A Look Back at Iron Maiden's No Prayer For The Dying (1990)

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In this video, I take a track-by-track look back at an album that really caught a lot of fans off guard when it was first released in 1990.
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  • @theoutlawtorn
    @theoutlawtorn2 жыл бұрын

    This is a hidden gem in Maiden's discography for me. The X Factor as well.

  • @ewin1st

    @ewin1st

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would say the X factor is the most underrated album from all of them. I think there where missing Adrian on no prayer . Some of the songs are a lot of filler .

  • @scottblankenship650

    @scottblankenship650

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have to agree Blaze Bailey is a great singer just not the best fit for Iron Maiden (But seriously how do you replace Bruce Dickinson) Blaze did workers ass off but how many could pull that off?. The X factor definitely has some gems of songs on it Even though for me personally I was following Bruce and Adrian and Bruce’s Roy Z and his band at the time. As pretty much all of you know Roy-z Is it just a great producer he’s also a fantastic entire choir so if you add Adrian Smith (My favorite guitar player ever ) in the mix I’m on board. Lol So now I’m saying this about The X factor these comments don’t really apply to virtual-X which is probably Maidens worst album ever In my opinion. My opinion of no prayer for the dying at the time and now is that I do love listening to this album but it’s very fair I meant diehard iron maiden fan so my Opinion is slightly skewed.LOL. Rock on fellow heavy metal hard rock fans:)

  • @martymartin2894

    @martymartin2894

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ewin1st i agree about 3 great songs on no prayer rest is filler but i can listen to x factor start to finish no problem.

  • @jochenroeder669

    @jochenroeder669

    2 жыл бұрын

    X Factor was ruined by desastrous production, it sounds horrible. Half the songs are amazing, the other half suggests Harris went through depression. Blaze's singing, when it is audible, is indeed very good.

  • @Nickzab

    @Nickzab

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ewin1st but still less fillers compare to FOTD.

  • @malakasquad2214
    @malakasquad221411 күн бұрын

    Thank you for doing justice to this phenomenal album. Up the Irons! 😊🤘🤘🤘

  • @tomhorn1214
    @tomhorn12142 жыл бұрын

    The chorus in "public" is one of my all time favs.

  • @transcendentalarts5942
    @transcendentalarts59422 жыл бұрын

    It's really funny how lot of the guys in the comment section say they stopped listening to Maiden after this or that album, or saying RIP etc... but regularly come back to this channel which is all about Maiden.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would be an interesting discussion to have! I think it's perfectly fine to enjoy only a particular era of a band (can't argue personal taste) but it's also perfectly fine to embrace a band's change of direction as long as it doesn't feel contrived and to enjoy it for what it is. Shoving either view down people's throats serves no purpose. We're all just fans here after all 🙂

  • @transcendentalarts5942

    @transcendentalarts5942

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast absolutely my friend, but the issue is that for many people, if band doesn't change anything they complain it's repetitive, if band evolves in some sense, then "they changed and it's not like before". It's damn if you do, damn if you don't type a thing. For sure nothing wrong to dislike or like an era of the band 😎

  • @jsj297
    @jsj297 Жыл бұрын

    This is the album that got me into Iron Maiden in the 90’s as a teen. My buddy’s big bro came down to my house and gave me this album saying “here you can have it, it blows!” I listened to that CD on loop after loop growing up painting houses, working jamming. I was hooked! Then I began loving all the other albums too! 😀

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice to hear from someone who actually got hooked on Maiden from this album! I still enjoy it a whole lot 🙂

  • @shad7832
    @shad78322 жыл бұрын

    Definitely one of my personal favourites from the great maiden catalog. I love the sound of the album and the songs are bloody good!

  • @hansspadvii
    @hansspadvii2 жыл бұрын

    I love this album. I'm one of those who were hoping for t return to the raw sounding earlier stuff. It's still one of my favorite Maiden albums.

  • @leonardoberdejo3670
    @leonardoberdejo36702 жыл бұрын

    Great resume for a great album. Thanks for putting it where it deserves.

  • @lukabiljak4679
    @lukabiljak46792 жыл бұрын

    Very underrated record that was probably released in wrong period. Seventh son was very hard to follow anyway, but hey there are many great solos, two part harmonies, hooks and songs in general. My favorite songs: - Public enema number one - Fates Warning - The Assassin - Hooks in you - Mother Russia It was also my very first record I bought but I kind of never took some serious listening, so once I did it - OH, MY GOD!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I think it was the wrong period for a lot of good albums released between '89 and '94 or so. Fifth Angel's Time Will Tell is a great example. Very unfortunate.

  • @noggintube
    @noggintube2 жыл бұрын

    Great T-shirt - kudos for still fitting in it after all these years 😉

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahahaha thank you!!! 😄🙏🤘

  • @antoinebignolles5369
    @antoinebignolles53692 жыл бұрын

    My first Iron Maiden album. I’ve always loved it. I didn’t know the band at this time and didn’t understand why fans hated it. The tour was great too with the return of catching high notes from Bruce. Amazing.

  • @bukx21
    @bukx212 жыл бұрын

    No matter how this album is perceived, the title track is still my ringtone for like 10 years now.

  • @dragonsbane6502

    @dragonsbane6502

    2 жыл бұрын

    Intro to Run Silent Run Deep has been my ring tone for many a year, fully agree with this video

  • @azzajames7661
    @azzajames76612 жыл бұрын

    Great video, as always, Bro😉 I do love Bruce's painful, Bluey vocals on No Prayers For The Dying😋 Great tune, too😜 Keep it up🤗

  • @Z17xMachine
    @Z17xMachine2 жыл бұрын

    As a Maiden fan since late 1987, I was pretty much done exploring because I owned all the tapes by the release of No Prayer for the Dying. At first I was disappointed in the album. Then I quickly remembered how I felt with Number of the Beast. I didn't like it at first and it grew on me. Then I got those Iron Maiden vibes with No Prayer. I'd rank the album in my top half of Maiden albums. Not sure what place, but it's in the top half. Great presentation Nico! Much love from Pittsburgh!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! Right back atcha from Toronto 🤜🤛

  • @postmortemjunkie
    @postmortemjunkie Жыл бұрын

    Ridiculously underrated gem.

  • @TmanUtube
    @TmanUtube2 жыл бұрын

    The fact you still fit into that shirt all these years later blows my mind. (Yes I'm jealous) 🤣🤣

  • @correonomo9260
    @correonomo9260 Жыл бұрын

    If you come to listen to this album without any prejudice, it is truly great. Definetly more simple and straightforward that its predecessors but still an absolutely enternaining album!

  • @edgarg.8013
    @edgarg.80132 жыл бұрын

    I just finished listening to the full album!!! Cheers Nico!!!🤘😉🤘

  • @YourArtistRob
    @YourArtistRob Жыл бұрын

    These breakdowns are KILLER! 🤘🏼😎

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Stay tuned for a new one coming up later this week 😊

  • @Smokyjohnson1983
    @Smokyjohnson19833 ай бұрын

    Fates Warning is my favourite track on this album. Criminally underrated

  • @matteodelatorre2063
    @matteodelatorre20632 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your video. I always wondered how much Janick influenced the whole vibe of the album. I saw him in an interview with Dave in which he dismissed guitar effects etc - while Dave looked on bemused. I have a feeling he pushed the back to basics sound. It is around this time I stopped listening to Maiden, after seeing them live in 1986 (when I was 12!), it was hard to get used to Adrian leaving. Having said that, I think Holy Smoke is a great song. I saw them in 1990 at Birmingham and I was on Janick's side of the stage (Dave was my hero) and I really could not stand his antics and his approach to the solos - I think they did 22 Acacia Avenue and Heaven Can Wait - which contain two of Adrian's best solos. Having said that, I respect Janick so much for bringing something new to the band that I'm thankful many people enjoy.

  • @dacolgianmarco2833
    @dacolgianmarco28332 жыл бұрын

    I remember being 14 and this was the first Maiden record I bought at the local cd store in Belluno, northern Italy. Still love it today

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bei ricordi quelli! 😊

  • @heavyrelic8506
    @heavyrelic85062 жыл бұрын

    Nico, your Channel is just brilliant.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! Thank you 🙏

  • @vctuberista
    @vctuberista2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! No Prayer was my first Maiden album (bought it back in 1990), AND my first metal album ever! I also have a special place in my heart for it, love 'till today.

  • @vikusen1857
    @vikusen1857 Жыл бұрын

    This album made me a maiden fan. Borrowed a cassette, and i think listened to it for years. Very melodic, heavy album. I like bruce raw, gritty sound on this.

  • @freddyferrillo9704
    @freddyferrillo97042 жыл бұрын

    From 1982 thru 1990 I was 15 to 24 years old. I was a massive Maiden fan! I mean....massive!!! I went to see every tour in those years. Every one. Sometimes twice for each tour. I had the Luxury of living in N.y. Maiden would always Play in NYC and then go directly across the Hudson River and sell out the Meadowlands in NJ. I would go to both! You couldn't get Iron Maiden out of my head for that whole decade!! Those were really great times in my life. Thanks for the re-cap my friend. I also went to see "No Prayer for the Dying" tour. You do a great job covering Iron Maiden and all these great songs. They really bring back such good memories for me personally. Thanks!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! Bringing back good memories was one of the main reasons I started this project so I'm always glad to when someone tells me it does 😊 Cheers! 🤘

  • @CC-qb9sm
    @CC-qb9sm2 жыл бұрын

    Ever since I found your channel maybe 5 or 6 months ago and quickly devoured your back catalog, you have put the bug in my ear to revisit this album and I did. I looked at it with fresh eyes and ears. Although this album will never be my favorite I now have one more Iron Maiden album that I enjoy listening to!! That’s a win! This video is the logical conclusion to the journey and more reasons to dig the album! Thank you sir!!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU! I've had my share of revisiting albums or songs after watching a video about it so I'm glad I could return the favour to the community in my small capacity on here 😊

  • @CC-qb9sm

    @CC-qb9sm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast - Awesome

  • @BeneditoBandola
    @BeneditoBandola3 ай бұрын

    I always back to see this video again and again when i listen No prayer for the dying, is the best vídeo about this record i ever seen.

  • @edgarg.8013
    @edgarg.80132 жыл бұрын

    Incredible!!!! This is the analysis that many Iron Maiden fans were waiting for! Nico you promised and here we have it!!! Up The Irons & Up The Licks Of The Beast!!!

  • @qaximi
    @qaximi6 ай бұрын

    Excellent review, keep it up Niko, this is my favorite album over somewhere in time, and I fully agree with you that it sounds strongly maiden. I think this album and many of the songs there are underrated. The riffs and melodies of No prayer for the dying song put the real foundations of melodic rock.

  • @danbal4185
    @danbal41852 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! I love this album to death since my older brother came home with it when i was only 7 years old in '91. The "hard rock" singles are awesome and played with such ferocity; Dave and Janick's solos are wild: "The Assassin" brings me back in the empty and scary London Underground at night just as the atmospheres of the first two albums; then songs like the title track or "Fates Warning" are real super-underrated masterpieces!

  • @edgarg.8013
    @edgarg.80132 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing what this album can mean when you listen to it without any prejudice!!! Thank you for doing justice to an album that will delight anyone who listened to it with an open mind.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you VERY much for your awesome encouragement and support! Cheers man 🤜🤛

  • @thomasskeffington4539
    @thomasskeffington45392 жыл бұрын

    Tailgunner opening bass line blasting through the speakers at the Kings Hall, Belfast in September 1990. My first Iron Maiden concert. Came out with my ears ringing. Going to see them next month (June) for the 10th time, again in Belfast. Iron Maiden have been with me since I was 11 years old and still listen to them most days. It’s fantastic to see new audiences and generations appreciate their music through KZread and becoming fans.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    It really is and it always makes me so happy to see young metal fans discover this music and to be so enthusiastic about it! 😃

  • @andyg264

    @andyg264

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much the same story here! My first Maiden gig was in Liverpool 1990 (with a Blaze Bayley-fronted Wolfsbane in support). I got into them in '88 but too late to get a ticket for the 7th Son tour. 2 school friends went to the Birmingham show which was the gig released as Maiden England - I was so gutted! Maiden are the reason I begged my dad for my first guitar when I was 14 and now in my late 40s I'm in a Maiden tribute band and still never get bored of playing nothing but Maiden - the love just doesn't go away. I'll be seeing them for the 7th time next month at Download! What a band - just incredible

  • @frankderosa728
    @frankderosa728 Жыл бұрын

    I really don't understand how any true maiden fan can dislike this album. I believe that a majority of the songs are awesome. Tailgunner, NPFTD, Run Silent Run Deep, BYDTTS, etc., just amazing.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    Different strokes for different folks 🤷🏻🙂 Me, I still love it! 🤘

  • @Ketis1985
    @Ketis19852 жыл бұрын

    My favourite Iron Maiden album is No prayer for the dying :) and always will. I love everything about it. Fear of the dark is my second favourite album. Also Janick is my favourite guitar player and i really love Bruces rough vocals on early 90s.

  • @gdr1174
    @gdr11742 жыл бұрын

    I've not listened to this album for a good while. This discussion reminded me how good it really is

  • @dcaffran
    @dcaffran2 жыл бұрын

    A tape with The Number of the Beast and No Prayer for the Dying was my first contact with Iron Maiden back in 1995. It has always been one of my favs

  • @Bananenbennie
    @Bananenbennie2 жыл бұрын

    Somehow I could imagine this album with Dianno on vocals. It's very raw and energetic like the first two albums

  • @bartoszbiniszewski139
    @bartoszbiniszewski1392 жыл бұрын

    My first album. I love it. I was born in 90.

  • @cri774
    @cri7742 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Nico, thank you, thank you! Every IM fan should watch this video, since NPFTD has been always dismissed as a bad album, while it is truly entertaining and delivers powerful messages.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks to you!! Glad you enjoyed this vid 🙏🤘

  • @battlemageblitz82
    @battlemageblitz822 жыл бұрын

    Another great video, dude! 💪 Such an underrated album. Not a perfect album; but with the exhaustion of recording albums and touring for 8 straight years and losing Adrian, it amazes me they still released some good material.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! And tha my you so much!!

  • @libero3493
    @libero34932 жыл бұрын

    you should make more videos like this, you made me see no prayer for the dying in a different way even though i considered it a good album and very underrated.It made me want to listen to it again

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's so great to hear. Thank you!!

  • @willman100
    @willman1002 жыл бұрын

    I always love your videos. Do you think you can make a video showcasing your whole guitar collection? That would be very cool. That Ibanez Explorer looks and sounds badass. The Adrian Smith Jackson’s are nice as well, especially the USA one. I also like your Strat. The one with no fine tuners. That mini Floyd seems cool.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, absolutely! I plan to make a video about my guitars this year 😊 And thank you!!

  • @noggintube
    @noggintube2 жыл бұрын

    Great initial summary of their first 10 years. I think Wasted Years was Adrian's take on that period rushing past. This album was one I didn't gel with and I missed Adrian's input, but I'm going to revisit it based on your enthusiasm for it 👍

  • @privilegedchromosome
    @privilegedchromosome2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for reviewing this album. No Prayer for the Dying is so underrated.

  • @zenvultra
    @zenvultraАй бұрын

    This is in my top 3, 1st being Somewhere In Time, 2nd Seventh Son. This album is highly underrated and I think it’s dragged down by Holy Smoke, Hooks, and Bring Your Daughter, those should have been B sides. I do enjoy those songs but with those songs it’s an 8/10, and without it’s a 10/10.

  • @dimitergeorgiev1891
    @dimitergeorgiev18912 жыл бұрын

    Great video! It made me appreciate No Prayer for the Diying as an album even more!

  • @eriksundqvist
    @eriksundqvist Жыл бұрын

    As a listener who knows all the ins and outs of this album as well, hearing your take on it is such breath of fresh air. I've always loved the album but you highlight things I've never put much thought into. Nice work man, awesome tone, chops. Rooting for you 🤘

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment!! Cheers 🤜🤛

  • @lukefergusson9473
    @lukefergusson94732 жыл бұрын

    Ahh finally some love for Mother Russia! I have fond memories of learning that song not long into my guitar journey, was quite a challenge back then haha Great to see you breakdown this album overall it’s definitely a lot better than it’s made out to be imo

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was for me too man! Cheers 🤜🤛

  • @lukefergusson9473

    @lukefergusson9473

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast Keep up the great work! Up the irons 🤘

  • @jetzevanhoorn3857
    @jetzevanhoorn3857 Жыл бұрын

    My favourite is the title track. There is an amazing live video on youtube from that tour in Philadelphia!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen that! It's so great that there is footage from that tour 😊 And I agree... The title track is a definite high point!

  • @TheFeanor06
    @TheFeanor062 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video Nico, because No Prayer is really criminally underrated!! Which I have been keep telling people for years. Perhaps because of the sound.. I really always appreciate Mr Birch's work but sometimes I find myself thinking "what would it be if Maiden did work with another producer in late 80s and early 90s"..

  • @veetituovila
    @veetituovila2 жыл бұрын

    To me this album is really good maiden album and its something else than previous ones. It just has something that makes me to spin this album again and again. All maiden albums are an experiences and this is no exception. I remember the firts time listening public enema number one and saw that it was written by Dave Murray. The little Murray fan inside me was forever hooked to this album. Thanks for the amazing video and keep doing this great content.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel the same about Public Enema 😊

  • @1disciplemichael
    @1disciplemichael Жыл бұрын

    I have ALWAYS loved this album. It WAS the "New Release" after I first discovered Maiden's brilliance.

  • @jerkerjansson386
    @jerkerjansson3862 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the reminder! I haven’t listened to this record for years. Have to dig it out again! 🤘🔥

  • @MystFGO
    @MystFGO2 жыл бұрын

    This album mostly holds a special, irreplaceable place in my heart because when I was kid, I got both No Prayer and Fear of the Dark as CDs as one of my Christmas presents. I was so young back then I didn't even understand metal music back then nor was I into anything in particular, but it truly was the starting point of me getting into the genre, even if it took many more years until I actually started listening to metal.

  • @sinner7ve
    @sinner7ve2 жыл бұрын

    I thought I was the only no prayer's lover on earth. Thanks so much for putting this up, very accurate beautyful!

  • @4stringz.
    @4stringz.2 жыл бұрын

    An extremely underrated record. Great B-sides as well 🎸

  • @vinnydizzy
    @vinnydizzy2 жыл бұрын

    I have always loved this album. From the day it came out until now. And it's great, Niko, how you put those right words to it!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Glad to see this video resonates with some fellow Maiden fans as well 😊

  • @addictedtoguitars4948
    @addictedtoguitars49482 жыл бұрын

    No Prayer was the first "new" Maiden album after I had started listening to them, and when it came out I listened to it lots...on cassette too. All those years ago.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    I heard it a whole lot on cassette too. Loves the portability 😊

  • @rogeriogoncalves2868
    @rogeriogoncalves28682 жыл бұрын

    Nico,sou seu fã, adoro o seu trabalho, não pare nunca!!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Muitissimo obrigado! Não pretendo parar, amigo! 🤜🤛

  • @stefanoribas
    @stefanoribas2 жыл бұрын

    Jesus, I always loved this album a lot, but now EVEN MORE!!!!! THANKS A TON FOR ALL THE INSIGHTS, PLEASE, DO EVERY SINGLE ALBUM FOR THE LOVE OF MAIDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @arpeggios82
    @arpeggios822 жыл бұрын

    Dear Nico, I share your oppinion on the album, such an underated piece ! Awesome job as usual in the video ! Keep up the good work 🤘🏻

  • @VicNicGuitar
    @VicNicGuitar2 жыл бұрын

    So many memories of this era. I’ve always loved this album despite my no1 not being on it. Despite that I was SO into Maiden then and when this came out I listened to it hours a day. I never had a problem with Janick on the album. He did some nice solos. When we saw them live for the first time we were all shocked at how scrappy he was! It was a far cry from polished Mr Smith. And Dave started copying him! Great video man. Enjoyed it.

  • @PadillaGOD
    @PadillaGOD2 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday, Janick!

  • @fabianlijtmaer4786
    @fabianlijtmaer47862 жыл бұрын

    Brother, Maiden is an unstoppable force and you are the herald that opens the gates of clarity and appreciation, lifting my soul to new heights as you reveal the nuances of their music. You are awesome! Cannot thank you enough!!! Your videos give me life. Keep it up!!!!! 🔥🤘🏼🦇🔥

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't even know what to say to such a gracious and kind comment. Thank you, really! 🙏🙏

  • @Gkoulidis
    @Gkoulidis2 жыл бұрын

    I freaking love NPFTD. Not much more to say really! BTW great sound!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch!

  • @baini92
    @baini922 жыл бұрын

    Great lookback! I know what I am listening to on my way to work tomorrow.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤜🤛

  • @NunoGuitarsSilva
    @NunoGuitarsSilva Жыл бұрын

    Your analysis it's really good, completely aligned with you. Cheers

  • @darrenc8776
    @darrenc87762 жыл бұрын

    It's a great album. Dave really lifts the solo game on this album. Saw maiden in 91 they were awesome.

  • @gdonaldson26
    @gdonaldson262 жыл бұрын

    This was one of the first Maiden Albums I heard. My friend bought it when it was released, and we listened to it a lot. So it's got that nostalgia hit for me. No prayer for the dying is still one of my favourite songs.

  • @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse
    @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse2 жыл бұрын

    When Adrian popped up on the screen! 🤣🐟 This is a fantastic overview of the album! I have always loved NPftD, but this video still makes me want to go back and listen to the whole album straight through - because that’s what we Maiden fans love to do! 😂 I think this video would give people who weren’t completely sold on NP before, a push to revisit it with fresh ears and a new approach. 😊 Well done!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    When Sara first showed me that part, I literally had tears. 😂 So glad you liked this video. I am a big fan of the "trip down memory lane" thing especially with albums like this that have so many vivid memories attached to every aspect... individual songs, solos, the show, the cover, singles... 😊 Thank you for the encouragement as always!! 🙏

  • @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse

    @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast I was wondering whose idea that was! 🤣 When the video was over, I tried to go back to replay that part and couldn’t find it! 😂 The edited add-on of laugh after you said, “Public Enema Number One” was funny, too!!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SomewhereInTheMaidenverse I was actually a little worried it might get flagged for Nicko's ha-ha 😬 Still a bit traumatized from all the Senjutsu blockings 😅

  • @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse

    @SomewhereInTheMaidenverse

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast I’m so glad for you guys that this video made it through! I remember that ordeal with the Senjutsu videos. I felt terrible for you because I could see what was going on from my side. 😔

  • @ClaudioAlmasio
    @ClaudioAlmasio2 жыл бұрын

    I discovered the beauty of this overlooked album, by playing on guitar its tracks. Is very funny to play

  • @peterk4626
    @peterk4626 Жыл бұрын

    I must've missed this video! Have to be honest it never really grabbed me, but then I was so obsessed at the time with Live After Death, Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son I didn't give it a proper listen. Having watched this breakdown though, I will 100% have to go and give it a proper listen.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    Жыл бұрын

    Always worth another shot this far down the line! Who knows.... You might find a few things in there you really like 🙂

  • @peterk4626

    @peterk4626

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LicksOfTheBeast Just been listening to it again several times through. I obviously just wasn't ready for it back then and missed out, really really enjoying it now, some great writing here. Thanks for putting a video up about it.

  • @brianelkins8604
    @brianelkins8604 Жыл бұрын

    This is actually one of my favorite Maiden album.

  • @renzo4296
    @renzo42962 жыл бұрын

    Wow you really broke it down, I've been a Maiden fan since around 82 up till this day, I love no prayer for the dying so much, I thought this album was phenomenal and I love every song on this album. Thank you so much for this deep insight and knowledge. I love the holy smoke video, they are acting so silly in the video.

  • @Koukinson
    @Koukinson2 жыл бұрын

    My brother got me no prayer for the dying as a birthday gift and to be honest I wasn't very much into it.Now after so Many years passed by I think it's a brilliant album of course it lacks H's brilliance but still a gem. Great vid once more file mou!!

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Efharisto polì! Cheers brother! 🤜🤛

  • @enricoagnelli369
    @enricoagnelli3692 жыл бұрын

    I see Maiden 33 time around the world. No prayer on the road in Milan is on my #top3 Great analysis as always

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That is a lot of Maiden shows. It was a really great tour though 🤘

  • @enricoagnelli369

    @enricoagnelli369

    2 жыл бұрын

    No no no...not a lot...in Philly and Washington on Maiden England '12, we know a couple of argentinian that are a 18 show...only in Maiden England north american leg! Later, they come to europe... Impressive.

  • @enricoagnelli369

    @enricoagnelli369

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perché ti scrivo in inglese(male)che parli italiano meglio di me???🤔 Grande Nik, numero uno.

  • @TheDrogich
    @TheDrogich2 жыл бұрын

    This was my second album I heard after getting TNOTB and it has special place in my heart because it started my journey in to discovering Iron Maiden and that first major lick/riff on Holy Smokes was first thing I learned on guitar and it was without any tabs because I didn't have internet at that time and I was just stumbling through neck of guitar to find the right notes. That were good times I love to remember. So yeah, Prayer will always be one of the albums with special place in my heart.

  • @franciscomarques6569
    @franciscomarques65692 жыл бұрын

    I think this is a top 10 Maiden album honestly!! Very good album and amazing video!

  • @heinoh
    @heinoh2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the insights. Great job as always

  • @richiesimons4403
    @richiesimons44032 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and an excellent understanding of Iron Maiden and their writing and playing. You are a fine musician. I like this album and always have done. I like the raw rock n roll feel to it, even though it is still a Maiden and a metal album. What instantly stands out on the album for me and you confirmed with your playing is Hooks in You. That melodic riffing that is Adrian and ONLY Adrian. Love the painting of Adrian behind you as well. This may not be one Maiden's best albums however it is better than many give credit for. You summed it up by calling it misunderstood.

  • @LicksOfTheBeast

    @LicksOfTheBeast

    2 жыл бұрын

    Incredibly nice of you to say. Thank you!!

  • @ericmiller5603
    @ericmiller56032 жыл бұрын

    So happy I found this channel and this video in particular. I’m a career-spanning, older fan and I always had a soft spot for this raw, angry, less-produced Maiden offering. In a way, it reminds me of the Dianno albums with their quick, punk-influenced rhythms, but with more socio-political commentary from the band. Not my favorite album, yet distinctive and marked by membership changes that happily and eventually resulted in Bruce and Adrian’s return.

  • @Dems-fk8sh
    @Dems-fk8sh Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! I've discovered the band in 1992 with this album. I have a special love for it.

  • @airbornedusty
    @airbornedusty2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love your videos mate, extremely enjoyable

  • @markgreene1162
    @markgreene11622 жыл бұрын

    Dude thanks for giving this album some love that it deserves. I don't understand all the thumbs down, but like you said it's the most misunderstood album in their catalog. Sure no Adrian Smith no problem because Dave Murray stepped up his game and went berserk on this album. Thanks for the video.

  • @giovannipossamaidutra474
    @giovannipossamaidutra4742 жыл бұрын

    Murray’s most inspired compositions in my opinion.Very good album!!I always liked it!!

  • @soagres
    @soagres2 жыл бұрын

    One of my top 5 Iron Maiden album. My first Iron Maiden show. Well done mate

  • @mikkolappalainen9916
    @mikkolappalainen991610 ай бұрын

    My dearest Maiden-album. Bought it -90 and it was my first Maiden-album and my first CD. Title song, Public Enema and Run Silent are still among the best songs of Maiden.

  • @Ketis1985

    @Ketis1985

    5 ай бұрын

    "No prayer" on kans mun eka Maiden levy ja kaikista rakkain. Levyn soundit ja Brucen äänenkäyttö miellyttää. Oikeastaan ainoa heikompi biisi on "Hooks in you" muuten tykkään levyn joka biisistä.

  • @sebasnovelli3379
    @sebasnovelli33792 жыл бұрын

    I love this kind of videos. Great job Nico!!

  • @gianpaolousai1768
    @gianpaolousai17682 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you Nico

  • @enardone74
    @enardone742 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I had a look back at No Prayer recently in the past months and I really appreciate the album, and give it a better value than in the past. Especially i think that is really remarkable the typical maiden sound due to the "hand" of Mr. Martin Birch.

  • @ChristopherJWalton
    @ChristopherJWalton2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, as ever. I love these track by track album commentaries. Please do one for every album!

  • @cpirazzo
    @cpirazzo2 жыл бұрын

    I've always loved this album, since the day it came out. I absolutely love both, the atmosphere of the album and Bruce singing approach on these sessions (with a raspy voice). Loved he kept this approach for Fear Of The Dark too

  • @NunoGuitarsSilva
    @NunoGuitarsSilva2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent analysis, thank you!! It's really a great album! Cheers

  • @KOSTAS84
    @KOSTAS842 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always man. I consider myself a heretic maiden fan. The maiden evangelion to me has an eighth chapter and it's called No Prayer For The Dying!

  • @michaelendres337
    @michaelendres3372 жыл бұрын

    I need to go back and listen this album again. So underrated, thanks for highlighting it!

  • @humbertogomez2076
    @humbertogomez20764 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this album and I also identified maiden classic sound on it !!!! Brings me great memories !!! But some people don’t like it

  • @jeffersononetwo
    @jeffersononetwo2 жыл бұрын

    I love this album and I got an original on vinyl last year - thanks for doing this video! Gives me some ideas to try :)

  • @ametalman66
    @ametalman662 жыл бұрын

    Great breakdown of No Prayer… I have always loved side one of this album and over time side 2 has grown on me. Your breakdown of this stripped down album brought me right back to Irvine Meadows, CA, where I saw The Prayer On The Road Tour! I had seen Bruce’s Tattooed Millionaire Tour at The Bacchanal in San Diego and knew Janick was going to be Whirlwind on stage! Dave even became more energetic again. Thanks again for the Licks of The Beast videos!!! Up The Irons🤘⚒😎🤘

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