CA Bryers
Ancient Mariner
So, I'm doing this stupid little project that I've always wanted to do, and that was basically make unofficial live albums out of bootlegs for the tours we never got a live album out of. It's more or less just to put on my iPod and be able to listen to any tour I want, whether there's a live album for it or not. This was made much more possible with IronCarnage's massive and wonderful MEGA file drop elsewhere in the forum, so a BILLION thanks for that. I'm using strictly soundboard recordings, so unfortunately none exist for Ed Hunter, so that one's missing (if you have a suggestion for a near soundboard quality boot for that tour, please do speak up).
The issue I'm having is coming up with album titles that sound like something Maiden would name them, that DO NOT SOUND BOOTLEG-GY (i.e. "War Machine," "The Eternal Flame," etc.) This got a bit more difficult, as Maiden has released some live albums with very un-Maiden-y titles, like Rock in Rio and En Vivo! What I have so far is kind of a mix of those styles, and was hoping some others on here might have some ideas for what to name albums I'm at a loss for, AND suggestions on better ones than what I've come up with. So, without further ado, here's what I've got so far:
Killers Tour: Maiden Japan (no brainer, as the source is the Nagoya '81 soundboard boot)
Piece of Mind: World Piece on the Road (not great, I'll admit, but maybe something the Maiden camp might've pulled out of their butts back then--using Ipswitch '83 for that)
Somewhere in Time: Somewhere in Paris (I'm sure this is a bootleg name out there already, so very open to suggestions on this one--Paris '86 source)
No Prayer for the Dying: No Prayer for Wembley (bummed it's an incomplete recording, though I did plug in the single B-Side for The Assassin, so there's that)
The X Factor
Virtual XI
(no idea for either of those. Virtual XI I'm using Madrid '98--a little rough start soundwise, but strong performance overall by Blaze, IMO. X Factor is, sadly, a live compliation I pulled off of YouTube, since I didn't want to use any full South America shows when his voice was more or less completely blown out that late in the tour)
Gimme 'Ed Til I'm Dead: Gimme 'Ed Til I'm LIVE (again, not brilliant, but whatever. Source: Rock Am Ring '03)
The Early Days: Wake the Dead - Live (thematically it kind of works since it's resurrecting the past: Source: Ullevi '05)
A Matter of Life and Death: (not sure on this one...I always went with A Matter of Live and Death in the past, which is...okay, but a one letter switch from the album title, so didn't burn out any brain cells on that one. Source: Globen '06)
Maiden England World Tour: England Rides Again (kinda bootleggy, but kinda fits the theme of Maiden England returning. I dunno. Source: Rock Am Ring '14)
Legacy of the Beast (3rd Leg): Legacy of the Beast Live Volume 2 - Rio in '22 (went with Maiden's lazy naming style on this one, but obviously there are better names out there. Source: Rock in Rio '22)
So yeah...dumb project, I know, but thought it might be fun anyway. Big thanks again to IronCarnage for sharing that vast bootleg repository with us all. Any and all title ideas are welcome!
The issue I'm having is coming up with album titles that sound like something Maiden would name them, that DO NOT SOUND BOOTLEG-GY (i.e. "War Machine," "The Eternal Flame," etc.) This got a bit more difficult, as Maiden has released some live albums with very un-Maiden-y titles, like Rock in Rio and En Vivo! What I have so far is kind of a mix of those styles, and was hoping some others on here might have some ideas for what to name albums I'm at a loss for, AND suggestions on better ones than what I've come up with. So, without further ado, here's what I've got so far:
Killers Tour: Maiden Japan (no brainer, as the source is the Nagoya '81 soundboard boot)
Piece of Mind: World Piece on the Road (not great, I'll admit, but maybe something the Maiden camp might've pulled out of their butts back then--using Ipswitch '83 for that)
Somewhere in Time: Somewhere in Paris (I'm sure this is a bootleg name out there already, so very open to suggestions on this one--Paris '86 source)
No Prayer for the Dying: No Prayer for Wembley (bummed it's an incomplete recording, though I did plug in the single B-Side for The Assassin, so there's that)
The X Factor
Virtual XI
(no idea for either of those. Virtual XI I'm using Madrid '98--a little rough start soundwise, but strong performance overall by Blaze, IMO. X Factor is, sadly, a live compliation I pulled off of YouTube, since I didn't want to use any full South America shows when his voice was more or less completely blown out that late in the tour)
Gimme 'Ed Til I'm Dead: Gimme 'Ed Til I'm LIVE (again, not brilliant, but whatever. Source: Rock Am Ring '03)
The Early Days: Wake the Dead - Live (thematically it kind of works since it's resurrecting the past: Source: Ullevi '05)
A Matter of Life and Death: (not sure on this one...I always went with A Matter of Live and Death in the past, which is...okay, but a one letter switch from the album title, so didn't burn out any brain cells on that one. Source: Globen '06)
Maiden England World Tour: England Rides Again (kinda bootleggy, but kinda fits the theme of Maiden England returning. I dunno. Source: Rock Am Ring '14)
Legacy of the Beast (3rd Leg): Legacy of the Beast Live Volume 2 - Rio in '22 (went with Maiden's lazy naming style on this one, but obviously there are better names out there. Source: Rock in Rio '22)
So yeah...dumb project, I know, but thought it might be fun anyway. Big thanks again to IronCarnage for sharing that vast bootleg repository with us all. Any and all title ideas are welcome!
