The Iron Maiden Thread

[axlrose_feb26]

Just wonderin guys what your views were on iron maiden and how they compare to gnr.
I personally think that maiden are great but that they're talent doesn't come anywhere near the old gnr or the new for that matter, I mean yeah bruce dickenson's a pretty good vocalist but imo his vocal skills just can't match axl's.
 Anyway, i'd just like to hear what your guys opinions on the subject are  
thx

[Chris Misfit]

How can you compare the two? Would GNR have the talent to write better Iron Maiden songs than Iron Maiden?

Two totally different types of music.

[estranged88]

Iron Maiden kicks soooo much ass!!!


.....they are one of my favorite bands!!!


i think that their lyrics are right up there with gnr.
 Bruce can sing sooo awesome, but axl is my favorite singer everl.

also adrian smith and Dave Murry are the greatest guitar duo ever......better than slash and izzy, althogh slash owns both of them on individual levle.

Steve harris is a better bass player than duff, duff is good, but harris is probably one of , if not the greatest bass player ever.


My favorite songs by them are the trooper, rime of the ancient mariner, hallowed be thy name, run to the hills, and aces high, but alll of their stuff from the 80s kicks ass, and all of brave new world kicks ass

[Gunner80]

Iron Maidan are good, but they kinda remind me of Spinal Tap in terms of lyric writing.

[Dot]

There's no way to compare both bands or their members, specially not their guitarists. In my opinion, Janick is the best  Maiden guitarist.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

Please, please, please, maiden and gnr are the best, but there's no way to compare the two of them, I first listened to rock by guns' but I adore rock by listening maiden, anyway, between:

Axl Vs  Bruce
40%       60% (this was difficult)
Slash vs Dave Murray
50%       50%
Izzy Vs Adrian Smith (listened him with bruce also)
30%       70%
duff Vs Steve Harris
0.005     99.005 (lets face it!!)
steven/matt Vs Clive/Nicko
40%       60% (this was difficult too)

well as this thread is, this is just my opinion

[Dot]

I don't know if I'm blind but I think you left Mr. Janick Gers out of your list.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

I don't know if I'm blind but I think you left Mr. Janick Gers out of your list.

Yep sorry my mistake here i go:

Gilby Vs Jannick Gers (hear him with Mr. Dickinson also)
20%      80%

[Wernie]

Well, Maiden and GN'R are two of the greatest bands of all time.

I saw Maiden live last saturday in Stockholm. 32.000 ppl at Stadion

The concert was pure magic. It's difficult to even describe it. It was the third time I saw them and they are coming back to Sweden in November again!

Can't wait 'til september when the new record - Dance Of Death - is released.

Up the irons!

[estranged88]

Well, Maiden and GN'R are two of the greatest bands of all time.

I saw Maiden live last saturday in Stockholm. 32.000 ppl at Stadion

The concert was pure magic. It's difficult to even describe it. It was the third time I saw them and they are coming back to Sweden in November again!

Can't wait 'til september when the new record - Dance Of Death - is released.

Up the irons!

thats awesome!, did they play any songs of the new album? if they did, how did they sound?

[Wernie]

thats awesome!, did they play any songs of the new album? if they did, how did they sound?

Yes, they played one song from the upcoming album called "Wildest Dreams".
Bruce voice kind of disappeared during the song, so it's hard to say. But it's not a bad song, that's for sure. I'm sure the new album will rock

[Uncle Axl]

 [hihi]

I dont know how  can you  compare these great bands.?

the One is heavy metal the other  one is Hard rock. [help]

Anyway i respect both bands ,and i respect your opinions too.

if you want me to compare em , the only thing that comes to my mind is a picture of Axl arrested that looks like Bruce Dickinson  [hihi]..that all folks.

[Captain P?l]

maiden fuckin' rocks!! i was at my first (ever) rock/metal show last thursday... with maiden (of course..) and it fucking rocked!!! bruce is amazing vocalist! and that murray guy, he kinda bugs me! he looks so damned happy playing!!! that strange grin..... makes it look so easy! and then harris comes over and shouts the words to the songs looking kinda angry/evil. awesome!
bruce said, and ill quote : " how many beers does an album cost here in norway?"  the audience holds up 4 fingers, exept for one... " 4 beers? that guy held up 5 fingers! you must drink the cheap shit!  anyway, if the album sucks you can download it, or i will buy you 4 beers!"

he fuckin rocks!!  [love]

[Certaxe Wonder]

They both rowk, both different types of music and are both legenedary

[Dot]

Going to see Maiden next monday [beer]

[Mysteron]

Just wonderin guys what your views were on iron maiden and how they compare to gnr.
I personally think that maiden are great but that they're talent doesn't come anywhere near the old gnr or the new for that matter, I mean yeah bruce dickenson's a pretty good vocalist but imo his vocal skills just can't match axl's.
 Anyway, i'd just like to hear what your guys opinions on the subject are  
thx

I've liked Maiden since the early days when Dianno was at the helm. They are a great band and Bruce has a powerful, rangey voice. They are also a very good live band, I've seen them many times. I hated the Blaze Bailey era though

I look forward to their new album in September  [peace]

[Hammy]

I've seen the video for 'Wildest Dreams' the song is not bad but the video fuckin' rocks it's class [smoking]

[MR.BROWNSTONE]

Iron Maiden Drummer Arrested After Hitting Venue Employee With Car.

Iron Maiden ran into a little snafu over the weekend at the Long Island, New York stop of their Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead tour. Drummer Michael "Nico" McBrain was arrested and charged with assault on Saturday (July 26) at Jones Beach Amphitheater, just outside of New York City, after allegedly hitting a parking attendant with his 2004 Jaguar.

Newsday reports that McBrain was trying to get into the VIP lot at the venue when an argument broke out between the 51-year-old drummer and the parking attendant/security guard at about 8:30 p.m. ET. The paper spoke to police Major Richard O'Donnell who said that the trouble began after the attendant/security guard asked for McBrain's credentials, and wouldn't let him through. "The complainant (security guard) alleged Mr. McBrain would hit him if he didn't move out of the way." The attendant claims that McBrain moved forward, hitting him in the legs, causing him to fall onto the hood of the car and injure his hand.

McBrain was arrested for third-degree assault, but was issued a ticket and released in time to make the show. Singer Bruce Dickinson told LAUNCH that the arrest was a minor incident and will not prevent McBrain or the band from continuing their U.S. tour. "The tour is continuing as normal,? Dickinson said. ?Everything is fine. There's some ticket [that's] been issued, which is, as I understand it, a misdemeanor ticket and he has to go back in September and talk to whoever about the misdemeanor ticket."

McBrain is scheduled to appear September 16 in First District Court in Hempstead, New York to address the incident.

Source: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214244

[providman]

Ithey're talent doesn't come anywhere near the old gnr or the new for that matter, I mean yeah bruce dickenson's a pretty good vocalist but imo his vocal skills just can't match axl's.
 Anyway, i'd just like to hear what your guys opinions on the subject are  
thx

Talking purely trechnical skill, Old GnR doesn't come close to Maiden, and that includes Axl compared to Bruce, too. And I was a huge fan of GnR. The old GnR was always more about the sum of their parts than individual skill.

As far as comparing Maiden to the new GnR, you're joking, right? Comparing a band who's been around 25 years, & still going strong, still selling out everywhere they play, still putting out kick-ass albums & a kick-ass live show to Axl's collection of hired musicians, who haven't done A DAMM THING except to stage the most half-assed tour imaginable, playing, for the most part, music created by other people is riduculous.

Iron Maiden is real, relevent, a band who has been doing it at an incredibly high level for an incredibly long time, still going strong, with no letdown in sight.

New Guns & Roses is vaporware. They haven't done anything yet to deserve being compared to such a great band.

[Hammy]

Iron Maiden are currently in the middle of their ?Give Me Ed? ?Til I?m Dead? world tour, on which they will play to over 800,000 fans in Europe and North America. The DANCE OF DEATH WORLD TOUR will start in Europe in mid-October getting to the UK in December with North, South and Central America and Japan and the Far East early next year.

Tickets for the UK shows go on sale Wednesday 30th July:

December 2003
Mon 1st - Dublin - The Point (on sale mid-August)
Wed 3rd - Newcastle - Telewest Arena
Thu 4th - Nottingham - Arena
Sat 6th - Sheffield - Arena
Mon 8th - Glasgow - SECC
Tue 9th - Manchester - MEN Arena
Fri 12th - London - Earls Court Arena
Mon 15th - Cardiff - Arena
Tue 16th - Birmingham - NEC