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Re: THE El Dorado Thread (and other Iron Maiden related musings)
« Reply #840 on: August 26, 2015, 02:34:21 PM »
I can't friggin' wait.   I've sort of not bothered to see them live since... what was the shed tour they did with Dio a couple years back?  Not for any specific reason, other than I've seen them live a bazillion times, and I'm more interested in checking off boxes of bands I haven't seen live yet first. 

But I may see this one.  My daughter is big into Egypt and Egyptian art, and was absolutely fascinated by the Live After Death and Somewhere In Time sets, so I may be able to talk her into this one. 

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« Reply #841 on: August 26, 2015, 02:38:34 PM »
I am planning on rejoining the fan club to get the pit tickets up close, but that depends on when they announce the tour and where they play (assuming they come to the New York City area).  I've done this everytime I've seen them and always got within the first few rows of the general admission pit up close, maybe even win the first to the barrier contest.... I have won the heaven can wait contest before.

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« Reply #842 on: August 26, 2015, 03:15:15 PM »
I'm also joining the fan club for that very reason. This will be my first time seeing them and I want to be as close as I can  :metal

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Re: THE El Dorado Thread (and other Iron Maiden related musings)
« Reply #843 on: August 26, 2015, 04:02:57 PM »
These reviews are salavating

Forget that, they're making my mouth water!

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« Reply #844 on: August 26, 2015, 04:24:26 PM »
This release will not disappoint!!

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« Reply #845 on: August 26, 2015, 04:57:51 PM »
This release will not disappoint!!

Seems that way.
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« Reply #846 on: August 26, 2015, 04:58:40 PM »
not counting me chickens tho.

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« Reply #847 on: August 26, 2015, 05:25:09 PM »
not counting me chickens tho.

Count 'em up Sneak. Count 'em up!
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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« Reply #848 on: August 26, 2015, 07:43:23 PM »
not counting me chickens tho.

It's Maiden bro, stress less.
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« Reply #850 on: August 26, 2015, 08:02:14 PM »
not counting me chickens tho.

It's Maiden bro, stress less.

well said

Ya gotta go into this with a level head to avoid building it up to levels it could never achieve!!! 

But for real I'm pumping on all cylinders and pumping harder about the tour down here next year.  You could say I'm... pumping iron. 

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« Reply #851 on: August 26, 2015, 08:05:07 PM »
I'd rather pump.........never mind.
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« Reply #852 on: August 26, 2015, 08:08:48 PM »
not counting me chickens tho.

It's Maiden bro, stress less.

well said

Ya gotta go into this with a level head to avoid building it up to levels it could never achieve!!! 


even though I think you may be being a little too cautious, I do totally agree with this.  Sometimes your fav albums comes from ones you had no expectations for.  With something like this though, I know it's not gonna live up to what I think just cause of the caliber of the band.  Over time though it will be a monster I'm sure.  TFF was a let down for me at first, but grew into an amazing album that I like to return to often.

I'd rather pump.........never mind.

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« Reply #853 on: August 26, 2015, 08:18:02 PM »
I just have too much confidence in Maiden to not disappoint.

This epic track has me extremely interested.

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« Reply #854 on: August 26, 2015, 08:21:03 PM »
Damn I wish they would release another song damn it!
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« Reply #855 on: August 26, 2015, 08:33:05 PM »
I can wait the week until its release.  Besides the first single, it will be cool to listen to the whole thing without previewing anything.

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« Reply #856 on: August 26, 2015, 08:41:48 PM »
even though I think you may be being a little too cautious, I do totally agree with this.  Sometimes your fav albums comes from ones you had no expectations for.  With something like this though, I know it's not gonna live up to what I think just cause of the caliber of the band.  Over time though it will be a monster I'm sure.  TFF was a let down for me at first, but grew into an amazing album that I like to return to often.

The difference for me is TFF never really grew on me, and I pretty much consider it one of their weakest.  I've got a shit ton of faith in this new one, and I'm hoping it doesnt go down the same way tff did, which is what i'm weary of.

The comparison to BNW in the blabbermouth review gave me great hope.

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« Reply #857 on: August 26, 2015, 09:13:54 PM »
even though I think you may be being a little too cautious, I do totally agree with this.  Sometimes your fav albums comes from ones you had no expectations for.  With something like this though, I know it's not gonna live up to what I think just cause of the caliber of the band.  Over time though it will be a monster I'm sure.  TFF was a let down for me at first, but grew into an amazing album that I like to return to often.

The difference for me is TFF never really grew on me, and I pretty much consider it one of their weakest.  I've got a shit ton of faith in this new one, and I'm hoping it doesnt go down the same way tff did, which is what i'm weary of.

The comparison to BNW in the blabbermouth review gave me great hope.

That's fair enough then.
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« Reply #858 on: August 26, 2015, 09:20:43 PM »
has anyone preordered through Maiden's site?  just curious if the order's specify if the album will come by release day

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« Reply #859 on: August 26, 2015, 11:16:22 PM »
You know, I don't know. I just preordered through FYE to save on shipping (I'm in the US and as I recall all the Maiden shop stuff comes from England). And I don't really know when I'll have it by. But to me it's not 100% essential that I have it on release day.
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« Reply #860 on: August 27, 2015, 12:13:12 AM »
For me, I'm going to buy it at Best Buy, in person, on release day.  The thing is.  I'm looking at the Best Buy site right now and there are two versions.  One regular version that's $15.99, which seems reasonable for a double disc, and one deluxe edition for $20.99.  I wonder what the deluxe edition will include?

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« Reply #861 on: August 27, 2015, 01:15:34 AM »
probably a case made of tin and a poster inside??

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« Reply #862 on: August 27, 2015, 01:24:34 AM »
According to amazon it looks like this:



So there's obviously a book included, I wonder what's in it, or is it just the booklet?
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« Reply #863 on: August 27, 2015, 01:27:38 AM »
Goddamn, that looks sweet! And only twenty bucks?! F... me for preordering so soon!  >:(
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« Reply #864 on: August 27, 2015, 05:34:55 AM »
I pre-ordered the deluxe version on Amazon.

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« Reply #865 on: August 27, 2015, 05:38:31 AM »
I pre-ordered the deluxe version on Amazon.

That's the $34.99 one right?

I've been looking to preorder the album on Amazon. They now finally list the standard CD but that is also listed at like $35. WTF?
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« Reply #866 on: August 27, 2015, 05:45:33 AM »
I pre-ordered the deluxe version on Amazon.

That's the $34.99 one right?

I've been looking to preorder the album on Amazon. They now finally list the standard CD but that is also listed at like $35. WTF?

This prompted me to actually check since I pre-ordered mine some time ago.  It's weird cause I see my order for it:

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But when I click on it, it shows the item is unavailable now.  Im guessing it's just unavailable at that price?  I might of lucked out.  I see the price you are seeing of 35$ which I would not pay for the standard CD, thats ridiculous.

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« Reply #867 on: August 27, 2015, 07:27:47 PM »
I'll pick up that deluxe version.  I'll probably end up picking up both though.
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« Reply #868 on: August 27, 2015, 07:47:11 PM »
I'll pick up that deluxe version.  I'll probably end up picking up both though.

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« Reply #869 on: August 28, 2015, 05:45:01 AM »
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« Reply #870 on: August 28, 2015, 06:11:38 AM »
I pre-ordered the deluxe edition on FYE, where, unlike on Amazon, it is actually listed for a price that somewhat resembles what it's likely to cost.
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« Reply #871 on: August 28, 2015, 11:14:11 AM »
God I hate it when this happens. Waiting for the legit release. Can we institute a policy on spoilers in this thread, one way or another?
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« Reply #872 on: August 28, 2015, 11:48:08 AM »
God I hate it when this happens. Waiting for the legit release. Can we institute a policy on spoilers in this thread, one way or another?

I concur.

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« Reply #873 on: August 28, 2015, 12:17:01 PM »
Agreed on the spoilers, I will probably check it out since I can use some new music before my travels this weekend, but I won't talk about it if I listen and I think we should not discuss spoilers or at least use the small font.

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« Reply #874 on: August 28, 2015, 02:58:45 PM »
I'm shocked at how much I'm loving this on the first listen.