Like a few here, never was a huge Paul guy. I remember was I was first getting into the band in '92 and getting their back catalogue, I wanted to sell the debut because it felt like a weird punk iteration of the band that I was starting to like. I eventually came around to it, Killers was better sonically, at least, but neither were favorites. Now I'd consider myself a fan of those albums, and can see why they're so revered by fans and critics.
That said, it's a bit of a wake-up call. He's the first second major player in Maiden's history as far as recording members to die. I know we'd all love for the band to be around forever, but they're not. His death is a good reason to reflect not only on his valued and historic time in the band, but how fortunate we are that the band is still around, putting on great shows, and recording new work. Back in '92 when I was starting out with them, never in a million years would I think I'd be seeing them in 2024, but here we are.
