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When I say lack of potential it's something we all have to face as we get older. The fact is Maiden doesn't have years of adventures and new stories ahead. I always found it so exciting thinking about what's next but there's just not much more left to see. Again, that's all perfectly natural...

Very true but it did at least feel like a proper Maiden tour if you know what I mean. But I suppose they've been a bit of a corporate monster for a long time, it's just moving away from new material and album tours makes it a bit harder to defend.

Yeah we've been in that nostalgia bit for a while and it's definitely well earned. There's very little scope to do much outside of that space, nothing that they can currently point to that says they're still a vibrant creative force. That lack of potential makes it all feel a bit weird and...

On the idea of why it feels different and maybe why people here in particular have mixed feelings, I wonder if it's just that this is a tour that doesn't feel like it's for us, it's for the casuals? It doesn't have that underground, all in it together, Maiden feel. The truth is we might just...

Even ear plugs take some getting used to. It really throws off your equilibrium so I do get it. But it's starting to feel more and more like Maiden's inherent stubbornness will be what ultimately does them in. It's their biggest strength and weakness. I just wish they didn't choose to die on...

I can easily imagine Bruce finding IEMs difficult. Suppose it's a bit of an Old Dogs New Tricks thing as well, would be a big change after such a long career. IEMs change your entire sense of yourself and the stage. All the natural acoustics and vibes are gone and replaced with something that...

We live, in the UK at least, in a multicultural society. The vast majority of racists don't get the "luxury" of choosing who they work with. There are also degrees of racism. It's one thing to hold sympathetic views to right wing racist ideology, it's another thing altogether to say I'm never...

Quest for fire Another life Sun and Steel Let's do the 90s next

I think you've probably summed it up very well there. If the best we can say is there's a good balance between long and short songs and some long songs have interesting parts, it's a bit damning with faint praise. It just has no fire or intensity. It feels like Maiden without much to say...

This is sounding a lot like the Metallica debate. Ozzy as a brand is waaaay bigger than Maiden could ever hope to be..but it has nothing to do with music. And, yeah, it's fair to say that's on Sharon's management. But what I'm struggling to see is why that would be considered a good thing. Fair...

This is probably my favourite ever Maiden gig. I did the FC bus which took an absolute eternity but we were rewarded with an upgraded hotel which was really too nice for the dirty band of Maiden fans who invaded. I remember Nijmegen being beautiful, Bruce being at his most aggressive, berating...

Actually, save yourself the bother and watch someone else play it

If it's any help, I thought the same as you a couple of years ago and did manage to get it working eventually. It wasn't worth the hassle... It wasn't even fun from a nostalgia point of view. I remember desperately wanting to like it when it came out but it was just a chore to play.

The fan club was really excellent then. Always seemed to be a great trip being organised and the merch just for signing on was super high quality. I only sign up now for pre sales now as it's mostly pointless. That Earls Court meet and greet feels like a fever dream, can't imagine them doing...

Iron maiden is a fundamentally uncool band deep in it's core. It's not really designed to be easy to get or be accessible. They're very take it or leave it. Metallica are all about accessible cool and have been for a very long time. It's an image for tough guys slinging whiskey and smoking...