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Well, sorry, but yes, that unquestionably was the implication of what you said. We're talking about the studio album here, and if one plays the studio record, the "No More Lies" that plays is the studio version, not the live version. Otherwise, Where Eagles Dare becomes a stinker because that's...

Yeah exactly. BNW is more consistent from start to finish, DOD is more polarised between peaks and stinkers. It definitely an issue as long as the studio version exists. It's not that because Bruce modified it on stage, the original gets cancelled. That's not how it works. Precisely. And For...

If I were to listen to either of those two albums from start to finish, I'd probably pick BNW, although I think DOD has higher peaks taken individually (Rainmaker, Montsegur, title track, Paschendale). DOD probably has more "variegate" ideas but I would take one, maybe two tracks out of it...

Insider info apart, which @matic22 has broken down already, you can't possibly think that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson just choose "someone" to fill in Neil Peart's shoes without carefully weigh all the aspects of the matter and rehearse with her beforehand. It's not that they randomly met Anika...

Ghost of Cain appreciation post

The Mercenary is a low effort filler on the album, but sounds truly amazing on Rock in Rio. It's probably the least weak candidate as sacrificial lamb if I were to touch Rock in Rio's setlist, but it's really a hard choice because there's not a false note in the whole concert. Amazing...

And speaking of the Kossoff Strat, here it is claimed that its serial no. is 72102, while his other '62 ('64 actually) HSH Black Strat bears L20508. To your knowledge, is this confirmed by other sources? @matic22

THE TEARS OF THE DRAGON IN A DESPERATE CALLING ROLLING SHADOWS OF NIIII— Stop, stop — Bruce!? What the fuck?!

"Reimagining" is generous. They added a string section to Tears of the Dragon and shot a Wasting Love-like video. At a point I almost expected Janick to come out and play the solo.

DAVE Kossoff Strat, which I would call the Iron Maiden guitar. Perfect balance between tradition and innovation. Also an unsung early example of Super Strat. Black Strat he used from 1999 to 2008, basically a more modern take on the Kossoff Strat. Black HSH Strat he got in 2015 and used for...

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Can I Play With Madness

Clue 3 is meant to mean that the Beatles' song and the HammerFall one share the same title which is also find in Iron Maiden lyrics or are those two different songs, each of them found in the lyrics in question?

One is 2MTM (played in 1998). The other one is either Wasted Years in 1993 (he wasn't in the band) and again in 1999 (Adrian had to miss some dates when he lost his father, they dropped Stranger in a Strange Land but NOT Wasted Years) or Sanctuary (if it really was written by Rob Angelo). All...

Props to whoever reaches Bruce and convinces him to sing Infinite Dreams (Maidenfans Forum's Version)