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Ancient Mariner
What's the story with that? I've heard that before but never delved into it to check it out.
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It's OK for a bit of fun to post our expectations about ATG on the setlist, but every Maiden fan knows that's never gonna happen. Simply, they won't play songs they've never played live before.
My opinion about ATG is that Harris maybe feels cringe (I think I got the right expression in English) because of the last verse. Paving the way for Christianity and army that wouldn't follow him to India...
Operations666
Educated Fool
He was never "terrible". He's just better now, which is a miracle.
Ehh, he was pretty bad on LAD.
Operations666
Educated Fool
No, he was not pretty bad on LAD. The energy and passion in his singing is incredible on LAD. Those versions of the songs are iconic, for good reason.
Bruce has gotten better as a vocalist over time, but it is ridiculous to say he was ever "bad". That simply is not true, and the band's wild popularity in the 80s testifies to that.
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Likely so.
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Pica Serdica
I don't think he ever read his own lyrics.
Cause if he had, they wouldn't be there in the first place, would they?
Maybe... But what about some songs like Blood brothers or FTGGOG, he really expressed himself in these lyrics, not to mention songs from X factor?
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Pica Serdica
No I meant the Alex lyrics in particular.
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I cannot believe same person wrote ATG and The Book of Souls.
Sorry, my fault.
Magnus
Pica Serdica
I can
Generally, ATG is being "overplayed" over the various forums, but there are some other epics that are almost forgotten, like To tame a land. Played only on one tour, although back in the day Harris told that it was the best song he had ever written. Don't know if they had some other problems because of the Dune theme.
Or it was just like Nicko's statements after every record: I think it's the best album we've ever made.
Or it was just like Nicko's statements after every record: I think it's the best album we've ever made.
The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
I think the same way, but he probably feels cringy about the whole set of lyrics. It's like a 4th grader's homework about Alexander the Great's life.
FTB
Stranger in a Strange Board
Please.. The same guy wrote angel and the gambler with 450 repetitive words and was happy enough to play it live a whole tour
Actually, it was more like 10 words repeated 450 times thoughout the song.
Except X Factor, Harris really seemed like he was stuck in some old school sound during the 90's. He rejected to continue with proggy sound of SSOASS, got back to the roots, even the B sides were some 70's old school bands, like Montrose. Angel had some bluessy or perhaps boogie sounding, he probably thought it could have had the same effect like Drifter when played live.
What other songs do they shorten or change live?
I think phantom was shorter in 2005?
Lord of flies with Bruce in 2003 was in a different key and the whoooahh bit was extended.
Angel and the gambler got shorter over the 98 tour. OriginAlly they played the ten minute ridiculous version but it seemed to get down to six by the end
Magnus
Pica Serdica
Yeah, it opened the Eastern world to him, starting the Dune-Assassin-Nomad trilogy.
Seriously though, I love To Tame A Land, and I hope I'll live to see an official release from the World Piece Tour featuring it.
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