Interesting to learn that there is a keyboard part in Caught somewhere in time. Probably during the guitar harmony parts? I can't hear anything. There is none in the studio version (after the intro), I think.
Now this I can rule out. I have compared both, the supposed Warsaw and the Iron Maidens clips very closely. The phrasing of the guitar players is very different which is mostly notable on the very last note of bar 2, before it gets repeated (and just before the supposed Warsaw ends) . The...
One more thing on Wasted Years: For all the guitarists among us, anyone who's ever tried playing this riff will have noticed that it's actually difficult to get the right amount of attack out of the high E string, especially with the 9s that Adrian would play. So I bet the riff part was heavily...
Lately I found on youtube ‘Iron Maiden - Children of the Damned - Hammersmith 10/10/1984’. I am not sure if I am allowed to put a link here but you’ll easily find it yourselves.
I did a comparison to the official release using Audacity. It is in fact the very same performance and you can...
I would even go as far and say that they used some ideas of RSRD in the instrumental part of Davey´s Deja Vu. Ever noticed how similar the twin guitar runs sound? I remember when I heard RSRD in 1990 I thought it was the first time they really repeated themselves.
Best use of guitar playing along with the vocal melody so far for me in Maiden (not the biggest fan of that feature in general). The lower register of the voice in the verses supports that. I like the solo - this is Jan as he is. This time it is not hyperdramatic but suits the song very well...
The reason CIPWM does not sound good live is the rediculous tempo changes between chorus and verses (similar in Wasted Years). And I am not talking about rhythm change but speed change. Plus Bruce sings the line ‘Can I play with madness’ differently live, he goes up on ‘play’ whereas he doesn’t...
Is there any information about whether guitars were subsequently overdubbed on 'Hammersmith'? For example, during Prisoner, I can see Dave has switched on his bridge pickup during parts of his solo while the creamy neck pickup sound can be heard at the same time.
My favorite part is the short interlude that comes after the first two choruses, where the bass ist going up the octave. It is so classic Maiden yet fresh and fits nicely. And I agree, a noticable stronger separation between the guitars and the bass alone makes it less muddy to my ears.
The approach Bruce mentions, of recording their ideas rigth away - to me sounds like the old lego brick game of piecing songs together. Something, the reunion albums really suffer from, for me that is.
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