Subj : Re: Lyric
To   : Tharius
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 01:55 pm

  Re: Re: Lyric
  By: Tharius to Digital Man on Fri Sep 02 2005 01:53 pm

 > > > I had the chance to see Maiden live a couple years back (right after
 > > > Bruce
 > > > rejoined the band) ... even though I think I would have enjoyed it more
 > > > when
 > > > I was 16 it was still great to see them.  22 Acacia Avenue was always a
 > > > major favourite, but I always found Children of the Damned possibly an
 > > > all
 > > > time fav.  Too many hits in the catalogue to comitt to that though heh
 > > >
 > > > These guys have been at it nearly 30 years and still put on a huge high
 > > > energy show.
 > >
 > > Coincidentally, today's featured article at Wikipedia is Iron Maiden (yes,
 > > the
 > > band). :-)
 > 
 > I read it, thanks for the tip off ... pretty packed full of info.  I think
 > they were underrated in North America ... in high school bands like GnR and
 > Metallica were occupying front row center, Maiden's sound was just a little
 > too different I guess.

Maiden pre-dates GnR and Metallica by several years though. And Maiden was
never much for "top 40" status, what with 5 and 10 minute songs, usually 2
guitar solos per song, and lots of terror, death, and distruction in the
lyrics. :-)

                                                  digital man

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