I just wanted to say. I really like Iron Maiden

[ArborAnosmic]

ACTUALLY, i just remembered that I watched a live concert a couple of days on HD TV, don't remember the channel though.

palladia? watched one of their shows today

[z31maniac]

What about some fucken SLAYER and the baddest texan WASP!!!.

Fuck WASP, but I do have the entire SLAYER discography. I fucking love SLAYER!

[iamsam]

Iron Maiden is the BEST fucking band out there!!!!!

Bruce Dickinson has some of the most amazing vocals in existence, Steve Harris murders that bass, Dave Murray is the ultimate guitar shredder, and Nicko McBrain is just freakin awesome all around!!

Iron Maiden kicks ass because:
Their "twin lead" (actually three leads) guitar sound
the intellectual and intelligent lyrical content
long songs packed with diverse instrumentals
they do not follow the cookie-cutter song format of most popular bands
Bruce's INSANE air-raid siren vocals

for some awesome twin-lead sound (and no rhythm guitar, which is AWESOME), listen to "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

For an EPIC masterpiece (over 14 mins) listen to "The Ryme of the Ancient Mariner" yes, it's spelled like that.

For a kick-ass song which is pretty much a history lesson, listen to "Alexander the Great"

For some AWESOME instrumentation listen to "To Tame a Land" (And if your are a Dune fan)

Some other songs that are just awesome:

Hallowed be Thy Name - just an epic masterpiece with amazing vocals
Mother Russia - awesome drumming
Where Eagles Dare - The most insane drumming i have ever heard, go Nicko!!!
Be Quick or Be Dead - another side of Bruce Dickinson's vocals
Dance of Death
Paschendale
The Nomad
Aces High - fast-paced song
Wasted Years
Infinite Dreams
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Clairvoyant
No Prayer For The Dying
Afraid To Shoot Strangers


i could go on and on and on........

[dude8383]

palladia? watched one of their shows today

yep, its that new music channel :)

[frink84]

iron maiden ftw!

[CleanAzzE30z]

used to love them, not so much anymore.
a gripe I have about them is it seems like even their best albums have filler, which isn't acceptable. but when they get it right, they get it right
but i think Killers is their best album.

In the grand scheme of things and modern music, they have longevity with quality instead of the Stones who were awesome but havent had a relevant/great album since the late 70's IMO.

Its funny you posted this because I've been listening to them a lot lately for the first time since High School (Circa 1983).

Im always glad to re-open peoples musical horizons as has been done to me many a time.

LOL the old guys perk up. Run to the Hills always did it for me, the kind of track that puts the hammer down.

Im not that old!! 28!!

Epic.

FUck off

This thread is FULL of OLD guys...

FUck off. ;)

Go find mother Russia and proceed cream in your pants
others:
Flight of Icarus
Wrathchild
Powerslave
Sun and steel.


Go listen to them if you want to get off some of the mainstream Iron Maiden

Exactly, you may be my new best friend

Iron Maiden is the BEST fucking band out there!!!!!

Bruce Dickinson has some of the most amazing vocals in existence, Steve Harris murders that bass, Dave Murray is the ultimate guitar shredder, and Nicko McBrain is just freakin awesome all around!!

Iron Maiden kicks ass because:
Their "twin lead" (actually three leads) guitar sound
the intellectual and intelligent lyrical content
long songs packed with diverse instrumentals
they do not follow the cookie-cutter song format of most popular bands
Bruce's INSANE air-raid siren vocals

for some awesome twin-lead sound (and no rhythm guitar, which is AWESOME), listen to "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

For an EPIC masterpiece (over 14 mins) listen to "The Ryme of the Ancient Mariner" yes, it's spelled like that.

For a kick-ass song which is pretty much a history lesson, listen to "Alexander the Great"

For some AWESOME instrumentation listen to "To Tame a Land" (And if your are a Dune fan)

Some other songs that are just awesome:

Hallowed be Thy Name - just an epic masterpiece with amazing vocals
Mother Russia - awesome drumming
Where Eagles Dare - The most insane drumming i have ever heard, go Nicko!!!
Be Quick or Be Dead - another side of Bruce Dickinson's vocals
Dance of Death
Paschendale
The Nomad
Aces High - fast-paced song
Wasted Years
Infinite Dreams
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Clairvoyant
No Prayer For The Dying
Afraid To Shoot Strangers


i could go on and on and on........

You are also my new best friend. Im so glad to have awaken this topic. I didnt know there were so many like minded individuals here!! They ahve so many elements and nuances that are so different than your average metal band and they are so strong in SO many areas!!

Mariano

[MoparJ]

Steve Harris is the reason why I picked up a bass instead of a guitar like most of my friends.

I still have vintage Somewhere In Time and Can I Play With Madness posters sitting around somewhere...

[CleanAzzE30z]

I just taught myself the riff to Wasted Years. Im happy.



Mariano

[BTP325ic]

wasted years is the shit one of my may favorite songs from iron maiden.

[CleanAzzE30z]

I also forgot to mention


-2 minutes to midnight!!

[StereoInstaller1]

I can respect the talent, but I fucking HATE virtually anything like Iron Maiden. I listen to a huge variety of music, but I just cannot do hard rock.

Queensryche is about as close as I can get, unless you count AC/DC or Van Halen (no Hammy Sagar, thnx) but I do like Nazareth.

On the other hand, do any of you serious IM fans like Opera?

Luke

[CleanAzzE30z]

Everyone has their own opinion, thats cool. I used to listen to a lot of Phantom Of The Opera in like '94 for some reason. I like classical and baroque music. Lots of metal use classical influences like arpeggios and minor chords and such.


Mariano

[StereoInstaller1]

Lots of metal use classical influences like arpeggios and minor chords and such.


Mariano

Thus the question!

L8R.

Luke

[AC Nico]

i like iron maiden, too.

they are different but they are really good.

[xwill112x]

"flight of icarus" was a awesome song by them.