Phantom of the Opera was inspired by the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux which was later turned into a popular musical adaptation for the stage and screen. The song was written by bassist Steve Harris who is the primary writer of most of Iron Maiden songs.

Metal was very popular in the 80s but bands like Iron Maiden were not considered mainstream. They had a huge fan base without the benefit of much radio airplay. Essentially metal was for outcasts and we were proud outcasts 😁

@langdalepaul

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And we were definitely not punk and would have hated to be associated with anything punk!

@nopenoperson3665

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@@langdalepaul i was the same. but that said, the hints of punk in early maiden made them incredible from the very beginning and the biggest draw was they, like metallica, had zero airplay and they thrived. i wasn't into punk and at the time didn;t like those in the punk scene, but these days, i absolutely understand what they were about and in retrospect, we weren't all that different.

Maiden have their heart in classic prog rock bands like Genesis (70s era), UFO and Van der graaf generator, combined with Sabbath, Zep, Elvis and Hendrix. Search the progrock genre. You will have tons of emotional rock music to save any day for the rest of your life. Over all its all called rock n roll. Love and peace to us all. Up the Irons!

Masterpieces

Transylvania makes me cry. The music is beautiful

Phantom Of The Opera was used in a 1988 UK Lucosade commercial, with then athlete Daley Thompson running towards the camera. Not sure if people got into Maiden on the back this, but it may have piqued a few peoples interest.

Phantom is one of my favorite Maiden songs

If you liked Phantom of the Opera you're in for a lot of treats. This song is but a glimpse of what's to come.

@ernieherrera1034

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This is pretty epic. Iron Maiden barely got any airplay during the 70s and 80s. So a non metal person never would have heard it on the radio during that time. Says a lot about their popularity with little to no airplay

@JawsVader1970

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I do agree but Maiden was never radio played so many people bought shirts and didn't know a song from them in the 80s but my God eing there from the beginning means I'm old lol it was magic, seeing the British metal Invasion that inspired bands Like Metallica 👍

@Paul-hl8yg

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Di'anno's Iron Maiden was my Iron Maiden. I bought the first album when it came out, saw them live at my city hall, their first album tour. I met a couple of the band members at the side door entrance. They signed a black & white photo of the band for me. That fitst album & Killers were the best albums Iron Maiden ever made in my opinion. In fact after Di'anno left the group, to me they became just another metal band. That punk/metal sound had gone because Di'anno had gone. Great always to hear Phantom lol 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Hi Sarah. I am delighted that you really enjoyed Phantom of the Opera as I reckon it is the most representative song off their first album for the music they would go on to create. I mean Running Free is good but it very basic when compared to Phantom and much of their later masterpieces. In many ways Maiden have been as much influenced by Prog Rock as Metal, especially in the 2nd half of their career. As always I had fun watching your furry family show their support for your filming process.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Recently watched a documentary that showed how cat brains process social interaction and emotion in almost exactly the same way as we do, unlike dogs who are more reward based. It explains why it is so easy to see and enjoy the more complex human like behaviours of cats - like when they hide in a cupboard to deliberately scare the shit out of another cat just for fun. I love both cats and dogs equally but I think I admire cats more. Afterall you can own a dog but you never really own a cat, you just feed it and keep it amused. Any way Sarah, it's always entertaining giving your family screen time. 🐱🐶🐱🐶 See you next time, take care!😁🤘🤘

Wow, this is early maiden! 1980 I believe when Paul Di'anno was still the lead singer before they become huge with Bruce Dickinson as the frontman. They are a true British legacy of heavy metal and have so many epic songs. You will Love 'Wasted Years' - 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter' & 'The Evil That Men Do' 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Drummer Clive Burr had that 'swinging' style of playing drums... he made a huge impact on Iron Maiden's early sound. If u listen to the demo of 'Transylvania' for example w/ the previous drummer Doug Sampson, compare it to how Clive Burr played it... Burr made it swing fast! Even current drummer Nicko McBrain plays 'Transylvania' differently (as well as 'Phantom of the opera') live. Bruce Dickinson (vocals) remarked that he wished that Clive Burr could have stayed on longer... Nicko McBrain was a better drummer when he replaced Clive Burr in 1983 for their 4th album ('Piece of mind') ... but Burr had a definite sound and style that was hard to replicate. Tragically, Clive Burr was diagnosed w/ MS after 2000 and passed away in 2013 (R.I.P.) but we have some of his performances on video, thankfully. Iron Maiden have never got the fanfare that bands like Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Queen, Def Leppard, AC/DC, or Bon Jovi got for some reason... Metallica crossed over w/ 'Nothing else matters' that brought in the ladies... Guns N' Roses had "Sweet child O' mine" and 'November rain'... Queen had Freddie Mercury, and "Bohemian rhapsody'... and 'Another one bites the dust' for pop fans... Def Leppard had 'Pour some sugar on me'... 'Love bites'... Bon Jovi got "Livin' on a prayer"... and 'Wanted dead or alive'... AC/DC got 'You shook me all night long'... and 'Thunderstruck'... All hit singles that permeated into the pop realm and yielded multi-platinum hit records. But Iron Maiden, despite hit singles like 'Run to the hills'... 'Wasted years'... 'Can I play with madness?' ... 'Wasting love'... they never reached audiences outside their fanbase. Judas Priest had the same problem... hit singles like 'Breaking the law'... "You've got another thing coming"... 'Living after midnight'... but never got past higher than the double platinum sales mark. Dio had 'Holy diver'... 'Rainbow in the dark'... never got past double platinum sales. Saxon are such an underrated heavy metal band from England... but they never broke the commercial sales mark... Neither did Motorhead... All these bands are so iconic in the legacy of classic heavy metal music, but they never quite made the impact that Queen's 'Bohemian rhapsody' did in 1975... Maybe it was a blessing, because it gave the bands a devoted, hardcore fanbase that kept them going through times when metal music was not 'in fashion'...🤘🤘

@langdalepaul

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To be fair, much of Di’anno’s lyrics weren’t very inclusive for women, and appealed mostly to hormonal teenage boys! Fortunately, I was one of them. 😂

Call this your Maiden Voyage Sarah. I led another reactor through all of Maiden's albums. Glad to hear you are doing the Killers album, it's very good. Both of these are great songs. You'll find with Maiden they do a great job of balancing all instruments along with vocals so one is not overpowering another. I have to mention that Phantom of the Opera is so much better LIVE. The guitar solo is even better live. (kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmmew7SioKSbj7A.html)

Maiden always give 2 hours plus live. Great, great band. Your selections for review are really good.

Dave Murray played that incredible melodic solo

Phantom of the Opera is my favourite Iron Maiden song of the whole catalogue. Just brilliant from end to end.

Thank you for this video. I love your energy! ✌️

I was probably your age when this album came out. It was totally different and so much faster than any band up to that point. To this day no other band sounds like Iron Maiden. Wish you well

My cats are purring too. 😻

I loved your reaction to phantom of the opera. It takes me back to when I first heard the song many years ago💖🤘

Loved the cat intro! Phantom of the Opera is still one of my favorite Maiden tracks. I am also very pleased you will be doing the Killers album, it was my introduction to Iron Maiden and I love it. Thank You! EDIT: I agree 100%, Phantom is a masterpiece. Unfortunately most people have never heard it. I have been trying for a few years to get some other reactors to do it. 👍

You are so right. It is the Bohemian Rhapsody of metal

Your dog's nappy is great by the way.

Phantom Of The Opera was probably Iron Maiden's most well-known song during the 80s/90s although it had nothing to do with the quality of the song or people liking Maiden. It was used to advertise Lucozade on UK tv, so an entire generation of us Brits grew up knowing the song without realising it was by Iron Maiden.

@flea1972

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👍 I remember the Lucozade advert but didn't get into Maiden til '88. It was a nice surprise to listen to it in full for the first time.

@Rowlph8888

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The trooper, Run to the hills, Hallowed be thy name and aces high were far more well-known, but this is better. Personally, My favourite is somewhere in Time album

@carlgibson285

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@@Rowlph8888 The Trooper, Run To The Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Aces High were more well-known to rock fans, but Phantom Of The Opera was more well-known to the general public because it was played on TV in the UK every day for years. It was impossible not to hear that song in the 80s and early 90s thanks to the Lucozade commercial.

UP THE IRONS 🤘

dog is having fun

Transylvania reminds me of Metallica from Kill Em All.

This is best part of the record 🙌 so yea enjoy your comments

Phantom Of The Opera should be classic rock at this point

Obra maestra

My favourite Maiden song is "The Trooper", but I think their best song is "Phantom of the Opera". Perfect combination of heavy and melodic.

Don't give up Sara... seed oils r the bane... Don't count ME out

Instant sub when I saw the Kittuh Babies! Then when the Kittuh "interrupted" Phantom of the Opera, I was thinking Kittuh is going to show us it's Butthole!🤣🤣🤣😁 Great reaction. Gonna watch the other Maiden reviews to catch up. Been a Maiden fan since 1980 when I first heard them. 😎 UP THE IRONS!😈😈😈

You just wait what it will come about Maiden songs 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

You should check out "i" by black Sabbath it's pretty sick

Awesome! A cat lover! More power to you! Sorry but I can’t help laughing at you cat waving it’s tail in your face as you try to remain composed.

Iron Maiden - Genghis Khnan

How would one go about to help? 😇

You didn't listen to the first song until the end....🤔

@SarahraeLivingLife

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Incorrect

@Surfer-iv4qs

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@@SarahraeLivingLife 10:05 is not the complete end of the song...🤔 I knew that the cat's tail had not entered my ear....🙂

@flea1972

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On the 8 track versions of this album the last line 'Torture me back at your Lair' is repeated with no music. (In the UK at least). ✌️👍

@Surfer-iv4qs

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@@flea1972 There was never a UK version of that song... but listeners don't believe that Iron Maiden always has a surprise....