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Cornfed Hick said:.... I haven't seen the latest tour, because it hasn't come to California (I saw the show last year, which likely had the same set design but only featured one song from the new album)...
Lights dim for Doctor Doctor; lights go out for opening mood music; fast-paced song to open the set; run through a mix of new songs and classics; painted backdrops to match the songs; Davey and Adrian will be situated at stage right; Steve and Janick at stage left; Bruce will stand on the monitors and run around the U-shaped riser that surrounds the stage, and generally jump around like a dervish; you'll never even see Nicko's face until the end, only his stuffed bear; set list will inevitably include Fear of the Dark, Hallowed and eponymous track, which is always the last song before the encore; Eddie puppet will show up at some point and fight with Janick; usually there will be another big Eddie setpiece like the giant mummy Eddie from World Slavery and SBIT tours; usually one surprise in the encore; Monty Python as house lights go up; and...scene.
Are you sure you haven't seen the latest tour?
SinisterMinisterX said:Every junkie always says, "That's the last one."
You make a good point
vomit said:Well 100pounds = about $160. A bargain. When Maiden plays I have to drive 12 hours round trip, get a room, and buy meals. For the wife & I it is usually between $500-$700. And it's money well spent. I don't see a lot of bands, but I try not to miss Maiden. You never know when they may be done. If they do the rumored "Greatest Hits"--Maiden England tour next year, I plan on bringing my boys (ages 8 & 5), so I will spend another $200.....but I want them to see the mighty Maiden before they hang it up!!! To each their own....
You sir, are mental.
Black Wizard said:The albums are formulaic as well. Most Maiden albums have stuck to the principle of short, fast song at the beginning with a big chorus that could possibly be released as a single (Aces High, Be Quick or Be Dead, Futureal, The Wicker Man, Wildest Dreams, Different World, The Final Frontier); then then the final song is much longer, an epic (Hallowed be thy Name, To Tame a Land, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Alexander the Great, Fear of the Dark, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, The Legacy, When the Wild Wind Blows).
Rubbish. While the maiden "sound" remains constant - basically led by Steve's bass lines, the albums have changed massively over the years. You can't listen to Powerslave and Final Frontier and say they follow the same pattern. The newer albums are way more biased towards epic tracks and more "progressive" sounds. I personally don't care much for the new sound but they're still putting out some decent songs if not albums.