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Although I really liked the Future Past gig that I saw in Barcelona —way better than the Run For Your Lives one in Madrid—, that's more or less where I am too. And I think that's sad.

So, Simon Dawson, being five years younger, is better than the previous drummer after he had a stroke. This pretty much sums it all up.

The whole https://shopkissonline.com/ has been implemented under Pophouse ownership. The music releases and merch concepts are pretty ace and cater diverse budgets. We’ll see how things develop, but I think it’s a smart move...

Yeah, I hope they don't do it. Heavily dubbing a live show these days, when YouTube makes proof so readily available, damages the band's credibility on so many levels.

No big deal. Everyone's doing it in one form or another, and Iron Maiden is not Fugazi. Pophouse has done a really good job with KISS's merch and music releases.

I'm with you, man. He has zero swing, simplifies everything, and deflates the band live.

What a fiasco. Who's the jinx?

Yep. This is promoters' territory. We do not deserve more paranoia!

Now close your eyes and imagine those gigs without any songs from The X Factor or Virtual XI...

I also think he was not the correct choice. But yeah, it kinda proves that in Steve's heart this is the same band that played The Cart & Horses —a pub!–. They lost one of the best drummers in the world... Steve: "No worries, fellas, I'll bring my mate".

So far, it seems like Simon can truly check all those boxes in one tour; maybe even in one show? Again, I really hope he improves. But right now he ain't adding anything besides getting the band through the setlist like they are rolling through hills —not running to them. On the other hand...

He simplifies the verses like a drum machine. After seeing Paris' videos, my faith got lit up again, but Simon keeps proving that he would have been a great replacement for Charlie Watts, who always played within a milisecond of delay behind the band. The problem is The Rolling Stones' sound was...

Fond memories, indeed! I got it in 1998. Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain were being interviewed at a radio station not far from my parent's place. My brother burst into my room to tell me about it. We started fantasizing about going over and saying hi to them. I said "let's just do it! And take...

It's better than «Trooper», I'll give you that.

The abominable «Wasted Years» fills: But many Rock Imperium attendees say that Maiden played better than ever. Nobody cares as long as they play the hits!

The Spanish Metal Hammer issue that featured this November 1998 interview with Steve and Blaze (harsh interview that perfectly portrays what the band had to go through during this era) added 'Arry's take on every album that got remastered back then. English translation below the scanned...

Most probably not Nicko:

The Future Past Tour excluded around 35 European countries, including Greece. I bet most of those don’t even get a localized tribute equivalent to the Alexander The Great bit Greeks usually get as a friendly nod.

The joke was that maybe his wife didn't like him saying positive things, political or not, about a Palestinian advocate. It's still a treat that makes the Greeks feel special. He does it specially for them. We are not talking about extreme right. Bruce Dickinson has not spread any far-right...

I’m also a bilingual speaker, born and living in Spain, and an English-to-Spanish translator. @dickinson1978 is absolutely right. “Cunt” has tons of different levels of offensiveness. “Cabrón español” is correct. “Puto español” would be closer to “fucking Spaniard”.