The Chicago gig.

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Well, ladies and gentelmen, I've finally learned the answer to this age-old question. Yes, there is heaven, and today, I've spent nearly four hours up there.
As you probably can guess, the concert was amazing! From the first note of Motorhead's Ace of Spades through Dio's Rainbow in the Dark to Iron Maiden's final line of Run to the Hills. It was completely outlandish!
First 30 minutes were of Motorhead's performance, which more or less turned the crowd on. The music was bit to fast for my liking, or rather my mood, but it was good nevertheless.
Next came Dio, with almost full 60 minutes of music. FIrst few pieces were good, but when we heard the intro to Rainbow in the Dark, we went crazy! It was the first time of the night when I screamed at the top of my lungs.
When Dio finished, we all took a 30 minutes long break. I went to take a piss and bought some water ($3.25 for a 16 oz. bottle!)
Anyways, after I got back to my seat I saw the crew finished their work on the set. After that came darkness.
Suddenly, a large "666" appeared behind the scene and a loud voice could be heard.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six.
Intro to Number of the Beast" followed, and the crowd were ballistic!

Next came The Trooper. And the chorus where, again, I, along with the rest of the audience, screamed as hard as humanly possible

It was followed by two pieces that, although are great songs, aren't best choices for live performances. Die With Your Boots On and Revelations. There simply too few crowd participation part in them.

After that, the band played one of their best hits. Hallowed Be Thy Name. The lyrics were too fast for me to sing along, but the crowd didn't seem to mind. The effect was mind-blowing! One of the best moments of the evening.

Next was played their newest single, Wildest Dreams. I admit, I had my reservations after hearing it for the first time few weeks ago, but the song totally rocks live. It's one of those songs that seem to be written specifically for live audience.

Following Wildest Dreams was The Wicker Man. A great, fast-paced song that also is a great opener. It's an another example of a great live song with its chorus and latter "whoooo" part. I mena, you have to hear it to know what I'm talking about.

After this, came one of my personal favorites, The Clansman. I love studio and both versions. The lyrics are a great sing-along and chorus is breathtaking! "Freeeeeedooooom! Freeeeeedooooom!"

Played next, was The Clairvoyant, a song that starts slowly and then suddenyl explodes into a fury of metal. Another great moment happened as the chorus part started. Screaming

There's a time to live and a time to die
When it's time to meet the maker
There's a time to live but isn't it strange
That as soon as you're born you're dying


really gets your heart pumping. Pumping pure adrenaline.

Next song, was what I consider to be Maiden's biggest masterpiece. The stage went compeltely dark, except for a single light aimed at Bruce, who looks up to it, point a finger at it, and then it shuts off. We can hear him saying in a spooky voice "Fear of the Dark." And then the melodic intro starts. The crowd, at first quietly, but a moment later extremely loud starts humming the melody. Lighters (mine too) in hands and voices on the air. And the first stanza followed by the unforgettable refrain.

Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a phobia that someone's always there


I knew that it would be great, but I didn't expect this! Like my friend, who has seen them before said, FOTD is fucking unbelievable live! It truly is.

This was followed by Maiden's classic song with which they always close the set. Iron Maiden. Amazingly simple riffs, yet an amazingly great one. I love that song. Literally everyone knew the lyrics and the audience was actually louder than the sound system.

Alas, it ended.

Few unlucky who didn't know Maiden started to leave, when the silence was put to sleep by a fast-paced intro to 2 Minutes to Midnight. Then the chorus dominated by fans! Powerful light shot to the audience as the bass drum played the rhythm. No, you don't need to ask us twice! With the first line of the refrain, the whole arena shook as we sang it with Bruce.

Last, but definitely not least was Run to the Hills. I said it wasn't the least, because, in fact, it was the second best performance of the show, by both the idols and fans. Verses of refrain were sang so loudly by us, that I could barely hear the band in the background!

Run to the hills
Run for your life!


A live masterpiece!

This concluded my short review of the concert. Now, I will describe my experiences.
First of all, my custom-made T-shirt was a success. Quite a few people commented it with "dude, it's cool" or "dude, where did you get it?" I can't say it didn't bring a smile to my face. As if it wasn't there before... I mean, c'mon! It Maiden!
Second of all, this was a first real concert I attended. At first, I was bit stiff. But around the end of Dio's performance, your good and calm Nef transformed into this wild beast! I was jumping like crazy, shouting like a madman, thrusting my arms in the air like a psycho! It was wonderful!
I stood there for over 4 hours, shouted for 3. Near the end I was dead tired; my back was aching, I could barely stand the pain in my feet, my mouth was dry, my throat was sore, my arms were hurting from the fatigue, but I didn't cave in! I gave 100% till the very end of the concert!
No amount of beer, not amount of weed not any other substance can ever top this experience! I will impatiently look forward to the next tour. I will make sure to buy tickets as soon as they're available and the get into the pit.
God, this concert has awakened a beast hidden inside of me!

Anyways, enough of my rambling... Peace out and goodnight!

PS
It would have been 101% perfect if it wasn't for that fucking motherfucker behind me who kept shouting to Bruce to shut up and play. I fucking hate people like that.

God, I'm excited. It definitely is time for a cigarette.

PS
This is what my T-shirt looks like:

Front:
[a href=\'http://mywebpage.netscape.com/NefariousFM/IMfront.jpg\' target=\'_blank\'][img src=\'http://mywebpage.netscape.com/NefariousFM/IMfrontthumb.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /][/a]

And back:
[a href=\'http://mywebpage.netscape.com/NefariousFM/IMback.jpg\' target=\'_blank\'][img src=\'http://mywebpage.netscape.com/NefariousFM/IMbackthumb.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /][/a]
 
I ahve to agree they were awesome and beyond what I imagined they could be. I saw them at the PNC Arts Center in NJ
 
[!--QuoteBegin-tomash+Aug 12 2003, 06:09 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(tomash @ Aug 12 2003, 06:09 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--] I was jumping like crazy, shouting like a madman, thrusting my arms in the air like a psycho! It was wonderful!
I stood there for over 4 hours, shouted for 3. Near the end I was dead tired; my back was aching, I could barely stand the pain in my feet, my mouth was dry, my throat was sore, my arms were hurting from the fatigue, but I didn't cave in! I gave 100% till the very end of the concert! [/quote]
Great review, thanks alot! [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

How about posting it here:

[a href=\'http://www.maidenfans.com/?url=livereviews.php\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.maidenfans.com/?url=livereviews.php[/a]

Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
 
Didn't see that section. I shall post it right away.
OK, but what tour was this? It was Give Me Ed US, but I don't see it. Should I file it under Dance of Death?
 
[!--QuoteBegin-tomash+Aug 13 2003, 06:22 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(tomash @ Aug 13 2003, 06:22 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--] Didn't see that section. I shall post it right away.
OK, but what tour was this? It was Give Me Ed US, but I don't see it. Should I file it under Dance of Death? [/quote]
Nope, give me Ed-Tour is OK! Doens't make a difference between US / EUROPE!

DoD hasn't started already [!--emo&:wub:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wub.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wub.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
 
Add it here!
[a href=\'http://www.maidenfans.com/index.php?url=livereviews.php&tour=1&addreview=true&step=2\' target=\'_blank\']http://www.maidenfans.com/index.php?url=li...iew=true&step=2[/a]

Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
 
Great. I've added the piece to the listing. Now, I await its acceptance by Maidenfans.com staff.
I had to change minor things as well as inprove the grammar, whic was much off after the concert. Also, the fact that my english is poor was not a help at all.

PS
The stuff will probably have to edit few cuss words out. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
I think they don't edit grammar or such stuff, maybe they just check if there is no racist, porn, vulgar or enything else in it.

My english isn't as good too, but they didn't changed anything.

Mainly it's the content - not the grammar. [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]


Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
 
Thank you very much for this great review!!! [!--emo&:)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-tomash+Aug 13 2003, 09:04 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(tomash @ Aug 13 2003, 09:04 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--] Great. I've added the piece to the listing. Now, I await its acceptance by Maidenfans.com staff.
I had to change minor things as well as inprove the grammar, whic was much off after the concert. Also, the fact that my english is poor was not a help at all.

PS
The stuff will probably have to edit few cuss words out. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--] [/quote]
If you can improve the grammar is better for us but don't worry my english isn't that good and I'm here [!--emo&:lol:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/lol[1].gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'lol[1].gif\' /][!--endemo--] . BTW cool report!!!
 
Cheers its on the site now [!--emo&:)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Great! Thanks, Real World. This is a second piece of my writing I "published" on-line. [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
If you have any more maiden reviews either album or live then feel free to post em on the site [!--emo&:)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
I don't have any at this point, but I have all the albums, few DVDs and lots of free time, so you never know. [!--emo&B)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/cool.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'cool.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
every1 is so fckin lucky i have never been to a maiden consert i wanted to go to the 1 in stockholm but i couldent get tickets will there be anymore conserts in sweden??? [!--emo&:nana:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/lambada.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'lambada.gif\' /][!--endemo--] [!--emo&:bow:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/bowdown.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'bowdown.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
THere will be two more this year. I forgot when, but one will be in Stockholm and one in Goteborg (sp?).
My friend wants to see then during one of those concerts.
 
I just got my tickets for Nottingham this morning [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Can't wait to get mine for Munich! [!--emo&:lmao:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/lol.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'lol.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
 
cool will it be in the stadium or in globen? im going anyways. [!--emo&:rock:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/headbang.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'headbang.gif\' /][!--endemo--] [!--emo&:nana:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/lambada.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'lambada.gif\' /][!--endemo--] [!--emo&:bow:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/bowdown.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'bowdown.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
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