He has that nice grampa face that warms your heart. And his entire stance is like "oh I'm just happy to be here" but when he shreds that guitar, it sings! My favorite maiden guitarris!
Not a comment about Dave’s playing…which is fabulous. Back on the Seventh Son tour, saw them on their last US date in Hampton VA. Had a female friend who, ahem, managed to get full access backstage passes. (She had actually travelled with the band/entourage from the show the night before…that’s all I know and all I wanted to know!). After attending the usual meet & greet with all the other folks w limited backstage passes, she led me to the dressing room which was two large-ish connected rooms. Lots of people in there, lots of alcohol, some food. Bruce was pissed off about something, don’t remember what, and had retired to the tour bus. My take on the rest of the band and the rest of that night: Steve was truly kind and made you feel like he was interested in whatever it was you were saying. He also came across as wickedly smart. Nicko was a hoot. He was drinking and having a helluva good time. Seemed to be the life of the party. Dave was already pretty smashed by the time I got to speak with him. He was very cool, but I didn’t get to talk with him until later in the night…largely because: I spent about an hour or so sitting on a couch bullshitting with Adrian. I am a guitarist as well. So Adrian and I started talking and we ended up talking about gear and guitars. It was pretty in depth about tone and settings and technique, and how it all ties together. Early on, I tried to be polite and not monopolize his time and beg off, but he said, “No this is cool, I don’t get to have conversations like this at these things very often.” So the two of us sat there with a couple of adult beverages in hand and just BS’d about the guitar. It was an amazing night!
I'd always thought that Davey's solo from "Alexander the Great" was one of the best but seeing him playing this solo on stage this year just confirmed my belief
True facts. Amazing set and a privilege to eventually hear Alexander the Great, only thing that could have topped it would have been if they played Deja vu as well 😁
How about his Caught Somewhere In Time and Heaven Can Wait solos? Just saw them last week, I was amazed at how well Davey is playing this tour, he killed those solos, even bettee than in the original recording imo
I’ve always said Dave Murray is one of the True UNSUNG Guitar hero’s of the past 40+ years. I played with Nicko for many years but never got my dream to play with Davey.
Dave is unreal. His speed is amazing. He's definitely the fastest guitar player in maiden when it comes to solos. His fingers are just insanely accurate. His legato technique is almost flawless and even live he pulls that off amazingly
Are you a guitar player? No offense. But, I couldn't disagree more. He's mediocre, sloppy, and really not all that fast. He hides behind using his neck pickup - as it hides his sloppiness and it's hard to really hear what he's doing.
@@benjaminrowlett6960 are you kidding? His legato technique is fantastic, He's a phenomenal guitar player. He might have slowed down with age but the reason he's even in maiden was because he was far too good for Steve to let him go after his ex front man wanted him fired after a dispute over his girlfriend.. I've watched and learned from dave. Watched every live performance.. he's unbelievably consistent and has always been a great player
probably many many non sloppy, non mediocre so called advanced guitarists out there who would give the arm away to have created just a fraction of the iconic solos this man has created.@@benjaminrowlett6960
@@benjaminrowlett6960The only thing you can possibly criticise Dave for is not really evolving as a player like Adrian has. Also, his live solos over the last decade or so seem to lack a bit of creativity and variety. But in no way is he a mediocre player or sloppy. His legato paying is smooth and instantly recognisable. He’s not sloppy at all. Arguably because he stays well within his comfort zone with his playing (which I guess you could say is a negative). Great player
Dave Murray was my first guitar hero, the reason I started playing guitar, and still a huge influence for me 40+ years after I first heard Maiden. Truly an underrated legend.
My favorite Dave solo comes in Caught Somewhere in Time. Like an out of control run away train, that speedy beginning is perfectly built in after the first chorus. It leads into what I consider a legendary marathon of a duo solo by both him and then Adrian. Was so lucky they played that track on this tour so fans can witness how it’s done
That freaking solo is beautiful. I enjoyed listening to it for years, and now I'm that I'm practicing my comparatively horrendous attempts at it, my appreciation for his skill is orders of magnitude greater. It's unlikely my playing will ever hold a candle to what he has done, but I won't stop trying.
I (sorta) mastered the solo myself during the 2020 lockdown. Not easy! I was very impressed how clean it sounded live this last summer. I’m Currently working on Heaven Can Wait. Which is honestly not my favorite overall song from SIT, but after the 2nd verse, Davie has another incredible solo followed by the “take my hand… oh-oh-oh…. Oh-oh-oh-oh” chant part, which always gives me goosebumps
Always loved Dave's playing. Very bluesy with a warm tone. Easy to tell who was playing which solo, Adrian's tone was a bit more aggressive and the two blended well on harmonies.
I'm 52 and have been listening to Maiden since the spring of 1983. And Dave is so underrated as a player. He can play melodic solos, then shred with the fastest guys AND I love the way he uses the whammy bar. He's the whammy king along with K.K. Downing.
@@JoeBlanton-wq3sm yeah dude! Tailgating in the parking lot. Ticket was probably $12 tops. The beer was cold and the girls were hot. Ahh, to be young again.
The thing I've always found the most impressive about Maiden, isn't any one man's efforts, but how expertly they layer the guitars. It's never too much. Timing and space between parts of solos, gives the songs a depth that few bands can rival. Martin Birch was a mastermind.
Agreed. Maybe that's why the solos never really stood out to me with Maiden songs because they may have be mixed to not stand out, but to be like an additional rhythm part of the song.
@@mattm7798 The style they favor, rotates guitar lead parts almost continuously. This gives the songs complexity without overindulgence. If all the guitarists in multi guitar bands start battling it out for who's lead part should be the main focus of the song, you'd never end up with any songs over 3 minutes long. "Ryme Of The Ancient Mariner" epitomizes this this style of composition. It's my all time favorite Maiden track.
I love the 'contrast' that you hear in No More Lies, each one of The Three Amigos plays a solo that you can instantly identify who's playing, each with their unique and great style
Great video and what a great way to mark Dave's birthday. His solo in Ancient Mariner is the one for me, the way it builds. I must have listened to that song so many times since my introduction to Maiden around 1986, but even today it is one that makes the hairs stand up on my arms and a shiver run down my back every time. It's the ringtone on my phone :)
With Dave Murray, it's not just his speed, it's that beautiful legato fluidity with the perfect Strat tone that just nail's it. It just sit's perfectly in the mix with the rest of the band. Up The Iron's!!!!
@@davidhawkins416Murray, Stratton, Smith,Gers, Harris, Burr, McBain, Di'anno, Dickenson,Blaze....Excellence everywhere you turn in that band. But yes, Dave's fluid style seems to compliment everyone he plays with.
Absolutely love Dave Murray. The way he plays reminds me a lot of classical music style. Very legato, lots of trills and fast changing notes. He really is on of the most underrated guitarists in history. Been fortunate enough to see him performing with maiden 8 times. Much like yourself, my favourite solo of his that I've seen live is powerslave during the book of souls tour 😊
So of course the answer to the title question is _Yes, he is really great_. He certainly is on hiw own merits, and as an extra, he was very fortunate to find Adrian as the other half of the mighty guitar duo. Their respective styles, sounds and the chemistry between has been as crucial to Maiden as Steve's songwriting and prowess on bass.
I figured it out once I learned how to play guitar, Dave and Adrian are complimentary to each other but their tones and phrasing are different. My two favorite guitar players of all time here on this planet and band, there is no better period.
Dave Murray is a monster, a master and an inspiration. He’s the reason I started playing the guitar back in the 80’s. He was, still is and will forever be my number one influence. I can only say thank you. Ah… his Powerslave solo never ceases to amaze me.
My all time favorite guitarist. He’s most of the reason I TRY to play! The intro to Still Life I remember watching, rewinding, watching again on my Live After Death VHS tape to learn the solo. I love his legato style. I think without Dave and Steve, it just wouldn’t be Maiden.
As a 13/14 year old girl, I fell in love with Dave’s first Powerslave solo the first time I ever heard it. It made me tear up. I would come home from school and put the record player needle in the exact groove of where the solo started. In the states, MTV didn’t show much of Maiden’s videos or do many interviews, so I really knew very little about Dave at the time. He is still my favorite member and am still moved by his playing.
Davie was a HUGE influence on my playing back when I started in the 80's. Sure, he's not the cleanest technical shredder of the era, but I feel like there's a lot of emotion in his playing. His mixture of legato, bends, hammer on/pull offs, and whammy techniques all contributed to his own style. ALSO, I've noticed that he's always smiling when playing live. Always. After over 50 years of playing, he still LOVES it!
In the early 80s Dave was the inspiration that made me grow my hair (that I still have today) and made me pick up a strat and modify it so it had the HSH configuration. Still use that guitar today, along with many others too now! Thanks Dave. Love your work mate!
Thanks for posting this video. I almost forgot how cool Dave Murray was/is. I always dug his "Hendrix meets Uli Jon Roth" style of playing. One of the metal guitar legends.
Dave is just an animal!! great person as well!! one of my inspirations as well. cant wait till this tour is over gonna have to cook for him again[ he said my club sandwich is one of the best he has ever had!! we both live on Maui.
Dave is absolutely incredible the way you played it by the entire song and then playing him singletrack brings a tear to my eye bring me back way back❤😅
What do you mean-underrated ? He plays in one of the most recognizable bands in the history of rock, plays concerts worldwide and filling all those hudge arenas and has millions of fans. How can he be more recognizable ? Doing shampoo commercial ?
One of my favourite solos of his is Hell on earth, and it totally felt unbelievable to see it live this summer. Thank you for your legacy in maiden, Dave. Dave is such a king and my inspiration to keep going with guitarr 🤘🏻🤘🏻
He's the best! True. Iron Maiden wouldn't be Iron Maiden without him. A pivotal part of the great machine which is MAIDEN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dave! 🙏🥳💕🤘🎸💖😇 Up the Irons 🤘😜
Dave Murray is one of my top 3 guitar idols. Love his playing and his look too. My favorite solo by Dave is in the song Powerslave and I also love his other solos too
Dave is the best..one of the greatest of all times. The reason for tons of teens have bought and started to play the guitar. I'm a huge fan of him since 2003, when I was 11 yo and listened for the 1st time to Virtual XI and then DOD and Iron Maiden. Suddenly I have bought a b&w Squier strat with a combo and now, I'm spending time and money to build his rack system. It's a true disease 😅 Thanks Dave and I.T.I.!
Dave is one of my all time favorite guitar players, his guitar solos are so exciting. The solo to number of the beast is one of the guitar solos of all time in my opinion. He's a beast of a player.
He has always been my favorite guitar player. Furthermore, I enjoy a lot when I see his happiness when hé plays…always smiling and great chemistry with the audience
Dave is my fav in the band (and it's really not an easy choice because they are all so good). The retained takes always were those with the most dynamics over the few little noises or "mistakes". Soul before technic (and don't make me wrong, the technic is really high). Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday Dave ! Fav solo ? Too hard to choose. "Be Quick or Be Dead" isn't mentioned here so I take this one, speed, fluid, crazy...
The sole reason I play guitar. The greatest 🙌 Happy Birthday Dave! Great video showing off the unbelievable awesomeness of the master of Maiden! UP THE IRONS 🤘
To me Adrian's leads were always written, rehearsed, pre-meditated. Dave's always sounded off the cuff, and in the moment, capturing the raw energy of the song. I always appreciated that about his playing
I used to crank the solos from Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time) on my cheap Walkman back in the 80's...such great playing from Adrian and Dave on that album. I always liked how that track was a little odd, but those solos always seemed to soar through my soul, and they always held a special place in my heart. I wore out my cassette of Somewhere in Time and it was the first CD I ever bought...almost 40 years later I still have it. Thank you Dave!
Strangely enough, one of Dave’s greatest solo is the one in Adrian’s song Coming Home (Adrian’s subsequent solo is also great). Also the first Solo in the Parchement is great, to mention a recent one
Dave is one of the most recognizable metal guitarists ever. I've always loved his sound. "The Trooper", "Lightning Strikes Twice", and "Brave New World" are some of my favorite Dave solos.
Wow. That was very eye opening. I've been a Maiden fan for 30 years, but hearing the isolated track really shows how many later lead players have similar traits to Dave.
Great video! You showed how astonishing Dave is in the band. Merry Christmas to you and your family. We wish you peace and happiness as we continue to pray for you and Ukraine.🙏🏻🎧🎄
Great channel, thank you. I always wanted to try to find out who plays the guitar lead break in genghis khan? Ive searched video etc, no luck. Sounds much like dave murray, my fav guitarist.
He is my favorite guitar player. He is not most tecnical, but his style is very iconic. It's very easy to recognise, almost as a vocalist is easy to recognise. My favorite solo is his solo on Hallowed be thy name, and his solo on slow part of Phantom of the opera.
What do you mean-underrated ? He plays in one of the most recognizable bands in the history of rock, plays concerts worldwide and filling all those hudge arenas and has millions of fans. How can he be more recognizable ? Doing shampoo commercial ?
Dave is absolutely one of the greatest guitarists of all time and defenetely my all time favourite. He'd played so many great solos that it is impossible to say what is the best but if i have to pick one i'll choose holy smoke.
All of these comments for Dave are brilliant guys, you all can hear the true legend that he is, this was the man who influenced me to pick up the guitar in 1981 and when I first saw them at Glasgow Apollo in 1980 he really stood out and played amazingly, I bought his signature strat a couple of years ago and it's the best strat that I have played, amazing guitar player 👍😉
This was very cool & brought more of his brilliant playing to another level like this. He has clearly grown decade by decade and is on par with any guitar virtuoso in any playing style from classical to jazz.
His solos are structured in an interesting way, and back in the early 1980s when I began listening to them, it was refreshing. Always something fun in his solos.
So smooth and clear! Shred guitarists could learn a lot from Dave Murray, he's actually playing something not just doing scale and arpeggio runs as fast as possible.
I think that most people see Iron Maiden guitarists... and Judas Priest guitarists as well, as a whole. Meaning they don't distinguish much between Dave, Adrian and Janick and simply view them as a unit
@@MetalPilgrim Well that is another truth - that the twin guitars of Maiden *are* a unit that make their sound what it is. Just like Moody and Marsden or Tipton and Downing.
I'm 53 and I first started with Powerslave and worked back as a teenager. I remember Maiden England circulating along with the full LPS earlier. The song Powerslave sits near the top for me and Dave's a huge part of that.
Dave Murray, is an absolutely guitar idol. His most impressive work for me is on Piece of Mind, and Caught Somewhere in Time. I love Iron Maiden because of his phrasing. My favorite solo is From the song “Holy Smoke” a very under seen solo. HBD to him!
His solos and sound always somehow are (at least to me) so full of blood and horror!!! And he is so unique, although it doesn't seems like it is something special. But he is ! He is secret weapon of Maiden's sound!!! We allways thought it's Steve's bass and his way of making Maiden's unique sound. And of course it is, but Dave's way of playing is that what on Steve's basis gives the right shape!!!
One band, so many talents. And so much pure pleasure and energy they're giving for all those years. And all seemingly very nice blokes. Simply amazing! Anyway, so much great guitar work in almost any song, but Phantom of the Opera definitely ranks with the best for me.
Last September in Edmonton I saw Maiden for the 15th time. I was staying at the same hotel as Maiden. Day of the show in the executive suites, I was fortunate to meet Janick and Dave..they were nice to take a photo with me. He's a killer guitarist.
When I was a kid I tried to learn his number of the beast solo. I then realised what an amazing guitarist he is! He makes it look easy but damn, it's really difficult to play like that!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, METAL PILGRIMS!!!!
Thanks for a great year of video content bro! In 2024, I hope you get a video (or in person) interview with members of both Maiden and Priest.
And a very Merry Christmas to you.💛💙
Merry Christmas to you as well my friend!!!!!! I wish for peace your way!
Thank you for all your awesome videos and Merry and nice Christmas to you and your family..
Peaceful and Merry Christmas to all around you! 🙏🎄💖
Dave Murray has the warmest smile in the whole of the heavy metal world.😁
He always looks like there's absolutely nowhere he'd rather be than playing up on that stage during shows.
He truly is the greatest
I have taken to calling Dave’s solos his “happy time”
@@OneTrueVikingbardeven though that is basically the only time he doesnt smile, he just looks super focused 😀
He has that nice grampa face that warms your heart. And his entire stance is like "oh I'm just happy to be here" but when he shreds that guitar, it sings! My favorite maiden guitarris!
Dave's Powerslave solo is--imho--one of the greatest solos ever, but also the reason I latched onto Maiden back in the 80s. Still gives me the chills.
It is spectacular on Live After Death. I close my eyes and it takes me on a journey.
Not forgetting Dave's amazing end solo on the song the flight of Icarus.
@@joemcconnell2674 Totally.
Absolutely Agree, that solo is without a doubt my favorite of all time. The trade off between Dave to Adrian and back to Dave is absolutely iconic.
Totally agree. It's a stunning solo
Not a comment about Dave’s playing…which is fabulous.
Back on the Seventh Son tour, saw them on their last US date in Hampton VA. Had a female friend who, ahem, managed to get full access backstage passes. (She had actually travelled with the band/entourage from the show the night before…that’s all I know and all I wanted to know!). After attending the usual meet & greet with all the other folks w limited backstage passes, she led me to the dressing room which was two large-ish connected rooms. Lots of people in there, lots of alcohol, some food. Bruce was pissed off about something, don’t remember what, and had retired to the tour bus. My take on the rest of the band and the rest of that night:
Steve was truly kind and made you feel like he was interested in whatever it was you were saying. He also came across as wickedly smart.
Nicko was a hoot. He was drinking and having a helluva good time. Seemed to be the life of the party.
Dave was already pretty smashed by the time I got to speak with him. He was very cool, but I didn’t get to talk with him until later in the night…largely because:
I spent about an hour or so sitting on a couch bullshitting with Adrian. I am a guitarist as well. So Adrian and I started talking and we ended up talking about gear and guitars. It was pretty in depth about tone and settings and technique, and how it all ties together. Early on, I tried to be polite and not monopolize his time and beg off, but he said, “No this is cool, I don’t get to have conversations like this at these things very often.” So the two of us sat there with a couple of adult beverages in hand and just BS’d about the guitar.
It was an amazing night!
Amazing!
Who doesn't love Dave Murray? He's a living legend.
I'd always thought that Davey's solo from "Alexander the Great" was one of the best but seeing him playing this solo on stage this year just confirmed my belief
Facts!! It was amazing 🔥
True facts. Amazing set and a privilege to eventually hear Alexander the Great, only thing that could have topped it would have been if they played Deja vu as well 😁
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How about his Caught Somewhere In Time and Heaven Can Wait solos? Just saw them last week, I was amazed at how well Davey is playing this tour, he killed those solos, even bettee than in the original recording imo
I’ve always said Dave Murray is one of the True UNSUNG Guitar hero’s of the past 40+ years. I played with Nicko for many years but never got my dream to play with Davey.
😂😂😂. Lmao. Get a life.
@@willymaykit1482 lol Merry Christmas Jackbag. YeeeeeeHawwwwww.
@@droppinlikefliesBand Yeah, you too. Tell Nicko I said hi. 😂😂😆😆.
Ohhhhh I forgot, have a Good New Year Jackbag. Hahahaahahhaha. Captan Jizzstick.
Played with him many years? Like when he wasn’t touring the world playing stadiums?
Dave is unreal. His speed is amazing. He's definitely the fastest guitar player in maiden when it comes to solos. His fingers are just insanely accurate. His legato technique is almost flawless and even live he pulls that off amazingly
Are you a guitar player? No offense. But, I couldn't disagree more. He's mediocre, sloppy, and really not all that fast. He hides behind using his neck pickup - as it hides his sloppiness and it's hard to really hear what he's doing.
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@@benjaminrowlett6960 are you kidding? His legato technique is fantastic, He's a phenomenal guitar player. He might have slowed down with age but the reason he's even in maiden was because he was far too good for Steve to let him go after his ex front man wanted him fired after a dispute over his girlfriend.. I've watched and learned from dave. Watched every live performance.. he's unbelievably consistent and has always been a great player
probably many many non sloppy, non mediocre so called advanced guitarists out there who would give the arm away to have created just a fraction of the iconic solos this man has created.@@benjaminrowlett6960
@@benjaminrowlett6960The only thing you can possibly criticise Dave for is not really evolving as a player like Adrian has. Also, his live solos over the last decade or so seem to lack a bit of creativity and variety. But in no way is he a mediocre player or sloppy. His legato paying is smooth and instantly recognisable. He’s not sloppy at all. Arguably because he stays well within his comfort zone with his playing (which I guess you could say is a negative). Great player
Dave Murray was my first guitar hero, the reason I started playing guitar, and still a huge influence for me 40+ years after I first heard Maiden. Truly an underrated legend.
My favorite Dave solo comes in Caught Somewhere in Time. Like an out of control run away train, that speedy beginning is perfectly built in after the first chorus. It leads into what I consider a legendary marathon of a duo solo by both him and then Adrian. Was so lucky they played that track on this tour so fans can witness how it’s done
That freaking solo is beautiful. I enjoyed listening to it for years, and now I'm that I'm practicing my comparatively horrendous attempts at it, my appreciation for his skill is orders of magnitude greater. It's unlikely my playing will ever hold a candle to what he has done, but I won't stop trying.
I was about to say his solo in that song is one of my favs, also the one on Man on the Edge
i can just repeat the intro of that song over and over and over, first song i ever heard from them and it was love at first listen
I (sorta) mastered the solo myself during the 2020 lockdown. Not easy! I was very impressed how clean it sounded live this last summer. I’m Currently working on Heaven Can Wait. Which is honestly not my favorite overall song from SIT, but after the 2nd verse, Davie has another incredible solo followed by the “take my hand… oh-oh-oh…. Oh-oh-oh-oh” chant part, which always gives me goosebumps
Always loved Dave's playing. Very bluesy with a warm tone. Easy to tell who was playing which solo, Adrian's tone was a bit more aggressive and the two blended well on harmonies.
I'm 52 and have been listening to Maiden since the spring of 1983. And Dave is so underrated as a player. He can play melodic solos, then shred with the fastest guys AND I love the way he uses the whammy bar. He's the whammy king along with K.K. Downing.
Same here seen them in 84 , just some friends and I thirteen and all that freedom.
@@JoeBlanton-wq3sm yeah dude! Tailgating in the parking lot. Ticket was probably $12 tops. The beer was cold and the girls were hot. Ahh, to be young again.
there we go that word again underrated..tosser
I first saw Maiden on Dec. 21 1984, still ahve the ticket stub ($13.50) and the Powerslave program. I was 16 and have been a hardcore fan ever since!
Dave always has that smile and acknowledges the crowd and absolutely shreds it. He’s a total legend.
The thing I've always found the most impressive about Maiden, isn't any one man's efforts, but how expertly they layer the guitars. It's never too much. Timing and space between parts of solos, gives the songs a depth that few bands can rival. Martin Birch was a mastermind.
Agreed. Maybe that's why the solos never really stood out to me with Maiden songs because they may have be mixed to not stand out, but to be like an additional rhythm part of the song.
@@mattm7798 The style they favor, rotates guitar lead parts almost continuously. This gives the songs complexity without overindulgence. If all the guitarists in multi guitar bands start battling it out for who's lead part should be the main focus of the song, you'd never end up with any songs over 3 minutes long. "Ryme Of The Ancient Mariner" epitomizes this this style of composition. It's my all time favorite Maiden track.
This is the best comment on this video
ahhaha yeah, when maiden comes on, im just thinking to myself, well shit....time to enjoy some good layering and 3 guitar magic.
I love the 'contrast' that you hear in No More Lies, each one of The Three Amigos plays a solo that you can instantly identify who's playing, each with their unique and great style
Great video and what a great way to mark Dave's birthday. His solo in Ancient Mariner is the one for me, the way it builds. I must have listened to that song so many times since my introduction to Maiden around 1986, but even today it is one that makes the hairs stand up on my arms and a shiver run down my back every time. It's the ringtone on my phone :)
With Dave Murray, it's not just his speed, it's that beautiful legato fluidity with the perfect Strat tone that just nail's it. It just sit's perfectly in the mix with the rest of the band. Up The Iron's!!!!
I always thought the strat and whammy added to the sound in lieu of 2 les pauls.
Fuck this guy is good.
@@davidhawkins416Murray, Stratton, Smith,Gers, Harris, Burr, McBain, Di'anno, Dickenson,Blaze....Excellence everywhere you turn in that band. But yes, Dave's fluid style seems to compliment everyone he plays with.
Absolutely love Dave Murray. The way he plays reminds me a lot of classical music style. Very legato, lots of trills and fast changing notes. He really is on of the most underrated guitarists in history. Been fortunate enough to see him performing with maiden 8 times. Much like yourself, my favourite solo of his that I've seen live is powerslave during the book of souls tour 😊
Dave is the best! Adrian said he is the reason he plays guitar
Well… I play guitar because of Dave Murray. I got the chance to tell him that face to face.
@@marcelomillem7361 that’s awesome I don’t play but I love watching Dave do his thing. Adrian and Janic too
Friends from childhood I believe
So of course the answer to the title question is _Yes, he is really great_. He certainly is on hiw own merits, and as an extra, he was very fortunate to find Adrian as the other half of the mighty guitar duo. Their respective styles, sounds and the chemistry between has been as crucial to Maiden as Steve's songwriting and prowess on bass.
Yup. Dave sold Adrian his first guitar and taught him how to play.@@shanecopner7827
Ive been a dan of Dave's since 1982, and he is still one of my favourites.
Honestly I never quite knew who was doing what. The songs are so good, the musicians really complement each other.
Dave is the man
I figured it out once I learned how to play guitar, Dave and Adrian are complimentary to each other but their tones and phrasing are different.
My two favorite guitar players of all time here on this planet and band, there is no better period.
Dave Murray is a monster, a master and an inspiration. He’s the reason I started playing the guitar back in the 80’s. He was, still is and will forever be my number one influence. I can only say thank you. Ah… his Powerslave solo never ceases to amaze me.
Dave Murray IS the reason I love Iron Maiden. I consider myself lucky to have watched him perform live..
My all time favorite guitarist. He’s most of the reason I TRY to play! The intro to Still Life I remember watching, rewinding, watching again on my Live After Death VHS tape to learn the solo. I love his legato style. I think without Dave and Steve, it just wouldn’t be Maiden.
Still life by 1985 on LAD tape?! You meant MAIDEN ENGLAND VHS by 1989
Agree with sentiment, but it’s not on Live After Death as Samir said
As a 13/14 year old girl, I fell in love with Dave’s first Powerslave solo the first time I ever heard it. It made me tear up. I would come home from school and put the record player needle in the exact groove of where the solo started. In the states, MTV didn’t show much of Maiden’s videos or do many interviews, so I really knew very little about Dave at the time. He is still my favorite member and am still moved by his playing.
These isolated solos are so awesome!
Davie was a HUGE influence on my playing back when I started in the 80's. Sure, he's not the cleanest technical shredder of the era, but I feel like there's a lot of emotion in his playing. His mixture of legato, bends, hammer on/pull offs, and whammy techniques all contributed to his own style. ALSO, I've noticed that he's always smiling when playing live. Always. After over 50 years of playing, he still LOVES it!
In the early 80s Dave was the inspiration that made me grow my hair (that I still have today) and made me pick up a strat and modify it so it had the HSH configuration. Still use that guitar today, along with many others too now! Thanks Dave. Love your work mate!
Dead on as always! This needed to be done and so does the other you spoke of... Thank you!
Daves Powerslave solo is my favorite, so much emotion coming from those notes, you can feel the pain and sadness like his guitar is crying.
Love this stuff, so cool to hear his isolated studio tracks.
Thank you so much! It's incredible how you can isolate guitar solos so cleanly!
Dave’s slow solo in Powerslave is godlike!
Thanks for posting this video. I almost forgot how cool Dave Murray was/is. I always dug his "Hendrix meets Uli Jon Roth" style of playing. One of the metal guitar legends.
He sounds so beautiful isolated! How did I overlook his awesomeness for 40 plus years?
Dave Murray also co-wrote Deja Vu with Harris on Somewhere In Time. Great vid!
Dave is just an animal!! great person as well!! one of my inspirations as well. cant wait till this tour is over gonna have to cook for him again[ he said my club sandwich is one of the best he has ever had!! we both live on Maui.
Dave is a beauty of a player. He's not as well appreciated as he should be!
From his tone to his feel and technique and all round nice guy - Mr Dave Murray is and has always been my favourites. I salute you sir.
Dave has always been my all-time favorite guitarist! ❤❤
Dave is absolutely incredible the way you played it by the entire song and then playing him singletrack brings a tear to my eye bring me back way back❤😅
what i love about this is all the imperfection - it reminds us all that you don't have to always nail the exact picking if you nail the VIBE.
One of the most underrated guitarists in metal. One of my favorite guitarists 👍
What do you mean-underrated ? He plays in one of the most recognizable bands in the history of rock, plays concerts worldwide and filling all those hudge arenas and has millions of fans. How can he be more recognizable ? Doing shampoo commercial ?
One of my favourite solos of his is Hell on earth, and it totally felt unbelievable to see it live this summer. Thank you for your legacy in maiden, Dave.
Dave is such a king and my inspiration to keep going with guitarr 🤘🏻🤘🏻
He was a big influence for me and quite distinctive with his fast legato passages, whammy bar trickery, and switching to the neck pickup on solos.
He's the best! True. Iron Maiden wouldn't be Iron Maiden without him. A pivotal part of the great machine which is MAIDEN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dave! 🙏🥳💕🤘🎸💖😇 Up the Irons 🤘😜
Now that’s TRUTH.
Shoutout to Dave cause his style is so recognizable since he loves the whammy and the fast trills. All of Maiden’s guitarists are so underrated!
Happy Birthday to Dave! And happy and safe holidays to everyone!
Dave Murray is one of my top 3 guitar idols. Love his playing and his look too. My favorite solo by Dave is in the song Powerslave and I also love his other solos too
Dave is the best..one of the greatest of all times. The reason for tons of teens have bought and started to play the guitar. I'm a huge fan of him since 2003, when I was 11 yo and listened for the 1st time to Virtual XI and then DOD and Iron Maiden. Suddenly I have bought a b&w Squier strat with a combo and now, I'm spending time and money to build his rack system. It's a true disease 😅 Thanks Dave and I.T.I.!
First time i realised how fast he was - end of his solo on 'That Girl' (b side of Stranger in a Strange Land. Just incredible!
He is so good. Been watching and listening to him for 30 years. Really solid player!
Dave's absolutely amazing live! I got lucky back in 2019 when Iron Maiden came to philly, and i got daves pick when he tossed it in the crowd!
Dave is one of my all time favorite guitar players, his guitar solos are so exciting. The solo to number of the beast is one of the guitar solos of all time in my opinion. He's a beast of a player.
Dave Murray is why I play lead. He’s one of my earliest influences.
Thanks, Dave!
He has always been my favorite guitar player. Furthermore, I enjoy a lot when I see his happiness when hé plays…always smiling and great chemistry with the audience
Dave is my fav in the band (and it's really not an easy choice because they are all so good).
The retained takes always were those with the most dynamics over the few little noises or "mistakes".
Soul before technic (and don't make me wrong, the technic is really high). Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday Dave !
Fav solo ? Too hard to choose. "Be Quick or Be Dead" isn't mentioned here so I take this one, speed, fluid, crazy...
The sole reason I play guitar. The greatest 🙌 Happy Birthday Dave! Great video showing off the unbelievable awesomeness of the master of Maiden! UP THE IRONS 🤘
To me Adrian's leads were always written, rehearsed, pre-meditated. Dave's always sounded off the cuff, and in the moment, capturing the raw energy of the song. I always appreciated that about his playing
What truly makes Dave one of the greatest is watching him play live. He nails all his solos! So thankful they’re still touring!
I used to crank the solos from Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time) on my cheap Walkman back in the 80's...such great playing from Adrian and Dave on that album. I always liked how that track was a little odd, but those solos always seemed to soar through my soul, and they always held a special place in my heart. I wore out my cassette of Somewhere in Time and it was the first CD I ever bought...almost 40 years later I still have it. Thank you Dave!
Strangely enough, one of Dave’s greatest solo is the one in Adrian’s song Coming Home (Adrian’s subsequent solo is also great). Also the first Solo in the Parchement is great, to mention a recent one
Awesome video MP. Next do a Clive v Nico video. Dave Murray has a very fluid, bluesy style of soloing. It’s awesome.
Dave is one of the most recognizable metal guitarists ever. I've always loved his sound. "The Trooper", "Lightning Strikes Twice", and "Brave New World" are some of my favorite Dave solos.
Long time fan here, Dave and Adrian just compliment each other, nothing competing, both are so good on their own.
Wow. That was very eye opening. I've been a Maiden fan for 30 years, but hearing the isolated track really shows how many later lead players have similar traits to Dave.
Great video! You showed how astonishing Dave is in the band. Merry Christmas to you and your family. We wish you peace and happiness as we continue to pray for you and Ukraine.🙏🏻🎧🎄
An unsung monster of a guitarist and real team player as well as a helluva nice guy!
most amazing is how these guys remember all these lines from so many songs, sure lots of practice but still
Great channel, thank you. I always wanted to try to find out who plays the guitar lead break in genghis khan? Ive searched video etc, no luck. Sounds much like dave murray, my fav guitarist.
He is my favorite guitar player.
He is not most tecnical, but his style is very iconic. It's very easy to recognise, almost as a vocalist is easy to recognise.
My favorite solo is his solo on Hallowed be thy name, and his solo on slow part of Phantom of the opera.
holy smoke! how did you get those isolated solos? also, the edits are clean af, man, nice job
earned urself a sub!
The most underrated metal player ever!!
underrated I'm sick of hearing that word...!
What do you mean-underrated ? He plays in one of the most recognizable bands in the history of rock, plays concerts worldwide and filling all those hudge arenas and has millions of fans. How can he be more recognizable ? Doing shampoo commercial ?
my favorite person in the band and been seeing maiden for over 40 years!!!!!!!!!! got tix to next years tour already.
Hugely under rated mostly because he's such a modest and softly spoken man.
Dave is absolutely one of the greatest guitarists of all time and defenetely my all time favourite. He'd played so many great solos that it is impossible to say what is the best but if i have to pick one i'll choose holy smoke.
Dave has always been one of my favorite players...💚🎸
Happy birthday Dave Murray!!!!! Great video!
All of these comments for Dave are brilliant guys, you all can hear the true legend that he is, this was the man who influenced me to pick up the guitar in 1981 and when I first saw them at Glasgow Apollo in 1980 he really stood out and played amazingly, I bought his signature strat a couple of years ago and it's the best strat that I have played, amazing guitar player 👍😉
This was very cool & brought more of his brilliant playing to another level like this. He has clearly grown decade by decade and is on par with any guitar virtuoso in any playing style from classical to jazz.
Always loved Dave's playing. Wouldn't be the same without him.
The Powerslave solo is just so majestic . Stunningly beautiful
His solos are structured in an interesting way, and back in the early 1980s when I began listening to them, it was refreshing. Always something fun in his solos.
Amazingly, I'm now wondering why he was tag as the very first shredder? Thanks shouting Him out!
Dave is a beast and one of the guys who made me start playing guitar, it wasn't until i got older that i grew to respect Adrian equally, love em both!
So smooth and clear! Shred guitarists could learn a lot from Dave Murray, he's actually playing something not just doing scale and arpeggio runs as fast as possible.
The clairvoyant solo 😍
Beautiful melody
When people mention the likes of iommi , slash ,may they forget Dave Murray who's up there with the greats. A truly underrated guitarist.
I think that most people see Iron Maiden guitarists... and Judas Priest guitarists as well, as a whole. Meaning they don't distinguish much between Dave, Adrian and Janick and simply view them as a unit
@@MetalPilgrim Well that is another truth - that the twin guitars of Maiden *are* a unit that make their sound what it is. Just like Moody and Marsden or Tipton and Downing.
I'm 53 and I first started with Powerslave and worked back as a teenager. I remember Maiden England circulating along with the full LPS earlier. The song Powerslave sits near the top for me and Dave's a huge part of that.
He’s a monster! Merry Christmas 🖖🏻
For me he's a phenomenal guitarist, his guitar dexterity is amazing, at concerts I'm always in front of him it's great!
Dave Murray, is an absolutely guitar idol. His most impressive work for me is on Piece of Mind, and Caught Somewhere in Time. I love Iron Maiden because of his phrasing. My favorite solo is From the song “Holy Smoke” a very under seen solo. HBD to him!
Living legend. He is the reason why i started playing guitar. His tone and playing style are unique.
*Ofcourse He is Legend. Happy 67th Birthday Mr. Dave Michael Murray 🥳🎂🎁🎉🎈🎊❤️😇*
*Up The Irons From India. 🇮🇳🤘😇*
His solos and sound always somehow are (at least to me) so full of blood and horror!!! And he is so unique, although it doesn't seems like it is something special. But he is ! He is secret weapon of Maiden's sound!!! We allways thought it's Steve's bass and his way of making Maiden's unique sound. And of course it is, but Dave's way of playing is that what on Steve's basis gives the right shape!!!
Someone gave me a copy of Live After Death on VHS in '87. I loved it, especially Dave Murray. An amazing, underrated guitarist.
Yes! I saw Live After Death in '87 when I was 15 and I was just in awe of Dave
I love all things Maiden, there’s no doubt Dave’s piece in the band has been huge . Cool segment , Merry Christmas from Canada 🇺🇦🇨🇦Cheers
Well, Dave is simply fire, I have seen him live, simply the best performer ever
One band, so many talents. And so much pure pleasure and energy they're giving for all those years. And all seemingly very nice blokes. Simply amazing! Anyway, so much great guitar work in almost any song, but Phantom of the Opera definitely ranks with the best for me.
Last September in Edmonton I saw Maiden for the 15th time. I was staying at the same hotel as Maiden. Day of the show in the executive suites, I was fortunate to meet Janick and Dave..they were nice to take a photo with me. He's a killer guitarist.
When I was a kid I tried to learn his number of the beast solo. I then realised what an amazing guitarist he is! He makes it look easy but damn, it's really difficult to play like that!
Really cool video! Murray is tha man!
How did you get those isolated solos? Really nice to listen to Dave's guitar isolated :)