Keyboards on The Book of Souls album

[Mosh]

They used to bring him on stage for SSOASS even.

Any keyboard you hear live is played by him. There's a documentary that shows his little room backstage where he plays.

 

[Travis The Dragon]

The sleeve notes are interesting in that they say:

Steve Harris: Bass and Keyboards

and then a few lines down:

Keyboards by Michael Kenney

Which means that this is no different from the other albums: Steve did some keyboards (probably for timing) but Michael Kenney (The Seventh Member of Maiden) did most of them.

It's so awesome to see Bruce credited for the piano as well.

 

[The Mid-Distance Runner]

Any keyboard you hear live is played by him. There's a documentary that shows his little room backstage where he plays.

Does that mean if you have a backstage pass you can watch him play?

 

[Caveman Ninja]

Does that mean if you have a backstage pass you can watch him play?

By all accounts he isn't the most friendly gentleman you'll ever meet, so I wouldn't advise trying it.

 

[SixesAlltheway]

It's cool when he becomes part of the stage show. Like a Phantom of the Opera Eddie standing in the wings....

 

[Brigantium]

By all accounts he isn't the most friendly gentleman you'll ever meet, so I wouldn't advise trying it.

He toured with British Lion recently, and looked insanely grumpy whenever I saw him.

 

[Ranko]

It's cool when he becomes part of the stage show. Like a Phantom of the Opera Eddie standing in the wings....

Those are supposed to be organ pipes, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Pand]

He toured with British Lion recently, and looked insanely grumpy whenever I saw him.

Compare smile quality:

 

[Maturin]

I hate the sound of the keyboards on The Book of Souls. Unpleasant tone and way too loud/up front in the mix. The only other album where they fit as badly and jump out as much is Virtual XI - with the infamous "The Angel and the Gambler" serving as a reminder of what not to do. Or apparently not.