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    The 2011 Tour Thread! (SPOILERS)

    From a youtube video I just watched, the answer is:
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    The 2011 Tour Thread! (SPOILERS)

    Thanks for linking to the videos everyone!
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    Only two US Tourdates in 2011!?

    Uh, yes.  From the original post (that you replied to): I'm not complaining, but rather asked my question because I am genuinely surprised and curious (and of course disappointed), especially given [1] the six week gap after the Florida dates and [2] the note on their website that says more...
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    Only two US Tourdates in 2011!?

    I thought they'd add more dates between April 17 and May 28, but with the tour starting in 6 days, it doesn't seem likely. Why are we getting only two dates?  Yes we got the 2000s tour last year, but that wasn't really a Final Frontier tour given that they played only El Dorado.  The new...
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    Which songs should be played live?

    Reminds me of Out of the Shadows and Wasting Love: the singing style is cheesy on a ballad, the lyrics are trite, and it's musically uninteresting.  To be fair, these songs are not as bad as Weekend Warrior, but they're still unlistenable.
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    Final Frontier: Who is the MVP / Man Of The Match?

    Harris.  You can hear his prog influence in almost every song.  Smith gets second place as his great riffs and catchiness are present in much of the album.  Starblind and Isle of Avalon are so good that I forgive him for the horrible Coming Home and weak Mother of Mercy.  Coming in third is...
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    Coming Home

    Not to be negative, but I don't understand why people like this song.  To me it's by far the worst on the album... then again Dickinson's solo stuff never did much for me either.  To each his own.
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    Which songs should be played live?

    I would like them to play all of it.  I gained a lot of respect for them when they did that for AMOLAD. Having written that, Coming Home is crap, Mother of Mercy is weak, and Satellite 15 is weird and mediocre (but will be an appropriate intro before the show really starts with The Final...
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    Are you pleased with Maiden's direction?

    Yes I am.  The reunion albums have all been better than the 1990s albums and even stand up to 1980s Maiden.  The new albums aren't as consistent as POM, PS, and SSOASS, but they're also much longer.  Drop the weaker songs and you still have a normal album's worth of great music. Nothing on TFF...
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    Band tensions resurfacing?

    To clarify, I'm not really worried about it and my hope is that it's just them being more comfortable talking about this stuff openly as they age.  But I was curious if other fans found it slightly disconcerting like I did. To each his own.  IMO the first 3 tracks are mediocre (worthwhile, but...
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    Band tensions resurfacing?

    Smith and Dickison made some comments during the Mission Debriefing documentary indicating tension during the writing/recording (my impression/fear is that it was primarily between Smith and Harris).  Smith (and everyone) emphasized the positive, and perhaps I'm reading too much into it... it...
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    Are you pleased with Maiden's direction?

    Since my other favorite bands are Rush, Yes, and Bela Fleck, I enjoy Maiden's proggy/technical side and the last few albums have all had a lot of interesting music.  None of TFF tracks stood out after the first couple listens, and I started thinking that this might be a downward path from...
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    Review of Itunes LP (The Fiinal Frontier)

    I've bought a few albums from Amazon and iTunes, but until now I've generally preferred getting physical media and a booklet.  I planned on driving to my local music store Tuesday before work to buy The Final Frontier, but for some reason I woke up at 2:00 AM Tuesday with insomnia, so I started...
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    What are you currently liking in between TFF listens?

    What do you mean by "between TFF listens"?  Properly breaking in a new Maiden album requires exclusive listening for 1-3 weeks (depending on how good the album is) :D I've heard it approximately 20 times since Tuesday and it gets better with each listen, with the exception of "Coming Home"...
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