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The song comes from the late 18th century poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge of the same name. They stay very true to the poem and really bring it to life! The imagery that the music invokes is just amazing!
As a really brief synopsis: A very elderly ex-sailor tells his story to a passer-by that is on his way to a wedding (the "wedding guest"). The Mariner kills an albatross, which is visits a curse upon him and his ship. His shipmates hang the corpse of the albatross around his neck to try and ward off the curse, but it doesn't work and the ship is becalmed for an incredible amount of time. Eventually the ship runs out of fresh water, and his shipmates start to die off one by one of thirst. Eventually he repents his action and prays for the beauty of the animals around him, which breaks the curse, and the sky opens up in a storm and it begins to rain. Shortly thereafter another ship appears and rescues the Mariner.
Was about to post exactly this. Maiden were my first favorite band, I grew up reading a lot due to no TV in the house because, reasons. Maiden draw a lot of inspiration from History, mythology, and literature. So they were a perfect fit for me. Saw Anthrax vopen for them when I was 13. My First Rock show ever
A lot of their songs have literary underpinnings...
@@robsterlobster6068 so is Alexander the Great.
The sounds of the boat creaking gives me chills sounds like you’re on the boat
I’ve been a fan since 88
If you're wondering about the 3 guitar players, here's the story. Adrian Smith left the band for a while and was replaced by Janick Gers(?). When Adrian returned to the group a few years later, they kept Janick instead of kicking him to the curb...that says a lot about Iron Maiden's integrity, if you ask me 🤘
Janick Gers was in Bruce Dickinson's band when he went solo. Added to Maiden when Dickinson re-joined 1999...
@@harrymiram6621 he was brought in after Dickinson resumed frontman duties after tattooed millionaire when Adrian left in 1990, and stayed when Bruce left in 1994.
Im so happy they kept Janick. He has insane energy on stage
It also gives them more options to play more songs live as some studio recordings are layered and played with 3 or 4 different guitars tuned differently
@@JimforbesRitte whatever happened to ASAP 🤔
Iron Maiden is one of the greatest metal bands ever. They are the “thinking mans” metal. Most of their songs are based on history, literature, popular culture. They’ve been around since the 70s and are still creating new music and touring. They have a large fan base around the world and all of their success was without radio air play. This song is based on a poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
I got a Jeopardy ? correct because of this song in "English Lit" Never felt smarter for being a rocker
@@bothellkenmore Iron Maiden adds 50% brain power to everyone who listens to them
@@robertpetre9378 Aha! more proof Bruce Dickenson is a Bard.
The song comes from the album Powerslave which had an Egyptian theme. I saw this concert front row in 1984 and it was, and still is, the best show I’ve ever seen out of well over 100!
I was taken by my parents to see Elvis in 1976 but I consider this to be my very first concert.I saw them in March of 1985 in San Bernardino Ca. I’ve seen them 16 times in my lifetime and the World Slavery Tour is still my all time favorite concert.Up the Irons!
My very first concert was Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind tour. Great memories!
@@benmacdhui awesome bro…I would have loved to see them play To Tame a land live
@@darrellwood3913 I was at that same show..at the Orange Pavilion. My favorite show and my favorite venue.
I saw them on that tour at Red Rocks in Colorado. Best show ever!
To answer your question "is this a story or a song" the answer is yes...
Right?
"Is this a story or a song?"
Both! Welcome to Iron Maiden! 😁
It's a story, it's a song, it's a journey, it's a masterpiece.
As are all Maiden songs 👌
Hallowed be thy hell to the yes! 🤘
Iron Maiden is one of the most literate metal bands you'll ever hear. Coleridge, Tennyson, Poe...the list goes on and on and on :-)
I see what you did there. 😉
Poe?
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797-98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss.
One of my all-time favorite poems, actually. Coleridge was a *very* interesting character, btw. Read about the story of him starting work on the poem Xanadu, and what happened.
One of the best bands of all time right here.
“I don’t think this is the lyrics…”
It is, and isn’t. Those lines ARE part of the song, but Maiden didn’t write them. That’s the second of two direct quotations from Coleridge’s poem. The first was sung earlier,
“Day after day, day after day
We stuck, nor breath nor motion
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean
Water, water everywhere
And all the boards did shrink
Water, water everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.”
The Bassist (Steve Harris) is actually the founding member and "leader" of the band.
Absolute legend among bass players, almost always sticks with a trad 4 string, and limited effects.
@@deathdoesntdream2783 "Absolute Legend" is definitely right.
And even better he’s a massive West Ham United Fan ! The band has a lot of club related merch’.
C’Mon You Irons
@@deathdoesntdream2783 compression is his only effect .. and it's one EVERY bassist should go with .. because it reduces volume extremes that are natural to bass guitar.
i miss my compression pedal .. it died a year ago and haven't had money to replace it :(
"Actually" ?
I'm surprised how many people reacting to Maiden fail to mention Steve Harris and the Bass driven nature of their Songs. Bass playing so perfect that gets overlooked?
Or Nicko's drums and that killer right foot.
@@LS-uw5on Well No instument is overlooked more than the bass. As a bassist I can tell you that.
Usually drummers get talked about way more than the bassist.
Powerslave was a big album and big tour, Egyptian motif from that.
Greatest Metal band of all time. UP THE IRONS
Just to let you know Bruce Dickinson (the singer) is also a qualified pilot & flies the band's plane on tour. The creaking noise at 9.20 is the creaking of an old wooden ship
He does pretty much everything.
The "ed force one" was only for the 2016 tour.
@@cyberneticwarmachine Are you sure, cause I really strongly remember watching the flight 666 documentary in 2008
@@cyberneticwarmachine How strange...considering Nicko messaged me from onboard their plane that Bruce was flying for their world tour in 2011 !!!
@@MayfWasHere you are correct!! I believe the first Ed Force One was in 2008. Maiden fan since 1982🤘🏼
The mariner's bound to tell of his story, to tell this tale wherever he goes
To teach God's word by his own example, that we must love all things that God made
And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
And the tale goes on and on and on
Why did he not let me enjoy the wedding? Now I know too much.
The interlude in the middle is when they are stuck on still seas after being cursed for killing the albatross. It has the vibe of being motionless and ominous, which is exactly where the story is.
All of Iron Maiden's songs are stories being told.
Also, almost all of them are of historical significance.
Rime of the ancient mariner is taken from a super famous english poem from 1798.
Most of the lyrics of this song were taken directly from the poem.
Doubt our man is going to read these comments, but they're called ballads. Iron Maiden is one of the most prolific ballad writing bands in metal.
I'm pretty sure Tarin knows that
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Technically, a ballad is a subset of poem, in a similar way that Texas is a state within the US.
Texans are Americans in the same way that ballads are poems.
Not all poems are ballads, but all ballads are poems.
@@tarinindell8217 Texas may not be the best example. Texans are Texans first, Americans second.
@@brianl8481 also true that despite the assertion, many ballads are stories in song format that have nothing to do with poetry beyond the song itself being a form there of.
Glad to see a very clever reaction to the most clever lyricists in rock and metal. Hope to see him react to Hallowed be Thy Name live 1982.
Lyrically I'd say they're almost to the level of Rush, but not quite there ;)
@@MS-jc9sy Progressive's another level. Almost aliens.
The Devil's Run by Jodi Via..
this band perhaps the only one ever cld have done it Justice...pity no one put them together..😉
I got my Literature teacher to let me play this for the class.
She didn't know how long it was either.
You are awesome and I hope she keeps using it as a teaching aid. I took a bunch of journalism classes in school and avoided a lot of the classics because those counted as Lit credits. This song helped fill the gap.
Nice. I used Fade to Black for a music breakdown project in a music class in HS.
In high school we had a kid that played it in Literature class, also...
It would be hilarious if it was the same class.....
My Literature teacher refused to listen to it, even though she had us read the poem as an assignment.
Sometimes I forget how many people don't yet know about the most amazingly wonderful music.
"Classic" and "Legendary" are definitely accurate.
"Is this a story or is this a song?"
Yes.
Would love to see you check out "The Clansman", Live in Rio, epic song, epic crowd, epic performance. Maiden are rock royalty and deserve all the respect.
Up.
Inspired by Braveheart, medieval Scotland.
One of their best performances ever I believe
They're still *just as good* as when they first performed this.
Iron Maiden is something special. Living legends.
just imagine how much more they have, the band was initially formed around 1975.
welcome to metal, my friend, it's a road that never ends, but i'll get you a beer halfway ^^
The backdrop doesn't have anything to do with this particular song, rather it is inspired by the cover art used on the album this song is from. The title of that album was "Powerslave" and the title song of the album tells the story of an Egyptian Pharaoh who despite being worshipped as a god by his people is forced to come to terms with his own mortality. It's one of their iconic songs and is definitely worth a listen.
Powerslave was the album it had a Egyptian theme. Bruce Dickenson the lead singer is a historian he sings about moments in time. All the songs have historical meaning.
Finally some Iron Maiden.
Up the irons!!!!
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Iron Maiden are the best metal band ever, and Bruce is the greatest metal singer in the history of music!
Reaction videos like this lead people down the Iron Maiden rabbit hole, where you never quite know what may happen next lolz.
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I am so pleased you have finally discovered the greatest heavy metal bands in the world.
Iron Maiden are simply phenomenal, and whenever someone new finds them it is always great to see the appreciation for their music!
Welcome to the family mate! :)
ahhh Bruce Dickinson! one of the best rock vocalists of all time! ♥️
The best of all time.
And he must have taken care of himself, he looks and sounds great. He should get like a Lifetime Achievement award or something because
he's still making albums and touring. The other one that's impressive is Ozzy!!!!
As a history nerd, my favourite thing about Maiden (aside from the killer musicianship) is that 90% of their jams are based on historical figures, classic literature/poetry (this track is in that category), and major turning points in history. And the showmanship is off the charts. You have not lived unless you've been to an Iron Maiden show.
You must love Sabaton then. They were openers on the Tour in 2012.
IMO there are only a handful of songs from all artists combined that are a true masterpiece. This is one of them.
When this came out, I was still in high school and this song was a great study aid for English, which had a test which covered the poem.
What I love about Iron Maiden is that they tell stories and reference works of art, literature, history, mythology, etc. On top of being amazing musicians and one of the best band to see live. They take you on a journey!
Bruce Dickinson has some legendary pipes! Although its Steve Harris (Bass Guitar) who is credited for writing this entire song!
He actually writes the majority of Iron Maiden songs.
But when Bruce does write one, it is an absolute epic. Empire Of The Clouds came about after Bruce won a grand piano in a charity auction, and (not being a pianist until then) decided to teach himself to play on it. "Empire" was the result. His debut as a pianist came on that song.
Check out Aces high and The Trooper. Maiden will give you history lessons in the lyrics and to see them live is a MUST
Yes!! Glad to see you finally doing this. Iron Maiden has entered the chat. They have been around since 1980s so bang on they been around a while.
They are epic. Lot of their songs are based on historical settings. Ones to do:
Hallowed be thy name
Paschendale
The Clansman
Seventh son of a seventh son
This is a retelling of a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, I was hoping you'd follow the lyrics as no one ever does. Still a great groove, but the lyrics are very strong.
Yeah, we've finally made it to maiden. You should definitely check:
Fear of the Dark;
Run to the Hills;
Seventh Son of the Seventh Son;
The number of the Beast;
The Trooper;
I guess that is a good start, LOL.
Cheers from Brazil.
omg so happy for you discovering iron maiden they’re awesome I love them! There’s so many great songs for you to listen to now and live shows to watch too
For shorter songs, the starter pack for Maiden would be "Aces High", "The Trooper", "Run To the Hills". Slightly long, but not as long as this (7-8 minutes), the live versions of "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" are must see classic performances. There are dozens of great Maiden songs to pick from; these are just the popular standards.
7th son of a 7th son is a good starter too
Ghost of the Navigator has a similar nautical theme...
See also When the Wild Wind Blows - last track off Satellite 15…
Wasted years?
100%
The Egyptian backdrop is based on the album cover from which this song comes from, "Powerslave" (also an amazing song btw).....the song itself is based on a wonderful poem from samuel taylor coleridge of the same name. The song has its many breaks and shifts due to the telling of the tale through the music itself...knowing the story and relistening will allow you to appreciate it a whole lot more...cheers !
the album powerslave had a song by the same name that was based on ancient Egyptian lore. you'd like it. thats why the Egyptian motif in the background
So many great Maiden songs, but I'm sure my screen name could probably give away my favorite. Alexander "The Great" of course.
The Bassist Steve Harris is not only a legend for his incredibly ferocious bass lines. He’s also the main composer/writer for the band.
A lot of Iron Maiden songs tell songs of historical or mythical and even literature. My favorite one is To Tame A Land which is based on the novels Dune by Hubert.
Herbert. Which they couldn't reference directly because he thought rock music was trash.
Was first attracted/addicted to Maiden coz of Run to the Hills/Number of the Beast/Flight of Icarus. They have kept me as fan thru this song, Alexander the Great & Empire of the Clouds...To name a few...Up The Irons!
To Tame a Land was the song that got me into reading Sci fi and classic literature back in the 80s.
I credit Iron Maiden with getting me to college.
And this is quintessential heavy metal...
The band covers a lot of real history themes on their songs.
Based on the mid 80’s tour. Themed around the album “powerslave”. It had an Egyptian theme
The lead singer is legendary. One of his nicknames is The Clarion. He has his commercial airline pilots license and flies the band around while on tour. He is also a fencer, an author, and a cancer survivor. Dude is well accomplished.
Steve Harris had him selectively bred by space witches
Fencing to an Olympic standard as well! Absolute legend!
i really love that classic metal is starting to reach a younger audience. We knew back then that it would last forever but its great to see a new generation that can appreciate it or at least give it a chance.
Freebird is more of a "jam" where Maiden is more of an Opera.
The band are reviving an old stage setup from the 80s. It was the Powerslave tour.
my da hated me listening to metal...until I played him this ..."is that Coleridge...😳
Iron Maiden is gonna deliver high energy grooves with powerful vocals, every time, and their lyrics always give you some substance to chew on.
This is one of those definitely better live, than the studio version songs!
This is Maiden. They defined a whole genre and hundreds of bands.
All Iron Maiden music are stories! Their stage production is insane!!! They are a legendary!!!!!
The whole thing is a story. Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a classic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The middle part represents the sea becoming completely calm, so that the ship is basically stranded in the middle of the ocean. The creaking sound is the creaking of the ship, and that along with the smoke is supposed to sound eery, like a ship at night not moving surrounded by fog.
If you have ever heard the term albatross around your neck, it comes from this poem.
The albatross was not considered in any way special until Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote this poem - they were nicknamed "Cape Sheep" because ship's crews ate them and found the taste to be a bit like mutton. They would also capture them and keep them as pets, because once on board a ship, they could not achieve the long run across the water needed to clear the bulwarks. They must have made poor pets though, as they are pretty vicious and snappy.
There are lots of other songs from Iron Maiden with stories. I would say the majority of them. And that is a *lot* of songs. :) From the same album, there is Aces High (Battle of Britain) and Two Minutes to Midnight (Nuclear War). Both are about 6 minutes.
Its an epic poem. But you'd love the documentary this concert footage is from. It's called Flight 666.
Love seeing the fans, young and old 🤟🏻
When I saw them in 2008 I looked over and saw a 10 year old kid singing this and it was incredible
Iron Maiden-- Number Of The Beast
Thank you for the vids, LOVE this specific kind of content :)
Three guitar players. Singer Bruce also is the pilot of their plane they tour with . Legendary band
Bro, there's never enough specific time in my day to get though all of your most specific and wonderful content but I do try to watch every one cos you always review a lot of my favourite music. I'm a huge Irons fan, they were introduced to me by my partner 16years although I knew them I wasn't a fan I had barely skimmed their stuff but holy hell, get to now and I have seen them in concert twice and they are AMAZING live. One of the best live bands in the universe, fact. You leave their shows on such an adrenaline high. I haven't gotten to see them live since flying over to London02 in August of 2013 for their Maiden England tour. Got to hear Moonchild that night. Yesssssssss!!!!!! *Sighs wistfully*
Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a huge favourite of mine but my favourite album is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Also, Bruce Dickinson is a God in rock/metal
Love your reviews my man, you rock 🤘 (as do Iron Maiden)
AT 12:56, "I love this, right here..." yes, those melodic passages are the ultimate Maiden hook; those melodies, those guitar harmonies, Steve Harris is so damn good at building a song to reach those vistas and plateaus, Maiden is full of those epic, gorgeous melodic passages.
The Egyptian stage theme is a recreation/homage to the one used in their Live After Death tour of 1985-86 where they toured in support of their 1984 album Powerslave which used a great deal of Egyptian style artwork in the album jacket covers, sleeve designs, inserts, and all merchandizing. Iron Maiden have always relied heavily on artwork and imagery to support their musical themes, and they've always brought those themes into their stage sets as well. The point of this 2008 tour was to revisit that period in their career between 1984 through 1988.
As for the story-telling you were wondering about, this song is based on the lengthy Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The slow middle section is meant to represent the death of the Mariner's entire crew (this is where you lost track of the lyrics; "With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down, one by one" quote directly from the poem) and is now left alone and adrift.
You should listen to the flight of Icarus
Iron Maiden has one of the biggest discography ever. And ever album is a hit no miss.
Your thoughts and comments are awesome, you genuinely seem to be taken by the new things that you experience. One suggestion... when something like this comes up and you comment that afterward you will be looking more into the song or band or whatever, tack some of that onto the end of the reaction video. It would be very cool to hear you react first to the music that you're experiencing, and then if it opens a window that you want to explore it would also be very cool to see you reaction to what you found and learned! God bless, and keep up the great work!
Iron Maiden started in 1975 with their first album coming out in 1980 with the original singer Paul DiAnno, then they released Killers with DiAnno, Bruce Dickinson took the helm as singer in 1982 with the release of Number of the Beast, A lot of Maidens songs are stories based on books or poems, Steve Harris reads a LOT he is the main writer and Bass Player.
Saw this live during the album tour.
The World Slavery Tour
You need to be there live.
Iron Maiden was one of the very first of what you might call the second wave of metal, following Black Sabbath and Dio (with Rainbow, before he went solo) in the mid/late 70's. Some of the other metal bands that grew out of the same era were Judas Priest, Motorhead, and arguably AC/DC. (though they never agreed that they were metal) So that's why so many people love Maiden: because they were one of the first true pioneers of the genre, and have been making great music for more than 40 years now. Bruce Dickinson is one of the all-time great metal vocalists. A few years ago, Dream Theater (themselves a really big band) agreed to go on tour with Maiden as the *opening act*, even though they'd been headliners themselves for decades. That's how big and influential Maiden is in the Metal community.
If you want a new song of theirs to check out, two of their most well-known songs are "The Trooper" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
It is an echo of the album Powerslave. Maiden has been around since the Seventies and has made 26 albums (including live stuff and singles). Bruce Dickenson is the Vocalist. (and they are the best Metal Band of all time (as I see it!). Check out Hallowed Be Thy Name
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Bruce is their vocalist and pilot. He flies them from location to location in the 747(?)they own and use for touring. Then he gets some sleep, and runs around on stage for 3 hours singing his ass off. Only in heavy metal will you see such hard work and dedication. The most stoic and honest genre of art ever created.
over 30 years Iron maiden have been rocking the world / (like this listen to fear of the dark another classic
The long instrumental section in the middle gives the singer a few minutes to take a break without interrupting the concert, but it also breaks up an already long song for listeners. In this song, it is the period where the ship is stranded at sea without any wind, all the crew except the mariner having died. Storywise, it mirrors the period that the mariner is stuck, setting up for his bout of anger which gives way to blessing God's creatures which breaks the curse. On a side note, since it seems people have forgotten about the Coleridge poem, the poem is the origin of the idiom of having an albatross around your neck, or something being an albatross.
Classic and Legendary 100%. From the era that albums were listened to from beginning to end and the songs usually told a story collectively, as well as individually.
I recommend this band. Talent and intellect. Something to chew on.
Side note- super handsome when you are enjoying the music and smile. This song gave you a few grooves that you caught.
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Iron Maiden is a British heavy metal band founded in 1975 in London, England, by bassist Steve Harris. The band is considered to be one of the most influential bands in the heavy metal genre, has as of 2017 sold about 100 million albums
Ive loved this song for years and never saw this live performance. Thank you!!
Most iron maiden songs include a history lesson 😉 .. lyrics are very deep and all all rooted in history/stories in general. A few to put on your radar: hallowed be thy name, the trooper, aces high, run to the hills, Alexander the Great, and fear of the dark
You need to see them live in concert. Masters of the craft. Still going strong after all of these years.
This song is an epic song, in the actual definition of "epic".
The length of this song just gives you more time to enjoy the greatness that is Iron Maiden.
If you haven't heard "The Trooper", definitely check it out, then research what it's about, too.
If you want an IM song based on a true story, one of my all-time favorites is "Stranger in a Strange Land", which is a real tale of an Arctic explorer that discovered another Arctic explorer in ice. Great song, and more approachable to new IM fans.
Heavy Metal . . Is a tribute TO Iron Maiden 🤘
Have seen them many times, since the 80s ... And they perform with more energy than any other, they are always having fun on stage, the crowd is a mix of ALL ages, all walks of life, everyone knows the lyrics, and they sell out the largest arenas, on 5 continents, still, to this day ( barring pandemics ) and will be back on tour, next year.... Do yourself a favor, and go see them. You won't be disappointed -
I have seen so many artists over my lifetime, but Maiden is on an entirely different level.
*Up The Irons*🤘
As others have mentioned, this was from the Powerslave album and the cover had an Egyptian theme. The subsequent World Slavery Tour used the same theme. When the band aren't touring in support of whichever is their most recent album, they do tours where they concentrate on songs from their earlier records and re-use the old props and stage designs.
just about every iron maiden song is based on either a poem, a book, a movie or something that happened in history. every song they do educates you in some way,
thats whats so great about their music. no matter what country you go to, people who cant talk a lick of english can sing every single iron maiden song word for word. now THATS something to be proud of
One of my all time favourites, never interrupt, probably listen to it 3 times in a row. Love watching people's reactions 🤣
This song was written when I was a kid. I’ll put it this way I first heard Iron Maiden when I was 3 years old and I’m know 44. I have been listening to this band my hole life.
Iron maiden isn't just a band, they're performers and an experience. If metal was on broadway, this is what I would expect.
They've been playing awesome music since 1980's or so. My favorite Band of all times.
The energy level is interesting? Dude anyone who loves METAL, LIVES IT! UP THE IRONS! 🤟🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think you are spot on with the vibe check on the older bands. Also the fans here are old metal heads, showing you all the timeless metal songs everyone knows. Even the hardcore/deathcore squad knows these probably by heart.
The Egyptian backdrop? This is a song off "Powerslave", one of their greatest albums of the '80s.
That song, "Powerslave" is a really good one as well, but RotAM closes the album magnificantly.
Also, according to false history, the "iron maiden" originated in Egypt as a method of torture and death, so it's kind of fitting.
Passed junior year honors english (1988)... thanks Maiden!
The middle break you talk about was actual passages in the poem by Samuel
The backdrops change around the tour artwork from the album they are touring.
If you think Ryme is good check out hallowed be thy name. These guys helped inspire Metallica and hundreds of other bands that have followed since 1980
The reason for the Egyptian stage is because it was the theme for the current album release. All the art work was an Egyptian pyramid & mummy themed.
They are noted for putting long songs on there albums which tells amazing stories. There lyrics are absolutely incredible, great band.
I enjoyed your review, continued success
my Number 1 goto playlist!!! thanks for doing this reaction