CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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TFF was an album tour --how are these two tours related? This is exactly what Forostar is saying.
Who's in for some more Maiden Cabaret?
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I'm just glad they will still tour... whatever the setlist may be.
Forostar
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Bearfan, Janick said what he said (and no word was in Spanish), and he doesn't want to look back, he doesn't want to play old songs. Have you heard that fragment? I am sure that what Maiden is doing, falls under the criteria of his wording.
Brig: you disagree with Janick (anno 2002) himself. He explained what he meant, and what Maiden is doing now is not something else.
Cried:
The Final Frontier tour had two completely different sets in 2010 and in 2011.
Brig: you disagree with Janick (anno 2002) himself. He explained what he meant, and what Maiden is doing now is not something else.
Cried:
No we don't.
They have more touring left than recording & releasing, that's for sure.
The Final Frontier tour had two completely different sets in 2010 and in 2011.
Forostar
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Another one who doesn't care about a new album in the near future. Essentially, that's what you say. If they keep doing the same tour, then they won't have an album (if they would; then they sure would play something from it; and then the tour is not the same).
CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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Forostar, some people do like cabaret you know...
CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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Also, get a "?" in that thread title dude! 
CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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Really? I don't think that's good enough! At least you got the apostrophe into "Who's" & your capital letters...
No, that's not what I said. What I meant was: ever since I started listening to Maiden, which would be around the release of AMOL&D, people have been saying that their next tour is their last and their latest album is their last. So I'm just happy that I got to see them live and will probably see them live again. Another studio album would be great, but I wouldn't die without it.
Also, editing thread titles is possible:
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bearfan
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They are related only in that they are spending equal times on new material tours and classic tours. That has been their pattern for some time now and they are not doing anything different now than they have been doing. The difference seems to be their touring window is shorter so what they used to do in 1 year is now taking 2 years.
bearfan
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That is not what I remember, an I am not doubting he said it if you say so, but they have been doing this since that quote and even before it. I take the general meaning still as not becoming a full time "heritage act" which Maiden has clearly not become.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
I see. But don't you mind if Maiden would do the same instead of being creative? Did Kiss or Black Sabbath even do this? Three years in a row, doing the same? I am not sure.
Thanks!
CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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But if they tour into a third calendar year --this will be different. Again, is this not Foro's point?
bearfan
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Kiss has been doing the same (essentially, swap out a song or two here and there) since 1996. Are we really sure Maiden will be doing this 3 years in a row. I would not be surprised if they did and took ME to Asia, but it is not confirmed.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
I don't think they have done it before that. 1993 and 1999 were special reasons and moreover: fairly limited tours. Who knows he also opposed one of these tours, but I can imagine that he had more understanding with those than with what followed later. Sorry, that is bad English.
It is.
We're not sure but I am preparing ourselves mentally (or at least myself ;-).
edit: Kiss swapped their songs. But did they never take a break? I guess I should take a look at their tour history.
bearfan
Ancient Mariner
Then I guess I am missing his point, they have been following the same pattern for 13 years, new tour, old tour. The only thing different is they are going from taking 2 years to do what they used to do in 1 year to maybe they are doing in 3 years what they used to do in 2 because they are touring less.
Ofc, I'd prefer a studio album over another tour. But since they already said they won't release a new album in 2014, why not play some more shows, even with the same setlist?
Though we probably have a different perspective on this since you saw them like 20 times
Forostar
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True. And I do not want to see "my" favourite band to walk the easy path. Well, in a way, it's not easy, since they'd get some criticism.
It isn't my band of course, but I really do not understand why they would "waste" these years. They're not realizing that they're living in their golden (and final!) years.
It isn't my band of course, but I really do not understand why they would "waste" these years. They're not realizing that they're living in their golden (and final!) years.
bearfan
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It must not bother him that much or he is happy with how they are doing it since he is still doing it. Janick could have left if he did not like it.
Kiss did the Alive 35 tour for years
Their setlist history is here. You will see very little variation since 1996
http://www.kissfaq.com/tourdates/archive.html
I am not sure if there is a live history similar to the one here for better viewing, but (excluding some one off shows they have done on the Kiss Cruise), I doubt they have played more than 25 or 30 different songs in the past 17 years .. keeping in mind most of their songs are between 3 and 4 minutes.
bearfan
Ancient Mariner
I have no disagreement with this at all. My only real point is they are doing this much better than most other "classic bands", but admit they could do it better. I think it in part comes down to some (or all) members of Maiden just do not see this as a full time job any more and they are going at a slower and slower pace.