Bass Teacher REACTION | Iron Maiden - "To Tame A Land"

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Bass Teacher REACTION | Iron Maiden - "To Tame A Land" | Steve Harris

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➡️ ‪@ironmaiden‬ broke down countless barriers for metal in the mid 1970s, pioneering a movement often referred to as the "new wave of British heavy metal" that is still celebrated to this day in heavy music circles. They took what bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath started and injected it with metabolic steroids - and are still dominating stages around the world 50 years later in 2023. The band's secret weapon is widely known to be bassist Steve Harris, who is the absolute driving force behind every Iron Maiden song, album, and live show. In this track, I listen to "To Tame A Land" from the 1983 studio album "Piece Of Mind" and focus on Steve's plucking techniques, his signature Fender Precision Bass tone, and dissect how Iron Maiden add so much color with their unique use of note and chord choices.
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@alfwalker5698 Жыл бұрын

Steve Harris... 50% rhythm... 50% lead... 100% bass. What a player and songwriter.

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

And, 100% badass!

@Daddy53751 Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity we spend so much time together I just had to sub. Suggestion, Would love it if you did a breakdown on EARLY Iron Maiden, say “Phantom of the opera”. Steve’s playing was so insane for the time, as they really created a bridge between Punk and Metal, that really hadn’t been done. (As Harris once said, “we were too punk for the metal clubs, and too metal for the punk clubs”) If you dive deep into it, his playing changed somewhat when Dickinson came aboard for Number of the beast. The first two albums were completely bonkers as far as the bass goes!🤘🏻

@left4ded420 Жыл бұрын

Shreds

@Daddy53751 Жыл бұрын

@@left4ded420 I love those first two albums!

@yelrah5352 Жыл бұрын

Good comment think it sums IM this era up 🤘

@Applecornflakes Жыл бұрын

This is one of Iron Maiden's most under rated songs. The music composition reflects the subject material so well, it has some of their best solos ever written, and the structure, all the way to how the songs ends like a candle dying out to close the album... just brilliant

@greggerypeccary 9 ай бұрын

You missed the drums... the cymbals in the intro are great (and it's not an overdub).

@danzemacabre8899 Жыл бұрын

I learned to play this back in the 80s and I use this song on a regular basis to keep my hands in shape. I renamed it though due to the physicality , "To Lame my Hands"

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Hell of a warmup song!

@Daddy53751 Жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough, My favorite Maiden stuff for exercise is the crazy punk heavy stuff from the first two albums.

@_krig Жыл бұрын

lol good one

@metalmugen 5 ай бұрын

That's pretty good 😂

@johnnyripple8972 Жыл бұрын

This is one my favorite Maiden songs. Moody, melodic and epic feel. Has all the classic Maiden/Harris elements. Great vocals and Nickos drumming is spot on as well. Great track.

@russellward4624 Жыл бұрын

Me too. Underrated song, plus it's about the book Dune which I love.

@brandocalrissian3294 Жыл бұрын

And it's about Dune!

@markbarrett4440 Жыл бұрын

To Tame A Land is a prog-metal masterpiece. Harris is a beast of a player 🤘👿🤘

@mylovesongs2429 Жыл бұрын

Steve Harris! His bass playing is otherworldly. It sticks out like a sore thumb. It is so evident. It's loud, in your face! His stage presence is awesome, the way he runs around and looks at the crowd and gets them pumped up for every song. He's my favorite bassist! I think i will go to a website that isolates the instruments of a song you upload, so i can kick back and listen to his bass pinging away!

@knotchbass Жыл бұрын

Piece Of Mind changed the prog bass players role to include metal. I got it when I was 15. I worked on for about a year straight and learned every song note for note on my record player....lol LOVE THE CHANNEL BROTHER!!!!

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Mike, thank you so much for this! I tried learning "The Trooper" when I was a teenager and was just blown away by how much energy, yet finesse, it took to execute. Especially the intro! Still a blast of a song to play today. See you around!

@zyighzag4050 Жыл бұрын

Steve is an absolute beast indeed. The solo part is a cover of Asturias btw, this is crazy how well it fits with the atmosphere of the song

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Nice! Didn't know that. Appreciate you stopping by!

@oscararroyo2700 Жыл бұрын

Exactamente asi parece ,del maestro Albeniz “ Asturias leyenda”

@toddmorrissey8372 Жыл бұрын

Such a hugely underrated tune. Only played on their World Piece tour supporting this album. Was the cemterpiece of that tour.

@tatsu8886 Жыл бұрын

This is a MONSTER of a song to play, just wait until you get to the end of the song, holy... Steve Harris is a huge influence for me and all the nuances, power and melody he puts into their songs... amazing.

@ironlurker Жыл бұрын

I love watching Maiden reaction videos from folks like you - musicians, teachers, composers, vocal coaches, etc. They truly appreciate just how good this band is. Really enjoyed the breakdown!

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

I surely do! Thank you so much for stopping by!

@azzajames7661 Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯% Iron Maiden is the band other musicians idolise and look up to🤘 Iron Maiden is the best (live;) BAND in the world🙌 Up the mighty Irons!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

@trevorw3233 8 ай бұрын

Me too bro!

@t_3221 Жыл бұрын

James Hetfield mentioned recently that during a Metallica concert the whole band was in awe & starstruck whilst playing knowing Steve Harris was there watching them live. They knew they had royallty in their presence!

@Nadinetherescuehound Жыл бұрын

My favorite Maiden song. This song just showcases their versatility.

@Pohgrey 7 ай бұрын

Funny thing, Bruce was so taken with Frank Herbert's "Dune" series of books that he wrote this song about it. If you listen to the lyrics, you can hear him mention sandworms, Fremen, the dunes of Arrakis, and other references to the books. It was really pretty cool for me because I discovered both Maiden and the Dune series at around the same time when I was a teen in the mid-80s, and I loved them both very much.

@RichyJam2011 Жыл бұрын

I've always admired how Maiden mix their songs. No messing about. One guitar in each ear and thumping bass on both

@guyca3026 Жыл бұрын

I loved this song as a teen, with the bass at the forefront. Sadly it never appeared on any compilation or live album. I thought I was the only fan of it!

@TheFlenen Жыл бұрын

There are bootlegs with varying quality (some are perfectly fine) that have this performed in '83

@Dobie_ByTor Жыл бұрын

Great reaction. My intro to 80’s rock included Rush and Iron Maiden. Such great bands that have up front bass lines that are really conscious. This album should’ve been re-released as “Masterpiece of Mind”.

@trevorw3233 8 ай бұрын

Dude i love seeing the genuine reaction after the slower interlude part where Bruces vocals get high. I smiled at the same time. S.H. is a beast!

@hectorescobar9450 5 ай бұрын

Most underrated Maiden song hands down.

@McCoy76 Жыл бұрын

My former bassteacher gave me song for homework about 25 years ago.A lot of blood and tears where flowing,still love to play the song today.It´s a masterpiece.🤘🖤

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@badgers1975 Жыл бұрын

They've never played it live, and it's one id love to hear

@FernanMas Жыл бұрын

The perfect song. Drums, guitars, vocals, bass... The structure, armonic surprises,... The perfect song

@adrianopimenta5523 Жыл бұрын

A crucial part of Steve's tone comes from the flatwound strings he uses (he uses Rotosound).

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m seeing here in the comments, and I find it very interesting why he’d use them. Could be a feel thing too!

@Nghilifa Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity He also uses a lot of compression (about the only effect he uses really). It allows him to pluck the strings lightly, his longtime bass-tech and live keyboard/synth player for the band, Michael Kenney (an American dude) said that he basically "tickles" the strings when he plays those fast parts.

@trikkke11 Жыл бұрын

I've tried flatwounds and they simply sound ... er... flat. They feel like there's a sort of plasticy cover on them. Fat chance his flatwounds make his sound. Roundwounds sound a lot more like Steve's crispness. So, I guess his sound is due to other factors.

@BrainWasherAttendent Жыл бұрын

@@trikkke11 his fingers make his sound

@trikkke11 Жыл бұрын

@@BrainWasherAttendent Among other things...

@realmchat6665 Жыл бұрын

One of the best songs on what is probably their best album, underrated. I don't listen to this style of music much anymore, but when I do this is the stuff I want to hear.

@schec1015 Жыл бұрын

To Tame a Land, is my absolute favorite Iron Maiden song. I also think it's their most under rated song. Because it's as good as their most famous ones, but not known. What makes it my #1 tho....is that fucking BASS!!! First is the break. That riff is so freaking cool. But the real magic is when it speeds up, right before the solos, it gives me goosebumps.

@mylovesongs2429 Жыл бұрын

The song has such atmosphere, like i close my eyes and imagine i am on the planet Dune. Top 10 Maiden tune for me! Been into them since 1983!

@PaulHanson-sh9nz Жыл бұрын

I imagine I'm on Planet Qzar while sipping on dead Mom soup with shape shifting shanagains going on.

@daemons7703 Жыл бұрын

Dude the song is about Dune it has a very desert arrid theme and uses eastern scales to portray that setting. Theoretically very deliberate. They return to this approach in Powerslave again using the Phrygian dominant scale common in Indian, Arabic and Egyptian music.

@Daddy53751 Жыл бұрын

Here we go again! When I saw Maiden in ‘82 (my introduction to them) I saw this beast RUNNING around this huge stage while playing this insanely amazing bass, the top of my head flew off!

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

It's certainly something else. Maiden is difficult to play sitting still in a chair!

@pbbeck01 Жыл бұрын

All these years later, he's still running around with the same energy.

@Daddy53751 Ай бұрын

@@LowEndUniversityyou should definitely do a video about something from Maidens first two albums. I’d recommend “Phantom of the Opera” off the first album. I’m a massive fan of Steve’s really early, more punk style playing. Just incredible!🤘🏻

@TheActionStack 9 ай бұрын

Steve Harris... 100% rhythm... 100% lead... 200% bass. Amazing!

@koshtaki Жыл бұрын

i feel piece of mind was maidens heaviest sounding and darkest album and everyone brought it having nico on for the first time. steve harris is just so good hes made so many of us pick up a bass and not just be the guy that keeps the bottom ends but to use it as a secret weapon in any song ala bass solos. shh dont let your singer know buddy lol love that video.

@andrewkeats8247 Жыл бұрын

This album is my favorite Harris tone.

@Daddy53751 Жыл бұрын

Steve’s tone ESPECIALLY as he plays flat wounds is ferociously sharp! 🦾

@BrainWasherAttendent 11 ай бұрын

Back in the day, I heard seventh son album, and within a year I was writing and playing songs on bass in a metal band. Steve is such a massive talent and inspiration for bassists.

@Borna909 14 күн бұрын

One of my favourite Maiden songs on my favourite Maiden album. I liked the fact that it has this mid-focused sound. And what's more, Steve plays a lot of things an octave higher, even though they could be an octave lower. This significantly boosts the mid-focus of the sound and you get the impression that you are hearing another, very bass-heavy guitar in addition to the normal two. I love this sound.

@OliverTobyn Жыл бұрын

I play bass in a Maiden tribute band. It's definitely a counter-intuitive bass EQ, bass is mostly flat, untouched, mids around 500Hz are cut a bit which reduces the muddiness of a P bass giving it a clearer more focused sound, and the most important part: a lot of boost at 1kHz, 2kHz and 4kHz which gives it all its brilliance and presence. If you play it on its own it almost sounds like a guitar and not a bass, but in the band... That's where the magic happens Also, I have no idea how he pulls off world tours at 67. When I play two consecutive shows I need like a week to recover

@billhogue9523 Жыл бұрын

A song based on "Dune" Steve Harris is the reason I wanted to play bass. Everyone wanted to play guitar and I heard "Run to the Hills" and I was like WTF! When you ask where do you rank Steve Harris in the hierarchy of bass players....you say YES! HAHAHAH UP THE IRONS!

@manofhatz6495 Жыл бұрын

Steve is also the reason I picked up the bass. Phantom of the opera and wrathchild have such great lines that I told myself I’d have to learn them one day.

@kntzounis Жыл бұрын

Now this is the right reaction for bass players, Steve Harris, Iron Maiden and an epic song like this. He (Steve) was always playing Lead Bass and thank god for that!

@DarkInvader1963 Жыл бұрын

I Shook Steve's Hand @ 83' & He Almost Broke My Hand. Steve @ 5'5", Me 5'8" 240 Lbs. I Was A Bouncer, Steve A Bass Player, Tell Ya Anything ? He Will Keep That Strength In His Right Hand For The Rest Of His Life. Hands Down.

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Wow! Super cool. Bass players have intense handshakes I’ve noticed over the years, lol

@billwell9266 Жыл бұрын

I was about 10 when this album came out and my older brother and his friend listen to it for days ... 40 years later and this album is still one of my favorites.

@glennsmiley7704 11 ай бұрын

Steve Harris's right hand is the epitome of Heavy Metal

@blakebacarella9445 Жыл бұрын

I seen Maiden in Detroit last October and was absolutely incredible.

@Thedesertguy75 5 ай бұрын

Maiden truly is the pioneer of most metal bands. But they are so much more.

@skslchd7664 Жыл бұрын

Picked up the bass 11 months ago in late may 2022 and this song is the reason why i became a bass player. After so much time I can almost play this song (the part before the solos is complicated and I'm still trying to learn it)

@DieCryMan Жыл бұрын

6:30 Steve did actually switch from some brands to another although he never set the P-bass aside. He was using an Ibanez Roadster bass during The Number of the Beast record and this one, then going to some Lado basses during Powerslave, but the trusty ol' Precision never left the active roster. He's also done it all with flatwound strings which is f'n bonkers

@UncleRiotous Жыл бұрын

Losfer Words on Powerslave is incredible and a few comments have mentioned Moonchild. There's a French KZfaqr called Didier who has some great Steve Harris covers and a couple of in depth tutorials on his style, worth a watch.

@jamesgrant8762 Жыл бұрын

The song was actually originally called "Dune" but they had to change the name due to copyright issues, there are some early versions of the Vinyl which made it out though

@christee5772 Жыл бұрын

Steve asked Frank Herbert for permission but his agent replied with "No. Because Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially rock bands like Iron Maiden" 😆

@lowend Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Maiden tracks! 'arry is a true workhorse to say the least! He also has an interesting plucking hand technique-floating thumb, but he almost always seems to play closer to the bridge

@dennislydon-dt4mq Жыл бұрын

Maidens been my favorite band since 83’. This was one of the first cassette tapes I ever bought from mowing lawns. Still a die hard Maiden fan. Great critique of Harris.

@carlosantoniogarciabatz6632 7 ай бұрын

Solo puedo decir que el trabajo de STIVE en ese bajo es extraordinario y siempre será una leyenda.

@Neonmirrorblack 7 ай бұрын

I only got to see them live once (during the amazing Halford/Queensryche/Maiden tour), but they absolutely gave off a particular energy I had never felt at any concert before, or since. Their entire set just felt like there was electricity in the air, but that might have just been the vibrations from Steve's relentless playing. 😆

@Alex-wf4px 6 ай бұрын

The endurance of Steve Harris is superhuman. I've tried playing this song all the way through on multiple occasions, each time feeling like my arms want to come off halfway through.

@javierramallo603 Жыл бұрын

And Steve wanted to be a drummer... Thank God! There wasn't room enough for a drum kit in his house.

@user-pr5tx9ep4m 11 ай бұрын

Have always loved when the rhythm kicks in after you've been mellowed by the spacey opening.

@toothyfangface1583 11 ай бұрын

One of my fave Maiden tracks for 40 years! Still sounds fantastic

@talfin Жыл бұрын

Immediately susbcribed when saw Your reaction , to this song one of the most underrated Maiden Songs, and by far one of the best.

@jamesgrant8762 Жыл бұрын

Steve has played a number of types of bass over the years; Fender J Bass (Early Days), Ibanez Roadstar (Video's Only), Lado Unicorn (Early World Slavery Tour & Aces High video) but the current West Ham bass is the same P that he has had virtually since 1978 its been White, Black and Metallic Blue with the Maple neck. There are also another few 78 P basses he has used over the years one with a Rosewood Fret Board that he used on No Prayer and Fear of the Dark Tours and the another custom painted blue P bass he now Mainly uses with British Lion.

@danielhicks4826 Жыл бұрын

Saw Iron Maiden live in August 202,2, I can genuinely say they are amazing, and it's all the more absurdly amazing because the youngest band member I think is yeah like 63-65 and thd oldest dang near 70, and yet I can count the mistakes they made as a band over a 2+ hour show with no break-on one hand, Just amazing amazing absolute masters of their craft all of them and Harris is a great for sure.

@kipholscher1812 Жыл бұрын

73 I believe is Nicko's age. What mistakes have you noticed? I try to identify mistakes bands make playing live but don't catch much. Me live on the other hand .,........

@danielhicks4826 Жыл бұрын

@@kipholscher1812 Oh hardly any at all like in one song think they just had a monitor issue timing seemed off for bit, for about 30 seconds, and then after that basically 1 hour and 45 minutes of perfection, there total freaks man!.

@marshfilm Жыл бұрын

I love hearing accomplished players react to this stuff. It reaffirms why this music got to me so hard back in the day. I can't believe I used to run marathons to those early Maiden albums on a mushy sounding old Ibanez Jazz bass that you had to beat mercilessly to get any twang or grunt out of it (My father would ask me "how the f'k are you always breaking bass strings?!"lol). I've played lead guitar and bass for 40 years now, and as an adult I can't last one Maiden song on bass... It's a specific athletic undertaking playing bass to Maiden... and a great spiritual payoff! ...Salute!

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate you stopping by 👊🏻💥

@anderschristensen4072 Жыл бұрын

so cool at 11.30 when the drums come in a plays the guitar+bass riff

@euandrecampos Жыл бұрын

omg! at last someone react to this masterpiece!

@JordyJayHomer Жыл бұрын

Woah! I'd KILL for that hair 🙂

@trevorw3233 8 ай бұрын

Been a Maiden fan since the Killers album. One of the main draws for me is how up front,and in your face the bass is. There are some early 80s hardcore punk bands whom i cant recall right now who utilized the bass as a lead insrument. Ive always loved busy bass players as a opposed to being in the background even though im a guitar player. New to your channel! Great!

@azzajames7661 Жыл бұрын

Respect, Brother🤘 What do you think of "Phantom of the Opera" by Iron Maiden? That was the song that made me for in love with the bass and the way Steve Harris plays, as it is bloody brilliant 👏 Steve Harris wrote this song for the band he was in at the time, but they basically said it was too difficult to play and it made Steve make his own band, and so Christmas 1975 Iron Maiden was born😜 Up the mighty Irons🤘🤘🤘🤘

@danadane2501 11 ай бұрын

At about the 3:50 mark you pointed out "not all bands write with theory in mind". I remember reading and interview where Harris says he doesn't know any theory or scales. Everything he plays is based of shapes, feel and what sounds best to his ear. Also speaking as a bass whose fanatical about always learning more. I've found The precision bass works best no matter what type of music you play IMHO. All to say Steve Harris is the kind of bassist anybody can learn a lot from no matter what kind of style you're in to. BTW yes Steve exclusively uses his index and middle finger. Good old 2 finger style at break neck speed.

@harrisaxer2651 Жыл бұрын

With regard to your comment in cutting the low end a little bit, Steve was playing Trace Eliot and light gauge strings for decades, both of which contributed to this in-your-face sound which made his bass stand out along with the guitars

@olastokken7670 Жыл бұрын

Steve Harris (and Geezer Butler) made me wanna Play bass, and so I have for almost 37 years😎🤘 Steve has once said that this song is one of the must difficult songs to Play live. He also confirmed in a intervju that he use just 2 fingers for picking, not 3.

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

I got into them later on, but realize their massive influence on heavy music. Thanks for stopping by Ola!

@anderschristensen4072 Жыл бұрын

your a one that stands out in a good way. i like the way you analyse. your got a new follower

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you, that means a lot!! See you around!

@vowtekohnsurvateeve47thand16th Жыл бұрын

Great

@edwardgirard6983 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Steve Harris, my favorite bass player and main influence for many years! Thank you, Steve!

@catmus1506 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! My favourite Iron Maiden song of all time.... along with Children of the Damned, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, etc... 😂

@GeorgeVrachliotis Жыл бұрын

TTAL is Steve's favourite song, his playing here - the whole album actually - is oustanding. For me - I guess for half the bass players in metal - he was the reason I picked the bass guitar, the first song I tried to play was The Flight Of Icarus from the same album

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

If it’s really his favorite, that’s super cool! I could see why, it’s like gymnastics on the fretboard. Appreciate you stopping by George!

@davidcolby7641 11 ай бұрын

I just watched your first review of Powerslave. Excellent. Frank Herbert refused to allow them to use the title, 'Dune', for this song. Steve Harris has never had a background role on stage. When Bruce first joined the band he had to teach Steve that the front and center of the stage belongs to the frontman. I think that they settled on a supremely effective compromise that magnified their whole stage performance. These guys don't merely perform together, they are up there PLAYING with each other and having fun. It's a live show unlike anyother. Dave and Adrian don't just share solos, they trade off their parts, and spotlight, generously. And now they do that together with Jannick in such a buttery smooth efficiency. The different guitars, setups, and playing just fits together without displacing any part of the song. And Steve's forward positioned bass takes the bass out of a simple rhythm role. Paul McCartney might have brought bassists out of the shadows, but Steve Harris made the bass a contender with the lead guitar.

@talismanmia2537 Жыл бұрын

First time visitor, hardcore Maiden fan since 1980. Nice reaction. Moonchild from Maiden's Seventh Son album is one you might like to react to. Ironically, the only track on the album where Steve has no songwriting credit.

@Hellion73 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, his stamina its overshadowed...until people try to play his songs😁. Also, to achieve near his mid rangy tone, you could use his Sans amp pedal, which btw is not limited to Steve's tone, but can help to anyone who wants to get rid of the "boomy" bass sound on many configs👍

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Ha! Yep! I used to have a SansAmp and loved it.

@captainobviousn7551 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Didier Geromes Cover of Caught Somewhere in Time? At the very end you can see how exhausted his wrist was. Steve is an absolute Monster

@Hellion73 Жыл бұрын

@@captainobviousn7551 Yeah, I did, he's great. But there is something else that is rarely mention, and I read about SH some time ago, that he has a very "light" touch when playing to help him to keep his attack thru recordings and live (that's why his bass strings heigth settings are super low, to get his disctintive "clanky" sound) which is probably true🤷‍♂️

@captainobviousn7551 Жыл бұрын

@@Hellion73 that is indeed true. I also heard that the volume knob on his Bass isn't even connected and therefor his sound on records and live is always maxed so that his sound is upfront and able to cut right through the Guitars

@gordonwalley1116 11 ай бұрын

I had to play The Trooper back in the eighties in a band I was in and the next song was always tougher to play because I had no time to recover from Steve's relentless gallop. My forearm would be rippling from the intensity. It really helped me learn how to not dig in so hard. Geddy helped alot wit that to because we would usually go right into Limelight. All this did make me a pretty badass bassist at the end of the day. For a while I actually played all of this with a pick to. SMDH. I eventually got with the program and have-not used a pick since.

@jrbbassmusic6749 11 ай бұрын

One of the most difficult Maiden bass lines - the stamina you need in final third is crazy!

@gtate135 4 ай бұрын

There is actually video of Steve discussing his technique, it is 100 percent a 2 finger attack. Also he strikes very lightly and the biggest thing about his technique is his RIGHT THUMB- he does not anchor his thumb, his right hand floats freely over the strings. Very very cool! 😊 Action set very low as well

@RobertEleuteri-fj8fp Жыл бұрын

I have listened to this song so many times, starting from my teenage years in the 80’s. I love your analysis of what the bass and guitar are doing during the guitar solo. I always thought that solo could go on much longer and still never get boring.

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Robert - that means a lot. Appreciate you watching my videos!

@CazadorNocturno Жыл бұрын

Hats off to Maiden. Never we are going to see it again, let’s enjoy them

@bombcatd Жыл бұрын

Hello on that albun there only 2 guitars. The 3 guitars where must after. On the 90s...Up yhe Irons.... That song was writen for a film " Dune" but after it was rejected..So they renamed it but all of the lirics are links to the movie...

@pro3gamer685 Жыл бұрын

The Pure Bass Sound Ever Exist??-Steve Harris This guy still impressed me after all of those years. He not only be a bass guitar player-this is virtuozo and still shows how to write bass parts without learning any scales ;) or only known scales was Steve harris Scales-clear talent same as Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead-this 2 bass players was insane, but Steve was good of bass guitar, no one can compare with him, no one can replace him in IM and that;s true, same as IM without Brice sound strange, but still wrote great songs i still love virtual and factorry recorded with Blaze. Greetings from Poland my friend

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Greetings, and I appreciate you stopping by!

@drymant Жыл бұрын

Such a quality tune. For Bass though, by Maiden standards, The Duellists for me, is the most intense. And then on top of that, when they platy it live, there's a good chance it might be played at a faster pace. Crazy.

@andersgranstrom7128 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! And hey, your bass sounds great!!

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@danifelicesquest 6 ай бұрын

This is the song that made me gain all the right hand stamina

@fabiolignelli7372 Жыл бұрын

Great analysis. Steve Harris is a living legend. Excellent bass player, composer, including live performances. Another exceptional bassist, another living legend that I suggest reactions: Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath, which, by the way, for me, is the greatest band in history mainly for what they did in the 70s).

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fabio! Appreciate you stopping by. I’ll surely be doing a Sabbath song soon!

@alex.t76 Жыл бұрын

The Greatest Band

@jcsk8 Жыл бұрын

My fav. bass player ever. Very musical and creative.

@alex.t76 Жыл бұрын

There was an interview with Frank Bello when he said Steve uses 3 fingers but uses the middle and the ring as one

@brnreyna Жыл бұрын

When they synchronize, it reminds me of “Origin of Species” by Scale the summit 🤘🏽

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

💙

@BruceBeast 11 ай бұрын

Great Song ❤❤❤

@davidmel2158 Жыл бұрын

TTAL is top 5 Maiden songs of all time. Possibly my #1

@troywilkinson160 Жыл бұрын

Steve made bass cool when I was a kid.

@eilliwwasniahc Жыл бұрын

I learned that eq trick by accident. I thought my amp didn't have enough power because I couldn't be heard and if I turned the volume up it got flabby. Out of desperation I turned the bass eq knob down to contol the speaker, thinking it wouldn't sound good, but the speaker would stop slamming into the stops. The flab and mud went away and also I was surprised that i could be heard WITHOUT more volume. The "boom" i thought i wanted was actually obscuring the sound and un-defining it. I now roll down he bass and raise the upper mid. Mid and treble doesn't suck power or make the speaker slam. it makes you heard. I no longer aim for "boom" and instead go for a little "klank".

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Happy accidents are always great with tone, gear, etc. - love it! Most bass players think they need more bass than they truly do (aptly named instrument, right?) - it's easier to make low end mesh in a recording, but on a live stage, it's so much wasted information that just competes with the kick drum decay and heavy guitars. Low mids are truly where it's at. I always start around 300 Hz for a tiny boost in low-end clarity without being "boomy".

@danielheden6580 Жыл бұрын

I really liked this video. It’s nice to hear from a bass player how upfront the bass is in maiden records. Great video 😎🤘

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you checking it out, Daniel!

@michaelhill4353 Жыл бұрын

Up the Irons man. Up the Irons!!!!✌️❤️🤘

@jlavallo3297 9 ай бұрын

Just to clarify, Steve Harris recorded Piece of Mind on an Ibanez Roadster!

@MT-or7lv 4 ай бұрын

Favorite Maiden album.

@rockfyre3095 Жыл бұрын

Cool story from 30 years ago involving a small band I was in. I played keyboard and learn by ear. Our bass player is a huge Maiden fan. That said, this guy is playing and rewinding the section with the odd time signature. He tries reproducing it on his bass but isn't getting it and becoming frustrated. I said "let me help you". He gives in and hands me the bass and I nail it on the 2nd try. He looks at me and says "I hate you......show me what you just did". So I break it down for him, and he got it. He said he'd been trying for a half hour and I just sit there like "here it is" and Boom.

@LowEndUniversity Жыл бұрын

Very cool!! Love it.

@bobstraightjaket Жыл бұрын

That’s why Steve is the GOAT. Saw Maiden in the early 90s and was so impressed with how great they were. Steve was the standout. Helps I play bass but at that show it didn’t matter it should have been called the Steve Harris show with guests the other guys. Just kidding as they are all great.