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But RH was in a studio --do you feel it's got quite a club "feel" to it?
Personally, I see both as a throwback to a passionate British fanbase i.e. ME is a 80's Birmingham crowd, & RH was pretty much all diehard fanclub members. (Altho' admittedly I haven't watched RH in a while.) These people were all passionate British fans, watching a British Heavy Metal act. Now, I get the sense that that passion, or certainly that "atmosphere" crowds create, isn't really there (in the UK, & dare I say maybe the US too?) anymore (to the same extent --as discussed above); hence the two live South American releases in the last decade or so. Maybe it is because Maiden are playing these big characterless festival events & poor-acoustic arenas? When you watch big festival events (of any kind) there's always this nagging feeling that not everyone's that appreciative of setlist tracks of a non-standard, non-"classics" nature. I mean, since RiR (2001) Maiden have headlined Donington three times, played big London shows like Twickenham & the O2, & toured the US many times --yet for some reason there's been no live release from any of these shows/tours. In fact, bar Donington 2007 (which is far more about the setlist), nobody's really suggesting they do; I wonder why. I might be wrong with my above assessment (especially about UK & US fans), but it's odd sometimes what they choose to, & choose not to, release (--bearing in mind they film & record so much too.) Talking of decent European (or am I really saying "western" crowds here?; I don't know...) I really think they should have released the 2005 Ullevi gig; with it's older tracks that nobody's got on DVD & a good crowd.
Personally, I see both as a throwback to a passionate British fanbase i.e. ME is a 80's Birmingham crowd, & RH was pretty much all diehard fanclub members. (Altho' admittedly I haven't watched RH in a while.) These people were all passionate British fans, watching a British Heavy Metal act. Now, I get the sense that that passion, or certainly that "atmosphere" crowds create, isn't really there (in the UK, & dare I say maybe the US too?) anymore (to the same extent --as discussed above); hence the two live South American releases in the last decade or so. Maybe it is because Maiden are playing these big characterless festival events & poor-acoustic arenas? When you watch big festival events (of any kind) there's always this nagging feeling that not everyone's that appreciative of setlist tracks of a non-standard, non-"classics" nature. I mean, since RiR (2001) Maiden have headlined Donington three times, played big London shows like Twickenham & the O2, & toured the US many times --yet for some reason there's been no live release from any of these shows/tours. In fact, bar Donington 2007 (which is far more about the setlist), nobody's really suggesting they do; I wonder why. I might be wrong with my above assessment (especially about UK & US fans), but it's odd sometimes what they choose to, & choose not to, release (--bearing in mind they film & record so much too.) Talking of decent European (or am I really saying "western" crowds here?; I don't know...) I really think they should have released the 2005 Ullevi gig; with it's older tracks that nobody's got on DVD & a good crowd.
I do find something quite impressive about a festival atmosphere, though. I prefer small venues on the whole, but when a seriously large amount of people outdoors are all getting into the music simultaneously, that's quite amazing.
