OutwardFeller
Educated Fool
I hope Nicko will play recordings of the latest gigs to Steve and co. in order to finally fire Bruce from the band.
The Future Past Tour 2024
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TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
They should have done it a decade ago for lots of songs. Even going down a half tone would help.
Azas
Seasons End
cyanopsis
Educated Fool
Hmmm.. what's that background vocal reverb on the Fear video at around 2:49? It can't be the crowd singing that well with vibrato and all, could it?
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
Bruce hasn't sounded good on The Trooper in years, folks. He sounds way better on the rare moments when he drops the line an octave and uses more aggressive tonalities.
Shavasku
Ancient Mariner
I watched Bruce live in May, and he sounded amazing; maybe it was the 10th show of his solo tour or so.
Now, 4 and a half months later, with maybe 2 or 3 weeks of rest, there’s no surprise he doesn’t sound good. Most of us knew this would happen. I wonder if he knows how bad it is. I mean, he certainly knows it’s not good, but I really wonder if he realizes it’s so bad that it’s almost disrespectful.
I wish he weren’t so stubborn and would stop touring as if he were a teenager. Don’t get me wrong. I’m thankful he still has the energy to tour for months on end. I truly appreciate his enthusiasm. However, not sounding good for half of the tour (as will certainly happen now) can’t be considered normal, can it?
I’m seeing Iron Maiden on the last show of the tour. Again, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes I wonder if it’s worth going because I want my memories of Bruce to be of him performing very well, like he did in São Paulo in May 2024. But yeah, ofc it's worth going, because it's Iron Maiden, after all.
On a positive note, it’s good that we only have 28 shows in 2025, so everyone has a chance to see Bruce performing well or decently.
Now, 4 and a half months later, with maybe 2 or 3 weeks of rest, there’s no surprise he doesn’t sound good. Most of us knew this would happen. I wonder if he knows how bad it is. I mean, he certainly knows it’s not good, but I really wonder if he realizes it’s so bad that it’s almost disrespectful.
I wish he weren’t so stubborn and would stop touring as if he were a teenager. Don’t get me wrong. I’m thankful he still has the energy to tour for months on end. I truly appreciate his enthusiasm. However, not sounding good for half of the tour (as will certainly happen now) can’t be considered normal, can it?
I’m seeing Iron Maiden on the last show of the tour. Again, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes I wonder if it’s worth going because I want my memories of Bruce to be of him performing very well, like he did in São Paulo in May 2024. But yeah, ofc it's worth going, because it's Iron Maiden, after all.
On a positive note, it’s good that we only have 28 shows in 2025, so everyone has a chance to see Bruce performing well or decently.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Ruflux
Ancient Marinade
Doesn't help that it's a song that even in the 80s was closer to nearly-out-of-breath shouting rather than singing. Or that they insist on putting it in the encore for some unknowable reason...
Shavasku
Ancient Mariner
Bruce might do a solo tour before the Maiden one!
Oh, yeah, true. Forgot about that...
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
Bruce might do a solo tour before the Maiden one!
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
I hope he doesn’t do a solo tour. Sorry America, Europe needs him to be in tip top shape. You’ll just have to hear Zulu Lulu another time.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Playing the song as an encore is baffling. If I am not mistaken, the last time they did that with Bruce before the Legacy of the Beast tour 2022 leg was back in 1993!!!
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
matic22
Ancient Mariner
That's true, but in FOTD, he is still struggling with the middle section and avoiding hi-hat patterns.