What is new Alexander the Great?

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Educated Fool
Since Alexander the Great is the most wanted song to be played live and it was played eventually on The future past tour 2023-2024, what is a new song whole fanbase can beg Maiden to play? Or which one can come close to ATG?
My guesses: Sun and steel, Only the good die young, Montsegur, Empire of the clouds
 
I think it is "Infinite Dreams", though it had already been played but "not enough" in the general opinion. "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" also fits the spot.
In so far as it had not been played by Bruce, "The Edge of Darkness".
Otherwise, among the songs that have never been played live, that would be "Face in the Sand" and "Run Silent Run Deep" in my opinion.
 
The Pankrement
It would be great to witness this one live. Senjutsu´s second disc is such an amazing one! Three Harris epics all in a row. And yes I like all 3 of them! Even Celts!
Prodigal Son
This was always one of my favourites, especially the solo section is pure greatness! And vocal wise this was one of Di´Anno´s best. Sure Bruce would do it justice too.
 
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I'll stick to songs that have never been played before.

Sun and Steel & Montsegur have already been mentioned, I think both would be massive crowd pleasers live with catchy singalong choruses.
I'll add Deja Vu, Judgement of Heaven (played by Blaze but not IM), Isle of Avalon and Starblind.
 
Come close to Alexander:

from the ones not played live:

Only The Good Die Young
Deja-Vu
Judas Be My Guide
The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Face In The Sand (maybe)
Starblind (maybe)
Empire Of The Clouds (I guess so)
The Parchment - IMO.

from the ones rarely played live:

Infinite Dreams
To Tame A Land
Still Life
Sea Of Madness
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Prodigal Son
maybe one of the Powerslave songs (Flash Of The Blade?)
No Prayer For The Dying
Be Quick Or Be Dead
Futureal
Out Of The Silent Planet
Paschendale
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

^Definitely more (and probably more likely) choices.
 
- Deja Vu
- Flash Of The Blade
- Montségur
- The Pilgrim (they included For The Greater Good Of God during LOTB tour, so this can be a good surprise)
- Judas Be My Guide
 
My Top 2 is Only the Good Die Young and Judas Be My Guide. Both would've gone down huge on their original tours, I think, and would've been welcome surprises to follow up the surprise of Alexander.

I think The Edge of Darkness would've been a nice replacement for Hallowed in the lawsuit years. They have near-identical guitar melodies, kind of conjures the same storytelling feel, and would've been fun to see what Bruce could've done with it to make it his own.

I was never really curious to hear Flash of the Blade live, but we were fortunate to hear Bruce dig that one out and--shock of shocks--it blew the doors off. That's the fun part; you never really know what could've worked and what might've fallen into middle-of-the-road territory.
 
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My personal wishes from those not played live:
Prodigal son
Invaders
Quest for fire
(All from Powerslave)
Deja Vu (only one)
The prophecy
Mother Russia (yeah that one is not getting played)
Judas be my guide
Judgement of heaven
Como estais amigos (only one)
The nomad
Face in the sand + age of innocence (to me it was always one song split into 2 parts as similar themes they have)
Isle of Avalon
Empire of th clouds
The parchment
 
Although I'm not the biggest fan of it, Empire of the Clouds is a blatant candidate. It's got lots of fans and is a truly unusual and - dare I say - standout tune. When it comes to earlier stuff, I think Only The Good Die Young and The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (although the latter has already been played once) are quite dear to lots of Maiden fans (me included). Personally, besides the aforementioned OTGDY and TLOTLDR, there are five songs I'd love to see debuting live: Montségur, The Prophecy, Prodigal Son, The Thin Line Between Love And Hate and Back In The Village - again I think the last one has also been played live once. *

Then when it comes to songs played for just one or two tours, I'd have to go with Still Life, Infinite Dreams, To Tame A Land and I'd simply love to listen Bruce singing Fortunes Of War.

Quite frankly I seriously doubt they'll ever play any of these tracks in the future. If I had to guess it the one that has the best chances would be Empire Of The Clouds IF they decide to give some kind of concert with an orchestra.

* Other songs like Invaders, The Duelists, Flash Of The Blade, Deja Vu, Fates warning, Run Silent Run Deep, Face In The Sand or The Alchemist would also be cool.
 
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