First time hearing Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Click this link to subscribe: bit.ly/Subscri...
Maybe one of the most beloved songs by Iron Maiden, Rime of the Ancient Mariner from the album Power Slave. This was a special for Burch and you get to hear his impression of the spoken word during the interluded.
Our other Links:
- / flickeringbox
- www.flickering...
- / flickeringbox
- / flickeringbox
- email: info@flickeringbox.com
#ironmaiden #powerslave #80smetal #80smusic @ironmaiden
![Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner [Flight 666 DVD] I Artist Reacts I](/img/1.gif)
Click this link to subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToFlickeringbox
Be ready……….. don’t be surprised if the baby comes with a guitar and a tiny EDDY with him😈😈😈
❤❤❤
We were reading the poem for my British Literature class. It was in the syllabus at the beginning of the semester and I didn't know at the time the Maiden song was based a poem and I exclaimed to the teacher that Iron Maiden had a song named this. Like she knew what I was talking about. The album had come out only a few days before the start of the semester. So when it came to reading this in class the teacher allowed me to bring in the song to play for the class. I wrote the lyrics down and the teacher made copies for everyone in class. The teacher actually got into the song and liked it. Great teacher.
My English teacher senior year played Flight Of Icarus for our Mythology unit and my friend and I sung all the words with the class looking at us like we were crazy 😁
I had a very similar story in my English lit class. The teacher also asked for us to play this in class
This is soooooo good to see live.
Really enjoy your back and forth. I am glad I found another reaction channel. Two unique perspectives. Always enjoy finding out what you guys discover next. Love this song
I requested this. Epic song. I saw them twice on the World Slavery Tour. Great stuff.
To be fair The Rime of The Ancient Mariner is a loooooooong poem. One of the longest English language classic poems out there.
2:53 My first concert when I was 12 ... and still my favorite over 38 years later
14:55 - What every person says while listening to Dave Murray play a solo.
WOWZERS. YA ALL MADE MY NIGHT... CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME TO LONG BEACH ARENA.....!!!!!!!! YOUNG LADY.....!!!!
"That's Alexis and that's Nerd!" 😄
I resemble that remark :)
Hah! Carry on Brother! Love your stuff!@@flickeringboxofficial
Wonderful! The live version from Flight 666 is also one of the best live performance of Iron Maiden!
I'm withholding my rage since your "set" reminds me that it's the holiday, but dammit Burch... the least you coulda done was have a fog machine in the room!
Ugh, I hate that I get why you did the lyric... I can't even be mad now, I'm still standing by my fog machine statement though.
This is what not to do, when a bird shits on you, Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Up THE IRONS
Samuel Taylor Coleridge the rime of the Ancient Mariner . The Ancient mariner killig the Albatros... Dickinson passionate about Story and literature , and Harris Mythology and prog Rock. The band the always had composed long Tracks and time changes. For me other than this song , beautiful ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
I got the Live After Death cassette instead.
you know man , they always have to be done live lol
The two most enduring literary moments would be the phrase ‘An Albatross around my neck’ basically meaning something you’ve done that now weighs on you like an anchor, dragging you down.
And the other one is the phrase ‘Water Water everywhere nor any drop to drink’.
Greetings and Love from Germany again 💚...great reaction like always. As you mentioned 'this is what not to do if..' from 'Live After Death' i hoped you would show her the whole little speech from Bruce before the song. You know..' it was written while under the influence of drugs. Not the drug that he only take...the goold old cup of Tea..."😅 ..'and the Queen of England, Victoria with her terrible periode pains.'
However, have a peaceful day, my friends 😊❤
Great reaction and thanks for sharing. I was exposed to the poem in 6th grade as our schools back then were still attempting to teach a somewhat classical education. The thing I don't think she understands is Iron Maiden was not played on radio or so very rarely played and the long songs just were never played. So listening to the album while reading the sleeve was the only option for most of us for most of Iron Maiden's songs. Iron Maiden became huge world wide because they had to tour and produce great albums just to survive as the Corporations were against them from the beginning and that had to do with the fact Iron Maiden would not be corporate slaves to the music industry and did their own thing. This is why the greatest selling metal band of all time is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are blacklisted by the corporations that run it, just like radio did, etc. You ever wonder why Pandora doesn't have Iron Maiden available and the same for most streaming services. Because the corporations don't own Iron Maiden and their songs in a slavery contract like they do for most other artists. Great choice with the lyrics. Thanks, Chris
When in High School we read Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I really was getting it. Reading was to slow. I bought the album and listened to it with the lyrics in the jacket. I aced the test.
Siete bellissimi! But now live version please….👌😜❤️
Alexis : "That's how I felt when I got Justin Bieber tickets"
Burch : "...Yeah..."
I'll say it : "Yeah...TOTALLY the same thing.... " Haha :-D
Powerslave un album mitologico
Short poem? This is 1 the longest 1 that ever did in class.
Short story, but may have also misspoke and called it a short poem as well...pitfalls of real-time conversations 😁
@@flickeringboxofficial Agreed it was a poem but it wasn't short.. I'm 55.And have been a metalhead Since late 70s And Eclectic as well.. I enjoy your channel keep rocking keep teaching
Absolute masterpiece. The mighty Irons at their best.
I used to hang out with these guys back in the early late 70's, early 80s. We all drank and messed about in the Ruskin Arms pub in East London and I must have seen them play at least 30 times before they made the big time. They were and still are the most humble decent guys you could meet. I even played football ⚽️ with Stevie Harris for a local amateur team (Melbourne FC)and he was as good at that as he is on the bass. They really are top blokes...up the Irons⚒️⚒️⚒️
Man I love hearing European story's like that. I hope someday to go to Europe
@@ShannonDavis-eq4fj it's all true......Great days🎸🎸
Who doesn't love the galloping bass!!
Oh pity...Steve has stated that John Entwistle was one that influenced him
Literature class my senior year, we metalheads knew more about Samuel Taylor Coleridge than all the "smart kids." (Thanks to this song and Xanadu from Rush.) Our teacher was flabbergasted. We told her ROTAM was a Maiden song and we convinced her to let us play it in class. Once she heard it, she was even more flabbergasted. Good times!
Damn right!
"Froggage" :D
in my school us metal heads were the smart /geek/nerd kids.
I saw the Powerslave tour and it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. I would lay on my bed with the speakers by my ears until I got headphones for Christmas.
I love my live after death dvd!!
I did the exact same thing. I saw them on the Powerslave in Germany. Motley Crue opened for him. Dear GOD it was loud. Iron Maiden played so long that people were leaving from sheer exhaustion. They brought Eddie out. Freaked me out. When I finally said to myself. I need some air. I walked out, we're all sweaty, ears ringing, Iron Maiden was still playing.
I did a report in history class in 1987 on Alexander the Great and used Maidens song. Teacher loved it gave me an A.
I loved Poe but HP Lovecraft if you wanna get darker
Another one you need to do as a history lesson is Alexander The Great, absolutely great!
"The Flight of Iccarus" was always a favorite of mine.
Back in the day I did a report/project for my English class on the Flight of Icarus. It blew my teachers mind that I knew that from Greek mythology. Thank you Iron Maiden 👍
I’ve literally listened to this song thousands of times and when I watch a reaction of someone listening to it for the first time I I feel like I’m listening thru your ears…..This is a timeless epic masterpiece and I’m glad you guys covered this
Iron Maiden is the best band in the world. I have been a fan since 1982 when I was 12.
1982 , and I'm 73 years old now.
Not only one of the best Maiden songs , but one of the best Metal songs of all time
I waited a long time for this reaction, and I loved it. Thank you guys for enjoying this work of art. Long live Bruce Dickinson! Up the iron's! 🤟
I can't believe she actually compared getting Justin Bieber tickets to getting Iron Maiden tickets.
the Live After Death version was the first time I heard that song around 85 ...i was 13 years old... Loved it and Maiden ever since...
I know you said you wouldn't do Any maiden for a while but I would eventually love to see moonchild are stranger in a strange land
My roommates wand I were listening to that album and Accept Metal Heart every single night. We came up with our dream concert, and came up with Iron Maiden and Accept. I went home to see my parents that next weekend, walked into the record store to find a poster for Iron Maiden and Accept on tour. I bought my tickets that night. What a show!
I still get emotional knowing the breakdown and his scream is coming along w his cackle 🔥🔥 still my fav song of theirs - that whole album is front to back banger ❤️❤️❤️ !!!!
1985 this tour came to Florida and still to today was the best live concert I have seen and I have seen a lot of really good performances.
They made the auditorium look and feel like a ship during g this song. Fog was rolling down the stairs and you could hear the creaking ship all around you. I can tell you how good it was but you really had to be there and experience it.
Been waiting long time for "Damn Yankees" its overdue for COME AGAIN!!!
Up the irons!!! ❤❤❤ Would love to see the both of you reacting to Empire of the Clouds or The Writings On The Wall (Music Video) by Iron Maiden ❤❤❤
"Beause he's Bruce!" The most Maiden quote ever!!
@1:34 and yet they all thought we (metalheads) were stupid. I was a junior in high school in like 1991 and I remember when the teacher told us we would be reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner and I was like “Oh I know all about this already” and she didn’t believe me. So I started quoting the lyrics from the song, not telling her that I knew it from a song. The teacher was blown away. Here’s this moron metalhead with long hair in this AP English class where he obviously doesn’t belong and yet he knows the subject already? I never told her why I knew it either. It felt too good knowing that I was defying a stereotype.
UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!
I used to hang out with these guys back in the late 70's, early 80s. We all drank and messed about in the Ruskin Arms pub in East London. I must have seen them play there at least 30 times before they made the big time. They were the most humble decent guys you could meet. I used to play football ⚽️ with Stevie Harris for a local amateur team (Melbourne FC)and he was as good at that as he is on the bass!! They have stayed true rockers and they are still the most humble decent guys you could meet. Up the Irons ⚒️
I love that you are an old school Maiden die hard fan like me!I totally enjoyed this one! Stay heavy! Up the Irons!🤘
Burch, she may enjoy Hallowed be thy Name. Always loved the story telling and man does Bruce kill it. Anyways, love what
you both are doing!
The song by Iron Maiden, "The Trooper", is about the Crimean War. Another historic event brought to music by the band.
Lead singer, Bruce Dickinson also is a pilot and flys the bands 757 tour jet.
Hah! I think a lot of metalheads like Poe. I certainly do. 😂
As a Frenchman, I can say that Bruce taught me more English than any of my teachers. I can't believe it was almost 40 years ago... How lucky I was to have Iron Maiden as the soundtrack to my life. The quality of the musical compositions and lyrics, the power and mythical duets of Adrian and Dave, the bass line of Steve, Clive and Nicko... There's a before and an after to Iron Maiden, and I'm betting that 200 years from now (if mankind doesn't self-destruct by then) there'll still be curious people to marvel at their genius.
Steve Harris handed the poem to Bruce and he said you want me to sing this?
This was Steve's Maiden voyage (yeah, I did it. I made a pun out of it) into progressive music, weaving an epic song from a classic poem. They would venture down this road as well on some other tracks on this album and Somewhere In Time and finally in Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, their first concept record. This would serve as inspiration as well for countless progressive metal bands like Dream Theater to forge their own career paths in this vein. It's why Powerslave will always rank highly on my favourite albums of all time.
Well, I agree this rendition of the poem is a "progressive" song, in the sense it's long and does not show an usual structure. But a progressive attitude was ever within the band since the 1st album, think about Phantom of the Opera, and so on. "Killers" itself has a lot of "prog-ish" moments, songs with strange structures, technical interludes, timing & rhythm changes... And the rest is history.
Love your reactions and the way you get along. Please do 1 more Iron Maiden reaction before you stop with Maiden. It's got to be Dance Of Death (En Vivo version). One of my favorite performances.
Thanks for the reaction! If you want another song inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem try Xanadu by Rush!
The story is based on Cooks third voyage to the Pacific.
One of crew members left life at sea and turned to teaching. In one of his class was a young, C K Chesterton who was enamoured with the stories of life at sea. The poem was inspired by those stories.
The spoken bit was a passage of the poem.
I worked in the Mitchell library and the story was confirmed by an academic fellow who was researching for his English language doctoral thesis
The best live version of this song is the Flight 666 version. Bruce’ voice sounds better than the Live After Death version, and the energy and crowd action is through the roof. Plus the 3 guitar lineup kind of beefs up the sound quality significantly. Just an all around impressive performance.
Was at Kemper Arena in Kansas City for the World Slavery tour! Remember Bruce wearing the mask of feathers? 🤘UP THE IRONS!
We almost always hear the studio version first. Usually from the radio or someone's stereo. There's always time to enjoy the LIVE versions after you know the orginal. -- Great reaction!
Live After Death - Best live album of Maiden's. Power Slave, the best live gig I've seen Maiden do! :) Bruce's introduction to this song is just epic.
Had an English teacher who would play it in class before the reading assignment was handed out.
The whole album is a master piece, try the others songs too!
Burch
Have Alexis react this song live by Iron Maiden. See Bruce, Steve, Dave, Janick, Adrian, and Nicko jammed this song live.
Live is better, but thank you for doing this song. UP THE IRONS!
I was that 14 year old kid listening to this album in 1984 and loving every bit As loud as I could when my parents were out and then when the vhs came out we had a party🤘🤘🎉🎉🎸🎸
My high school English teacher, who was fresh out of college, allowed me to bring my boom box and play this song for the class because she was schooling us on good poetry.
She, my self as well as the rest of the class had a great time listing to true artists at work that day.
I will always be thankful to Iron Maiden for this.
Please do live - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Live in New Jersey 14 March 2008)
Iron Maiden
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
I remember buying the record! Still have it and it sounds great.
Live after death. Worl slavery tour
My first concert at Sealand arena Fresno CA USA 🇺🇸
3, 20 ,1985
"Scream for me, Long Beach!!" I was there in '85 when they played 4 nights to record the live shows for Live After Death. That was the beginning of a great journey for me.
I know what you mean when you say you lost your mind going to a maiden concert shortly after your 15th birthday. I went to my first concert being just 14. The main act was KISS, but they were supported by a (in Germany at that time) unknown band......
It was my first time seeing Iron Maiden (1980). I was infected and until now (luckily) never "healed".
This is my favorite _Iron Maiden_ song. 🤘
It's a masterpiece.
I _love_ the interlude.
The pacing of this song is phenomenal as well.
And I'm like this guy in that this band got me into both recent and ancient world history.
Our English teachers also wondered why us long hairs were so interested in those subjects. 😝
P.S. And what is _truly amazing_ is how Bruce incorporates all of those very complex lyrics into the rhythm section of the song! And I dare you to find repeated lyrics! At least in the way they're worded, anyway; I don't believe there are any!
P.P.S. I was one of the lucky few thousand that attended that _Powerslave_ tour on those four days at Long Beach Arena, where they taped _Live After Death._ I was only 16 at the time. 🤘
Alexis your homework is to watch vids and learn about Edforce One The bands private 757
I love this song! I used it my junior year of high school in 1989 as part of a presentation of the poem in my English Literature class! Everyone thought I was nuts!!! (I was a metal head who grew up in a small north eastern Louisiana town; nothing but a bunch of farmers' kids in a private school) ;) LOL !
Edit: It's funny. I wrote my comment before watching the video, and some of the comments you made about your teacher and others were similar to my experiences!
The "Day after day" and creepy narrative portions are excerpts from Coleridge's original poem.
Great choice and now to watch the live version. LOL
Stupid motorcycle lol. Me in my daughter n wife hate motorcycle z to. There loud n obnoxious ha ha
LOL so many times my mom would walk in my room and scare the living crap out of me because like you said headphonese were expensive had both speakers from my ghetto blaster pasted to my head lol.
The Grateful Dead was a lot like Maiden with bible references poems literature etc. diff styles of music but all great lyrical stuff. Btw I love both bands.
I just wanna say Alexis is freakn' gorgeous and she looks even better now with a few extra pounds. After the baby, she should stay at this weight. Oh yea and this is one of Maidens coolest songs. When it came out, everyone I knew wanted to learn it, especially the bass part, even those of us who dont play bass, I play drums and I learned how to play this Lol
If you think this is long, checkout Empire of the Clouds. Another history lesson from professor Maiden
There must be a reason why he’s so found at writing lyrics based on novels, and all the stuff that goes around it. What do you think?
I hope You can react to the live versión video from "Live After Death" tour🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
one of the best MAIDEN stories...great tune
Like Ozzy, Can not understand him talking, but awesome singer.
Y'all ought to do Rush's Xanadu inspired by another Coleridge poem.
I remember reading some of this in school, but never really read the whole thing, and I remember hearing this in concert, BUT I never paid attention to the words, because as a bass player, I was too busy watching Steve Harris! Thanks for going with this version, because at 59 years of age, now I pay more attention to the words and this was my first time to really HEAR the lyrics! Go figure!
When introducing someone to a song, you should ALWAYS do the studio / lyric version first. Live performances lose so much detail and do not have the same impact for a first time listener. Live comes later.
You're welcome ...so much... for letting us join you
And nice call using the lyric version! It's easier to feel what the artist intended us to feel when we know exactly what's being sung
Iron Maiden is being robbed by not being in the rock & roll hall of fame. One of, if not the greatest, rock bands ever.
It's the Rock and roll hall of Fame 's !oss
Iron Maiden, Killers, Powerslave and Somewhere in Time are my favs
great reaction!
I like that you didn’t do the live version. Not that live versions aren’t good. But people hearing the music for the first time should hear the album version in order to fully appreciate it first I think. I usually stop reaction videos if they’re doing the live version.
No do "Alexander the Great" from Somewhere in Time. Another grand history lesson.
A newer Maiden Track you could review...
*Dance of Death."
another example of band to do the lyrics video is Cradle of Filth, first his voice is those extreme scrams and their lyrics are extremely complex, sometimes using old English
My all-time favorite Iron Maiden song. Up The IRONS!!!!
Awesome! Thank you Flickering Box.
Still need to show Alexis the live version 666 tour....another classic is Alexander the great.