Met Nicko once at a music show in Birmingham, he was signing photos & I took my then 7 year old daughter up to meet him. She looked at him & said "Are you really Nicko McBrain".....he smiled, bent down & said very quietly to her "Yes, I am......but don't tell anyone". From that day on I had massive respect for that guy............a true gent & true legend xx
Yeah. For me he is the best drummer tbh. I defy anyone to find a drummer that complements his band like Nicko does. And he uses more of his drumset than any other drummer I've ever seen.
Thanks niko for all the hard work sweat and tears you have put in over the years I am 50 now and grew up with you guys as a kid . You are true guiding light for the kids of the future and future past . Long may you rain !
He must have played that song a million times by now but still enjoys playing it! I could watch Nicko all day, he just makes me grin ear to ear when I see him play. Such passion!
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting this… Kind… No ego down to earth GIANT GIANT!!!!! Monster of a drummer … Three times in my musical career… regular dude like you and I👍👍 Absolutely up there with the best… Buddy Rich Jean Krupa John Bonham Neil Peart… and Nicko McBrain… My opinion all tied for number one spot!!!!!!Xdrummer Toronto Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦.. thank you for inspiring millions and millions of drummers and musicians around the world my friend👍❤️
That wast effing tremendous. I don't care what anybody says. I'm 47, played in many bands back in the day on Bass. He is a fantastic, Rock solid Percussionist that you just know you could work with and click with , Something about Harris and McBrain rhythm section that I rarely ever heard in any other Bands. Both are solid, tight, and yet instinctive, and inspiring, like they share a mental connection. The only single drummer I ever had that with, was my own Brother. Blissful!
This man is a fucking octopus. gosh i wish i could play half as good as Nicko. the thing about him i love the most is his humbleness and his love for the drums. you can see he loves what he does. some people say he’s not not that good or this or that but to me he’s a Drum God i’ll take nicko over any other drummer. a true inspiration. up the irons 🤘🏼
That was awesome. Credit to the singer. He sounded a lot like Bruce. Niko killed it on that kit, comfortably, while not playing his own set up. Great lil gig. Looked like fun.
Adoro o jeito "orgânico" de tocar bateria do Nicko. A maioria dos bateras de hoje em dia só pensam em velocidade, viradas brutais, pedal duplo absurdo, etc. O Nicko tem uma pegada muito foda com feelings fantásticos na condução e nas viradas. E pqp o cara já tem quase 70 anos e ainda tá voando porra !
A pegada do cara é extremamente ''limpa'' cada som que ele emite entra em harmonia com a música.... isso é o que mais me agrada no estilo dele. E bom... o carisma do cara é realmente espetacular e a idade é outra coisa que chama atenção também ...!!!!
Toquei bateria por 10 anos em uma banda de Rock no Brazil...já fui em various shows do Iron Maiden, um no Brazil a mais de 25 anos atrás e various aqui nos Estados Unidos....tive o prazer de ver eles de bem perto... Isso que eu chamo de BATERISTA....quem dera no meu tempo tivesse RUclips :) Abraço a todos brazucas!!!! Saudades do Brasil !
In the mid-80's I worked at a hotel and ran room service to Nicko. He was really nice and asked if I was coming to the show that night. I told him "Of coarse I am!". He gave me a backstage pass. Greatest night of my life!!!
i missed maiden until like 2 years ago now i cant imagine life without hearing their music from time to time. 70 years old and still such an energetic legend i could only wish to someday be such a cool granddad
One of the G.O.A.T.s and still ridiculously humble....and a fellow Christian. I will always have tremendous love and respect for Nicko. I want to see Nicko get these lads to play The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
I've Always been a huge fan of Nicko!!!! And I'd love to tell Nicko a Big ole CONGRATULATIONS,on Being A New BORN Christian Man!! God Bless You Nicko,and God Bless your INCREDIBLE DRUMMING!!!!!!!!!!! 🤟🤘🤙🤘🤟🤙🤘/🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 🙏
Nicko is a solid drummer and humble to boot. Very down to earth. I wish the singer's PA system was louder but I can still tell he has an awesome voice.
I just love watching him because you can see in almost any video that he loves playing drums to this day. And I am convinced that one can actually hear that in every live performance I‘ve ever seen or attended. Real inspiration!
Nicko you have a great personality and your life is in the right direction but ,thanks for the talent you share with the rest of us.we love you brother.
Nicko is jawdropping! His style and timing is so professional. He is so much better and unique than any other drummer ive ever seen. I think he could play circles around any other drummer in the world. Just my opinion.I could be wrong but I don't think I am.Just watching him play alone is worth any ticket price His decades of playing shines through now later in his career.
O melhor baterista do mundo que usa pedal simples, uma lenda, mesmo sem ser o seu set completo, ele dar um show, para os fãs e um sonho ver isso, viva ao heavy metal tradicional....
Right, but it goes to show how good he is. He had TEN TIMES that drum kit back in the 80's, but he can kill that tune on a kit 1/10th the arrangement.. Nicko is the best percussionist, hands down.
That's how you're supposed to look playing the drums. Like you're having a fucking Blast. Nicko is going off and having fun. The band sounds pretty damn good too. Of course they sound exceptional on the Drum end... hahaha
Nicko fodásticoooo....não se prende,cada vez q toca uma música é de um jeito diferente...inspiração para muitos,inclusive p mim,com seu jeito único de tocar....animal.
@@nate-ds9tg very technical but no. Nicko can't play the way clive played. And Im sure Clive couldnot play what Nicko plays but Clive´s sound was way superior than Nicko. So groovy so accurate and more than anythig else so much feels.
O que falar desse cara? Pegada limpa na batera. Técnica sensacional. Steve Harris um dia disse: Nicko toca bateria como se fizesse notas que acompanham os rifs de guitarra. O jovem Nicko de 70 anos está curtindo o som. Curtindo os fãs. Enfim, tudo que comentar aqui ainda é pouco sobre esse cara. NICKO pra mim sempre será o maior.
Seeing performances like this I can't help to think that, during the pandemic, Nicko was like "Shit I miss playing live, but hell, i being playing everywhere since day one, no matter if it's a huge stage or a small one, so there's that" I always loved this Ribs videos cause it seens unbelievable someone this huge in the music agreeing to play in a "Normal pub" like this. It always amazes me It's like thinking about Ozzy or Brian May just showing up at a random bar for a couple of songs
@@robphilpott43 You're right ..Clive Burr would kick Nicko's arse any day of the week. Sacking Burr was a huge mistake. Dickenson said as much years ago.
Imagine sittin' there having a dinner with your friends and have Nicko McBrain as entertainment. :D
Met Nicko once at a music show in Birmingham, he was signing photos & I took my then 7 year old daughter up to meet him. She looked at him & said "Are you really Nicko McBrain".....he smiled, bent down & said very quietly to her "Yes, I am......but don't tell anyone". From that day on I had massive respect for that guy............a true gent & true legend xx
Nbb
So cool man. 👍👍
I wanted to take my daughter to meet her idol, Star Child, from Kiss (hahaha) but didn't get the opportunity. ☹️
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Muito bom!
Muito, muito bom!
Nicko is the man and all his success hasn't went to his head. He is one of the greatest drummers out there. God bless you Nicko a true metal god.
I agree
♥️Brainy♥️😜
I wonder if he'd be arsed by those saying he's a metal God being born again as he is.
Lemmy blesses him, every day
Nicko is the worst drummer I've ever seen.. RIP Clive...
Other people: Metalheads are always grumpy and angry
Niko: Hold my huge smile
Nicko is badass. I'm watchig this in 2024.
It's cool to see down to earth musicians who hang out with their fans and are true humans.
Definitely one of the greatest to ever set behind a drum kit.
Man....what a treat that would have been!!! I couldn't sit still smiling and watching!! 🤟😎🤘
I have always said that Nikko is the most underrated drummers of all time. He’s easily up there with the likes of Bonham, Peart, etc.
Totally 🤘🏻🇧🇷
100%… PERIOD!!!!!👍👍
Underrateddd???
Who underrated him?!?!
Yeah. For me he is the best drummer tbh. I defy anyone to find a drummer that complements his band like Nicko does. And he uses more of his drumset than any other drummer I've ever seen.
Such economy of movement, all in the wrists, absolute master.
You can hardly hear the singer but if you listen carefully...hes a powerhouse
The music is there, that's what matters! \m/
He is awesome, got great voice and a killer vibro
Octane 110
More like an outhouse.
Looks like Joey jordson
Its lovely how he maintains left foot metronome althroughout the song, such an amazing guy
Sign of a good drummer that is.
Along with his ghost notes which you can really see in this video.
Old school, real drumming.
Wow, that would be my biggest dream. Enjoying a trooper beer while listening to my drummer idol, Mr Nicko Mcbrain 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thanks niko for all the hard work sweat and tears you have put in over the years I am 50 now and grew up with you guys as a kid . You are true guiding light for the kids of the future and future past . Long may you rain !
One of the best drummers of all time. Complexity and style.
And he has that just nonchalent sense of humor that keeps us rolling laughing almost constantly
Nicko plays (with no excuses), we plays amazingly well, we plays within time and he SMILES. All what a musician / drummer should be. Thank you Nicko
One of the most underrated drummers out there. He is amazing
He must have played that song a million times by now but still enjoys playing it! I could watch Nicko all day, he just makes me grin ear to ear when I see him play. Such passion!
Man, watching him play drums is awesome! His bass drum play is unbelievable! Even double bass players can't do what he can do!
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting this… Kind… No ego down to earth GIANT GIANT!!!!! Monster of a drummer … Three times in my musical career… regular dude like you and I👍👍
Absolutely up there with the best… Buddy Rich Jean Krupa John Bonham Neil Peart… and Nicko McBrain… My opinion all tied for number one spot!!!!!!Xdrummer Toronto Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦.. thank you for inspiring millions and millions of drummers and musicians around the world my friend👍❤️
Let's face it: it's not easy to be the singer in a band with Nicko in the drums. Power, sync, rhythm, he's got everything!
That wast effing tremendous. I don't care what anybody says. I'm 47, played in many bands back in the day on Bass. He is a fantastic, Rock solid Percussionist that you just know you could work with and click with , Something about Harris and McBrain rhythm section that I rarely ever heard in any other Bands. Both are solid, tight, and yet instinctive, and inspiring, like they share a mental connection. The only single drummer I ever had that with, was my own Brother. Blissful!
I can listen to Nicko all day fluid drummmer and awesome lad
This man is a fucking octopus. gosh i wish i could play half as good as Nicko. the thing about him i love the most is his humbleness and his love for the drums. you can see he loves what he does. some people say he’s not not that good or this or that but to me he’s a Drum God i’ll take nicko over any other drummer. a true inspiration. up the irons 🤘🏼
The awesome thing is, he does it with a differnet drumkit everywhere he shows up. In my opinion also the best drummer alive
Amazing performance from everyone in the band, great singer. It must be really something being able to play with such a legend.
He is such a cool guy. What he does for the youth is awesome. Cant name any other musician who is so giving of their time.
8:14
Notice how he surprises himself with the grooviest stuff you've ever heard :)
Nicko Mcbrain is a true master!! Arguably one of the greatest drummers ever!!
Inarguably*
Four piece kit and he still crushes it! Improvises fills just like the jazz greats!
That was awesome. Credit to the singer. He sounded a lot like Bruce. Niko killed it on that kit, comfortably, while not playing his own set up. Great lil gig. Looked like fun.
Nicko is a monster on the drums.
ppffff PLS do not exaggerate. He s just a decent drummer but not fantastic. Always the same fills on high toms and that's it. Just my opinion.
I think he's one of those drummers that's just all over the place. Kind of like Frankie Banali. A Neil Peart type but not nearly as technical.
ffs wise up lads would like to see you play with the same carisma
he is an octapus on drumming.......
@@drevdh7645 i dont care.he is humble man.up the iron \m/
One of my all time favourite drummers. A legend
Adoro o jeito "orgânico" de tocar bateria do Nicko. A maioria dos bateras de hoje em dia só pensam em velocidade, viradas brutais, pedal duplo absurdo, etc. O Nicko tem uma pegada muito foda com feelings fantásticos na condução e nas viradas. E pqp o cara já tem quase 70 anos e ainda tá voando porra !
Caramba... iria comentar exatamente isso.
A pegada do cara é extremamente ''limpa'' cada som que ele emite entra em harmonia com a música.... isso é o que mais me agrada no estilo dele. E bom... o carisma do cara é realmente espetacular e a idade é outra coisa que chama atenção também ...!!!!
Se divertindo muito,um grande espírito,
, @@gaiolawolf , excelente análise, é isso mesmo.....
@@weldermartins2715 bom... eu praticamente só concordei com o post original do Beto FGT só que em outras palavras.... mas valeu
Seen Maiden 3 times and his playing always blows me away. Love it!
Absolutely Flawless Nicko. Nicko and Neil Peart best drummers ever.
Nicko makes it look so easy. Like no big deal. He is a great drummer. Cool dude as well.
Toquei bateria por 10 anos em uma banda de Rock no Brazil...já fui em various shows do
Iron Maiden, um no Brazil a mais de 25 anos atrás e various aqui nos Estados Unidos....tive o prazer de ver eles de bem perto...
Isso que eu chamo de BATERISTA....quem dera no meu tempo tivesse RUclips :)
Abraço a todos brazucas!!!!
Saudades do Brasil !
In the mid-80's I worked at a hotel and ran room service to Nicko. He was really nice and asked if I was coming to the show that night. I told him "Of coarse I am!". He gave me a backstage pass. Greatest night of my life!!!
What an amazing drummer and great down to earth man ❤️
i missed maiden until like 2 years ago now i cant imagine life without hearing their music from time to time. 70 years old and still such an energetic legend i could only wish to someday be such a cool granddad
btw who is this singer?
Que placer ver tocar a Nico. Bonzo y Nicko mis ídolos.....los dos made in england....salu2
Eating your ribs listening Nicko playing. Is there a better way to have dinner? #UpTheIrons
you can hardly hear the singer, but damn, he is amazing.
Yeah
Yep, Nicko recognises it at 8:17
Always smiling. The best single bass drummer out there.
Awesome drummer! Truly a great guy. God bless him!
One of the greatest drummer i ever heard! Thank you!
Nicko is such a good sport for sitting in on the drums like this.
One of the G.O.A.T.s and still ridiculously humble....and a fellow Christian. I will always have tremendous love and respect for Nicko.
I want to see Nicko get these lads to play The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Nicko,
You alright with me. You're one of my favorite metal drummers!!!
I've Always been a huge fan of Nicko!!!! And I'd love to tell Nicko a Big ole CONGRATULATIONS,on Being A New BORN Christian Man!! God Bless You Nicko,and God Bless your INCREDIBLE DRUMMING!!!!!!!!!!! 🤟🤘🤙🤘🤟🤙🤘/🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 🙏
Mestro de maestros......impresionante......Idolo........
Nicko is a solid drummer and humble to boot. Very down to earth. I wish the singer's PA system was louder but I can still tell he has an awesome voice.
Nicko is a MASTER GOD BLESS HIM
nicko is heavy metal god of drumms
I just love watching him because you can see in almost any video that he loves playing drums to this day. And I am convinced that one can actually hear that in every live performance I‘ve ever seen or attended. Real inspiration!
One of my most favorite Iron Maiden songs.
He did an awesome job with the size of kit he was using!
This was awesome!!
The whole band!!
Wow. Thanks for sharing. Thanks to Utube I can watch this performances so close.Damn! . Even with this drum set Nicko sounds enormously fantastic.
Nicko you have a great personality and your life is in the right direction but ,thanks for the talent you share with the rest of us.we love you brother.
One of the nicest drummers.
Fajnie widzieć gościa , który mimo upływu tylu lat wciąż gra całym sercem i bawi się przy tym.
Sign of a great drummer...effortless!
Love watching Nicko play!! Fair play to the rest of the band.here too. The singer was awesome
MONSTRO !!!!!! Rock in Rio 2019....🙏🙏🙏
Talvez seja a última oportunidade de ver o Iron Maiden ao vivo no Brasil. Não dá pra perder.
That is what you call a Drummer
Yes indeed!! In Finland we have Lacu Lahtinen!
Master percussionist I'd say
Epic. Thank you for filming, and staying on Nicko. There's no one like him,
Whoever disliked this should have their accounts taken away! the mans 60 ffs and more life than some 20 yolds
Rob Crawford ah ya know. It’s trolls. Nicko is amazing.
Amazing!!
Rob Crawford fucking true....
I think it was Paul dianno lol he hates Nicko
Probably the best drummer in this world!
Vocals sound killer!!!!!
God bless you man, you are fantastic DRUMMER, with personality and feeling, and the best simple person I see in all my life. Thanks to exist.
My god that man is a clock
This is something so fucking incredible!
A click*
Nicko is jawdropping! His style and timing is so professional. He is so much better and unique than any other drummer ive ever seen. I think he could play circles around any other drummer in the world. Just my opinion.I could be wrong but I don't think I am.Just watching him play alone is worth any ticket price His decades of playing shines through now later in his career.
Nicko continua com seu estilo original de tocar , grande baterista , tanto em altura como em musicalidade
The quality of this Monster you can feel it even in a couple of tuna cans!!!!!
O melhor baterista do mundo que usa pedal simples, uma lenda, mesmo sem ser o seu set completo, ele dar um show, para os fãs e um sonho ver isso, viva ao heavy metal tradicional....
I would love to meet Nicko someday. I love his style of playing. Hes not flamboyant, he just gets the job done, just by playing simple.
nicko be like... this set need more toms hahaha good video
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Far too less toms and cymbals also :D :D :D
Right, but it goes to show how good he is.
He had TEN TIMES that drum kit back in the 80's, but he can kill that tune on a kit 1/10th the arrangement.. Nicko is the best percussionist, hands down.
I hate you, I peed a little when I read this. 😂😂😂 LMFAO absolutely true!
That stage is tiny. The kit looks like a miniature or a travel kit
Holy shit, this vocalist sounds almost like Bruce in his best (at least at fragments that i was able to hear)
Well,to us maiden fans he's definitely not underrated in the slightest
segundo video que eu vejo do niko tocando com outras pessoas parabéns pela simplicidade e humildade monstro da bateria
É banda dele se não me engano os antigos entregantes
singer is fucking great, too 🤘
unos de los más grandes bateristas del heavy metal de la historia , cómo hizo demostracion de magia con una batería mediana en este video
Nicko i love'it ..soul of Cliff Brurr. Greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩👍👍👍
toca muito um dos maiores de todos os tempos , humildaço toca no meio de gente comum baita batera .
He's rockin that 5 piece like nobody's business!!! The absolute best drummer alive!!
The best heavy metal song of all time.
Everytime he covers himself, giving free lessons, what a great amateur spirit under a perfect professionalism!
Holy shit, I gotta see this restaurant!
It's pretty damn good. Friendly, inexpensive, tasty. Been there four times, met Nicko twice.
@iron maiden Closed as in... out of business? Or closed for the day/night?
iron maiden should have phoned ahead 😂
I don't like this restaurant There's only 4 tables😹😹😹😹😹
Nicko is a CLOCK !!!!
That's how you're supposed to look playing the drums. Like you're having a fucking Blast. Nicko is going off and having fun. The band sounds pretty damn good too. Of course they sound exceptional on the Drum end... hahaha
Nicko you are so amazing... Bye from Italy
Nicko fodásticoooo....não se prende,cada vez q toca uma música é de um jeito diferente...inspiração para muitos,inclusive p mim,com seu jeito único de tocar....animal.
dude great drumming the crowd should be loving the moment. you nailed-it !!!!
Best heavy metal drummer ever!
👍
No lars lol
Clive Burr
@@rohantiwari7801 Nicko is way better than Clive ever was.
@@nate-ds9tg very technical but no. Nicko can't play the way clive played. And Im sure Clive couldnot play what Nicko plays but Clive´s sound was way superior than Nicko. So groovy so accurate and more than anythig else so much feels.
O que falar desse cara? Pegada limpa na batera. Técnica sensacional. Steve Harris um dia disse: Nicko toca bateria como se fizesse notas que acompanham os rifs de guitarra. O jovem Nicko de 70 anos está curtindo o som. Curtindo os fãs. Enfim, tudo que comentar aqui ainda é pouco sobre esse cara. NICKO pra mim sempre será o maior.
GREATEST DRUMMER EVER
Greg Green that voice sucks!!#👎
Seeing performances like this I can't help to think that, during the pandemic, Nicko was like "Shit I miss playing live, but hell, i being playing everywhere since day one, no matter if it's a huge stage or a small one, so there's that"
I always loved this Ribs videos cause it seens unbelievable someone this huge in the music agreeing to play in a "Normal pub" like this. It always amazes me
It's like thinking about Ozzy or Brian May just showing up at a random bar for a couple of songs
Viva nicko um verdadeiro monstro do mundo do heavy metal 😎😎😎
Between 6.20 ao 6.30 we hear the authentic brazilian samba drum fills 🙌..this is Nicko!!!!
I love ur technic play hi hat with foot. Wish i can do it too.
Only one word for this.. the god of drums
Nicko could make a couple of buckets and trash can lids sound good.
HailRider He sounds like a couple of buckets and a trash can. Totally overrated drummer.
@@robphilpott43 You're right ..Clive Burr would kick Nicko's arse any day of the week. Sacking Burr was a huge mistake. Dickenson said as much years ago.
Jason Murphy 100 percent agree, mate.
He started with his mom's pots and pans. It probably did sound good!
@@robphilpott43 You're obviously a professional 🤔