rock in rio is just all around insane though, even maiden's intro just before they come on and play wicker man is insane...surely wicker man is up there with the best intro's, and phantom of the opera...

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Rock In Rio's version of 2 Minutes is fantastically fantastic.[/QUOTE]
Well said Jason :thumb:

:p

[QUOTE=Mars Ulrich]rock in rio is just all around insane though, even maiden's intro just before they come on and play wicker man is insane...surely wicker man is up there with the best intro's, and phantom of the opera...[/QUOTE]

At RiR, the little intro is 'kin amazing.

[QUOTE=ashman]At RiR, the little intro is 'kin amazing.[/QUOTE]

That's an understatement, ash. It's fantastically orgasmically wonderful. It ties into Wicker Man so well, that I get chills up my neck.

I can't remember this intro :upset:

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]That's an understatement, ash. It's fantastically orgasmically wonderful. It ties into Wicker Man so well, that I get chills up my neck.[/QUOTE]

I am the Master of the Understatement. Does anyone know what the name is of the Intro song? My band might do the Wickerman as the intro for our setlist...

This is my 1232nd post in this thread...I need a life that isn't Maiden :upset:

Maiden is a perfectly working life :mad:

[QUOTE=ashman]I am the Master of the Understatement. Does anyone know what the name is of the Intro song? My band might do the Wickerman as the intro for our setlist...

This is my 1232nd post in this thread...I need a life that isn't Maiden :upset:[/QUOTE]
I think it's called Arthur's Farewell. It's from the First Knight OST, scored by Jerry Goldsmith.

For anyone who cares: the words (in Latin, then English, line by line) are

Hoc regnum meum est
This is my Kingdom
Hoc regnum meum est
This is my Kingdom

Adorate
Adore
Adorate
Adore
Me (may)
Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate
Adore
Adoraaateee
Adore

Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate
Adore
Adoraaateee
Adore

Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate
Adore
Adoraaateee
Adore

Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate
Adore
Adoraateee
Adore

Dominus deus noster
The Lord our God
Dominus solus est
The Lord is Alone
Dominus deus noster
The Lord our God
Deus solus est
God is One / Alone

Hoc regnum meum est
This is my Kingdom
Hoc regnum meum est
This is my Kingdom

Dominus dominus est
The Lord is The Lord
Ave
Hail
Dominus dominus est
The Lord is The Lord
Ave
Hail
Dominus dominus est
The Lord is The Lord
Ave
Hail

Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate me
Adore Me
Adorate deum
Adore God
Adoraate deum
Adore God

Adorate deum
Adore God
Adorate deum
Adore God
Adorate deum
Adore God

Dominus dominus dominus deus
Lord God
Dominus dominus dominus dominus
(male) Lord
Dominus dominus dominus deus
Lord God
Dominus dominus dominus dominus
(male) Lord

Dominus dominus dominus dominus
Lord
Deus noster deus
Our God (is) the One God

Choral Section (No Lyrics)

Dominus deus noster
The Lord is Our God
Dominus solus est
Lord Arthur / God is (!) alone

Dominus Ave
Hail to the Lord
Dominus Ave
Hail to the Lord

Hoc regnum meum est
(Male Choral) This is my Kingdom
Adorate….…Adorate me
(Female Choral) Adore Me
Hoc regnum meum est
(Male Choral) This is my Kingdom
Adorate….…Adorate me
(Female Choral) Adore Me
Hoc regnum meum est
(Male Choral) This is my Kingdom
Adorate….…Adorate me
(Female Choral) Adore Me
Hoc regnum meum est
(Male Choral) This is my Kingdom

Deus mortus est
God is Dead

Dominus deus
The Lord (is) God
Dominus noster
Our Lord
Dominus mortus est
Lord Arthur is Dead

Dominus noster est in caelo
Our Lord Arthur is in heaven
Dominus (deus) mortus est
("deus" doesn't make sense) Lord Arthur is Dead
Deus in caelo
God in Heaven
Deus in caelooooo
God in Heaven

Deus solus est
God is One

Dominus noster est in caelo
Our Lord Arthur is in Heaven

two minutes is one of maiden's best intro riffs...

I'm seeing Iron Maiden tomorrow in Quebec city, and I'm from Montreal, I'm travelling with a few friends to go see them, it's gonna be so awesome I can't wait :D :cool:

Update:
I finally have worlked out how to get the recording programs to work, so now im recording... the songs i know atleast...(like... Not SOTC and FOTD :p)

cool Martin, the bass sounds great- just more volume needed!

Has anyone noticed at the Back of the little Booklet for "Tyranny of Souls", there are some credits for a song called 'Eternal'. But it's only on the Japanese Version.

Thanks to the Internet....I have it Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Does anyone want me to upload it?

ash! what songs where live? :p

[QUOTE=Eddie-the-Trooper]ash! what songs where live? :p[/QUOTE]

:confused:

of the ones we are recording..

[QUOTE=Eddie-the-Trooper]of the ones we are recording..[/QUOTE]

We're doing the live Version of HBTN, I think. The rest are the studio versions.

ok.. i have a recorded version of Iron Maiden this far, but i think i have to re record it, it was a bit shoddy...

Hm. Currently listening to "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner".

Excellent Maiden song, and proof that Iron Maiden can make a truly [b]epic[/b] song out of any topic whatsoever! :D

iron maiden playin leeds fest! gonna be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE=Maveryck]Hm. Currently listening to "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner".

Excellent Maiden song, and proof that Iron Maiden can make a truly [b]epic[/b] song out of any topic whatsoever! :D[/QUOTE]
any topic in the world my seldom-posting friend, any in the world

we could open this to debate actually, what is the wierdest song topic maiden have ever done? answers on a postcard to:

maidenthread
musicianforums
the internet
earth
the universe
space (nr. more space)

Well, they've done Genghis Khan, Alexander The Great, a Coleridge poem (Rime of the Ancient Mariner), Dune (against Frank Herbert's permission), and the British Air Force in WWII even more than Roger Waters-era Pink Floyd..,

And yet I'd still have to say the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is the wierdest lyrical topic they've ever made into an epic song.

The Dune thing was a bastard, Steve rang Herbert's publisher and If memory serves, he said: "sorry, Frank herbert doesn't like Rock bands, especially not bands like Iron Maiden"
apparently they were going to call the song Dune and have a spoken word quote at the start aswell. The book is fantastic though...

[quote]"No. Because Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden".[/quote]

That's probably the most uncharitable statement ever... but it's balanced out by Patrick McGoohan's willingness to co-operate with Iron Maiden regarding the song 'The Prisoner':

[quote]The conversation between McGoohan and Smallwood allegedly went:

McGoohan: "What did you say the name of the band was again?"
Smallwood: "Iron Maiden"
McGoohan: "A rock band, you say... do it!" [/quote]

(quotes from Wikipedia, controversy from Iron Maiden :cool:[size=2])[/size]

my quote was off the top of my head and stems from Run to the hills- the official biography of Iron Maiden. the quote was a bit off, I couldn't be arsed to hunt it out and check :p
that book is essential for ANY maiden fan
I just realised that the lyrics to devil on a hog are about leaving maiden in 93...

"I used to sit at god's right hand, but I quit that show to do my one night stand"


we all know that 'arry is God, don't we kids?

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]any topic in the world my seldom-posting friend, any in the world

we could open this to debate actually, what is the wierdest song topic maiden have ever done? answers on a postcard to:

maidenthread
musicianforums
the internet
earth
the universe
space (nr. more space)[/QUOTE]
i would say the charlotte series. completely different from what they normally write about

[QUOTE=Maveryck]...And yet I'd still have to say the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is the wierdest lyrical topic they've ever made into an epic song.[/QUOTE]

There's a Book called Loneliness of the Long Distance runner, so I think it's based off that.

I think Dream Of Mirrors is their wierdest song lyrically.

Oh, and I don't actually get what anybody does that's evil in "The evil that men do"....as far as I can tell its just about someone sleeping with someone he shouldn't have.

[QUOTE=the_uber_penguin]I think Dream Of Mirrors is their wierdest song lyrically.

Oh, and I don't actually get what anybody does that's evil in "The evil that men do"....as far as I can tell its just about someone sleeping with someone he shouldn't have.[/QUOTE]

It's got something to do with the Concept of the Album.

I believe it's to do with the Conception of the 7th Son of a 7th Son.

you'd think there would be 7 songs on 7th son like...

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]you'd think there would be 7 songs on 7th son like...[/QUOTE]
How many songs are on it?

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]you'd think there would be 7 songs on 7th son like...[/QUOTE]

There's 8, but no one can really guess what's it's about. It is their 7th album though :cool:

The weirdest Maiden song is Quest for Fire, because it's historically inaccurate. Most of their stuff is fairly authentic, or at least the imagery makes up for it. But having dinosaurs and cavemen living together in a song that's also pretty boring by Maiden standards is just criminal.

Wasn't the inspiration for that from one of those old dinosaur films?

[QUOTE=YDload]The weirdest Maiden song is Quest for Fire, because it's historically inaccurate. Most of their stuff is fairly authentic, or at least the imagery makes up for it. But having dinosaurs and cavemen living together in a song that's also pretty boring by Maiden standards is just criminal.[/QUOTE]
it's amusing though...
It sounds like it was inspired by something like that... there must be a similar book or film...

Quest for Fire is a 1981 film.

Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is one of my favourite songs off of Somewhere in Time, which is incidentally one of my favourite Maiden CDs. Aaaand, my girlfriend bought it for me! :cool:

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is one of my favourite songs off of Somewhere in Time, which is incidentally one of my favourite Maiden CDs. Aaaand, my girlfriend bought it for me! :cool:[/QUOTE]
well that's a kick in the balls for anyone who has a sad and depressing life without a GF that buys maiden for them...

^Leave me out of it! :mad:

As of right now, I am rocking out to Piece of Mind, which I think is Maiden's best album. Man, Where Eagles Dare is such an awesome track.