RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*

naranja said:
If Steve brought than turd in for Brave New World rather than Virtual XI I'm quite sure Bruce wouldn't have gone along with 58 chorus repetitions and told him to get stuffed
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You're kidding, right? Brave New World has a bunch of songs with a ton of repetition, which makes since almost half the album is recycled VXI material.

The choruses for The Wicker Man and the title track are shouting the same line over and over. OOTSP has a regular chorus and a "shout the title a bunch" bit. The Mercenary has two choruses and both get repeated a bunch. The Fallen Angel? Also tons of repetition. And let's not get started with stuff like No More Lies (or the chorus to SSOASS for that matter).

Bruce would've gone along just as well. He is no stranger to repeating the same line over and over again.
 
Vaenyr said:
Technically correct, best kind of correct. Well, except for stuff like Hell On Earth, I suppose.

But the point being made is excessive repetition.
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The question is, is it coincidence that Maiden's most casually loved track (The Trooper) doesn't have a chorus?

Hmm.
 
Belshazzar said:
The question is, is it coincidence that Maiden's most casually loved track (The Trooper) doesn't have a chorus?

Hmm.
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Steve, when writing the chorus for The Trooper:

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Vaenyr said:
You're kidding, right? Brave New World has a bunch of songs with a ton of repetition, which makes since almost half the album is recycled VXI material.

The choruses for The Wicker Man and the title track are shouting the same line over and over. OOTSP has a regular chorus and a "shout the title a bunch" bit. The Mercenary has two choruses and both get repeated a bunch. The Fallen Angel? Also tons of repetition. And let's not get started with stuff like No More Lies (or the chorus to SSOASS for that matter).

Bruce would've gone along just as well. He is no stranger to repeating the same line over and over again.
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This. The repetition is looked over on BNW but VXI is ridiculed for it.
 
The difference between Brave New World and Virtual XI is that Brave New World ia a great record and Virtual XI sucks. Also this

A brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world
In a brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world
A brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world
In a brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world
In a brave new world
A brave new world

And

Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?
Don't you think I'm a savior?
Don't you think I could save you?
Don't you think I could save your life?

Or maybe?

Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look through the eyes of a fool
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Somebody's watching when the night goes down
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look through the eyes of a fool
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Somebody's watching when the light goes down
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to, don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to, don't look to
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look through the eyes of a fool
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Somebody's watching when the night goes down
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Don't look through the eyes of a fool
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
Somebody's watching when the light goes down
Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
 
Patrick92 said:
The difference between Brave New World and Virtual XI is that Brave New World ia a great record and Virtual XI sucks. Also this
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I genuinely like the VXI examples more. They are repeated a bunch,sure, arguably too much (though I'll defend both cases!). BNW on the other hand is disappointing, since the lyrics in the verses are great (despite, imo, not being a good representation of the book), while the chorus just drops the ball and is one of the more unimaginative ones.
 
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Unglück in Veltins-Arena – vor Iron Maiden-Konzert herrscht Klarheit

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Anyone going to the concert in Gelsenkirchen? There was apparently a problem in the stadium with pieces falling from above, but according to the stadium operator this has been fixed.
Or maybe you'd rather not stand near the video cubes anyway?
 
Robert.M. said:
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Unglück in Veltins-Arena – vor Iron Maiden-Konzert herrscht Klarheit

In der Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen kam es zu einem Unglück. Kurz vor dem Iron Maiden-Konzert gibt es Klarheit zum Sicherheitskonzept.
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Anyone going to the concert in Gelsenkirchen? There was apparently a problem in the stadium with pieces falling from above, but according to the stadium operator this has been fixed.
Or maybe you'd rather not stand near the video cubes anyway?
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I'll be there. Wish me luck, y'all!
 
I think ,nowadays, casual fans really love Wasted Years. It's getting more popular year after year. Spotify streams show clearly that Trooper is their most loved song by the casuals, followed by Fear and the 3 NOTB tracks. Then, it's WY.
The Evil That Men Do has a lot less streams than what I expected. It has less streams than CIPWM, which is a crime.
 
Prowler said:
I think ,nowadays, casual fans really love Wasted Years. It's getting more popular year after year. Spotify streams show clearly that Trooper is their most loved song by the casuals, followed by Fear and the 3 NOTB tracks. Then, it's WY.
The Evil That Men Do has a lot less streams than what I expected. It has less streams than CIPWM, which is a crime.
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I think being placed prominently and played often on tours shapes the perception quite a bit. Over the last 20 years TETMD has had a relatively low appearance rate.
 
Robert.M. said:
www.derwesten.de

Unglück in Veltins-Arena – vor Iron Maiden-Konzert herrscht Klarheit

In der Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen kam es zu einem Unglück. Kurz vor dem Iron Maiden-Konzert gibt es Klarheit zum Sicherheitskonzept.
www.derwesten.de www.derwesten.de

Anyone going to the concert in Gelsenkirchen? There was apparently a problem in the stadium with pieces falling from above, but according to the stadium operator this has been fixed.
Or maybe you'd rather not stand near the video cubes anyway?
Click to expand...
 
Robert.M. said:
www.derwesten.de

Unglück in Veltins-Arena – vor Iron Maiden-Konzert herrscht Klarheit

In der Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen kam es zu einem Unglück. Kurz vor dem Iron Maiden-Konzert gibt es Klarheit zum Sicherheitskonzept.
www.derwesten.de www.derwesten.de

Anyone going to the concert in Gelsenkirchen? There was apparently a problem in the stadium with pieces falling from above, but according to the stadium operator this has been fixed.
Or maybe you'd rather not stand near the video cubes anyway?
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I saw that a lot of tickets have become available in one corner of the stadium. Is it possible that they did not want to sell them at first because this corner is not considered safe in the stadium and now it has been cleared? or is that not possible?
Not really sure if I want to buy one and stand there.
They certainly are not tickets that were intended for crew friends/family or anything like that because they are at the very back.
 
Repetition of lyrics can be beautiful and full of meaning. J. S. Bach does it like this:


My soul is wai - - - ting,

... (music) ...

my soul is wai - - ting,
my soul is wai - - - - - - - - - - ting for the Lord.

My soul is waiting for the Lord, for the Lord, my soul is wai - - ting for the Lord.


...and it continues:

My soul is wai - - - ting,
my soul is wai - - - ting for the Lord.
My soul, my soul is wai - ting, my soul is wai - ting for the Lord, for the Lord, for the Lord, my soul is wai - - - ting for the Lord, my soul is wai -- ting, my soul is wai - - ting, my soul is waiting for the Lord.
 
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