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This is a new perspective on The Angel and the Gambler—at least, it is new to me—and it surprises me. I can't believe I can be even more disgusted by Virtual XI's track no. 2 than I used to be.

Jesus Christ it was about time.

Clearly they're not.

I don't share the appreciation for Gates of Tomorrow, but I agree that he wrote some pretty solid ones. Also those are usually my favorite songs as well.

The Rock in Rio version of this song is the greatest performance in the history of Heavy Metal music.

He was talking about his pre/early-Maiden years IIRC. He tried single coils but it didn't work well, then the mini humbuckers came out and he progressively mounted them on his guitars. Here you can see his rig in his Gillan years. Most of his guitars had single coils but a couple had already...

I'm not saying it's the same :D

On En Vivo it's evidently altered. The context is decisive, but I like it this way more than the original.

Just a marginal note: Janick played a sunburst Strat on From Here to Eternity on Raising Hell. AFAIK, it's its only occurrence on screen (bootlegs included).

Yes, that's one of the main reasons I doubt it's from 1984, plus in that year Steve usually sported a different outfit. That's before Piece of Mind for sure, I thought it from 1982 maximum, at first. But I'm not sure. These other pictures (unfortunately, BW) may be from the same year and...

Just for the sake of curiosity, which year is this picture from? Pinterest says 1984 but I doubt it.

Bruce doesn't move around because he's 65 and either he runs around or sings. Also several songs are demanding.

Re-listened. I enjoy it more than I used to, but I still think that it feels like it lacks something. The switch to the solo section is too abrupt and I didn't feel the need for the repetition of the intro.

Not really. And in any case, a pickup switch deeply changes the sound of an electric guitar.

Listened to it in the new/original version: Invaders: 6 - I never liked it, it's a 6 only because it's here... but it really has nothing to do with the rest Children of the Damned: 8.5 - now we're talking! Despite the lyrics being a bit repetitive, the music stands out The Prisoner: 8/9 - very...

Re-listened to celebrate its 30th anniversary: Be Quick or be Dead 8 - a punch in your face, one of my favourite Iron Maiden openers From Here to Eternity 4.5 - still sounds like some MTV-esque pop metal thing; which isn't inherently bad, the problem is, it's badly done Afraid to Shoot...

I re-listened to it. Every melody sounds 100% Gers + Smith to me as usual including the 'main theme' ("I wish I could go back", etc.) and the 'variation' ("Beginning of a sunrise bores a big hole in the sky", etc.). There's no vibrato in the held notes. The high voice is Gers IMO. I won't...

That tone is the furthest thing I can imagine from Gers' sound, how could people believe it was him?

It's a bit different context since Janick wrote the music for Como Estais Amigos and at the time they had only two guitars, so it was logical that he had to record two voices (2nd rhythm + solo). I don't know if they recorded Senjutsu live—if not, it's possible that any of them recorded both...

Probably it is Gers + Smith. The rhythm guitar is very Murray-esque (he's very similar to Gers when it comes to rhythm sections, check The Red and the Black). But at the end it depends on how they recorded the album.