The Iron Maiden Thread v. The Merge of Souls

[PowerSlave]

I don't think that I could come up with a top 10 (or however many songs) list for this band. However, I think that I could pick my favorite song from almost each album.

1. Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow
2. Killers - Killers
3. Number - 22 Acacia Ave
4. POM - The Trooper
5. Powerslave - Powerslave
6. SIT - Stranger in a Strange Land
7. 7th - Only the Good Die Young
8. FOTD - Judas Be My Guide
9. BNW - Dream of Mirrors
10. DOD - Paschendale
11. AMOLAD - Brighter than a Thousand Suns
12. BOS - Empire of the Clouds

I left four albums out of the mix. I don't have an opinion on The Final Frontier. I don't hate the album, but it never really left much of an impression on me. The other three albums that I didn't mention, I could care less if I ever hear them again. That's not to bash those that enjoy them. I personally can't find anything in them that interests me.

[MirrorMask]

This I could try.

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Killers, Powerslave, No Prayer and Fear of the Dark = title tracks
666 - Hallowed
Piece of Mind - Revelations
Somewhere in Time - Wasted Years
Seventh Son - Basically everything, maybe the title track or Infinite Dreams or Moonchild
X Factor = Sign of the Cross
Virtual XI = The Clansman
Brave New World = The Wicker Man or Dream of Mirrors
Dance of Death = heavy choice between title track and Paschendale
Matter of Life and Death = The Longest Day
The Final Frontier = Isle of Avalon
Book of Souls = Empire of the Clouds

[Zydar]

Phantom Of The Opera
Killers
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Revelations
Aces High
Sea Of Madness
The Clairvoyant
Mother Russia
Judas Be My Guide
Judgement Of Heaven
The Educated Fool
Blood Brothers
Paschendale
Different World
The Talisman
Empire Of The Clouds

[TAC]

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.

Yes, very interesting. I wasn't laughing at the selections. I was laughing thinking about Stadler debating them.

[Stadler]

I didn't realise I got ten more!!

5. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (mistake on my part; push everything else down one)
17. Purgatory
18.All In Your Mind
19. Sea of Madness
20. 2 Minutes To Midnight
21. Children Of The Damned
22. The Clairvoyant
23. When The Wild Wind Blows
24. The Prisoner
25. Holy Smoke

Best song (on albums not on the list):
Maiden: Strange World
Fear: Childhood's End (they all blend together though, not in a good way)
X: Sign Of The Cross
IX: The Clansmen
Brave: Out Of The Silent Planet
Life/Death: The Legacy (they all blend together though, in a good way)

[Stadler]

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.

Yes, very interesting. I wasn't laughing at the selections. I was laughing thinking about Stadler debating them.

Let's do it!  "Back in the Village", m*****f*****!!!!

Haha.

[TAC]

Oddly enough, as I said in Mosh's thread, when Powerslave first came out, Back In The Village was the only track I really liked. But while the album has aged well, the song, not so much.

Love the love for Another Life. It's a Top 5 Dianno era track for me as well.

Tailgunner? Hmm...It's much better live than the studio version, but ....

[Stadler]

Oddly enough, as I said in Mosh's thread, when Powerslave first came out, Back In The Village was the only track I really liked. But while the album has aged well, the song, not so much.

Love the love for Another Life. It's a Top 5 Dianno era track for me as well.

Tailgunner? Hmm...It's much better live than the studio version, but ....

I love the intro to that song.   It's tough, though, because I don't think the rest of that album is that strong (and I don't like Bruce's vocal evolution on that and the subsequent record) so it may be topaz in and among zirconia, as opposed to a diamond among diamonds.

[TAC]

No Prayer and Fear were both terrible for Bruce, but we'll discuss this in Mosh's thread when we get to those albums.

[TAC]

I must say that the quality of fan videos being shot on this tour is amazing!

Here is the Minnesota show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl9wPkq-Eas




But THIS is my favorite video so far!

Watch the crown hit frenzy mode when Doctor Doctor kicks in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu7wKxLRXXE&t=604s

[MirrorMask]

Watch the crown hit frenzy mode when Doctor Doctor kicks in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu7wKxLRXXE&t=604s

That's one of the many things that I love about their shows. By now Doctor Doctor has become such an habit that it's already the beginning of the party itself, people going crazy over the slow beginning and humming along to it 'cause they know the show is about to start.

A minor nitpick - I understand everything runs on the clock and that when it's showtime, it's showtime, but it's a dead giveaway when they fade out abruptly the house music. It's nicer (happened to me some times) when Doctor Doctor starts after the last house song ends, like if it's another song.... but you suddenly realize it's DD and that Maiden are about to come out!!!

[Mosh]

I actually love the fade out. It comes out of nowhere and you know it's time to get pumped.

[TAC]

I actually love the fade out. It comes out of nowhere and you know it's time to get pumped.

I do too. Just like the lights going out. It's like BAM, the moment is upon us.

[SystematicThought]

I've been listening to Doctor Doctor nonstop since the show. One question though, why DD? Is there a connection to the band?

[Mosh]

No particular reason that I know of other than Steve being a big UFO fan. Also, it's the live version of Doctor Doctor from Strangers In the Night.

[TAC]

Right, and they also covered Doctor Doctor during the Blaze Era. Pete Way was a huge influence on Steve Harris, from his look to his stage mannerisms. In fact, Steve gives the forward on Pete's recently released autobiography.

[TAC]

Look at the shit eating grin on Steve's face meeting Pete. Of course Pete is wasted!



Years later, Pete is still wasted! 






Iron Maiden took Waysted out for the Somewhere In Time tour. After Waysted  opened the show at MSG, they went and played L'Amour. After Maiden's show, Steve went and joined them on stage.






Steve also included a pic of Pete Way (and Blackfoot's Greg T. Walker) in the World Piece Tour '83 tour program.

[MirrorMask]

Aside from Steve probably just liking the song very much, it's a perfect "After this song the show start" kind of tune because it's upbeat, happy, puts you in a good mood, and the slow intro is a nice buildup of tension.

I also love the contrast with their bombastic, orchestral intros - first they announce the show is about to start with an happy song, and then lights go out and starts a eerie and majestic orchestral intro (most of the times anyway). Like, "Ok, you had your fun, you're happy to be here, now shit is about to get real, be prepared for Iron Maiden!!!!!" 

Also the outro song, Always Look at the Bright Side of Life, is a great choice. A silly song that tells you literally to do that - don't be sad 'cause the show is over, be happy that you've just witnessed Iron Maiden live!!!

[goo-goo]

Just wanted to ask at what time did the show end...Driving to San Antonio later today.

[Big Hath]

I was in Dallas last night (first ever Maiden show!!) and it ended around 11 if I recall correctly

[El Barto]

Just wanted to ask at what time did the show end...Driving to San Antonio later today.

Answered in the other forum, too. Ghost 730. Doctor Doctor 850. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 1050.

[El Barto]

I actually love the fade out. It comes out of nowhere and you know it's time to get pumped.

I do too. Just like the lights going out. It's like BAM, the moment is upon us.

I've seen it both ways and either is fine.

Best Doctor Doctor crowd I've seen was at the Forum in LA. Everybody there knew all the words and sang proudly. Can't find video of it online, but it made me immensely happy to be down there amongst them.

My nitpick is with the intro videos. They don't add anything and disrupt the natural flow of things. Metallica has the same problem. Ecstasy of Gold is the ultimate in intro music, and then they go into a 90 second video. Last year the Ed Force 1 video at least was thematically related. The new one really made no sense.

[El Barto]

Also, they seemed to accidentally set their devil on fire last night. You only see the beginning of it at the very end of the song, when he collapses behind the stage, but they spent another minute or so commenting and watching back there where we couldn't see it. Nicko frantically calling attention to the fact that they're on fire (literally). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7f_LaRdd0

[goo-goo]

Just wanted to ask at what time did the show end...Driving to San Antonio later today.

Answered in the other forum, too. Ghost 730. Doctor Doctor 850. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 1050.

Thanks 

[RodrigoAltaf]

Oh no...did they change that awesome "Airplane crash in the Mayan jungle" intro video?

[El Barto]

Oh no...did they change that awesome "Airplane crash in the Mayan jungle" intro video?

Yup. Presumably because EF1 is no longer involved. Not sure what the new one was supposed to be about.

[RodrigoAltaf]

Oh no...did they change that awesome "Airplane crash in the Mayan jungle" intro video?

Yup. Presumably because EF1 is no longer involved. Not sure what the new one was supposed to be about.

I'll check it out in Toronto next month.

[cramx3]

Also, they seemed to accidentally set their devil on fire last night. You only see the beginning of it at the very end of the song, when he collapses behind the stage, but they spent another minute or so commenting and watching back there where we couldn't see it. Nicko frantically calling attention to the fact that they're on fire (literally). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7f_LaRdd0

I'm not entirely sure it's the Devil that's on fire.  Just judging by this video, it seems something else might be.  Only because that's inflatable, I'd imagine it would have popped and you can see the first flame around the 4:24 mark and then it only gets bigger with a fire extinguisher going off exactly when the song ends and the blow up devil shrinks.  Hilarious  I guess we'll know for sure if the devil is OK for the next show

[El Barto]

Also, they seemed to accidentally set their devil on fire last night. You only see the beginning of it at the very end of the song, when he collapses behind the stage, but they spent another minute or so commenting and watching back there where we couldn't see it. Nicko frantically calling attention to the fact that they're on fire (literally). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7f_LaRdd0

I'm not entirely sure it's the Devil that's on fire.  Just judging by this video, it seems something else might be.  Only because that's inflatable, I'd imagine it would have popped and you can see the first flame around the 4:24 mark and then it only gets bigger with a fire extinguisher going off exactly when the song ends and the blow up devil shrinks.  Hilarious  I guess we'll know for sure if the devil is OK for the next show

There's not enough pressure in it to pop. It'd just deflate. However it does seem the devil was spared. Looks to be the stage that's on fire. You can see it start to go awry about 4.30 in. I'm pretty sure Nicko was pointing at something burning behind the riser, though. In any case it wasn't a big deal. Just pretty funny in a "oh, shit, we're on fire!" sort of way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keyq0nhplEs

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Do you even sax bro?

 

[Big Hath]

YES!  We saw that guy as we were leaving.  He was playing The Number of the Beast then went straight into Wasted Years without missing a beat.

[Stadler]

Also, they seemed to accidentally set their devil on fire last night. You only see the beginning of it at the very end of the song, when he collapses behind the stage, but they spent another minute or so commenting and watching back there where we couldn't see it. Nicko frantically calling attention to the fact that they're on fire (literally). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7f_LaRdd0

I'm not entirely sure it's the Devil that's on fire.  Just judging by this video, it seems something else might be.  Only because that's inflatable, I'd imagine it would have popped and you can see the first flame around the 4:24 mark and then it only gets bigger with a fire extinguisher going off exactly when the song ends and the blow up devil shrinks.  Hilarious  I guess we'll know for sure if the devil is OK for the next show

There's not enough pressure in it to pop. It'd just deflate. However it does seem the devil was spared. Looks to be the stage that's on fire. You can see it start to go awry about 4.30 in. I'm pretty sure Nicko was pointing at something burning behind the riser, though. In any case it wasn't a big deal. Just pretty funny in a "oh, shit, we're on fire!" sort of way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keyq0nhplEs

Not what I heard.  I heard that Harry was trying to get a message to Nicko, and he couldn't hear it, and it fucked up his drumming, then he got mad, and they had a big fight backstage.   Some cunt recorded it.    You'd think these guys would have mellowed by now. 

[TAC]

Do you even sax bro?

 

Awesome!!

YES!  We saw that guy as we were leaving.  He was playing The Number of the Beast then went straight into Wasted Years without missing a beat.

and awesome!!

[cramx3]

Just watched that now and holy shit thats awesome.  This guy should just tour with them and do this outside, look at the tips he is getting. I'd throw some cash in as well, that's great. 

[TAC]

So I inherited some iTunes gift cards that my kids weren't using and I just ordered the mp3 albums of Paul Dianno's Battlezone's Fighting Back and Children Of Madness.

This was way too long coming. I had these back in the 80's and played the shit out of them.