The Iron Maiden Thread v. The Merge of Souls

[TAC]

Yep, it happens.  Even though Powerslave is my favorite album of theirs so far, I think Alexander the Great is their best album closer from the 80s.

I saw them on that tour, and when they busted out Rime again, I was like WTF??

Alexander is a great tune, but even that gets lost on me when I rank their Classic Era tracks.

[KevShmev]

Yep, with that many good songs, it can be easy to overlook or forget about some.  I am sure as I revisit them a lot over time, I am sure some will grab me that maybe haven't yet.  13 albums is a lot to revisit (7 from the 80s and the 6 reunion albums; the 90s albums I will not bother with again), but I have time.

[TAC]

Yep, with that many good songs, it can be easy to overlook or forget about some.  I am sure as I revisit them a lot over time, I am sure some will grab me that maybe haven't yet.  13 albums is a lot to revisit (7 from the 80s and the 6 reunion albums; the 90s albums I will not bother with again), but I have time.

That's a lot of music to digest in a short time. I give you credit for getting through it.

[KevShmev]

Yep, with that many good songs, it can be easy to overlook or forget about some.  I am sure as I revisit them a lot over time, I am sure some will grab me that maybe haven't yet.  13 albums is a lot to revisit (7 from the 80s and the 6 reunion albums; the 90s albums I will not bother with again), but I have time.

That's a lot of music to digest in a short time. I give you credit for getting through it.

 

[wolfking]

Had a crack at both Adrian's and Dave's Darkest Hour solos.  Did this a few weeks ago but only just had the time now to finish it off and upload it.  A few little nuances not quite right, but I think it's decent.  Check it out.

Edit:  I'll have to reupload.  I didn't switch the video around so it looks like I'm left handed.  D'oh!  Didn't even give that a thought.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

[TAC]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

What is the fucking point of having an instagram? If you want to put your shit out there for the world to see, then you get what you get, no matter how ridiculous it is.

[wolfking]

Instawhat?

[jammindude]

Sometimes I chuckle at the amount of Luddites that I find in an online forum on the Internet. It seems ironic somehow.

I mean that term affectionately

[TAC]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

[jammindude]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

From the dictionary:

“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.”

[TAC]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

From the dictionary:

“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.”

What's a dictionary?

I'm not a luddite. I have an iPhone.

[jammindude]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

From the dictionary:

“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.”

What's a dictionary?

I'm not a luddite. I have an iPhone.

Dude….NEW technologies. Using a cell phone doesn’t make you a non-Luddite. 

[TAC]

But it has apps and shit.

[wolfking]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

From the dictionary:

“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.”

I have never heard that term before. 

[wolfking]

What is a Luddite? Sounds like a brand of cough drops.

From the dictionary:

“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.”

What's a dictionary?

I'm not a luddite. I have an iPhone.

Dude….NEW technologies. Using a cell phone doesn’t make you a non-Luddite. 

What's newer than a Samsung Android?

[IDontNotDoThings]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

 

At least it turned out well in the end, but damn. I thought the "evil metal music coming after your children" narrative would've been long since dead by now, but I guess human stupidity is immortal.

Ten bucks says at least half the people who signed the original petition have asked to speak to the manager at some point.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

 

At least it turned out well in the end, but damn. I thought the "evil metal music coming after your children" narrative would've been long since dead by now, but I guess human stupidity is immortal.

Ten bucks says at least half the people who signed the original petition have asked to speak to the manager at some point.

Yea I thought so too. I guess that's the weird side effect of social media. Pre-internet peoples social life stayed locally and within a circle. So heavy metal loving principals could roam freely without the world to judge. These days when people are being open and social about their personal life they risk getting judged for being themself by angry mobs with digital pitchforks. It's funny because it's kinda in reverse,  instead of an angry mob showing up at your house like the good 'ol days the mobs roam in secrecy online and sign petitions in the comfort of their own homes.

[The Curious Orange]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

I know this was Canada rather than the US, but on behalf of every single person in Europe and the rest of the world, can I just say that we really don't understand this shit.

[Stadler]

This is a surprise to you people?  Something like this happens probably three or four times a week THAT WE HEAR OF, and probably three times that that we don't.  This is culture in North America; you're judged indiscriminately based on the shifting mores of the mob.   

[wolfking]

And it's Iron fucking Maiden for fucks sake.  These people would really loose their shit if it were some black metal band. 

[Stadler]

Imagine the principal with an Anal C*** shirt on. 

[DoctorAction]

Imagine the principal with an Anal C*** shirt on. 

I heard they have a surprisingly large fanbase among educators.

[wolfking]

Imagine the principal with an Anal C*** shirt on. 

I heard they have a surprisingly large fanbase among educators.

Mainly physiology and anatomy teachers.

[pg1067]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

"The petition, titled 'Eden High School Principal, Sharon Burns, Needs to Be Transferred Immediately!' read, 'We are deeply disturbed that the principal assigned to the school blatantly showed Satanic symbols and her allegiance to Satanic practices on her public social media platforms where all the students can see them under @edenprincipal (not her personal account).'"

Didn't we move past this shit 35 years ago?

"More than 500 people signed the petition to transfer Burns. . . .

[P]

Meanwhile, a counter-petition supporting Burns garnered over 20,000 signatures."

At least there's that.

[Herrick]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

"The petition, titled 'Eden High School Principal, Sharon Burns, Needs to Be Transferred Immediately!' read, 'We are deeply disturbed that the principal assigned to the school blatantly showed Satanic symbols and her allegiance to Satanic practices on her public social media platforms where all the students can see them under @edenprincipal (not her personal account).'"

Didn't we move past this shit 35 years ago?

"More than 500 people signed the petition to transfer Burns. . . .

[P]

Meanwhile, a counter-petition supporting Burns garnered over 20,000 signatures."

At least there's that.

This almost sounds like a joke. I'm embarassed for those people. I really hope there's more to the story than just that fucking picture. I don't have FaceBooger or any other "public social media platforms" otherwise I'd check out these alleged "Satanic practices" that were displayed.

[Stadler]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-loving-principal-can-stay-despite-parents-petitioning-for-her-removal/

 

"The petition, titled 'Eden High School Principal, Sharon Burns, Needs to Be Transferred Immediately!' read, 'We are deeply disturbed that the principal assigned to the school blatantly showed Satanic symbols and her allegiance to Satanic practices on her public social media platforms where all the students can see them under @edenprincipal (not her personal account).'"

Didn't we move past this shit 35 years ago?

"More than 500 people signed the petition to transfer Burns. . . .

[P]

Meanwhile, a counter-petition supporting Burns garnered over 20,000 signatures."

At least there's that.

This almost sounds like a joke. I'm embarassed for those people. I really hope there's more to the story than just that fucking picture. I don't have FaceBooger or any other "public social media platforms" otherwise I'd check out these alleged "Satanic practices" that were displayed.

Don't use me as a guide, but all I saw was the "666" that she put in the picture.  Which, of course, is symbolic not of Satanic practices, but arguably their biggest album (certainly their breakthrough) and one of their biggest (certainly most iconic) songs.

[pg1067]

Seems to be only the picture.

I have an Instagram account (primarily for keeping an eye on my teenager), and I checked her page, and it looks like she removed the photo.

I wonder what Tipper Gore is doing these days.

[wolfking]

I think with this story, it's actually more refreshing seeing the 20000 against these other muppets.  Definitely a positive there.

[pg1067]

I think with this story, it's actually more refreshing seeing the 20000 against these other muppets.  Definitely a positive there.

Exactly, although I assume both of these things are online "petitions" of the sort that may make some folks feel good, but which are rarely (if ever) taken seriously by the person(s) or entity(ies) to whom they're directed.

[WardySI]

Yet in this case expect the person to whom one petition was directed / ultimately served did in fact feel good to such a point they may well have celebrated with a wee small cry of 'Up the Irons'🤘

I certainly did 😉

[Dream Team]

Redirecting . . . Kev did you end up liking IM more than you thought you would?

[Skeever]

Note: I’m listening to the 1998 EMI remasters, and this is the first album I’ve had a problem with – the remastering is brickwalled to death and is truly, truly horrible, it’s a screech of clipped cymbals and actively hurt my ears. I wish I’d still got the original 1988 CD to compare it to. I note the booklet doesn’t include any remastering credits, all the albums so far have, but after this they don’t. This version is all but unlistenable - Does anyone know if the new remaster is any better?

I've got Somewhere on Time on vinyl (and I think it's one of the earlier pressings, i.e., not a "new because vinyl is cool again" press). And I also have Number of the Beast on vinyl (a recent re-issue). Both albums sound superb, much better than those remastered CDs which were my first exposure in the 00s.

Not that the CDs were bad... I suspect they were being remastered and compressed to sound good on headphones, but everything does sound squashed. The biggest giveaway is the drums - seems like a lot of life was sapped out of them in those CD remasters. Listening to the vinyl loudly on my stereo system is awesome, I hear so much detail I never heard before.
Anyway, I like both. Those CDs were perfect for a new kid trying to hear the music over a loud school bus, especially with all the linear notes and pictures. The vinyls are great for a guy who just wants to play them loud in the living room on the weekends.

 

[DoctorAction]

I fucking love the Senjutsu title track. So mighty! 

[TAC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66e9tg3n4A