"Well, that's a cozy 10 minutes then" - Derek Smalls This is Spinal TapOkay, so apparently Bruce can't do justice for Flight of Icarus anymore. Time to drop it, unfortunately. Aces High too, as it shouldn't be in the encore anyway. Run to the Hills is terribly slow so they might just as well ditch it at this point. Senjutsu doesn't really work as a opener, so it needs to go too and I'm afraid Stratego might get too tough for Nicko in the end, so that needs some serious consideration as well.
sorry i'm clearly having too much "fun" here nowadays
Would it kill them to at least swap just ONE song? Like Infinite Dreams or Alexander the Great over The Clansman?
No, but I might. At least if they only did it for one leg of the tour.Would it kill them to at least swap just ONE song? Like Infinite Dreams or Alexander the Great over The Clansman?
I think that he choose NOT to hit those high notes, maybe some problems with the proper breathing or something else...
Bruce is rusty...
He's just had a month off! Give him a couple nights to get back in the swing of things.I think that he choose NOT to hit those high notes, maybe some problems with the proper breathing or something else...
But he could HIT those high notes - 2 months ago
Not sure if it's an unpopular opinion, but I infinitely prefer him changing the melodies and singing variations that are lower pitched, than having him strain to hit notes that he might not be able to reach that day for whatever reason. It sounds so much better and it's still musical.
Bruce is rusty...
Let's hope so.Joking aside, Bruce often is a bit rusty on the first show of any tour. Or maybe he's been a bit too excited about the new Aces High beer...
Regardless, I hope we'll get some great Rock in Rio footage!
Firepower Tour was indeed the first ''big'' example of setlist rotation for Priest, but Maiden have never been a band that often change songs between legs of a tour - although every tour had a few changes for it. This time the changes for the tour are the 3 new songs (maybe an unexpected amount for some) and Blood Brothers/plus the new SJ & LOTB stage sets. A month off was enough time for every member to rehearse some song (it's not like they have to rotate two songs every night like they did in 2010), but with two months left of the tour, maybe they didn't want to make changes to the show structure (backdrops and stuff). Anyway, I think the surprises for this year's tour are good.Would it kill them to at least swap just ONE song?
I got tickets for both Maiden and Priest in October. I'm actually a little more excited to see Priest because they always change up their setlists between legs on their tours. Firepower Tour was a great example.
100% agree with you. Much better than straining.Not sure if it's an unpopular opinion, but I infinitely prefer him changing the melodies and singing variations that are lower pitched, than having him strain to hit notes that he might not be able to reach that day for whatever reason. It sounds so much better and it's still musical.
Bruce has delivered so many good performances in 2022 and people take a video of one bad night to claim that he can’t sing anymore or that they should tune down (which is not such a simple fix).Crazy watching that Icarus video and realising 2018 was only four years ago. At least Bruce isn't straining to hit notes he has no chance of hitting.
Don't want to sound like a broken record but seriously boys, swallow your pride and tune down for everyone's sake.
Yes.Would it kill them to at least swap just ONE song?
You know what would happen in that case...Would it kill them to at least swap just ONE song?