The only reason not to play it is that it didn't quite work in 2012. Maybe too difficult for Bruce to sing.
That would certainly justify Bruce's "I can't believe they're playing that" statement
I've always dreamed of hearing it live, ever since I saw Maiden England on videotape. Like you, I was really disappointed when it was dropped from the setlist for the Maiden England World Tour 2012-2014 — especially since some reports said the band had even rehearsed it for the tour.
The Maiden England tour was the first time I saw Maiden live with Bruce in 20 years. I too was disappointed they didn't play Infinite Dreams and a bit shocked they didn't play Hallowed. But I really didn't care because, as I said......it was the first time seeing Maiden live with Bruce in 20 f'kin years!
Yep, I can relate. I can deal with anything and 2000's tours have provided plenty of good times. I only wish to hear Infinite Dreams once live in my lifetime, then Im happy about it.The Maiden England tour was the first time I saw Maiden live with Bruce in 20 years. I too was disappointed they didn't play Infinite Dreams and a bit shocked they didn't play Hallowed. But I really didn't care because, as I said......it was the first time seeing Maiden live with Bruce in 20 f'kin years!
If Bruce could sing “Aces High” on LOTB and “Alexander the Great” on TFPT then he can easily seen “Infinite Dreams”, that song is a cakewalk.
I mean Aces High wasn't one of his good moments. He struggled in the 80s too, but Aces High is a hit and iconic as an opener. Infinite Dreams, as much as we like it, is not a song that they have to play. I think he can still sing Infinite Dreams, but definitely it's more difficult than Alex for Bruce.
How? The whole final verse of "Alex" is a tongue-twister.
Yeah that verse is a tongue-twister, indeed. Maybe you're right actually. Imo, the chorus of Infinite Dreams is difficult breathing-wise. I'm positive, Bruce can still sing it, but I don't see any other reason to skip it in 2012.
Indeed.
...makes me think. There's more to this. I'm on the brink...
Agreed about Drifter & Sanctuary
Yeah, Sea of Madness is one of the most likely things! I hope to see it (my username says everything of course).Agreed about Drifter & Sanctuary
From your list, I think the chances for those aren't too bad:
-Be Quick Or Be Dead
-No Prayer For The Dying (for some reason I'm quite sure they will play this one)
-Sea Of Madness
-Still Life
It’s either got to be the difficulty of singing Infinite Dreams or how it fit into the flow of the set list. I mean they have dropped deep cuts before because of the ‘flow’. Stranger in a Stranger Land in 1999, Charlotte in 2005, Thousand Suns in 2010 are the ones that come to mind.
It is strange isn't it, I also felt this way about Maiden England. It was partly the pacing and the dilution of the 7th Son theme in how the setlist progressed. It felt more like a generic greatest hits tour than it should have done. Aces High definitely did not belong in that set.
I'd say SBiT was much better because the gap was nine years at least since the last time Aces High, Powerslave and Wasted Years got played, and five years for HCW and CIPWM. Not to mention Rime obviously, and Moonchild. ME in comparison really felt like the most cynical way to do a tour based on the Maiden England setlist (2/3 of it I think was the exact quote) since it meant they could safely skip out on most of the lesser-played non-SSOASS songs and replace them with more popular choices like AH, Trooper or 2MTM.
I really hope the choice of the songs will be different from the 80's songs on LOTB, not like ME tour, but 2 Minutes and Evil (even with Clairvoyant) are likely. The ''rare'' songs could be at the beginning of the set. The set can be different enough from the 2005/2008 tours with the right songs. More RLT approach for some part, for example.
6 (to 8) carryover songs from a previous set is always likely and is probably the best amount we can hope for.