SteveXFR Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) I love a bit of Maiden (who doesn't) so listened to this documentary while working. I now realise that everyone I ever met in a pub who said "I used to play for Iron Maiden you know" was probably telling the truth. I like how Steve Harris says about all the guitarists "yeah, he was a great guitarist" Edited July 13, 2021 by SteveXFR 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I loved these but I think they stopped before the point Bruce left, which is a shame because the Blaze years would be interesting for many reasons. Band members who left and then came back seems to be a very hard thing to talk about. The Anthrax story currently coming out on youtube is at such a point. Spitz and Belladonna coming back (temporarily) should be the next episode. Having been to one of those gigs you could see they weren't getting along, particularly with Spitz. Then comes Dan Nelson 😂 The less successful Maiden years would be an interesting thing to cover, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cat Burrito Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I love a bit of Maiden (who doesn't) It's hard not to respect their longevity or success but at school I was the only long haired kid who didn't like Maiden. I kept getting told I'd have a Maiden phase but at 48, I'm still waiting for it. They seem like good blokes and I have the upmost respect for their career but it just goes to show that no band can appeal to everyone. In fairness, they seem to be managing remarkably well without my devotion! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I was a huge Maiden fan between the ages of 13 and 18 before I left them behind at uni. Although even though I haven't listened to them properly in well over 25 years the Steve Harris gallop still seems to be my default setting when I'm noodling on bass so those 5 years clearly had quite a big impact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I never played in Iron Maiden (obviously), but I played in the pub they did a lot of their early gigs in - The Ruskin Arms. Now that was a venue. Still have the scars to prove it! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: I kept getting told I'd have a Maiden phase but at 48, I'm still waiting for it. It'll come. Maybe next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: Cool- I think I still have my 'I Rocked The Ruskin' hoodie somewhere! I have really good memories of the place, although not so much for the band I was there with. What was the band. I might have seen you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I have a lot of time for them . Always loyal to the fans after so many years . I got lots of memories at the time being someone from the nwobhm scene which was happening back then . Went to Kingsbury bandwagon etc and was a diehard fan . Saw them at various London gigs right up until the Rainbow gig You get the picture .. To condense things I do regret being a bit narrow minded and not seeing them with Bruce . I made up for that on the somewhere in time tour onwards . Gigwise over the years 3 things stand out : The loudest gig ive bern to ( manowar on the blow your speakers tour was close ) was the metal for muthas gig at the Lyceum . Probably about 3 encores but some people were actually leaving as Paul dianno kept asking the sound guy to turn up. Then the Clive burr benefit gig . They were not very loud that night . Then the time Anyhax were the better band at Wembley and it was the worst time I saw maiden . Pre Internet then , and apparently this was around 5he time that Bruce quit . I stand to be corrected . I'll leave it there .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 55 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: It's hard not to respect their longevity or success but at school I was the only long haired kid who didn't like Maiden. I kept getting told I'd have a Maiden phase but at 48, I'm still waiting for it. They seem like good blokes and I have the upmost respect for their career but it just goes to show that no band can appeal to everyone. In fairness, they seem to be managing remarkably well without my devotion! That's pretty much my point of view too. I still get incredulous looks from my mates as my eyes glaze over when they start chatting about Maiden. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cat Burrito Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveXFR said: It'll come. Maybe next year. My old mate Darryl says the same thing every year. I say never say never but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I never played in Iron Maiden (obviously), but I played in the pub they did a lot of their early gigs in - The Ruskin Arms. Now that was a venue. Still have the scars to prove it! yep me too, about 1988/89. Played to a few mates who travelled up to see us. Had a right laugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 When Bruce first joined they flew to Italy to do some gigs. My brother was in a band in Rome at the time called The Raff. He met Maiden at the airport and asked if they could support them, Sure they said and they opened for them in Padova and Milan. The B-side to The Number of the Beast was a Live version of Remember Tomorrow recorded at the those gigs IIRC I became quite a maiden fan at this point 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I now realise that everyone I ever met in a pub who said "I used to play for Iron Maiden you know" was probably telling the truth. I know Tony Parson’s sister-in-law pretty well. We were in a restaurant one night and she told me her husband plays drums a bit now and then, but his brother is a good guitarist. He was in a band called Iron Maiden in the late 70s. I also went out with a girl who knew Derek Riggs. It’s a small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 The Maiden sound for me was Paul DiAnno. Always thought that Dickinson was a tool. This may be true, but DiAnno has hardly exemplified himself 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Whilst I am fond of Maiden they do seem to avoid talking about inter band troubles except for stuff that happened years ago. A bit like ac/dc in that regard. I remember reading Bruce D`s book and thought that it was a great book if you wanted to fly a plane or become a fencer but not much insight into the workings of Maiden. Having said that, part 1 of the history is a good watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 7 hours ago, BreadBin said: That's pretty much my point of view too. I still get incredulous looks from my mates as my eyes glaze over when they start chatting about Maiden. Make that 3 here. IM headlined the Saturday at the 2014 Sonisphere fest. Me and the good lady went back to our tent just before they came on. I'm not a fan of any Brit metal bands TBH and that includes Sabbath and Priest. There are lot of bands whose music I don't care for but who seem likeable and easy going, IM included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I love Iron Maiden. Or at least I did up until the Seventh Son album. They kind of peaked there for me and I could never really get into any of the subsequent albums. Although I've seen them live many times and it's always a great show. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 16 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I love Iron Maiden. Or at least I did up until the Seventh Son album. They kind of peaked there for me and I could never really get into any of the subsequent albums. Although I've seen them live many times and it's always a great show. this for me as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 It was their pinnacle. I saw them at Hammersmith on the Someowhere in Time tour, then a at Donnington and Hammersmith again. By the time they played Hammersmith they’d picked up loads of kids off the Number 1 - Can I Play With Madness. Bruce tore into the audience and pointed out my friend and I were the only true fans in the audience up in the front row balcony up all night head banging and singing the words to every song. After that Adrian Smith left and Bruce shortly followed. Shame. I last saw them at the O2, the night before the Croydon riot. They just weren’t the same. Might have been the big auditorium, I don’t like those big gigs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 New Maiden. Nothing here that will make me change my mind that everything after SSOASS is a pale shadow of went before it, sadly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I listened yesterday on the premiere, and again a little later. im not struck if I’m honest. I’m keen to hear the rest of the album though. imo the marketing strategy has been outstanding, but let down by the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Doctor J said: New Maiden. Nothing here that will make me change my mind that everything after SSOASS is a pale shadow of went before it, sadly. I've just given this a first listen, and I'm not sure if it's my ears, or my sound system, but the mix sounds good awful to me. With both the bass and the vocal totally washed out. Does anyone else think the same, or do I need to readjust something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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