RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2026
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Eduardo Cabeza
Educated Fool
This is Adrian talking about Donington 1992: "But when I got there, I was nervous and I started drinking whiskey. So I was pretty buzzed by the time they started. I was standing at the side of the stage, watching them play all the songs I used to play. I burst out crying...".
Knowing that, this is even more emotional:
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
I think they did the same at the end of monsters of rock 88 lol
Helmuth Von Moltke
Ancient Mariner
Essential but not as singularly exposed in the band lineup compared to a 3 piece
Eduardo Cabeza
Educated Fool
Yes.
But even if not as exposed, the drummer in rock and roll is so important to the band formula. Keith Moon was indispensable to The Who's sound —a trio concerning instruments—, but Pete Townshend always thought that he bashed out way too many drums and too crazily. When they used Kenney Jones instead of Moon, The Who were over. It's very interesting to listen to Quadrophenia's demos with Townshend's drums. They are simplified the way Pete would have liked them to sound, but it is just not the same: good, but not eternal. The Who were a trio of instruments, but this example serves to show that drums are as important as the drummer's talent allows them to be. AC/DC, a five-piece, could be considered simple in structure and sound terms by some, but Phil Rudd —one of the unflashiest drummers ever— makes the drums of AC/DC a sine qua non condition to achieve the band's outstandingly swinging sound. I'd say drums in Maiden, even more after Nicko joined, play a part as important as guitars or bass.
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Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Nicko is absolutely one of the most important, noticeable, memorable, whateverable drummer in any band I ever did listen to. 90% of drummers are just drummers to me, very, very few make me sit up and go "well fuck damn, now there's a drummer."
Nickos fills n shit are as much part of songs to me as guitar fills, bass runs, vocal thingies. And when he's tingling away on the ride cymbal, forget about it.
Nickos fills n shit are as much part of songs to me as guitar fills, bass runs, vocal thingies. And when he's tingling away on the ride cymbal, forget about it.
Eduardo Cabeza
Educated Fool
and the way the whole drum kit sounds! It's just so him. A monster.
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Totes.
Other drummers give me moments of course but it's only Nicko and maybe Danny Carey that I can listen to throughout an entire song.
In terms of Simon, I've not been watchin videos with him, my only experience is live and so maybe I'm swept up in the vibe of a live show and not being very analytical but I've enjoyed all 4 shows.
Although yesterday a friend reminded me of my initial reaction to Hallowed in Dublin in 2025. It felt so slow and clunky that I turned to him and said "Maiden are done. It's over." I'd forgotten about that, I must admit. However, I don't recall having any such reaction in Paris a few weeks ago.
So what's my point? Not sure I have one. It is what it is, yo. Maybe the point is that Maiden aren't as consistent as they used to be. Is that age? Is it the new drummer? I don't know but I do know that I'll keep going to see them live until they give me a solid reason not to. Retirement is probably the only reason that'll stop me.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
This Cartagena show is probably one of the best from the tour.
Here's some pro-shot footage from Amsterdam shown in this live sound video with Pooch:
Looks good, kind of a darker lights?