Recent content by Randalf

I do not either, but Wrathchid wasn't there from the very beginning; the first two shows of the DOD tour opened with Wildest Dreams - Can I Play With Madness - The Trooper and Wrathchild got added for the third one! Setlsit.fm seems to support this as well and I just checked the bootlegs from...

A fun fact: Wrathchild, unlike most of the other oldies that are considered live staples, has not been a part of Iron Maiden setlist for a full tour cycle since 2000-2001. Every single time Wrathchild has been played since has been either an inclusion after the tour has already started or part...

That's a bold guess!

I really like what Maiden has been doing with their setlist structure over the past couple of tours; there are some issues with Aces High in the encore and whatever, but overall, I think "unusual" setlist positions for some songs often give a very welcome shake to things. In that regard, I hope...

My take on the Somewhere in Time hype: ...I think speculation about Somewhere in Time time being somewhat central to next tour are very far-fetched, but as I've often expressed, Stranger in a Strange Land truly is somewhat potential cut to be "dusted-off" in the near future. Wasted Years might...

At this point I think it doesn't matter much if touring here or there is a "good idea" per se; they do pretty much what they want and in most places they'll realistically play, they also sell well enough to make it profitable. I also wouldn't 100% rule out playing Senjutsu in full, but as much...

Yep, Maiden England set sure wasn't structurally quite as exciting and inspired as the previous history tour(s), 2010 leg of TFF tour or the next tour(s) that gave a welcome shake to Maiden setlist traditions (especially TBOS set!), but the SBIT comparisons you often see make the 2012-13 set...

I have to disagree about Mother Russia! Granted, it's far from being one of the better song titles and the lyrics are a lot less intriguing than the subject matter gives potential for, but as the song is bit of a the times they are a-chancing - even in Soviet Union? kind of a thing, a product of...

...As the guards march me out to the courtyard Somebody cries from a cell, "God be with you" If there's a God, why has he let me go? OH YES!!! Bruce sounds amazing indeed.

I just love how Bruce saying "see you somewhere... in time" in one show and "see you somewhere on tour" in another sparks almost full scale Senjutsu + Somewhere in Time (The Time Machine tour?) fantasy-speculation going. Brilliant!

I want to hear Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (yes, again) and Only the Good Die Young. Also Stranger in a Strange Land. And The Edge of Darkness. And Paschendale. And Brighter than a Thousand Suns. And Still Life, thank you! Oh, as for 2023 Maiden set? Well all/most of Senjutsu...

This. In the vein of "WELCOME TO THE LEGACY OF THE BEAST", "WASTED BEERS" and other remarks Bruce adopts somewhere on tour underway and occasionally/continuously keeps using, which is fine. There might also be a tongue-in-cheek-ish dimension to it as an jestul attempt to create mild social...

Yeah, there will absolutely be no changes.