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Yeah this is insane. Around the solos it gets up to 290bpm, then drops back down to the 275-280 range, but by the last chorus is back up around 285. Just way too fucking fast, it chokes the life out of the song.

I don't know if it's just an issue of the drum arrangements - I think a lot of it is accommodating Bruce, so he can actually get the words out.

They have been much more conservative with tempos since 2012, when Nicko started using a metronome to get a tempo before counting off the song. However, this year Aces High is the slowest it's ever been. Here's my quick analysis. I chose a few different versions from over the years, and tapped...

If they do smaller venues, as Bruce has suggested, they could absolutely do an extensive US tour next year.

Bruce sounding great on Hallowed:

Setlist so far is the same. No surprise. Stratego (warning - horrible sound quality) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd87gQsAe1z/ WOTW:

To be fair though, this video is heavily edited to remove gaps between songs. If you did the same thing to a different show from the past couple tours you'd probably end up with a similar runtime.

Bruce sounding good on Senjutsu so far:

It looks like he's only got two - the Senjutsu gong and the Cathedral gong. Still better than LOTB 2018-19, where he had three gongs! :lol:

There's probably just overlays on the bass drum rather than separate heads. Good eye, I didn't notice either of these things.

I love rewatching this whole show every once in a while for all these little moments! This and that 2008 gig where Adrian sneezed right before Can I Play With Madness :lol:

I wonder if tonight will bring any reshuffling of the setlist?

No one's implying that. I have plenty of criticisms about LOTB 2022 - I don't think Aces works well as a set closer, the transition from TWOTW to Revelations is awkward and overlong, Revelations>Blood Brothers>SOTC is one too many long songs in a row, and I really miss FTGGOG, WED, and Wicker...

Yup. Give them time and they'll settle into a groove as always. They're not going to get any younger and some songs may be a bit slower, but this is nothing new and they can still deliver a great performance unlike many of their peers.

I was perfectly okay with that, because we didn't have to sit through 2 Minutes, Trooper, TETMD, etc. for the millionth time, got multiple AMOLAD songs, AND Ghost of the Navigator!

Setlist opinions aside, I think it's important to cut the band some slack on the first night of the tour, especially after 3 years of no gigs. I've only ever been to one tour debut show (TBOS 2016) and though the energy was immense being Bruce's first post-cancer show, this seems to be the...

Lego-cy of the Beast World Tour 2022 (Bonkers Edition):

Lego-cy of the Beast World Tour 2022 (Slightly Less Realistic Edition):

Lego-cy of the Beast World Tour 2022 (Realistic Edition):

Stratego kicks ass live!