.


*laughs at the fact that the lead singer of my fav. local band decked Blaze right in the face at a recent music fesitval*

[Armor O'Malley]

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*laughs at the fact that the lead singer of my fav. local band decked Blaze right in the face at a recent music fesitval*

...Because he liked Bruce more? :lol:

[MothEatenDeerHead213]

Haha they have one of those for Metallica. A classical Thing.

Whats your favorite Maiden Album

Mine are: Peice Of Mind or Killers

[Armor O'Malley]

Sit

[MothEatenDeerHead213]

*tear*

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

Piece of Mind, Powerslave, SSOASS, Fear of The Dark

[MothEatenDeerHead213]

Ah i forgot Fear Of The Dark. ha thats my favorite song by them to

[Till_Lindeman001]

From the "Is This Too Obvious?" file:

Guess what number album SSOASS is?

To make it even more obvious, they followed the album up with the "Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour" strangely enough that was the world tour that came after the album :lol:

[mr snrub]

Peice of Mind, Powerslave, 7th son. Fear of the Dark is one of their least better albums, but fear of the dark its-self is one of the best songs by Maiden. If you look at the album, there are none other really good songs on it.

[stonecoldcrazy]

I listen to mainly death metal like Cryptopsy, Nile, Skinless, In Flames, Fear Factory, Psychotogen and Soilwork. I wanna hear some Iron Maiden songs, but I dont know many. Can you recommend some?

I've heard:
Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Rainmaker


you must hear fear of the dark, and all of the "BRAVE NEW WORLD" album i recomened it its awsome!!!!!

[stonecoldcrazy]

have any of yall seen any "learn to play....." videos i really want to play like ADRIAN SMITH he rocks!!!!!!

[mr snrub]

have any of yall seen any "learn to play....." videos i really want to play like ADRIAN SMITH he rocks!!!!!!


Haha, that would be some achievement!! :lol:

[ironmaiden54]

you must hear fear of the dark, and all of the "BRAVE NEW WORLD" album i recomened it its awsome!!!!!


yeah their good, but i didn't like the killers album that much though

[mr snrub]

yeah their good, but i didn't like the killers album that much though

Quiet honestly, there isn't a Maiden album that I dislike. There are some songs on the albums that I don't think are that great, but I couldn't say I disliked any Iron Maiden album. Although if I had to it would be X-Factor, because it has the most amount of songs I think aren't that great on. Plus it isn't Bruce.

[Armor O'Malley]

Peice of Mind, Powerslave, 7th son. Fear of the Dark is one of their least better albums, but fear of the dark its-self is one of the best songs by Maiden. If you look at the album, there are none other really good songs on it.

Nah I like the Fear Of The Dark album...true it's not as good as the 80's stuff but still some fine songs ala Judas Be My Guide, Chains Of Misery, Weekend Warrior and Afraid To Shoot Strangers. A lot of excellent Bruce vocals in that particular album too.

[mr snrub]

Nah I like the Fear Of The Dark album...true it's not as good as the 80's stuff but still some fine songs ala Judas Be My Guide, Chains Of Misery, Weekend Warrior and Afraid To Shoot Strangers. A lot of excellent Bruce vocals in that particular album too.

Fair enough... it's all opinion I suppose anyway. :thumb:

[Armor O'Malley]

Fair enough... it's all opinion I suppose anyway. :thumb:

Hell yeh it's all good, hey my fave Maiden song is even The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner, wouldn't say many others would choose that one if they had to choose a fave.

[mr snrub]

Hell yeh it's all good, hey my fave Maiden song is even The Lonliness Of The Long Distance Runner, wouldn't say many others would choose that one if they had to choose a fave.

Yes, i fall into that category! My favourite is Flight of Icarus or Can I Play With Madness. Don't know why, and there are alot to choose from, but to me, they stand out.

[Armor O'Malley]

Yes, i fall into that category! My favourite is Flight of Icarus or Can I Play With Madness. Don't know why, and there are alot to choose from, but to me, they stand out.

Flight Of Icarus would be in my top 5, just for the chorus, it's just so uplifting. :)

[mr snrub]

Yeah, that is true. I've heard some people say it puts them off flying on planes, can't understand why though...

[YDload]

Flight of Icarus is what MAKES flying on an airplane for me. It's that much more "uplifting" when you listen to the chorus as you're in the air.

[Armor O'Malley]

Yeah, that is true. I've heard some people say it puts them off flying on planes, can't understand why though...

Maybe they'd rather spread their wings and fly like an eagle instead? :confused:

[mr snrub]

exactly, I can't understand anything negative about it.

[mr snrub]

Maybe they'd rather spread their wings and fly like an eagle instead? :confused:

possibly, but I doubt it somehow...

[Armor O'Malley]

Well some people are strange. :)

[mr snrub]

That is very true.

[andy]

whats a good song by iron maiden? i hear alot about them but never really listened to them. thanks.

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

gah...so many. I'm listening to Heaven Can Wait right now, give it a shot.

[HondoII]

I love the Whoa oh oh part in Heaven Can Wait

[Armor O'Malley]

I love the Whoa oh oh part in Heaven Can Wait

One of my fave moments of S.i.t.

[mr snrub]

whats a good song by iron maiden? i hear alot about them but never really listened to them. thanks.

flight of icarus
can i play with madness
fear of the dark
run to the hills
running free
trooper
2 minutes to midnight
evil that men do
clansman
infinate dreams

i could go on and on for hours...but that will do for now :thumb:

[Thunder Fingers]

I love the Whoa oh oh part in Heaven Can Wait

gotta love it.. the whole song is wonderful!

[downstroy]

to badandy

check out:
Die With Your Boots On
Children of The ****ed
Revelations
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Paschandale (from the new album, I think it's really kickass song)
Killers
Charlotte The Harlot

[Thunder Fingers]

ehm... yeah... so.. whats everybodys fav. maiden live video? *bump*

[E.vil_N.ever_D.ies1344]

Fear of the Dark from the Raising Hell tour is ok although I don't like that Janick fellow :thumb:

Also I dig any of the Rock in the Rio stuff. The Evil that men Do. The Clairvoyant, Infinite Dreams. you know...why complain and dislike any it's Iron ****IN' Maiden.

[Armor O'Malley]

ehm... yeah... so.. whats everybodys fav. maiden live video? *bump*

Fear Of The Dark definatly, the way the crowd starts to sing along with the guitar melody is so good.

[GurS]

BACK!

what's your favourite in the charlotte the harlot saga?

charlotte the harlot
22 accacia avenue
hooks in you
from here to eternity

[Armor O'Malley]

22 Acacia Avenue

[Till_Lindeman001]

Fear of the Dark from the Raising Hell tour is ok although I don't like that Janick fellow :thumb:

Also I dig any of the Rock in the Rio stuff. The Evil that men Do. The Clairvoyant, Infinite Dreams. you know...why complain and dislike any it's Iron ****IN' Maiden.


Rock in Rio's a f***ing amazing live album on both CD and DVD :thumb:

[Thunder Fingers]

BACK!

what's your favourite in the charlotte the harlot saga?

charlotte the harlot
22 accacia avenue
hooks in you
from here to eternity

gotta be charlotte... nothing beats the intro to that one!

[MothEatenDeerHead213]

Fear Of The Dark is my favorite video. Its also my favorite song like i said many times before

[UberDrummer]

whats a good song by iron maiden? i hear alot about them but never really listened to them. thanks.

My favourite is Rime of the ancient mariner , or the trooper =)

[The Mercenary]

I love the Whoa oh oh part in Heaven Can Wait


somewhere in time has fast become my favourite album!

adrians 'stranger in a strange land' is fantastic, and the loneliness of the and caught some......hell its a fantastic album!

a little off topic, but, i was on holiday in rhodes last year, and i managed to find loads of iron maiden flags, great big ones of loads of their tracks, i got bring your daughter and caught somewhere in time. does anyone know where i can get these big flags? (other than at festivals/gigs)