Not that it's dirty , it's just cus he plays it bad . Maybe due to the fact he runs around . But they're all old and shit happens. Love them in the past for sure tho
This is actually not bad at all considering his stage presence. And as somebody else mentioned, check out Adrian Smith isolated from Rock in Rio, it's on RUclips. It ain't much better. You gotta realize how it is to play live folks, specially when moving around as much as Janick does.
When Janick first joined Maiden, I was skeptical of his style because I was so used to Murray/Smith but when I started to play guitar, I realized how good he was. Even after 25+ years of playing, I'd love to play lead as loosely as he does. He's does wonderful improvisation and never plays the same thing twice. That is what keeps guitar playing, and music in general, fresh. Hate on him if you want, it's up to you, but if I wanted to hear it note for note, I'd listen to the original recordings. Peace y'all.
The fact that he was chosen to replace Adrian at all is pretty much proof positive the guy has ability. The fact that the band kept him on when Adrian came back is complete proof.
I am a 100 % fan of JANICK , he is an astonishing songwriter just think Ghost of the navigator, Book of souls, Talisman, Dance of death, and all the other, he´s a very stylish player with epic hands, an awesome performer, he´s given their shows so much life and energy, in short, HE´S BORN TO BE ON STAGE.....
@@marcferrer2255 to be honest I think he is mostly responsible of their progressive music, it has always been there but not as distinktly as since he became a member. Theese precious slow, soft intros and outros that adds a certain magic to the songs, mainly played on accoustic guitar is really his trademark.... I admire the guy to bits.
@@susannewilliamsson8339 I think that maybe the golden era of Maiden's it was with the couple Murray/Smith! But honestly I think that Janick cames to Iron to finish the perfect group and add some freshness, very good compositions ( he is less than Smith with the composition but maybe he composed 2-3 times more than Murray for example) and diferent style! The most part of the acoustics are made by him and the pasion and energy in lives are always welcome! Since always he makes me smile and I have so much respect and admiration!
Finally someone else gets it . Seeing how Steve treasures this band, there's no way Janick would still be around if he was as as bad as so called "guitar experts" say. Easy to criticize from the little to no talent cheap seats.
@@daveg1431 Yes but in those years Harris was in a dark years cause his father passing away , his divorce , so thats why he choose blaze in his dark voice , for me x factor is amazing
To all the haters below let's see you play 6 songs in, on a stage, lighting and pyro beating down on you, running around and being animated, singing along at the top of your voice while playing some technical guitar parts. None of you will ever be at this level of popularity, fill a stadium or still be relevant after 30+ years.
AJAJAJAJAJA JANICK ESTA CON LA MISMA REMERA QUE SE SACO LA FOTO CONMIGO EN BS AS ARGENTINA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You're right, everyone should stop hating on him. He also wrote the epic song 'The Legacy' on A Matter of Life and Death and 'The Talisman' on the prior album to The Book of Souls! Up the Irons! \m/
+derek622 Yes, The Legacy and The Talisman are some of my favorite Iron Maiden songs ever. Still, Gers makes Maiden appreciably worse when he plays terrible solos, especially those originally performed by Smith. So, yes, I agree that people shouldn't hate on him *in totality*, but he still deserves some scorn.
Doug Morris Bro. If you want the studio sound just listen to the albums, don't be a bummer at the gigs, Janick has a great on stage presence, him and Bruce have a great chemistry. Maiden wouldn't be Maiden with out him.
For everyone bashing the playing, A) im not even 100% sure this is legit B) even if it is, Janick's job is to add ambiance and back up the others, not be the main guitar player. When everything is together, it all works perfectly and you can't even hear any iffy spots
My favorite maiden player of the three based on personality, he just has fun. But let's get serious, Janice needs a Floyd rose system in his guitar so he can use more wammy bar
I love Janick!!! The first time I saw him, was at Bruce Dickinson's first solo concert in Dallas, Tx. He's so awesome and entertaining to watch on stage!! My husband and I even got to met him and the whole band twice. Great guy!!
Jon... you are aware Janick was already in the band when Bruce came back right? Also, if this is just "okay" guitar playing, god damn. I would kill to be "okay" on the guitar.
@@RegretfulDeadMan so would I, Janick´s always been my favourite in the band and always will be....he´s guitar playing reminds me of Ritchie Blackmore and Jimmy Page, a lot, even if he´s got a style of his own....just listen to all his breathtaking solos again, and this time with an open mind, seriously he´s touching heaven in some of them, I don´t care what you think, to me he´ll always be an ACE....
The first time I saw Janick play was in the No Prayer for The Dying tour and he was a total maniac on stage. He even influenced Dave Murray to let loose.
its funny that during Dave's solo, Janick's guitar is muted. I think it is because the rythm guitar would be too loud for Dave's solo (if Janick and Adrian played the rythm along to Dave)
maiden always had 3 guitars in studio, Janick being kept around when Adrian Smith came back allowed them to play the songs live as they was always intended, Rock in Rio 3 is my favourite gig they ever done and ive seen them live in England, gers added and still does add a lot to the bands overall sound, the whole point in three guitarists is to add to the harmony and janick does this well, stop nit picking and listen to the music, Adrian and Dave also make small mistakes throughout songs, as do most famous guitarists they just hide it well or its close enough your mind ignores it, and that isd even if this is actually him, if you can play as well as this while doing all the on stage stuff these guys do, moving around, jumping, and keeping up and timing yourself with an entire band then you can judge....most can't so don't judge.
Gers has been round a long long time great player,on time in tune been around in the late60s,played with loads of people Dave Murray really a great great influence and Adrian one of the greatest. Steve Harris is fuckin genius bass, and that's not the easiest basses, Nicko bad ass and Bruce a great singer/ song writer and interpreter on Harris lyrics.
I'm a huge fan of Janick's too. Always have been, probably always will be, I don't understand the haters regarding janick. I'd love to see him play live for sure. Don't get me wrong I love Dave and Adrian but Janick seems like a real cut up. His playing is insane.
A lot of zealous fans here, wow. I've been a fan of Maiden since the late 80's, know all the albums, and seen them live at least 12 times that I can recall. Fucking great songs and even better live presence. But even as a long-time fan, I can't deny their playing is usually pretty sloppy all across the board. Noticed it many times, certainly compared to some other metal bands who sound super tight even live. There is no need to freak out over people noticing this, it's just a fact. Still a great band.
I don't get it. half of the kids who post guitar video on youtube are much better and more talented than this guy. I am a Maiden fan and a guitar teacher; some of my students can play a better version of Fear of the Dark with their eyes closed. I still can't understand how the fuck this guy can be the 3rd guitarist of Iron Maiden. Take Ritchie Faulkner or Roy Z for instance: These guy CAN play. They are no Yngwie but they are really a good players.... and good songwriters too.. and they are hardcore Maiden fans and would fit into the band perfectly. This is exactly the type of players that Harris should have recruited instead of Jannick Jerk.
I hated him at first. I thought three guitarists was too much and he was just riding coattails. I hated his on stage antics (still don't like them) BUT he is a real solid amazing guitarist and the band seems to like him. He's alright by me. Just took some warming up to. ;)
His song (music) writing contributions to the band (Ghost of Nav, Dance of Death, Talisman, Legacy, etc ) are priceless and amazing and he adds a ton of live energy to the band. His live solo playing is technically below average, but he still manages to produce inspirational moments in some of the songs in which he solos, e.g., Paschendale, Brave New World, Talisman, Red and the Black, etc. In the end, Maiden would not have been as interesting, fresh, energetic, and versatile had they given him the hook when Adrian returned. That said, if I had to choose one, there is no question whatsoever that I’d choose AD over Gers in a heart beat. AD is the most important guitar in Maiden. DM is the most recognizable guitar and JG is the reckless guitar.
yeah... unlike Adrian he doesn't prepare for a concert he just goes with the flow and plays as he sees fit... and u met him? u r one lucky dude... i've always wanted to meet him...
It's a live gig in front of 50,000 people. He's a showman and he's trying to have fun. I'd rather watch him play a bit sloppy than watch him stand there and play perfectly like in the studio.
There's no bung notes, apart from the note just before his solo where he bends it slightly too sharp. Apart from that the playing is OK for a live performance, playing rock shows are not like playing in an orchestra where you have the music right in front of you and you are sitting down and you have a conductor. Nah, playing live in a rock bands not easy, you have to know everything off by heart, you have to play to other band members in the same boat as you, you have to play to the crowd, you have to look like your 100% into it every night. Its not as easy as it looks
I don´t care what you´r saying, to me Janick´s the ultimate composer, brilliant guitar player with epic hand moves and the most charismatic and superior performer I´ve ever seen....I´m a Janick fan, and I´m PROUD to be..
Janick is a cool dude with great presence on stage but Dave and Adrian run circles around him, he's a terrible guitar soloist. I can't even imagine Maiden's golden years (up to Seventh Son) with Janick in the ranks, that would never be possible. The worst that could have happened to Maiden (ok, along with Bruce leaving) was Adrian leaving. Adrian is a perfectionist and has feeling playing the guitar, a true Artist. Janick sounds like a beginner messing around.
to anyone saying Janick plays too dirty or sloppy all im gonna say is unless you can outplay him on a guitar, unless you have traveled the world playing in the biggest arenas, unless you’re part of the best band in the world, unless you’re a multimillionaire you can’t say shit about him. go hate on guns and roses or kiss or acdc you know those bands that sound like shit live and in studio
What I have noticed is that each guitarist has a different way of interpreting certain melodies. They really need to sit down and figure out some of the syncopations and different rhythms in the melodies and so on, especially when it comes to the old songs which maybe Adrian and Janick learned simply by listening on CD.
I've noticed that on these "isolation" guitar tracks (even for Adrian Smith), the playing sounds much worse than what I hear with the whole band playing. Something is odd about that..
Well, firstly the sound quality will always be extremely poor due to the process of isolating the track without having access to original multitrack recordings. Secondly, you have a very good point. A lot of people here complain about his live playing being sloppy. But if the band as a whole sounds rock solid, is it really sloppy?
Not hating here this is utterly dreadful, it reminds me of myself at 15. I don't expect note for note album stuff, but I expect it to be good all the same. I saw Iron Maiden on their Fear of the Dark tour after seeing the original line up on the Seventh Son tour and I just thought he was dreadful. He dropped his guitar several times, was very sloppy and I found the sound unbearable. It was the last time I saw Maiden live. On recent clips I've seen you can hardly hear Dave Murray's solos and all you can hear is his sloppy rhythm churning away. He may write good songs and nail it in the studio, but live he is just terrible.
So playing in a stadium means you can play like shit? Not played in a stadium but I've played live gigs, one a festival in front of thousands of bikers. It's about being professional and delivering the goods. He's done enough gigs, he has no excuse and I doubt nerves has anything to do with it.
mutley365 He doesn't just stand around. You say ONE festival and I guarantee you weren't as good during that show as you are when you're just playing alone. To me he sounds fine here, sounds like what this song has always sounded like when he's playing it. And the thing is that since the 80s, people have thought that he's good enough to play in bands so I doubt that he's shit. You go to one of their shows and you tell me that you think that one of them sounds like shit. And if you have been to their shows and you were like "Yeah, sounds like shit" then what the fuck were you doing there in the first place?
Vmt16 Right, I've made fuck ups during gigs, we all do, but I make sure I'm playing as well as I can. If he sounds good to you then that's your opinion and if you're OK with it then that's fine, I am not OK with it and that's my opinion. I saw Iron Maiden on their seventh son tour and was a huge Iron Maiden fan and they were great. A few years later I had the opportunity to see them in Brussels on the fear of the dark tour and although I wasn't as big a fan, I still wanted to see how they were live with Janick Gers. I got to the front and I was so disappointed I walked to the back of the arena and sat down. So yeah I went to a show because I wasn't expecting it to be shit based on previous experience. Surely you've gone to see a film and then realised it was shit? Well why did you go and see the film? Do you see your logic there? How do you know it's shit unless you go and watch it? At least I actually went to see them with a previous positive experience, so was expecting a good show, unfortunately it wasn't, I lost count how many times he dropped his damn guitar and made an, "oops" gesture. He's fine on an album, just very sloppy live.
mutley365 Its a part of his personality to be energetic. I've read that especially on the No Prayer tour he was clearly nervous about how fans would receive him so he kind of overplayed it. From what I've heard off of live recordings, Janick played just fine on the Fear tour. And you say you saw them on the Seventh tour and then again on the fear tour? I mean it sounds like you went in thinking that Janick was going to sounds exactly like Adrian. It sounds like you were expecting that the band hadn't changed at all despite the fact that No Prayer and Fear are much less complex as albums compared to Seventh Son and also the fact that they really scaled down their liveshow in the early 90s because they kept getting more elaborate in the late 80s and Harris just said that enough is enough. He's just fine live. I've seen Maiden live 5 times and not once did I stop during the show and think "Oh crap, Janick sounds like shit". I've been to shows where it was clear that someone sounded like shit or that the sound was fucked. For example, there was a clear difference between how Slayer sounded with Hanneman and with Holt. And then this one time when I saw them live, I couldn't even properly hear Holt's guitar because the live mix sucked ass and it his guitar was mixed incorrectly. I know what it feels like but you also have to accept that there's a sound that you want and then there's the sound that's actually there. Either accept it or move on.
Anyone that bashes any member of the band is obviously never going anywhere. This is IRON MAIDEN, not some lip sync pussy band. Ever try to play any of this stuff correctly? It's very difficult to master and repeat. These guys are all professionals and playing to a large audience is very difficult, but they do it night after night flawlessly. Iconic band.
+Robert Sokač it is what it is. I've been playing guitar for over 30 years. Gers is a solid player but not on this track. It is bad. Too much dancing around on stage and not enough focus on playing.
CMCguitars1 He's an awesome player and a good songwriter. This is a RUclips track, the sound quality is shit by itself and the tone can not be judged. If it was live, you wouldn't hear the sloppy playing. Yes, it is sloppy, but not horrible in any means. He has a lot of stage presence and jumps and hops more than Adrian and Dave. I don't get why people hate him so much. He didn't destroy the band and had lots of good moments and generally is a nice person.
Holy fuck I learned the song a week ago and I can play it better. Not bragging or anything but it sounds like a beginner is playing at some parts during his performance
I understand that its a performance and he's trying to be a good performer so I give him props for having so much energy with it all. But very very sloppy non the less. Sometimes you have to think whats better running around and getting the crowed riled up or nailing your part it's a rock show after all
It's a LIVE performance with other MEMBERS. When he played this there was the crowd vibe, the vibe of the whole group together and the adaptation to everything results to this because it sounds fucking amazing in the overall. People talking shit here will never do a better job because of how shitty their way of thinking is. It's a band, not a single performance but 6 of them and every member has to bring something good which he certainely does. All of that AND he jumped around throwing his guitar like a fucking madman. Yes, lost 5 minutes of my life writing this, now wot.
This is interesting to me, cause of all the times I've seen him with Maiden, I could swear there's times he's not in the mix. He runs around a lot and does all his goofy routines. There's no way the FOH engineer has him in there for some of it. This is my thoughts, objectively. A lot of people hate on him, but I don't mind him (aside from the prancing). He's a great player, and the third guitar really compliments the songs... Thoughts anyone?
Janick is the only guy in the band that could quit without any hurt. Playing legacy songs his contribution is null and new material with some exception, is not what made Iron Maiden a global band. I really don't like style, taste and technical skill. His solo compared with Dave and Adrian make me smile and cry too
A lot of commenters here have obviously never played rock or metal live on stage before, or at least not in any successful capacity. The whole point of a show is to entertain your audience. If you do not entertain your audience, you have failed by default, however perfectly you play. Of course, many modern rock bands cheat left and right, and use click tracks, backing tracks, autotuners, in order to play perfect live - and still they can't make as good a show as Maiden can. Maiden are old school, true rockers. They do not cheat. What they play is what you get. And if you've never been to a Maiden show (which I suspect many of the complainers have not), belive me - what you get is better than most other bands these days. Yes, they vary in tempo, they don't always play things the same way, they make little mistakes. But it doesn't matter because the combined end result grooves like a mdfkr and they'r all over the stage with an amazing energy level - every fking night. I once saw a show where Alice Cooper and his band played first, the Maiden right after. Alice is no beginner, and he had a crew of younger, top-of-the-line session musicians. His show was really good, belive me. And then Maiden came on stage and blew him away completely - they're just on another level of energy and showmanship. I like to compare them to Queen in their early-to-mid 80s heyday for stage presence and energy level. Do you then care if Jannick hits a note slightly off or Nicko misses a beat? Do you even notice? No, you bloody well don't - because they're all in sync, it grooves like nobody's business, and you're all over the place waving your arms and headbanging.
I'm sick of the comments like "Oh he's such a great dancer!". If he needs to sit down in order to play properly, for gods sake, get the guy a chair. Its almost unanimous among fans that he needs to make changes, but yet 20 years later he's still at it, head in the sand, as if the world hasn't spoken.
Vc n entende q o estilo dele é único, assim como o Adrian e o Murray... O Janick suja de propósito alguns riffs e solos pra contrastar com o jeito de tocar do Adrian q é mais limpo e bonito e do Murray q é rápido e agressivo e melódico ao mesmo tempo...
I guess when you have 4 guitarists you can get away with sloppy playing because they will all blend together and form a sort of natural chorus effect. I've gone to some of maiden's concerts and I always thought they had a very oversaturated sound, it's even hard to make out the note's in the solos because those guys push so much delay/reverb/wetness. Bruce's vocals definitely cut through the mix and carry the songs though.
He is an underrated guitar player. He is incredible. He is part of the band like the other members. For me the maiden are smith, gers, murray, harris, bruce and nicko. Gers is part of the band. Up the irons
Well . Can't expect it to be tight when ure talking about 50+ dudes playing heavy metal. Gers never seen to be good at improvising ,neither Murray now a days. Eitherway , great motherfucking writers tho. And I literally love everything from 80s shows . So maybe I just don't like the live performances in the past 27 years with some exceptions. Like rock in rio in 2001 everything was heavy tight and well played
PERFEKT player and songwriter... i love hearing dave and janicks guitar only and play with them along on guitar... i love his loose lead playing style. Yeah that vid rustles a bit, but thats because it is isolated (with good quality speakers, not realy a problem). And yeah i saw a couple of haters, but i dont care what they say. Not everybody likes and understands live dynamic.
This is called a show! Not a studio recording session. That's why don't care how dirty he plays on live show!
Not that it's dirty , it's just cus he plays it bad . Maybe due to the fact he runs around . But they're all old and shit happens. Love them in the past for sure tho
This is actually not bad at all considering his stage presence.
And as somebody else mentioned, check out Adrian Smith isolated from Rock in Rio, it's on RUclips. It ain't much better. You gotta realize how it is to play live folks, specially when moving around as much as Janick does.
Especially because they play all their stuff and don't dub anything over
Then he shouldn't move around like a washed up 80s hair metal guitarist. Which, unfortunately, he is, actually.
I aspire to be the type of washed up that plays to arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums full of thousands of cheering fans.
I guess he told you
janick gers is my GUITAR HERO !!!! i dont know why people hate on him...
When Janick first joined Maiden, I was skeptical of his style because I was so used to Murray/Smith but when I started to play guitar, I realized how good he was. Even after 25+ years of playing, I'd love to play lead as loosely as he does. He's does wonderful improvisation and never plays the same thing twice. That is what keeps guitar playing, and music in general, fresh. Hate on him if you want, it's up to you, but if I wanted to hear it note for note, I'd listen to the original recordings. Peace y'all.
Janick is one of the main reasons why I think "A Real Live Dead One" (or the separate originals) is a good companion piece to "Live After Death"
Steambull1 Agreed on that. Very underrated pair of live recordings in 'Live' and 'Dead' ones.
"wonderful improvisations'? Are you sure you really play guitar?
The fact that he was chosen to replace Adrian at all is pretty much proof positive the guy has ability. The fact that the band kept him on when Adrian came back is complete proof.
The guy is fucking shit! Get some ears for fuck's sake!
I see a lot of people don't appreciate the LIVE dynamic.
I like to hear his playing on the trooper. The 3rd harmony really opened the song up for me.
someone uploaded it from Wacken 2016, check it here /watch?v=ntXjQwQz6-g
ruclips.net/video/qFZJn4V_Xhs/видео.html 1:21 adrian actually does the 3rd harmony
I am a 100 % fan of JANICK , he is an astonishing songwriter just think Ghost of the navigator, Book of souls, Talisman, Dance of death, and all the other, he´s a very stylish player with epic hands, an awesome performer, he´s given their shows so much life and energy, in short, HE´S BORN TO BE ON STAGE.....
It sure seems so :)
Agreed. His contributions and stage presence have made him an indispensable member of Iron Maiden. Can't imagine them without him.
Dreams of mirrors, Out of the silent planet, Shadows of the Valley, Wasting love and most part of all the songs in X Factor!
@@marcferrer2255 to be honest I think he is mostly responsible of their progressive music, it has always been there but not as distinktly as since he became a member.
Theese precious slow, soft intros and outros that adds a certain magic to the songs, mainly played on accoustic guitar is really his trademark.... I admire the guy to bits.
@@susannewilliamsson8339 I think that maybe the golden era of Maiden's it was with the couple Murray/Smith! But honestly I think that Janick cames to Iron to finish the perfect group and add some freshness, very good compositions ( he is less than Smith with the composition but maybe he composed 2-3 times more than Murray for example) and diferent style! The most part of the acoustics are made by him and the pasion and energy in lives are always welcome! Since always he makes me smile and I have so much respect and admiration!
If it's good enough for Steve Harris to keep him on payroll, it's good enough for me !!!!!
Finally someone else gets it .
Seeing how Steve treasures this band, there's no way Janick would still be around if he was as as bad as so called "guitar experts" say.
Easy to criticize from the little to no talent cheap seats.
Steve enrolled too Blaze Bailey to replace Bruce Dickinson as just a placeholder
@@daveg1431 Yes but in those years Harris was in a dark years cause his father passing away , his divorce , so thats why he choose blaze in his dark voice , for me x factor is amazing
I love Janick, he added new life to Maiden, great songwriter, guitarist and performer.
Janick ROCKS! Up The Irons🤘😎🤘
To all the haters below let's see you play 6 songs in, on a stage, lighting and pyro beating down on you, running around and being animated, singing along at the top of your voice while playing some technical guitar parts.
None of you will ever be at this level of popularity, fill a stadium or still be relevant after 30+ years.
Couldn't have said it better myself
Jon Pierce Pretentious fuck.
Jon Pierce I was talking about you.
Jon Pierce Then you've admitted you are in third person omniscient. Congratulations.
Jon Pierce Brian May is better off without Freddie shaking his arse at him.
Janick plays the most beautiful solo in the Blood Brothers, holding the guitar upright.
Look at my profile pic.....I MET THIS DUDE!!!!!
DONDE TE SACASTE ESA FOTO CON JANICK ?
Nahuel Gonzalez lo vi caminando por las calles de las vegas y tomo una foto con el. era el dia antes del el iron maiden concierto xD
AJAJAJAJAJA JANICK ESTA CON LA MISMA REMERA QUE SE SACO LA FOTO CONMIGO EN BS AS ARGENTINA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Nahuel Gonzalez tambien se tomo una foto con janick?!?! HAHAHA
siiiii...en bs as en el 2013...y encima tenia la misma remera que en tu foto !! jajajajajajajaj
Janick is one of the best songwriters in Maiden. He wrote the title track on the new album. It's FANTASTIC! Janick rules!!!
+Frankamentise I agree that he's contributed tremendously to Maiden as a writer, but he's a sloppy-ass player.
You're right, everyone should stop hating on him. He also wrote the epic song 'The Legacy' on A Matter of Life and Death and 'The Talisman' on the prior album to The Book of Souls! Up the Irons! \m/
+derek622 Yes, The Legacy and The Talisman are some of my favorite Iron Maiden songs ever. Still, Gers makes Maiden appreciably worse when he plays terrible solos, especially those originally performed by Smith. So, yes, I agree that people shouldn't hate on him *in totality*, but he still deserves some scorn.
No he does not rule. He is the (ONLY) worst writer in Iron Maiden and SO sloppy.
Doug Morris Bro. If you want the studio sound just listen to the albums, don't be a bummer at the gigs, Janick has a great on stage presence, him and Bruce have a great chemistry. Maiden wouldn't be Maiden with out him.
For everyone bashing the playing,
A) im not even 100% sure this is legit
B) even if it is, Janick's job is to add ambiance and back up the others, not be the main guitar player. When everything is together, it all works perfectly and you can't even hear any iffy spots
J. Hansen during the normal mix, his playing ruins it for you?
@@MrMonkeyCommander I have never heard such a bad player in this kind of band.
Met him today and took a selfie with him at Costa coffee
+johnny day what did you talk with him?
Yeah, but I had to leave so we didn't talk too much.
+johnny day same here, i met him in vegas and took a pic (my profile pic)
My favorite maiden player of the three based on personality, he just has fun. But let's get serious, Janice needs a Floyd rose system in his guitar so he can use more wammy bar
I was always wondering how that would go!
I love Janick!!! The first time I saw him, was at Bruce Dickinson's first solo concert in Dallas, Tx. He's so awesome and entertaining to watch on stage!! My husband and I even got to met him and the whole band twice. Great guy!!
Used to drink with him back in the 70’s at home in the UK. He was in a band called White Spirit
@@richardshort4587 .... Cool!!
I come in peace, but also in fear of what I'm about to hear.
Janick rules! Great guy, great player, great stage presence. In Maiden We Trust.
Jon... you are aware Janick was already in the band when Bruce came back right? Also, if this is just "okay" guitar playing, god damn. I would kill to be "okay" on the guitar.
@@RegretfulDeadMan so would I, Janick´s always been my favourite in the band and always will be....he´s guitar playing reminds me of Ritchie Blackmore and Jimmy Page, a lot, even if he´s got a style of his own....just listen to all his breathtaking solos again, and this time with an open mind, seriously he´s touching heaven in some of them, I don´t care what you think, to me he´ll always be an ACE....
I've loved Janick since I first heard him perform. This guy is phenomenal!
Also... He's a really cool guy in-person.
The first time I saw Janick play was in the No Prayer for The Dying tour and he was a total maniac on stage. He even influenced Dave Murray to let loose.
Sorry, i play better
I synced this with the video and he's just jamming! Gers is very under appreciated,
its funny that during Dave's solo, Janick's guitar is muted. I think it is because the rythm guitar would be too loud for Dave's solo (if Janick and Adrian played the rythm along to Dave)
What's the sound he makes after the slow part, at 1:05. And how does he do it. Does anyone now the tabs for it?
its an artifficial harmonic and they are kinda hard, you play a note and mute the string with your right hand's thumb
maiden always had 3 guitars in studio, Janick being kept around when Adrian Smith came back allowed them to play the songs live as they was always intended, Rock in Rio 3 is my favourite gig they ever done and ive seen them live in England, gers added and still does add a lot to the bands overall sound, the whole point in three guitarists is to add to the harmony and janick does this well, stop nit picking and listen to the music, Adrian and Dave also make small mistakes throughout songs, as do most famous guitarists they just hide it well or its close enough your mind ignores it, and that isd even if this is actually him, if you can play as well as this while doing all the on stage stuff these guys do, moving around, jumping, and keeping up and timing yourself with an entire band then you can judge....most can't so don't judge.
Chris Beale Thank you, I´ve always loved Janick, but for theese other comments........I thank you !!
Sounds terrible 😱🤔
Gers has been round a long long time
great player,on time in tune been around in the late60s,played with loads of people Dave Murray really a great great influence and Adrian one of the greatest. Steve Harris is fuckin genius bass, and that's not the easiest basses, Nicko bad ass and Bruce a great singer/ song writer and interpreter on Harris lyrics.
I'm a huge fan of Janick's too. Always have been, probably always will be, I don't understand the haters regarding janick. I'd love to see him play live for sure. Don't get me wrong I love Dave and Adrian but Janick seems like a real cut up. His playing is insane.
A lot of zealous fans here, wow. I've been a fan of Maiden since the late 80's, know all the albums, and seen them live at least 12 times that I can recall. Fucking great songs and even better live presence. But even as a long-time fan, I can't deny their playing is usually pretty sloppy all across the board. Noticed it many times, certainly compared to some other metal bands who sound super tight even live. There is no need to freak out over people noticing this, it's just a fact. Still a great band.
I don't get it. half of the kids who post guitar video on youtube are much better and more talented than this guy. I am a Maiden fan and a guitar teacher; some of my students can play a better version of Fear of the Dark with their eyes closed. I still can't understand how the fuck this guy can be the 3rd guitarist of Iron Maiden. Take Ritchie Faulkner or Roy Z for instance: These guy CAN play. They are no Yngwie but they are really a good players.... and good songwriters too.. and they are hardcore Maiden fans and would fit into the band perfectly. This is exactly the type of players that Harris should have recruited instead of Jannick Jerk.
Jannick is a great guitarist....but alongside Dave Murray & Adrian Smith, he is totally out of his league :/
I hated him at first. I thought three guitarists was too much and he was just riding coattails. I hated his on stage antics (still don't like them) BUT he is a real solid amazing guitarist and the band seems to like him. He's alright by me. Just took some warming up to. ;)
His song (music) writing contributions to the band (Ghost of Nav, Dance of Death, Talisman, Legacy, etc ) are priceless and amazing and he adds a ton of live energy to the band. His live solo playing is technically below average, but he still manages to produce inspirational moments in some of the songs in which he solos, e.g., Paschendale, Brave New World, Talisman, Red and the Black, etc. In the end, Maiden would not have been as interesting, fresh, energetic, and versatile had they given him the hook when Adrian returned. That said, if I had to choose one, there is no question whatsoever that I’d choose AD over Gers in a heart beat. AD is the most important guitar in Maiden. DM is the most recognizable guitar and JG is the reckless guitar.
I Will argue in studio is more technical than both Adrian and murray
Gers awesome no matter what people says
Adimiro muito o Janick , tenho ele como ídolo e quero aprender a tocar guitarra por causa dele , ao vivo ele e foda dms com suas performances
Like or Dislike him, he's still getting on Stage, and living a live that we as Iron Maiden FANS dream off!
I knew Janick has always been a bit sloppy but damn!
he's a genius in studio and a madman on stage... both ways he's still awesome
Zeezo R.O. I don't deny that, he's also a very kind and humble guy I've met before. Personally just think he's getting sloppier with leads live.
yeah... unlike Adrian he doesn't prepare for a concert he just goes with the flow and plays as he sees fit...
and u met him? u r one lucky dude... i've always wanted to meet him...
Pete Hawthorne I´d rather see a real showman play a bit sloppy then just standing there all dull, playing perfect.
It's a live gig in front of 50,000 people. He's a showman and he's trying to have fun. I'd rather watch him play a bit sloppy than watch him stand there and play perfectly like in the studio.
There's no bung notes, apart from the note just before his solo where he bends it slightly too sharp. Apart from that the playing is OK for a live performance, playing rock shows are not like playing in an orchestra where you have the music right in front of you and you are sitting down and you have a conductor. Nah, playing live in a rock bands not easy, you have to know everything off by heart, you have to play to other band members in the same boat as you, you have to play to the crowd, you have to look like your 100% into it every night. Its not as easy as it looks
I love this man, but I think he's not so clear when he plays...
I don´t care what you´r saying, to me Janick´s the ultimate composer, brilliant guitar player with epic hand moves and the most charismatic and superior performer I´ve ever seen....I´m a Janick fan, and I´m PROUD to be..
What a vicious tone on that guitar. It sounds awesome.
Janick is a cool dude with great presence on stage but Dave and Adrian run circles around him, he's a terrible guitar soloist. I can't even imagine Maiden's golden years (up to Seventh Son) with Janick in the ranks, that would never be possible. The worst that could have happened to Maiden (ok, along with Bruce leaving) was Adrian leaving. Adrian is a perfectionist and has feeling playing the guitar, a true Artist. Janick sounds like a beginner messing around.
Dantres it’s funny cause he runs circles around them
@@tyreekmurillo4524 literally
he plays like total noob... dirty
4:26 Ghost of the Navigator?
not followed him that much since he joined maiden, met him when he was with Gillan and was a great replacement for Torme
Anyone who gets on stage and plays and "does it" deserves respect. Anything else is just talk.
Are you sure that this is Gers?
to anyone saying Janick plays too dirty or sloppy all im gonna say is unless you can outplay him on a guitar, unless you have traveled the world playing in the biggest arenas, unless you’re part of the best band in the world, unless you’re a multimillionaire you can’t say shit about him. go hate on guns and roses or kiss or acdc you know those bands that sound like shit live and in studio
What I have noticed is that each guitarist has a different way of interpreting certain melodies. They really need to sit down and figure out some of the syncopations and different rhythms in the melodies and so on, especially when it comes to the old songs which maybe Adrian and Janick learned simply by listening on CD.
Margate winter gardens back in the very early eighties with Gillan got some pictures somewhere wow then and now!😮
5:40-5:59 Oh Janick Janick…. ;). That sounds like 14 year old me playing FOTD at my bedroom ;)
You can play it better? Loser.
Jesus wtf, main riff was all fucked up, ok stage presence and all that shit but common is a very simple riff
Ele toca muito. Divertido, animado. Merece prêmio Nobel.
my idol
showboating + talent = this
Great live performer
Crazy, Energy, Light, Virtuous, Out of Flock... JANICK GERS !!!
wow, horrible.
No
I've noticed that on these "isolation" guitar tracks (even for Adrian Smith), the playing sounds much worse than what I hear with the whole band playing. Something is odd about that..
Well, firstly the sound quality will always be extremely poor due to the process of isolating the track without having access to original multitrack recordings. Secondly, you have a very good point. A lot of people here complain about his live playing being sloppy. But if the band as a whole sounds rock solid, is it really sloppy?
@@realrxn Yes, he's SLOPPY as hell.
The software has destroyed the guitar track
@@wazzatv888 Not! Janick Gers is just that lame on guitar.
Steve Harris he keeps it all together tough he is Getting a little les tight
Did arthur santos took that pic in 2012 as well??
After seeing them in Nashville this past August, I am a HUGE fan of Janick. He’s a great player AND showman. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
He is an oldschool GP.... nothing of technique, lots os dirty, but he have the energy....
Well I'll be damned. Didn't think they actually plugged Jannick in on stage. Maybe this doesn't make it out to the front of house.
They do....
I wish!
Thats funy, that guitare sound sounds way less gainy than i thought it actualy sounded. Still epic tho
Chitarrista di appena buon livello... troppo sporco, non da iron maiden
Eu ia dá like,mas tá em 666,preferi deixar assim 🤘🏽🤘🏽
If Janick could stop stretching his hamstrings and prancing around on stage that'd be great.
Would you have to have access to the original sound recordings to isolate each individual instrument ?
Not hating here this is utterly dreadful, it reminds me of myself at 15. I don't expect note for note album stuff, but I expect it to be good all the same. I saw Iron Maiden on their Fear of the Dark tour after seeing the original line up on the Seventh Son tour and I just thought he was dreadful. He dropped his guitar several times, was very sloppy and I found the sound unbearable. It was the last time I saw Maiden live. On recent clips I've seen you can hardly hear Dave Murray's solos and all you can hear is his sloppy rhythm churning away. He may write good songs and nail it in the studio, but live he is just terrible.
I'd say you can talk when you're playing in front of a stadium full of people.
So playing in a stadium means you can play like shit? Not played in a stadium but I've played live gigs, one a festival in front of thousands of bikers. It's about being professional and delivering the goods. He's done enough gigs, he has no excuse and I doubt nerves has anything to do with it.
mutley365 He doesn't just stand around. You say ONE festival and I guarantee you weren't as good during that show as you are when you're just playing alone.
To me he sounds fine here, sounds like what this song has always sounded like when he's playing it. And the thing is that since the 80s, people have thought that he's good enough to play in bands so I doubt that he's shit.
You go to one of their shows and you tell me that you think that one of them sounds like shit. And if you have been to their shows and you were like "Yeah, sounds like shit" then what the fuck were you doing there in the first place?
Vmt16 Right, I've made fuck ups during gigs, we all do, but I make sure I'm playing as well as I can. If he sounds good to you then that's your opinion and if you're OK with it then that's fine, I am not OK with it and that's my opinion. I saw Iron Maiden on their seventh son tour and was a huge Iron Maiden fan and they were great. A few years later I had the opportunity to see them in Brussels on the fear of the dark tour and although I wasn't as big a fan, I still wanted to see how they were live with Janick Gers. I got to the front and I was so disappointed I walked to the back of the arena and sat down. So yeah I went to a show because I wasn't expecting it to be shit based on previous experience. Surely you've gone to see a film and then realised it was shit? Well why did you go and see the film? Do you see your logic there? How do you know it's shit unless you go and watch it? At least I actually went to see them with a previous positive experience, so was expecting a good show, unfortunately it wasn't, I lost count how many times he dropped his damn guitar and made an, "oops" gesture. He's fine on an album, just very sloppy live.
mutley365 Its a part of his personality to be energetic. I've read that especially on the No Prayer tour he was clearly nervous about how fans would receive him so he kind of overplayed it. From what I've heard off of live recordings, Janick played just fine on the Fear tour.
And you say you saw them on the Seventh tour and then again on the fear tour? I mean it sounds like you went in thinking that Janick was going to sounds exactly like Adrian. It sounds like you were expecting that the band hadn't changed at all despite the fact that No Prayer and Fear are much less complex as albums compared to Seventh Son and also the fact that they really scaled down their liveshow in the early 90s because they kept getting more elaborate in the late 80s and Harris just said that enough is enough.
He's just fine live. I've seen Maiden live 5 times and not once did I stop during the show and think "Oh crap, Janick sounds like shit".
I've been to shows where it was clear that someone sounded like shit or that the sound was fucked. For example, there was a clear difference between how Slayer sounded with Hanneman and with Holt. And then this one time when I saw them live, I couldn't even properly hear Holt's guitar because the live mix sucked ass and it his guitar was mixed incorrectly. I know what it feels like but you also have to accept that there's a sound that you want and then there's the sound that's actually there. Either accept it or move on.
janick gers is my dad
wow man me too
hi brothers, next month is my birthday, could you remember dad to bring me a gift? :v
+Junior Colanzi no he's a very busy man. Get your own gifts >:c
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+Junior Colanzi >:c
Anyone that bashes any member of the band is obviously never going anywhere. This is IRON MAIDEN, not some lip sync pussy band. Ever try to play any of this stuff correctly? It's very difficult to master and repeat. These guys are all professionals and playing to a large audience is very difficult, but they do it night after night flawlessly. Iconic band.
Jesus. That is horrible. I'm sorry. No excuse for playing like that. Don't give me the bullshit "it is live" crap. It is just plain bad.
You are an idiot... Don't even ask why.
+Robert Sokač it is what it is. I've been playing guitar for over 30 years. Gers is a solid player but not on this track. It is bad. Too much dancing around on stage and not enough focus on playing.
CMCguitars1
He's an awesome player and a good songwriter. This is a RUclips track, the sound quality is shit by itself and the tone can not be judged. If it was live, you wouldn't hear the sloppy playing. Yes, it is sloppy, but not horrible in any means. He has a lot of stage presence and jumps and hops more than Adrian and Dave. I don't get why people hate him so much. He didn't destroy the band and had lots of good moments and generally is a nice person.
well whatcha gonna do? Call up Bruce and tell him he better fire him or else?
let's hear some of your isolated guitar tracks from a festival in RIO.
Holy fuck I learned the song a week ago and I can play it better. Not bragging or anything but it sounds like a beginner is playing at some parts during his performance
I understand that its a performance and he's trying to be a good performer so I give him props for having so much energy with it all. But very very sloppy non the less. Sometimes you have to think whats better running around and getting the crowed riled up or nailing your part it's a rock show after all
I would love to hear the songwriting of people criticizing him and also watch their live performances, put your links below, suckers!
It's a LIVE performance with other MEMBERS. When he played this there was the crowd vibe, the vibe of the whole group together and the adaptation to everything results to this because it sounds fucking amazing in the overall. People talking shit here will never do a better job because of how shitty their way of thinking is. It's a band, not a single performance but 6 of them and every member has to bring something good which he certainely does. All of that AND he jumped around throwing his guitar like a fucking madman. Yes, lost 5 minutes of my life writing this, now wot.
Janick Gers, love to hear him play, hate seeing him "perform".
That’s the guitar equivalent of Vince Neil singing………
This is interesting to me, cause of all the times I've seen him with Maiden, I could swear there's times he's not in the mix. He runs around a lot and does all his goofy routines. There's no way the FOH engineer has him in there for some of it. This is my thoughts, objectively. A lot of people hate on him, but I don't mind him (aside from the prancing). He's a great player, and the third guitar really compliments the songs... Thoughts anyone?
Agree. Also sometimes think that he is not in the mix
Its quite easy to hear the three guitars in the mix.. He is not muted Just train your ears
Janick is the only guy in the band that could quit without any hurt. Playing legacy songs his contribution is null and new material with some exception, is not what made Iron Maiden a global band. I really don't like style, taste and technical skill. His solo compared with Dave and Adrian make me smile and cry too
A lot of commenters here have obviously never played rock or metal live on stage before, or at least not in any successful capacity. The whole point of a show is to entertain your audience. If you do not entertain your audience, you have failed by default, however perfectly you play. Of course, many modern rock bands cheat left and right, and use click tracks, backing tracks, autotuners, in order to play perfect live - and still they can't make as good a show as Maiden can. Maiden are old school, true rockers. They do not cheat. What they play is what you get. And if you've never been to a Maiden show (which I suspect many of the complainers have not), belive me - what you get is better than most other bands these days. Yes, they vary in tempo, they don't always play things the same way, they make little mistakes. But it doesn't matter because the combined end result grooves like a mdfkr and they'r all over the stage with an amazing energy level - every fking night. I once saw a show where Alice Cooper and his band played first, the Maiden right after. Alice is no beginner, and he had a crew of younger, top-of-the-line session musicians. His show was really good, belive me. And then Maiden came on stage and blew him away completely - they're just on another level of energy and showmanship. I like to compare them to Queen in their early-to-mid 80s heyday for stage presence and energy level. Do you then care if Jannick hits a note slightly off or Nicko misses a beat? Do you even notice? No, you bloody well don't - because they're all in sync, it grooves like nobody's business, and you're all over the place waving your arms and headbanging.
Sloppy playing haha
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Terrible 👎
Great Jani
Hmmm, I wasn't expecting that much average playing
I'm sick of the comments like "Oh he's such a great dancer!". If he needs to sit down in order to play properly, for gods sake, get the guy a chair.
Its almost unanimous among fans that he needs to make changes, but yet 20 years later he's still at it, head in the sand, as if the world hasn't spoken.
Carai essa cavalgada dele parece de alguém que ta aprendendo a tocar heavy metal ainda
Vc n entende q o estilo dele é único, assim como o Adrian e o Murray... O Janick suja de propósito alguns riffs e solos pra contrastar com o jeito de tocar do Adrian q é mais limpo e bonito e do Murray q é rápido e agressivo e melódico ao mesmo tempo...
@@alexduarte10 ele tem uma ótima presença de palco, cria melodias incríveis porém n acho que seja proposital isso....
@@GabrielSoares-xh4ej Eu tenho certeza q é proposital... Acha q o cara n consegue fazer uma simples cavalgada?
Assista the Trooper agora...
he also looks like the scare crow from the wizard of oz
How did you isolated guitar from all ?
He should stick to just dancing around!
His solos are so awful he has the technique but his phrasing compared to mighty Adrian totally sucks. Wish maiden would get rid of him
David hill Anybody's phrasing sucks compared to Adrian
Sounds like as a beginner.. Horrible...
20 years playing guitar... This guy sounds like a beginner...
You should call 'Arry,maybe he will replace Gers with you :)
Go clean your ears, dude.
No
janick Gers : just my favorit guitar player ! he have just a style ! and this my favorit and he is so frendly ! so stop to critiqu him
He sucks.
He's better than Slash.
+malcolm nordquist yee of course !
anytime
I guess when you have 4 guitarists you can get away with sloppy playing because they will all blend together and form a sort of natural chorus effect. I've gone to some of maiden's concerts and I always thought they had a very oversaturated sound, it's even hard to make out the note's in the solos because those guys push so much delay/reverb/wetness. Bruce's vocals definitely cut through the mix and carry the songs though.
He didn't get away with it. He is busted. He has been caught red handed with his finger on the suck knob.
and he's laughing all the way to the bank and hall of fame
He is an underrated guitar player. He is incredible. He is part of the band like the other members. For me the maiden are smith, gers, murray, harris, bruce and nicko. Gers is part of the band. Up the irons
Really choppy janick!
He's having fun performing, get off his ass.
da "best" awful sloppy performance! OFC after k. whammett
Guy needs to go.. ruins the live show jumping around like he's in Winger .. He has not played a lick after Adrian came back by the way look it up
Well . Can't expect it to be tight when ure talking about 50+ dudes playing heavy metal. Gers never seen to be good at improvising ,neither Murray now a days. Eitherway , great motherfucking writers tho. And I literally love everything from 80s shows . So maybe I just don't like the live performances in the past 27 years with some exceptions. Like rock in rio in 2001 everything was heavy tight and well played
Terrible!
PERFEKT player and songwriter... i love hearing dave and janicks guitar only and play with them along on guitar... i love his loose lead playing style. Yeah that vid rustles a bit, but thats because it is isolated (with good quality speakers, not realy a problem).
And yeah i saw a couple of haters, but i dont care what they say. Not everybody likes and understands live dynamic.