Jesus that would have been disastrous
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*
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Abas
Jester with no tears
To each their own. I love Senjutsu enough to have loved seeing all of Senjutsu live
The screens looked good for some songs and looked shite for some other songs. Sometimes they were like "digital backdrops" and it worked. Now that they got the big screens, they have to combine them with physical props to top the Legacy tour. Just the screens won't be enough. Also, I hope they avoid obvious use of AI from now on (like the ROTAM video). This tour lacked the physical aspect and that's why it's the worst Maiden tour I saw live till now. I'll never forget how I felt, when the Legacy Revelations background appeared. I want more from that.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
The animations on ROTAM looked weird to me, as a slow-motion representation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem.
I really liked what they did with the screen on Powerslave and Wasted Years though, and I thought the big Eddie on Iron Maiden was good too.
Yeah these 2 were perfect (probably the best 2). The Murders backdrop was also good, the Seventh Son and Clairvoyant backdrops were great. I also liked the Hallowed "minigame", but not the backdrop in the beginning of the song.
Yeah, that worked really well for Powerslave and Seventh Son especially.
Fozzie
Scream for me Yorkshire
Which ones were shite in your opinion, i thought NOTB was a bit lame but not much else.
I felt the same on Legacy 2018 when revelations appeared, just imagine what could be done with it now with a screen and maybe physical prop mix.
1. Number: didn't work at all
2. ROTAM : full on AI shite (at list in WaldBuehne with a smaller screen, it didn't distract me as much)
3. Iron Maiden : I need my physical big Eddie
4. Phantom : That's a regular backdrop, but so lame
5. Aces High : Now, this is an unpopular opinion, but this "videoclip" of Eddie really distracted me and I really didn't like what I was watching.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Yeah, the floor screens/platforms/whatever you wanna call them were perfect. Allowed a lot of visual changes with barely any effort.
The giant screen was a bit mixed for me. Some songs were amazing, others didn't quite work for me. Powerslave for example had a good concept, but the animation looked kinda low-budget. Gave me a bit of PS3 vibes lol
The big Eddie was brilliant though.
The giant screen was a bit mixed for me. Some songs were amazing, others didn't quite work for me. Powerslave for example had a good concept, but the animation looked kinda low-budget. Gave me a bit of PS3 vibes lol
The big Eddie was brilliant though.
Belshazzar
Yer Mum Can't Come
The only screen I thought was truly wasted was Phantom. It was some stairs.
srfc
Ancient Mariner
Compare the time it took to do the same sort of thing on the Legacy of the Beast
It was not really the same sort of thing. Legacy had the Revelations background, a cross, a plane prop, a flamethrower etc. These things can't be replaced by a screen. Bruce didn't even fight Eddie this time around.
Cosmiceddie
Back From The Edge
Compared to what you get when you attend a Ghost show, what you get from Maiden is a joke.
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
Average ticket price for Ghost to get those views was over $250 in my town, so I guess if you prefer to be price gouged for some hanging lights be my guest?
Aggelos
Ancient Mariner
when your music is so shit, you got to do something to sell those tickets... it's a pop show, so no surprise relying on visuals.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
They could do it for the next tour to be different from this one. It's possible, why not. After all, RFYL is a natural next step from TFP, even from the previous tours. LOTB is completely different. A needed upgrade for a Maiden show and world, imo. It's impressive enough for me.
It's a matter of taste. For me, Maiden are one of the bands (they're not many imo, at least in metal) that do it best. For the most part, the current stage could be better and impressive (different and more animations, props, but with the screens and the main decor (which is very cool and important imo) is tough, much more pyro, more (side) screens). Also, impressive is subjective. They know how to make it, it's their first tour with a big screen. A relatively ''empty'' stage with a big screen is not how it's done imo. The props always add the most. Massive lightning rigs is just a bonus. The whole ''show aspect'' of a concert is another and cool matter, but Maiden always deliver with that part, including this current tour.
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Cosmiceddie
Back From The Edge
Really, I paid $100 for a seat ticket.
Cosmiceddie
Back From The Edge
This comparison relates to the stage production only, even if you detest their music.