The Future Past tour 2023

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Flaming Blimp Crash said:
I, like everyone, am unsure how many tours they have beyond this one (I'm certain this one's not the last, I'll say that much.) But, I could see Writing on the Wall getting play if there's 2 or 3 more tours down the road. Probably won't get played on the next tour though.

No TFF or TBoS songs making it past their respective album tour doesn't forebode on future play for it though.
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Wouldn't it be nice to see a future tour where all of the reunion albums save for Senjutsu are focused on?

Tracks from BnW through TBoS only - and Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, Trooper, and 1-2 classics from TNOTB album. Partly for selfish reasons (I wasn't able to see any shows between 2000 and 2018), but also because the great tracks on these albums have been largely neglected for the past 10 years (minus TBOS songs from 2014-2017).

At least 2-3 of the following deep cuts would justify the cost of me traveling to see 3-4 shows: Out of the Silent Planet, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, No More Lies, Montsegur, Paschendale, The Legacy, Starblind, The Alchemist, Isle of Avalon, The Man Who Would Be King (yes I'm a sucker for the TFF album - criticism from the fanbase at large be damned!!), The Red and the Black, The Book of Souls (Title Track).

Paschendale may be a bit of a downer (I've been known to bawl my eyes out about every 1 in 3 listens), and The Thin Line Between Love and Hate may have a few too many slow/moody parts, but the rest of the songs that I've listed would carry over well (with Maiden's tried and true 'Anthemic' vibe) in a live setting, IMHO.

I'm that oddball Reunion-era super fan who rates TFF as highly as most rate AMOLAD and who rates AMOLAD as moderately/fair to middling as most rate TFF, haha!!
 
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Pibroch_Whistler said:
Wouldn't it be nice to see a future tour where all of the reunion albums save for Senjutsu are focused on?

Tracks from BnW through TBoS only - and Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, Trooper, and 1-2 classics from TNOTB album. Partly for selfish reasons (I wasn't able to see any shows between 2000 and 2018), but also because the great tracks on these albums have been largely neglected for the past 10 years (minus TBOS songs from 2014-2017).

At least 2-3 of the following deep cuts would justify the cost of me traveling to see 3-4 shows: Out of the Silent Planet, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, No More Lies, Montsegur, Paschendale, The Legacy, Starblind, The Alchemist, Isle of Avalon, The Man Who Would Be King (yes I'm a sucker for the TFF album - criticism from the fanbase at large be damned!!), The Red and the Black, The Book of Souls (Title Track).

Paschendale may be a bit of a downer (I've been known to bawl my eyes out about every 1 in 3 listens), and The Thin Line Between Love and Hate may have a few too many slow/moody parts, but the rest of the songs that I've listed would carry over well (with Maiden's tried and true 'Anthemic' vibe) in a live setting, IMHO.

I'm that oddball Reunion-era super fan who rates TFF as highly as most rate AMOLAD and who rates AMOLAD as moderately/fair to middling as most rate TFF, haha!!
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I suggested something like that and posted my dream setlist in the "Unplayed live songs and the future of Maiden: what's next?" thread. I really love TFF as well. It's very close behind TBOS as my 2nd favourite reunion album. Without "Coming Home" it would even be my favourite. The last five songs alone are among the best they've ever made.
 
Pibroch_Whistler said:
of course, I'm also the weirdo who has been thinking about how perfect "The Clairvoyant" would be in this current Future Past setlist ("there's a TIME to live and a TIME to die, when its TIME to meet the maker" // and "He could see the FUTURE penetrating right
In through your mind") .... haha
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I would have definitely preferred it to "Can I Play With Madness?".

Taking into account certain lyrics, there are several more songs that would fit the Future Past theme:

Remember Tomorrow
Deja-Vu
Infinite Dreams
Futureal
Dream Of Mirrors
No More Lies
Out Of The Shadows
Lord Of Light
Satellite 15…The Final Frontier
Starblind
 
Pibroch_Whistler said:
I'm that oddball Reunion-era super fan who rates TFF as highly as most rate AMOLAD and who rates AMOLAD as moderately/fair to middling as most rate TFF, haha!!
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The Red and the Black said:
So am I. TFF is my favorite reunion-era album (I love the proginess), and AMoLaD is my least favorite (muddy and grey).
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Hey, I'm all for TFF appreciation myself, but regarding AMOLAD, you blokes are crazy. I mean, in the past nearly ten years AMOLAD hasn't left my top spot (and with a significant and comfortable berth before any given second album, actually) and while I get that many might not like it as much, it still surprises me when the naysayers appear.
 
This is not meant in a condescending way, I am genuinely heartbroken that you lot fail to be enriched, elevated, enlivened and enspirited by this complex and captivating, dark and delicious, envigorating and elusive, fascinating full meal of an album.

To me, it is somewhat of a Thin Red Line of metal albums. Heck, considering the theme and everything, it probably is the Thin Red Line of metal albums.
 
JudasMyGuide said:
This is not meant in a condescending way, I am genuinely heartbroken that you lot fail to be enriched, elevated, enlivened and enspirited by this complex and captivating, dark and delicious, envigorating and elusive, fascinating full meal of an album.

To me, it is somewhat of a Thin Red Line of metal albums. Heck, considering the theme and everything, it probably is the Thin Red Line of metal albums.
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It's one of Maiden's two best albums for me. It's perfect.
 
Azas said:
They are not crazy. I also think that AMOLAD is very grey. This album sonically is too depressing for me. :confused:
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Samantas5855 said:
AMOLAD is a very bad album but it's consistently bad which I believe is the reason a lot of folks like it.
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Just like how The Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind solidified Iron Maiden's position as genre-defining, Brave New World and A Matter of Life and Death further bolstered the band's legendary status within the metal genre. Without those two albums, the reunion would not be success it has been. I remember thinking back in 2006 that Maiden was the only traditional metal band that could release material that had the potential to be considered classic in 20 years. Towards the conclusion of the Brave New World tour, they performed almost the entire album. The quality of the AMOLAD material led to the band performing the full album during the subsequent tour. The fact that songs from both albums continue to appear in their setlist since their respective releases, despite the vastness of their catalog, is a testament to their enduring impact. I would genuinely be surprised if there isn't a tour dedicated to the 2000-2015 era at some point. The initial leg of the TFF tour felt too short and didn't fully communicate the 2000-2010 focused setlist. The material from Brave New World and A Matter of Life and Death, along with a well-chosen selection of classics, has the power to create an exceptional and unforgettable show!
 
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Brave New World played a key role in making Maiden bigger, AMOLAD probably not. BNW is a very colorful album, with songs that aren't boring, etc. AMOLAD is boring, plodding, tasteless, muddy and colorless. There are some songs that had potential in it but nothing more. Also I can't stand Bruce's straining on AMOLAD.
 
matic22 said:
They fucked up Stranger pretty badly in Notthingham. Dropped a verse.

H and Bruce had a laugh about it.


This tour had the longest version of Prisoner ever and now the shortest SIASL version ever.
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Goodness me! :lol: :lol:

You would have thought that Bruce would know how the song goes by now! He still has some time left before the London gigs! :dancinggeek:
 
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Samantas5855 said:
Brave New World played a key role in making Maiden bigger, AMOLAD probably not. BNW is a very colorful album, with songs that aren't boring, etc. AMOLAD is boring, plodding, tasteless, muddy and colorless. There are some songs that had potential in it but nothing more. Also I can't stand Bruce's straining on AMOLAD.
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Well, a band famed for having incredible and memorable melodies is most well-known by the general public by the utterly melodyless two-note bore that is The Number of the Beast (the song), so I guess people aren't that picky.

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