Will be released on DVD in the future, according to Rod We discuss the late classic era in this feature! This show was given a really great audio boost for the recent DVD release. Watch this and you’ll understand the fans’ outrage at that song’s exclusion from the 2012-14 Maiden England tour. Highlights include a phenomenal rendition of Infinite Dreams. We missed out on a proper recording of the previous tour, the 1986-87 Somewhere On Tour, but this Seventh Son era film comes close to making up for it. 5/6 (Great)Ĭhrister: Maiden nails it again! As a companion to Live After Death, this is perfect. All in all Maiden England is a great round-up of the latter half of the 80’s splendor. The tempos are a bit all over the place, but I ‘ve never heard him this playful. That being said I think this might be Nicko McBrain’s best performance with the band. Bruce’s voice has also taken some beating from all the touring. The sound is a bit on the off side, with too little low end and perhaps a tad too much “clank” in Mr Harris’ bass. And Steve Harris has done a great job of capturing it all in the editing. Technically speaking, it’s probably the most advanced and eye candy-stuffed stage show they’ve ever put on. It kind of sums up the whole grandness Iron Maiden was all about at that time. Torgrim: The line in Infinite Dreams where Bruce Dickinson sings “There’s got to be just more to it than this / Or tell me why do we exist / I’d like to think that when I die I’d get a chance another time” is probably my favorite Maiden moment of all time. We hail classic era guitars in this feature! Who cares if Bruce struggles to sing properly? 6/6 (Masterpiece) 6/6 (Masterpiece)Ĭhrister: Magic! From the Aces High opening, through the monumental Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, to huge mummy Eddie shooting fire with his eyes. A true classic in every sense of the word. Apart from a slightly worn out voice on Bruce, this document captures everything in all its pride and glory. It raised the bar on every level, performance- and production-wise, the sheer drama and the musicianship. Torgrim: There is no denying that the World Slavery Tour changed the life of both Iron Maiden and the metal world in general. We hail the early classic era in this feature! Absolutely classic, but sadly incomplete and thus missing several highlights. Check out Hallowed Be Thy Name! The show is unfortunately not presented in its entirety, but it rocks like there’s no tomorrow. This is also the ultimate live document of Maiden’s early days, including an incredible performance by new singer Bruce Dickinson. So inspired! 5/6 (Great)Ĭhrister: This is Clive Burr at the top of his game, before the problems that occurred later in the tour and cost him the gig. The picture quality is not top notch, but what a band. Listen to the magnificent renditions of The Prisoner, Children of the Damned, Murders in the Rue Morgue and the obscure Total Eclipse. This is five guys ready to put a torch to everyone and everything in their way. Performance-wise the band is absolutely on fire and the energy level and enthusiasm is breathtaking. Torgrim: Musically Beast Over Hammersmith is one everlasting triumph (of steel). We look at the birth of the Maiden sound in this feature! Check out the very lame pre-album lyrics in Killers! 4/6 (Good) But it was really not common at all for bands to release a concert video after just one album, so Maiden were kind of avantgarde back then. 3/6 (OK)Ĭhrister: The height of the Paul Di’Anno era! It’s short and excludes many of the early greats that were performed in concert at this time. It’s interesting to see how Dave Murray’s wristband mysteriousely disappears from time to time. The lighting and editing is also a bit off. The band looks a bit wary of the fact that they’re being filmed and plays it safe. However, this 30 minute long recording from the legendary Rainbow Theater only reveals half the truth. Torgrim: Seing Maiden live on stage this early in their career is obviously a treat. The Be ast Over Hammersmith London show from the previous tour, on the other hand, was intended for release but cancelled at the time and later made available in heavily edited form. So we never got a live video titled World Piece, or something cool like that. We wish Maiden had decided to film and release their Piece Of Mind show in 1983.
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