The greatest metal song of all time is very hard to determine. I'd actually pick 5. This one isn't among them. 1) Warriors of the World United - for message, 2) Walk - for thrashing the place up, 3) Crazy Train - for epicness, 4) Cry of the Nihilist - for novelty, 5) For Whom the Bell Tolls - fro how cool that song is. Together (epicness, coolness, novelty, message, energy) these songs embody the essence of metal. It's just my opinion tho.
I was listening to this song at the gym once and there was this dude doing side to side lunges that just happened to be in perfect timing to the song. Hilarious and awesome at the same time .
*One of my most favourite song. Iron Maiden is one of the greatest heavy metal band in the world. All members are very talented & energetic. 🔥* *Up The Irons From India. 🤟*
When I first heard this song, I predicted that it would still be listened to in a century. 40 years have already passed and millions of people still listen to it. Following my prediction, I will be dead before this song would be forgotten.
It's like 4 chords in the whole thing. Anyone musically educated could work this song out in one listen. It's one of my all time favourite songs but it's very very simple.
I have seen Maiden 33 times to date after this years tour here in the UK. I am 52 and have been a fan for over 40 odd years they just got better and better with age and are the best live Metal band on the planet. I cant think of another band with that many best of the best musicians in it they are all utterly at the top of the tree.
I got this album in 1986 when a girl asked me what I wanted for xmas in front of the "cool kids," and I wanted to be cool too, so I said "The latest Maiden record," and that's what I got, and 40 years later I'm wearing their t-shirts daily.
I believe Powerslave was "the new one" at that time, because I remember this guy, Pete, brought it to school and he was the cool guy for the day.@@mateusmatos7295
EMPIRE OF THE CLOUDS is a masterpiece from Iron maiden,from the album THE BOOK OF SOULS,the piano in that song is playing Bruce Dickinson,you should definitely check that song
“If there’s a god why does he let me go?” With great bands like Maiden and Rush, the music serves the story. Music accentuates the “purpose” of the song. Humans fundamentally need stories. Music, when done right, can convey stories quickly and to an extremely deep level. I should add that NWOBHM is a huge rabbit hole very worthy of diving headlong into. So many magical albums.
I also bought the first Iron Maiden album from a record store after seeing the cover. I had no idea who they were but Eddy was instantly iconic and the art work hooked me in.
I was mesmerized by the Maiden font. I was 12 visiting family in Europe in ‘82 and this older teen had “Iron Maiden” in the correct font spray painted on the motor cover of his Lambretta. No idea who they were but that font did it!!!!
Iron Maiden was the band that pulled me into metal. Before that it was all classic rock.. Jimi, Zeppelin, Van Halen... When I saw the video for Stranger in a Strange Land... That was it.... Metal head. Even played in an Iron Maiden Tribute band out of Pittsburgh PA in the early 2000's
Number of the Beast was the first Maiden album I listen to my hair stood up on the back of my neck I got goosebumps this is my favourite album every song is killer😂😂❤
I bought a bass at 17 and learned to play bass by listening to Steve Harris on cassette. There was a lot of stopping and rewinding! The first song I learned right through was Revelations
i first listened to this song 22 years ago. i have been into uncountable extreme metal genres n i must have listened to more than thousands n thousands of metal music. and if you asked me a metal masterpiece. i ll say this song. I can't express in words. the meaning, the suspense, the lyrics, the riffs. its a phenomenon.
Maiden will always be in my top 3… with Judas Priest and Sabbath. Even the early Maiden with Paul Di’anno was kick butt metal and I feel Paul never got the credit he deserved because Bruce Dickinson was just so damn powerful and great; but Paul could sing circles around a ton of bands frontmen 😏
I was trained in classical music, Ive played classical violin snd Scots and Irish fiddle for 47 years now. I also play electric bass. I didn't have much interest in 'pop' (amplified) music until I came across the new wave Heavy Metal in the late 70s and prog rock like Queen It was a very easy segway from classical music to bands like Maiden because the structures, style, vocals and most importantly, instrument and vocal virtuosity inherent in classical music are all present in Metal. This year in June I saw performances of the Verdi Requiem on Saturday night and on Wednesday I was at a Maiden gig... what a week that was!
Hi! May I suggest some Children Of Bodom? Silent Night Bodom Night from Hatebreeder or Kissing the Shadows from Follow the reaper would work pretty nice for this concept. Any Bodom song would to be honest, but those might strike a chord with this whole thing..
Next time you should react to "Infinite Dreams." One of the most unique compositions by Iron Maiden and as a classical musician myself I think it's right up your alley
The pianist didn't really seem too impressed with Hallowed, he never said he even liked it... lol oh well.. Hallowed is my favorite song of all-time by my fave band of all-time.. Up the Irons!
, this is so interesting to me to hear a piano list of course a different background training to comprehend and break down a composer song the band just to watch his body motions his train of thought his understanding music in general a certain jendra with the most respect he has towards metal this guy Nails it every time and it seems so simple for him having all the tools in the tool bag all the hours in training practicing pays off thank you for showing us this twist with the most respect love the format really would like him to play out the ending of the video end the video what's him playing what he just interpreted good stuff
That's exactly how I found Iron Maiden. When Maiden Japan came out, I thought it was the coolest album cover with Eddie and a samurai sword!! UP THE IRONS!!!!
Hey Richard, I believe it was James hetfield who bought maidens first album purely because of the front cover. He said he loved it because of the way Eddie looked so wild and menacing at the same time
Loved the grin as Judson quickly picked out the main riff at the end. Makes it look effortless. P.s. nice effort doing different intro graphics each time, will be fun to see how long you can keep that up haha
So glad to see someone react to the studio version. Everyone reacts to the live version of this which is dumb, for most people the studio version is the definitive one, and they spend too much time focused on the stage antics of the bands vs the music
Maiden it’s a live band and basically 99,9999% of Maiden songs sounds better live than studio. Iron Maiden needs the stage to tell the full story of the songs, that’s why people mostly reacts to live versions. Note: I’m a big fan of Iron Maiden
@MigMart75 I think they do it because they are just copying all of the other reviewers who did it, the first few did the live version so the others imitate them. Most music reviewers aren't genuine BTW. They just go on there and pretend they always like the song so people are happy. So there is a lot of grifting and imitating. Good reviewers like Lost In Vegas have no problem telling you if they don't like something. And I've notice they don't copy all the other reviewers either. Anyway I don't agree that they sound better live. I've seen them live. They ARE very good live, but very few bands really sound better live than a proper studio recording without crowd noises and other nonsense.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner off the Live After Death album. It's awesome live. Went to a show melting and they did this song. The background was old pirate boat. The boat creeking from the waves tossing it to and fro in the middle of the song made me feels as if I was a scallywag aboard ship. Lmao! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂..... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
With Iron Maiden, I think it's quite cool that the uniquely gifted reneissance man that has devoted their life to music and this band, is the second highlight of the band, after Steve Harris. Not sure stars ever will align again like they aligned for Iron Maiden to happen
Got into Iron Maiden when Powerslave was brand new.. and was my graduation from Black Sabbath, Dio, and Motley Crue. From there I got into Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, and several other bands along those lines. By 86 I heard Metallica for the first time. By 88 I had gotten into the big 4 plus King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. The wife got into bands like Creed and Godsmack so those got added in on the backside. That was my core grouping of bands that I listened to up until about 2010 or so.. when I started watching reaction channels and began to discover new bands like Meshuggah, Jinjer, Gojira, and others. Through it all I do not believe I have ever heard a bad Iron Maiden song.. even counting the two albums with Blaze. Have to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate those two albums. I think he would enjoy Empire of the Clouds.
@@garymitchell5899 what I meant was that I think, just like uoabilaillevey does, that great measures might like Empire of the Clouds. And that I like Empire of the Clouds, along with pretty much every other song by Iron Maiden. You don't have to. I didn't expect you to like it, as it is recent stuff. It's all a matter of personal preference. Up the irons I say 🤘
@@matje6978 Just for you I listened to it. Self-indulgent nonsense. Time changes that are purely there 'because it's Maiden'. Bruce's vocals don't fit most of the song. The lyrics are ridiculous. Drums out of place. No passion, no heart. Oh and the production is awful. Sorry, but no.
Just had a crazy thought. Have you ever thought of doing a complete album reaction? For example, since we’re on Iron Maiden today, Live After Death, of which this song is on.
As much as I'm enjoying the Iron Maiden, I feel that Deep Purple's "Child in Time" might be a really good one to do. That live version with John Lord's keyboard solo is pretty epic.
@@herbertwest9626 the studio version is my favorite, love Ritchie's solo. The love version, the solo features John Lord on the organ more predominantly. His timing and precision is petty good.
Judas Priest were not considered to be part of the NWOBHM, although they did seem to gain in popularity due to the success of the movement, they pre date it. Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, Tygers of Pan Tang and many others were part of the NWOBHM, which was Heavy Metal's answer to Punk Rock and shared the DIY ethics, such as self released records and hand made gig posters. The Thrash Metal era in the USA came as a direct result of young headbangers in America hearing these British bands, and it was an exciting period in the history of Heavy Metal.
Loved hearing a bit of Hallowed on piano, the inspiration behind this song comes from another song called life's shadow by a 70s UK prog rock band called Beckett, years later a legal case was brought against maiden for lifting lyrics from Beckett's original song. Strange how the original songwriter took over 30 years to bring this action. Maiden eventually settled out of court.
True but this song doesn't sound anything like the Beckett one, though there's those couple of lines of lyrics lifted. Although there is another Maiden song many think does sound like the Beckett one. HBYN still a classic metal song though.
Yes the second half of life's shadow is definitely nomad. Obviously Beckett was a big influence for Steve Harris as they covered Rainbows Gold by Beckett and from memory was on the b side to 2 minutes 2 midnight
![Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner [Live] (Pianist reacts to metal head friend’s suggestion)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dap4FldwS-E/mqdefault.jpg)
Its the greatest metal song ever written in my opinion. The live hammersmith version is incredible.
The greatest metal song of all time is very hard to determine. I'd actually pick 5. This one isn't among them. 1) Warriors of the World United - for message, 2) Walk - for thrashing the place up, 3) Crazy Train - for epicness, 4) Cry of the Nihilist - for novelty, 5) For Whom the Bell Tolls - fro how cool that song is. Together (epicness, coolness, novelty, message, energy) these songs embody the essence of metal. It's just my opinion tho.
@@vickvalentine7270 Walk's riff is so braindead, lol.
@@vickvalentine7270 i prefer 5 minutes alone over walk
It's js me ig
There's no way to sit so calm listening to this song. My whole body is literally shaking to the rhythm, to the riffs.
relax bro
That's the devil taking hold of you. A consequence of listening to obviously satanist bands like Iron Maiden.
It's active listening, it's a trained skill and he's analyzing every detail
He's preparing the Piano version for this song..Just give him time bro
I was listening to this song at the gym once and there was this dude doing side to side lunges that just happened to be in perfect timing to the song. Hilarious and awesome at the same time .
he needs to see this performed live. greatest live band ever
lol mind your business! of course its not the same song!
The ‘82 hammersmith is perfection !
I saw Iron Maiden years ago in the same year as Guns and Roses (fat Axel) and Bruce and the boys rocked harder than GnR ever will again
@tralph40 yes it is! Can't stand it when people go with a more modern performance and miss out of Bruce's epic vocals I'm 1982
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek I wish I was able to see them back then. Was a little too young to appreciate them.
Reviewing Iron Maiden is a GREAT way to get views. Maiden fans are an extremely loyal lot. UP THE IRONS!!!
*One of my most favourite song. Iron Maiden is one of the greatest heavy metal band in the world. All members are very talented & energetic. 🔥*
*Up The Irons From India. 🤟*
go back to your biryani and chicken masala
Devo and Dio are way better
Can't go wrong with Iron Maiden! One of the first metal bands I got into way back.
No doubt! Iron Maiden was my first concert-Piece of Mind tour. That started it all. Saw them again not long ago and they *still* sounded killer
When I first heard this song, I predicted that it would still be listened to in a century. 40 years have already passed and millions of people still listen to it. Following my prediction, I will be dead before this song would be forgotten.
As will your children, grandchildren, and their children. Sounds sort of dire, but it is ment as a compliment to your foresight.
I love how he's playing along with it on the piano figuring out the chords as they go. That's actually really cool.
It's like 4 chords in the whole thing. Anyone musically educated could work this song out in one listen. It's one of my all time favourite songs but it's very very simple.
@@priestfan81tienen el mérito de hacer algo simple y que sea mítico
Yes, Eddie is the mascot for Iron Maiden.
I have seen Maiden 33 times to date after this years tour here in the UK. I am 52 and have been a fan for over 40 odd years they just got better and better with age and are the best live Metal band on the planet. I cant think of another band with that many best of the best musicians in it they are all utterly at the top of the tree.
Im so happy I found this channel!! You guys work perfectly together I love both of your personalities
Remember the days when we walked around with Maiden patches on our denim jackets. No sleeves and a leather jacket ....💀🤘💀
This is one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written I think. This album is certainly one of the most important and influencial of our time.
I always love his piano renditions of these songs.
I got this album in 1986 when a girl asked me what I wanted for xmas in front of the "cool kids," and I wanted to be cool too, so I said "The latest Maiden record," and that's what I got, and 40 years later I'm wearing their t-shirts daily.
She got you the wrong album? Chicks, man.
@@headhunter8106at the end he was lucky, The number is better than somewhere in time
I believe Powerslave was "the new one" at that time, because I remember this guy, Pete, brought it to school and he was the cool guy for the day.@@mateusmatos7295
@@mateusmatos7295 Almost... almost better 😊
@@josiasguiomar2504 the number had stronger hits, but gangland shoud be replaced by total eclipse
One of the things I love about Judson's reactions is that he often seem caught between analyzing the music and just grooving out
EMPIRE OF THE CLOUDS is a masterpiece from Iron maiden,from the album THE BOOK OF SOULS,the piano in that song is playing Bruce Dickinson,you should definitely check that song
Agreed. It is a song that comes with a history lesson though. And it's long as well
“If there’s a god why does he let me go?” With great bands like Maiden and Rush, the music serves the story. Music accentuates the “purpose” of the song. Humans fundamentally need stories. Music, when done right, can convey stories quickly and to an extremely deep level. I should add that NWOBHM is a huge rabbit hole very worthy of diving headlong into. So many magical albums.
This is my favorite song of all time.
Finally! Maiden! And a great song at that. Love to see more. Up The Irons!
I also bought the first Iron Maiden album from a record store after seeing the cover. I had no idea who they were but Eddy was instantly iconic and the art work hooked me in.
I was mesmerized by the Maiden font. I was 12 visiting family in Europe in ‘82 and this older teen had “Iron Maiden” in the correct font spray painted on the motor cover of his Lambretta. No idea who they were but that font did it!!!!
Love hearing him playing these songs on piano.
Has anyone heard the Machine Head version, it is soooo incredible... Like the Powerslave cover by Testament... It's just incredible...
Maiden does not get the recognition they deserve. Musically and lyrically no one competes.
When listening to Maiden gotta go for the live performances. Best live band of all time
Saw them on Friday and damn for their age they can still perform a hell of a show. They still bring the energy
The Who in their prime though... but yes. Nowadays, Maiden is the gold standard for live performances. Seen them four times, they never disappoint.
dude the who doesn't come close to Maiden when it comes to live shows. Never have never will.@@mariorodriguez-alonso4864
Iron Maiden was the band that pulled me into metal. Before that it was all classic rock.. Jimi, Zeppelin, Van Halen... When I saw the video for Stranger in a Strange Land... That was it.... Metal head. Even played in an Iron Maiden Tribute band out of Pittsburgh PA in the early 2000's
I had the same exact musical journey myself. Even from Pittsburg as well
One of my favorits. But the catalogue is endless with great songs.
Pearl Jam’s Nothingman on the piano in the first beginning
I love that song!😊
Always my favorite Maiden song! Harris for ever!
Number of the Beast was the first Maiden album I listen to my hair stood up on the back of my neck I got goosebumps this is my favourite album every song is killer😂😂❤
When I heard Powerslave for the first time maybe 40 years ago, if not mistaken, I was blown away, then I bought bass guitar🎸
39*
I bought a bass thanks to Mr. Steve Harris too.
I bought a bass at 17 and learned to play bass by listening to Steve Harris on cassette. There was a lot of stopping and rewinding! The first song I learned right through was Revelations
@@NZLatic I am 48 years old and started playing bass when I was 16 so I know exactly what you're talking about. 🙂
Powerslave is their best album to me. Also it introduced me to Metal, 33 years ago \m/
i first listened to this song 22 years ago. i have been into uncountable extreme metal genres n i must have listened to more than thousands n thousands of metal music. and if you asked me a metal masterpiece. i ll say this song. I can't express in words. the meaning, the suspense, the lyrics, the riffs. its a phenomenon.
Maiden will always be in my top 3… with Judas Priest and Sabbath.
Even the early Maiden with Paul Di’anno was kick butt metal and I feel Paul never got the credit he deserved because Bruce Dickinson was just so damn powerful and great; but Paul could sing circles around a ton of bands frontmen 😏
Greetings from the Kingdom.
I was trained in classical music, Ive played classical violin snd Scots and Irish fiddle for 47 years now. I also play electric bass.
I didn't have much interest in 'pop' (amplified) music until I came across the new wave Heavy Metal in the late 70s and prog rock like Queen
It was a very easy segway from classical music to bands like Maiden because the structures, style, vocals and most importantly, instrument and vocal virtuosity inherent in classical music are all present in Metal.
This year in June I saw performances of the Verdi Requiem on Saturday night and on Wednesday I was at a Maiden gig... what a week that was!
Greatest song ever written period
Y’all never fail to produce great measures! Thanks 🎉
Hi! May I suggest some Children Of Bodom? Silent Night Bodom Night from Hatebreeder or Kissing the Shadows from Follow the reaper would work pretty nice for this concept. Any Bodom song would to be honest, but those might strike a chord with this whole thing..
Man thanks so much for reacting to my top 1 favourite metal composition ever made! ❤
It was James and he was talking about the killers album cover.
Just found your channel and enjoy what I've watched so far. Thanks guys!
Next time you should react to "Infinite Dreams." One of the most unique compositions by Iron Maiden and as a classical musician myself I think it's right up your alley
Shout out to y’all that always go back and re-listen to Judson’s opening piano tune after finding out what it was he was playing
Hell yeah great song AND BAND to get into!!! 🤘🤘🤘
FANTASTIC MEASURES
I love how your mics were mapped stereo and we can hear both of you in different speakers. Inverted, but still fun!
You guys are awesome.... I hope you keep doing these videos, I love them!! \m/
Iron Maiden opened up for Judas Priest in 81 and now Iron Maiden is still kicking and Rocking
SHOUTOUT TO THE KINGDOM FROM SWEDEN!
I would love to see him react to Iron Maiden - Dance of Death ❤🤘🏻🎸🎹
The pianist didn't really seem too impressed with Hallowed, he never said he even liked it... lol oh well.. Hallowed is my favorite song of all-time by my fave band of all-time.. Up the Irons!
You have stumbled into a very large and yet brilliant rabbit hole, enjoy the journey! #UpTheIrons
Some people like listening to rock,
that guy has been living under a rock
Nothingmaaannnnn sounds so beautiful! Thanks!
How about a riff on this, my personal favorite. The cover of this song by Cradle of filth. Love this channel.
The best band ever. Up the Irons!
Great to hear Judson play on the piano my favorite guitar melody from this song.
, this is so interesting to me to hear a piano list of course a different background training to comprehend and break down a composer song the band just to watch his body motions his train of thought his understanding music in general a certain jendra with the most respect he has towards metal this guy Nails it every time and it seems so simple for him having all the tools in the tool bag all the hours in training practicing pays off thank you for showing us this twist with the most respect love the format really would like him to play out the ending of the video end the video what's him playing what he just interpreted good stuff
Eddie got his name because he started out as just a giant head... or, in their accent, 'ead.
Interesting! ‘Fank you!
i discovered this song with the live album ( Live after Death).. great song..... first introduction to metal . i was 10 years old ...
I love how "X reacts to Iron Maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name" is now a whole genre of its own on RUclips...
That's exactly how I found Iron Maiden. When Maiden Japan came out, I thought it was the coolest album cover with Eddie and a samurai sword!! UP THE IRONS!!!!
At last iron maiden. Hope for More reactions to maiden. Such a great band
Hey Richard, I believe it was James hetfield who bought maidens first album purely because of the front cover.
He said he loved it because of the way Eddie looked so wild and menacing at the same time
Excellent there! Spot on, chaps!!
Loved the grin as Judson quickly picked out the main riff at the end. Makes it look effortless.
P.s. nice effort doing different intro graphics each time, will be fun to see how long you can keep that up haha
😂 It will be a challenge
So glad to see someone react to the studio version. Everyone reacts to the live version of this which is dumb, for most people the studio version is the definitive one, and they spend too much time focused on the stage antics of the bands vs the music
Maiden it’s a live band and basically 99,9999% of Maiden songs sounds better live than studio.
Iron Maiden needs the stage to tell the full story of the songs, that’s why people mostly reacts to live versions.
Note: I’m a big fan of Iron Maiden
@MigMart75 I think they do it because they are just copying all of the other reviewers who did it, the first few did the live version so the others imitate them.
Most music reviewers aren't genuine BTW. They just go on there and pretend they always like the song so people are happy. So there is a lot of grifting and imitating.
Good reviewers like Lost In Vegas have no problem telling you if they don't like something. And I've notice they don't copy all the other reviewers either.
Anyway I don't agree that they sound better live. I've seen them live. They ARE very good live, but very few bands really sound better live than a proper studio recording without crowd noises and other nonsense.
Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner
We were waiting for this one !
Haggard, anything from the eppur si muove album, I think you'd both enjoy that if you've never herd anything from them.
I second this. Though basically anything would do.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner off the Live After Death album. It's awesome live. Went to a show melting and they did this song. The background was old pirate boat. The boat creeking from the waves tossing it to and fro in the middle of the song made me feels as if I was a scallywag aboard ship. Lmao! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂....
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.....
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
And the lead singer is the main pilot (4 stripes) of the bands 747.
Painkiller - Judas Priest ❤
maybe even official video clip :D
...in top 10 of classical metal tracks.
Right on. Thanks for sharing.
you guys should do this live reaction to their concert from 17 years ago
The galloping base and drums coupled with the guitars is pretty much taken straight to its conclusion by the Big 4 thrash bands.
Super! Rime of the ancient mariner Next !! ☺️
Anything Maiden must be live.
Can you consider doing a Necrophagist - Diminished to b reaction (or any other from epitaph)? Great channel!
Great job Judson!
Merci
With Iron Maiden, I think it's quite cool that the uniquely gifted reneissance man that has devoted their life to music and this band, is the second highlight of the band, after Steve Harris.
Not sure stars ever will align again like they aligned for Iron Maiden to happen
Shout-out from the kingdom :)
Yesss! To the Kingdom
Got into Iron Maiden when Powerslave was brand new.. and was my graduation from Black Sabbath, Dio, and Motley Crue. From there I got into Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, and several other bands along those lines. By 86 I heard Metallica for the first time. By 88 I had gotten into the big 4 plus King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. The wife got into bands like Creed and Godsmack so those got added in on the backside. That was my core grouping of bands that I listened to up until about 2010 or so.. when I started watching reaction channels and began to discover new bands like Meshuggah, Jinjer, Gojira, and others.
Through it all I do not believe I have ever heard a bad Iron Maiden song.. even counting the two albums with Blaze. Have to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate those two albums.
I think he would enjoy Empire of the Clouds.
The two Blaze albums are excellent and ten times better than the self-indulgent nonsense they put out recently
I too think you might like Empire of the Clouds. (I know I do 😊.)
@@matje6978 No, their recent stuff is self-indulgent. That's what I said? It's also badly produced.
@@garymitchell5899 what I meant was that I think, just like uoabilaillevey does, that great measures might like Empire of the Clouds. And that I like Empire of the Clouds, along with pretty much every other song by Iron Maiden. You don't have to. I didn't expect you to like it, as it is recent stuff. It's all a matter of personal preference. Up the irons I say 🤘
@@matje6978 Just for you I listened to it. Self-indulgent nonsense. Time changes that are purely there 'because it's Maiden'. Bruce's vocals don't fit most of the song. The lyrics are ridiculous. Drums out of place. No passion, no heart. Oh and the production is awful. Sorry, but no.
Omg this guy looks so sleepy 😴😂😂
Up The Irons \m/
Steve Harris is the band founder/main composer/songwriter
Just had a crazy thought. Have you ever thought of doing a complete album reaction? For example, since we’re on Iron Maiden today, Live After Death, of which this song is on.
We’ve discussed it and definitely want to do it. Finding the time is the only hurdle we’re up against at the moment.
First Album I ever bought, Showing my age now
Yes. Eddie 👍🏼
As much as I'm enjoying the Iron Maiden, I feel that Deep Purple's "Child in Time" might be a really good one to do. That live version with John Lord's keyboard solo is pretty epic.
They did "Child in Time" last week 😊. But not the live version.
@@herbertwest9626 the studio version is my favorite, love Ritchie's solo. The love version, the solo features John Lord on the organ more predominantly. His timing and precision is petty good.
@@herbertwest9626 I'll have to check out your reaction now though, worked a lot of 12 hour shifts this last week, didn't watch much on here.
Shoutout to the kingdom
Iron Maiden - Empire of the Clouds reaction it could be awesome.
Gotta see the live Hammersmith version. Right up there with Rush's live peformance of Xanadu from Exit Stage Left.
Up the Iron’s 🤘🤘
They should have that blasting through the PA system.
For metal for sure, and rock in general, live is almost always best ...
Up the Irons and down the hops!!
Maiden should be listened to live.
Judas Priest were not considered to be part of the NWOBHM, although they did seem to gain in popularity due to the success of the movement, they pre date it. Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, Tygers of Pan Tang and many others were part of the NWOBHM, which was Heavy Metal's answer to Punk Rock and shared the DIY ethics, such as self released records and hand made gig posters. The Thrash Metal era in the USA came as a direct result of young headbangers in America hearing these British bands, and it was an exciting period in the history of Heavy Metal.
Loved hearing a bit of Hallowed on piano, the inspiration behind this song comes from another song called life's shadow by a 70s UK prog rock band called Beckett, years later a legal case was brought against maiden for lifting lyrics from Beckett's original song.
Strange how the original songwriter took over 30 years to bring this action.
Maiden eventually settled out of court.
True but this song doesn't sound anything like the Beckett one, though there's those couple of lines of lyrics lifted. Although there is another Maiden song many think does sound like the Beckett one. HBYN still a classic metal song though.
Yes the second half of life's shadow is definitely nomad. Obviously Beckett was a big influence for Steve Harris as they covered Rainbows Gold by Beckett and from memory was on the b side to 2 minutes 2 midnight
I love songs of iron maiden
Eddie the Ead