Recent content by Randalf

What is a "proper hit"? I mean, I do think that The Evil That Men Do is a lot better song than Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter, but the latter is quite popular and, for example, still receives a healthy doze of airplay here - even more than this "proper hit." ;)

Yeah, the last pre-chorus sounds pretty intense and that final "FLY TO LIVE - ACES HIGH!" sounds amazing!

I think some of the early 2018 tour performances, most notably first night in Helsinki (one of Bruce's best nights from the past 10-15 years?) are among the best live versions of Aces High out there, somewhat close to Chile 2009 and such, but admittedly that goes mostly for the chorus: even when...

Hear, hear! It went down really well. A lot of people around where I was standing were singing along relatively loudly. There was such a great vibe through the performance. I love that song.

If Eternity Should Fail might have some input from Roy Z as well, although it's not very complicated and can very well be based on Bruce's very own demo thoroughly, but I mean... why not? Again, I'm not saying that Bruce is a virtuose when it comes to playing (and he's admitted that himself) or...

Absolutely. Naturally, I expected Rime of the Ancient Mariner to be one of the highlits of the night, but WHAT A JAW-DROPPING PERFORMANCE THEY GAVE! Powerslave was also magnificent! Killers, The Clairvoyant, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Wasted Years... I loved it! I'm so happy that I...

Rime was mind-blowingly amazing performance. I happened to stand right beside a former colleague of mine and as we chatted after the show, he said that Rime of the Ancient Mariner was probably the best live performance he has ever seen, haha. And I mean... It really was something else! Bruce...

On a bus, moving towards Helsinki! I came from the night shift in the morning and haven't slept a whole lot, so I probably catch a hour or two of sleep in a hostel bed and then I'm all set for my 10th Maiden show! As I couldn't make it to London in 2017, I'm glad for another chance to witness...

Not for this year, but there is a possibility that they'll play some more shows in Europe next year. :)

Some of them were more than just a bit off, Seventh Son for example, but I think Virtual XI had kind of cool & rather natural sequence!

Apparently the rows of the All Time Scoreboard don't align too well on the mobile view. Sorry about that!

Murders in the Rue Morgue wasn't exactly on the top of my wishlist for this tour, although I was quite sure that it'll be the opener, and that's fine, I like the song... but damn, I really like how it rolls here! Bruce has a bit.... crunchier approach to it now when compared to e.g 2005 and I...

THE SETLIST CONTEST - ALL-TIME SCOREBOARD Legacy of the Beast - Future Past - Run for Your Lives Current all time leaders @mepatrik1 & @Poto have scored solid points in all three competitions with identical run of 16+18+16. @Ben Beast isn't far behind with 47 points and @PieceofMind89...

I agree! The inclusion of the football game is a bit meh and I admit that the whole "Virtual reality consuming you!" idea screams late 90's/early 00's, but I mean... the apocalyptic vision and the grotesque Eddie itself looks really nice! The colour scheme of the cover is also quite nice and...

I don't think so. If I remember correctly, both parties (Bruce & Steve) have cited the story that Powerslave was a result of two separate song ideas that Steve suggested combining into one piece and Steve probably helped to "patch" the transitions and such together and his style and bass...