Maiden Tour 2014 (SPOILER TAGS REQUIRED WITHIN)
- Thread starter Moon Child
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Didn't that happen with Final Frontier? Or did they play some in Europe that year?
harrisdevot
Priest of the Holy Wristband
Right Foro, I had completely forgotten the european gigs in 2010, so I thought they would avoid the old continent next year. I would obvioulsly be very happy to see them again supporting their new album.
SirRobbins
Ancient Mariner
maybe they can play a rarity from No Prayer For the Dying like "Fates Warning".... I LOVE that song.... the intro is so beautiful 
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
They won't. Only one song from the nineties will be in the setlist.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
And you dont know the name? LOL
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Bruce said that the fans will "know which one" he was talking about. It doesn't take a genius to work out that it won't be 'Fates Warning'.
SirRobbins
Ancient Mariner
I honestly am tired of FOTD... It's been played to death just as NOTB, RTTH, The Trooper and 2M2M have :/
Ziggyplayedguitar
Educated Fool
Never was a big fan of FOTD from the get go.
SirRobbins
Ancient Mariner
I was never a fan of the studio version.... the Rock in Rio live version though, that was awesome! That was probably the best crowd and live recording they have ever done. Their live songs from that album sound better than any other recording of their classics. It was the best live version of Hallowed, The Evil that men do, Wrath child (with Bruce), and Fear of the Dark. The audience made those awesome as did the BNW sounding guitars....
Eric Wright
Nomad
They really ought out to bring back more Blaze material to the setlists.
Crimson Idol
Caveman
It is one of my favourite live albums, certainly my favourite from Maiden. I adore that version of Hallowed and although I do think Bruce has sounded better on other versions, the guitars are the best on that one for me certainly.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
The only thing I like better about the studio version is the execution of the guitar solos. In all other aspects, live versions are superior.
Eric Wright
Nomad
Quality is usually doubled in 2001 RIR. Although I much prefer the studio version of Sign of the Cross, because the audience kills the atmospheric vibe and solos are better. Also Bruce's vocals just don't work with it.
SirRobbins
Ancient Mariner
His vocals on Hallowed could have been better but yes, the guitars were heavy and perfect speed for that song. Brilliant!
Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
Sign of the Cross in Rock in Rio is one of the best things to ever happen to mankind. The solos are better on the album?
Eric Wright
Nomad
Sign of the Cross in Rock in Rio is one of the best things to ever happen to mankind. The solos are better on the album?
Sorry bro, in the studio version the solos are much cleaner and melodic, especially Janick's lead. At RIR I hear a flurry of sixteenth notes, but lacking the same emotion and melody. It's mainly the vocals that bother me though. Don't get me wrong, Bruce is infinitely a better singer than Blaze, no contest. But at RIR he still tries to keep singing in regular tenor tessitura that just doesn't match. Not to mention he sounds a bit shrill. Blaze's haunting baritone vocals are so effective in Sign of the Cross. Furthermore, this particular song's atmosphere is crucial for my tastes and isn't the same live. Also I swear there's a segment of Sign of the Cross at RIR where the audience is clapping on 1&3, haven't watched it in a while though so might be wrong on that.
Bring it on, bitch.
Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
The vocals are powerful as heck both live and on the album. Which you like better is just a matter of taste. People clapping and whistling and whatever at the beginning of Sign always warms my heart. I'm not sure what clapping on 1&3 means. Dave's solo is an orgasmic piece of art live. While not bad in studio, it's just miles better live. It's so good that Janick's solo doesn't even have to be very good. On the whole, the way I see it, RiR has atmosphere turned up to 11. Taste is a word that needs to be used but Sign is the song I would particularly point out on RiR. And bitch? Really?
Eric Wright
Nomad
@Saapanael
It's clapping on beats one and three of the measure, which is not only offbeat but sounds incredibly awkward. Personally I think the studio version is cleaner in respect to Davey's solo. RIR I hear rapid legato sweeps and sixteenth note flourishes but when listening to it it sounds like a huge blur, if that makes any sense. What do you prefer about the live version, because I want to go listen to it again keeping that in mind. Blaze songs are usually a helluva lot better with Bruce, both musically and vocally, but something in RIR Sign of the Cross sounds out of place.
The quality of the solos on the live or studio version is seriousness business my friend.
It's clapping on beats one and three of the measure, which is not only offbeat but sounds incredibly awkward. Personally I think the studio version is cleaner in respect to Davey's solo. RIR I hear rapid legato sweeps and sixteenth note flourishes but when listening to it it sounds like a huge blur, if that makes any sense. What do you prefer about the live version, because I want to go listen to it again keeping that in mind. Blaze songs are usually a helluva lot better with Bruce, both musically and vocally, but something in RIR Sign of the Cross sounds out of place.
The quality of the solos on the live or studio version is seriousness business my friend.