Random trivia

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Got your edit!

We are in agreement. But I was incorrect to refer to Janick's as the main lead.

 

[Forostar]

Never realized that Eddie came out during this (so often criticized) song, live:

Spoiler

Overdub, does that mean that he literally made two different recordings? To me it sounds as if it's one recording, and some effect doubles it by itself, while playing.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Overdub, does that mean that he literally made two different recordings? To me it sounds as if it's one recording, and some effect doubles it by itself, while playing.

Yes, two separate recordings I'd suggest. Just like with Dave's The Clairvoyant lead; overdub on album, effects (delay) live.

 

[Forostar]

OK. But the way it ends. So incredibly exact these two lines.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

OK. But the way it ends. So incredibly exact these two lines.

Wouldn't have happened if H had been there.

 

[Forostar]

How many states did Iron Maiden visit in the U.S.A. with Paul Di'Anno?
Bonus points in you can name (some of) them.

Don't look it up!

 

[Forostar]

Lazy, dull, uninterested people. Alright, I'll give the answer soon.

 

[Brigantium]

Probably the third option.

 

[Forostar]

And the answer is 18(!) states! Within 8 and a half week. that is.

01: 03 June 1981 Alladin Hotel Las Vegas Nevada
02: 04 June 1981 Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Arizona
03: 05 June 1981 County Museum El Paso Texas
04: 14 June 1981 Harpo's Detroit Michigan
05: 22 June 1981 Rock Stage Milwaukee Wisconsin
06: 26 June 1981 Point East Lynwood Illinois
07: 27 June 1981 Agora Theater Cleveland Ohio
08: 28 June 1981 Capitol Center Largo Maryland
09: 01 July 1981 Convention Hall Ashbury Park New Jersey
10: 03 July 1981 Scope Norfolk Virginia
11: 04 July 1981 Stanley Theater Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
12: 07 July 1981 Civic Center Myrtle Beach South Carolina
13: 09 July 1981 Fox Theater Atlanta Georgia
14: 10 July 1981 Freedom Hall Johnson City Tennessee
15: 16 July 1981 Shea's Theater Buffalo New York
16: 25 July 1981 Coliseum New Haven Connecticut
17: 28 July 1981 Orpheum Theater Boston Massachusetts
18: 01 August 1981 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino California

 

[SixesAlltheway]

Any recordings from any of these? I found this from a quick you tube search....

 

[SixesAlltheway]

OK, starts off with Sanctuary, so may be a sure sign that's a bullshit recording.

 

[Forostar]

From the Killer tour in the States, Ead666 mentions recordings from 8 concerts (in 7 different states) in total. I only know the Milwaukee gig.
See http://www.ead666.com/Temp/Killers.html for more details on the bootlegs.
EDIT: Here is the last gig with Di'Anno in the States, Maiden's debut in California, when they opened for UFO:

Setlist:
1.The Ides Of March
2.Sanctuary
3.Wrathchild
4.Killers (riffing sounds cool, fucking tight!)
5.Another Life
6.Murders In The Rue Morgue
7.Running Free
8.Phantom Of The Opera
9.Iron Maiden

SUPPORT ACT FOR JUDAS PRIEST

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1981-06-13 Houston
Texas, US​

Coliseum
Version 1

1981-06-13 Houston​

Texas, US

Coliseum​

Version 2 : Laurent's tape transfert. Upgrade

1981-06-22 Milwaukee​

Wisconsin, US

Rock Stage
Maiden America​

1981-06-26 Lynwood
Illinois, US​

Point East

Version 1 : played a little too fast​

1981-06-26 Lynwood
Illinois, US
Point East
Version 2 : speed corrected​

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1981-06-28 Largo

Maryland, US
Capitol Center
On The US Roads Pt 1​

1981-07-19 Albany
New York, US​

Palace Theater

1981-07-22 New York City​

New York, US

The Palladium​

Version 1 : MITM missing.

1981-07-22 New York City
New York, US​

The Palladium
Version 2 : Laurent's tape transfert. Upgrade & full gig

1981-07-26 Allentown​

Pennsylvania, US

Fairgrounds​

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SUPPORT ACT FOR UFO

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1981-08-02 Los Angeles

California, US​

Long Beach Arena

On The US Roads Pt 2​

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Lazy, dull, uninterested people. Alright, I'll give the answer soon.

What did you just call Cried?

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

English footballer Dion Dublin invented a percussion instrument.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Ronnie James Dio's favorite food was lamb vindaloo curry.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Dave Murray plays both solos on Iron Maiden's Prodigal Son.

 

[Forostar]

1. Which country has the record for having the most years without a recession (since this is followed with statistics)?
2. Which country is about to break this record?

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Mexico.

 

[Forostar]

Different continents!

 

[LooseCannon]

Well, it sure as hell isn't Canada.