Iron maiden rocks eh?
OK. Obviously heavy rock or metal isn’t my forte, but this post has been awhile coming.
People get into bands for different reasons. You look some bands up ‘cos of the song that the radio won’t stop playing or some album a friend handed you or even because you ended up reading the lyrics and just had to get your hands on that band’s music (my induction into Floyd happened ‘cos I read the Time lyrics and just couldn’t help falling in love with them. The band took some getting used to, but boy was it worth it).
Now maiden is different for me in that, I saw them live before particularly caring for them. The raw energy the band sends out (what are they in their late 50’s now???) was just contagious. By the time maiden had got onto the stage, I had been running around the whole day, soaking up way too much sun and music and was tired to the bone. So I had decided I’d just lie down and wait for them to get done. The crowd went crazy when they got on and my interest perked up and I was on my feet as well.
Now at this point, it’s important to note that my maiden knowledge is close to nil. I had heard trooper a bunch of times (‘cos Dili said he used to play it lot as a kid and I added that song to my playlist) and was remotely familiar with Eddie. But I used to get majorly confused between iron maiden and megadeath. Having heard the two bands more now, I know how grossly mistaken I was. They hardly sound the same and have clearly had different influences. Maybe I have a fascination for everything British, but maiden is more me than the rest of the heavy metal bands.
Most bands seem to dabble in different genres of music, but maiden has stayed the same in the basic music they produce. They are weirdly easy on the ear and make a lot of sense for a heavy metal band. Hehe. Who’se ever heard of such bands talking of stuff besides drugs & destruction (wars included – they all seem to have dabbled in war monger hating at some point of time or the other). There seems to be more to maiden. And even in their “we hate war” songs, they manage to get more across.
A cast of millions-a part to play
Killer? victim? or fool for a day
Obeying an order-men have to die
Us or them - a well rehearsed lie
So here I was, all excited for nothing and the songs they played seemed kind of new. I was vaguely familiar with “run to the hills.. run for your lives..” line and “trooper” of course I already knew. But everything else was, well, maiden to me. Must say, I liked it. The lead was all over the place and knew how to work up a crowd (it’s an art form very few get right.. axle rose, no matter how werid he was, was good at this and hence popular me thinks). I was involved. I was cheering. I was booing at the front row people ‘cos it’s so easy to hate ‘em and it felt awesome that dickinson seemed to share that feeling with the rest of us. All in all, they put on an awesome show. Dickinson even showed up in an Eddie costume with a Brit flag in tow.
They are going to tour Europe for sometime and might even head your way at some point. Do indulge. Maiden rocks indeed!
People get into bands for different reasons. You look some bands up ‘cos of the song that the radio won’t stop playing or some album a friend handed you or even because you ended up reading the lyrics and just had to get your hands on that band’s music (my induction into Floyd happened ‘cos I read the Time lyrics and just couldn’t help falling in love with them. The band took some getting used to, but boy was it worth it).
Now maiden is different for me in that, I saw them live before particularly caring for them. The raw energy the band sends out (what are they in their late 50’s now???) was just contagious. By the time maiden had got onto the stage, I had been running around the whole day, soaking up way too much sun and music and was tired to the bone. So I had decided I’d just lie down and wait for them to get done. The crowd went crazy when they got on and my interest perked up and I was on my feet as well.
Now at this point, it’s important to note that my maiden knowledge is close to nil. I had heard trooper a bunch of times (‘cos Dili said he used to play it lot as a kid and I added that song to my playlist) and was remotely familiar with Eddie. But I used to get majorly confused between iron maiden and megadeath. Having heard the two bands more now, I know how grossly mistaken I was. They hardly sound the same and have clearly had different influences. Maybe I have a fascination for everything British, but maiden is more me than the rest of the heavy metal bands.
Most bands seem to dabble in different genres of music, but maiden has stayed the same in the basic music they produce. They are weirdly easy on the ear and make a lot of sense for a heavy metal band. Hehe. Who’se ever heard of such bands talking of stuff besides drugs & destruction (wars included – they all seem to have dabbled in war monger hating at some point of time or the other). There seems to be more to maiden. And even in their “we hate war” songs, they manage to get more across.
A cast of millions-a part to play
Killer? victim? or fool for a day
Obeying an order-men have to die
Us or them - a well rehearsed lie
So here I was, all excited for nothing and the songs they played seemed kind of new. I was vaguely familiar with “run to the hills.. run for your lives..” line and “trooper” of course I already knew. But everything else was, well, maiden to me. Must say, I liked it. The lead was all over the place and knew how to work up a crowd (it’s an art form very few get right.. axle rose, no matter how werid he was, was good at this and hence popular me thinks). I was involved. I was cheering. I was booing at the front row people ‘cos it’s so easy to hate ‘em and it felt awesome that dickinson seemed to share that feeling with the rest of us. All in all, they put on an awesome show. Dickinson even showed up in an Eddie costume with a Brit flag in tow.
They are going to tour Europe for sometime and might even head your way at some point. Do indulge. Maiden rocks indeed!
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