The cult of H

[Natalie]

*sigh* ©Perun 2007

 

[Albie]

People seem to keep missing the fact that it was all a Joke. I mean, we all know 'Arry is the One and True Lord.

On topic: Seemingly, the most popular member (outside of this forum) is undoubtedly Bruce, but H does have reasonable following. However..

1) H is far more popular after 2000 (amongst the fans of Maiden) than he was before 1989

I do remember some pretty unfavourable comments about him when he left in '89. He was slammed for barely moving onstage (which went unnoticed as Murray stood still as well); but when Janick came along, Murray gained a new lease of life and - moved around a bit!

2) the cult of H really started in September 2003 with the song Paschendale

I think I see your point, this was a turning point in his songwriting (to a degree).

3) "accident of birth" and "chemical wedding" helped the fans of Maiden to appreciate more the qualities of H
4) the 10 wasted years (1989-1999) in general, made the fans of Maiden to realise the enormity of the loss -which
after 2000/ 2003 did became a cult

I think it was when he came back and started writing did most Maiden fans realise what was missing. I could be wrong, but that is how I saw it.

5) before 2000 the term H didn't exist

It did - us Brits (and possibly other English speaking nations) have been calling Adrian's "H" for quite sometime.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Albie, your post count is almost 1,000.  Who should be sacrificed on the alter of "H" to commemorate this blessed occasion?  No. 5's favourite childhood toy?



















I'm kidding. 

EDIT: I've made an edit here.  The original post was... just not right, even if it was meant as an obvious (bad) joke.

 

[JackKnife]

Albie, your post count is almost 1,000.  Who should be sacrificed on the alter of "H" to commemorate this blessed occasion?  No. 5?

Albie only sacrifices dogs. At full moon obviously.