Killer crew is something completely different that your partner in the rythm section. Listen to "Coming Home - Adrian Smith guitar only". You will see that basically 60% of Maiden sound are Nicko and Harry. They are carrying the songs. Even with only 1 guitar, it's so unmistakeably Maiden.
Pretty sure there will be nothing that we don't know already. "WE", anyway, is a very small portion of Maiden fans, and an even smaller portion of Metal fans.
When the official video for 'The Writing On The Wall' was streamed the first time I was of course excited and nervous. Once Nicko's drums kicked in I had the biggest grin on my face, turned to my partner and said "now, this is new Maiden!".
My preference for the final encore would be Number of the Beast, Blood Brothers, and Wasted Years.
Well, I dunno about you guys but an encore like that would definitely help lessen the sting of their retirement. In fact, it might even elicit responses of the "good" variety. So maybe they should do it.
I’m a fan of Book of Souls Live Chapter too!!
Rob and Ian from Priest are both 72 (so is KK). Unsure about Nicko but there's no reason the rest of guys can't play into their 70s if that is their desire so as long as they all remain relatively healthy. So there's no reason Maiden can't continue for another 5 or 6+ years at least (though they may have to do it without Nicko). I'm still a big Priest fan and thought they were great when I saw them back in May. However, on the contrary, I have to say I don't think I would like seeing a version of Maiden with only Bruce and Steve onstage as the only "classic/long time" members.
Yes! IMO Hallowed must be the very last song Maiden ever plays live before they hang it up for good. It would be the perfect ending.
Yep, it would be the perfect ending.
This. Nicko is a specific drummer and with fewer dates per year, why not. It would be like Steve's idea for semi-retirement from playing live.
It will be a special Anniv tour. I want to believe if it wasn't for it, they would have followed the current tour with a new album.
Hallowed for sure. Or Iron Maiden?
I doubt it, but who knows/why not for the later albums. There's a chance. I guess (unfortunately) it won't be that detailed for such a long career.
but at least we only know about Nicko’s problems.
I'm saying that it might not feel right. Bass + drums is the backbone of the band. If you change one of those, the whole band might feel very different. Both Nicko and Steve are very specific players with very specific sound. Getting a Nicko replacement would be very hard, because he is a drummer with groove in a heavy metal band.
IMO the best analysis on this hypothetical (and enormously far-fetched) scenario on the board. Evey issue spotted in a clear, deep yet concise way. Congrats.
My point was i don't mind seeing Rob and Ian in Judas Priest as the only classic/OG members while I don't want to see the equivalent (Bruce and Steve) for Maiden.Steve and Bruce? True, we don't have access to their medical records
Sure, as always there are exceptions, but I'd say normally musicians have a hard time ending the band, especially live where the energy comes from.
Maiden has a long tradition of moving both crew and personnel between Maiden and solo projects or opening bands. Janick and Michael being the latest examples of musicians moving between Maiden and solo band. So no, it's not completely different.
The songs Maiden created for their first three albums with Clive are heavily defined by his unique playing style. Clive was one of the most influential drummers of the early '80s, and Nicko's interpretation of these tracks is distinctly different. While Nicko’s versions of the songs are not bad, his approach brings a unique feel that sets them apart from Clive's original recordings. I'm sure a third drummer would bring yet another dimension to the discography!