Vocal Coach reacts to Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Bruce Dickinson Live)
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Vocal Coach reacts reaction to Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Bruce Dickenson Live)
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Bruce Dickinson has always been outstanding in pushing his energy out to the audience. He's absolutely fantastic and the entire band follows. A 2-hour show with Maiden feels like a marathon. For the audience. Best live act ever
True story. To this day, seeing their "Somewhere in Time" tour in person is the best stage show I've ever seen. Only the Cirque Du Soleis "O" show has topped it.
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Agreed. Saw them in 82 just after Bruce joined the band. Jaw dropping.
When we studied Coleridge at school, I persuaded my English teacher to play my Poweslave record in class (this track at least). Myself and my best mate were in heaven. The rest of the class, not so much 😂😁
Our teacher wondered why a couple of us were suddenly so into 19th century poetry... but then, I went to school in the mid 80s :D
oh I remember pulling stunts like that. "no no I've got a point ! Listen to this 12 min dreamtheater song to prove it! " -winning .
I walked into my English class, don't remember what year in high school, but the teacher had a boom box on her desk and passed out the lyrics to this song. In middle school I wore Maiden shirts to school so people were getting my attention and doing thumbs up and stuff. After the song was over even the goody goody kids were saying stuff like, "wow, that's the kind of stuff you've been listening to?"
I did the same with 'Still Life' from Piece of Mind. My 9th grade English teacher was a teen in the 60s musical and cultural explosion so he was all fir playing the music after we dissected the lyrics. He said that the music of the 60s was basically poetry in the form of songs. The metalheads and rock people loved it. The rest of the class hated it as we headbanged and played air guitar 🤘🏻🇬🇧🖤
I did the same thing lmao
Beth - You ask who's making music like this now. Iron Maiden, that's who. Their latest album came out 5 months ago and contains multiple epic stories. They still got the mojo!
I feel like progressive metal, in general, is the only relatively popular genre that's still doing music like this in general, including lots of bands influenced by Iron Maiden like Opeth.
@John Wheeler Senjutsu certainly isn't among my favorite Maiden but calling it the "worst album ever done" by them is an exaggeration. It's still better than the Blaze albums, and I'd also rank it ahead of No Prayer, Fear of the Dark (which is a pretty dismal album absent the title track), and Dance of Death. Like most late Maiden it takes a lot of listens to grow on you.
@John Wheeler Well, that's like, your opinion man
Maidens new album is an absolute musical journey, I could swear their longest song on that album is a 20 minute masterpiece, the talent and musical ability from the boys is simply out of this world.
@John Wheeler Feel better now?
Iron Maiden - The Talisman live. He was in his 50s at the time and I can't get over how good he sounds.
Tal-Is-Man!!!
Bruce is in my book one of the most charismatic persons in music and Beth is the Bruce of vocal coach reactions.
Steve Harris is, hands down, my favorite bass player. Dude's a metronome
He's a monster, heart and soul of Maiden.
Extremely underappreciated as a composer and lyricist as well.
I do not think that anyone who knows anything about music underappreciates Steve in any way.
He's steed galloping.
Came here to mention Steve. Beth mentioned how effortless Bruce's singing is, but Steve's bass playing... he makes that look so easy. Those are some incredible bass lines, and so fast, and, as you say, metronomic.
He's both a beast and a machine. .
"Rime" is even better now that there are 3 lead guitarists. There's a point where they all 3 play the same melody, but all 3 an octave apart from each other. It's the greatest thing I've ever heard.
I'm sick of "fans" hating on Janick Gers, the guitar trio is the happiest accident Iron Maiden has ever had. UP THE IRONS!
@@RGK93 anyone who shits on Janic isn't a fan and definitely not a musician
Love the Poem, Love the band, Love Bruce, Love the performance, Love the energy, Love the changes of pace, Love Beth's dancing hair,Love Beth's analyses but above it all I LOVE THE STORYTELLING AND THE JOURNEY!!
Yep, I agree. Storytelling sprinkled with Heavy Metal.
The best song ever made. And my favorite live performance, ever. Period. After 38 years of listening to this song, it´s still as powerful as it was in the beginning. Stunning stuff, storytelling music as it should be, performed by these legendary musicians. You are right Beth, music like this is hard to find nowadays. Of course there is, especially in the metal scene, but you have to work to find it and sort out the rare gems.
Very hard to disagree my friend. True masterpiece!!
Spot on, so true
I remember being in high school back around when Powerslave came out. I listened to this record 24/7 as the typical teen and Maiden fan I was . Rime Of The Ancient Mariner was a true favourite from this record.
And of course when my litterature teacher mentioned Samuel Taylor Coleridge, I was proud to tell everyone in the class that his famous epos was The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. Thanks for that, Iron Maiden. But also thank you for a great LP/recording that is timeless, and IMHO from your peak years.
I got the Live After Death double live album as Christmas present the year after from my brother, which of course also got played to death. I think they'd cut out Bruce's little rant about drugs there though lol.
Maiden is still out there doing this now. A song off their Book of Souls album "empire of the clouds" is about the R-101 disaster. Glory Hammer's entire discography is their fictional scifi story. A great older example is Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime album. It's one long story. Great album, you should definitely check it out.
Paschendale is another good one
Yes, please react to Empire Of The Clouds. It's another masterpiece...
Gloryhammer is awesome. I know they're kind of a gag band, but that first album is unironically one of the best power metal albums of all time.
@@atonesb5251 Honestly it's easy to fob Chris Bowes off as a joke artist, but the dude is genuinely a genius who just does whatever the hell he wants. There's few artists so talented yet flippant and headstrong, just doing whatever the hell they want, not settling in one genre. Mike Patton is another example, though obviously a better singer than Chris. Chris is an alright singer, but it's his songwriting and composing skills as well as his fluidity where he shines.
I am 54, been listening to Iron Maiden since I was an teenager. Iron Maiden is my favorite band. So to see you enjoying and dancing. YES!!!!!
"Live After Death" is my favorite live performance by Maiden!!!! Probably the best live version out there!
I agree with you, that is the best live album, in my opinion, I have heard. SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH!!!!!
Imagine keeping this tempo for an entire show, it's really impressive.
And they played this song at every show on the tour. 189 in total.
There is NO ONE like Bruce Dickinson, and no band like Iron Maiden.
If people want history lessons just listen to Iron Maiden. I've been doing it since 1981.
And even after the 35 years since this came out, I can still sing along word perfect. Part of the reason I went to study English Lit at uni, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
I know this also by heart..
I saw it in '86 at the Worcester Centrum. It was my first concert ever and to this day is my top 3 concerts, along with Queensryche: Operation Livecrime and Metallica Binge & Purge
I am surprised you tackled this song being it is so long, but man, am I glad you did! One of my favorites by Maiden! 😍
I have tried to suggest the band Liliac to you in the past, as they are young, new, and on a mission to keep classic Metal alive today. They have been doing a great job of it, and many youth have discovered these classic songs thank to them.
I've had the privilege to see Iron Maiden 2 times. Once in the late 80's and the other just 2 years ago. They were even more intense and enthralling 35 years later. Glad my son's first metal show was Maiden.
Sharing Maiden with our kids is amazing! My oldest son saw them for the first time on the Brave New World tour. He was seven. He’s seen them several times since. The last time was Legacy of the Beast. For that one, his three younger siblings came, too. It was their first time seeing Maiden. Fantastic family time. Unbeatable, really.
This performance is so captivating in so many ways. The pure musicianship is amazing!
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) makes rock operas so there are still people making big epic musical pieces that take you on a journey. And Maiden themselves probably still make some long epic tracks. But yeah no one on the charts are making stuff like this today. And Maiden were definitely on the charts back when this was made
Lucassen, as you might already know, is releasing soon his "Revel in Time" album for his Star One project with Steve Vai, Satriani, Marcela Bovio and many more!
Also Avantasia, are story telling.
@@argantyr5154 ...yeh...I know his work 😒
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Beth doing prime Iron Maiden!? I can't click fast enough. and you included the god tier rant at the beginning!
I'd appreciate you checking out Maiden with Paul Di'Anno in the future. He's not as good as Bruce but he deserves a re-appraisal. I'd recommend anything from the Live At The Rainbow release (particularly Remember Tomorrow or Phantom of the Opera).
You should check out some post-reunion Bruce. I can totally recommend 'The Talisman' from the live concert film 'En Vivo'. In my opinion, this 10-minute banger, faultlessly performed is his best filmed live performance alongside 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' which you have already reacted to.
Agree !! this performance is outstanding !!
Yes! Bruce absolutely wails on that one.
I love the respect that you show to Maiden and the sheer joy displayed when you listen to it. You really need to experience them live when the chance presents and while you still can, there’s nothing like it, and Bruce still delivers.
"Empire Of The Clouds" a masterpiece. Nothing better explains what Bruce can still do today. Or how much he's grown. Unfortunately there is no live version here, but a really good one with lyrics. It's not a simple song anymore, it's a composition. It also shows well what Maiden is capable of. A true tragic story that dates back 100 years and is just beautifully told. Greetings from Germany and up the Irons. 🤘
My first concert ever was this tour, March 1985 in San Francisco, just days after this was filmed. I've been to hundreds of concerts since, and dozens of Maiden shows too. None compare to this one. Maiden in their absolute prime. Nothing comes close. Up the Irons!!!🤘
I was at Long Beach for this recording
Indeed! Maiden has SO MANY songs that tell fantastic, epic stories in their classic theatrical style and extremely high production-value!!!
"Stranger In A Strange Land", "Ghost Of The Navigator", "Empire Of The Clouds" are just a few that I think you should check out.
UP THE IRONS!!!
Another legend. Bruce was The MAN back in the Day. ( and YES, amazing live, THEY are amazing live )
Bruce is still the man
I agree with Tyler, he is still the man, going strong.
@@thefitzs Agreed. He’s slowed down slightly, but you’d never know it if you hadn’t seen them live before.After the Legacy of the Beast show, I commented to my husband that he was slowing down a bit. My two teenagers, who hadn’t see them live before, said, “That was slowing down?!?” in unison.
@@6li8storm40 great story! Also great that you take your kids to see them. We've taken our (now grown) sons to several shows over the years and yes, I know what you mean about him slowing. It's like a category 5 storm downgrading to a cat 4.
@@thefitzs My oldest son saw them for the first time when he was seven.
For Legacy of the Beast, my husband and I took all four kids, plus my oldest son’s girlfriend. My husband, oldest son, and I were the only ones who had seen them before.
Watching you cut loose, and jamming to Maiden’s riffs is so fun! Thanks for making me smile, Beth. 🎉❤
Came here to talk about Steve Harris.. Beth mentioned how effortless Bruce's singing is, but Steve's bass playing... Man, he makes that look so easy. Those are some incredible bass lines, and so fast, and metronomic. And he does that for a whole show!
He's both a beast and a machine.
So glad you did this version from the 80’s, heyday maiden is so damn good, I saw this tour when I was 16, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen
With the exception of Freddie (and maybe Dio?) probably the best live rock performer of all time. The ability to work a crowd AND be an amazing singer is such a rare combination.
Dio was far more consistent live than Freddie Mercury in my opinion. As was Bruce dickinson.
This was my first hard rock concert I went to without parental supervision. 13yrs old 7/4/1984. Awesome show!!!
Thank you Peter, for making Beth Roars an Iron Maiden fan, so that we can enjoy her reactions on more Iron Maiden songs.
What makes this performance even more impressive is this is 7 months into probably their longest, most gruelling tour ever.
The album version intro of this concert tour is, “the moral of this story is, this is what not to do if a bird shits on you.” Still the most epic intro.
I saw Iron Maiden in 1984, the Powerslave tour, in Montreal Canada. It was the best show that I ever seen that year.
I saw and heard Iron Maiden perform "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in 1986 my seat was on the side balcony of a 2,100 seat capacity concert hall, I was about 10 yards from the lighting rig and when the pyrotechnics went off I nearly crapped my pants! I think that you can overthink singinging. I have sung standing, I have sung sitting, I have sung lying on my stomach with my head in a flower box while wasps flew around me, I have sung lying on my back with the foot of a 17 stones rugby union prop forward on my chest. I have sung while dancing around a stage with an attractive 5' 9" blonde woman. People wonder how I can sing from B2 through to E flat5, I don't know, I just do it! I was taught all of the foundational basics of singing by a member of the Scottish Opera chorus a long time ago and that has kept my voice in shape for around 3 decades. Although it has to be noted that my vocal range when I was nineteen was F2 to F5, but I'm 53 now and I'm amazed my voice is still intact after a 2 week battle with coronavirus in in hospital ib 2021!
Scene Iron Maiden four times so much energy I was front row and lost my shoe got out of a crowd said forget this I'm going back went back front row and stepped on my shoe would never happen again in a million years thanks Beth love watching you rock bump that beautiful hair
so love it when you're rocking out, it shows how affected you are by the music and how you are really into it. 😀
I saw that tour, front row!! Every emotion of joy at his storytelling excellence, his vocal excellence, and the bands instrumental excellence, was magnified by 1000 standing there looking right up at them!
There’s no other band in history that told a story as well as they do! By the way, that energy came at the end of a 2 hour show as this was the last song of the set!!! And they just released a new album too! 40 years later they are still kicking butt!
They are absolute legends.
We were at that Long Beach Arena show.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner was first published in 1796, so 18th century, not 19th. And Coleridge used to take laudanum, not hemp. Laudanum is a tincture of the opium poppy.
So Bruce hadn't quite done enough research there.
Who the fuck cares
Back then Wikipedia was the drunk guy in the corner in your local pub. So minor details came out wrong.
there are still bands out there telling stories, iron maiden are still going strong, sabaton, nightwish to name a few
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We did it, guys. Beth headbanging to metal. Inscribe this moment into the holy annals of the internet. :)
I don't how she did it without her headphones coming off. That never works for me. Beth must be practicing off camera. Maybe one day we will get to see her do the full on head banging buggie.
Yes. I remember the first Iron Maiden she did (thank you Peter), Hallowed be thy name at the Hammersmith
What a poem/song. Love it.
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Iron Maiden still does this . Some bands are King Diamond and some Manowar songs are long story based . Maybe some Bathory the song is One Rode To Asa Bay ,not many do it any more . Type O Negative has longer songs . One is Christian Woman and also Wolf Moon ,hope you enjoy ...
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I would love a cooperation between you and Elizabeth Zharoff (the Charismatic Voice).
I have been lucky to see this song 3 times live...epic each time
Lucky!
You would really like Iron Maiden's "The Talisman", a wonderful story song
Thank you so much for reacting to these Iron Maiden songs. I saw them in Adelaide Australia during this tour in 1985 and your reaction reminds me of myself when I first discovered Iron Maiden. Thank you!!!
This is a great reaction thank you beth!!
Merci Beth pour cette belle réaction, j'adore toujours tes observations et tu me redonnes à chaque fois le goût de retourner à ce groupe que j'aime tant.
Nice reaction. My suggestion: "Children of the Damned" live Hammersmith 82
I think this is my favourite reaction from anyone ever. Especially from someone who knows what they are talking about. So glad you enjoyed the song and performance so much.
rime of the ancient mariner I think is my top most listened iron maiden song, this is just gold
Desde mi Buenos Aires querido, Argentina un gran abrazo para todos los hermanos metaleros del mundo! ! ! ! Bruce un genio! !!!
Thanks for reacting to this gem :) One of my favourite Maiden songs ! Up the Irons !
I've watched many reactions including yours, but that reaction had me smiling ear to ear as i watched how you let yourself rock to that great song. Thank you for that!
Your best videos are always the ones that you have a blast doing.
Then I get educated on singing and I am made to smile.
Thanks.
I wish they'd scan/restore the original camera negative and release a blu-ray of this. Only being available in SD is criminal.
YEAAHH!!! Two songs that you will enjoy making - Dance of Death (En Vivo) + The Talisman (En Vivo), by Iron Maiden!!! If you don't like it I become a monk!
I watched this show (on VHS😆) and listened to the album countless times in my childhood and teenage years. It was definitely the album I most listened to. But I hadn't seen this in years. It just brought tears to my eyes. Thanks again, Beth. It's always a joy to watch your videos. And worry not, there are still plenty of artists out there who still make music like that. We'll keep you posted.😉
Ohhhh great!!!! One of the most beautiful anthem of rock/metal world. Bruce's voice is insane!! He's an outstanding songwriter and talented dude...The whole "Powerslave" is a banger. Up the irons 🔥 greetings from Italy
As an Aussie, the island where Meatloaf reigned -please do a Meatloaf reaction in honor of his passing - and No One has yet to analyze "For Crying out Loud" Some musicians claim it is the best male vocal ever
LOVED this video! One of my favorites, and I loved hearing your breakdown. As for storytelling songs, I'm not sure of any recent ones that are on this level. BUT here are just a few classic storytelling gems that tell long, artful stories with great music (not sure they'd all make good reactions, since some live versions aren't as good and are usually shortened. But maybe you'll enjoy some new music!):
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel (I'm sure you know this one already.)
Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen (The Tempe 1980 video would make a great reaction!)
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
2112 - Rush
Cygnus X-1 - Rush
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - Rush
The Wall - Pink Floyd (The entire album tells a story! The movie is a great tie-in too.)
Dogs - Pink Floyd
Sheep - Pink Floyd (once again, the entire Animals album follows a concept)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Surprised you didn't include Xanadu by Rush, also inspired by a Coleridge poem.
Oct 3rd. South Dakota. Seeing over 100 live acts in all sorts of Venues I've never in my life seen a performance that comes close. Every Aspect was impeccable, 10x beyond ANYTHING I've ever seen. I'm still processing. At 65+ yrs of age they WILL put any act act out there to shame. If you've yet to see them Go Now👊
Hands down my favorite Iron Maiden song! Thanks so much for doing this!
Please check out Van der Graaf Generator and Peter Hammill's amazing vocal versatility. He grew up singing in a Jesuit choir. Very respected by his peers including Bruce Dickinson and David Bowie. A very underrated band outside of the progressive music world. Man-Erg or Pilgrims or Undercover Man live would be great also if you only do live videos would be a good start. Thanks!
Their minds, anticipating the dawn of the day,
Shall never know what's waiting mere insight away
Too far, too soon.
I think Beth is a true Iron Maiden fan after watching her getting into it.
As the story goes, it was the end of the tour and Bruce had a sore throat.
Thus he couldn't quite get to the higher notes.
Having seen him get to those higher notes on later live performances, I believe it.
The man is a powerhouse.
If you're not nodding your head to this song you're not human! I STILL haven't seen Maiden live - maybe this is the year!😄
First time I've seen your videos - really enjoyed it and looking forward to more🙂
Maiden still makes storytelling music like this. Check out Empire of the Clouds or The Writing on the Wall from their latest records. And you should look into prog music for a bigger part of that storytelling niche. I highly recommend Ayreon's albums for that. Check out The Theatrer Equation or Electric Castle Live and Other Tales if you want that kind of thing in a live setting.
For artistic music that tells a story, it might be worth checking out the musical project Avantasia. I've lately been loving the album The Scarecrow, and they get some great musicians
Yes, Tobias Sammet is a strong candidate, as well as Arjen Lucasson's Projects Ayreon and Star One. Also Nightwish comes to mind.
@@jhdix6731 I'm not familiar with Ayreon, but I loved the Star One album Space Metal, and Nightwish are definitely epic
Tobias Sammet is the WORST singer in all of metal history
@@AndreCoelhoMatos But he's great in picking the right guest vocalists to supplement his voice for his Avantasia compositions.
Musical stories are most often found in concept albums, and I agree that they're great and I'd love to see more songs that tell stories.
Was fortunate to see that tour A musical piece of art, well put.
Beth, love your videos and insights into my favourite songs. You really rocked out there.
For the best band for making fantastic story songs, with a wonderful vocalist, you have covered them before. NIGHTWISH, with either the epic songs, Poet and Pendulum, or Greatest Show on Earth. Would love to see your reaction. Keep your wonderful videos coming
Nightwish is definitively one band providing journeys like this, I see you havent done The Poet and The Pendulum or The Greatest Show On Earth yet 🙃
Fantastic analogy. Absolutely loved your reaction. It's so good to see someone watch it for the first time. Almost brought a tear... Great job. 👏👏👏
Such a great period in Maidens career. 1984-87 was their pinnacle years. Each member hit their peaks during this time.
Nah.
still plenty of prog / metal artists out there doing Amazing songs that tell a story and take you on a journey; Riverside, Steven Wilson, Big Big Train, Opeth, Katatonia
A Big Big Train reaction would be timely as they have just released the album recorded before their lead singer died suddenly last November. Judas Unrepentant is excellent and tells a great story, but there may be better options (I'm not a huge follower of the band).
They're great live, probably one of the best musically speaking. But I wish reactors would listen to the studio versions.
I would like that too, but I can see why they prefer to hear it live with no help from any special studio techniques to fix mistakes.
Yeah only in studio you can hear everything perfectly enough, but I can understand reactors want to see the band in action, is understandable after all
This is a vocal coach channel so of course she's going to react to a live version. Maiden are a live band anyway. Hallowed and fear of the dark are so weak on the studio versions but kick ass live.
@@philipwaller9477 I disagree. The studio versions are awesome, so are they live.
You're a natural head banger Beth. This was so enjoyable to watch as a longtime Maiden fan.
This was the first tour I saw for Iron Maiden, 31 shows and many miles traveled to see them, and Im still excited every time. Never a bad show in my experience.
As much as I like when this particular song gets covered, I am always torn between this young/fast version and the one from long beach arena in what 2009 ? Completely different approaches, and I slightly prefer that one personally :D
I like them equally. Which one I gravitate to depends completely on my mood.
Hey Beth. Love the Iron Maiden reaction. You used the right words, human story telling, imagination and art rock. They've always reminded me of Uriah Heep with David Byron, from the early-mid '70s, who I love. Here is a link to a YT channel that features NEW and CURRENT heavy metal bands in the vein of NWOBHM like Iron Maiden. I've been listening to this channel for about 5 years now and it's very interesting in how much is available today. Cheers!
ua-cam.com/users/NWOTHMFullAlbums
I kinda found out about Uriah Heep by accident when I bought a best of cd for my older brother's birthday. I opened it up before I gave it to him strictly for quality control and now I have it and many of their cd's on my playlist. Everybody in the band are phenomenal musicians.
Had to to hear to her reaction to this masterpiece i was blessed to hear myself that long ago sweet night at the Long Beach Arena.For this being my 1st live show at 16,this was such a classic i could sing this bad boy till my voice cracked and i still do.UP THE IRONS and god bless u,Beth.
Had to stop in the middle of this.How can you NOT love this girl.Shes lovely ,talented .funny. has awesome hair and loves Maiden.Keep ROARIN' Beth ❤️ from 🇨🇦 🤘
Savatage has a couple of albums with great storytelling: Streets, Dead Winter Dead, The Wake Of Magellan to name a few.
D.W.D. is a perfect start
The Flight 666 version of this is a lot better. He sings better and the mix is a lot better.
I still remember hearing this song live for the first time on august 16th, 2008 in Assen in The Netherlands. There was a blood red moon in the sky and the vibes that night where incredible. I still get tears in my eyes hearing this song in every version
Hiya Beth, I absolutely love your enthusiasm and total appreciation for this incredible band and the greatest frontman of the modern era in music, you really got into it today, I love seeing someone like yourself getting carried away with great musical theatre, love ya lady ❤
I was at this concert--March 15, 1985 at the Long Beach (California) Arena. My inner 15 year old is still there!
"Please suggest to me people who are making music like this now"
Iron Maiden.
There is no other band who do what they do, as well as they do.
Try listening to Empire of the Clouds off one of their more recent albums, The Book of Souls. It's about 18 minutes long and tells the story of a doomed airship on its maiden voyage. It's a masterpiece of storytelling and is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. It's a beautiful, yet tragic and haunting song.
Sadly they've never played it live and have said they probably never will, but it's a fantastic piece of music. It was written by Bruce Dickinson, and was recorded not long after he was treated for throat cancer. It's a remarkable work of art.
Despite its length, the first I heard it I must have listened to it on repeat for about 2 hours straight. I couldn't get enough of it! Amazing song.
Great video, thanks for choosing this one, as it's possibly my all time favourite Maiden video/song. It's just so epic....both sonically and visually! What you may not realise though, is that this concert was filmed 9 MONTHS into a world tour. It began in Poland in 1984 and this was filmed in March '85. The tour didn't end until July '85. 331 days, 187 concerts. That's not even a concert every 2 nights for nearly a year. Imagine not only the energy, but mental strength required to keep going like that for nearly a year. Unbelievable.
He is an incredible singer of a fantastic band. Great video. Congratulations.
The best live version imo :D
i loved this song as a teen
loved the whole vibe of taking an ancient song and turning it into a metal song
Thanx Beth! ❤️🙏 ...I would suggest a song called seventh son of a seventh son from Iron Maiden. Check the live video from Maiden England. Btw the whole album (also called seventh son of a seventh son) is a concept, every song is connected to the story! 😊
i saw the mlive in 2018, the still have the same energy, all of them. class act
I enjoy Bruce and Iron Maiden as much as you do. You are becoming a metal head, that's fantastic. Head banging!! I love it!! Thanks for this reaction Beth! You rock! Definitely!! Thanks for choosing this song which is amazing!
Gotta love the history lessons.
And after all these years... they're still the same!
I love your reactions.
I heard this song in one of their concerts, I was really close to the stage and the set for this song was so perfect, like an old ship, and I was mesmerized by him telling this story, of course I've already knew the song but I felt it different, like in a theater you know? Amazing, this is one of his favorite songs and recently I heard him saying that he wanted to sing this song again, it's so much fun for him. I hope they played this song this year here in US. I can't wait to see them again.
I love your reactions Beth.
Please react to Phantom of the Opera.
Stay Safe!
A total masterpiece