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I didn't know where to put this topic so, here it goes. First a testimony...
I admit I am a black man from Chicago, IL who loves R&B, jazz, house music, hip hop and rap, but I do have a side of me that grew up on rock, classic rock and the like. A friend of mine tried to get me into Iron Maiden, I refused at first because of well some of the normal things you hear (They are Satanic, devil worshipers, etc), he tried to convince me that they were not (I found out Nicko, Dave and Bruce, from what I heard, are born again Christians). That's when my musical tastes added another flavor.
It was one day a radio station in Chicago plays "Number of The Beast," I told a friend of mine to change the station he said "No man, I love this song!" I look out of the window ignoring the song, but the lyrics of NOTB got my attention. I listened to the whole song, and as he was ready to change the station I stopped him, then they played "The Trooper." This big grin came across my face, and after the song was done he played all of his Iron Maiden CD's and I was just taken aback by the lyrics and moreso the music. He later explained to me that Maiden are not satanic or devil worshipers and all of their lyrics come from foklore, stories, and whatever else they can put their minds to.
I'm looking forward to my first Maiden concert whenever they come to Chicago again, and after what Sharon Osbourne did to them at Ozzfest, it made me more of a Maiden fan than ever. I've have a new respect for Bruce, Janick, Steve, Dave, Nicko and Adrian and one student who is a wrestler at the high school where I do the PA announcing has began using "Aces High" as his theme on my recommendation. So with this said I have a few questions:
1: What CD's would be good for a Maiden newbie to get started with?
2: What does Bruce say on "Live after Death" while introducing "The Trooper"?
3: This one is about Eddie. I saw a clip where the statue like Eddie rose up during "Iron Maiden" flireworks and all and then there is the Eddie, same one possibly, that is walking on stage (or as I like to call it, the one Janick always fights with). What song does that Eddie come out on?
I admit I am a black man from Chicago, IL who loves R&B, jazz, house music, hip hop and rap, but I do have a side of me that grew up on rock, classic rock and the like. A friend of mine tried to get me into Iron Maiden, I refused at first because of well some of the normal things you hear (They are Satanic, devil worshipers, etc), he tried to convince me that they were not (I found out Nicko, Dave and Bruce, from what I heard, are born again Christians). That's when my musical tastes added another flavor.
It was one day a radio station in Chicago plays "Number of The Beast," I told a friend of mine to change the station he said "No man, I love this song!" I look out of the window ignoring the song, but the lyrics of NOTB got my attention. I listened to the whole song, and as he was ready to change the station I stopped him, then they played "The Trooper." This big grin came across my face, and after the song was done he played all of his Iron Maiden CD's and I was just taken aback by the lyrics and moreso the music. He later explained to me that Maiden are not satanic or devil worshipers and all of their lyrics come from foklore, stories, and whatever else they can put their minds to.
I'm looking forward to my first Maiden concert whenever they come to Chicago again, and after what Sharon Osbourne did to them at Ozzfest, it made me more of a Maiden fan than ever. I've have a new respect for Bruce, Janick, Steve, Dave, Nicko and Adrian and one student who is a wrestler at the high school where I do the PA announcing has began using "Aces High" as his theme on my recommendation. So with this said I have a few questions:
1: What CD's would be good for a Maiden newbie to get started with?
2: What does Bruce say on "Live after Death" while introducing "The Trooper"?
3: This one is about Eddie. I saw a clip where the statue like Eddie rose up during "Iron Maiden" flireworks and all and then there is the Eddie, same one possibly, that is walking on stage (or as I like to call it, the one Janick always fights with). What song does that Eddie come out on?