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It's very unpleasant!

What is this please?

Well, thinking back to that rehearsal period where we were working on new material, I made a suggestion: if a song was entirely the product of one individual (Bob Barton for example, brought fully formed songs to the band) then they should receive full credit; but if a song was the result of an...

I think we can all agree that the drum-track on Rainbow's Gold is a very significant part of the song, and it was the genesis of the song in rehearsals; then Kenny put his chords and lyrics on the top of it and the bass line was adjusted accordingly. I did not get a credit because I told Kenny...

Hello Perrun. I'm not asking you to take his side; I'm not asking you to think any the less of Iron Maiden; I'm simply complaining about vicious attacks on the character of a man without good reason. I'm not even asking you to judge the actions of Mr Harris who, I am assured, is a thoroughly...

Hey, no need to apologise; I had absolutely no idea who he was, and kept hearing various suggestions such as manager, road-manager, company promotion rep, agent, etc etc. Finally, it turned out he was our agent; although it would not surprise me if he responded and said he was something else...

I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier.

Just for the record, once and for all: Rod was Beckett's agent.

What you say is perfectly correct but I'm afraid I can't comment.

OK. At present, apparently, some information is sub-judice, and some is not; so considering how vehemently many of you have insulted Barry McKay, I want to put the record straight and get everyone reading from the same hymnbook. I've been informed that Barry is representing two ex. members of...

Hello Folks. Having been closely involved in the HBTN/Life's Shadow/Nomad issue from the very start (even though much had already been said on this forum before I first discovered it in March 2010) I can tell you that there is nothing I do not know about the entire affair (or if there is - I...

Correct.

I thought I would come briefly back on board to let any interested folk know that Kenny Mountain (writer of Rainbows Gold and member of Beckett and the Whole/Entire Population of Hackney) died today 17/10/2012 after a sudden bout of pneumonia. Apart from being friends with the Irons he was the...

Initially, it was the several questions and comments on the Youtube sites that got me started.  Once I realised that no one knew exactly what was going on, and that many I.M. fans were genuinely interested in Beckett (as a result of Rainbow’s Gold), I decided to instigate some serious online...

Thank you Jeff; I will devote time to exploring the tracks you suggest. Can anyone explain to me why the Metal audiences are so dedicated and enthusiasatic; and have been for thirty years and three generations.  There is no other music form that inspires this degree of devotion.

That is an interesting statement Jeff; unfortunately, I don't know enough about I.M.'s music to be able to comment.  I still wonder what it is about Life's Shadow that warranted such attention: it does not stand out in the crowd for me, any more or less than any of Beckett's other songs.

I listened to the Paschendale track and I didn't hear anything jump out at me; I will give it more attention.  I understand what you mean about the ubiquity of the TCDR passage: I've heard it on a lot of other tracks in the past.  Plus, I've been accused of stealing the drum intro' to Rainbow's...

Hi Jeff.  Have you heard the intro and outro on "Theses colours don't run"?  A guy on Youtube told me about it ages ago but I only just listened to it.  Steve really likes Life's Shadow, doesn't he?

Possibly a final note for the present: I can do this for all interested parties... http://www.raremp3.co.uk/2008/11/becket ... -rock.html You didn't hear it from me. Ciao, Keith.

Dear Mr. Phantom, it is certainly generating a lot of interest all round, I have to confess: Youtube sites are beginning to get involved; which is not altogether what I desired, although I dare say Bob Barton is grateful for the attention to his cause.  One thing I can absolutely assure you all...