50th Anniversary Documentary Announcement
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Wow, to both.
Simon is trying different and more songs? With a screen/s they can change or add a song more easily than with backdrops, so maybe that's why.
Nice. And I guess they would do a documentary series after they retire.
Luisma
Years Wasted
There's another book which covers the 1984-1993 era mate.Excuses but what Back in the Village has to do with Luisma’s book? Isn’t that book covering up to 1983?
Or there’s another book, in which case I want to buy it @Luisma
Hardcover version: https://shorturl.at/MiP1e
Paperback version (which has a lower price at the moment): https://shorturl.at/Fjdxu
The list of interviewees is:
* Marc Fairburn, the renowned tattoo artist responsible for the iconic ink on Steve, Dave, and Nicko.
* Jeffrey Hammer, better known as Doo Dah or Mr. Spuds Daily. Former record shop owner, whose Texas Tapes & Records store graced the back cover of Somewhere In Time, and close friend of Nicko.
* Kenny Fuerman, director of 'Ello Texas and Behind The Iron Curtain documentary.
* Jim Yukich, the visionary director of the legendary Live After Death concert film and the 'Wasted Years' promo video.
* Manu Da Silva, Derek Riggs, and Masa Itoh, each with new stories that add fresh layers to the band's legacy.
* Andrzej Marzec, a former Pagart employee who organized Maiden's concerts behind the Iron Curtain
* Roman Rogowiecki, a Polish rock journalist who served as Maiden's translator during their time behind the Iron Curtain.
* Zdzisław Smektała, a seasoned journalist from Wrocław who orchestrated a memorable football match in Katowice.
* László Hegedűs, the mastermind behind the Multimedia Organisation Limited, responsible for Maiden's 1984 concert in Budapest.
* János Budai, who took care of Maiden during their stay in Budapest.
* Neil Smith of the Artful Dodgers.
* Roberto Medina, the man who came up with the crazy idea of the Rock In Rio festival.
* Emmanuel Haeussler, who met Steve's family in 1988.
* Lorrainian Roach-Hills, who met the man behind the giant walking-hanging Eddies.
* Gino Micallef, bassist of the German band High 'N' Dry and now rocking with Killerwitch, close friend of Harris spilling the beans on how Iron Maiden ended up rehearsing and pulling off two "secret" shows in Germany.
* Andrew Chapman, an American journalist that collaborated with Nicko on a book entitled Iron Maiden and Nicko McBrain's Rhythms of the Beast.
* Darren Broughton, vocalist of The Nod, the band who supported Maiden in New Zealand when they played the country in 1992.
* Denis Sedov, a Russian Maiden fan.
* Phil Hilborne, who was rehearsing with Nicko for The Return Of The Beast when Maiden was in one of their most important hours in 1993...
Luisma
Years Wasted
I personally don't think they will be involved in other documentaries after this, but sometimes you can never say never
matic22
Ancient Mariner
I think it depends on how longer they go for after this one.
The docuseries "The History Of Iron Maiden" was scrapped after Maiden England. So, a lot can change in 10 years. Now it ends with Adrian saying "...and a year later, I wasn't in a band." and will likely not be continued.
My biggest worry is that a lot will be left out since it seems it is a movie and not a series.
The docuseries "The History Of Iron Maiden" was scrapped after Maiden England. So, a lot can change in 10 years. Now it ends with Adrian saying "...and a year later, I wasn't in a band." and will likely not be continued.
My biggest worry is that a lot will be left out since it seems it is a movie and not a series.
Luisma
Years Wasted
Some material for Part IV of the series was recorded but never used. I think they just lost interest and thought that the sales of DVD was just not worth continuing the idea.
Ruflux
Ancient Mariner
There wasn't exactly a fourth history re-release DVD to attach part four of the documentary to anyway. Don't think it's a huge mystery why it was never finished, they ran out of shit to put out. With physical media sales dwindling fast it's honestly a bit of a blessing we even got Maiden England's re-release.
I disagree with that. Donington and Raising Hell alone could carry a DVD release, I'm sure there would at least have also been No Prayer era material to use. They just chickened out of a 90's DVD, that's the long and short of it, IMHO.
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
I lean to that way of thinking too but then the Maiden England doc was half assed compared to the depth and production values of the previous 2 so maybe they were already acutely aware of falling dvd sales.
Either way, it's a damn shame.
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
They should have released Maiden England in 2008 or 2009 like originally planned. I would have happily sacrificed the Maiden England tour for more physical media, interviews and content. I thought the tour was ok, but the set list was mostly a big let down. It didn’t need to be a 3 year tour. Just pure laziness and milking.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
My thoughts exactly.
Ruflux
Ancient Mariner
I was thinking very much from a public interest type of perspective, since you can't rely on the hardcore fans alone to sell DVDs. The band was at its lowest point in the 90s and Raising Hell is what I'd describe a particular sore spot because of the context around it being Bruce leaving on bad terms. It's also an incredibly cheesy and frankly pretty lame magic show baked into a shortened gig that I'm sure they'd rather forget exists.
Donington meanwhile would basically need a re-edit to be watchable, it's fucking horrendous. As a gig, it pales compared to what came before. And then you get to the whole thing that as far as popular opinion goes, the 90s mostly might as well not exist for Maiden. They're an 80s band, remembered for their 80s albums and tours. Their biggest tours since those days were 80s nostalgia tours. In my opinion it makes perfect financial sense to end the nostalgia tour/DVD re-release series with the last tour of that period since it's still a safe bet.
I think you're mostly splitting hairs at that point. With the right amount of promotion and marketing I think a Donington DVD is going to be about as profitable as any of the other History Of DVDs (with the likely exception of Live After Death), the Donington setlist is basically a greatest hits set and was one of the biggest gigs they did. But timing is the more important factor here and that kind of release makes more sense in 2005 than it does in 2015.
CA Bryers
Ancient Mariner
That's what's boggling my mind about them fully producing Donington 2007, possibly an Early Days live album, and at this point a Future Past live album(?) and just sitting on them as physical media continues to swirl further down the crapper year after year. They're losing potential (monetary) value the longer they wait, so...what's the plan? A big live box set after retirement (which will have repeats of numerous songs, and only be attractive to a handful of completionists? Just throw the money spent (on Donington, at least--the others are theoretical so far as I know) away? Digital only, so they can get 0.00001 cents per stream? Weird.
InfiniteDreamer544
Educated Fool
The Maiden England setlist was amazing for me. It was the second time I saw them, and the first “greatest hits” show I saw. I was amazed and happy to see Moonchild, Seventh Son, The Prisoner, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, etc.
Maybe the documentary will pleasantly surprise us, and contain 90s stuff as well. Perhaps even a brief continuation of The History of Iron Maiden, what we would’ve seen in part 4.
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dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
Agree. Donington with all those black and white slow motion is difficult to watch
Christopher Baines
Educated Fool
The edit/black and white/sound production of Donington sucked the life out of it. Listen to the radio braodcast and the fan footage and its a powerful gig.
Spaldy
Ancient Mariner
The radio broadcast is infinitely better.
I've said before but a Donington 92 HD remaster would involve having to dig up and restore the 35mm negative. A costly endeavour unless Maiden were to employ AI upscaling instead (which is a whole other can of worms). Furthermore, a new 5.1 or Atmos sound mix would be needed, preferably done by Kevin (and hopefully not Tony Newton). Add Part 4 on the disc and maybe chuck in Raising Hell as a bonus and you've got a winner.
But the question is would all this be a profitable endeavour? I'd certainly run out and buy it but it would have little appeal outside of the fanbase. And given the decline of physical media I can't see Maiden HQ stumping up the cash to front it.
That being said, there are much smaller bands than Maiden putting out dvd packages still so it's not an open and shut case. And if Pink Floyd can re-release Pompeii in 4K then I don't see why Maiden can't do something similar.
