Who's in for some more Maiden Cabaret?

Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
Doesn't sound like a cabaret act, if you ask me.

If they do continue the current tour into next year, I can understand how some will become impatient for them to do something else - but I don't think it will qualify for them being characterized as a cabaret act, not even as a nostalgia band. The mention of the 2010 summer tour in this discussion rather serves to illustrate the opposite. That tour had only a few pre-2000 songs. It showed a band who are confident in their newer material as well.
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Yes, I appreciated that. In 2o10. :D
 
Incidentally, Rod made reference this cabaret act issue in the FC magazine. He referred to such bands as 'entertainers' who go out and play their hits with reducing amounts of enthusiasm. He said Maiden never want to be like that, and want to be a contemporary band with new material on a regular basis, although fans want to hear the old stuff, too.
 
Yep, that was the motivation, and it certainly roused my curiosity to find out how others think about all this.

"On a regular basis", my ass.

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@Dr. Eddies Wingman: Mathematicians would say this is regular, I guess?
2003, 2006, 2010, 2015
 
I say we change the title of this thread to, "How Iron Maiden lives up to Foro's Expectations" :devil2:

Forostar said:
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@Dr. Eddies Wingman: Mathematicians would say this is regular, I guess?
2003, 2006, 2010, 2015
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It's not ideal, but for an aging band, it makes sense. It takes them an extra year for each album. Shit, the guys in Metallica are 10 years younger and have only released 2 albums in 15 years! We should count ourselves lucky.
 
MrKnickerbocker said:
I say we change the title of this thread to, "How Iron Maiden lives up to Foro's Expectations" :devil2:



It's not ideal, but for an aging band, it makes sense. It takes them an extra year for each album. Shit, the guys in Metallica are 10 years younger and have only released 2 albums in 15 years! We should count ourselves lucky.
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If you follow KISS, it gets worse... They released one album in 2012 (Monster), one in 2009 (Sonic Boom), and the last before that was 1998, I think (Psycho Circus)... All 3 albums being sub par... They've been playing the same old songs with the same boring stage set up until recently when they added a light rig to the stage that's supposed to look like a spider.... LAME! They're more interested in selling putt putt golf coarses and a cheezy arena football team. They have the audacity to boast how they are bringing pro football back to the LA area... Oh please!:rolleyes:
Iron Maiden have been a breath if fresh air for me! And guys, don't worry... There's a lot of gas in the tank left for Maiden, album wise and tour wise... Enjoy the ride! The seem to be hitting on all cylinders right now, which is remarkable! :). Iron Maiden still care about music first and don't sell out to merchandise first. They are brilliant in the way they package these retro tours IMHO, because it allows them to play the classics for a year or so, then smack you in the face with a new album and tour with fresh material ! I personally live it and want them to keep rolling as is! If they come back to Texas or Louisiana (fimgers crossed) in 2014 , I will be camping out again for tix again!:D
 
You have to take regular in context, I read the FC interview with Rod and before that he discussed how they used to release an album almost every year, then tour. That those days are over and even newer bands release every 3+ years. He set up the "regular" industry time frame as every 3+ years,
 
If - and it's a very big, 20 storey 'if' - they did tour, I would guess some US shows as well. Rod made the point in the FC interview that Maiden's popularity is growing in the US.
 
It is. Every time I go to see them the audience is substantially bigger than the last.

Hell, I even have friends who listen to Maiden now. 5 years ago, hardly anyone at my school even knew who they were.
 
Brigantium said:
If - and it's a very big, 20 storey 'if' - they did tour, I would guess some US shows as well. Rod made the point in the FC interview that Maiden's popularity is growing in the US.
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This is a good thing, but (and I'm a US fan myself), if that's the main audience they're going to be focusing on I'm afraid that won't bode well for adventurous setlist choices. We Americans do love our cabaret :P :D
 
Lego said:
This is a good thing, but (and I'm a US fan myself), if that's the main audience they're going to be focusing on I'm afraid that won't bode well for adventurous setlist choices. We Americans do love our cabaret :p :D
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I hate that you are right...

I'm incredibly happy that they are bigger in the US, but I also have that coveted feeling of, "now it's gonna be harder to get close to them at concerts!"
 
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