Live Album Survivor: Results Thread - Rock in Rio wins!
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MrKnickerbocker
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Such a farce.
Unleashed
LAD
Unleashed
LAD
MrKnickerbocker
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You SHOULD be sorry! Jeez...
LAD was my first as well, but in recent years I've reevaluated it a bit. Just don't see it in the same light anymore.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
What did you expect on forums called Maidenfans?
If you do this again you should limit it to two albums per band,
MrKnickerbocker
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Unleashed
Cosmiceddie
Back From The Edge
I find it even worse that people believe 'Live After Death' to be superior to 'Beast Over Hammersmith'.
Top Ten:
1:
2:
3: Unleashed in the East
4: Beast Over Hammersmith
5: Alive in Athens
6: Maiden England
7: Scream For Me Brazil
8: Exit...Stage Left
9: Live At Donington
10: Alive II
We reach the final battle, a modern favorite goes against a timeless classic!
1:
2:
3: Unleashed in the East
4: Beast Over Hammersmith
5: Alive in Athens
6: Maiden England
7: Scream For Me Brazil
8: Exit...Stage Left
9: Live At Donington
10: Alive II
We reach the final battle, a modern favorite goes against a timeless classic!
MrKnickerbocker
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Live After Death.
Rock in Rio, deservedly, should claim the top spot.
Rock in Rio, deservedly, should claim the top spot.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
I hear people complaining about Bruce's voice on LAD (never was annoyed by it myself, although I had some trouble with his shouting on The Number of the Beast) but let's take a look at other aspects.
Besides his performance, it's also about the performance of song material.
Rock in Rio material, not on Live After Death:
Sign of the Cross, The Clansman, The Wicker Man, Brave New World, Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers, The Mercenary, Dream of Mirrors, The Evil That Men Do & Fear of the Dark: I give you that this is not an unimpressive list.
But now, let's take a look at these songs that are on Live After Death and not on Rock in Rio:
Aces High (still the best played performance), Flight of Icarus (a relic, the last official outcry of a little jewel), Revelations (not my favourite but its energy can't be denied), Rime of the Ancient Mariner & Powerslave (no explanation needed; a live album with these two should be adored to the max), Running Free (legendary version), Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, Die With Your Boots On (best ever version), and a magnificent and fast (the way it should be played; check that drumming!) version of Phantom of the Opera. Besides all these we have The Trooper. Not just a version, it's still the best version, just listen to Bruce on this one!
The live performances on Live After Death have unmistakably contributed to the identity of these classic tracks.
Now the sound:
Have all of you listened to Live After Death via headphones? The quality of the recording is phenomenal. And the guitar sound is really fat, every micro inch of the playing can be heard. Not only the solos are a joy to the ears, but also the other parts, which are a bit more difficult to distinguish on Rock in Rio. E.g., on Rime, you can hear so well the different roles and styles Adrian and Dave are playing. Between and under these guitars we get an excellent presentation of the carrying foundation, the beating heart of the band, the best rhythm tandem in metal of all times (I say metal, so I don't count Rush here), with Nicko and Steve heading closely towards their pinnacle form of their careers.
Besides his performance, it's also about the performance of song material.
Rock in Rio material, not on Live After Death:
Sign of the Cross, The Clansman, The Wicker Man, Brave New World, Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers, The Mercenary, Dream of Mirrors, The Evil That Men Do & Fear of the Dark: I give you that this is not an unimpressive list.
But now, let's take a look at these songs that are on Live After Death and not on Rock in Rio:
Aces High (still the best played performance), Flight of Icarus (a relic, the last official outcry of a little jewel), Revelations (not my favourite but its energy can't be denied), Rime of the Ancient Mariner & Powerslave (no explanation needed; a live album with these two should be adored to the max), Running Free (legendary version), Children of the Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, Die With Your Boots On (best ever version), and a magnificent and fast (the way it should be played; check that drumming!) version of Phantom of the Opera. Besides all these we have The Trooper. Not just a version, it's still the best version, just listen to Bruce on this one!
The live performances on Live After Death have unmistakably contributed to the identity of these classic tracks.
Now the sound:
Have all of you listened to Live After Death via headphones? The quality of the recording is phenomenal. And the guitar sound is really fat, every micro inch of the playing can be heard. Not only the solos are a joy to the ears, but also the other parts, which are a bit more difficult to distinguish on Rock in Rio. E.g., on Rime, you can hear so well the different roles and styles Adrian and Dave are playing. Between and under these guitars we get an excellent presentation of the carrying foundation, the beating heart of the band, the best rhythm tandem in metal of all times (I say metal, so I don't count Rush here), with Nicko and Steve heading closely towards their pinnacle form of their careers.
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Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
Live After Death
I've realised that RiR, for me, is the best live album yet. It's a long, awesome, challenging set with eye-candy stage lighting, all the energy of the reunion, awesome versions of songs. It's what I think happens when Maiden gets their shit together 100% and focuses completely on entertaining 250k people for 2 hours. I agree that the recording quality may not be the best out there but it still feels very powerful and the extraordinarily good camera-work equals it out. There's lots and lots of "classic" moments that make the video special and worth watching every now and then.
Isn't it true that LAD's guitars were re-recorded in studio? Read it somewhere but could very well be a false statement.
I've realised that RiR, for me, is the best live album yet. It's a long, awesome, challenging set with eye-candy stage lighting, all the energy of the reunion, awesome versions of songs. It's what I think happens when Maiden gets their shit together 100% and focuses completely on entertaining 250k people for 2 hours. I agree that the recording quality may not be the best out there but it still feels very powerful and the extraordinarily good camera-work equals it out. There's lots and lots of "classic" moments that make the video special and worth watching every now and then.
Isn't it true that LAD's guitars were re-recorded in studio? Read it somewhere but could very well be a false statement.