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Yes, and I slightly get the impression Bruce and Janick don't quite have the same chemistry these days they had in the 90s. I'm sure they are still perfectly good mates, but they clearly haven't grown together as songwriters.

I agree with every word of this, I've noticed this too. I also have a sweet spot for River Runs Deep! Just a great track to flow from Red and Black to Book Of Souls (that 3 track run is my favourite 30 minutes of the whole album, as high quality as I'd hope from latter day Maiden). For me...

Too true, but I can definitely feel the pacing drop off naturally. Especially recently. I don't think tracks like Senjutsu or most of Parchment or a great deal of Empire of the Clouds would have been written in the first decade of the reunion era. It is a matter of taste, but I don't think they...

So you think ageing has no impact on the composition of heavy metal music? You may be interested in some of the other factors at play for men who compose fast and adrenaline pumping music as they age (see here) I wouldn't attribute it all to stylistic choice; music is art, it is composed by...

yes I think that was it, Nicko said it at the time. I recall seeing them in 2002 at the 2nd Clive Burr trust concert at Brixton, with basically the same BNW set, having seen it 6 times by now since Earl's Court in 2000, and feeling it dragged. This, despite me being young and still quite a new...

Opinions were divided about how well the 2000 setlist flowed, and over what was included / left out. Like you, I liked it. But the reaction you had was not uniform. There was huge bafflement for many people as to why: - 20 minutes of Blaze era material was played on Bruce's first major reunion...

I was there at Download 03. I also saw them pay Paris Bercy on Give Me Ed. Great shows but I agree, it was one of the most poorly themed tours... as in, there was no theme and it sounded (and looked) like a Maiden jukebox. I think the rumbling backlash by some people at the BNW setlist...

I agree and would add that over time, I've come to believe the first 3 reunion albums are better than the more recent 3 BNW, DOD and AMOLAD all have more spark and energy. Probably because the band was only aged 42 --> mid 50s in that time as one factor No shame in ageing and tastes changing...

I didn't know that about the timing of the surgery (or I had forgotten). Definitely, Maiden picked up popularity in the USA veeery slowly compared to everywhere else after 1999. Ozzfest 2005 was a turning point. Andy Taylor also once mentioned 2006 as a turning point in the band's income and...

RIP Paul. I'm torn regarding Stepan, perfectly nice when I once spoke to him a decade ago, when he started writing these books. Since then, he increasingly comes across like a superfan desperate at all costs to work himself personally into the outer reaches of Maiden's story. Very, very odd...

Still Life... very outside chance this is the slow song played 4th or 5th in the set. More likely than Remember Tomorrow and I also can't see Revelations being back (even if goes down well live).

My guesswork from the first 9 albums for next year's set list: IM - Phantom and Iron Maiden seem guaranteed. I think Prowler has an outside chance. Killers - I can see Wrathchild coming back. Overplayed early 2000s but absent since 2016-17. NOTB - the usual three with Hallowed making a star...

I even got the impression Legacy of the Beast was a hedging tour as well, but even more so this one. Potentially they could do a US run in 2026, then a brief return to Europe, and call it quits off the back of this massive tour.

totally agree about merch, Rod will also like the idea which is important! Senjutsu songs were written in 2019-20, which means a gap of around six years before they might write and record in a studio again by 2026. Lots of time for ideas I hope. Steve can actually use all of Janick's ideas this...

yes I just experienced this, so I bought rear standing. Fuck it, I just need tickets banked. Probably I'll enjoy it more standing that seated, I figure.

Listened to both Pat Travers albums Nicko is on via Spotify. Well worth it, they are very enjoyable - DO IT

One crazy idea. Maiden head to the studio with several years worth of ideas from Steve, Adrian, Janick and Bruce. They record around 120+ minutes of new material... and then drip-feed release it in three parts of around 40 minutes each (like the old days, build around one epic per release)...

Problem was between 1983 and 1997 there was basically nothing. So they went into hyperdrive with it now. I liked Mandolorian but avoid most of it. Maiden albums frequency is another topic - can't be too much for us, but the band may opt for another 5 years break and aim for 2026.

Yes the 90s were Maiden's overall fastest, angriest and heaviest live sound. Far from perfect, but I love that 90s era.

The issue is whether Joe has the experience and the massive personality and confidence to pull it off at stadium and arena level. Locked into a band that plays like a freight train, Joe then has to drive it. He idolises them from a young age, and they are around twice his age. It is not only a...