Nicko McBrain

[Azas]

Nicko's super fast playing here is just amazing (1988). Listen to Where Eagles Dare! I still think the band could have played faster and more powerful metal back then, even though it's not his/their thing. Same with the other drummers.

When he started to play around the 27-minute mark, I thought I could sense Painkiller in it — he could pull it off with no problem.

 

[Robert.M.]

Weird that the video is so poorly received on YouTube. 0 likes, only one comment, and that is negative.

 

[onurb]

Nicko's super fast playing here is just amazing (1988). Listen to Where Eagles Dare! I still think the band could have played faster and more powerful metal back then, even though it's not his/their thing. Same with the other drummers.

It would have been excellent, but Steve probably forbid it at the time.

 

[FearOfTheLark]

It would have been excellent, but Steve probably forbid it at the time.

Indeed Maiden goes through the Steve filter. Arrys rules you facking mug

I know that's not quite how he speaks but in my head that's how I read anything he does

 

[srfc]

Its well known that Steve likes to play things fast, e.g. Flight of Icarus squables or the tempos of the Blaze era, and it's Adrian Smith who wants things slowed down

 

[Rainmaker617]

Hey guys, long time lurker don't post much but I was reading some of these comments and I was listening to Ed Hunter tour live 1999 on youtube mostly Los Angeles and I love the way the band played the songs with more power/heavier and faster they played the songs perfect for my liking on that tour. The whole band sounded amazing with bruce sounding like his voice in his prime. Anyone else listened to that tour? Great setlist aswell.

 

[onurb]

or the tempos of the Blaze era,

This period is Nicko's prime imo (between 95 to 99).

 

[Rainmaker617]

This period is Nicko's prime imo (between 95 to 99).

I know I love Futureal with bruce and nicks playing

 

[naranja]

This period is Nicko's prime imo (between 95 to 99).

Rock rio 2001

 

[dickinson1978]

Rock rio 2001

For those who never see maiden from 83 to 88 which im included. For me the live recordings of that era could not represent what was maiden live. But yes his drumming during that era we managed to see was great

 

[onurb]

Rock rio 2001

I think he played better in blaze era. But he did great in bnw tour.

 

[Kalata]

Nicko did another show with his solo band yesterday. Same 10 songs, but Chris from Bruce's solo band was there and they played Moonchild with him. And Heaven Can Wait too. They also played with Pat Travers.

Moonchild and Clansman were very lively, kudos Nicko.