Unpopular opinion: Almost the entirety of Killers would could as a filler for me. Which makes kinda sense, since for the first two albums Steve chose most of what he considered to be their best material, leaving Fillers with some literal leftovers. Doesn't help that many songs are blatantly...
Dude, the guy made a throwaway comment, he didn't craft a PR statement. No need to be so extremely pedantic about something that definitely doesn't warrant it lol
It probably helped that I grew up in Dortmund and know a couple of people who are the exact kind described in the song!
I'm also a big fan of how acoustic guitars are utilized throughout the album, WW being one of the more prominent examples.
Quest For Fire
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
The Prophecy
Public Enema Number One
Childhood's End
The Aftermath
Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
Gates Of Tomorrow
Lost In A Lost World
Oh, absolutely. Some songs like The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, Back In The Village or Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger were only played one or two times before being dropped. Other songs were played on one leg of a tour and the dropped.
It would also be interesting to look at...
AlbumLive Percentage
Iron Maiden / A Matter Of Life And Death100%
Killers90% / 90.9%
Somewhere In Time / Virtual XI87.5%
Brave New World80%
Piece Of Mind / The Number Of The Beast*77.8% (* if we include Total Eclipse)
The Number Of The Beast* / Powerslave / Seventh Son Of A Seventh...
From what we know these are the songs that have never been played live and the resulting percentages of live coverage:
Iron Maiden:
100% (played in full)
Killers:
Prodigal Son
90% (if we exclude Twilight Zone) or 90.9% (if we include it)
The Number Of The Beast:
Invaders
Gangland
75% (if we...
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