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When I looked up “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. I knew the poem that it was based on so I was intrigued by this mysterious metal band that had written a song about it. The album cover blew my mind before I even clicked on the video.
111 = III or the 3rd … could be in reference to the ruler Amenhotep III who brought prosperity and splendor to his kingdom …. Not to mention it is the 3rd album with Bruce Dickinson
The "load of crap" reference I believe is a sly reference to someone saying "This is Shit" in the background to Die with your Boots on from the Piece of Mind album ruclips.net/video/JhBw80Y54gg/видео.html
I agree but I also am not a big fan of his recent work. I’m pretty sure he moved from using paint and canvas to digital because of illness but I don’t really like the look of the digital work.
@@3L3V3N69 For me, only if he had done it the old school way. Unfortunately, around 2003 he was already firmly in the CGI realm. Have a look at what he came up for the cover of Gamma Ray's Power Plant in 2002, for instance. It's... interesting. 😶
Nice video 😀 The "111" is, in my Egyptologist opinion, not "111", but probably three times the sign for "netjer" which means "gods", or three times the sign for "power" which is a vertical scepter with a curved head. So it's probably more something linked to the hieroglyphs themselves rather than 111 ;-)
2 года назад+7
When they were little, I used to show my kids my CD version of Powerslave and would tell them that this was my favorite Maiden album cover and how I loved all the tiny hidden messages. So, while still a kid my son bought me a vinyl version of Powerslave and gave it to me as birthday gift. I framed it and hung it on the wall.
My dad did this to me, he only had a few of the cd’s in the early 90s but had all the vinyl! He dug out the record player and the leather vinyl boxes so he could show and play them and asked me to find all the hidden messages on the powerslave sleeve! 😅
111 a misinterpretation of III = the triad of Horus, Osiris, and Isis. (Osiris and Isis were brother and sister, husband and wife ). Into the Abyss I'll fall, the Eye of Horus Into the eyes of the night, watching me go Green is the cat's eye that glows In this Temple Enter the risen Osiris, risen again
7 is supposed to be a representation of godly perfection, 6 is a human number, falling short of perfection or godhood, 3x is used for emphasis, so 777 is the number of god, 666 is the number of the beast, 111 would be the difference, denoting Eddie's transcendence to godhood. Just a thought.
I had my original Albums matted and framed, this is beautiful artwork, I spent so many hours of my youth staring at these covers. Live after death is my favorite though.
My second favorite Maiden/Riggs album cover after Somewhere in Time (which I have on my wall above my desk - Two LP's put side by side to make the panorama!). I actually prefer the crisp and bright aesthetic to SiT as Mr. Riggs really captured the monumentality and desert bleakness that is so symbolic of Egypt in modern viewers. Powerslave is nothing less than an abrupt about-face for the dark tones of previous album covers, proving that a bright cover can still be just as badass as any Maiden cover.
The albums until 92 follow a story: First we have Eddie on the streets, later he becomes a killer. He goes to make a pact with the devil (to give him Sanctuary from the Law, since he killed a Woman in uniform aka Margaret Thatcher) that leads him to be emprisoned in the asylum where he is lobotomized. While there as a Piece of Mind he travels in time, first to the past, Ancient Egypt, and later to the future. He ends up dying and goes to the mystical underworld of SSOTSS. He comes back to live as depicted in LAD and NPFTD. He goes on living as a strange creature half-tree, half-monster.
I purchased a poster of the Powerslave album front cover from a Fred Meyer's Department Store when I was 15 and taped it to my bedroom ceiling so I could see it everynight and morning from lying on my bed. Really cool fun art. Thank you for doing a video on it. My mom threw it away when I went to college. I did not notice any hidden meanings from it. For me there was enough mystery in the whole God/King/Egypt/Pharoah/Eternity/Pyramid "Slave to the Power of Death" thing that bringing additional or alternative meaning would have undermined what the song Powerslave was saying. Derek did a good job of furthering Iron Maiden's message and not subverting it which helps his reputation now.
In 1984 when the album came out. I was totally intrigued by the artwork but too young and too poor to take a risk on buying it. Somwhere in Time was the first one I bought new. After hearing it, I had to go back and get all the other albums, and the singles too (in part for the Derek Riggs artwork). Powerslave was the second album I bought. I got it in a used record shop for $3.00 USD. I still have it! By the way, I think Nassau is pronounced "Nas-saw" not "nuh-sow". At least that's how the pronounce the county in New York of the same name. I had to run that back like six times to know what you meant. Maybe insert a caption for that word. Up the Irons!
The "111" is actually 3 vertical lines. In the interpretations of The Book Of The Dead, the 3 lines translates to "of the gods" every single time. Look it up!
@@herbertwest9626 I'm not kidding. It could be my memory playing tricks on me, but I'm pretty sure I saw them in there somewhere. Too bad I don't have the wall poster anymore.
@@skovol007 Not on this artwork. Steven Spielberg had them on the column to the left of the the vault that holds the Ark of the Covenant in "Raiders of the lost ark." It's a pretty famous nod to George Lucas.
Yesssss!!! Thank you. I was going crazy. I haven't had my vinyl albums and posters from my teen years for 30+ years, and I was sure they were on the cover as well... whew...life can go on.
I fully agree with the premise. Powerslave remains my favorite album art of all time. The back part two. I have also the poster to have it bigger. I'm sure many of the hieroglyphs are not random and mean something too. Notice the 7 women shades in the back part. The one kneeling's shadow looks a scarab beetle, typical in ancient Egypt mythology; the 6 standing, well that's six overall shadows and 2 make fork shadows, the forks and 6 yet another common element...
And on the right side of the dancing girls on the back cover, over the first two steps is the sign with the 2 small circles, 1 big one and an arrow pointing down to a small straight line resembling a face with a screw on the forehead. This sign was in every Iron Maiden album from the first one and I was always trying to find it when I was buying a new album, so it might not refer to Eddie, since he hadn't the screws on his forehead before "Piece of mind" album.
The death of the LP was one of many tragedies, to come from the rise of digital music. There were several experiences lost such as, the conscious decisions that tied the layout, artwork, and liner notes tied to the music that were almost like an additional product that made the LP a "bonus" product. Being able open the sleeve up and study it while the LP is playing really was such a great experience.
2 года назад+1
Totaly agree! Another misgiving of digital music is that rarely anyone listens to all of the songs contained in an album. The complete set of songs and their order, plus the artwork and liner notes is what really makes up an album. It's a very complete experience.
Agreed I loved examining the art work of my older brothers and sisters record albums. A lot went into then and it really added to the experience of the albums.
The end of Vinyl was not tragic. Thank God! But the end of the CD was tragic. People now only want streaming services and that is crap. Even when I buy a physical CD I don't listen to it, I use an iPod. I no longer have that experience of looking at the CD and the lyrics and that. I mostly walk around listening to the albums and sometimes I don't even know the name of the songs.
I love the Iron Maiden reference in the top left corner. If you look closely, you can clearly see that Derek has written Iron Maiden in the Iron Maiden font - Iron Maiden - Up the Irons! Iron Maiden.
The number 111 is usually considered to be a sign of enlightenment. It can also represent self-love, abundance, and good luck. Another reason you keep seeing the number 111 is because it's your inner voice telling you to focus on your desires and not to give up
The number 111 is actually a pretty funny reference, although deeply numerological, is translated as "reasoning reasoning reasoning," which is of course the reference to 666 the number of the beast, and the biblical quote, "let him who hath understanding recon the number of the beast," or which also means 'to reason' the number of the beast. One interesting note is that the Levites were not enslaved along with the rest of the Jews, but were employed as high priests of Pharoah, and like Moses, chose to join the rest of their brothers in the Exodus from Egypt. Therefore, much of the symbolism and numerology carved into the Egyptian tombs were of archetypal unison.
111 = III or the 3rd … could be in reference to the ruler Amenhotep III who brought prosperity and splendor to his kingdom …. Not to mention it is the 3rd album with Bruce Dickinson
@@machupikachu1085 1 looks like hebrew alphabet wav, which is 6 in arabic alphabet, so wav wav wav is 666 in our (arabic) alphabet. That's the reason monster energy has it in its logo. Monster energy 666.
@@machupikachu1085 Why the hell Maiden would not put 666 in hebrew in it? why the hell 111 as a numeric value. Come on. Which on is maiden song 666 or 111 ?
I immediately thought of the Powerslave album cover when I saw the ancient Egyptian temple of Abu Simbel - a UNESCO heritage site on the shore of Lake Nasser on the Nile River.
What happened to the small Batman figure on the cover? He used to stand near the trees. Seems like DC didn't like Maiden using him unless they paid some good money. They didn't, so Batman was deleted from newer versions. But returned on "Somewhere in Time".
I don’t know if you could cal it something you missed but the 12inch singles from owerslave -aces high&two minuetes to midnight also had there own hidden art bits
Powerslave and live after death(the record cover when is open)are the best album covers ever with a lot of hidden treasures and secrets....also venom album black metal cover got a few secrets on the cover
It is my understanding that the number 111 is the numerical glyph of the Egyptian goddess of space Nuit from Aleister Crowley's book of the law. Bruce made a movie called chemical wedding about Crowley, but that was much later. Who knows if DR was referencing that or not.
Powerslave remains the only Maiden album I really enjoyed after Paul Di'Anno's departure, it's the strongest album they released since Killers and the last thing the band released where they did something new in my opinion - admittedly I did give up on the band after Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son which seemed like a huge step backwards to me at the time, but the first album, Killers, Maiden Japan and Powerslave still remain in my record collection
The numerical value of the word "good" in the Jewish alphabet is 111. Bruce Dickinson being a student of ocultism and hermeticism, it's highly likely Derick might have been no stranger to the topic. Gematria is an aspect of the Kabala that considers the numerical value of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in words to determine the relationship of their qualities.
111 can also be looked at as 0111, which is seven in binary. Seven is a mysterious number, and perhaps this is a reference to something they were already toying with for Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
One more thing, 111 is likely a reference to Bilbo's "Eleventy-first" birthday. You had a LOTR joke right after that. Your guess too, or coincidence? Also don't forget to look at the little messages inscribed on the actual vinyl aroud the center.
Very cool stuff! My take on the 111...and this may be a stretch but if you count the Maiden Japan EP (which was an Official release) Powerslave would be the band's 6th album...what's 111 x 6??? Hmmmmmm ;)
Yeah, that's what I thought too ! And way back when the pyramids were built by the Egyptians would have been earlier so maybe 111 was the 666 of the time ? LOL
111 could refer to AA . For example : Always AA. = Don´t loose control - Don´t drink to much. - It hit me right away that a certain germen sportsmark also is like 111 - Up the irons - Support Brentford and the vikings and The Hammers - When U R blowing bobles ;-) 666 ;-) 13
The "load of crap" reference I believe is a sly reference to someone saying "This is Shit" in the background to Die with your Boots on from the Piece of Mind album ruclips.net/video/JhBw80Y54gg/видео.html
or it could be that 111 is not 111 but the Hebrew letter Vav that looks like 111 and is the 6't letter in the Hebrew Alphabet so this could be a Referenzen to the first album bruce Dickinson sing (number of the beast)
I ve heard, about the 111 number : it s a claim remanding at logo on wings of fascists aviation Italy of WWII, which it s ridiculous, cause I don't know someone more ENGLISH than maidens. And the hate between the two nations, at that time, it s notorious. And that's all
111 must be 666 written in Arabic numbers. update to answer some comments : by Arabic numbers, I don't mean the numbers we use in western countries and call "arabic numbers", but the digits used in Arabic languages. And as a coincidence, the 6 in Arabic looks similar to the 6 in Hebrew (but not the other digits)... But is it really a coincidence ?
666 are Arabic numbers. The Greeks used them already, when they translated the Bible into Greek from Aramaic. Probably the Aramaics used Arabic numbers or cifres already.
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When I looked up “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. I knew the poem that it was based on so I was intrigued by this mysterious metal band that had written a song about it. The album cover blew my mind before I even clicked on the video.
111 = III or the 3rd … could be in reference to the ruler Amenhotep III who brought prosperity and splendor to his kingdom …. Not to mention it is the 3rd album with Bruce Dickinson
around 1989 - 1990
when the Lp first came out
The "load of crap" reference I believe is a sly reference to someone saying "This is Shit" in the background to Die with your Boots on from the Piece of Mind album
ruclips.net/video/JhBw80Y54gg/видео.html
Man, I wish Derek was still doing the Maiden artwork.
Me too.
I agree but I also am not a big fan of his recent work. I’m pretty sure he moved from using paint and canvas to digital because of illness but I don’t really like the look of the digital work.
Would’ve loved to see what Derek would’ve done with the dance of death album artwork…
@@3L3V3N69 For me, only if he had done it the old school way. Unfortunately, around 2003 he was already firmly in the CGI realm. Have a look at what he came up for the cover of Gamma Ray's Power Plant in 2002, for instance. It's... interesting. 😶
@@3L3V3N69 worst. Cover. Ever.
Nice video 😀
The "111" is, in my Egyptologist opinion, not "111", but probably three times the sign for "netjer" which means "gods", or three times the sign for "power" which is a vertical scepter with a curved head. So it's probably more something linked to the hieroglyphs themselves rather than 111 ;-)
When they were little, I used to show my kids my CD version of Powerslave and would tell them that this was my favorite Maiden album cover and how I loved all the tiny hidden messages. So, while still a kid my son bought me a vinyl version of Powerslave and gave it to me as birthday gift. I framed it and hung it on the wall.
My dad did this to me, he only had a few of the cd’s in the early 90s but had all the vinyl! He dug out the record player and the leather vinyl boxes so he could show and play them and asked me to find all the hidden messages on the powerslave sleeve! 😅
111 a misinterpretation of III = the triad of Horus, Osiris, and Isis. (Osiris and Isis were brother and sister, husband and wife ).
Into the Abyss I'll fall, the Eye of Horus
Into the eyes of the night, watching me go
Green is the cat's eye that glows
In this Temple
Enter the risen Osiris, risen again
My first thought was that 111x6=666
@@Tmuk2 Well, it can be...who knows?
7 is supposed to be a representation of godly perfection, 6 is a human number, falling short of perfection or godhood, 3x is used for emphasis, so 777 is the number of god, 666 is the number of the beast, 111 would be the difference, denoting Eddie's transcendence to godhood.
Just a thought.
@@mattdowds8505 111 in binary is 7 in decimal.
@@Tmuk2 That's what I thought too, that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I had my original Albums matted and framed, this is beautiful artwork, I spent so many hours of my youth staring at these covers. Live after death is my favorite though.
My second favorite Maiden/Riggs album cover after Somewhere in Time (which I have on my wall above my desk - Two LP's put side by side to make the panorama!). I actually prefer the crisp and bright aesthetic to SiT as Mr. Riggs really captured the monumentality and desert bleakness that is so symbolic of Egypt in modern viewers. Powerslave is nothing less than an abrupt about-face for the dark tones of previous album covers, proving that a bright cover can still be just as badass as any Maiden cover.
The albums until 92 follow a story: First we have Eddie on the streets, later he becomes a killer. He goes to make a pact with the devil (to give him Sanctuary from the Law, since he killed a Woman in uniform aka Margaret Thatcher) that leads him to be emprisoned in the asylum where he is lobotomized. While there as a Piece of Mind he travels in time, first to the past, Ancient Egypt, and later to the future. He ends up dying and goes to the mystical underworld of SSOTSS. He comes back to live as depicted in LAD and NPFTD. He goes on living as a strange creature half-tree, half-monster.
I purchased a poster of the Powerslave album front cover from a Fred Meyer's Department Store when I was 15 and taped it to my bedroom ceiling so I could see it everynight and morning from lying on my bed. Really cool fun art. Thank you for doing a video on it. My mom threw it away when I went to college. I did not notice any hidden meanings from it. For me there was enough mystery in the whole God/King/Egypt/Pharoah/Eternity/Pyramid "Slave to the Power of Death" thing that bringing additional or alternative meaning would have undermined what the song Powerslave was saying. Derek did a good job of furthering Iron Maiden's message and not subverting it which helps his reputation now.
I love all the little hidden shit that’s so very evident on all Derek’s artwork.
In 1984 when the album came out. I was totally intrigued by the artwork but too young and too poor to take a risk on buying it. Somwhere in Time was the first one I bought new. After hearing it, I had to go back and get all the other albums, and the singles too (in part for the Derek Riggs artwork). Powerslave was the second album I bought. I got it in a used record shop for $3.00 USD. I still have it! By the way, I think Nassau is pronounced "Nas-saw" not "nuh-sow". At least that's how the pronounce the county in New York of the same name. I had to run that back like six times to know what you meant. Maybe insert a caption for that word. Up the Irons!
Poor Guy H shld asked Me wld bought for U,luckily Singaporean Life stable since 40yrs back
My favorite part of the cover is that the back artwork is a view from inside the "crotch" of the Eddie Statue we see in the front.
The "111" is actually 3 vertical lines. In the interpretations of The Book Of The Dead, the 3 lines translates to "of the gods" every single time. Look it up!
Neat!
OK... I thought it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I seem to remember C-3PO and R2D2 hidden in the hieroglyphics as well.
Really? I don't. Or you're just kidding?
@@herbertwest9626 I'm not kidding. It could be my memory playing tricks on me, but I'm pretty sure I saw them in there somewhere. Too bad I don't have the wall poster anymore.
@@skovol007 Not on this artwork. Steven Spielberg had them on the column to the left of the the vault that holds the Ark of the Covenant in "Raiders of the lost ark." It's a pretty famous nod to George Lucas.
Yesssss!!! Thank you. I was going crazy. I haven't had my vinyl albums and posters from my teen years for 30+ years, and I was sure they were on the cover as well... whew...life can go on.
No I remember that too !
I love all of Dereks work...but partial to “The Trooper”.😉
I fully agree with the premise. Powerslave remains my favorite album art of all time. The back part two. I have also the poster to have it bigger. I'm sure many of the hieroglyphs are not random and mean something too. Notice the 7 women shades in the back part. The one kneeling's shadow looks a scarab beetle, typical in ancient Egypt mythology; the 6 standing, well that's six overall shadows and 2 make fork shadows, the forks and 6 yet another common element...
And on the right side of the dancing girls on the back cover, over the first two steps is the sign with the 2 small circles, 1 big one and an arrow pointing down to a small straight line resembling a face with a screw on the forehead. This sign was in every Iron Maiden album from the first one and I was always trying to find it when I was buying a new album, so it might not refer to Eddie, since he hadn't the screws on his forehead before "Piece of mind" album.
As far as I understood, it's the signature of Derrick Riggs ☺️
@@StIndigo Yes, that's correct.
I didn't know what that logo meant years ago, but thought it looked cool enough that I painted a massive one in grey on my black bedroom wall. 😁
Love how you break down the album artwork more of this please!
great content bro, much love from Canada, keep rocking !!
The death of the LP was one of many tragedies, to come from the rise of digital music. There were several experiences lost such as, the conscious decisions that tied the layout, artwork, and liner notes tied to the music that were almost like an additional product that made the LP a "bonus" product. Being able open the sleeve up and study it while the LP is playing really was such a great experience.
Totaly agree!
Another misgiving of digital music is that rarely anyone listens to all of the songs contained in an album. The complete set of songs and their order, plus the artwork and liner notes is what really makes up an album. It's a very complete experience.
LP means Long play not vinyl
Agreed I loved examining the art work of my older brothers and sisters record albums. A lot went into then and it really added to the experience of the albums.
@@jukkaramo3351 true, but CD means digital, while Vinyl means analogic.
The end of Vinyl was not tragic. Thank God! But the end of the CD was tragic.
People now only want streaming services and that is crap. Even when I buy a physical CD I don't listen to it, I use an iPod. I no longer have that experience of looking at the CD and the lyrics and that. I mostly walk around listening to the albums and sometimes I don't even know the name of the songs.
But if you look at the EARTH WIND and FIRE album ALL AND ALL and IRON MAIDEN album POWER SLAVE.
You could definitely see a similarity to each other.
I love the Iron Maiden reference in the top left corner. If you look closely, you can clearly see that Derek has written Iron Maiden in the Iron Maiden font - Iron Maiden - Up the Irons! Iron Maiden.
The number 111 is usually considered to be a sign of enlightenment. It can also represent self-love, abundance, and good luck. Another reason you keep seeing the number 111 is because it's your inner voice telling you to focus on your desires and not to give up
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
The number 111 is actually a pretty funny reference, although deeply numerological, is translated as "reasoning reasoning reasoning," which is of course the reference to 666 the number of the beast, and the biblical quote, "let him who hath understanding recon the number of the beast," or which also means 'to reason' the number of the beast. One interesting note is that the Levites were not enslaved along with the rest of the Jews, but were employed as high priests of Pharoah, and like Moses, chose to join the rest of their brothers in the Exodus from Egypt. Therefore, much of the symbolism and numerology carved into the Egyptian tombs were of archetypal unison.
111 = III or the 3rd … could be in reference to the ruler Amenhotep III who brought prosperity and splendor to his kingdom …. Not to mention it is the 3rd album with Bruce Dickinson
It's 666 in hebrew alphabet just like in monster energy can. The original historical way to write the number of the beast.
@@ark-mark1 by writing 111? That's some secret squirrel shit right there lol!
@@machupikachu1085 1 looks like hebrew alphabet wav, which is 6 in arabic alphabet, so wav wav wav is 666 in our (arabic) alphabet. That's the reason monster energy has it in its logo. Monster energy 666.
@@machupikachu1085 Why the hell Maiden would not put 666 in hebrew in it? why the hell 111 as a numeric value. Come on. Which on is maiden song 666 or 111 ?
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
Great stuff. My favorite album and still my favorite live show as well. Would love to see a album break down
I immediately thought of the Powerslave album cover when I saw the ancient Egyptian temple of Abu Simbel - a UNESCO heritage site on the shore of Lake Nasser on the Nile River.
When I saw the Powerslave cover for the first time in the 80s, I immediately thought of Abu Simbel although I've never been there...
If anyone remembers the old saying"Kilroy was here"...well...that smiling perv looking over the bathroom stall is KILLROY!!
Awesome vid man🤘🏻🤘🏻
You should try to interview Derek on those topics. That would bring in a lot more views.
stellar idea!!!
111 is a stylistic representation of 666 like the Monster energy drink logo using the Hebrew waw.
I thought too, that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
My personal favorite is live after death.
Yes. That's the best one
No doubt
What happened to the small Batman figure on the cover? He used to stand near the trees. Seems like DC didn't like Maiden using him unless they paid some good money. They didn't, so Batman was deleted from newer versions. But returned on "Somewhere in Time".
Maybe 111 has something to do with Acces high and the german bomber plane Heinkel HE 111?!🤔
Ha, that’s actually very interesting… maybe
That or Bilbo's age at the beginning of The Lord of The Rings
Aces aka 1's or 1+1+2+3+5+8 followed by two minutes to midnight.
In 8th grade in art class we could paint a ceiling tile. I did the pharaoh Eddie.
I don’t know if you could cal it something you missed but the 12inch singles from owerslave -aces high&two minuetes to midnight also had there own hidden art bits
Would be happy to cover them in a separate episode
I am 54 and stil have all my 80's 2x3 posters of Maiden! \m/ @.@ \m/
Powerslave and live after death(the record cover when is open)are the best album covers ever with a lot of hidden treasures and secrets....also venom album black metal cover got a few secrets on the cover
TY IRON MAIDEN would not have been possible without you A- Job 369 keystone to everything VowEls
It is my understanding that the number 111 is the numerical glyph of the Egyptian goddess of space Nuit from Aleister Crowley's book of the law. Bruce made a movie called chemical wedding about Crowley, but that was much later. Who knows if DR was referencing that or not.
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I feel like the truth about everything in life is hidden inside album covers
Powerslave remains the only Maiden album I really enjoyed after Paul Di'Anno's departure, it's the strongest album they released since Killers and the last thing the band released where they did something new in my opinion - admittedly I did give up on the band after Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son which seemed like a huge step backwards to me at the time, but the first album, Killers, Maiden Japan and Powerslave still remain in my record collection
The numerical value of the word "good" in the Jewish alphabet is 111. Bruce Dickinson being a student of ocultism and hermeticism, it's highly likely Derick might have been no stranger to the topic. Gematria is an aspect of the Kabala that considers the numerical value of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in words to determine the relationship of their qualities.
111 can also be looked at as 0111, which is seven in binary. Seven is a mysterious number, and perhaps this is a reference to something they were already toying with for Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
I'd heard this too, but I imagined that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
111 in english is an unlucky number and refers to nelson, (1 eye, 1 arm , 1 leg) its most probably a cricket thing
I thoughtthat it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
One more thing, 111 is likely a reference to Bilbo's "Eleventy-first" birthday. You had a LOTR joke right after that. Your guess too, or coincidence? Also don't forget to look at the little messages inscribed on the actual vinyl aroud the center.
I knew a tattoo artist who knew Derek Riggs. He told that there is "artist crazy", and then there is "Derek Riggs crazy".
3:09 that's actually Suzanne from Blender
The world slavery tour poster us by far the baddest eddie..ever...
🤘🏻
The 3 ones are probably the Hebrew vav witch is the number 6 so 666 or kind of like the M on the monster energy drink can.
7:45 Perhaps a reference to Nelson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(cricket)
Wot no Guinness
Very cool stuff! My take on the 111...and this may be a stretch but if you count the Maiden Japan EP (which was an Official release) Powerslave would be the band's 6th album...what's 111 x 6??? Hmmmmmm ;)
Yeah, that's what I thought too ! And way back when the pyramids were built by the Egyptians would have been earlier so maybe 111 was the 666 of the time ? LOL
dont know if you notice but the reaper got like a seth head
Could the ones be aces for Aces High? Just a thought.
I thoughtthat it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I would guess that the 111 is a joke or veiled reference to 666.
I thought too, that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
My second lp of maiden. First was killers
Did Dreek ever entered inside a
PowerSlave Egyptian Pyramid Spiritually(Soul Travelling) before dun think so
111 could refer to AA . For example : Always AA. = Don´t loose control - Don´t drink to much. - It hit me right away that a certain germen sportsmark also is like 111 - Up the irons - Support Brentford and the vikings and The Hammers - When U R blowing bobles ;-) 666 ;-) 13
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
The "load of crap" reference I believe is a sly reference to someone saying "This is Shit" in the background to Die with your Boots on from the Piece of Mind album
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Kilroy and Chad are the wrong way round: It was Kilroy in the UK
thanks Chad. :D
Well, looking at the Hebrew way of writing the number 6 looks very close to a 1, so I think there you have your answer.
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I've always heard Judas priest symbol is on there somewhere but I can never find it
the 111 on back are actually hebrew number 6 vav vav vav or 666..reference to number of the beast...
or it could be that 111 is not 111 but the Hebrew letter Vav that looks like 111 and is the 6't letter in the Hebrew Alphabet so this could be a Referenzen to the first album bruce Dickinson sing (number of the beast)
How you know is 111.....maybe is III(number 3 on roman)
That's right Zenjitsu is already forgotten. Powerslave will live forever and ever!
111 is the sign of an angel.. Represents impending doom
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
Was there not 6 of the 111 hieroglyphs making “666”?
Use the Sir Francis Bacon cipher. 111
111 is the correct number of the beast rather than 666
I thought too, that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
Looks like Alexander the Great AG
Chad old brittish graffiti
Maybe 111 is a reference to how many days it took to create the artwork.
Definitely not.
@@decemberflower3990, how do you know?
and by the way
my like in this video is number ...112
in bowling, the score of " 111" is called the shit house.
Significance of the 111 is its iii roman numerals its 3 cause its bruces third album
Nope.
@@decemberflower3990care to elaborate? Or just a simple nay say
I ve heard, about the 111 number : it s a claim remanding at logo on wings of fascists aviation Italy of WWII, which it s ridiculous, cause I don't know someone more ENGLISH than maidens. And the hate between the two nations, at that time, it s notorious. And that's all
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
Tell me why i had to be a powerslave, i don't wanna die i'm a God, why can't i live on?
Is an secret metal.
Didn't watch as it's obviously kilroy from WWII graffiti who Styx also referenced eg Mr roboto
i bet if you ask steve harris who his favorite bass player is it would be paul mcartney
666÷6=111 if it is so,only Derek could know what's about.
Is it 111 or the Hebrew symbols for 666 (according to monster energy drink folklore) ?
You're accent broke my neck
Killers..
Can you do an in-depth video on “ Secrets of Love Gun “ album artwork ?
Are there any secrets?
111 is 666 at Hebrew numbers probably
Yes, or Arabic. 6 looks pretty much the same in both writings.
Thanks, that's what I came here to say
Nope.
That little dude is KILROY WAS HERE ,,,, an old 70s to early 90s joke. Early examples of graffiti
Does he think he discovered something?????
1+1+1=3, its the third album Bruce Dickinson sang on for Maiden.
Is it 111 or the Hebrew number for 6? As in 666?
Hahahaha
too fast talking, too fast cuts
What dialect or accent is that anyway?
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111 must be 666 written in Arabic numbers.
update to answer some comments : by Arabic numbers, I don't mean the numbers we use in western countries and call "arabic numbers", but the digits used in Arabic languages. And as a coincidence, the 6 in Arabic looks similar to the 6 in Hebrew (but not the other digits)... But is it really a coincidence ?
Makes sense.
We use Arabic numbers every day that's the modern numbers we use!
666 are Arabic numbers. The Greeks used them already, when they translated the Bible into Greek from Aramaic. Probably the Aramaics used Arabic numbers or cifres already.
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
I think its george rr martin
Was that a bait on that 111? It's hebrew wav wav wav, as in monster energy logo. 666 the number of the beast as written in early hebrew bible.
I thought that it was 1/6th of the number of the beast as Powerslave was Iron Maiden's 6th album.
The 111 is actually another Disney reference which you can find hidden on most older Disney movies and cover art
1.11 The Book of Souls,