Iron
Maiden - Stuck in the Present?
by
Keavin Wiggins
When
and Where? 9/00 @ Verizon Amphitheater Irvine, Ca
Iron Maiden vocalist
Bruce Dickinson had a few harsh words for journalist during a recent stop
at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, Ca. In his tirade he explained how
the press is comprised of puppets of corporations and how they try to dictate
what is fashionable. According to Bruce every five years the press proclaims
metal dead, but Iron Maiden keeps on rockin.
Being a journalist
I found myself in a state of self-loathing because you know, Bruce is right.
The music media is primarily a group of pompous asses who think they are
the be all and end all of the music world. While I've never felt that way
myself, like everyone else who writes for the sites on iconoFAN network
I think of myself as a fan first and foremost. And if you look over the
sites you will find very few examples of any of our writers slamming or
bashing artists. I wanted to get this out in the open before I begin this
review, because I am in the precarious position of having to give Iron
Maiden a bad review for their concert. So you know at the outset this is
not sour grapes, I do write this as a long time fan who was utterly disappointed
in the performance that I simply walked out after an hour.
Rob Halford opened
the show with his new band called you guessed it, Halford. He rocked through
40 minutes of new material from the Halford debut "Resurrection" plus some
great Judas Priest classics. The Metal God is back and better than ever.
Rob seems to be reinvigorated with his new band and stands proud as he
stepped back into the metal world where he is beloved. The music went over
great with the crowd, even the new material that some fans were not familiar
with rocked hard enough to captivate most of the audience. Even some of
the security personnel could be spotted rockin out. Welcome home Rob!
Queensryche took
the second slot and explored music from their whole catalog of songs dating
back to their earliest "Queen of the Ryche" to a few of their latest songs.
Overall, the band put on a great show with Geoff playing the frontman with
a precision that leaves little doubt of his credentials as a rocker. Curiously
absent from the set was the band's biggest hit, the ballad "Silent Lucidity".
Perhaps the band felt that the crowd was there to rock and they didn't
want to slow down the momentum with a ballad. None the less, Queensryche
gave the southern California fans their money's worth.
Iron Maiden took
the stage with their current single "The Wickerman". The crowd roared through
the song but soon the enthusiasm dissipated as Iron Maiden played one track
after another from their latest album "Brave New World". Soon people
were taking their seats waiting for the band to play some of the classics
that made them fans in the first place. The fourth song into the set, the
band gave the fans what they were after with a energetic rendition of "Wrathchild"
followed by "2 Minutes to Midnight" only to be followed by a string of
new songs. The crowd got back to their feet when Bruce introduced "The
Trooper". After a sensational performance of "TheTrooper" Bruce proclaimed
that Iron Maiden was not there to relive their past nor the fans. He then
announced that the band was about to launch into a 12-minute version of
"Dream Of Mirrors" from "Brave New World". At this point many fans
started heading for the exits and we were not far behind.
It is easy to understand
why a band would not want to live in the past. However, they must realize
that the fans do pay their hard-earned money to hear not only the new music,
but also the old songs that made them fans in the first place. Ozzy understands
this, Metallica understands this, and hell even Rob Halford understands
this. While the Brave New World is a great album, it does however lack
the power and drive of the earlier albums up to Powerslave, three guitar
assault aside. The songs lack the punch of Bruce screaming "6-6-6 The Number
of the Beast" or the power of the fast paced "Where Eagles Dare". The closest
they come to their old energy is "Wicker Man" which did go over well.
It was the past that
put Iron Maiden where they are now, that made them one of the most popular
metal bands of the past twenty years. What is there to be ashamed of in
that? Then again, I am just one of those asshole journalist that doesn't
get it, right? I can tell you as an Iron Maiden fan, I was disappointed.
I know I am not alone, as we walked to the parking lot, many fans expressed
the same sentiment. "We wanted to hear the old stuff", and "This sucks,
I'll never go to an Iron Maiden concert again". Perhaps this is just a
southern California phenomenon? Def Leppard fell into the same trap after
they successfully crossed over into the pop world with Hysteria only to
alienate their old fans by ignoring their early hard rock music. It was
no surprise when Def Leppard came through town the next time, the amphitheater
was only a quarter filled. You can look hard and not find one southern
California Def Leppard appearance this year. Why? Because they know and
the promoters know that the fans won't come to the show. Will Iron Maiden
repeat this mistake? Will they turn away the fans that gave them four sold
out nights at Long Beach Arena that was captured for eternity on the "Live
After Death" album?
Iron Maiden may be
wise to adhere to a new spin on an old adage, those who do not know history
are bound to not repeat its success.
Posted by hammerhead:
As a irons fan of old from the uk i love the new stuff theyve done.And correect me if im wrong if you release a new album dosnt i make sense to play the new songs? Of course the usual classics as well but hey the world moves on and so do the mighty MAIDEN. So when they release a new album and you dont dig it then dont bloody go instead of bitchin about the set.
Posted by harry:
cant believe some of your comments, like metallica7, you really are anti-music. maiden is a wonderful kick ass rock band, they are aging like a fine wine, keep releasing new material, and touring- I've seen them 3 times in 4 years, no brainer there man. And metal and rock present-day
sucks ass. Good bands seem to like Denver and Co. Spgs so I like that, Im seeing Vai, Malmsteen and Satch in Oct as well,so Im stoked.
Posted by harry:
they played a BUNCH of old stuff on the 2003 stop at my place a few weeks ago, the opener was # of the beast, and I saw them 1n 2000 and I loved all the bnw songs! I bet their new cd will kick ass too.
Posted by JDU a real fan.:
I was at that show and enjoyed it very much. It seem that you cannot please everyone. I have been to lots of Iron Maiden shows and they really try to do both old and new stuff, which is good, because if you are are real fan of the band, all their music means something. I know I like some songs better than others and feel good when they play them at shows, but hey, you can't have them playing old stuff all the time. I think it does sound like sour grapes to me
Posted by ZoDIaC:
Joey Buttafuoco sucks major ass.. C'mon this area should be restricted for hip hopers
Posted by ZoDdE:
This sucks.. Most of the people in the world like to here the new material except the californians.. This is nonsense.. I went to see a concert for a time ago.. even though there was new material it was great.. And as ussual they played some classics.. Oh and by the way they played 4 songs from the powerslave album in long beach arena 1985, that's exactly as they did at this concert.. knock it off.. You don't seem to know what you're talking about..
Posted by The Beast:
Why does everybody keep insisting that Maiden is abandoning their old fans? So they don't play as many of the old classics as everyone would like, big deal. If they didn't play any new songs people would be complaining about that too, so what are they supposed to do?! As many other people have already said here, the Ed Hunter Tour was for the old classics, hand-picked by the fans. I love the old songs as much as the next fan, but to remain a current band Maiden has to produce and play new material. If they didn't, they would fade away into the background and that would really piss off the fans! I look at it this way: enjoy Iron Maiden while you can because they are not getting any younger and eventually there will be no more tours or albums (hopefully not for a very long while!). I, myself, have never had the opportunity to see Maiden play live. Ever! So, if the chance to see them came along I would most certainly take it. I wouldn't care what they were playing, as long as it was Maiden songs it would be fine with me. I love all their albums and all their songs, so it wouldn't matter if they played old classics or new songs or both. As long as the music is good, that's all that counts! UP THE IRONS!
Posted by HAMBURGLAR:
GO FUKk YOURSELVES, A$$HOLES! IRON MAIDEN RULES! EAT MY FUKKIN' SHlT!
Posted by metal @$$:
I am a big fan of Metallica and Iron Maiden!!
Posted by vidi from romania:
maiden is the best
but it's pitty that here you can't find live at donnington
maiden will never die in our hearts
Posted by BlakNo1: When i saw Maiden the first time(world
slavery tour)and subsequent shows(86,88)they at least switched up material,a
little of this, a little of that,I didn't see BNW tour but seeing the set
list made me want to hurl.7 songs from the classic era and mostly 90's
material?I'm glad I missed this one.Rush,a band that doesn't believe in
living in the past either,at least give their fans a 50/50 mix and pull
out a couple of rare ones every tour.Is that too much too ask,I guess so.
Posted by
ALEXANDER THE GREAT: i read some of the comments about iron
maiden and i would like to add my own points. 1)let's accept that iron
maiden are the 'hasbeens' that vsome have mentioned.then i am very proud
of being a fun of the 'hasbeens' band which headlines the biggest rock
fest in the world with more than 250000 funs.how many 'hasbeen' bands could
do something like this?? 2)the vast majority of the funs finds the new
album one of the best they ve ever done.so its reasonable that everyone
wants to listen the new songs live.if there are people who do not like
the new stuff they are very few so its their problem.but i believe that
all the major maiden funs like it... 3)i think what iron maiden should
change is the old stuff they do in the concerts.all maiden classics exist
in 3 live,one best,and the studio albums.they play them in every tour as
well.i think that at least for one tour they should play other songs like
the duellists,phantom of.., somewhere in time,the fugitive,prowler.. 4)i
can understand that a metallika fun does not like maiden(anyway they recently
prefer pop music..)but i cant understand those who claim being maiden funs
and they do not like BNW. 5)moreover all the polls i ve checked among maiden
funs in the internet pages show that people are really excited both with
BNW and the tour... 6)IRON MAIDEN+GREECE=FAITH FOR EVER 7)before you talk
about MAIDEN wash your mouths because...HAND OF FATE IS MOVING AND THE
FINGER POINTS TO YOU 8)thank you for letting me express my opinion
Posted by
CLANSMAN: i think u guys must be sick...iron maiden
''has beens''!!!???i am not going to explain u why their new album is f*ckin
good...just check their tour and u may open your eyes.but know this..iron
maiden still play heavy metal and not pop,like some other guys.how many
bands in the world continue to play real metal and ignore mtv likes?very
few i would say...so give the guys the respect they deserve because they
play what they want to play and they do not give a s**t for those who expect
to listen something catchy and ''easy''.do not forget that the last time
they played under another rock or metal band was in 1985.that says a lot...UP
THE IRONS!!!
Posted by
ufuk: let me tell u what i think, as long as
iron maiden plays the good stuff, no matter how old or "newly wed" they
rock. C'mon now, would u rather listen to "hooks in you" or jump with out
of the silent planet till your balls drop? take care boyz.
Posted by
joey: 64.12.104.47
all i have to say is that the maiden concert
was the best one ive seen in years. i cant understand how people can say
that they didnt like it. take a hour sit down close your eyes and play
some maiden. YOULL FEEL BETTER trust me
Posted by
Roel: I've been a maiden fan for a long time
now and my experience is that every time you buy a new maiden album it
will take some time to really like it.to actually get to know all the song's
well. If you are a TRUE Iron Maiden fan and if you like good rock music
you'll find that Brave New World is a really good album. And of course
they have to promote it cuz elseway there will not be another iron maiden
album again and these reviews ain't helping that much either! Iron maiden
has done good and less good album's,you can't expect them to only play
music that YOU like! Some of the song's i don't like at all from iron maiden
could be the songs other people like best. i live in holland and i've been
to the Dynamo open air concert in Nijmegen,it was dark and the rain was
falling from the sky on the crowed, i was standing in the F**k*in mud.
and the crowed went nuts they loved it!.bruce made a joke saying it was
our fault it was raining. and there was respect from both side's. come
on people. that say's enough
Posted by
Joey Buttafuoco : Iron Maiden sucks major ass!
brodyarmstong
Metallica7, my grandad says he went to
school with you, is that true?
michalegraves
what a load of sh**te.i am sick to f**king
death of hearing all of these supposed maiden fans whining on about the
f**king classics.go home and dig out your old l.p.s you sad bunch of old
f**ks!when i go to see maiden i want to see the new,fresher stuff.keep
on partying like its 1983 you wrinkly old wankers.why don't you lot start
your own karaoke bars where people under 30 aren't allowed in.sad f**ks!
Beast
You can always tell when Iron Maiden's
latest album isn't selling they pull this shyt in concert to try and sell
it. These guys need to retire they haven't had a decent album since Powerslave
and even that was getting a little long in the tooth. Maiden died with
Eddie.
Rich
You can bet they will play their hits
on their next tour, Iron Maiden club tour 2001. They pissed off their base
and I won't waist my money on these has beens again!
Wow
Wow on the Ed Hunter tour the fans picked
the songs and they were mostly the old ones? Tells you something huh? The
fukkin fans want to hear the old sh*t not the crap they are spewing now.
Brent
I think that Bruce is right. Why live
in the past,but they should play more of the old stuff because that is
what people got hooked on!
Keyser Soze
You guys need to get over it. maiden are
going to play what they want, they've always done that . You don't like
Brave New World, great, you are entitled to your opinion, but being mean
about it isn't going to get you anywhere.
maiden is greedy
maidens set list is the same from show
to show? how totally boring not only for their fans but for the musicians
themselfs! i guess the willingness to be stuck in a rut and to play the
same songs over and over again works for them but the fans have spoken
and geeee.... nice weak albumn sales show it. brave new world was the usual
weak effort from them aas of late
BIG BAZ
i actually agree with your report. being
a maiden fan myself from england, i saw them at the n.e.c. in birmingham
and was waiting for some of the past to be born again. BIG BAZXXX
Joey Buttafuoco
In the words of my good friend Eric Cartman..."Iron
Maiden can shuck my ballzh!!!"
Keyser Soze
The set list is the same from show to
show. If you wanted to see the greatest hits, then you should have seen
them on the Ed Hunter tour. That set was picked by the fans and the songs
did vary. They are promoting a new album and they have done this tour after
tour. When they were touring for the Blaze era albums they played the entire
album, with a couple of exception. It's the same with every Maiden tour.
So you didn't get to hear Run To The Hills, get over it.
Joey Buttafuoco
Hey, this comment section isn't letting
me say what it let me say I thought of this stinking show before. all I
said was that this show sucked major ass. Did it work that time?
brave new turd
if i just wanted to hear brave new world
i would have saved myself from seeing a shi*tty show,wasting my hard earned
cash and instead played the cd in the parking lot. why is it that all the
shows in europe suppostenly are the greatest all the time everytime? i
think your full of sh*it. yeah metallica7 said it correctly.. you people
over there "are" starved for music so its no wonder when a band comes to
town you think its the greatest, get a clue moron!
Zip
if any of you guys wanted to hear the
old songs you should have gonne to the Ed hunter tour...this is suposed
to be the brave new world tour, with the new songs not old ones....if you
don't wanna listen to the new stuff just stay at home and don't ruin the
show for everyone that's enjoying it.the only place in the world people
are complaining about Maiden songs is in the US...i wonder why...but that's
my opinion anyway.
metallica7
but see ed thats whats boring... you saying
the set lists the same! wouldnt you think even the bandmates would even
get tired with that? it just shocked me the way irons attutide was when
they played here. and juding by the reviewer and a few other cities that
posted here, they did the same in other cities. im not saying im giving
up on maiden, im just saying im disapointed in their live show and will
think twice before seeing them again. i've seen maiden since the "killers"
tour and i can honestly say that this was the first time that i was totally
dissatisfied and really let down by their performance. like i said, i wasnt
the only one and alot of people were leaving 1/2 way to 3/4 of the way
thru the show. i dont know if its because alot of them didnt know "brave
new world" but since the majority of their show was just that format, the
crowd got bored and disapointed and started leaving. the ones that did
stay, really didnt come alive till the encores, and thats due to thats
when they started with the older stuff. even bruce and the boys were complaining
to the crowd "come on, get rowdy" cause they were almost all quiet, or
better yet, confused with their choice of a line up
Ed
metallica 7, can you recall wich songs
were played on Phoenix? It's weird because before posting here I did some
researching and, according to your postings, Phoenix and maybe some other
U.S. cities are the only dates of the tour with changes... I've seen 'em
live on this tour twice, and got lots of buddies in Europe that have seen
'em too, and the show and setlist have always been the same..I think the
latest album is very good, it has some very good songs, I did miss some
classics when I saw 'em live, but hey, they can't make everyone happy,
and If you were after classics, you should have seen Maiden last year at
the Ed Hunter Tour..the set list was clasics and fan request only! Oh,
by the way, I'm having a great weekend, thanx!
Artillery
Dude, it's not worth all this for a nobody
Limey like Ed. I don't necessarily agree with you on Iron Maiden, I have
no facts from the tours. All I can say is that if I went to one of their
shows then I would be perfectly content if they only played BNW songs,
I would be happy, because that album was great. But I do agree with you
completely with the fact that they should play their old hits that made
people buy the ticket in the first place. No one knows why they only played
songs from their new album but them. You can't change it, so don't flip
out.
metallica7
well brain less wonder ed,explain to me
why the phoenix arizona show, they played the whole cd from track 1thru10
and only threw in 2 classics? thank god i worked the show and didnt pay
for this piece of dog piss! if i wanted to hear just brave new world, i
would have stayed home and listened to the cd. im not saying play all classics,
but when fans were filing out half way thru maidens set,and im talking
hard core fans, what does that tell you? that maiden is pis.sing off their
fans!yeah your all hard core waa, blah,maiden fans in euro,well yeah maidens
all you got worth offering!first off im not a slipknot fan nor do i like
limp bizkit, but gee seems funny, limp over there in euro. sold out all
their shows in record times,check the stats,its on the net so seems some
of the euros. over there do seem starved for music. your comment "they
played 17 songs,6 of them were new,2 from their era with Blaze Baleyl,the
blaze era and blaze himself blow by the way,what show and city are you
talking about?also why should i buy the maiden england tape?i went to a
live show,and the tracks you listed were never played.sorry to say buddy
but the tour not just blew here in phoenix,but in other cities as well.if
you'd read the posts from people all over.so in closing your comment go
screw ourselfs no,no loser you got it wrong!iron maiden is fu.cking themselfs
cause they are losing long term fans every where they go.but hey, thats
good for you cause you'll see them back in europe playing the pub scene
again cause they wont be able to sell out any venues over 100 people.some
comeback cd! whens the next cd? another 5 years?10?fu.ck them!i dont want
to be part of their family if they are gonna be your friend one minute
and then say fu.ck you to your face while on tour. thats ok tho,the crowd
at the phoenix show enjoyed rob halfords band and queensyrce a lot better
and guess what?they made maiden look really bad!like i said,i dont care
anymore cause their not getting my money in the future!have a great weekend
Ed
starved for good music? All the bands
with no talent come from the U.S. ( Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and all that
krap..), there's not a single NEW band that can be compared to any European
band...so don't come up with that, metallica7. And yes, I spent a few hours
reading all the post here...furthemore, they didn't play the whole album...they
played 17 songs, 6 of them were new, 2 from their era with Blaze Baley
( and these ones were a fan request, in case you didn't know) and the rest
only classics...Have you guys ever heard of a home video called Maiden
England??..well, if you look at the set list, u will see that the structure
of it is the same as the present set list..and you guys call yourselves
maiden fans..jaja, go screw yourselves, the Iron Maiden family doesn't
need you.
metallica7
hey ed... your the ass hole. if you'd
bothered to read some of these posts.. you would have read that maiden
fans were pissed over the fact that they played the "whole" albumn line
up in concert, and maybe 1 or 2 classic songs that made them who they were
today. Brave New World is not great, its good if anything, but compared
to their past catalog of cd's... its a piece of shyt considering that it
was their comeback effort. but its ok ed we understand your viewpoint considering
your over there in europe and everyone knows how starved for good music
you euros always are !
ED
You guys are no more than a bunch of a$$holes.
If you really were maiden fans you'd have know before the tour kicked off
that they always play 5 or 6 new songs when they're promoting the new album...it
has always been like this, and Brave New World is great, but most of the
people in the U.S. has their heads stuck so deep in their a$$es... I'm
glad that there are guys in the states that share the same thoughts with
me.
Boob
I just got the Killer album a few days
ago, and oh my god does it suck ass. Thank Moses that I only spent 9 bucks
on it instead of 18. Di'anno is one of the worst vocalists of all time.
I think the first human we should clone is Bruce Dickinson. Dr. Fever sucks
ass!
sick of iron maiden ?
tell them how you really feel, i have
and have told them they suck for blowing off their fans! send all comments
to submissions@ironmaiden.com
metallica7
it wasnt beacuse of that, it was the point
of the bands stance that if they dont like the new cd (meaning the fans)
then they have said they dont care or want the fans. meaning fu.ck you
we could care less
Mr T
okay , you shouldt stop being a maiden
fan just cos of one tour . i know they were stupid not to play more classics
. but thats not reason to be an X Maiden Fan
should read more like
their stuck in the shi,tter than in the
present !
SouthernMaidenFan
I've read through about 5 pages of these
responses and obviously the band will never please everyone. I for one
very much enjoyed the Brave New Tour. Don't get me wrong I would've preferred
another classic instead of Sign of the Cross. Oh well. What I think would
be a better solution to enhance Maiden future tours would be to include
about 5 new songs, 10 classics and 2 obscure songs. They might even mix
the change the list from night to night to give the hardcore fans even
more reason to see more than one show. Maybe more fans would feel satisfied.
Some Maiden websites have dream set lists submitted by fans. If you read
those, you'll notice the average show would last about 5 hours and every
set list leaves out one or two "must plays". Bottom line, if you wouldn't
include the Brave New Tour as one of the top 10 shows at ARENAS this year,
I question how geniune a fan you really are. Even the most critical person
here would rather here ONE Maiden song they like live than 3 hours of the
garbage that's popular now.
Set Abominae
This review sucks. Maiden is on tour in
support of their new album. Hence they play new songs. Sounds fair to me.
If they only played old songs, then the show would have been the same as
the show before that and every other show before that. Besides, they DID
play the older songs so what the hell is your problem?
X Maiden Fan
I'm with Metallica 7. Hey real maiden
fan have fun watching those has beens at the corner pub, cuz if all the
people who want to hear more than the current cd stay home there will only
be 20 people at each show. The bridge has been burned FUK IRON HADBEENS!
iron lung
maiden sucked my left nut on this tour.
maybe they can go on tour with those other see out geezers aerosmith. maybe
then they could open for them and get booed off the stage quicker so aerosmith
can play longer
metallica7
one more comment at the phoenix show,
it didnt matter cause halford and queensryc overshadowed maiden and made
them look old so at least the fans got something for their money except
for a t shirt
metallica7
open your eyes "true maiden fan". if you've
read thru all these posts, long time maiden fans are being turn away due
to the bands stupidity. its no wonder why it took so long for brave new
world to come out and for them to do a full blown tour. millions cant be
wrong so thats ok, we'll go to the final kiss tour cause at least they
mix it up and play songs from their whole catalog, cause you see, they
dont need to play just songs from their current cd cause they are good
enough to play all their stuff and still not turn their hard core fans
away. if thats maidens stance on their recent quotes then yeah i'll stay
home, im not gonna support a friggen band that doesnt support their fans.
fu.ck um i dont need um
True Maiden Fan
I hope you lot that didn't care for the
recent Maiden Tour stick to your words and stay away from future Maiden
shows. The band doesn't need you and those of us who still enjoy their
shows won't have to put up with idiots like yourselves. Do everyone a favor
and stay home. Keep your heads firmly planted up your arses as you wait
for the umpteenth "Kiss Final Farewell And We Really Mean It This Time
Tour" to come to town. I'm sure they will spoon feed you all their greatest
hits from the 70s.
metallica7
heh heh and to think know one believed
me. yeah this maiden fan will not support them anymore
Phantom
Monica & cigars Maiden & America
It simply doesn't fit...
Joey Buttafuoco
this show sucked major ass!
US FAN
Hey Europe fan you can keep these a$$holes
we don't want them anymore!
Chuck
I wish Bruce never would have gone back.
He atleast kept the real maiden spirit alive with his solo work. Shame
on Iron Maiden for saying fukk you to their long time supporters.
USA TODAY
Iron Maiden will continue their Brave
New World tour this winter but have renamed it the Screw our old fans tour!"
A long time fan had this to say, "First they killed Eddie then brought
him back to life. Then Bruce left the band and we thought it was brought
back to life with the reunion but I was wrong this band died a long time
ago and they are on life support now." The Funeral is planned for early
next year, all long time fans are invited to pay their respects to the
once great metal band who died sometime in the mid 90's. The charactature
of Iron Maiden now touring the world is an imposter."
Kurk Gobang
How do you spell washed up? IRON MAIDEN
yeah this guy said it all!
First you say the this band played only
the fans request for the last tour but on this tour the fans no longer
wanted to hear those songs? Sounds like a short cut to thinking to me.
Ross
So Bruce the fans no longer want to hear
your greatest hits live? Give me a break, if this is your attitude towards
your long time fans screw you, we don't need you anylonger because it sure
appears you no longer WANT US!
Bruce
WE DID A GREATEST HITS TOUR LAST TIME
THIS WAS FOR THE BRAVE NEW WORLD ALBUM
Rich
This review was right on. I love Maiden
and they pissed me off by not playing more of the old songs. Why did they
do this? BNW was cool but I went to see Iron Maiden play the songs I grew
up listening to as well as the new songs.
CNN
Iron Maiden has announced their headlining
tour for 2001. They will be playing a series of small clubs and bars so
their so called "Real fans" can see them. Their older fans will no longer
waste money to see a listening party for the current CD.
Paul DiAnno fan
Dude I totally agree this band doesn't
care about it's old fan they are only trying to appear relevent today.
I waisted $35 bucks to see them in El Paso and it did suck major ass. The
new songs are ok but no where near as good as the music from the old days.
You can count this fan out for the next tour!
Replace the review with this one it is
more honest.
Joey Buttafuoco: The show sucked major
ass
Simon
If I paid money to see a band that has
a ton of albums out I would be pissed too if they only played the songs
from the last few years. My friend went to see this tour and said it was
the worst fukking concert he had ever been to. They had to sit there while
the band played rehashed epic versions of to tame a land and RoAM and this
guy lived and breathed Iron Maiden growing up and what they did on this
tour was a slap in the face to the long time fans.
I'm with Joey
I don't know what all of you are bitching
about. First you say the this band played only the fans request for the
last tour but on this tour the fans no longer wanted to hear those songs?
Sounds like a short cut to thinking to me.
Phantom
American sizzies can't stand real music.
Real fans are dying to hear new songs
MaidenEurope
There have been a lot more trendy wankers
in U.S. than anywhere else. Here in Europe we don't need to accept all
that trendy crap which comes from U.S.
MaidenEurope
THIS is FACT that Kiss don't sell out
their shows! Kiss (% full is what percentage the venue was full.): 6/30/00
Raleigh 51% 7/1/00 Bristow 61% 7/5/00 Hershey 63% 7/8/00 Hartford 50% 7/11/00
Madison 45%
Joey Buttafuoco
At the risk of sounding redundant, I'll
say it again, "the show sucked major ass!"
Nigel
Screw you Ed Megadeath kicks Maidens worn
out ass anyday of the week. At least they play the songs all the fans know
not just the new ones.
