13 Feb 07
I've been a Maiden fan since grade school and enjoyed seeing them tour the states in the 80's and watched the tours get smaller and smaller to near non existent currently..in the states..Does anyone else out there miss Maiden? Are they perhaps on the rise again in the states? Thoughts? Discussion...
13 Feb 07
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Originally posted by gesundheitumm yeah...
I've been a Maiden fan since grade school and enjoyed seeing them tour the states in the 80's and watched the tours get smaller and smaller to near non existent currently..in the states..Does anyone else out there miss Maiden? Are they perhaps on the rise again in the states? Thoughts? Discussion...
aerosmith... acdc, pink floyd... skynyrd... van halen, zepplin, foreigner, bad company, guns and roses, bob seger, def leppard and all the other bands that have talent will be remembered and played long after the iron maiden is long gone...
EDIT: there's a thought for ya... 🙂
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by rubberjaw30I don't deny the talent of many of the bands you mention..I'm a fan of many of them...and of oll sorts of music..however, some you mention are simply a part of rock n roll history..no longer creating new music..which i miss too..yet, iron maiden continues to put out new music an has an incredible following in other parts of the world...
umm yeah...
aerosmith... acdc, pink floyd... skynyrd... van halen, zepplin, foreigner, bad company, guns and roses, bob seger, def leppard and all the other bands that have talent will be remembered and played long after the iron maiden is long gone...
EDIT: there's a thought for ya... 🙂
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by gesundheitIron Maiden have among the most literary lyrics in popular music. Bruce Dickens (is he still with them?) has quite an intelligence on him.
I've been a Maiden fan since grade school and enjoyed seeing them tour the states in the 80's and watched the tours get smaller and smaller to near non existent currently..in the states..Does anyone else out there miss Maiden? Are they perhaps on the rise again in the states? Thoughts? Discussion...
13 Feb 07
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Originally posted by Bosse de Nageyup bruce is still with them (thank god he came back - janick sucked 🙁 ) and he is a very clever guy.
Iron Maiden have among the most literary lyrics in popular music. Bruce Dickens (is he still with them?) has quite an intelligence on him.
i know they did a tour of the UK last year but I couldn't tell you about the US.
Great band though - seen them live a couple of years ago and they still rocked even though they are all about as old as my grandad.
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by MCAIt was Blaze Bailey that sang while bruce was away...Janick gers is still there, they have three guitarists now though as Adrian Smith rejoined also.
yup bruce is still with them (thank god he came back - janick sucked 🙁 )
i know they did a tour of the UK last year but I couldn't tell you about the US.
Great band though - seen them live a couple of years ago and they still rocked even though they are all about as old as my grandad.
13 Feb 07
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundah you may be right - my aging brain is struggling now im getting older :'(
It was Blaze Bailey that sang while bruce was away...Janick gers is still there, they have three guitarists now though as Adrian Smith rejoined also.
[edit: who ever it was - they sucked!! lol]
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by MCAHuckleberryhound is correct.regarding the current band line-up..There was a very small..perhaps 6 city tour of the US in 2006..unfortunately, not near my city..
ah you may be right - my aging brain is struggling now im getting older :'(
[edit: who ever it was - they sucked!! lol]
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by Bosse de NageBruce is bright...bassist Steve Harris writes many of the song with significant input from other members..
Iron Maiden have among the most literary lyrics in popular music. Bruce Dickens (is he still with them?) has quite an intelligence on him.
14 Feb 07
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageMaiden's great, but it's hard to say BEST. Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, hell Hendrix had some good lyrics in him and he KNEW he couldn't sing
Iron Maiden have among the most literary lyrics in popular music. Bruce Dickens (is he still with them?) has quite an intelligence on him.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by gesundheitI'll Iron Maiden you in a minute. 😠
I've been a Maiden fan since grade school and enjoyed seeing them tour the states in the 80's and watched the tours get smaller and smaller to near non existent currently..in the states..Does anyone else out there miss Maiden? Are they perhaps on the rise again in the states? Thoughts? Discussion...
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by zeppelinrules1014Seventh Son of a Seventh Son impressed me with the imaginative power of its lyrics at age thirteen, when I was reading a lot of fantasy books. A lot of other bands--Slayer, Sepultura, etc--were much heavier but the lyrics struck me as pretty dull. I can't say I listen to Iron Maiden much anymore, but the memories are fond.
Maiden's great, but it's hard to say BEST. Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, hell Hendrix had some good lyrics in him and he KNEW he couldn't sing
Nowadays the only heavy stuff I have time for, apart from the occasional random sortie into black metal, is Motorhead. Lemmy Kilminster from Colwyn Bay...He's the liveliest dinosaur in town.
The Blue Oyster Cult also appeals to me, but I don't think they're heavy metal...
A literary link between Motorhead and the Blue Oyster cult is writer Michael Moorcock--he put Lemmy, his pal, in one of his novels, and wrote a few songs for the other. Thankfully I'm too young to have grown up to Hawkwind...
15 Feb 07
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI don't have too much exposure to Maiden, so let me know of any other songs that have good lyrics or a driving riff. i'm pretty open to suggestions.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son impressed me with the imaginative power of its lyrics at age thirteen, when I was reading a lot of fantasy books. A lot of other bands--Slayer, Sepultura, etc--were much heavier but the lyrics struck me as pretty dull. I can't say I listen to Iron Maiden much anymore, but the memories are fond.
Nowadays the only h ...[text shortened]... d wrote a few songs for the other. Thankfully I'm too young to have grown up to Hawkwind...