Recent content by Randalf

Brilliant idea. I think there could be three price categories, covering different materials (wood, steel etc.) and other features. Standard Casket - No Prayer for the Dying Deluxe Casket - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg Premium Casket - Live After Death* *Comes with a lightning rod...

I like this one a lot! Pleasantly chaotic at times.

Absolutely. Infinite Dreams, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son... Powerslave & Rime sound fantastic too. Then again, I'd buy a live album from every tour..

Around the release of The Final Frontier I never particularly fancied to hear Isle of Avalon live, although I liked the song from the start. Looking back though, it might have been pretty nice live number with all that Smith & Harris™ groove and some neat little stage show effects, probably...

Might be, certain events tend to have recurring concepts with varying levels of execution. E.g. Vikings has been a safe bet for a Nordic even shirt for... well, since event shirts became a thing? :D

Infinite Dreams sounds f*cking phenomenal. Wish I could see them this summer!

How about playing Sheriff of Huddersfield live in 2030 in order to celebrate Rod's 80th birthday? In all fairness, Bruce's impersonations of Rod are pretty good. The reason I never took up martial arts is because I was immensely fearsome and I'd probably kill everybody that I came into contact...

I agree. A friend of mine who's mostly familiar with the big classic hits that still got airplay a lot and a more or less random selection of longer tracks (Seventh Son, Isle of Avalon) got himself into a Maiden listening groove after watching the Burning Ambition and Chains of Misery is one of...

This song has really grown on me. My usual gripe with the album remains, though, and touches this song as well: I wish there was a bit more dynamic punch in the mix, it would make moments like the transition from the lighter verses to the heavier ones even darker... you know... Never felt this...

I think one reason for Bruce's "reserved" stage presence in 2022 (in addition to the COVID-era rust) was the nature of the Legacy of the Beast set, especially with the Senjutsu additions, as @Vaenyr above already mentioned about the opening track. There weren't many songs in the set that didn't...

What a year it has been!

Hear, hear. The general excuse for Tailgunner seems to be that they could still use the same animation, but I don't think it's that good of a fit anyway, both theme- and pacingwise. No Prayer for the Dying, Be Quick or be Dead or, even better, Judas be My Guide would've been fantastic, but...

Regarding the setlist appreciation talk: Yeah, I'd love if a 1, 2 or 3 of the obvious section were replaced with deeper cuts, but a set that contains the following... Murders in the Rue Morgue Killers Phantom of the Opera The Clairvoyant/Infinite Dreams Powerslave Rime of the Ancient Mariner...

Me last summer, after the fantastic Maiden show in Helsinki: Ah, that was amazing! Great performances and a lot of songs I haven't heard live for a long time or ever before. However, I don't really need to see this show again, so I'll skip the next leg, I'm short of extra money anyway Me now...

(it's fine :D )