The Iron Maiden Thread v. The Merge of Souls

[cramx3]

Was that the show from Scream for me Brazil?

Yes. 

Awesome, one of my favourite live vocal perfomances by Bruce. 

Very awesome, I really wish I had gotten a chance to see Bruce on his solo tour performing those songs.

[Art]

Not only his performance was awesome, but the band was incredible, too.

[MirrorMask]

Anyway, about The Book of Souls live - it is just me feeling like that, or do they stretch out the final riff to allow Bruce to complete his "fight" with Eddie, until he finally says the final "The book of souls" that ends the song?

[Phoenix87x]

I just wanted to say that I was so impressed by how much fun they all looked like they were having, and their interactions with each other. It was like watching best friends on stage. I swear, I felt like I was watching a band that literally just started and was just full of passion and energy. Just utterly incredible.

[TAC]

I just wanted to say that I was so impressed by how much fun they all looked like they were having, and their interactions with each other. It was like watching best friends on stage. I swear, I felt like I was watching a band that literally just started and was just full of passion and energy. Just utterly incredible.

They have always been that way, but there seems to be something special about this tour. Bruce's cancer bout really had an impact on them, and yes, it does seem that they are really enjoying this.

[TAC]

Nicko on Eddie Trunk lastweek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_7jVrdzGoI&spfreload=10

Nicko is there for the entire show. It is really worth listening to the whole thing.

Great discussions on things like building setlists, even possibly one day playing Empire (and Alexander) with a one off symphony.


His Roger Daltrey story is hilarious.

[MirrorMask]

Great discussions on things like building setlists, even possibly one day playing Empire (and Alexander) with a one off symphony.

YES!

As I said earlier, the long epic songs and the reunion era stuff is where Maiden should pick from for an orchestral show, they suit more an orchestral arrangement. We don't really need to hear 2 Minutes to Midnight and The Trooper exactly as they are, but with violins copying the guitars.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

That was a great talk, sad to hear how his friendship with Clive frooze after he got the Maiden gig and that they never really reconciled until his illness.

[SystematicThought]

Dumb question, but I'm going to the concert with my dad who hates when musicians get political. Does Bruce get political? I've seen clips where he's pretty fair game and calls everyone lunatics, but does he go further than that? I just wanted to know--dumb question.

[TAC]

You can check out some of the song intros on youtube. Cram has seen them a few times already. Maybe send him a PM.

Bruce hates all politicians. If your Dad voted for Trump, he shouldn't be offended. Bruce hates them all.

[Mosh]

AFAIK the only time Bruce even mentioned Trump or politics on this tour is on the short US run when he mentioned him offhand during his Book Of Souls intro and said something about "give him a chance" (in a humorous tone). Keep in mind this was back during the primary season when nobody was taking Trump seriously. Other than that, Bruce tends to stay away from politics in general. I don't think I can recall a single politically charged Bruce rant in Maiden's history.

[MirrorMask]

In this tour he mainly has three talking slots. First he remarks about young generations of fans, then explains one of the most important songs of the album, and in the encore he has a positive message about fans' unity. Nothing political.

[axeman90210]

Yeah, don't remember anything that was at all partisan.

[RodrigoAltaf]

When they played in Rio in early 2016 the long process to impeach then president Dilma Roussef had just started, and Bruce mentioned something about it - I can't remember what exactly.

[Mladen]

The only time I remember Bruce mentioning Trump was last year while introducind The Book of souls somewhere in USA. Rambling about what could have destroyed the Mayan legacy and made them mysteriously disappear, he joked "could have been Donald Trump, could have been anything." 

[Mister Gold]

I'll need to look on YouTube later to be sure, but from what I remember, Bruce's speech for The Book of Souls when I saw them live last Friday was definitely in reference to Trump imo, even if he didn't explicitly name him in particular. It was, iirc, a thinly veiled reference to "leaders who could potentially blow everything up."

Could be misremembering it, but that's what I recall. I'll check later.

[El Barto]

Yeah, both times I saw them the intro to BoS spoke of great civilizations fucking everything up. Light years from Roger Waters or Ted Nugent, though. It's simply 30-45 seconds leading up to the Myans by citing other similar civilizations.

[Phoenix87x]

I don't know the whole story, but Apparently on some German show in 87, they were told it was gonna be a pantomime lip sync performance a la "Top of the Pops" style and they did it Maiden style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuIol63oAmI

and its classic 

[RodrigoAltaf]

I don't know the whole story, but Apparently on some German show in 87, they were told it was gonna be a pantomime lip sync performance a la "Top of the Pops" style and they did it Maiden style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuIol63oAmI

and its classic 

This story is told in one of their first home videos, 12 Wasted Years.

[TempusVox]

Just saw them May 16 in Glasgow, the 17th in Aberdeen, and then we drove down to Liverpool on the 20th. All three were amazing shows. Aberdeen was probably the best. The Hydro Arena is smaller, maybe 5-7,000 people. Festival seating only, so it felt much more intimate. Was on the rail, center stage. Bruce was fucking incredible.

Shinedown opened all the shows in Europe. They did a great job. Didn't really know the band at all. But the fans, especially in Scotland were really into them.

If you don't have tickets yet, now that they're in NA, get them. You don't want to miss this tour.

Catching them in Vegas, and then in Toronto in July. I can't wait!

[Phoenix87x]

If I had to pick a favorite Maiden song, then it would probably be a tie between 22 Acacia ave and Hallowed be thy name.

[El Barto]

I don't know the whole story, but Apparently on some German show in 87, they were told it was gonna be a pantomime lip sync performance a la "Top of the Pops" style and they did it Maiden style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuIol63oAmI

and its classic 

Would have been much cooler if they'd played it seriously but all played different instruments. That way only the real fans would be in on the joke.

[TAC]

If I had to pick a favorite Maiden song, then it would probably be a tie between 22 Acacia ave and Hallowed be thy name.

I'm with you. Hallowed is my fave and 22 is in the back half of my Top 10.

[Logain Ablar]

If I had to pick a favorite Maiden song, then it would probably be a tie between 22 Acacia ave and Hallowed be thy name.

I'm with you. Hallowed is my fave and 22 is in the back half of my Top 10.

For my top spot it's probably between Hallowed and Revelations.

[MirrorMask]

Revelations would be my pick as well, but an honorary one - it was the song that made me fall in love with Iron Maiden and turned me into a lifelong heavy metal fan.

And well, it's a kickass song anyway. Removing the emotional attachment to the song, I couldn't really chose any favorite among the other countless masterpieces they wrote.

[Stadler]

Guys, it's not my fault.   I couldn't stop it.  I tried, but it was no use...

Top Ten Maiden Songs (Stadler version)
1. Total Eclipse
2. Another Life
3. Back In The Village
4. Journeyman
5. Where Eagles Dare
6. If Eternity Should Fail
7. The Number Of The Beast
8. Still Life
9. Infinite Dreams
10. Murders In The Rue Morgue
11. Hallowed Be Thy Name
12. Isle of Avalon
13. Wildest Dreams
14. Tailgunner
15. Stranger In A Strange Land

[Zydar]

I don't know which is my favourite Maiden track, but I remember loving Aces High when I got into them. I guess that one is still up there among the very best.

[TAC]

Guys, it's not my fault.   I couldn't stop it.  I tried, but it was no use...

Top Ten Maiden Songs (Stadler version)
1. Total Eclipse
2. Another Life
3. Back In The Village
4. Journeyman
5. Where Eagles Dare
6. If Eternity Should Fail
7. The Number Of The Beast
8. Still Life
9. Infinite Dreams
10. Murders In The Rue Morgue
11. Hallowed Be Thy Name
12. Isle of Avalon
13. Wildest Dreams
14. Tailgunner
15. Stranger In A Strange Land

 

That is one interesting list.

And I don't mean any disrespect by laughing. I think it's awesome that you think so highly of some of these songs. I really do. Please don't take it as "TAC is being an ass." Hopefully you won't. What made me giggle was that I was thinking that your reputation as a debater is obviously well earned.

My Top 15 is probably just as odd!

[bosk1]

Better list:  https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=36365.msg1583486#msg1583486

[TAC]

 

[MirrorMask]

While I find very weird and peculiar that list to say the least, there's no song on that list that made me say "OMFG why he even likes this one? this song sucks"... half of that songs probably wouldn't even be in my top 30, but they're decent enough to be interesting anyway.

[bosk1]

Are you talking about my list or Stadler's?

[MirrorMask]

Stadler's, only now I clicked on the link... well, your list is way more peculiar 

[Kwyjibo]

Better list:  https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=36365.msg1583486#msg1583486

I don't have to click this to know what it is 

[bosk1]

Stadler's, only now I clicked on the link... well, your list is way more peculiar 

  Well, for reference, here's my complete top 25 from back then:  https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=36365.msg1592859#msg1592859  I definitely would change things up a bit if I re-did it now.  But it's still a pretty good list, IMO.