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Old 08-08-2011, 16:35
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Saw them on the first of the 02 dates not a major maiden fan so was surprised there was no Run to The Hills
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Old 08-08-2011, 19:39
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Saw them on the first of the 02 dates not a major maiden fan so was surprised there was no Run to The Hills
I imagine Maiden themselves are sick to death of playing it, but you have a point, it was the most common thing I heard after the gig in Belfast - "Where was Run To The Hills?" I think Maiden underestimate how much that song is associated with them and defines them and their style, probably even moreso than 'Number of the Beast' or 'Fear of The Dark', neither of which they would dare leave off their setlist.
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Old 08-08-2011, 19:46
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The encores at manchester was brilliant i wasnt bothered one bit not hearing run to the hills tbh.
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Old 08-08-2011, 19:49
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I know you're a huge Maiden fan, that's why I can't understand this. As far as I'm concerned the first two albums set the standard, and whilst they have had more success after, I don't think they ever matched those albums...I'm probably in a minority here though

I was lucky enough to be there right at the beginning, seeing them at the Ruskin Arms, The Bandwagon (Soundhouse), many times at the Marquee, on early tours like Metal For Muthas Tour and on the 'Heavy Metal Crusade' when they were the opening band for Saxon and Samson (with a singer called Bruce Dickinson, not sure what happened to him)

Although they were generic and displayed their obvious influences (Judas Priest etc) but with a bit of punk thrown in they were exciting and you knew they were going to be big..but for me, once they lost the punk/metal side and went over-dramatic and mystical I lost interest.
Bruce Dickinson's voice just elevated their music to another level, IMO. I don't think they would ever have reached their current level of popularity without him.

I totally get your point about their change of styles, I have friends who only like their pre-2000 output, although personally I would disagree. I enjoy all of their output, but the change to more progressive/dramatic material has kept them fresh and relevant through the last decade while many of their contemporaries have become little more than nostalgia acts. Indeed it is remarkable that 'Brave New World' debuted at No. 7 on the UK charts, and 39 on the Billboard 200, and yet in the decade since then we have The Final Frontier topping the UK charts, achieving their highest ever placing on the Billboard 200, and hitting No. 1 in over 30 countries worldwide. That is a phenomenal turnaround in popularity that just doesn't happen with aging bands who lost most of their fanbase through the 90s - I think the strength of their post-millenial output has played no small part in their rapid reinstallment as one of the most popular bands in the world.
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Old 08-08-2011, 20:31
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I know you're a huge Maiden fan, that's why I can't understand this. As far as I'm concerned the first two albums set the standard, and whilst they have had more success after, I don't think they ever matched those albums...I'm probably in a minority here though
Well a minority of at least 2.

Can't get enough of the first two, I need to revisit some of the post Seventh Son however.

Bruce Dickinson's voice just elevated their music to another level, IMO. I don't think they would ever have reached their current level of popularity without him.

I totally get your point about their change of styles, I have friends who only like their pre-2000 output, although personally I would disagree. I enjoy all of their output, but the change to more progressive/dramatic material has kept them fresh and relevant
I find Phantom of the Opera pretty dramatic!
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Old 09-08-2011, 08:42
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Saw them on the first of the 02 dates not a major maiden fan so was surprised there was no Run to The Hills
That has always been my least favourite Maiden song so I was glad they didn't play it....

Bruce Dickinson's voice just elevated their music to another level, IMO. I don't think they would ever have reached their current level of popularity without him.

I totally get your point about their change of styles, I have friends who only like their pre-2000 output, although personally I would disagree. I enjoy all of their output, but the change to more progressive/dramatic material has kept them fresh and relevant through the last decade while many of their contemporaries have become little more than nostalgia acts. Indeed it is remarkable that 'Brave New World' debuted at No. 7 on the UK charts, and 39 on the Billboard 200, and yet in the decade since then we have The Final Frontier topping the UK charts, achieving their highest ever placing on the Billboard 200, and hitting No. 1 in over 30 countries worldwide. That is a phenomenal turnaround in popularity that just doesn't happen with aging bands who lost most of their fanbase through the 90s - I think the strength of their post-millenial output has played no small part in their rapid reinstallment as one of the most popular bands in the world.
At Sonisphere last year Bruce said that since 2000 they are playing to double the audiences now compared to then and the average age of the fans going to their shows is now @ 25, so the statistics would go some way to bare that out.
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Old 12-08-2011, 16:18
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As well as run to the hills there was no Can I Play With Madness, Somewhere In Time, 7th Son, Daughter to Slaugher, songs for me that were part of my meta l youth
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Old 12-08-2011, 16:57
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As well as run to the hills there was no Can I Play With Madness, Somewhere In Time, 7th Son, Daughter to Slaugher, songs for me that were part of my meta l youth
Yeah but nobody was really expecting them to be played - well, you could make an argument for 'Can I Play With Madness?', but not so much the others.

That is both the blessing and curse for Iron Maiden - they have such a massive back catalogue of what their fans would consider 'essential' songs, that they could play for 4 hours straight and still not cover them all.

For the most part, I feel that the setlist they played post-FF release was very well balanced, a good mix of old and new, much better than the one they were playing before it was released. It was just highly disappointing not to hear 'Run To The Hills', arguably their most famous song. I'd be raging if I went to a Metallica concert and didn't hear 'Enter Sandman', 'Master of Puppets' or 'One'.
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Mark September 4th in your diaries folks - the new album BOOK OF SOULS is out that day
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