The Iron Maiden Thread v. The Merge of Souls

[TAC]

Just did a run through of the debut and holy shit, that solo in Strange World. 

[KevShmev]

Just did a run through of the debut and holy shit, that solo in Strange World. 

Agreed, that is pretty sweet.  That was one of my favorites from the debut, along with Prowler and Phantom of the Opera. 

[wolfking]

Just did a run through of the debut and holy shit, that solo in Strange World. 

Underrated song.

[NoseofNicko]

^Indeed. I’ve always loved it.

[The Realm]

Just did a run through of the debut and holy shit, that solo in Strange World. 

Always loved Strange World. A classic underrated song.

[DoctorAction]

It's not a song I would immediately think of but, yes, awesome tune. Lovely solo.

[wolfking]

Stratton kills that intro solo.

[TAC]

Stratton kills that intro solo.

I'd take a solo breakdown when you get a chance.

[wolfking]

Stratton kills that intro solo.

I'd take a solo breakdown when you get a chance.

Not much in them besides considering they are so melodic and emotional but happy to post some thoughts on various parts of both solos over the weekend mate.

[TAC]

Stratton kills that intro solo.

I'd take a solo breakdown when you get a chance.

Not much in them besides considering they are so melodic and emotional but happy to post some thoughts on various parts of both solos over the weekend mate.

I was thinking along the lines of timestamping who is who..

[wolfking]

Stratton kills that intro solo.

I'd take a solo breakdown when you get a chance.

Not much in them besides considering they are so melodic and emotional but happy to post some thoughts on various parts of both solos over the weekend mate.

I was thinking along the lines of timestamping who is who..

Oh, the intro solo is Dennis and the middle solo is Dave.

That's easy haha.

[425]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

[wolfking]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

Good thing I don't charge for my services! 

[TAC]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

Yeah, I'll go with Wolfking thankyouverymuch.

Cool, I'll check it out.

[faizoff]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

I used to go to that website religiously around BNW and DoD releases, pity that site hasn't been updated since 2011, I would've loved to have read the commentary on the last two albums.

[Cool Chris]

I just do not get the love for SSOASS that a LOT of folks obviously have.

Late to the party, this I concur!

[wolfking]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

Yeah, I'll go with Wolfking thankyouverymuch.

Cool, I'll check it out.

Haha, thanks mate! 

[Stadler]

Not to downplay the service wolfking provides, but the Iron Maiden Commentary website lists who plays the solos for all the albums through TFF on the "lyrics" page for each album.

It's more fun hearing from Wolfie, but that site is a gold mine... 

[TAC]

35 years ago tonight...

[wolfking]

 

[pg1067]

35 years ago tonight...

I saw that tour about 6 weeks earlier...on a Monday and Wednesday night.  The prospect of dragging my ass to a concert (much less two) on a week night is not something I'd be into these days.  Of course, I was 19 at the time, so....

[TAC]

They played in Worcester either the night before or the night after and I have no good reason why I didn't go.

I was 18 you fogey!

[El Barto]

Saw it two months earlier. No idea what day of the week it was, but it wouldn't have mattered (and still doesn't). Apparently Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened up, but I honestly have zero recollection of that. That's back when they'd have played at least five shows in Texas, but since I probably had to beg my mom for ticket money, seeing it more than once would have been right out. 


edit: Seven shows in Texas, plus two more in OK. Man, those were the days.

[pg1067]

They played in Worcester either the night before or the night after and I have no good reason why I didn't go.

I was 18 you fogey!

Saw it two months earlier. No idea what day of the week it was, but it wouldn't have mattered (and still doesn't). Apparently Vinnie Vincent Invasion opened up, but I honestly have zero recollection of that. That's back when they'd have played at least five shows in Texas, but since I probably had to beg my mom for ticket money, seeing it more than once would have been right out. 

Yup.  We had to endure Mark Slaughter's vocals on two consecutive tours because Slaughter opened on the SSOASS tour.

[pg1067]

A little Maiden/Priest mashup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6KYqElOOsQ

[425]

Six months on and I'm still obsessed with The Parchment. I would love for Steve to explain what this song is about. There are some striking images, but it's all a bit cryptic. Weirdly, I'm not sure he's done any interviews about Senjutsu.

[TAC]

The Parchment is an incredible song.

[wolfking]

Six months on and I'm still obsessed with The Parchment. I would love for Steve to explain what this song is about. There are some striking images, but it's all a bit cryptic. Weirdly, I'm not sure he's done any interviews about Senjutsu.

It would easily now make my all time Maiden top 5.  It simply never gets old.

[TAC]

Six months on and I'm still obsessed with The Parchment. I would love for Steve to explain what this song is about. There are some striking images, but it's all a bit cryptic. Weirdly, I'm not sure he's done any interviews about Senjutsu.

It would easily now make my all time Maiden top 5.  It simply never gets old.

It's gotta be up there, yeah. As if the "meet me ttthhheeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrreeeeee" part wasn't enough, the whole instrumental part that follows is amazing.

Is it enough to overtake The Talisman as my favorite Reunion Era track..??.. It's a close call.

[The Realm]

Six months on and I'm still obsessed with The Parchment. I would love for Steve to explain what this song is about. There are some striking images, but it's all a bit cryptic. Weirdly, I'm not sure he's done any interviews about Senjutsu.

It would easily now make my all time Maiden top 5.  It simply never gets old.

It's gotta be up there, yeah. As if the "meet me ttthhheeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrreeeeee" part wasn't enough, the whole instrumental part that follows is amazing.

Is it enough to overtake The Talisman as my favorite Reunion Era track..??.. It's a close call.

This feels like spoilers for the hopefully coming soon Top 75/50/100 Iron Maiden countdown...but yes I also love The Parchment.

[425]

Six months on and I'm still obsessed with The Parchment. I would love for Steve to explain what this song is about. There are some striking images, but it's all a bit cryptic. Weirdly, I'm not sure he's done any interviews about Senjutsu.

It would easily now make my all time Maiden top 5.  It simply never gets old.

It is extremely close to this for me. Pretty confident it's at least in my top 10, which is an insanely tough group to crack.

[KevShmev]

It feels like there is a great song in there when I listen to The Parchment, but, and yes I will be that guy again, the suffocating mix really cripples my enjoyment of the song (and quite frankly most of that record).  I just looked at the levels in Audacity and practically the entire song has the levels cranked to the max.  Too bad, cause it sounds like the song deserved better.

[425]

Maybe I'm just used to the results of Kevin Shirley turning a big dial that says "compression" and repeatedly looking back at Steve Harris for approval, but I don't have any particular trouble listening to the Senjutsu mix.

[TAC]

Yeah, I thought Senjutsu sounds fine.

[Cool Chris]

This feels like spoilers for the hopefully coming soon Top 75/50/100 Iron Maiden countdown.

Maiden is about the only other band I could do a solid Top 100 for, but man that would be tough. There is not a ton of separation for me with the top half of their catalog, and not a significant drop off in the bottom half either.