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Diesel 11 said:
“Senjutsu” fucking ruled as a concert opener. I loved the previous leg of LOTB so much that I went into ‘22 with mixed feelings. As soon as Nicko began pounding out that intro, I was fucking hyped again. The first in a series of reasons why LOTB3 was way better than I expected.
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100% agree. I loved the setlist. The combinations of Revelations, Blood Brothers, SOTC and FOI was top drawer as well.
 
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Diesel 11 said:
“Senjutsu” fucking ruled as a concert opener. I loved the previous leg of LOTB so much that I went into ‘22 with mixed feelings. As soon as Nicko began pounding out that intro, I was fucking hyped again. The first in a series of reasons why LOTB3 was way better than I expected...
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The start is very cold, but then goes to the epic chorus. I enjoyed but ejoyed more stratego even the people was cheering up nore in the 2nd song than in the first one.
 
Ruflux said:
It's bizarre to think 15 years ago Maiden actually made the sensible choice of moving The Talisman up the set, because it's a bitch of song to sing and Bruce was struggling with it. They also didn't perform RTTH as the last encore because it was too demanding as the last song of the night. Talisman on those first few dates still sounded miles better than AH did last or evidently this year.

What the fuck happened to that band?
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And even with that sensible swap, by the end of the tour his voice was really tired. I went to five shows on the UK leg of the tour in 2011 and he sounded really rough on Hallowed be Thy Name.
 
GhostofCain said:
And even with that sensible swap, by the end of the tour his voice was really tired. I went to five shows on the UK leg of the tour in 2011 and he sounded really rough on Hallowed be Thy Name.
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I cant remember hallowed but i do remember him nailing the talisman during asia tour. Trying to reach all the high notes. He impress me with that, you can think that he could go and go trough the song in some places but he did not
 
For me, the perfect placement for Senjutsu would've been in the middle. A bit like Paschendale was on Death On The Road. By that point you've had a bunch of shorter rockers, singles, a few classics and even a couple of longer songs (the two title tracks of DOD and BNW). You've pushed the energy level quite a bit, so going into an 8 minute Harris/Smith epic works much better, than opening cold with it. IMO of course.

Due to its rising chorus I could also see it being an unorthodox but interesting fit for opening the encore.
 
Ruflux said:
It's bizarre to think 15 years ago Maiden actually made the sensible choice of moving The Talisman up the set, because it's a bitch of song to sing and Bruce was struggling with it. They also didn't perform RTTH as the last encore because it was too demanding as the last song of the night. Talisman on those first few dates still sounded miles better than AH did last or evidently this year.

What the fuck happened to that band?
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How about the theory that they’re more influenced by Rod’s or management’s opinions these days than they used to be when it comes to what would make for a good live show?
Sure, Bruce could have refused to sing a song, but with Bruce, you could also imagine that he wanted to take it on as a challenge.
Last year he struggled with “Aces High,” so this year he’s showing that he can do it after all - at least that was the plan.
 
I'm sure Bruce tried singing Aces High at home or at a studio many times in his life so that he improves. He's that guy. So, he definitely witnessed many times himself that he can't really sing it
 
But being unable to sing a certain song anymore and admitting to yourself that you are no longer good enough at it are two completely different things.
A Bruce Dickinson who admits to himself that he can no longer sing a certain song is perhaps not such a common occurrence.
 
Diesel 11 said:
“Senjutsu” fucking ruled as a concert opener. I loved the previous leg of LOTB so much that I went into ‘22 with mixed feelings. As soon as Nicko began pounding out that intro, I was fucking hyped again. The first in a series of reasons why LOTB3 was way better than I expected.
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I enjoyed it a lot as an opener. The ‘22 Legscy of the beast show is probably my favorite maiden concert I’ve been to, though it might be because I won FTTB and took my father in law with me LOL
 
Melony said:
How about the theory that they’re more influenced by Rod’s or management’s opinions these days than they used to be when it comes to what would make for a good live show?
Sure, Bruce could have refused to sing a song, but with Bruce, you could also imagine that he wanted to take it on as a challenge.
Last year he struggled with “Aces High,” so this year he’s showing that he can do it after all - at least that was the plan.
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Whoever made the final decision, it is pretty clear that with Aces High they prioritised the gimmick (the cartoonish video) over the performance. A shame, as it should be the other way round.
 
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dickinson1978 said:
This is the worst version of aces high. The only thing is what are they doing in paris because of the dvd. I dont know how are they going to improve this version becuase its obvius that he cant sing the song at the end of the show.
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If they saw fit to release Nights of the Dead with the way Bruce sounded throughout, they'll have no issue releasing Paris with a bad rendition of Aces High.
 
CA Bryers said:
If they saw fit to release Nights of the Dead with the way Bruce sounded throughout, they'll have no issue releasing Paris with a bad rendition of Aces High.
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I think im the only one here that im not disappointed with nights of the dead live album lol. I think is better than en vivo! Book of souls live chapter and dance on the road,this one i think ivr have heard it like 10 times.
 
The Mexico live might be their worst live release but it's still not that bad. Bruce is straining but still he it's not that bad, even Aces High is above average (WED is a bit of a disaster, but still)
 
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