I just stumbled upon this video. Being 55 and a fan of Iron Maiden since about 13 ears old. I found this video fantastic. Nicko is such a nice respectful guy and a fantastic drummer. Thanks for posting this!
Your opinion is kind of "popular" and "cool to have" nowadays. I appreciate it, however it is a matter of perspective and taste really. If it fits - it fits. I personally think some Iron Maiden songs would have sounded better with double bass drums - here and there. Again - matter of perspective. "Less is more" - another widely used cliche is not always true - but sometimes. It is a bit subjective, but yeah. Cheers.
'refreshing'? you seem to have it backwards. it's like saying 'so refreshing to see a rock drummer using a single tom' while watching Charlie Watts lol
@@dmitryowens - I'm fine with two kick pedals as an occasional effect. But I'm definitely not into the constant "budda-budda-budda" in every second drum video on IG either! 😅
WhoDarestheMAN gamer Dude, I know very well that after six months, you could barely play just a basic eighth note beat without your arm cramping up. You also couldn’t change from hi-hat to ride without losing the beat. You made everyone else have to start over because you sucked so much
Nicko Mcbrain is without a doubt, the man. He is a phenomenally gifted artist, he stands alone as the world's greatest drummer, just stop and take a look at how many other great drummers try to emulate him
WhoDarestheMAN gamer it really isn’t. He’s a phenomenal drummer and everything he plays isn’t “fucking easy”. He can do crazy things on the bass drum with only one foot. Wicker man for an example. That song is far from easy to play. And remember everything is recorded with a single pedal.
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer You can send how many videos of ''a real drummer'' you want. All we want to see is you playing some drums since you're apparently a god. Btw does a song need to be difficult to be good? I mean Nickos drumparts are perfect for the songs he plays. There are more ways to be a good drummer than be able to play difficult drumparts!
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer I've been playing for years and I still can't master his techniques. His masterful bass playing and his amazing fills are still such a wonder. You may be able to play a basic heat over an iron maiden song but by no means does that make his drumming "fucking easy" and yes, he ain't the most technical out there, but he doesn't have to be. He needs to be the drummer for the band. He plays well to the song, not lots of solo work. That's the mark of a great drummer, he helps the song sound better. Someone like Scott Lang wouldn't work as well because he's way too technical and wants to shove so much shit into one song, while Nicko plays the music to make the song better.
This is partly what endeared Nicko to Iron’s fans right from the start - as well as completing the set for the single most ugly band in metal history at the time. They matured well though, some would say - makes no difference, his workshops and passion for his craft coupled with the discipline in recreating Clive’s drum parts with little or no improvisation showed fans that he respected Clive’s work and tried his best to faithfully stick to the patterns that Clive had obviously immortalised in 99% of his drumming - aside from Hallowed, which did evolve and for the better, he clearly had no desire to be pretentious about the role and is why he’s an absolute legend with a 40 year solid contribution to Maiden as a whole - he’s a remarkably grounded man and I’ve rarely heard a bad word said against him. He’s an incredibly humble man who has been justly rewarded for his dedication by a lifelong cult-like following of the world over. They’re all passionate about what they do and still give the crowds a thoroughly energetic performance considering their ages - Nicko is an old man playing well into and beyond the average retirement age of most of us mere mortals mortals. At 54 there’s no bloody way I’m anywhere near as fit and I’m a veteran of the British Armed Forces - I feel like I’m 72 already, I’m falling to bloody pieces - my knees are shot to buggery, my right eye is constantly looking elsewhere of it’s own accord, or point-blank refusing to work in harmony with its counterpart on the left. I love them all and have done since first hearing them in 1987 when they were already dominating the genre. They’ve been accused of sounding repetitive but I fail to understand how that’s a legitimate criticism considering they’re still able to fill arenas and stadiums across the globe even now. Shit I rant on like a bloody war-time fishwife yapping away all day with the latest in gossip. Long live Nicko! Long live Maiden, and long live their fiercely loyal following - still bringing new young fans into the fold year after year! 😉👍🤘🏴
7:40 I can feel this is like Nicko's style on something like John Bonham's Moby Dick solo. So cool how these guys were both born within 5 years of each other but Nicko's been able to carry on some of the great rock drumming ideas.18:21 this is some of the best of Nicko's playing I've ever heard in isolation. 40:45 Where Eagles Dare is so damn gripping. Amazing drumming.
Nicko is, and has always been one of the most underrated, phenomenally technical, and energetic drummers to ever play drums! Just listen to the opening track from "piece of mind" "where eagles dare" that drum intro is brilliant, and instantly sets the pace for what is known as "IRON MAIDEN"!!!! If you can even play that intro on drums yourself, your a liar if you can say it's not hard to duplicate....
He doesn't play a double pedal unless it's a very recent addition to his set up. I saw something as recent as his Book of Souls set up and it's a single bass drum and a single bass drum pedal. Plus, if you pay attention to this video at 37:00 to 42:00 and beyond it becomes very evident in his words and playing that he uses a single pedal.
Nicko Obrien Is Not Only One Of The #1Talented Amazing Drum Muscians In My Era, He Can Brings Out The Best With His Awesome Personality! Fantastic Knowledge Thank You 😎🥁🎶❤💯🤘
@@skinnygrave2487 There's a famous drummer called Steve Gadd who's played on probably hundreds of records and I first thought it was him thinking "Seriously? He didn't have enough work in the 80s that he had to get a tech job?"
Iron Maiden was ever so fortunate to have discovered Nicko MCBrain, aside from the amazing music he has helped create, aside from seeing him like 10X's, ... Watch this video and let the evidence speak for ... Himself
He played in French rock band Trust . Do u speak that he was fantastic with them? Guitarist made all the materials but drummers follow them. Guitarists of maiden just made more solid stuff than Trust .. what it is👍
Did anyone else catch the joke that Nicko made around 17:08 , when he asked if the girls came together and then said he would have liked to have seen that. LoL Did he mean what I thought he meant or did I misinterpret? Might be a British thing cuz no way an American drummer could make a sexist joke like that nowadays and get away with it. lol
Oh yes i agree, i remember back in the mid 90s when i was listening to Iron Maiden i always had a problem to hear his bass drum and it was so annoying.
@@unicajamalaga2 Back to front? 🤔 Because it gives a more solid sound with the added benefit of the less likelihood of snapping your sticks. That's my experience anyway.
He came to Tunbridge Wells and did one in spring of 90' for charity..met Steve Gadd while hanging round the back door of the assembly hall,nice geezer!
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Michael Henry is one boost of energy! I love to see and hear him play.
I just stumbled upon this video. Being 55 and a fan of Iron Maiden since about 13 ears old. I found this video fantastic. Nicko is such a nice respectful guy and a fantastic drummer. Thanks for posting this!
One thing I learn from Nicko is the happiness of doing thing.
What
Uncle Nicko is such a character, love his unique style and sound. There's a lot of swing to his playing. Tasty chops.
What famous drumming ✌️
His drumming is a fenomenale mix of Heavy, Art and Poesie.
Nicko is such a rare gem in Rock and music industry as a whole, an unrelenting spirit
Man hearing Nik and Dave playing with some horns and especially with a Hammond organ is such a treat!
I’m not a drummer, but I could listen to nicks all day long
You da man Nicko! That outro performance was awesome, it was like Deep Purple/Rainbow mix in to Maiden. Awesome.
So refreshing to see a metal drummer playing single bass. So much more musical than 99.99% of the double bass drummers out there.
For sure. I can't stand all these robotic new school metal drummers who use excessive super-fast double bass - it's so boring.
Your opinion is kind of "popular" and "cool to have" nowadays. I appreciate it, however it is a matter of perspective and taste really. If it fits - it fits. I personally think some Iron Maiden songs would have sounded better with double bass drums - here and there. Again - matter of perspective. "Less is more" - another widely used cliche is not always true - but sometimes. It is a bit subjective, but yeah. Cheers.
'refreshing'? you seem to have it backwards. it's like saying 'so refreshing to see a rock drummer using a single tom' while watching Charlie Watts lol
@@kazarmageddonright? some people just need to express how mature, knowledgeable and appreciative of 'true art' they are lol
@@dmitryowens - I'm fine with two kick pedals as an occasional effect. But I'm definitely not into the constant "budda-budda-budda" in every second drum video on IG either! 😅
Nicko is one of the greatest drummers of all time!
WhoDarestheMAN gamer Dude, I know very well that after six months, you could barely play just a basic eighth note beat without your arm cramping up. You also couldn’t change from hi-hat to ride without losing the beat. You made everyone else have to start over because you sucked so much
solo bass drum triplets
the One drummer that you want as a friend..
Nascemos no mesmo dia. Pena que não poderei tocar tão bem quanto ele, mas aprendo muito com ele. Principalmente ser feliz.
Very interesting drum solo. With only one drum bass he really kills!!! Love this man!!!
Nicko is and will always be one of my favorite drummers
Nicko Mcbrain is without a doubt, the man. He is a phenomenally gifted artist, he stands alone as the world's greatest drummer, just stop and take a look at how many other great drummers try to emulate him
He is my inspiration for drumming. I'll never be as good as him, but I can learn!
WhoDarestheMAN gamer it really isn’t. He’s a phenomenal drummer and everything he plays isn’t “fucking easy”. He can do crazy things on the bass drum with only one foot. Wicker man for an example. That song is far from easy to play. And remember everything is recorded with a single pedal.
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer either a stupid troll, either let's see you posting a video of yourself drumming to nicko's stuff, videogame boy
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer You can send how many videos of ''a real drummer'' you want. All we want to see is you playing some drums since you're apparently a god.
Btw does a song need to be difficult to be good? I mean Nickos drumparts are perfect for the songs he plays. There are more ways to be a good drummer than be able to play difficult drumparts!
WhoDarestheMAN gamer but do you agree with me that playing difficult stuff isn’t the only way to be a good drummer?
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer I've been playing for years and I still can't master his techniques. His masterful bass playing and his amazing fills are still such a wonder. You may be able to play a basic heat over an iron maiden song but by no means does that make his drumming "fucking easy" and yes, he ain't the most technical out there, but he doesn't have to be. He needs to be the drummer for the band. He plays well to the song, not lots of solo work. That's the mark of a great drummer, he helps the song sound better. Someone like Scott Lang wouldn't work as well because he's way too technical and wants to shove so much shit into one song, while Nicko plays the music to make the song better.
I didn't thought niko was such a good drummer.
His technique is SOLID !!!
I could listen to Nicko narrate anything.
I love this guy, Nicko has always been one of my biggest influences🥁🤟🇳🇿
Dave's solo......another masterpiece.
This is partly what endeared Nicko to Iron’s fans right from the start - as well as completing the set for the single most ugly band in metal history at the time. They matured well though, some would say - makes no difference, his workshops and passion for his craft coupled with the discipline in recreating Clive’s drum parts with little or no improvisation showed fans that he respected Clive’s work and tried his best to faithfully stick to the patterns that Clive had obviously immortalised in 99% of his drumming - aside from Hallowed, which did evolve and for the better, he clearly had no desire to be pretentious about the role and is why he’s an absolute legend with a 40 year solid contribution to Maiden as a whole - he’s a remarkably grounded man and I’ve rarely heard a bad word said against him. He’s an incredibly humble man who has been justly rewarded for his dedication by a lifelong cult-like following of the world over. They’re all passionate about what they do and still give the crowds a thoroughly energetic performance considering their ages - Nicko is an old man playing well into and beyond the average retirement age of most of us mere mortals mortals. At 54 there’s no bloody way I’m anywhere near as fit and I’m a veteran of the British Armed Forces - I feel like I’m 72 already, I’m falling to bloody pieces - my knees are shot to buggery, my right eye is constantly looking elsewhere of it’s own accord, or point-blank refusing to work in harmony with its counterpart on the left. I love them all and have done since first hearing them in 1987 when they were already dominating the genre. They’ve been accused of sounding repetitive but I fail to understand how that’s a legitimate criticism considering they’re still able to fill arenas and stadiums across the globe even now. Shit I rant on like a bloody war-time fishwife yapping away all day with the latest in gossip. Long live Nicko! Long live Maiden, and long live their fiercely loyal following - still bringing new young fans into the fold year after year! 😉👍🤘🏴
His drums sound amazing
Proof that all that Iron Maiden have lacked over the years is a mighty brass and woodwind section!
Yep 🎉
7:40 I can feel this is like Nicko's style on something like John Bonham's Moby Dick solo. So cool how these guys were both born within 5 years of each other but Nicko's been able to carry on some of the great rock drumming ideas.18:21 this is some of the best of Nicko's playing I've ever heard in isolation. 40:45 Where Eagles Dare is so damn gripping. Amazing drumming.
Well, it would be kinda hard for John Bonham to carry on evolving his drumming style!
What a great bloke!
Nicko is, and has always been one of the most underrated, phenomenally technical, and energetic drummers to ever play drums! Just listen to the opening track from "piece of mind" "where eagles dare" that drum intro is brilliant, and instantly sets the pace for what is known as "IRON MAIDEN"!!!! If you can even play that intro on drums yourself, your a liar if you can say it's not hard to duplicate....
I love Rhythm of the Beast! Great song
this is the only video that he is wearing shoes. very valuable :)
Back than in the 90´s I was a teenager. Nicko was my ride and bass drum school.
He is one of the greatest and unique drummers ever in my opinion, and he reminds me so much of Tommy Cooper. 😄
The comic😱?
That piece they played at the end was bloody amazing.
Nicko is a beast hands down.
Loved the copyright warning in the beginning of the video!
The finest single bass player to ever live period...amazing!
Nicko is a drummer, dummy
single bass as in bass DRUM dummy.
Daniel Landry he plays a double foot pedal though.. Does that make it still considered single bass
He doesn't play a double pedal unless it's a very recent addition to his set up. I saw something as recent as his Book of Souls set up and it's a single bass drum and a single bass drum pedal. Plus, if you pay attention to this video at 37:00 to 42:00 and beyond it becomes very evident in his words and playing that he uses a single pedal.
Tracey Lockwood Wow you post a comment that I wholeheartedly agree with and a few douches butcher it. Incorrectly no less!!
Nicko Obrien Is Not Only One Of The #1Talented Amazing
Drum Muscians In My Era, He Can Brings Out
The Best With His Awesome Personality!
Fantastic Knowledge
Thank You 😎🥁🎶❤💯🤘
Que buen material!!❤🔥
1:26:00 ... the song with Dave Murray
interesting yes, has a captain nemo meets classical gas feel
Very nice
i got the VHS film at the 90s, no internet times
I have been looking for that for AGES
И что тут такого необычного.. разве что сделал экскурсию на фабрику пайсте🤔
Nicko please double blast 😊
His tech is named Steve Gadd
55:17 so iconic :D
I was so confused when a drum tech called Steve Gadd was introduced.
Why?
@@skinnygrave2487 There's a famous drummer called Steve Gadd who's played on probably hundreds of records and I first thought it was him thinking "Seriously? He didn't have enough work in the 80s that he had to get a tech job?"
NO CRAP. A HORN ARRANGEMENT OF MAIDEN. OH MAN! EFFING AWESOME!
El mejor
Esoterica at its finest. Thank u mcbrain.
Nicko sits in the basement and puts his drums upstairs.
What?
@@scottdavey3804 His unusual choice of very low seat and high tilted kit.
@@scottdavey3804очень низкая посадка! У грола , у хавкинса тоже такая почти
How come I never saw this video before
i would definately buy a vacuum cleaner, or maybe life insurance from him !!!(even if i couldn't afford it!)
Where Eagles Dare fill at minute 40:40
Literally came to the comments for this
thanks 4 puttiong this up
Wow! Steve Gadd certainly came down in the world!! Lol!!
Natural presenter.
add auto subtitle!
Superb
44:35 Freddy Kruger. 🤣😂
had this on vhs when it came out he fucks up naming the toms. he says it's a ten Tom kit no it's not its 9 😂
what a feeling
Ludwig speedking...👍👍👍
Great job 👍 kool kat.
its amazing how far modern drumming and education has come. but its a interresting piece of history.
Esse vídeo mostra que faltou metais no Maiden. Seria interessante, incrível, lindo.
My top 5 greatest drummers of all time 5-Dave Lombardo,4-Vinnie Paul,3 Lars Ulrich 2-John Bonham,1Nicko Mc Brain, just my personal opinion.
Iron Maiden was ever so fortunate to have discovered Nicko MCBrain, aside from the amazing music he has helped create, aside from seeing him like 10X's, ... Watch this video and let the evidence speak for ... Himself
He played in French rock band Trust . Do u speak that he was fantastic with them? Guitarist made all the materials but drummers follow them. Guitarists of maiden just made more solid stuff than Trust .. what it is👍
If I was asked who's I think is the best Drummer all time,it would be a tie between John Bonham and Nicko Mc Brain dead even.
Nice!
those toms!! wow
Opening solo a tribute to Billy Cobham? Deffo.
40:46 👌🏽
21:49 That bass drum
The guy in the orange shirt hammering the cymbals was not easily amused
30:34 PURE GOLD N°1
34:16 FLAMS ARE GOLD
34:50 GOLD QUOTE feel from here.
36:00 GOLD BASS DRUM
36:55 LF singles r important
40:46 Nicko ´s DARE
This would sound great with a Bruce vocal.
Or di anno
Эта фабрика Байер Динамик существует или ее поглотили 🤔
Whatever happened to his RUclips channel he had with his son?
What's the name of channel?
@@unicajamalaga2 I couldn't tell you nownit was 15 years ago
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That Jam at the end was awesome!! If only Maiden still sounded this good!!!
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Did anyone else catch the joke that Nicko made around 17:08 , when he asked if the girls came together and then said he would have liked to have seen that. LoL
Did he mean what I thought he meant or did I misinterpret? Might be a British thing cuz no way an American drummer could make a sexist joke like that nowadays and get away with it. lol
He did 😁
Education, but..i see Paice school
垢丐不聊赤石8：Fast man.
Yop man 😄
28:01 у него уже тогда директ-драйв был??😮
40:45 where eagles dare
09:44 The Truman Drums
The only problem with Maiden's music is that they bury Niko's kick drum in the mix so far you really can't hear it.
Oh yes i agree, i remember back in the mid 90s when i was listening to Iron Maiden i always had a problem to hear his bass drum and it was so annoying.
Listen to the latest album Senjutsu, Nicko is the star of the show, best drumming of his career with Maiden, also, sensational mix and clear sound
@@ImpostorModanicaпослушайте и засните от скуки?😂
@@botash420even of somewhere in time?
nice to see Petkovic exploring his other talents lol
Have this on DVD but cbf finding it to put in 🤷♂️
Happy biesto
I was just "Like" #666. \m/
Is the red kit a Sonor force 3000?
2000
Was waiting all video for one question Nicko..... How did you get a busted nose? 🤔
He had a fight with his friend when He was a kid at school 😵🥴✊👊
@@boltingskyline5234 Thanks for that, I suspected that or a push bike stack. 😎👍
I waited for question: why he used drumsticks upside down
@@unicajamalaga2 Back to front? 🤔 Because it gives a more solid sound with the added benefit of the less likelihood of snapping your sticks. That's my experience anyway.
He's better than Lars Ulrich.
Miguel. There’s a video of them battling on the drums
@Mountain Prowler I challenge Lars to play any song from Metallica!
Anyone is.
INFINITELY better.
Maiden could use a horn section"..........lol, maybe on a song or 2 at most
What year was this?
Exactly i don't know but between 1989 and 1991 . Around that period i know for sure
Wen is this from?
Что ты хотел сказать? Откуда это видео или где снимали? Снимали в Англии +!вставки с заводов в Германии и Швейцарии
Vídeo muito ruim. As tomadas são muito rápidas. Não dá para observar direito a performance do baterista!
Which year is this from??
I think 1983 or 1984
1990
He came to Tunbridge Wells and did one in spring of 90' for charity..met Steve Gadd while hanging round the back door of the assembly hall,nice geezer!
@@Enricothevanishedlol...he used for stage film during their Seventh Son tour😆 1988
Way grovier and better than Portnoy's crap and other so called "Metal Legendary Drummers"
So true ! Nicko is coming from the John Bonham school :) !
TOTALLY AGREE!!!
Ну как писали люди, что он переложил джазовую технику на барабанную установку в металле ☝️