Iron Maiden Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Reaction!!!
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I quoted this entire song, from memory, on an essay test on this poem in the 11th grade. I got an AAA+++. The teacher thought I was brilliant! lol
Cheating done right.
In highschool.. we did song breakdowns for extra credit. And my literary teacher.. who was also a writer.. told us if we did rime you were automatically guaranteed a c.. even before reading your breakdown
Christopher Cowan did well
@@joshythehand2960 A C? That's bad, though.
Lol I used a faith no more poem from just a man in school too. Teacher loved it
IRON MAIDEN is the GREATEST BAND of ALL TIME
Up The Irons from Norway
After bruce dickinson joined them👍
NO ;)
Without a doubt
Not sure about that, but I can say for certainty no one is better than Maiden.
I pursued and obtained a BA in English Literature because of this song. I saw Maiden on their Powerslave Tour and watching them perform this song had a huge impact on me. Watching Maiden live is like going to Disneyland for metal heads!
When Harris wrote this song it was 21 minutes long and Dickinson asked him to shorten it, as in "you expect me to remember all this live" lol.
Never heard this story! Thanks
🤣🤣🤣
You get a history lesson with every Maiden song. 'Run to the Hills' the plight of Native Americans. The Trooper, Flight of Icarus, Power Slave, Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight, and the songs go on, and on, and on...
Pthor and oooooooonnnnnnnn!
THEY NEEEEED TO DO more maiden.
Brilliant!!!
Don't forget Alexander the Great
@@viktorfant9182 the ultimate maiden historical song
Greatest Heavy Metal Band Ever...
Truly. The Pinnacle.
If anyone ever wants to be a bass playing badass...study Steve Harris. Tone, endurance, phrasing.....the man is a superhero.
Been playing bass guitar for 38 years and Steve is my main influence!! UP THE IRONS!!
I would say if there was a college for bass the required courses would be Steve Harris 101 Cliff Burton 101 Geddy Lee 101 and Geezer Butler 101
@@MrShaun1578 Absolutely!! You just named every bass guitar legend that I was about to recommend.
No doubt! But the speed of his phrasing is unmatched.
I've seen Maiden 3 times and Steve's energy is always off the charts! Dude is just phenomenal.
Its a famous poem, The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
It's based on that poem, but it's not word for word.
jb111082 this song would be over an hour long if you have it word for word with instrumental breaks.
@@jb111082 have you ever heard of paraphrasis?
Steve Harris is a history fanatic!
@@MrTech226 heard he is a professor of history
Iron Maiden-For the Greater Good of God. This is another Epic Creation..... 👏👏👏👏
Maiden's storytelling is amazing
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's storytelling is amazing.
another song where the lyrics are a straight up history lesson.. like many of their songs. They've been my favorite band of all time since 82'.
Yep, based on the poem/story from Coleridge - my favourite Maiden song along with Wasted Years
Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorites.
Dance of Death is also a great story
Rime always ends up making me cry and appreciate Iron Maiden even more than I already do, best band in the world!
It gives me a chuckle that christians don't know what shrieving your sins means. 😜 The hermit doesn't replace him, he hears the Mariner's cofession and absolves him of his sins.
Here's the bullet points:
The mariner turns up at the wedding and starts telling his story to a guest.
The ship sailed south but got lost in fog. The albatross followed the ship.
The mariner, for his own reasons, superstition or malice, kills the albatross.
The crew chastise him for killing the bird, thinking it's a bird of good omen.
The fog breaks and the crew change their minds, praising the mariner for his crime, and become culpable.
The ship sails back to the north, but is becalmed. No rain, so no water to drink, no wind so no motion.
The boards shrink, the crew suffer, and they realise they are cursed so hang the albatross from the mariners neck.
The ship of death comes to them, and the spirits of death and life-in-death roll dice for the crew. The waters are filled with monstrous, ugly, scary things.
The crew are won by death, so they die but still move and crew the ship. The mariner is won by She-life-in-death and he can no longer die. He is doomed to live forever on the ship.
The mariner prays for the sea creatures, the ugly monstrous things... like the albatross. He prays, honestly, for their beauty, their wellbeing, and this real act of compassion for the creatures breaks the curse.
The ship, cursed to remain becalmed forever, now can move again, the dry weather that parched the crew breaks and the rain comes back.
The ship can travel again and takes the mariner home. Their job done, the dead crew's spirits are taken up to heaven/the afterlife and the mariner, still owned by She-life-in-death, is alone.
The pilot, pilot's son and the hermit row out to meet the ship. (To clarify... A pilot was a navigator who knew the waters around particular ports or sections of coast or river very well. When sailing into port a ship would often have a local 'pilot' come on board to bring the ship in, avoiding any hazards like sand bars, reefs or rocks. The hermit seems to be a priest figure... and a ship returning to port after being over due for so long would likely have dead men aboard who would need last rites).
The mariner leaves the boat and it sinks, he confesses to the hermit that hears his confession and gives absolution or forgiveness. However, the mariner still belongs to She-life-in-death and as such cannot die, so is driven, as penance, to wonder the land, telling his story as a warning not to disrespect nature or God's creation.
Which is why the wedding guest is now saddened but wiser and the Mariner is forced to go on and find others to tell. Forever.
I definately recommend the original poem by Coldridge. As an Atheist, I read it very much like a Halloween story, in an almost Lovecraftian mode. I imagine as religious people you would find certain parts more poignant. I DO find it interesting that, though clearly, heavily influenced by christian thinking, the poem and later song have characters like death and She-life-in-death in there... Not traditional christian figures. But that becomes more about the poem and analysing that rather than the song itself.
I must admit... This song is amazing to meditate to. To just relax and let the muscles unwind. Considering its macabre nature... still incredibly soothing.
Obviously someone is knowledgeable!! You are appreciated!
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Thanks a fuck ton dude that was a good read💪
Brilliant mate, bravo!! Written with true Atheist clarity.
An excellent and accurate summary of the Coleridge work. The only thing left unmentioned is the rime from the title, which is often misconstrued as an archaic spelling of 'rhyme,' which it is not, so much as it is a kind of frost.
As was pointed out here, the mariner is accursed to share his tale as he wanders, to make others who hear the tale "sadder and wiser" about how they respect nature. As the title suggests, due to his curse, the mariner is ancient, as in, very, very old. An old man, with an icy, white beard that goes with his age. Thus, the rime (or frost) of the mariner is his long, white, frosty looking beard.
Yes! To "Maiden Monday's!" They have many songs that are worthy of lyric breakdowns. Maiden might be the most "intelligent" of all metal bands and the dueling lead guitars, incredible bass guitar, and Bruce's great vocals...just the perfect metal band. Up the Irons!
100% Agree...UP THE IRONS!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Well said sir all other bands can be repeated again but maiden are unique and no one can produce their distinctive metal sound.
Up the irons!!!!!!
Maiden's Mondays?
ChicagoTRS My favirite all times band.
Arw we talking all time or of the 80? Cause I think Tool could give them a run.
yay...good choice...always looking forward to more Iron Maiden!
The bass guitar in this song...unreal...Steve Harris is the absolute best.
And Nicko lays down a killer groove...always in the pocket.
Yeah the two of them are a great combo
And dont forget...Steve is the Primary Songwriter as well. Number 1 Band of all time!
ANY Iron Maiden song, the bass is fore-front. Steve Harris is a legend. There could be no Iron Maiden without Steve Harris.
I fucken love the solos in this song. The guitar harmonizing is outta this world. Bruce's voice is outta this world.
As you’ve probably been told by now, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is an epic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which Steve Harris (the bassist) was a big fan of. They considered making a video/mini movie about the tale but it was going to be too expensive. The quiet bit in the middle of the song was when the cursed ship hit the doldrums and the sailors started to die of thirst.
I love that part, especially the sound of the boat rocking on the waves and that laugh at around the 7:54 mark.
One of the greatest songs to ever be recorded. The slow area that leads into the solos gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
Rime of the ancient mariner is a classic iron maiden song off they're 1984 album powerslave also ace's high and powerslave up the irons😎👍
Its my favorite Iron Album, every song on this album is epic
UP THE IRONS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
up the irons
Fucking epic album. Their best work along Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
or can i play with madness
One of Iron Maiden's most underrated songs in my opinion is Passchendaele. It's a song about the fighting conditions and mentality of a soldier during World War I. You should check it out.
their greatest new era song
would love to hear montsegur live
For the Greater Good of God
Overlooked, not underrated in my opinion.
Those who know, know.
Underrated? Pfft. Nah, this is their fuckin magnum opus.
I think it's great how you listen through something you've never heard before and really pay attention to it! That's so rare these days.
Clarifications on what's going on in the poem:
Mariner sets out to sea with a 200-man crew. An albatross, which is a large sea-bird, obviously, follows the ship. In ancient times, this was a good omen, because birds know shit and know when shit's gonna go bad, so good bird = good voyage.
Unfortunately, the mariner kills the bird (explained in the poem as due to the bird landing on the ship and eating the crew's food. Of course, they weren't helping the situation by tossing it food to begin with), and the crew was like "Dude, that shit ain't right."
Meanwhile, a thick fog had settled in around the ship, making navigation difficult, which just so happened to break once the mariner killed the bird.
So the crew were like "Yay! The fog's gone, we can sail home! W00t! Apparently this was the one evil albatross in the whole world, and killing it was a good thing!"
That's where they justified the mariner's actions, and I think the poem mentions something about they danced with its corpse, I'd have to read it again. At any rate, instead of either cooking and eating the bird or laying it to rest all proper-like, they do some dumb shit.
As they continue sailing, they come to a dead spot in the sea - no wind, no waves, no rain. For days. Food's gone, water barrels are dry, literally up the creek without a paddle, because sailboats.
So then we get to the part of day after day, we stuck nor breath (of wind) nor motion (of the water). As idle as a ship in a painting, literally.
Surrounded by salt water, which dries out the planks of the ship, and is impossible to drink - water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Bajillions of gallons of water, and you can't drink it. They're fucked. In a really bad way.
So yeah, the rain had been withheld for days on end, as well as the wind.
Where the mariner messed up was in the fog - it was shielding them from the blazing sun all that time, even though it kinda did mess with their navigation. All they had to do was keep feeding the bird till they got to better waters, and safe harbor. When they got close enough to land, the bird would have flown to it, and they could have followed it, even through the fog.
It's a bit of a parallel of trusting in God to get you there, even if you can't see where you're going. You gotta have faith. Mariner didn't have faith, he had arrows, and he got his crew killed.
So he gets to go through survivor's guilt, as well as the guilt of knowing his actions directly resulted in their current situation.
So he repents, and prays (or offers praise) for the beauty of all God's critters, and learns his Life Lesson. The albatross falls into the water (he'd been wearing a dead, smelly bird for like 2 weeks or more), which is what they should've done with the dead bird to begin with.
And then it starts to rain. Buckets. Water barrels fill up, the boat isn't a dry-rotted hulk waiting for one good sneeze to fall apart, and there's now wet dead bodies on the deck.
However, he's still days away from home, or any port, so Good Spirits (Angels? I don't wanna say aliens, but...aliens?) come down and inhabit the rotting corpses of the crew so they can work the rigging and tote those bales and hoist that jib and stow the mizzenmast and batten down the hatches and such to get him at least in sight of home.
A good samaritan sees the troubled ship from shore and collects his own son and a local hermit (a crazy old coot who'd been through similar shit in his own life and was thus obligated to wander, looking for someone who had fucked up bigger than he had so they could take his place - it's a bit complicated) and they all row out together.
The rowboat pilot's son goes bat-shit crazy when he sees the mariner, somehow, from something. The sight of the whole scene, I guess, I dunno.
As soon as the mariner steps off his own boat and into the rowboat, his ship sinks "like lead". Like *slurp*: gone.
Meanwhile, the hermit says "Yea verily you have fucked up something fierce, and have repented, and are forgiven. Go now and teach by your own example." And then the hermit died in the boat (I think, can't recall. have to read it again).
So there's the rowboat pilot with his son who's now gone mental, a dead hermit, and a ragged mariner needing a lift back to shore who's telling the most fucked-up tale, but still the pilot's like "oh yeah? your son go bat-shit on you and a hermit die in your boat whilst giving a ragged-ass mariner a ride home too? No? Then STFU while I row my boat and think of a reason to not just tip us all into the drink. Have you even seen the cost of mental health care around here? No, you haven't, because there is no such thing as mental health care."
So apparently at some point in the mariner's post-traumatic travels, he happens upon a wedding, where 3 chaps are just waiting for things to get started - hanging out, passing a pipe, chugging the champagne, and the mariner stops one of them to tell his tale to this one guy in particular for whatever reason, and holds him up even after the music starts and the bridal procession passes. Which leaves him with one hell of a tale to tell as to why he missed the wedding procession, which the telling of most likely ruined everyone's day, so yeah, thanks for that, right? Nothing makes a special day even more memorable than a fucking tragedy. Thanks, Todd. Last wedding you get invited to.
Awesome story. Haven’t read it since high school, your retelling was hilarious - hope they had read this when you commented (or the poem obv)
One of the best rhythm sections off the entire album.
Travis Foster Fuck yeah! "EPIC RHYTHM" is pretty much how I've always labeled this song \m/
Iron Maiden - Flash Of The Blade!!! An epic and underrated song, not to mention it's also from the album Powerslave like this masterpiece.
Quasar Dude one of maidens best choruses....
Duellists
Effing perfekking
"The metal community confuses me... I would never imagine them to make a thirteen minute bad-ass song to say take care of the animals!" -- so says Sori at 26'20'' Interestingly, metal has always been the most literate and philosophical of rock 'n rolls many sub-genres -- and nobody embodies that better than Maiden. The more you listen, the more amazed you become. But imagine hearing a track like this back in the 80s when you're still in elementary school -- it was like stepping through a doorway into another universe. To say it's not Wham! or Michael Jackson would be an understatement. And then imagine the look on your mother's face when she hears what you're listening to!
another fantastic band are pink floyd. not suitable for most under 30 though.
Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams
Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great
Iron Maiden - Deja Vu
Iron Maiden - Only the good die young
so many epic Maiden
Dejá vú!!!!
Purgatory!!!!
Flaight of icarous
This song gives me goosebumps, especially the harmonies at the end after the solos
YES!!!FINALLY!
UP THE IRONS!
UP THE IRONS!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
"And the ship, it sinks, like lead, into the sea
And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins" so beautiful
Just watched this review for a second time. I never paid much attention to the lyrics in the past but now I have a whole new perspective on this song that I've been listening to for years. Makes me feel very fortunate I got to see this song live. That's why this chanel is so amazing, your insight reignites my passion for so many of these tracks. Thanks guys!
Appreciate you my dude !
Seeing them play this live was one of the highlights of my life I Absolutely lost my shit when it started! UP THE IRONS!
YES! You made my day!
UP THE IRONS!
UP THE IRONS!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I used the lyrics for this in the 8th grade, in Drama class we had to condense a famous poem, I selected Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, teacher was impressed I knew of it.....
Thanks Iron Maiden for the A all those so many years ago......heh
I did the same in an Ancient History class with Alexander the Great. He was amazed at my knowledge of Alexander. Thanks Iron Maiden.
SlappySlapperman I passed a test in high school singing the lyrics in my head. Then I brought the Live After Death version in for extra credit with the lyrics printed.
Of course I had to use the live version so the “moral of this story is this is what not to do when a bird shits on you” lol
Ztirffritz haaaa I did this in 6th grade with Alexander the Great as well!
Their longest one is 18:05. Empire of the Clouds. Epic song.
“Brighter Than a Thousands Suns” - it’s a brilliant
finally some powerful Maiden song - - - 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀 thank YOU
To follow in the Maiden vein
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
His solo stuff is amazing!
that would be a tremendous song for VinandSory to check, if i'm not mistaken the origin of that song is when bruce Dickinson found out his birth mom tried to abort him..., crazy story, a world without Bruce Dickinson......
"A failed abortion" if i recall the story correctly.
Hernan Cortes_Batista Thank god that never happen otherwise maiden wouldn't last long.
Bruce Dickinson't solo stuff is fantastic. How it's so little well known is an enigma. So many damn great songs. The whole Accident of Birth album just kicks ass. Or take Tears of the Dragon off Balls to Picasso, one of the best ballads ever. With violins that are at the edge of hearing them. So much damn good stuff.
Was listening to this since I was in elementary ,now 44 a metal head 4 life thanks UP THE IRONS!!!!!!
Iron Maiden - Revelations
Iron maiden - Children of the Damned
This is why Iron Maiden will always be my favorite band!
Also the vengeance thing, the price of sin, even though He's forgiven reminds me alot of one of my own song!
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son!!!
Easily my favorite IM album. Can't go wrong with any song on it.
That's a great album, my 2nd fav, Powerslave is my number one!
I feel like it's not even fair trying to put their 80s catalog in any kind of order. It's all amazing. :)
Can I play with madness?
me played this one 100.000 times ++ 💀 ++ 💀 headbanger with best psychedelic part in Metal EVER 💀 💀
I'm SO glad you did this!! I have literally just discovered this channel about an hour ago and have been watching you react to songs I loved as a kid. I got this album when it came out and this track was solely responsible for me being able to quote some classic poetry when put totally on the spot in an English Literature lesson at school LOL! I'd been hoping to see someone do a reaction to this but most seem to leave it alone due to the length. I'm still going through your vids, but I'd strongly recommend looking at some live performances by Iron Maiden, there's a real good reason why they've been so popular for almost 40 years. Absolute legends of British Heavy Metal
one of your best videos ever, so refreshing seeing intelligent people talk about human nature and life. well done!
Iron Maiden - The Duellists. This song is from the same album (Powerslave) as Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and it's a very underrated song with one of the best instrumental segments in their career.
Kris Gordon Fuck yeah! Listen to to this guy! 👏👏👏
Kris Gordon absolutely. I love “The Duelists” but most people just overlook it. “Back in the village” is also good
Thanks!! This song is a masterpiece!!
Good job on committing to this very epic journey of a song. Fun watching you being turned on to it.
By far, the best review of this song I've watched. I love how you guys dissect the lyrics at the end!!
You guys reacted to one of Iron Maiden greatest hits of all time...thank you and love you guys
Absolutely we thought Metallica absolutely we thought ghost absolutely we were wrong absolutely yall’s in charge absolutely sparky woke up for Maiden! Maiden Monday’s! 🤟🏼
Very possible !
Nooooo. :)
Yes please do Maiden Monday’s!
How about sitting through whole Seventh son, and afterwards reviewing the album.
YES!
Loved every minute of this video. Cant wait to hear more Iron Maiden!. God bless you both.
Nice to see that other people find out that Iron Maiden is good for them!
Really cool you hear it in one peace and don´t stop here and then to bring some comments....
Naaa you are real epicure! It brings a smile up to my face when I see ya banging to "the real stuff"!
Thanks for the Video
*LOVE and PEACE*
from Germany
Definitely when it comes to writing and composing in Maiden Steve Harris is the real deal.
And just like that your a Maiden fan. 🤘☠️🤘. This is based on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The spoken word section is a direct reading from the poem.
That's one of my all time favorites from Maiden! And your reaction was amazing. Thank you for that.
I’m halfway through the video and I’m loving the song and the reactions so far. Sori is adorbs as always and Vin is cracking me up. Love you guys
Dance of death - iron maiden. Another masterpiece
If there's any band to watch live its Iron Maiden. Their live performances are literally unmatched by any other band. I recommend checking out their live performance of Fear of the Dark from their Flight 666 tour.
I really like your videos! I appreciate the insight and discussion!
"Powerslave" was the album and music that made me get into heavy metal back in 1985. I just couldn't believe such music existed and I wasn't aware of it. It was love at first hearing and I was hooked for life. It's still my favorite, decades later.
like you can see Iron Maiden have many surprises for you - IM expert say try thous phenomenal song: Alexander The Great, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Infinite Dreams, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Stranger In A Strange Land, Caught Somewhere In Time, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter, Powerslave, Losfer Words, To Tame A Land, Where Eagles Dare, Children Of The Damned, 22 Acacia Avenue, Killers, Purgatory, Prodigal Son, Phantom of the Opera, Running Free, Transylvania, Remember Tomorrow, cheers !!!!! ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ all this 100/10 ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠ ☢ ☠
& from new ERA after 2000: The Nomad, The Thin Line Between Love & Hate, Paschendale, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns, For The Greater Good of God, When the Wild Wind Blows, Empire of the Clouds
For the Greater Good of God
All Maiden tracks are amazing ;)
Infinite Dreams! Is my favourite IM track
I take this as a list of songs that are worse than The Clairvoyant.
my day started so good with an Iron Maiden song like this one!!! UP THE IRONS!
My days always start with Maiden
I was waiting for you guys to do this EPIC song!
Thanks. Really.
Apart from the fact you two are f'kin awesome; I love the way you listen to it completely.
This made my Monday love old Iron Maiden brings back my youth partys
You made me rediscover a song I heard 12 years ago, maayyyynn today is a glorious day for sure!
Finally! Thanks so much guys! Brilliant review as always! Mad love from Ireland! ✌️
I've heard this LOADS of times; but never really listened to it before I heard your reaction.
Thank you so much for reigniting my love for metal!!
Great song from a great album. Might wanna check out the title track Powerslave.
I requested this yesterday and you actually did it today, what a wonderful day today.lol
Slayer Frankenstein Dude,we have been requesting this song for months..lol.
Glad you finally did this one!!!
UP THE IRONS!!!
So glad you listened to the entire song.
Iron maiden- powerslave
This too.
UP THE IRONS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
long live iron maiden up the irons
Happy Birthday Bruce Dickinson!!!!!!!!!!
Hernan Cortes_Batista how is Bruce
More Iron Maiden!
if your looking for another Maiden song to react to, may i suggest Phantom of the Opera. This song featured their first singer, Paul Dianno, who had a totally different style than Bruce Dickinson. With Dianno, they had a Punk/Metal vibe that was a major influence to later thrash bands.
Thanks so much for doing this song. It means so much to me. I picked up playing the bass guitar in part because of this song, and I think it still remains one of the highlights of Iron Maiden's career.
please try "Infinite Dreams" or "The Clairvoyant".
so many epic songs by Maiden... always theatrical they make songs that tell stories, with despair, pain, drama like this and "Flight of Icarus". stories with dark threads & often moral messages. there are some filler songs but the majority all stand on their own.
you should also try some live versions, massive shows with great production. quality is usually improved. (harmonies being added since they ended up with 3 lead guitarists)
Jeminai Waters yess. The clairvoyant is by far one of their most underrated songs as well as the prophecy. Also the bass in the clairvoyant is amazing
@@iron_maiden_fan1015 I dun no. Infinity is hard to comprehend. lol
Empire of the Clouds by Iron Maiden
Just discovered your "channel". I'm addicted. 😁 You guys are so likable. 🤘🏻
The part after the scream around the 10 minute mark is so cool live with the fireworks they add in that go off with the beat of the drum kit cymbal hits.
Iron Maiden - For the Greater Good of God or Paschendale
pariskotsaros can't argue with either of those choices.
I can, fuck every second of AMOLAD and DoD!
pariskotsaros , ooo good song! Yes.
paschendale the live video version.. epic
I can't understand how any Maiden fan can not like Paschendale or Dance of Death. This, Maiden is only relevant in the 80's is just someone stuck in nostalgia and cannot move forward. I like both of them equally, but my favorite album is Brave New World and I have heard all Maiden records. I didn't become a fan until BnW.
Iron Maiden did an amazing job with the lyrics, but some parts of the story are difficult to grasp without going back to the original poem. Towards the end of the poem, the albatross is compared to Jesus, and the mariner is made to be a metaphor of mankind. After the mariner has been pardoned, and life has returned into his body, he hears two voices discussing near him :
How long in that same fit I lay,
I have not to declare;
But ere my living life returned,
I heard and in my soul discerned
Two voices in the air.
'Is it he?' quoth one, 'Is this the man?
By him who died on cross,
With his cruel bow he laid full low
The harmless Albatross.
The spirit who bideth by himself
In the land of mist and snow,
He loved the bird that loved the man
Who shot him with his bow.'
The other was a softer voice,
As soft as honey-dew:
Quoth he, 'The man hath penance done,
And penance more will do.'
Yeah, it was frustrating that in analysing the lyrics, Vin and Sori had forgotten parts that were in the song on top of missing some of the nuances of the original poem that Iron Maiden had to gloss over in translating it to song.
For one thing, soon after the crew had justified the crime of killing the mariner because the fog lifted afterward, the ship was becalmed on the ocean, with no wind, no rain, and the ship's fresh water began running out, while an ocean of dehydrating salt water lay around them - "water water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink... water water, everywhere, nor a drop to drink...."
The haunted ship sailed by Death and Life-in-Death arrived in the delirium of thirst to cast dice for the crew. The crew that Death won dropped dead from thirst, but the Mariner, won by Life-in-Death, couldn't die, and survived in agony for days after everyone else died.
The Mariner prayed for death after that - both for himself, and for the "repulsive" and "slimy" sea creatures that began to swarm about the ship, attracted by the dead crew.
The Mariner's curse broke when, by the light of the moon, he saw the beauty in those same sea creatures, and was inspired to pray for their beauty instead of their death. "Then down in falls poured the rain!"
Lost a bit in Iron Maiden's translation is that after the Mariner's thirst was quenched by the rain, God sent "good spirits" to raise the crew's corpses to sail the ship back to land, where a boat rowed out to rescue the Mariner just before the Mariner's ship sank into the sea; a hermit in the boat heard the Mariner's confession of his sins, blessed the Mariner, and the Mariner then does penance by telling his tale of sin and redemption to everyone who would listen.
Of course, as you pointed out, there's also a layer to the song in which the Mariner the shooting the Albatross is an allegory for the crucifixion, and the Mariner in his suffering upon the ship represents unrepentant mankind with the Albatross' blood on his hands.
A beautiful poem, and a beautiful song!
Yes, sometimes I wish they did more research on the songs before making the videos. Especially since they take the time to discuss it at length afterwards. In this case, the poem was crucial to the understanding and analysis of this song. And it would have generated such a great conversation as well.
It's also a shame because, had they paid more attention to the original poem in their analysis, it would have ignite the desire in some people to read it. This poem is a great entry door to English poetry and romantism. It is epic, cinematic, and beautifully written. No wonder Maiden included intact strophes of the poem in their songs, the poem itself is so musical.
Also, you did a great summary of the poem. I hope some people get the chance to read it!
Don't schools teach this stuff anymore? LOL
I was a senior in high school, 1987. We had a new teacher arrive that year, that taught English Literature. During the course of the year, he had us read the original Mariner poem, then we discussed it. During the course of this discussion, he produced the lyrics to this Iron Maiden song and also played us the song in its entirety, then had the class debate Iron Maiden's rendition and interpretation of the song. The teacher was genius to incorporate something like that to stave off the typical, "this is boring," knee-jerk reaction from some of us.
This same instructor went on to do this type of thing with several other works, having us listen to the Police and other bands throughout the year, to draw us into discussions of various music interpretations regarding the various English Literature that had inspired the music.
By coincidence, this teacher also had a son, our same age, that attended the same school. I'm sure that poor kid grew weary of a bunch of us, tracking him down throughout the year, always exclaiming, "Your dad is the greatest teacher!" LOL
So, my question...why didn't anyone prepare Vin and Sori during their high school education for this song review? ;)
Not to mention, it’s a certain kind of poem (can’t remember what it’s called) every line has the same amount of beats as the lie before it.
First time watching you guy's...Iron Maiden ..rhyme of the ancient mariner..epic! Been a fan for years. Enjoyed your breakdown of the lyrics:)
omg, you guys are so awesome! i cant even express how much i love you guys. luv ya, luv ya luv ya, rock on....
Another Iron Maiden song that would be interesting for discussion is “The Longest Day” - it’s about D-Day
JayDeeSG Ooooooh dude! One of my absolute favorites! Since you mentioned it I just gotta recommend checking out this guitar cover of it:
ua-cam.com/video/UlXW47i4m5I/v-deo.html theres probably more but THAT one is guaranteed eargasm, I downloaded it a few years ago and mp3 converted it and still have it on my phone 🤓 damn I wish they'd made the guitars more distinguishable in the actual song, it becomes SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL! THAT CHORUS DUDE!!! \m/😤\m/
Awesome to see you guys do this! \m/ UP THE IRONS! \m/ One of the best metal tracks of all time! The subject reminds me of a Ship on Fire.... Zeal & Ardors - Ship on Fire as it goes ;)
That door knock scared the hell out of me!!!
I can listen to this song a hundred times and I still get chills. Awesome song
Great React ,Do more Iron Maiden !!!! Maybe "Dance of Death" !!!
Yes! But they should do the live version.
UP THE IRONS!!
LOVE THIS TUNE SAW MAIDEN ON THIS TOUR BACK IN THE DAY THIS TUNE IS WHAT MADE THE SHOW
It's awesome to see Vin enjoying an incredible band
Next: "Alexander the Great"!
Agreed! My fourth favourite Maiden song after Hallowed Be Thy Name, Powerslave and this one.
they mostly reacting to paying people requests - - - so we have no chance
i requested Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time 20+ times
super guitar solo part, very well built up.
One of the greatest conceptual songs they put together at that time.. Great story tellers. Still one of me favorites!
One of my all time favorite bands , the stories that they tell really make the music timeless
You should try Paschendale, or Aces High. You'll amazed by those
Love Paschendale. One of my favorite Maiden songs.
Pashendale definitely
Paschendale is superb in metre and story. Man when he sings "cruelty has a human heart..."
The Duellists and To Tame A Land are the most overlooked but absolutely amazing Maiden songs.
When The Wild Wild Blows is another great one
Epic song and a very pleasant surprise to see Maiden back on the channel! Like Bruce said on the classic Live After Death album: "And the moral of this story is: This is what not to do when a bird shits on you"
You guys rocked this reaction, you get maiden and so you get me...SUBBED!
Iron Maiden Is Life ! You guys are awesome thanks for being part f the Journey. For me there is no other Journey.
Up the Irons!
Classic song. Now do Wasted Years by Iron Maiden 🤟
Vin and Sori, if you ever have the chance to see Iron Maiden live, DO IT!!!! They still kick ass live, you'll remember that show i'm sure. Cheers from Montreal, Canada.
My favourite Maiden's song of all times. Thanks, guys!
Want another 13 minute song? Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys 😉
Yes please!
Yeess!! Another epic band 🤘🏻🎃🤘🏻
LOVE that album!!!
Masterpiece!!!