ok i have an inqiry,, um on the trooper is dave playing a fender, coz i dont see any strats with hums and flloyd rose unless it was another brand or custom made, i could be wrong, just wondering,

UP THE IRONS \M/ :evil:

The most consistent lineup would definately be with bruce,steve,dave,adrian,nicko but IMO the best would be the current (just listen to brave new world or dance of death) but there best album is probly peice of mind or powerslave .......ACE :thumb:

will post my ideal songs later because I havent got my list I made here with me (I'm at school)

3 Dates for next years tour have been announced...they are:

Parc Des Princes Stadium, Paris on June 25th
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki on July 6th
Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg on July 9th

None of them anywhere near me :(

IRON MAIDEN: Eddie Rips Up The World - Oct. 20, 2004

According to a posting at the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN's upcoming tour will likely be called "Eddie Rips Up The World Tour", based on the various posters appearing for the already-announced dates. The trek will apparently comprise between 20 and 25 shows. It is unknown if this number represents the scope of the entire tour or only its European leg.

Nothing is known about the opening date of the tour and the continents that will be visited. However, MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson has told the Swedish newspaper Goteborg Posten that the last show in Europe will be the Gothenburg gig at Ullevi on July 9 (this is still in line with flying rumors that MAIDEN might make an appearance on Ozzfest 2005 in the USA).

OMG I WOULD GO CRAZY if they did Ozzfest, as i get front row every year!!!!

[QUOTE=Shady Ultima]I knew that you would disagree Gurs! I'm not a drummer, and I just was listening to the ST and NOTB and I enjoyed the drums more. I still think Dave Lombardo of Slayer is better. You can't say I can't have my opinion though. Anyways, what is the picture that is made when all the CD's are put together? It looks like thefront cover of the ST, is that what it is?[/QUOTE]

Dave Lambardo wether in Slayer, Grip Inc, or Fantomas has one style of drumming. He never changes up what he does in a song and i never felt did anyhting more than be a basic metal timekeeper, Bostoph was a much more well rounded drummer than Dave and Nicko's stlye is alot more important to Maiden than Lambardo's is to Slayer.

Is it me, or is this thread starting to die?

[QUOTE=icebase]Hell no man
nicko is like so much better. clive was good i have to admit. but nickos better.[/QUOTE]

Clive and Nicko are two different animals. When Clive was in the band the music was more agressive and raw sounding and his power drumming style fit that like a glove. When the band evolved with Bruce in the lineup their style of writing changed and they begane to write more epic music that required less agressive drumming and more structured playing which is where Nicko steps in, he's diverse from album to album (listne to each one, he follows a pattern on each album). Both are essiential to the Maiden sound, but i dont think Clive would have sounded as well blended with how Maiden turned out as he did in their early days.

[QUOTE=FrailandBedazzled1979]However, MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson has told the Swedish newspaper Goteborg Posten that the last show in Europe will be the Gothenburg gig at Ullevi on July 9 year!!!![/QUOTE]

WHAT?! their not coming to Norway?! they play two shows once, and then they think that we are feed up with them?! :angry: i hope it doesnt take them as long time as last...

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come see them in Missouri with me than haha. How far of a train ride is it to gothenburg from bergen? like 8-9 hours? hell i drove almost 7 to see them last time in Chicago (god we live so far appart lol). But if they do Ozzfest i will be thrilled, as i have been front row at it for YEARS now!!!

PS: Nice Jari avatar lol, im recording a cover or "hunting high and low" currently and everything save the vocals sounds wonderful haha.

[QUOTE=FrailandBedazzled1979]^^^

come see them in Missouri with me than haha. How far of a train ride is it to gothenburg from bergen? like 8-9 hours? hell i drove almost 7 to see them last time in Chicago (god we live so far appart lol). But if they do Ozzfest i will be thrilled, as i have been front row at it for YEARS now!!!

PS: Nice Jari avatar lol, im recording a cover or "hunting high and low" currently and everything save the vocals sounds wonderful haha.[/QUOTE]

Kainulainen is my bass god nr. 2 :p and to afford to go to sweden, i have to give up my future G&L L2000 Bass, and i dont wanna do that.. :( and with car, its about 16 hours... with airplane, 2 - 3(but a hell alot of money..)

sacrafices son!! j/k, couldnt your folks help you out some? Traveling in America is sooooooooooo cheap. 16 hour drive? wow, i didnt think it was that far! can't you take a Euro-rail there or something? and i thought Geddy was your bass god #2! lol. If Maiden were not comming to the US this summer i was going to go to England to see them with my friend, so we shall see :)

[QUOTE=FrailandBedazzled1979]sacrafices son!! j/k, couldnt your folks help you out some? Traveling in America is sooooooooooo cheap. 16 hour drive? wow, i didnt think it was that far! can't you take a Euro-rail there or something? and i thought Geddy was your bass god #2! lol. If Maiden were not comming to the US this summer i was going to go to England to see them with my friend, so we shall see :)[/QUOTE]

he realy should be my nr.1,, im becoming more and more an geddy lee ripoff bassist.. mixed with a little flea :p though, im not as good as them, but my basslines sound like somthing they could have writen :p and i want an good bass :p ofcourse, i could skip the G&L and bought an Fender MIJ 1958 reissue..(the closets to the 70's reissue with maple fretboard) or an Geddy Lee sig....

O.k i'm late but whatever...
my Ideal album which is live and follows Rock in Rio's 18 song number
aces high
the trooper
Strange world
Revelations
Where eagles dare
still life
Powerslave
Dream of mirrors
Sign of the Cross
The ghost of the navigator
heaven can wait
Caught somewhere in time
Paschendale
hallowed be thy name
Iron maiden
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The rime of the ancient mariner
The number of the beast
The clairvoyant

i want to know where in England they are playing because they will be playing Download but I want to see them twice on one tour
hope they come to newcastle Janick would make them wouldn't he?

They will never play MY ultimate setlist because they can't agree on how to play "Flight of Icarus" anymore. Also, they would have to play several Loverboy covers.

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]O.k i'm late but whatever...
my Ideal album which is live and follows Rock in Rio's 18 song number
[/QUOTE]

i guess i will do mine then.......

The Wickerman
The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner
Moonchild
Paschendale
The Number of the Beast
Die with your Boots on
Wasted Years
Out of the Silent Planet
Infinate Dreams
Tailgunner
Here to Eternity
Caught Somewhere in Time
Revelations
The Prisoner
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Heaven Can Wait
The Clairvoyant
Run to the Hills

I think Frails list is by far the best...if they did do out of the silent planet live...that would be bloody sweet

^^^

hehe thank ya thank ya :) i wanted to hit a decent number of albums (they just have so many!) and i could care less how many times they've played the number of the beast and run to the hills...they are just to **** special to watch live to miss!! yes i would love to hear out of the silent planet live, funny how it was a single from brave new world but wasn't included in the setlist for the tour.

PS: if you ask me they could have cut out "dream of mirrors" and put in "out of the silent planet" or "the fallen angel".

I'd prefer to hear "out of the silent planet" more than "the fallen angel".

Ifthey had Cut Dream of mirrors, they could play both OOTSP and TFA....

^^^

or that lol.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]I'd prefer to hear "out of the silent planet" more than "the fallen angel".[/QUOTE]

i think thats a toss up for me really. The Fallen Angel has one of my favourite chorus' out of all Maiden's tunes and Adrian's lead at the end is fantastic, while i love the melody of Out of the Silent plant very much and Nicko gallops like a stallion hehe. Overall, either one id be satisfied....Dream of Mirrors (aside from The Thin Line Between Love and Hate) is my least favourite song on the album.

ok heres one for us all....

If Iron Maiden performed with a symphony (like metallica, kiss, scorpions etc...) what songs would fit best with that mixture. my first vote goes to "blood brothers".

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. Can you imagine the atmosphere the orchestra could provide? :thumb:

Brave New World [song] would be pretty sweet with symphony. So would GOTN.

Hallowed Be Thy Name. It's already one of Maiden's best songs ever, and orchestras would probably get lost in the galloping rhythms of most of their other songs (not much fast percussion in a symphony).

[QUOTE=YDload]Hallowed Be Thy Name. It's already one of Maiden's best songs ever, and orchestras would probably get lost in the galloping rhythms of most of their other songs (not much fast percussion in a symphony).[/QUOTE]

Oh gosh, that either sound extremely great, or horrible as in the way CoF butchered the song. A other good one would be Revelations... its a slower tempo Maiden song so I could see that sounding beautiful with an orchestra.

Anyone knows the exact date when The Early Days DVD comes out?

Not exactly, but Im pretty sure its bloody soon

I know this might be an amateur question, but im new to maiden. When did they last come to Australia?