who has been more important to the band? Adrian or Dave?

Crimson Idol said:
Well well, this is all very dependant on the angle you approach it from.


* This is why I believe Blaze was the wrong man for the job, sure you can write material to fit his voice but he did not fit the existing material (imho). It's also why I had no problem seeing GnR perform in 2010, the old band may have been responsible for writing the material but in a live environment 1 guitarist sounds practically the same as another, whereas the singer will change it entirely.
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I disagree with the part I've marked in bold. Maiden themselves provide a very good example that this isn't necessarily true. Listen to Live After Death and see if you still think the two sound practically the same.
 
Correct, Crimson. But H's songs were not really the best ones. His playing adds a lot though, but I bet that his name alone also helped with the success.
Roy Z was the man on these records. Because of his songs these albums have something extra.
 
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Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
I disagree with the part I've marked in bold. Maiden themselves provide a very good example that this isn't necessarily true. Listen to Live After Death and see if you still think the two sound practically the same.
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Wrote that aaaaages ago! But yes, I get where you are coming from, certainly when any improvisation comes in. The closer to the studio recording that you stay the more similar you will sound though, for instance when Janick replaced H and they kept playing existing material to the majority of listeners it would sound pretty similar (excluding solo's) to previous recordings. A singer is infinitely more noticeable.
 
Crimson Idol said:
Wrote that aaaaages ago! But yes, I get where you are coming from, certainly when any improvisation comes in. The closer to the studio recording that you stay the more similar you will sound though, for instance when Janick replaced H and they kept playing existing material to the majority of listeners it would sound pretty similar (excluding solo's) to previous recordings. A singer is infinitely more noticeable.
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At least when you replace a tenor (Bruce) with a bass-baritone (Blaze) :D
 
Ziggyplayedguitar said:
If anything happened to either Murray or Harris, the band would stop.
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I tend to think this is correct. Murray might not contribute (or appear to us, to contribute) much to song-writing; but, along with Steve, I think he's the heart & soul of the band. From a purely hypothetical point of view, they could obviously continue without either (Adrian & Dave that is) of them. Adrian certainly brings (& has always brought) more creativity though.
 
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Dave Murray played the iconic solo on The Number Of The Beast (song). These days we nod at the song and perhaps take it for granted but try to conceptualize how it sounded in 82. More intense than "I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls. An out of control metal solo. Maiden has never looked back. Mind you I squeal at night over H's Somewhere In a Time solos but since the reunion all three strummers have blessed us with beautifulness...H = These Colours Don't Run, Dave = Blood Brothers, Janick = When The Wild Winds Blow \m/
 
It's hard to say really. Dave has stayed consistent with the band and has played some of their best and most iconic solos (Powerslave, SOTC, Phantom)....as well as help the band chug through the 90's. However, Adrian was the more prolific songwriter and his leadwork on Somewhere in Time is just legendary.

In terms of personal preference, I'd choose Davey over H. And to weight it up objectively, Davey has been so integral to band they would just fall apart without him, as much as Maiden suffered when H left after NPFD.
 
Davey anytime : better guitarist, with a very distinctive sound, better songwriter (I know, not as prolific as H, but better, and no, it's not provocation), more charisma onstage (his face when he is soloing is just hallucinating), and, most of all he was essential to Maiden's growth. No Davey = no Maiden. One must just read what Steve said on the matter, it just shows how much Dave was far superior to all the other guitarists he got in touch with in early Maiden.
 
Who's been more important to Iron Maiden? I think nothing was as important in 80s Maiden as Murray + H partnership.

They both have a great hythm pickup tone happening. They don't play too fast, but they play choice notes and work great together. They also had the ability to play delicate slow acoustic stuff whenever, but definitely they both knew how to shred too....

None of that 80s Maiden magic would have happened with one of them missing.
 
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