50th Anniversary Documentary Announcement

I must be terribly out of touch with 'celebrity' as I had to google Javier Bardem and I'm still none the wiser.

And the less I see and hear of Gene Simmons and Lars Ulrich the better.

I'm cautiously excited about the film but I'd much rather hear from people who have worked behind the scenes for Maiden (who we've probably never heard interviewed in depth before) than a bunch of 'superfans' (celebrity or otherwise).

Wonder if we'll be hearing from Ozzy and Sharon....
 
GhostofCain said:
Your guess is as good as mine! :lol:

Although my message was slightly tongue-in-cheek, a good number of Maiden superfans over at the original Fan Club knew Leana before she became Bruce’s wife, as she was also a travelling fan herself.
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She was one of few who got to hear The Book of Souls before the general public.
 
Honest question: what makes Maiden fans (the collective of people, not this place) so special? I have never felt we are any different to fans of other bands. In fact, I follow other bands (Manic Street Preachers, Rush, Status Quo…) and would argue that their fans are as loyal and devoted as Maiden’s.
 
GhostofCain said:
Honest question: what makes Maiden fans (the collective of people, not this place) so special? I have never felt we are any different to fans of other bands. In fact, I follow other bands (Manic Street Preachers, Rush, Status Quo…) and would argue that their fans are as loyal and devoted as Maiden’s.
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Well, from a PR point of view it makes no sense to say "our fans are nothing special."

And maybe from the bands pov they believe their fans are the best because they are fantastic and the band sees them more than they see other fans.

Then there's the fact that Steve is a big football chap. Nearly every big football club/player says their own fans are the best in the world. Can't all be right but there's no doubt that there's many special groups in many special places.

Plus there's the fact that Maiden are the best band ever and we are the best fans ever. Can't forget that side of things.

And maybe having this fan/cultural focus allows them to tell the story without going into detail about every single tour/album. I totally expect about 10mins max to focus on the Blaze Years, for example. If this is in the cinema then there's no way it's a deep dive. Personally I'd take a 2hr doc on every album/tour but sure.

Anyway, I'm delighted we're getting a book and documentary and another chance to see Maiden in the cinema. Although I would have preferred a streaming series as it would inevitably have been much longer.
 
AncientMariner_Essex said:
I’m now wondering if the band are gearing up for retirement.
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Just because of the documentary film? I'd like to believe it's because of the big anniv and they need to celebrate with more than just a tour. And this project was in the works for a couple of years (iirc) plus Steve's liner notes in SJ's booklet. Ofc the age factor is here, but let's not forget what Steve said.
 
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GhostofCain said:
Are you one of them? :D
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Yes my friend. I did got the chance to talk to the production team. Great people. However, I don't think I will appear on the final product because they had to film additional stuff at a certain location outside the country where I live at and I couldn't make the trip. However, I do know my books were used by the production team which is also the reason I was contacted.
 
GhostofCain said:
Honest question: what makes Maiden fans (the collective of people, not this place) so special? I have never felt we are any different to fans of other bands. In fact, I follow other bands (Manic Street Preachers, Rush, Status Quo…) and would argue that their fans are as loyal and devoted as Maiden’s.
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Well, from early on Maiden had a very strong following and very dedicated fans. There's also the fact that they were one of the few early NWOBHM bands to have an exclusive fan club, and they set the standard for many other bands (as Kiss before them).
 
GhostofCain said:
Even before Paddy? :P I wonder if she won a competition to attend a listening session.
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Donner

Post in thread '"The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)'

First pre-review is in from someone who has apparently heard it (from the official board)

Leana Dolci Prob: The Red and The Black , wich is absolutely not a 'new' FOTD ... (In my opinion) -
Leana Dolci: They're doin some press ... Yes I heard it !
Leana Dolci: Forget a new Run to the Hills or Trooper ... Some songs are too long for my taste. The first and the last of the album are masterpieces (even if the last one is 'new' for Maiden)
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God knows how many heard it before release, so one of few might be wrong choice of words from me, but I can imagine few people had heard it at that stage.
 
It will be interesting to see what archival footage actually makes it into the doc, namely if anything that hasn't already been officially released shows up. From memory, I can recall some brief clips of live footage from the SIT tour in the Maiden England documentary, some Gimme Ed footage in the Dance of Death documentary, and some TFF 2010 footage in the TFF documentary. Otherwise most documentaries/material officially released by Maiden contains footage that has already been previously released. It would give some interesting insight into what the band is sitting on, especially if they include some professionally recorded Blaze era footage that we didn't know existed or something like that.
 
My hopium is that they went through the archives digging up some interesting stuff to see what they can add to the documentary. Having hopefully found some long forgotten treasures now would be the perfect time to polish, produce and release some of those rarities. If we were talking about any other band I'd be betting that we'd be getting some really cool releases in the next couple of years, but Maiden is unusually stubborn about legacy releases for some reason.
 
Vaenyr said:
My hopium is that they went through the archives digging up some interesting stuff to see what they can add to the documentary. Having hopefully found some long forgotten treasures now would be the perfect time to polish, produce and release some of those rarities. If we were talking about any other band I'd be betting that we'd be getting some really cool releases in the next couple of years, but Maiden is unusually stubborn about legacy releases for some reason.
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Full Polish wedding concert please
 
Poto said:
Donner

Post in thread '"The Book of Souls" - Official pre-release thread (CONTAINS ALBUM SPOILERS)'

First pre-review is in from someone who has apparently heard it (from the official board)

Leana Dolci Prob: The Red and The Black , wich is absolutely not a 'new' FOTD ... (In my opinion) -
Leana Dolci: They're doin some press ... Yes I heard it !
Leana Dolci: Forget a new Run to the Hills or Trooper ... Some songs are too long for my taste. The first and the last of the album are masterpieces (even if the last one is 'new' for Maiden)
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I wasn't a member of this (any) board at the time, but I don't quite understand what happened.
It is not allowed to let info out about an album before the official reviews come out. Now of course someone could do that anonymously anyway, but with their full name?
 
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