Thank you for supporting the channel! I apologize for all the ‘likes’ in this vid as I got very amped up LOL!!! ❤️💚💙 up the irons 🤝

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! 10/10!!

@ecostacey

Жыл бұрын

Welcome brother! Up the irons!

The poem is Anthem for Doomed Youth By Wilfred Owen

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you

One of my favourite post 2000 maiden songs. Knowing my great grandad stayed behind with a box of ammo and a gun so they the rest of his men could escape and live another day and died doing it during that battle makes this song special for me. Thank you maiden.

Paschendale is a city in the provence West-Flanders in Belgium. Throughout WW1 West-Flanders was the scene of fierce battles The most famous and best known poem "In Flanders Fields" was written in 1915 by John McCrae a Canadien army doctor

Some people truly take for granted how great maiden have been from 2000-present.

@TheGreatestVoice1958

8 ай бұрын

Besides the inferior productions, I’d say they’re as great as ever.

@The_Stranger1986

6 ай бұрын

​@@TheGreatestVoice1958Yeah the production was never the same after Martin Birch retired but I wouldn't necessarily say it was bad quality production it was just different.

The next…Dance of Death live 🤘

@me109aa

Жыл бұрын

Ya, that is a fun one.

I like that his helmet and coat are too big for him, underlining that the soldier in the story is just a kid, still. Also, performance wise, there's a great one of "dance of death" where you can really see his storytelling come to life.

And that's why my fair Maidens, Iron Maiden is the best that's ever been!!! Up the Irons! 🤘Long Live Rock n Roll🤘

Anthem For Doomed Youth is the poem

Anthem for Doomed Youth BY WILFRED OWEN What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,- The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.

Saw Bruce Dickinson explain in a documentary he didn’t want a fake uniform for this song but insisted on an authentic WW1 used uniform which was hard to find and insisted on real barbed wire. Every detail is epic with Maiden. Up The Irons

Steve Harris is a lyrical genius.

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

Just the fact that he is on the bass too makes it all even more if a unique package with these guys.

@metalmike570

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977 Motley Crue uses the same frame cause Nikki wrote the lyrics.

Hands down the best band you can ever see live. I have at least 15 tours under my belt and twice as many shirts to match, cause that's what you do. Started in Long Beach when I couldn't afford a shirt however. Up the Irons.

The fact that they wrote such an incredible legendary song 30+ years into their careers is a testament to how great this band is. Up the irons!!

Iron maiden are story tellers just amazing I am 44 years old listened to them since I was like 8 years old had posters of Eddie all over my walls, honestly whenever I am feeling down i listen to maiden and just get a feeling I can't describe love em

@lucretialee3691

Жыл бұрын

I remember my mum refusing to enter my room again after coming face to face with Eddy on my wall. 😁

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

Kim I couldn’t agree more. I constantly gravitate back to them there is an energy about their music that resonates with me unlike any other rock band.

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

@@lucretialee3691 what’s funny is by todays standards Eddy isn’t even that scary

@lucretialee3691

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977 Oh I know. I got my son into Iron Maiden, and my mother doesn't blink an eye at his Eddy T-shirts, but mine were going to send me to hell! 🤣

You cannot deny Iron Maiden, they are the greatest live band, IMHO, they just are so tight as a unit. Steve Harris on bass, is a master of his chosen craft, just love him in the driving seat, and all the other band members feed off his energy. Peace ❤!

Maiden manage to tell stories with their songs like no other band I know. I've seen them live dozens of times and their ability to suck me into their stories through the music gets me every time.

I’ll back what someone else said in the comments. U must do Rime of Ancient Mariner live, from Flight 666. Then When the Wild Wind Blows from En Vivo.

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Definitely 🫡

@me109aa

Жыл бұрын

Quintessential Maiden!

Great analisys as always. If you like Iron Maiden's story telling, try with Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, specially the Flight 666 version so you can see a 50 year old Bruce Dickinson singing. By the way, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is a master piece, my favourite Iron Maiden song/story/composition. Cheers from México, blood brother!! 🤘🏻

The opening poem is "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen: my all time favourite poem, actually. Thanks for the A+ in grade 11 English, Iron Maiden.

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ah so much to take note of. Not many almost 50 year-old bands are still going *this* strong so they're clearly doing something right

How about those drums too. Nicko’s drumming throughout is spectacular especially if you listen close to what he is doing under the guitar solos (which are themselves spectacular).

@metalmike570

Жыл бұрын

It's kind of like The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. Nico is insane on that one as well.

Great reaction bro. Love seeing people with an understanding and appreciation of music breaking songs down and analysing them like you do. Please do a video reaction of their songs: Talisman, live en vivo Rime of the ancient mariner, live flight 666 Dance of death, live en vivo They are 3 awesome songs with even better performances

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

More Maiden and Nightwish! Nice vid, nice react! Cheers from Brazil!

There are many like me - grew up with Maiden since early 80's, bought killers when I was 12 and haven't missed a single song since. This is the soundtrack to my life, Maiden touched lives all over the world for over 4 decades and they continue to. Just sheer talent with an (almost) obsessive adherence to their sound and their goal. It has been a treat to have a third guitarist added to the fold - for as good as the bass, drums and Bruce are - the riffs and the synergy in the guitars is the part that always stuck in my head. Janick is the perfect add to Dave and Adrian.

IRON MAIDEN IS THE KING OF LIVE PERFORMANCE , nothing close !! Perfect sound , perferct stage presense , perfect whit the audiance and WHAT A STAGE IMPRESSIVE WHIT IMAGE AND EDDIE TO COME WOW

...I'm old enough to be your father.. First Maiden show in 1983..... saw the thumb nail..this pretty-boy.. rick Springfield looking guy is gonna suck....I was wrong! Good job young fella! You get it!

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew what it was like hearing all these NWOBHM bands in the early 80s. That must have been an incredible time musically with all the new ideas and getting to see bands like Maiden live.

@metalmike570

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977 The cool thing was the mystery to it. These guys were more God-like to us. Example: Ozzy was mysterious as hell but then later he's more like a caricature of himself. Imagine that you go buy the vinyl or the cassette, then you had to listen to it in your room - there's no other way to hear it. The cassette was for your car though. If you were lucky a track would get on the radio. Example - Motley Crue, Looks That Kill made them big as hell on FM radio in 1982. FM hard rock stations played all the stuff we wanted to hear except Metallica. It took them like 8 years to get on the radio with the black album! Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven was huge on the radio and later Fool In The Rain off their last album got some radio play for a while there.

@joedugas9462

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977 Hair metal bands were TERRIBLE musically live...however the bands like Maiden, Priest , Dio and Rush were awesome!... I remember when Bon Jovi was nearly booed off the stage when they opened for Judas Priest in Edmonton in 1986. Booed because they looked to pretty ..hehe.

@philomelodia

Жыл бұрын

@@joedugas9462 depends on the performance. They were not always terrible. Steelheart never disappointed. Mötley Crüe was OK as long as Vince wasn’t too high. Poison did all right. Mr. Big always stole the show. Guns ‘n ROZES was freaking amazing. So was Skid Row. And then, there’s Van Halen. Enough said. I can’t speak to Bon Jovi. I went to his concert in 2017 when he was already old. And, dammit, he did that thing where the crowd is expected to sing all the high notes. He didn’t do it with dead or alive though, thank God. The entire rest of the show was great though. They didn’t suck.

I bet every Maiden fan has been rewatching those solos same like you did, it is just epic, awesome reaction bro.

You have Harris nail the lyrics while Smith is writing insanely good guitars... and have one of the best and most experienced bands and vocalist in the world perform it - this is what you get. A masterpiece. I love how you love it 🙂 "Is it ok if we hear the guitar solos again?" My friend, you don't even have to ask !

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

LOL

I started laughing when the "x like" started coming up over and over again 🤣

The poem is "Anthem for a Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen.

It's refreshing to hear a professional musician analyse part by part a song and show how good Maiden is. A follower already!!!

More maiden please!! Don't change your style, your insight is valuable and informative. No Maiden fan is ever going to complain about having to listen to any part again. If you want to up your stage/presence game then you need to study Maiden a whole lot more!!

Iron maiden is simple one of the best live bands ever

@michaeldavis308

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Just saw them on the Legacy of the Beast Tour. Best concert I've ever seen. A combination of songs and theatrics made it an incredible show.

If you want to check out more Maiden, listen to Dance of Death. Peak story telling in that one. Specifically, check out their performance from En Vivo! in Santiago, Chile.

Really enjoyed your reaction and breakdown of the song.There are so many epic Maiden songs to look at and listen to.Welcome to the family.Up the Iron's

That is the first time I have heard Steve Harris sing harmony live. He writes most of the songs and is always singing without a mic but to hear how good he is live blew my mind.

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

I would love to know where he finds the inspiration for these songs.

@ba55bar

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977Steve is very well read

I'd love it if you reacted to 'Writing on the Wall' from the Senjutsu album. The video is great! Plus it really shows Bruce's voice after his throat cancer - it's different but still amazing!

"RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER " LIVE

@me109aa

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning!

Cant wait to see MAIDEN for the 18TH time next week in Greensboro, NC.

I love the contradiction in the lyrics that very simply explains a soldiers plight "Home far away from the war A chance to live again...Home far away from the war NO chance to live again" very poignant

A lot of iron maiden songs are based on historic events or literature. Examples include Aces High (Battle of Britain) and Rhyme of the ancient mariner ( from poem by Coleridge)

What a great pick to continue your Maiden journey. 🤘

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

I was fortunate enough to see all of the "Live after Death" shows in Long Beach and Irvine. I also saw them this year in Anaheim and I've got to say, Bruce Dickersons' voice is just as good as ever. I believe he had throat cancer at some point in the years between the shows I saw. It was amazing to see him sing with just as much vigor as he did in 1982. You should think about reacting to Judas Priest. Rob Halford is another incredible singer who can still nail his older songs. Including " Pain Killer" which I thought there was no chance of him performing in 2022. He was spot on both of these guys represent the best of old classic metal and put many younger bands to shame at f'n 70+ years of age. We old f%&ks can still rock your asses off Rock on Mother F'ers! Your one of the best reaction channels

One hell of a performance

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

It was wild

Love your reactions Plz do more maiden

Best Maiden reaction and breakdown ever!!

First time I heard this song when I bought the cd, I liked it. Second time I loved it, every time I hear this song, somehow I like it more, for years now, and the poem before the song… absolute perfection.

Subbed so I can be here for the Rime of the Ancient Mariner reaction, preferably the Flight 666 live version which will blow you away. Great reaction brother, Up the flipping Irons!

@GildedPoo

Жыл бұрын

This 👆

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

thanks for subbing, soon ;)

@scope81

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely this, and it has to be the Flight 666 version!

@me109aa

Жыл бұрын

There are no words that can capture the awesomeness.

Great reaction. I like the real time analysis and repeating the parts of the song that inspired your reaction. Keep up the excellant work. I watch reaction videos to see the reactions to songs I've listened to for years.

You should check out "The Tailsman" from Maiden. The story of traveling to America from Europe.

To put this into context, have a look at some of footage of the first, second and third battles of the Somme. You will see the conditions they were expected to fight in. It's enough to make you cry.

The tapping at the beginning and throughout the song you reference represents Morse code which was used a lot back then for message sending. Just another layer of just how good they are at writing stories to music. Bruce calls it theatre of the mind.

@johnz6977

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard other people mention that it represents Morse code as well, but have never been able to confirm that. Was that ever discussed in an interview? I had always just thought it was a killer riff.

@markfoale7315

Жыл бұрын

@@johnz6977 I honestly can't remember where I heard it. Very plausible though. I know from an interview that Adrian Smith wrote that riff and they thought it sounded very ominous and they got the idea of Paschendale from there. I know they added SOS in Morse code in Empire of the Clouds after the main verses before the ship is about to get into trouble in the song.

The descending intro motive that comes back (appropriately) for the outro, this is the music of eternity... One of my Top-5 MAIDEN songs easily. For another one - try dissecting their take on the classical story of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

You wanna succeed as a band, tell stories. That's how the biggest names in Metal became big.

If you wanna see superb fan engagement and some more amazing storytelling, you *MUST* react to Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark live. We harmonize to most of the song when we're not singing along with Bruce.

You need to go and see Iron Madien live on their current tour and document it. Then post a video of your experience to the whole evening.

These are so professional.. I first saw them in 1980 opening for Judas in the US.. Paul D was singing....I have been hooked ever since... and great break down and reaction vid!!!

Dance of Death would be fun, the en vivo live video, Bruce is over the top acting out the song.... freaking awesome. The, the Number of the Beast, he let's out a primal scream you've got to hear.

IRON MAIDEN - Dance Of Death (Live Chile)

If you really want to enjoy Bruce's voice, I'd recommend you listen to Tears of the Dragon. It is from his solo work, and it is very different from his work with Iron Maiden.

@BonJovi022110

Жыл бұрын

The live version with Trisbury is incredible

@paisteplayer1040

Жыл бұрын

have you watched this ? This is King Bruce. Jerusalem live. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4ibvMOtoNWXfJs.html&ab_channel=JethroTull%26IanAnderson

@Rayidrs

Жыл бұрын

@@paisteplayer1040 I'm afraid not! I'm watching it right now, thanks!

@Rayidrs

Жыл бұрын

@@BonJovi022110 Hands down.. In addition to another very short a-capella version that worths mentioning also.

@paisteplayer1040

Жыл бұрын

@@Rayidrs Its spectacular.. bruce kills it.

Greatest storytellers of all time.

It is said that the drum is a symbol of morse code

Maiden made history class in high school cool

The best epic Maiden song post 2000 without equal. Up there with Hallowed be thy Name for me. That whole album is great; back to their 80s form.

Love to see you enjoy an amazing preformance!

The self-deprecating ‘Like’ count….fantastic 😂

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

I got so excited I just kept saying it lol

@lmil0152

Жыл бұрын

Hilarious ahahaha

Great reaction to a brilliant live performance.

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A faction of the fans criticized this song when it came out in 2003, because it has many pauses (which is partially true)... which is the reason why the rest of the fans loved it lol. I like how it mimics the rhythm of the battle and the mechanic fire of the gatling guns, and how the whole song is basically a death march. If you're not familiar with the Battle of Passchendaele, read the Wikipedia article. One of the deadliest battles of WW1, almost immediately considered a total fiasco and one of the worst disasters in British military history. The campaign took place in a swamp in Belgium, it lasted three months, and one of battles happened under a heavy rain ("Blood is falling like the rain"...). At the end, both factions lost tens of thousands of soldiers. Another cool thing about the song is that the solo section is constantly descending in tonality, from E minor (first solo, Dave Murray) to C# minor (second, Adrian Smith) to G# minor (verse: "Blood is falling like the rain"); third solo (Janick Gers) is in D minor, a tritone from G# minor.

This concert is awesome, i really love all the performances, specially Dance Of Death

Just wanna say great video,if i could make a suggestion about the next Maiden video,probably wont be a live performance but you have to check out "The Writing on the Wall",not only is it an awesome song,but the animated video is spectacular too,and its off the newest album so you'll get to here the most up to date version of the band and how they've evolved. again,great video dude

City of Sound should do a Maiden cover! 🤘🏼🤘🏼😆

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

LOLLLLL

They are absolutely awesome lyrics, but also very sad.

You should try Fear of the Dark from Flight 666. The crowd almost drowns out the band with the singing

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Sounds good

2 of the greatest battles in WW1 were Paschendale and Vimmy Ridge. Both had other allied troops try to take the ground. But in these 2 battles Canadian troops went farther and harder and took more ground than any other army. In WW11 Canada's troops stormed the "supposed" 2nd best defended. so 2nd toughest beachheads to invade. Yet by the end of the day Canadian troops had reached farther into France than any other countries.

@1320crusier

10 ай бұрын

Passchendaele is so much more to Canada

Pascendale is a spine tingling song in every respect. The studio version has some orchestration which makes it even cooler. And yeah the lyrics are really poignant.

There's only one Dave Murray.

and filmed in Westfalenhallen in Dortmund,

Bruce recently released a two part behind the scenes about his vocal care and costume changes while touring.

The music is written by Adrian Smith (second solo)

@bigg2988

Жыл бұрын

AND the epochal intro/outro!

Great reaction! There’s no band like maiden! React to the talisman live ! That’s another amazing performance

15:27 "This guy" is Mr. Adrian Smith, the main song writer of the song along with Steve Harris on lyrics.

Iron Maiden Hallowed be thy name live is tremendous Aces High Fly To The Sky Like an Eagle is great

Thinking man’s metal.

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

This

You need to check.out their 2001 Rock in Rio performance. Sign of the Cross. Blood Brothers. The Clansman to name just a few

Kick ass 🤘

Steve Harris is one of the best lyricists ever imo. I love watching him mouth the words while shredding his bass at the same time. I have seen them 11 times and only once did they play this. A lot of the crowd did nor know it. Oh Brother..I Did! One of my personal favorites.

Im late to the show but if you like the story of Pashendale you should check out the band Sabaton with their song ¨the price of a mile¨

@cjmars822

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion

More iron maiden?

Bruce wrote it the poem. The tapping of the hi-hat is supposed to be morse code.

I don't know if anyone answered your question about the WWI poem that was recited before the song, "Anthem For Doomed Youth." by Wilfred Owen.

I am a very die-hard Ironman fan I am a mature adult I remember money formed in 1975 they've had several lead singers but I believe that Bruce Dickinson is the best in my opinion they all give unique qualities but I guess I'm just biased

If you haven't you need to list to the ryme of the achinet mainer

Please react to Brice's performance from this past March. Tears of the Dragon in Europe. Man is a Machine! He prides himself on his singing. He doesnt back down from those high notes... Great channel sir. Subbed

Longest day, WW2 song they did.. excellent also.. check it out

U should listen to a similar song thats about the same battle, sung by Lee Kernigan called Oh Passchendaele on the album Spirit of the Anzacs.

Hmm...Why is my comments vanish after i wright them ? Cant see them in the comments list ????

I think you would love “ the clansman “ it’s about what the English did to the Scottish . Such a good song ! I seen them last year , it was epic , he had wrist bands on that shot huge flames .

while maiden is 1 of my all time favorite bands, { i have 2 maiden tattoos} you need to get back to Nightwish, you listeneed to 2 of their most mellow songs, try Nightwish " Storytime" at waken

@jimcampbell5464

Жыл бұрын

@William Nettnin cause both songs were kinda slow, storytime or romanticide might change your mind

@wrighteousj

Жыл бұрын

Romanticide this week

If you like this style be sure to try Sabaton

@hellionfi

Жыл бұрын

The moment the term "Race to the Sea" was uttered, my mind went "oh, Sabaton next, then" as well. Plenty of other good songs too.