Iron Maiden's management: What went wrong?

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I remember the Black Sabbath revival around 1997, but they had three things going for them that Maiden didn't at that time

1) Ozzy just came back to Sabbath and was becoming a reality / chat show star

2) the youthful 90s bands were wanking themselves silly with Sabbath worship (from Soundgarden to Pantera to even cooler bands)

3) Sabbath were by then 3 decades away from their origins and were definitely a legacy band in their 50s

By comparison, Maiden didn't have Bruce, weren't yet being worshipped openly by trendy metal/rock bands, and were only late 30s in their ages. I'd argue that Maiden have reaped the 'legacy band' respect that is rightly due to them around the same stage Sabbath were in the 1990s. Ten/fifteen years later of course, esp. when the 80s became cool and retro again.

OK, you're right—referring to my original post, I think even about the current situation. Despite the great respect from the army of fans and legions of musicians, undisputed commercial success, and absolutely legendary status as one of the biggest live bands ever, Irons aren't so praised by the music industry as Sabbath. The situation with RnRHoF and nominations for the most recognizable awards is one example among many others. Rod could do something to change that for good.