The Future Past Tour 2024

Great is a pretty relative term because to me, his biggest issue is still the complete lack of groove. His playing, while on time, is just so unbearably stiff and clunky in sections like that which require a bit of bounce and looseness that it's hard to listen to. Not his fault of course, but man it sucks to hear your favorite drummer struggle so badly with something so basic.
Meanwhile, something far more demanding and uptempo like CSiT I can honestly say sounds much better to my ears, even with the simplified parts and missing fills and cymbal accents. It's so strange honestly, you'd think it'd be the other way around.
Great in terms of his condition now. He is such a warrior, I hope he continues to improve. Yes, groove and all, but he keeps the tempos with sporadic fills, so that's enough now and for the band. Agreed about CSIT, such a special song.
Thanks for the 2 screen recordings. The tempo is very good again, the band is having a great time. I think they recorded the great Japan shows for sure. We expect the live album to be from SA, right. Trooper is tough for the encores, but even this Bruce performance is nice.
Bruce blamed air conditioning drying his mouth for singing worse ad the end of night 1 in Yokohama. He apologised about that and said that he will run less to sing better during night 2 (just before Time Machine).
Good to know. Run less? This is the first time he has said this. :bigsmile:
Nicko is “looking forward to the next time”. In Japan?
The big 2026 tour. Bruce also said that he is sure they will return to Japan. The band took a photo in Yokohama (for the upcoming live album?):

If they put together the right setlist for Nicko, he'll be around for a few more years.
This.
 
True. Somewhere On Tour was pretty horrible singing-wise. There was still damage from World Slavery Tour.
And this can be heard on Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son.

I have fairly recently realised how fried Bruce's voice was in 88. For example Moonchild is super rough. They did a good job getting good performances from him in the studio because the golden voice from 82-84 was mostly gone.
 
And this can be heard on Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son.

I have fairly recently realised how fried Bruce's voice was in 88. For example Moonchild is super rough. They did a good job getting good performances from him in the studio because the golden voice from 82-84 was mostly gone.
Yeah, Maiden England isn't pretty singing-wise either.

I'm so glad they revisited SSOASS in 2012-2014. Those performances were great compared to 1988, both in singing department and without the stupidly fast tempo.
 
The BBC Archives Donington '88 takes are nearly unlistenable to me due to Bruce's voice. The "new" songs aren't terrible (in fact I think they sound better than on Maiden England) but then you get to NotB or Hallowed and fucking hell it's awful. Reminds of the Chicago '87 bootleg which has probably one of the worst Hallowed Be Thy Names ever largely on account of Bruce's voice just being shot.
 
And this can be heard on Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son.

I have fairly recently realised how fried Bruce's voice was in 88. For example Moonchild is super rough. They did a good job getting good performances from him in the studio because the golden voice from 82-84 was mostly gone.
I always wondered how Bruce (and other singers who have had the same problem) may have had fried voices on tour but then can still put on great performances in the studio. (I personally think Bruce sounds awesome on the SSOASS album)

Would it not be pretty much as demanding in the studio, singing all day?
 
I always wondered how Bruce (and other singers who have had the same problem) may have had fried voices on tour but then can still put on great performances in the studio. (I personally think Bruce sounds awesome on the SSOASS album)

Would it not be pretty much as demanding in the studio, singing all day?
In studio, you are rested, don't travel, etc...

Plus you can compile multiple takes. Live, everything is one shot.
 
True. Somewhere On Tour was pretty horrible singing-wise. There was still damage from World Slavery Tour.
He didn't sound that different from WST. There are some good performances from that era. But yeah, even now he sings better than in the mid-80's.
SOT is not his best tour for sure, but I really enjoy Live After Death performances (BTIC ones, I'm not sure), despite Bruce's rougher voice, which wasn't the case in 1983. The material was, still is, tough and high.
And this can be heard on Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son.
I have fairly recently realised how fried Bruce's voice was in 88. For example Moonchild is super rough. They did a good job getting good performances from him in the studio because the golden voice from 82-84 was mostly gone.
Yes, we can hear that in Seventh Son (The Prophecy is the best example), but I think he sounds great.
Yeah, Maiden England isn't pretty singing-wise either.
I'm so glad they revisited SSOASS in 2012-2014. Those performances were great compared to 1988, both in singing department and without the stupidly fast tempo.
Spot on, the performances were probably the best thing about the ME tour (and the return of some songs, mainly the title track, Afraid and Phantom). The singing, although Bruce did the title track better in Maiden England video. It was the opposite with Moonchild for example. I never had a problem with the very fast tempo back in 1988.
 
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He didn't sound that different from WST. There are some good performances from that era. But yeah, even now he sings better than in the mid-80's.
Nah. The Behind Iron Curtain performances are great. He burned his voice during the course of the tour and Long Beach gigs are pretty bad.

Despite having some time off Somewhere On Tour was a shout/strain fest.
 
Nah. The Behind Iron Curtain performances are great. He burned his voice during the course of the tour and Long Beach gigs are pretty bad.

Despite having some time off Somewhere On Tour was a shout/strain fest.

The Long Beach gigs are singing heaven compared to his singing during the Somewhere On Tour.
 
I always wondered how Bruce (and other singers who have had the same problem) may have had fried voices on tour but then can still put on great performances in the studio. (I personally think Bruce sounds awesome on the SSOASS album)

Would it not be pretty much as demanding in the studio, singing all day?
You don't tend to sing all day in the studio. Vocal takes are normally spread over multiple days/weeks for an album to keep vocal strain to a minimum. And as mentioned you can pick and choose different parts from different performances to build the best performance (easier these days with digital, but still very much a thing back in the tape days)
 
Can anyone explain when - whatever local time - IM takes the stage and ends the show?

I have to figure out a tricky mass transit situation and these details will be important. Thanks in advance.

p.s.- I’ll be going to the November 9th show in Newark.
 
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