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Started by iron maiden, August 18, 2009, 08:31:12 PM

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iron maiden

#15
August 19, 2009, 07:15:44 PM
im mainly looking forward to learning the bass lines to Killers, the clairvoyant, and wrathchild. i jst love the sound of the bass in all three. steve harris is the greatest bassist of all time!
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

VSMIT

#16
August 19, 2009, 07:42:27 PM
Quote from: iron maiden on August 19, 2009, 07:15:44 PMsteve harris is the greatest bassist of all time!
And I'm going to have to disagree with you here...  The Ox is better.
I find that if I don't have a signature, some people disregard the last couple of lines of a long post.
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IQ's have really dropped around here just recently, must be something in the water.

iron maiden

#17
August 19, 2009, 07:55:24 PM
well that is in my opinion, so arguing it would prove to be a waste of time.
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

iron maiden

#18
August 20, 2009, 03:15:47 AM
Know, getting back on topic, the next item up for discussion is Bruce Dickinson's rise to fame through Number of the Beast and Peace of Mind. The era saw the band gain immense popularity with songs such as....

The trooper
Flight of Icarus
Number of the Beast
Run to the hills
Hallowed be thy name

tell me what you think of the albums, i don't have a problem with either.
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

iron maiden

#19
August 20, 2009, 03:22:10 AM
sorry, i spelled now with a k by accident, its late.
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

VSMIT

#20
August 20, 2009, 04:27:41 AM
You know, there's an edit button for a reason...
I find that if I don't have a signature, some people disregard the last couple of lines of a long post.
Quote from: Lizard
IQ's have really dropped around here just recently, must be something in the water.

TheJamsh

#21
August 20, 2009, 08:27:05 AM Last Edit: August 20, 2009, 08:31:00 AM by TheJamsh
I know the thread title is Iron Maiden Fans only, but i may as well chip in...

Personally i find Iron Maiden to be a bit overrated. Now you'll have to forgive me here, because first of all i wasn't around in their 'era' so-to-speak, but no doubt they were probably a great band for their time. Now however i think musically things have moved on, and there is much more to be offered in other bands. Not neccesarily just one, but collectively i think modern bands can in some cases put on better shows with better music than the old school.

The one thing that annoys me with bands like this is when someone such as myself chips in and says he doesn't like the music itself, and then a LOT of older people than me say something like "this is one of the bands that shaped your music today" and "you kids know nothing about rock/metal". The only thing i have to say to these people is 'grow up you old fart :)'. Music is about what you want it to be, doesn't matter what production value or how much money was thrown at Iron Maiden back in the day, if i don't like the music i don't like it. Tough luck. Thats the reason this thread originally annoyed me, it just seemed like someone was a fan for almost no reason, i.e. a sheep. A lot of fans are, and follow the trend because 'its cool' or whatever reason. (Take a modern band 'Enter Shikari', personally i couldnt stand it, but everyone followed them after their first album, the band got drunk on it, and now i havent heard anything about them since last year!).

People need to start listening to bands for the music itself, not just because 'they were the greatest band ever'. Bands are about music, the actual vibrations on youre ear drums. And thats where it ends.

But i'm one of those people who doesn't see as much beauty in old things as much as i do modern stuff. Applying it to games, some of my friends are obsessed with 'Doom', and say its the 'best game ever'. I'm more interested in where things are now, the ridiculous (1,600!) amount of caluculations performed per-pixel... the code for modern graphics engines, collision detection. High polygon models. Granted a lot more money goes into the game industry now but some of the stuff just fascinates me.

Iron Maidens tracks are quite 'Epic' sounding, which no doubt helps their live performance and increase their fans. i did listen to them for a while, but got distracted by modern metal, and now im a much bigger fan of that. It probably has something to do with me playing drums as well. Modern drumming is a LOT more technical that anything Nicko Mcbrain put together, but i guess his band wasn't after that.

I like the modern music i guess, where things are right now. I like the crisp sound, the amount of production put into everything. I also LOVE how writers put their heart and soul into music, because now we've got digital music, its so easy to get it all for free. This leaves the artists in a bit of a state, and they really have to put their heart and soul into the music they are writing so people WILL actually buy it.

Sometime's i've gone out and bought CD's even after downloading them or burning them off from a friend, just because i think the band/artists deserves it :P

Sheesh... long post for the morning...


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Axeminister

#22
August 20, 2009, 01:29:24 PM
The Number of the Beast album came out then I saw them in concert for the first time. I was 18. They were my favorite band to listen to. But at the concert they played, then Scorpians played and blew them out of the park. I went and bought the Blackout album right after that nd have loved them ever since. I remember Bruce Dickenson not knowing what to do in the parts where there were no singing. He looked lost. But on the Piece of Mind tour they totally improved their performance live and I was impressed. I'm glad Bruce is back with them. I almost have all their studio albums, and I have a live dvd of them in concert.
There is no knowledge that is not power.

AHadley

#23
August 20, 2009, 03:51:22 PM
Well said, Jamsh. Though I must say, the producers to tend to get a hell of a lot more money than the artist... and they don't much of any use towards the music itself.

iron maiden

#24
August 20, 2009, 07:28:11 PM
Improving upon what Ahadly said, i do agree that modern music is made cheaply. And just because i started this forum does not mean i only love iron maiden, i am also quite the Breaking Benjamin fan.
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

iron maiden

#25
August 22, 2009, 12:50:34 AM
if anyone is still waiting to discuss, the next topic is the powerslave era, meaning everything from powerslave to SSOASS. all are good albums, though somewhere in time is quite underrated. tell me what you think.
So we only get one chance can we take it
And we only get one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading..... Like an old dream

TheJamsh

#26
August 22, 2009, 10:30:36 AM
Modern music isnt made cheaply at all. I work in the music industry recording, mixing and engineering etc etc. You can spend a lot of money recording somewhere good. Its not that its MADE cheaply, its that the profits are terrible for bands and record labels now because of digital music. Thats why so many bands self-produce and self-advertise/sell themselves, more profit for the band if its done right.


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Axeminister

#27
August 22, 2009, 01:51:21 PM
I'm working on a 15 song cd currently. I hope to be finished this year. May have to hire a studio drummer.
There is no knowledge that is not power.

TheJamsh

#28
August 22, 2009, 07:42:15 PM
I'd glady volunteer, if i wasn't in the UK and miles away :P


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Axeminister

#29
August 22, 2009, 09:47:44 PM
Send me a sample of what you can do.
There is no knowledge that is not power.
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