Martin Birch passed away

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Yep, that was nice and I agree with you @bearfan that was great to get quotes from Steve, Bruce and Rod as something more personal and touching than the usual stuff.

 

[Poto]

And with the Maiden guys probably in different time zones it takes time to reach out to everyone. And maybe they even wanted to talk to friends, family etc before thinking about posting anything to the website.

 

[LooseCannon]

A STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICIAL MAIDEN SITE AT LAST

Your entitlement to instant gratification is astounding, and provides the band members who worked with Martin for years and considered him a close friend no time to grieve nor process the news. Iron Maiden is a business, but it's a small business in that the people who run it are not an extensive and broad group. It's hardly a bland corporation.

 

[Mosh]

A STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICIAL MAIDEN SITE AT LAST

Maidenfans continue to be impatient and entitled.

I'm glad they took the time to get statements from Steve and Bruce rather than the usual canned press stuff.

 

[Perun]

It's really tactless, inappropriate and frankly shabby behaviour to turn such a sad moment into a fight like this.

 

[Black Wizard]

As I said before I've always considered Martin as a member of the band because he was recorded, producing, engineer and mixed for them. He has been a very important part of all Maiden albums. And they were closer friends.

But he wasn't a member of the band. He was an employee. It's not about what you think, it's about whether the band feel it's necessary. Iron Maiden have no obligation to put out press releases about everything you want them to. Please don't make Martin Birch's death all about you.

Also, please bear in mind that the group of musicians tweeting their condolences were all US-based and news of Martin's death probably started to filter through yesterday evening US time. As mentioned above, Iron Maiden are spread across various timezones so it would have taken a few hours for Rod or whoever to speak to each band member about it and get the appropriate quotes. The end result was a tasteful and fitting tribute.

Iron Maiden are a band and also a brand. They are not a news outlet or a political party.

Deep Purple don't seem to have made any comment yet. How fucking insensitive of them.

 

[Ascendingthethrone]

It's really tactless, inappropriate and frankly shabby behaviour to turn such a sad moment into a fight like this.

Sorry. Poor form from me. I have deleted my post.

 

[srfc]

Dio said nothing either, the cunt.

 

[Poto]

Has Blackmore said anything?

Edit: He has on his official Facebook.

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

I get everyone wants everything "RIGHT FUCKING NOW"

I don't ...

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Mods would be as well locking this.

 

[Forostar]

A moving statement by Maiden!

 

[Poto]

Which of his Maiden albums do you guys think sounds best? If I had to pick one I would probably choose Killers. Imagine if the debut sounded like that, it would be a bigger classic than it is today.

 

[Black Wizard]

Dio said nothing either, the cunt.

His official Twitter did comment, so Wendy said something.

 

[The_7th_one]

But he wasn't a member of the band. He was an employee. It's not about what you think, it's about whether the band feel it's necessary. Iron Maiden have no obligation to put out press releases about everything you want them to. Please don't make Martin Birch's death all about you.

Also, please bear in mind that the group of musicians tweeting their condolences were all US-based and news of Martin's death probably started to filter through yesterday evening US time. As mentioned above, Iron Maiden are spread across various timezones so it would have taken a few hours for Rod or whoever to speak to each band member about it and get the appropriate quotes. The end result was a tasteful and fitting tribute.

Iron Maiden are a band and also a brand. They are not a news outlet or a political party.

Deep Purple don't seem to have made any comment yet. How fucking insensitive of them.

I respect your point of view

 

[The Flash]

Your entitlement to instant gratification is astounding,

Fans of a band acting entitled? Nah, can't be.

 

[Black Wizard]

Fans of a band acting entitled? Nah, can't be.

 

[Shavasku]

Very sad news.

Rest in peace.

 

[GhostofCain]

Which of his Maiden albums do you guys think sounds best? If I had to pick one I would probably choose Killers. Imagine if the debut sounded like that, it would be a bigger classic than it is today.

Powerslave is the epitome of the classic Maiden sound.

 

[LongDistanceRunner1981]

I'm very saddened to read of Martin 'Marvin' Birch's passing.

He is THE producer who gave them the possibility to get the sound they wanted/needed and enabled them to reach their full potential. I love that man. Forever.

Please don't ruin this thread with silly disputes. Let's just honour him and discuss his legacy.

Rest in peace brother