No, something is not right here. Sooner or later we will learn what their plans really are.
Same.
2. Most of you will complain about it.
This is guaranteed. I feel with the album tours, because we have a fixed choices, it's easier not to complain.
it depends on how a deep cut is defined (i.e. subjectively or objectively).
Deep cut = song not played often or at all.
For what is worth, I am not too keen on Maiden’s choice for the 50th anniversary tour and would have preferred some post-reunion material in the set...
Yeah, maybe they didn't want a couple of Reunion songs (at most) because of the current tour. Still, odd. They are proud of their new music.
Re: set list, to be honest, I think there's been too many of these retro tours and the 21st century albums have not been given a fair crack of the whip at becoming live favourites, but that's 21st century fans fault, they don't buy the albums and stream individual "hits" on spotify and youtube sending out a particular message to the band.
Agreed, but at the same time they always play 5-6 new songs on album tours and I doubt they care that much about streaming stats.
Perhaps 21st century fans do not see the quality of their lumbering prog-rock longueurs of late…
Not really, I'd say. And the band are better songwriters (imo) and with 3 guitars, so one should not expect first 10 years style. They don't want to sound the same. Frankly, me too. They create atmospheric/evoking imagery music better than ever or anyone else.
If there is one album where the intro/outro combination is used with variety and excellent musical taste, that’s A Matter of Life and Death.
True. After 2006 they started putting longer songs in the albums.
The marketing talk and such in the announcement don't really give too much ideas what songs they will play from 1980-1992.
Yeah, but we more or less know what to expect.
NPFTD is quite an ignored album from the band.
Not to the same extent, but SIT was also ignored until the current tour. And it was about time for them to play a few songs from the early 90's. Especially the title track.
Tailgunner is way too obscure a song for this tour.
Tailgunner is part of the EH compilation chosen by fans and part of a popular (I think) live album.
I think they've made it pretty obvious they don't much care for it at all and consider No Pleasure From This Disc an actual mistake, a blemish on their career rather than just a misunderstood or unloved album like some of the other 90s efforts. I wanted to say it's a shame, but in all honesty it's such an uneven album it's hard to be outspoken about. I like the Sledgehammer bootleg versions better than the actual album.
You have a point, but they still played 2 songs from the Blaze albums recently. Ok, the RIR versions helped, but it's the same. The inclusion of early 90's songs and some deep cuts is what will make this tour worthwhile. I hope and think they should play 4-5 deep cuts at least.
Going with the Spitfire again would feel like "been there, done that"; not a good first impression for a tour that's advertised as the biggest and impressive Maiden production yet. Skipping the Spitfire would leave an obvious void now that we've seen LOTB's production; again, not a good first impression. So unless they managed to think of an entirely new way to makes Aces High's presentation exciting and fresh I think they'll go with another opener. Much easier to find the equivalent to the Spitfire for a different song that hasn't gotten this treatment, than it is to find another new gimmick for Aces High.
This. If they want to make it sound nice enough, it should only be the opener. I prefer Tailgunner. I expect and hope for Be Quick.
But Aces High is so obvious. The bullet hole is even in the poster.
Steve said they don't know the setlist yet, so I think the bullet in the poster is just a reference to the Powerslave album (on Eddie), as are the windows.
