Nicko McBrain

I'm looking forward to the book the most. I actually think it has the potential to be rather interesting. Bruce's book had way too much flying stuff (interesting kind of, but not something I care too much about) and Adrian's had way too much fishing stuff (I care not one iota at all about fishing, I made it maybe 30 pages before I had enough) so I'm hoping Nicko's is more about funny stories and anecdotes!
 
Starblind said:
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Always happy to see Nicko. Some bits:

  • he said they have a lot of stuff. They've recorded pretty much everything, the screens. Probably a lot of stuff coming up, you never know what's coming up.
  • he said he was happy to see Blaze again, he's also met Dennis. He loves Blaze and he's a great guy.
  • he thinks TXF and VXI are great records, and Blaze's studio performances stands out (especially ''Sign Of The Cross'', he added). Some phenomenal songs on those albums, which is why they played them.
  • ''Come Estais Amigos'' is one of his favorite songs. Like ''Infinite Dreams''.
  • he would love to play ''Afraid To Shoot Strangers'' again.
  • he said he loves to play with the Titanium Tart guys because they're younger and he can play as fast as he can. He added that Maiden have kind of slowed down a bit over the years, with all due respect. He calls them brothers. ''It's great to have the freedom of choice to play whatever song you want''.
  • he called the intro to ''Infinite Dreams'' his jazz work with the band. It works really well live. He said he can still play it, unlike stuff like Murders or Caught Somewhere In Time.
  • Rime is one of his favorite songs to play live, almost all Maiden songs are great to play live.
 
Kalata said:
Always happy to see Nicko. Some bits:

  • he said they have a lot of stuff. They've recorded pretty much everything, the screens. Probably a lot of stuff coming up, you never know what's coming up.
  • he said he was happy to see Blaze again, he's also met Dennis. He loves Blaze and he's a great guy.
  • he thinks TXF and VXI are great records, and Blaze's studio performances stands out (especially ''Sign Of The Cross'', he added). Some phenomenal songs on those albums, which is why they played them.
  • ''Come Estais Amigos'' is one of his favorite songs. Like ''Infinite Dreams''.
  • he would love to play ''Afraid To Shoot Strangers'' again.
  • he said he loves to play with the Titanium Tart guys because they're younger and he can play as fast as he can. He added that Maiden have kind of slowed down a bit over the years, with all due respect. He calls them brothers. ''It's great to have the freedom of choice to play whatever song you want''.
  • he called the intro to ''Infinite Dreams'' his jazz work with the band. It works really well live. He said he can still play it, unlike stuff like Murders or Caught Somewhere In Time.
  • Rime is one of his favorite songs to play live, almost all Maiden songs are great to play live.
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Well at least someone said what we were wondering. They have been recording all. Great news,there are many tours that need a live album.
 
Just look at his expression. "There are so many things I'm going to do to those recordings. This... that... oh, the possibilities for pissing off Maiden fans are endless!"
 
Ledges Bitten In Dust said:
He said overall ranking changes each day, but since beginning of the video he stated that there is one which is number one and when AMOLAD came in he put it straight up there and never moved.
Songs which he mentions he likes: Fear of the dark (likes whole album just cause of that song), Paschendale, Lord of the light (possibly his favorite ever), The red and the black, Darkest hour, The parchment
Song which he mentions he doesn't like: Tailgunner (says overall whole album ain't that great)
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I'm not surprised he listed POM, AMOLAD and TBOS in his Top 5 favorite albums (maybe AMOLAD over POM), he's said that before, but SJ and even Powerslave are a bit surprising (to some extent, I guess not). I expected TNOTB.

- we also have to add (at some point in the ranking): he said Killers is a dear album to him (he moved it above TBOS), SIT below TBOS and Killers, DOD above FOTD but below TBOS, he's not a fan of NPFTD sound, TNOTB below Killers, he loves POM sound, TXF above TBOS/FOTD/NPFTD, IM above SIT/TNOTB, SSOASS above SIT, VXI was put last right away (like NPFTD), BNW above TBOS but below DOD, TFF below TBOS, BNW, DOD and NPFTD(!).

It seems they all like ''Paschendale''. The new info is that ''Lord Of Light'' is one of his favorite songs. Maybe they could have played it again with him. He mentioned '' The Red And The Black'' being a favorite of his before (iirc), while I guess ''Tailgunner'' never really had a chance to be brought back, maybe if Bruce really pushes for it. He also said about ''Caught Somewhere In Time'' - ''what a song''. Sign Of The Cross'' is a mega song (the middle part is fast for him now), ''Moonchild'' an absolute gem of a song to play.

He still thinks that ''Hallowed Be Thy Name'' is the best song Steve ever wrote, followed by ''When The Wild Wind Blows'' and ''The Clansman''. He also noted that he never played Hallowed at the album tempo because it didn't work for him live, and now that album tempo (slower) works for the band, but he also added that Simon plays it very well.
 
matic22 said:

Drawing Phantom vs Hallowed in the 1st round is hillarious. Also, Nicko can't remember The Thin Line...
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Im staring to be a fan of this kind of videos . I didnt know that are recorded at his restaurant. It was hilarius the ranking, he thouhgt that they have a video of tailgunner. No,seriusly i think he is joking all the time

Btw is i recorded all the same day? It seems.
 
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I just love this video, Nicko is the MAN. His singing of the songs parts is pure gold! Quick summary:

  • ''The Thin Line Between Love & Hate'' - he loves the intro because it's funky, he joked the song has 20 solos.
  • he mentioned that ''Running Free'' was talked about the RFYL tour! They probably would have played it with him?
  • he said ''If Eternity Should Fail'' has a stronger chorus than ''The Mercenary''.
  • Top 3 Steve epics for him: Hallowed-Wild Wind-Red And Black.
  • he said ''When The Wild Wind Blows'' has a lot of emotion in the music, he loves it, the slow tempo too.
  • ''Phantom Of The Opera'' - he called it a stunning track, he loves the vocals.
  • ''Blood On The World's Hands'' - great track, the chorus is not popular, he likes the rhythm beat.
  • ''Murders In The Rue Morgue'' - he loves it (''stunning piece of work''), great to open the set, he loves the drum beat (who doesn't), and called it: classic Steve arrangement.
  • he doesn't remember ''Starblind'' at all (like Thin Line).
  • ''Killers'' - great song, great start, classic Maiden, the album cemented them.
  • ''22 Acacia Avenue'' (and Prisoner) - he called them Adrian's gems.
  • ''Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son'' has a funky groove for him.
  • ''Dream Of Mirrors'' is a great song with a fast bass drum.
  • every song on AMOLAD is epic, that's why they played all of it.
  • even Steve doesn't know about Benjamin Breeg, he called it a Dave masterpiece.
  • Maiden said to him to play CSIT slower live, he joked he played it faster with his solo band.
  • Dave always leaves the rehearsals first.
  • he thought Simon would put some art on his (''baby'') drum kit for the tour, although he admits that's something unique about him.

He said he watches some drumming Maiden covers and criticizing them (a joke).

The songs he voted for in each of the pairs (in bold):
Thin Line-Running Free (he said it's a matter of preference, progressive vs simple rock)
Eternity Should Fail-The Mercenary
Wild Wind-Back In The Village
Eagles-Deja Vu
Hallowed-Phantom (he said it's close)
22AA-Blood On World's Hands
CSIT-Murders
SSOASS-Killers
SSOASS-22AA (he called it a tough choice)
Eagles-Eternity Should Fail
Wild Wind-Eagles(!)
Eagles-SSOASS
Purgatory-Tailgunner
Lord Of Light-TCDR
 
Kalata said:
I just love this video, Nicko is the MAN. His singing of the songs parts is pure gold! Quick summary:

  • ''The Thin Line Between Love & Hate'' - he loves the intro because it's funky, he joked the song has 20 solos.
  • he mentioned that ''Running Free'' was talked about the RFYL tour! They probably would have played it with him?
  • he said ''If Eternity Should Fail'' has a stronger chorus than ''The Mercenary''.
  • Top 3 Steve epics for him: Hallowed-Wild Wind-Red And Black.
  • he said ''When The Wild Wind Blows'' has a lot of emotion in the music, he loves it, the slow tempo too.
  • ''Phantom Of The Opera'' - he called it a stunning track, he loves the vocals.
  • ''Blood On The World's Hands'' - great track, the chorus is not popular, he likes the rhythm beat.
  • ''Murders In The Rue Morgue'' - he loves it (''stunning piece of work''), great to open the set, he loves the drum beat (who doesn't), and called it: classic Steve arrangement.
  • he doesn't remember ''Starblind'' at all (like Thin Line).
  • ''Killers'' - great song, great start, classic Maiden, the album cemented them.
  • ''22 Acacia Avenue'' (and Prisoner) - he called them Adrian's gems.
  • ''Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son'' has a funky groove for him.
  • ''Dream Of Mirrors'' is a great song with a fast bass drum.
  • every song on AMOLAD is epic, that's why they played all of it.
  • even Steve doesn't know about Benjamin Breeg, he called it a Dave masterpiece.
  • Maiden said to him to play CSIT slower live, he joked he played it faster with his solo band.
  • Dave always leaves the rehearsals first.
  • he thought Simon would put some art on his (''baby'') drum kit for the tour, although he admits that's something unique about him.

He said he watches some drumming Maiden covers and criticizing them (a joke).

The songs he voted for in each of the pairs (in bold):
Thin Line-Running Free (he said it's a matter of preference, simple rock vs prog)
Eternity Should Fail-The Mercenary
Wild Wind-Back In The Village
Eagles-Deja Vu
Hallowed-Phantom (he said it's close)
22AA-Blood On World's Hands
CSIT-Murders
SSOASS-Killers
SSOASS-22AA (he called it a tough choice)
Eagles-Eternity Should Fail
Wild Wind-Eagles(!)
Eagles-SSOASS
Purgatory-Tailgunner
Lord Of Light-TCDR
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What amaze me its that nicko doesnt know songs that he have recorded LOL and im sure that he is not the only one. I remember adrian realizing when they listened alexander the great before reahersals that he didnt remember the middle part that he wrote and saying do i have to play that??? Lol. Obviusly the dont listen their own records. I do belive steve do.
 
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