"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a reference to the "Doomsday Clock", a symbolic clock created in 1947 to alert about the imminence of a nuclear war and the danger it represents. "Midnight" represents the end of the world. At the time they wrote the song the clock was 2 minutes to midnight. Great song, great reaction. Nice to see you liked it, Brad.

@Trygvar13

2 жыл бұрын

What is scarier is that, as of right now, the clock stand at 100 seconds to midnight.

@steveparker8065

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd thought of writing a comment like that...

@MrMowzy

2 жыл бұрын

Perfectly explained 👍

@robyfiorili

2 жыл бұрын

Correct

@robyfiorili

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trygvar13 No, at that time it was worse than now

Honestly, Iron Maiden is perfect for Brad. They are so accessible to everyone, while being incredibly complex and clever. The surface level is easy listening for everyone, but there are always more layers underneath. It's part of their greatness, that they can do this while telling fantastic stories.

@alsantangelo

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing - he seems to really appreciate the melodic stuff that's still got complexity to it. Bet he'd like Vai.

@Argrouk

2 жыл бұрын

@@alsantangelo Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Def Leppard... lots of options.

@BamaXander

2 жыл бұрын

Plus, every Maiden song tells a story. That's right up Brad's alley.

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

Well I think actually, he needed more time, to fully appreciate everything that is going on within the layers.He's literally saying it here.half of maidens songs,, are just to nuanced, melodic and layered, for him not to get overwhelmed and then unfortunately get a wholly negative experience. He can appreciate bands like Metalllica more, at thiss early-stage of his introduction, because they are more in your face and have less varied melodies, incorporated by not just two different lead guitars, playing off each other, but also with the bass and the drumms literally having a life of their own for periods withinn songs.Like Lex said, a lot of their songs seem to have several songs within a song. When someone is intrroduced to maiden, they should start of with more basic straightforward songs like The trooper and aces high, and Then slowly moved through Powerslave and 11:58 like songs, towards the most prrogressive stuff later, With so much going on e.g. Back in the vvillage, Phantom of the Opera, hallowed be thy name, and basicallly anything off The Somewhere in Time album For example, someone had told him what too expect, before listening to the most progressive song, which is probably phantom of the opera, maybe he could have stayed present throughout all the transitions and layers, to be able to enjoy all of them

This whole album kicks ass.

@steveadamic4734

2 жыл бұрын

Powerslave front to back A+!

@pulsarlights2825

2 жыл бұрын

"Piece of Mind" and "Number of the Beast" are better IMO

@headlibrarian1996

2 жыл бұрын

40 years old in 2024!

@rallypoint1

2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely!!!

This is real metal from the 80's. Yet it's timeless.

@DetVen

Жыл бұрын

Sound track of my youth...the 80s was a magical time to be a teenager!

I’m pretty sure that Iron Maiden is the best heavy metal band of all time, matter fact, the best band of all time. Schools and universities should have a subject called Iron Maiden, they should study this band, musically they are GOAT TIER. Listen to Somewhere in time album Rime of the Ancient Mariner Empire of the clouds If you want a short song, definitely Aces High.

@neilgoldsmith5482

2 жыл бұрын

It’s also about the birth of the Antichrist “Kill the unborn in the womb”

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

They are the greatest heavy-metal band, bbut You can't put them above, some of the bands and other genres, which are at least their equals, in quality and frequency of masterpieces, for their specific genre e.g. the Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.

@internetenjoyer1044

2 жыл бұрын

maiden are great but theres hundreds of better bands

@kingwolf9447

Жыл бұрын

When it comes to comparing metal bands, your more than likely comparing perfection to perfection.

They were my first concert when i was a teenager, saved all summer to buy the tickets. Anthrax opened!

One of their best. The entire power slave album is awesome. "Aces High" "Rime of the ancient mariner" also great. As far as lyrics, two minutes to midnight referring to the closeness of worldwide nuclear destruction. Right now I think we are at 30 seconds. Iron maiden is known for the 2 guitar harmonies. Bass and drums are great and Bruce Dickenson is a great vocalist. He's also an airline pilot in his off time. They even rented a 747 and flew a bunch of people from England to Spain I think for a concert. Very cool. Practice practice and inspiration makes for a great guitarist or any great musician.

@chriswildhaber35

2 жыл бұрын

Powerslave album Rock's every song is good.

@MS-jc9sy

2 жыл бұрын

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a top 10 all time for me. To take that poem and turn it into that song is pure art

@playbassken

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Great album front to back.

@cowboybill.2433

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed,Man!i too think that we’re at 30 seconds to midnight.Sad but true.😔

Lex's request for "more guitar" was granted when Adrian Smith returned to the band they did NOT fire his replacement (Janick Gers). Now Iron Maiden is a guitar triple-threat sextet machine. Oh, and not only should there be "more guitar".... there should also always be "more cowbell".... :-)

@OgreProgrammer

2 жыл бұрын

I should buy a cowbell shaped guitar.

Practice, practice, practice, knowing where to go, every option available in the moment. It has levels, Jerry Garcia had a midi wired into his guitar and he was building complex pieces on the fly, using his pedals he could lay down his guitar, loop it, bring a tuba, layer it, he could be an orchestra. How far you wanna take it. Jerry is my guy but I SRV in Evansville IN, Mesker Park and it was my first non metal show, it had a huge impact. SRV opened an avenue to the Grateful Dead and 6/28/92 I went to Deer Creek and caught one of the gems of the 90s, killer first set, I was home. They practice, hard grinding touring bands...Grateful Dead were TOURING MONSTERS, grinding, TOUCH OF GREY on MTV blew them up, thermonuclear. The huge success hastened the end. Was blessed to see them 24 times from Southern Indiana holding down my full time job. Flex vacation came in 93. We did plant shutdowns, 2weeks Christmas 2 weeks in the summer. Flex vacation ruled! Watch live improvisation, the subtlenob, the note hit being the cue for the sax, itsa conversation without words, they watch each other. Phil Lesh had ingested way too much liquid LSD. as people sipped they added a splash of their own liquid L, one person poured 50K worth of crystal LSD into the apple juice. Phil had slug Unbeknownst to him all the acid added. Showtime, Phil Lesh, bassist extraordinaire of the Grateful Dead is fried, "I can't play" Mackey Hart brings his bass to him and lovingly explains he canplay the bass great and he's one of the best while strapping it on him. Phil goes out scared, high as fuck and discovers, not only could he play, he knew every possible combination he could play at warped mind speed. While he played he said a rainbow 🌈 appeared across the stage with a centipede that had different colored socks on each foot traversing the 🌈 as musical notes and galaxies, planets were whirling bye. Stopping had a few drinks lol. Love the show

Probably my favorite Iron Maiden song. Love the riff so much. I came to Iron Maiden late, but I fell in love extremely fast.

The bass line on this song, backed by Niccos Drumming...fire. Dude makes some solid BBQ too, He owns a Rib Joint in South Florida, met the guy both times i went to eat there. Very friendly to the fans great guy.

Years ago, I was a regular at a Pub called The Cart+Horse in East London (I'm American, but I went to college and lived in London for 14 yrs) where Iron Maiden was the "resident" band. It amazes me how far Steve Harris and the boys (Dave Murray is the only OTHER member from the early days) got from the Pub days. I honestly never thought their music would have appealed to so many people around the world. I haven't kept up I.M. since Fear of the Dark. I still listen to the old songs and STILL support West Ham. With that I can only say...UP THE IRONS!!!

@XaviClot

2 жыл бұрын

West Ham vs Barcelona approaching!!! May that it'll hapoen!!!

Musicians are able to repeat even fast solo passages note by note every time they want to. Its just a matter of practice and endless repetition. Improvisations coming just on top of that.

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that, and you're probably right- With enough practice. But if you look online at professional musicians, and even tribute bands, playing maidens material constantly, they still struggle with the Bass and guitar work, especially in the songs on "SomeWhere in Time", where they make consistent mistakes."It can be quite frustrating to listen to

@TubetakerBHV

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Rowlph8888 Professionals should know how to play certain songs. If not they may not listen carefully or had the wrong notes. Coverbands mostly get the notes from internet sites and sometimes these are not correct. But the guitarists from Iron Maiden for example can play their solos again and again, note for note whenever they want to. Wake them up at 3o clock at night, drunk.. with a heavy head .. and they will play it. Because they played these songs a thousand times ... and maybe more often. Learning an instrument is like learning to type blind... you repeat certain patterns over and over again. For hours.. days... years. Yes it is as boring as it sounds but the fun part will come. ;-)

Guitar solo's can be structured and some can be freestyle, I think it depends on the band and possibly on how the lead guitar is feeling. I have have seen hundreds of concert's and I have seen both, so you are both right.

@deg1studios

2 жыл бұрын

and even if the solo is structured note for note with no intended deviance, no two renditions of the same solo is exactly the same. thats the beauty of live music. :)

The title is a reference to The Doomsday Clock which stood at three minutes to midnight in January of 1984. Now we're at 100 seconds to midnight.

@lonbecker113

2 жыл бұрын

Are we really at 100 seconds? That was always the problem with the clock, it was so subjective, and to get attention they had to always crank it up. I thought the chance of nuclear war was overblown during the Cold War, but it is still ridiculous to think that we are actually closer to doomsday today than we were during the Cold War. I get that Putin is unpredictable and has a blunder to make up for. But it still seems silly to think we are closer than we were in 1984.

@bluetopguitar1104

2 жыл бұрын

30 seconds maybe.

@darrinmoon1974

2 жыл бұрын

Times up

Revelations, Running Free, Where Eagles Dare. Great songs by Maiden

@brucemarshall9521

2 жыл бұрын

Where Eagles Dare 👍🤘

@pdog547

2 жыл бұрын

Aces High on the list too

@CJ-Fischer

2 жыл бұрын

Like it Running Free. True Maiden Fan are we? Lol. Can never go wrong listening to Maiden!!

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

It's incredibly difficult, Pre-1990 . They just don't have any weak songs

You can never go wrong with Iron Maiden. They’ve done some absolute numbers over the years. Great Reaction video once again

Reaction videos like this, can bring people down the Iron Maiden rabbit hole!! Where you never quite know what will happen next. Awesome reaction video guy's 👍 Up The Irons \m/ \m/

Iron Maiden, my favorite metal band. Way to many good songs to list here. Just say first 6 albums.

@chrisg1772

2 жыл бұрын

I'd agree. I'd only say they should check out the rock in rio vids to see the guys firing on all cylinders live

@mournblade1066

2 жыл бұрын

First *7* albums.

@silverjaw138

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t sell their new stuff short! Senjitsu is a masterpiece!!

@metalmark1214

2 жыл бұрын

@@silverjaw138 New stuff not that good, compared to the golden age.

@metalmark1214

2 жыл бұрын

@@mournblade1066 No, 6 albums

I have to say Brad that I am glad to hear you describe that you struggle with it versus just saying you hate it and not being open to it. That is awesome. Glad to see that the music I grew up on and love is becoming more palatable to your ears!

Guitar solo's are definitely written. When you see the band in concert is when they throw the freestyle at ya!!! That's one of the reasons I love seeing a band live! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Watch the Live after Death video of this song. It's improvised when they recorded it, but after that it's almost 100% muscle memory when they went on tour after this album came out in 1984. You can see them looking at their instruments, and also looking at the crowd at times.

I was a ska punk kid, who always turned the channel when Iron Maiden videos came on the music channel. One day, they showed 2 Minutes To Midnight live from Rock in Rio 2002. I was hooked. From that moment on, I *got' Iron Maiden and they have become one of my absolute favourites of all time. They kicked open the door to a world of metal for me.

You never go wrong with metal legends Maiden

Brad has come around!! Yay! Saw this tour when I was in high school. Amazing show with the big mummy Eddie walking around on stage!

I love watching you guys do your reactions and I love when you’re listening to metal music because Lex has such a big beautiful smile on her face the entire song it’s so awesome

Comparison videos of studio and live will allow you to appreciate the sheer talent of the band. Especially hearing the precision of the guitar solos repeated live to the original recording. Thank you again for another entertaining video. ****Glad to see Brad warming up to guitar solos******

Iron Maiden never fails to impress anyone with their musical ability and Lex's Guitarist ear is really tuning into the technical awesomeness that comes with Rock/ Metal. Please, Please, Please check out The Evil That Men Do by Iron Maiden! P.S Dave Murray is a G.O.A.T 🤘🤘🤘

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

With his idiosyncratic, difficult to replicate style, yes,a but Adrian Smith Is the greatest songwriting guitarist, in heavy-metal history, and tends to have better structured solos, in complimenting the mood of the song, and improving the song to another level. Although, don't get me wrong, I think Dave is brilliant at this also Gers is also a masterful songwriting guitarist

Now that you guys have a guitar, it is muscle memory, practice enough and just like anything it gets easier and more fun, this main riff is actually pretty simple and it's fun to play; I think Dave Murray does more fluid freestyle solos, but Adrian is very focused and deliberate with his solos

@Jmaveryk

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Dave do freestyle solos in almost all songs played live.

@timmcgrath676

2 жыл бұрын

Bending the notes

@gavinyoung7085

2 жыл бұрын

I think Dave and Adrian are both pretty focused. Live After Death is almost note for note perfect with the studio versions of every song. It pains me though that not once has Brad or Lex said anything about the bass playing. Steve's fucking awesome. Nico is a great drummer too. A great band at this era

@IronMetal

2 жыл бұрын

The most freestyleish is Janick Gers. Dave Murray and Adrian Smith played the solos as in the studio version in the early years, when Gers joined Murray became more of a freestylish and Smith has always been a note-for-note like the studio version. For style and feeling my favourite always has been Smith

@mr.e8432

2 жыл бұрын

Dave is the master of the legato style and Adrian is more blues-based. After a while they’re easy to tell apart. Also if you listen to the live albums Dave is always on the left side and Adrian‘s guitar is always on the right.

You really need to watch a concert video to appreciate the epic news of this band.

Shout out to whoever put together lyric video. Finally giving a little love to the musicians not just the vocalist. Plus, no, “Thanks for listening!”before the song ended.

@TheEasyeman

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely 🤘🏽🤘🏽

UP THE IRONS 🤘

2 minutes" refers to an actual system the U.S. used to determine how close they were to nuclear war during the Cold War in 1947. With "Midnight" being the start of the nuclear holocaust. "The Golden Goose is on the loose and never out of season" The Golden goose is a term for capitalism/western countries that always seem to stick their nose into out peoples business.. I could wrote about this song particularly for a whole day. Its very poetic in writtings (even though its dark), and very important on how world is ruled - even today. With words like patrioism, freedom, and OUR way of life beeing the center of wars. This song is very up to date, even now. Great reaction as usual 👍

@mickaelmatias6891

2 жыл бұрын

It has a double meaning. Real sacrifice. These kind of musicians often do that....two meanings...one for the commun masses and another for the occultists

@davidjames3080

2 жыл бұрын

The golden goose is about how war is a way to make money and people profit from it. This isn't just about the West (although there's no disputing the West indulge in it), it's about anyone who is killing people to make a profit or gain. As Russia is currently doing for example, so they can steal land to have land access to ports on the Black Sea. Let's also acknowledge that when we say 'the West' or the 'capitalist countries' or 'the East' or 'communist dictatorships' what we mean (or what should be meant) is that is the position of the rich and powerful leaders of those countries. The rest of us just want to lead our lives as best we can and I am sure that is the same all over the world. It's just that the rich and powerful can't fight their own fights without playing war games with the rest of us as puppets.

The guitar solo is normally build/constructed by phrases, licks and patterns in combinations. It's improvised when you begin playing 'em, but over time a soul takes form and bring forward the character.

We're cracking Brad, it's happening XD Kidding aside, it's great to see someone open up to different styles of music! Good for you Brad :-)

'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is arguably the best song on this album🤘

@nateashe3140

2 жыл бұрын

Powerslave is one of the few albums that I can listen to end to end. and then again.

@steveparker8065

2 жыл бұрын

That song made me read the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as the album Powerslave introduced me to Egyptology. The Flight of Icarus lead me to research Greek mythology as the Trooper lead me to learn about the Crimean war. I could go on listing other songs that led me to research the subject but I won't label the point. Iron Maiden introduced me to much knowledge about the world as well as great music.

@AMOLAD79

2 жыл бұрын

That has to be the live version from the flight 666 DVD. I went to see them live during that tour and that performance was INSANE.

@jasonfuller332

2 жыл бұрын

@Larry Fine I’ll agree with you on “Aces High” but, disagree about “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. “Here’s what not to do when a pigeon sh#*$ on you”.

@davidbanks736

2 жыл бұрын

Powers lave is my favourite album and yes Rime of the Ancient Mariner is my favourite song. Well said!

My favourite band for several years growing up and still in my Top 10 Overall. The brilliant complexity of the writing coupled with the perfect execution of the compositions resulted in some of the greatest songs of all-time and some truly unforgettable live performances. Up The Irons! 🤘❤

Iron Maiden...the band that gives you history lessons in their music & makes it sound sooooooo good!!!

Steve Harris bass runs are just awesome. Re: guitar solos. Some people play them off the cuff unrehearsed, some construct them meticulously, and some people kind of play a hybrid of parts they've worked out and inspiration in the moment. Just depends on the artist/player.

@djC653

2 жыл бұрын

Was just thinking of posting about the bass going on in here.

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

@@djC653 Yes, but just listen to the intricate little guitar sections all over this song.They are orgasmic, and their effect is amplified by Steve's masterful bass playing. But essentially, this music is a compositional masterpiece by Smith, like much of his multilayered structuring e.g. Sea of madness, which nobody can play properly

FLASH OF THE BLADE!

Great band, Maiden just hits home for so many ppl. When it comes to constructing a guitar solo you'll be suprised by how often they will be just an improvisation. Or they will run through a number of different jam solo's , pick the best improvs for the underlying chord changes and use those to build the solo for the final recording. Offcourse there are some players who really pick their notes and write a solo but you'd have to be pretty deep into music theory.

@davidbanks736

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was gonna say. U just do it but some parts you may think about and structure in relation to the chord changes. Guitarists generally don't think but feel like Bruce Lee would say. Otherwise u will lose all that heavenly glory.🤣🤣🤣 love Enter the Dragon.lol.

@brucemarshall9521

2 жыл бұрын

Sign of a good soloist is when it starts sounding like a train wreck but somehow they come thru smelling like roses.

The whole album ‘Powerslave’ is just amazing!

Been to so many Irons gigs, this is always a classic moment of the evening, it never fails.

Saw them in concert in the mid 80's and it was an Epic Show you guys!!!😎🤘🔥🎸🎧

My first concert and I bought the Two Minutes to Midnight t-shirt! Saw them at the legendary Red Rocks! Changed my music life forever! June 29 1987 the band Accept opened for them! Check them out as well great metal!

I seen these guys live in Seattle on the Powerslave tour in 84 or 85. Twisted Sister was the opening act. Gotta love Eddie! Awesome concert.

Brad liked the solo ! UP THE IRONS ! ❤ ✌❤🇨🇦

2 minutes to midnight was a big song for maiden.. I remember friends who were not metalheads digging the f... out of this masterpiece.. Also powerful slave was their biggest tour selling out everywhere.. some cities getting 2 shows..

Lex “thinking as a guitarist”. 😍🎸 love it! Keep on rockin 🤘🏼

One of my favorite Iron Maiden songs of all time. One of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Period.

Solos are a combination of things that make up something called phrasing. The more you learn about phrasing then more you'll understand solos 🤘🏻♥️

iron maiden was literally the first music I listened to outside of radio. Step-dad had all the cds, played them in my original Playstation. So glad i was born in 1990.

Lex, it's SO many hours, Hours, HOURS of practice and live performances to perfect the guitarist's skill. Some professionals still look at the fretboard for the entire solo, others don't have to, it's all individual. When I was in a local band as our rhythm guitarist, the practices for me were about not only learning the song as perfectly as possible, but being able to perform it while being able to look at the audience or other bandmembers, whip my (then) long hair around to the chunky metal parts, etc. But that was me; everyone's different. Brad, I really think you'll enjoy Iron Maiden overall, for the reasons you stated...they seemed to concentrate on melody, and 2-guitar interactions more intricately than some others.

YES!!! From my all time favorite iron Maiden record!!!!

The smile says it all!!!

Lex sittin' there lookin' like an Island princess.

"I know there's a solo coming!" I really shouldn't have been drinking anything because that made me spit laugh my drink out. 😆 At only one of the Maiden shows I attended did they play this. It was interesting because there's Maiden songs that get the crowd excited, songs that get them like "Ohh yeah!", but this was one that made everyone super happy. It was so much fun chanting out "2 Minutes to Midnight!" Which is funny considering the subject matter.

I can understand where Brad is coming from, not from the guitar solo standpoint but just getting used to hearing something different from what you normally hear. They have done one Dragonforce song and I had a hard time adapting to the speed, but the melodies were so great that I just eventually adapted to it and now fast extreme metal doesn't even phase me anymore. I will sometimes have someone listen to something like that not remembering how odd it was the first time I heard it and I have to catch myself because I love exposing people to new music. But yeah I get it.

in the 80s the constant threat of Nuclear war was omnipresent, this is about war, war profiteering, the tragedy of war and world war 3 being right around the corner as it was in the 80s

Maiden is Badass Live! Possibly the best Live performance Ive ever seen! Very elaborate Stage show`s, top notch special effects! Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a must!

Solo's, like the rest of the music is mostly muscle memory or a musician might use other identifiers to keep in the pocket. Your getting it Brad. Guitar solos are practiced just like the rest of the song. Listeners want consistency so they can have their favorite parts and concert goers want to hear what they are expecting from the recordings they familiarize themselves with. UP THE IRONS!

You guys really need to hear Maiden live. They’re even better and faster on stage. Live After Death is undeniably one of the all time greatest live albums in rock n roll history. It definitely belongs in your catalogue.

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that.This song in particular, is 3 times more impactful live, and some of maiden stuff is like this. Should watch "the clansmen" live in Rio

This was my ring tone for my 1SG and SGM when I was in the Army bc if they were calling you it wasnt going to be good news most likely LOL great video thank you both keep rocking!!!

Lex is a born metal head. Welcome to the club. It never lets you go.

Hey, Brad & Lex. Normally, when laying down tracks for any record, the guitarist will compose a solo specifically for a song and then emulate that live because it's familiar to the listeners; however, any good guitarist who knows what key the band is playing in and who know their fretboard they can totally improvise on the spot and do often, whether that be when initially writing the song together or just jamming live.

Wore this cassette out a few times!! Greatest time to grow up. Up the Irons!!

It's muscle memory but more importantly your hands begin to work as one when you get better and better so you really don't look at them separate, they become one. Btw, a lot of solos are improvised. Sometimes the inspiration hits at any time and to catch it on tape is magic.

Guitar solos are typically arpeggios and scales based in the key of the song. If you practice them a lot, and have good finger dexterity, you can eventually traverse them quickly. A lot of times these solos are practiced a lot, but they are a little improvised when played live. Usually mostly the same with a few different notes in the same scale or arpeggio they are playing at the time. If you are going to improvise, you need to have a good ear for what sounds good because you can't expect to just play two notes in the same scale and it will sound good with the song.

You have to be born with the talent! I’ve played guitar for 20 plus years and can’t touch this! Rush is my favorite though!!!

@brucemarshall9521

2 жыл бұрын

Rush is their own genre. Often imitated, never duplicated. Scratch that. Can't thing of anyone that's tried to imitate them.

Lex always rocks. She feels the music!!!

Ok, Lex. I just caught with seeing this video. You have a Dream Theater shirt on. Completely awesome!! I can't wait for you two to do more of their stuff

What's so cool about you guys other than Brad liking rock and metal, is Lex's real enthusiasm

Great song! You guys should check our Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Perfect for Brad to analyze the lyrics and Lex can jam out!

@Rowlph8888

2 жыл бұрын

Too long for a casual.They should stick to the shorter masterpieces

Hey Lex, maybe try Rocksmith 2014, it's a guitar training game where you learn songs. It also has lessons, offers lead, rhythm and bass-parts for a nice selection of songs of differing style and difficulty.

This is a concert you should definitely go to if they ever get in and around your town.

Those two part harmony's and dual leads, very hard to due ,maiden in one of the best. heavy metal bands ever.

These guys are amazing live!

The Golden goose is war & it's never out of season. I love this song.

This is such a staple of their live show, this and Aces High. Both kick major Ass!!! You two need to see Maiden Live. Do it!!!!!!!!!! They don't have all that many years left.. I've seen every tour since 1998, and every single show has been the best live show ever!!! I 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

If you were partying in the 80's you were Rockin this Song! Every rock bar, Every local Metal band, Every Rock station played it. Why Wouldn't They it ROCKS!! 🔥

Another One of Adrian Smith's finest Hour!!! Absolutely brilliant!!! Up the Irons forever!!!

JUDAS PRIEST 🔥 Screaming For Vengeance ---- another classic metal banger!

You are both right. Some guitarists are very regimented and play the same chords & solos the same way every time. Jazz brought improvisation or free styling to the main stream. Rick followed. Jam bands are known for freestyling.

Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Love me some Maiden! I want to go fishing with Adrian Smith. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!

As a guitar player myself who writes original music I can assure you that most guitar solos in metal songs are crafted musical pieces within the song. In fact Adrian Smith, one of Iron Maiden's guitar players, said once in an interview that he considered guitar solos to be compositions unto themselves withing a song. Some guitar players record improvised solos but then live usually play that same in-studio improvised solo they recorded. But usually a good guitar solo is thought out in order to harmoniously complement the music passage(s) being soloed over.

Love the Maiden!!! 😀 🤘

Nuclear war, two minutes to midnight is a reference to the count down to Armageddon... What fun.

You get free history lessons with every Iron Maiden song.

Saw this band 3 times and I was blown away every time. Eddie rules. Up THE Maidens. HOOFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every time I saw this band the bass player was all over the stage playing his ass off. They are on top. If you listen to the album, it sounds like they sound on stage, Perfection ala mode.

Seen them live they kick butt yeah 🤘😆🤘🥁🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸

From the best iron maiden album, the doomsday clock counter. Cold war but this is very actual in these days. Nice choice reaction!

You can't go wrong with Iron Maiden! Best metal band, ever.

@danw4490

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Of course Iron Maiden is bring Brad around. That makes sense!

Took my oldest son to see them a couple years ago! This album is fire! Up the Irons!!!! Check out Rime of the Ancient Mariner! Song helped me pass 11th grade Honors English!

Now you are getting to the Iron Maiden that is the true awesome! Thanks for reacting to this. Still waiting for you to react to "Flight of Icarus" or "Aces High" is a great one as well.

Such a great song

This is to Brad. I haven't been listening to Rock that long either and I have to say, me and you have the same feelings about the rock guitar play. "It can be very harsh to the ears if it's too much! Having said that, I'm getting more used to it. This song was cool.

CLASSIC!

Something you might want to check out is really early Iron Maiden. I like Bruce Dickinson, but their original singer Paul Di'Anno had a unique raw sound. Murders in the Rue Morgue and Wrathchild are two you should listen to. Kind of garage band rawness back then, but in a good way, I think.

Awww, Brad!!

Speaking of guitars there’s a video on the Iron Maiden channel of Adrian Smith playing along to a backing track to the song Gangland which he hadn’t played in decades. He nails it of course! It would be cool (and different) to see you guys react to that!