Recent content by btx109

Nailed it. I've looked up Simon's work via YouTube clips and come away with confidence that he can certainly play the parts. From a musical standpoint, Maiden's catalog is far from the most difficult stuff out there; any professional drummer could do the gig. What will be the challenging part...

In 1975, he began playing with Streetwalkers,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicko_McBrain#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWall2004239-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a> before joining Pat Travers,<a...

There is nothing weird or outdated about a British heavy metal band who've always celebrated being a British heavy metal choosing a Brit as their new member. The contemporary de-emphasis on culture and history is what's weird. Tradition and roots are important to many cultures globally. Nick's...

Nicko was already well-known to the band, having played on bills with them in Trust and remember he was Eddie in the music video for "Women In Uniform."

An acquintance of mine actually knows Simon. They're from the same area and have many musician friends in common. He reports that everyone there is thrilled for him.

I'd answer but don't want to derail the thread...

I think folks are reading too much into the statement re 2025. My take is that nothing has changed re Maiden taking things one step at a time at this stage of their career. They're all getting up in age, fans have been speculating for literally years if this tour or that album will be the final...

I didn't see it that way at all. Trust that after the show, there was a massive end-of-tour blowout celebrating it and Nicko's final show.

Remember, this happened pre-Internet so you have to consider the context. We got all of our news months after events occurred in magazines like Kerrang!, Circus, etc. Clive was beloved so there were the usual moans and groans but Nicko killed all of that as soon as listeners heard the intro to...

That is NOT an easy song to cover. Despite what hard rock fans may think of Phil Collins, he was one of the finest drummers in music in his day. If he's on this level of musicianship, I'm confident that Simon will do more than fine unleashed with Maiden.

At this point in their career, Iron Maiden has earned the right to do whatever they believe is right for them as individuals and for the band itself. We are very, very fortunate to have them still performing with a massive road show at a very high level of musicianship and organizational...

It's Simon Dawson.

No, Nicko will not be Maiden's drummer on any future studio material. His ability to perform at the level he and the band require and are accustomed to has been affected by both age and the effects of his stroke. Those chops will not return. There are patterns and strokes he simply cannot play...

Like you guys, I snuck in some views from YouTube clips from across the tour to get an idea of how the band sounded prior to my show. YouTube compresses the shite out of music but that said, the Forum show was SO much more dynamic than anything I've heard online. And I'm not trying to say "MY...

Attended the LA Kia Forum show on Tuesday. I go back to 1982-83 with Maiden; my first IM show was the Powerslave tour in 1985. I'm not going to bother with a review but to say that it was a phenomenal show and based upon that performance, they're not going anywhere anytime soon. Granted, they...