Blaze Bayley

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TheTalisman said:

Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger didn't work out live in 1998 and I don't think Blaze want to force his band members to learn that track now.
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"Didn't work out" is a bit of an overstatement. By the same idea most TXF and VXI songs bombed in that concert, simply because most Maiden fans weren't into those albums.

"Forcing his band members to learn a song" is funny considering that 12 out of 14 songs on the current tour are from those Maiden albums. What's one more? It's not like it's the most difficult song either.

Blaze has grown as a vocalist in the last 30 years and gets to play in front of smaller, but all the more loyal, crowds. If there's any audience that would appreciate DLTTEOAS, whether in rearranged or its original form, it's the ones going to this tour. The middle section is perfect for audience participation and the instrumental section afterwards lets the band go wild for a minute.
 
Vaenyr said:
"Didn't work out" is a bit of an overstatement. By the same idea most TXF and VXI songs bombed in that concert, simply because most Maiden fans weren't into those albums.

"Forcing his band members to learn a song" is funny considering that 12 out of 14 songs on the current tour are from those Maiden albums. What's one more? It's not like it's the most difficult song either.
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Many of the songs from The X Factor and Virtual XI were very welcomed by the audience back in 1998:
Just listen to the crowd enthusiastically clapping along to Fortunes of War! Also Sign of the Cross, Man on the Edge, Futureal and The Clansman got a very good reception.

But Don't look to the Eyes of A Stranger was not of those tracks, and the band struggled to perform it. Listen at 6:21 in the clip that I posted, I don't know what happened.
 
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TheTalisman said:
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Many of the songs from The X Factor and Virtual XI were very welcomed by the audience back in 1998:
Just listen to the crowd enthusiastically clapping along to to Fortunes of War! Also Sign of the Cross, Man on the Edge, Futureal and The Clansman got a very good reception.

But Don't look to the Eyes of A Stranger was not of those tracks, and the band struggled to perform it. Listen at 6:21 in the clip that I posted, I don't what happened.
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It's not a mystery: Steve fucked up and played a semitone higher.

I think it's a bit silly to never again consider a song just because a different line up/band fucked it up more than a quarter of a century ago.

Maiden have made mistakes on plenty of other songs throughout the years. It's the nature of playing live.
 
I've been looking for a vinyl copy of "Silicon Messiah". I should have bought it when it was re-released 7(?) years ago. I periodically check ebay and the prices are outrageous (usually a few hundred dollars - sometimes close to $1,000 CAD).
 
Happy Birthday BLAZE! :hbd:

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The Red and the Black said:
What does "in the rod" mean? And are you saying poor people can't eat healthy? Rice is cheap.
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Sorry I meant on the road. I am shocking at proof reading my messages.

I imagine his touring diet is not as good as a larger band with better financial backing.

Also, I am not implying anything about poor people not being able to healthy. Not sure where you got that idea from.
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
Sorry I meant on the road. I am shocking at proof reading my messages.

I imagine his touring diet is not as good as a larger band with better financial backing.

Also, I am not implying anything about poor people not being able to healthy. Not sure where you got that idea from.
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From you: "It is difficult to eat healthy in the rod unless you have good finances behind you."

I understand your point better now, of course. It got obscured by the typo!
 
The Red and the Black said:
From you: "It is difficult to eat healthy in the rod unless you have good finances behind you."

I understand your point better now, of course. It got obscured by the typo!
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I would stand by my point. Looking at the cost of fresh food recently has made me realise how much cheaper and easier it is to buy processed food.

Preparing fresh food to support a healthy lifestyle on the road is hard. Most touring bands don’t have the luxury of food catering and ways to store fresh and healthy food for prolonged periods. Blaze doesn’t use a tour bus as far as I am aware. I imagine Blaze has found it tough to maintain a healthy regime on the road.
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
I would stand by my point. Looking at the cost of fresh food recently has made me realise how much cheaper and easier it is to buy processed food.

Preparing fresh food to support a healthy lifestyle on the road is hard. Most touring bands don’t have the luxury of food catering and ways to store fresh and healthy food for prolonged periods. Blaze doesn’t use a tour bus as far as I am aware. I imagine Blaze has found it tough to maintain a healthy regime on the road.
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If Blaze truly cares about his performances, and I believe he does, he should start getting healthier. Bad health = bad performances, or no performances. Of course it's more difficult to eat healthy on the road or in the rod, but those difficulties can be overcome if one really wants to. Lack of money makes it more difficult, but not impossible. I'm not unsympathetic, I just think if Blaze really does look unhealthy, that should be dealt with as a top priority.
 
The Red and the Black said:
If Blaze truly cares about his performances, and I believe he does, he should start getting healthier. Bad health = bad performances, or no performances. Of course it's more difficult to eat healthy on the road or in the rod, but those difficulties can be overcome if one really wants to. Lack of money makes it more difficult, but not impossible. I'm not unsympathetic, I just think if Blaze really does look unhealthy, that should be dealt with as a top priority.
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He was pulling off good performances while being out of shape prior to the heart attack, but from the few reports I've read where he's needed help and looking tired, I'd have to agree. Listened to a podcast with him as a guest months back, and he said his road diet needs to improve, and he needs to "get around to starting that," or some such phrase. Mind, this was many months after the heart attack, around the time of Circle of Stone's release. By that statement and pics that show he's regained a fair amount of the pre-heart attack weight, it seems like the bad food habit is a tough one to break for him (and many people).

It's a bummer, because I was really happy for him, seeing how fantastic he looked when he started doing social media again in the lead up to CoS. That, and I'd (selfishly) like him to stick around for plenty more years so we can get more great music and performances.
 
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