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Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by edward

edward — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:18:56 +0000

Sorry you are wrong about the favorite song in the last 10 years part. I took 3 teenage boys to the show and thier favorite IM songs are Paschendale, The Longest Day and Dance of Death. Mine is HBTN, but I’m 46 years old. My son was pissed that I.M. removed Paschendale and Brighter that a Thousand Suns from the setlist. Most of the people around me was singing along. The younger ones knew the newer songs better. This was the 4th time I saw Maiden over the years and I think it was the best. I know my boy and his friends can’t wait until they come around again.

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JS

JS — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:08:17 +0000

Exactly! Maiden will be back next year and it’s a good bet their setlist will be split between songs from the new album, and a good mix of songs from their whole back catalog, including the ’80s classics people are complaining about missing on this past tour. Here’s hoping they bring back a Blaze-era song or two! It’s always good to hear Bruce reinterpret those songs! He sang The Sign of the Cross when I saw Maiden in 2000 and it was amazing!

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JM

JM — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:17:14 +0000

All true Iron Maiden fans know that their set-list’s rotate each tour, so those of you who thought that you were true Iron Maiden fans are sadly mistaken, if the set-list upset you. The next tour will be riddled with all of the classics, just check out their previous tour set-list.

Anyway any Iron Maiden concert is worth seeing, no matter what their playing!

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JS

JS — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:11:42 +0000

Yeah, I would get very, very sick of this. In fact this is why I stopped going to see Black Sabbath after the first year or two of the Ozzy reunion era (’97-’06). I knew I was gonna hear the same 10 songs every time, and I stopped caring. That’s just embarrassing for great musicians to go out that way. Thank god Iommi and Butler got back with Dio and did some new shit, and thank god Maiden is out there reminding people that their newer stuff is great too!

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JS

JS — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:01:08 +0000

Forgot to mention that they did play Wrathchild, Fear of the Dark, Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, and Running Free, so I really don’t know what the hell everyone is talking about. Does hearing an extra 3 minute pop-metal song like “Run to the Hills” really improve the concert that much? Seriously, RthH is like Maiden’s Paranoid…sure, it’s catchy and got them some attention back in the day, but it’s not really representative of the band, and most of the hardcore fans are sick of it and would rather hear something different.

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JS

JS — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:56:54 +0000

First off, that setlist wasn’t weak. Secondly, I know plenty of people whose favorite Maiden song is from the last ten years. Thirdly, Metallica has to play their classics every time because their new stuff doesn’t stand up to their classic stuff. It’s not a valid comparison; if Steve Harris had died in the mid-’80s, then you’d have a valid comparison. Maiden has at least two or three classics on every album they’ve ever done, so it’s easy to make a kick-ass setlist of mostly newer material. People consider the older stuff classic because they grew up with it, but it’s not necessarily any better. Wicker Man is just as good as Two Minutes to Midnight. And the old albums had a few clunkers just like the new ones. Back in the Village? Hell, I’d listen to The Unbeliever before Quest for Fire any day of the week!

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by JS

JS — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:42:31 +0000

That review is full of so many assumptions. Not everyone goes to see Iron Maiden because of the nostalgia factor, and I know plenty of people whose favorite Maiden song is from after the “classic” era. Mine is probably The Clansman from 1998, I know at least one guy whose favorite song is Ghost of the Navigator, and several people whose favorite is Paschendale. Various members of Iron Maiden have said in the media that they are not and will never be a nostalgia act. They already did all-oldies tours in 2005 and 2008 for the younger fans who never got to see Maiden in the ’80s, as a thank you to the fans and also to put some of this material behind them. I guarantee you Steve Harris would rather play new material to 2,000 people than become a nostalgia act and play to 20,000 people. Fortunately the new material is good enough that that won’t happen. Did you not hear the entire crowd singing along to “Wicker Man”, “Blood Brothers”, “No More Lies”, etc.? When I saw Maiden in 2003 Bruce told the crowd that anyone who thinks Maiden is a classic rock act and doesn’t want to hear their new material should “fuck off out the door”, because Maiden is still a vital band, and they refuse to give in to the closed minded attitude of a lot of the lazy so-called fans in this country who aren’t loyal enough or open minded enough to get into the new material.

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by IMFAN

IMFAN — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:07:08 +0000

Shame on you for not checking out the set list prior to going to the concert. It was available on line. My son downloaded most of the set list and was singing along to every song. He was actually upset that Journeyman was played instead of pashendale as was on the original set list.

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by n00dle

n00dle — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:49:09 +0000

Bullshit. Just because they’re Iron Maiden doesn’t excuse the weak setlist. It’s not that people paid to see just the classics, but I guarantee you NOBODY’S favorite Maiden song was written in the last ten years. I like the new stuff, but I was hoping for SOMETHING classic other than Beast/Wrathchild.

If you were at a Metallica show and they didn’t play “Master of Puppets” or “One” or “Seek & Destroy” you would be pissed. Or Megadeth with “Holy Wars”. Just because It’s Iron Maiden doesn’t mean that their shit doesn’t stink.

Comment on Review of Iron Maiden gig at Jiffy Lube Live by gunsncrocker

gunsncrocker — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:46:46 +0000

Good review! I do enjoy a lot of the new stuff but they did overkill it on the new songs, although it was still fun the lack of run to the hills sucked…. Still great show!