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I am pumped for London. I was giving my friends a song by song update when the setlist was being revealed. They were most excited for the ‘classics’. I don’t blame them. They are great songs. Sure I would have loved Infinite Dreams or some other deep cut, but I feel this tour is trying to cater...

This morning I grabbed my copy of Best of the Beast and put it on the CD player. Other than being a great intro to Maiden as a 8 year old back in the day, I still think the single disc copy holds up as a great introduction to the band. I have other Maiden compilations in the collection and this...

Probably kills their battery life…

I didn’t realise that is how Blaze started. I thought he just put an ad in the paper. How did the retainer come about?

Very jealous! Big gigs are now out of my price range. I saw them at Reading Festival 2008 and they were amazing.

Listening to the whole album, but this song is always a standout. An absolute masterpiece.

I suppose he was caught between a rock and a hard place. He obviously wanted to create a band identity, but needed a name that drew attention to his previous fame with Maiden. It must have been hard for his band members at the time. Being in a band but always feeling like being a backing musician.

Thank you! It was a good starting point for a chat I had with him once :)

I agree. I came to the album late. I had been a fan since around 1998 and only heard the abridge live performance of Running Free from my well-worn Best of the Beast CD. I got the album around 2008. I thought I should be clued up for the SBIT tour. After all, it’s had just got the DVD. I was a...

My objection to Aces High is that Bruce can’t do it justice anymore. He was good singing it in 2018 (hit and miss), but has been poor ever since. It doesn’t help when they stick it in the encore and don’t downtune.

I am pumped for everything up the encore. Rime, Phantom and Seventh Son in one set. They are spoiling us! My only disappointment is the lack of at least one No Prayer song. I know it is not their most popular album, but it does contain their only UK number 1. BYDTTS would have been perfect as...

Aces High

Perfect opportunity for BYDTTS. Wasted. Only disappointing moment so far for me.

Phantom?

Powerslave is always welcome.

First Maiden song I ever saw live. I can’t wait to hear it again!

Daughter not in bed. She’s too wide awake after a long journey. I have no shame in putting Pepp Pig so that I can enjoy the reveal of the opening songs!

Shouldn’t bring so much gear!

Let’s go Maidenfans!