RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*

I wanted to ask—is there a specific word for that metallic tinge or shimmer you can sometimes hear in certain songs? Something like “brassy,” “ringing,” or “overtone-rich”? I really enjoy that quality in drum sounds. I think Maiden needs that element, especially compared to the more boxy-sounding live drums we get from Simon.

Go on, tell me he’s not good :D
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It's quite possible that the negative impression one had of one song (“Aces High”, such a mistake and unnecessary in the setlist) strongly influences and ultimately distorts the impressions of the rest.
I'm not saying that's the case for those with a negative opinion - I wouldn't know that.
I just wanted to point out that this effect exists and that you have to bear it in mind when making risky setlist decisions.
 
srfc said:
I was there in Paris, and if you're coming out of the show thinking "Aces high was fucking terrible. And I mean fucking terrible. A disaster.", over what, a few lines of vocals being not great?, then maybe take a break from internet forums, social media etc. because it's not doing you any good, and your missing the point of a rock n roll show.
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Agree with the above.

Aces has been slagged off so much since it`s 2022 appearance later in the set that it seems to me to be something that people are waiting to see fail on this tour. The 2 versions i saw weren`t bad at all but even if one of them was badly sung i don`t think for a minute the rest of the show and the day leading up to it would be a right off , not a chance.
 
The Garlon said:
This tour is for sure the best they've sounded so far in the 2020's. Id argue Bruce sounded much worse on The Time Machine last year than he does on Aces this year. No one cried about that for 200 pages. I believe people want to dislike this tour.
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I don't think so. The Time Machine was decent (and forgettable)
 
Fozzie said:
Agree with the above.

Aces has been slagged off so much since it`s 2022 appearance later in the set that it seems to me to be something that people are waiting to see fail on this tour. The 2 versions i saw weren`t bad at all but even if one of them was badly sung i don`t think for a minute the rest of the show and the day leading up to it would be a right off , not a chance.
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The vocals aren't much better on LAD, he's struggling with the timing to say the words these days, but he was still having trouble with the pitch back then.

The pace they were playing it and Fear of the Dark on the post covid leg of Legacy of the Beast was a much, much bigger issue
 
Here we go around in circles again. It's okay to be disappointed if a gig wasn't up to one's expectations, but we do not need to relitigate Aces High constantly. Nobody's mind is going to be changed, least of all anyone involved with Iron Maiden. I am reserving judgement but I am certainly not enthralled by the placement of the song in the setlist.
 
LooseCannon said:
Here we go around in circles again. It's okay to be disappointed if a gig wasn't up to one's expectations, but we do not need to relitigate Aces High constantly. Nobody's mind is going to be changed, least of all anyone involved with Iron Maiden. I am reserving judgement but I am certainly not enthralled by the placement of the song in the setlist.
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Watch the screen show which i thought was great and sing along with the chorus , you`ll enjoy it i`m sure :ok:
 
Does anyone know the exact time schedule of the Germany Berlin Waldbühne concerts? it says 20.00, but is it Avatar's stage time, or Maiden's?
 
my friend checked and last time they played there they started at 20.00. because it's in a forest and a historic place, curfew is a little earlier i guess.
 
2M2M said:
Fair enough - I like H's tone, it's 'chunky' while not being too dirty.
But I think it varies a lot from where you're stood. I think his tone is great if you don't have the issues of a large arena to compromise it - so it could be his tone is fine but the translation through the PA has degraded it a bit..

His tone on 2MTM on Nights of the Dead live album does sound terrible, like it's coming through a telephone. But I put that down to the mix, not his actual tone. You can kind of tell it should sound good but just had all the balls taken out of it by the mix. Thanks, Tony Newton
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Totally unrelated to everything, but Adrian's rhythm tone in the opening riff of Wicker Man was so deliciously crunchy in 2018 in Helsinki it's crazy. Same with Nicko's thundering tom hits. It was so fucking sad hearing that same thing on NotD with all the life strangled out of it.
 
Ruflux said:
Totally unrelated to everything, but Adrian's rhythm tone in the opening riff of Wicker Man was so deliciously crunchy in 2018 in Helsinki it's crazy. Same with Nicko's thundering tom hits. It was so fucking sad hearing that same thing on NotD with all the life strangled out of it.
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Same with RiR version of Wicker Man, it just roars. A shame that they seem to have gone for a less heavy rythm guitar tone after that (or put Adrian lower in the mix)
 
Azas said:
I wanted to ask—is there a specific word for that metallic tinge or shimmer you can sometimes hear in certain songs? Something like “brassy,” “ringing,” or “overtone-rich”? I really enjoy that quality in drum sounds. I think Maiden needs that element, especially compared to the more boxy-sounding live drums we get from Simon.

Go on, tell me he’s not good :D
https://twitter.com/x/status/1909556519021986306
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I'm not a drummer but maybe you are thinking of Nicko's infatuation with ride cymbals? Also I think he tuned his drums quite high.

I quite like Simon's more muscular sound and think that Nicko at times sounded too weak and tinny live, but of course it is subjective
 
The Garlon said:
Id argue Bruce sounded much worse on The Time Machine last year than he does on Aces this year. No one cried about that for 200 pages. I believe people want to dislike this tour.
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Time Machine wasn't that easy for Bruce live, but it was nice-to-good and definitely not as tough as Aces.
JayIto said:
Same with RiR version of Wicker Man, it just roars. A shame that they seem to have gone for a less heavy rythm guitar tone after that (or put Adrian lower in the mix)
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Their rhythm sound has become much weaker both studio and live since 2010, unfortunately.
JayIto said:
I quite like Simon's more muscular sound and think that Nicko at times sounded too weak and tinny live, but of course it is subjective
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I wouldn't say that. Simon is a more aggressive play drummer, yes. I like both.
 
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