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Forostar said:Might be off-topic indeed, but I'll answer once more (in this topic).
I stick to my point: Just like Metallica (did in the past) I think Maiden -from time to time- tries to appeal to a broader audience (which isn't necessary imo). Another example of that is the selection of an edited version of Coming Home, as a radio single. See my post about that here.
Right. I do agree with you when you say that bands like Iron Maiden and Metallica don't need to appeal to an even wider audience, but I do also believe such attempts are made because there are corporate interests at play in the day-to-day life of such "heavyweights", so if they make lots of money, their label will probably want to try and make even more. Of course I don't think this gives a bad name to the bands themselves, it's just the way record labels work.
To get back on topic, I don't think there's anything wrong with 'tallica playing Lollapalooza and the Irons playing Pukkelpop. As long as there's people who want their dose of great metal music, it's all good IMO.
Maybe this will find Zare in agreement with me: Lars Ulrich is an asshole.