Nikko is around 70 in this video. They don't tour for the money, I think they just enjoy it. If you meet Nikko in public he's down to earth and very humble. I met him outside his restaurant at 8pm. I had to leave after a hour.
@keefriff997 ай бұрын
Nicko is 71 now, so he would have been around 63 here. I met him in 2004 after a small club show he did with his Maiden cover band, McBrain Damage…really nice guy, signed merch and posed for photos with everyone after the show who wanted it.
@user-ul5es7tc4c7 ай бұрын
I think it's 65 here, but it still stands the dude has more energy now than I had at 30
@malagua217 ай бұрын
They tour for money iron maiden is in the stock market its a company not a band anymore
@user-ul5es7tc4c7 ай бұрын
@@malagua21 what are you even talking about?
@malagua217 ай бұрын
@@user-ul5es7tc4c commenting on the part that they dont play for money
@AstroPixUK6 ай бұрын
It’s the band you know instantly. Iconic sound
@johnakers74517 ай бұрын
This was also the first tour after Bruce had beat throat cancer(a year later to be exact). I saw them a month after this show in Los Angeles and they were phenomenal as always. Wasted Years always has more of a carefree, relaxed feel to it when they perform it live in my opinion. This "relaxed" attitude fits the message of the song I feel. Another great reaction, keep 'em coming! Up the Irons!!🤘🤘
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
Incredible
@user-ul5es7tc4c7 ай бұрын
Also regarding how sweaty Bruce is, this was the final song of the show. Not sure if you noticed the totems depicting each band member with the glowing eyes, but it was a very cool stage prop...that was used for just this song. These guys don't do this for money, they pour a ton of cash into their tours. They just love music and love their fans.
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
I didn't notice the totems! AMAZING
@Proranis7 ай бұрын
always love watching people discover one of the greatest bands
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
YES
@john95087 ай бұрын
Great song and interesting back story on this - In the studio Adrian is playing it and Steve says I like that. Adrian said he thought it would be too commercial and the rest is history. This was the last song on last summer's tour and on one of the nights early on in the tour Adrian wasn't happy with Nicko he thought he mucked it up. Janick's 67th birthday yesterday
@rickandgen7 ай бұрын
You really MUST go see them in September. They will be in your area. I already have my tickets for November in Massachusetts
@genegiusti62397 ай бұрын
See you there!!!
@mannybravo2377 ай бұрын
I have a story on a hot day on stage. July 4, 1985, The World Slavery Tour, (Powerslave release), outdoors, CalExpo amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA. Temp was around 106°f. Dave Murray said it was so hot on stage the guys had to keep moving because their shoes were sticking to the stage covering. As soon as the show was over (it was an 'early' concert in the middle of the blistering p.m.)they all jumped in the backstage pool. On the Live After Death doublegate vinyl release, the candid pictures on innersleeve are of Maiden goofing off in that pool from that daytime gig. I don't remember who the opening band was, but one of their amps blewup w/a Big cloud of smoke! Seemed like it took the roadies awhile to notice the situation. The next day, July 5th, The World Slavery Tour ended in Irvine, CA, where Maiden's 1st full live album Live After Death was recorded, Martin Birch producer. I think the pool pictures were shot by Ross Halfin?
@zeigbert17436 ай бұрын
It's a great song but what blows me away aside from the size of the crowd is how much fun they're having.
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
Me too 💯👌
@artmooneyblog5 ай бұрын
Next must be Where Eagles Dare or Powerslave. The first is my personal favourite, about the second Nicko says it's the hardest to play.
@AndrewRooneyDrums5 ай бұрын
Oh right!
@tutnichtnotig12977 ай бұрын
One of my faves of IM. Adrian Smith, red scarve, wrote this song in 1986 for the "Somewhere in Time" album. Out of the blue in the studio at a simple guitar jamming. He is also a great singer/writer (Smith & Kotzen) solo projekt. Saw this song at the actuell "The Future Past Tour" in 2023, germany, hannover. Last song for the gig. They came with this Tour to AUS & NZL. 😬
@Flagg7956 ай бұрын
My wife and I saw 16 shows on the Book of Souls tour. I don’t know quite how to describe it. By the end of each exhausting show it was just so cathartic, so emotional, and just so …. joyous. I will have cherished memories of that tour forever.
@Paul_Allaker84506 ай бұрын
I think they'll be in your neck of the woods in September, you must go and see them, it wont be long before they knock touring on the head, so catch them while you can. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@osullibr7 ай бұрын
Their closers are usually this one or Hallowed be Thy Name, which, IMO is the best song in the fucking world.
@mrcvictor7 ай бұрын
My favorite maiden song to play🤘🤘🤘
@tylerbailey93297 ай бұрын
Saw them on this tour in Christchurch
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
Excellent Tyler!
@geoffthomas43486 ай бұрын
Steve Harris is the bass GOAT!
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
🙌
@carlgibson2857 ай бұрын
The fluctuating tempo during this performance highlights exactly why I prefer bands that don't use click tracks. I'll take performance over tightness any day of the week.
@hassehaxen49387 ай бұрын
I'd really recommend "If Eternity Should Fail" and / or "Speed of Light" from the same tour. Hell of an energy in those songs and they nail it as always.
@josetarifeno17706 ай бұрын
Maiden pasara a la historia como la mejor banda de rock
@bryanmack54106 ай бұрын
When I was 14, I spent endless hours trying to play that opening on my $30 guitar, having no idea what alt-picking was.
@brianjohnston52217 ай бұрын
This song has given me goosebumps for years🤘
@wintyrqueen7 ай бұрын
Interesting. They don’t usually mix footage from different shows… wonder if it’s also combined audio
@jasonlmeadows6 ай бұрын
I’m going to be seeing Maiden again this October at the dome in Tacoma and am really hoping they play this as it is one of my favorites. Up the irons 🤘🏻
@glennkirchens79707 ай бұрын
Metal Vocalists ranking IMHO: DIO Dickenson Halford Tate Bach
@tay136667 ай бұрын
I totally get what you were saying about this performance not being as tight. I noticed it on some of the guitar parts and vocal arts. And I agree with your thoughts that bands aren't supposed to be pitch perfect on every note of every song of every concert. It's live music. The little imperfections are what make each show special. Especially if you are there, at that show. It's not so good in a video years later when you aren't caught up in the emotion of the moment and can spot all the flubs. But when you can see them goofing around with the mics, and just all around having some fun, it's worth a few miscues.
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
Final song at their age it’s still incredibly impressive
@CoffeeMatt106 ай бұрын
1:04 this was the final song of the encore on the Book Of Souls tour, so they had already been on stage for an hour and 45-50 minutes… same as the recent Future Past tour, Wasted Years is the final song of the night, it’s just such a big singalong tune. Speaking of the Future Past tour, maybe check out Stranger In A Strange Land, and see how Nicko made it sound so good even after suffering a stroke at the start of last year that left him temporarily paralysed on his right side. For someone his age to come back from that and still put in the performances he did, the man deserves so much love. The footage of this song is from multiple shows on the tour, and I do love the shots of Bruce moving Adrian’s mic away when he sings the backing harmony on the chorus. But I much prefer the Flight 666 version where Bruce lets Adrian sing the chorus, Adrian has such a nice warm tone in his voice.
@Bropppe6 ай бұрын
I'm 49 anda a fan from iron maiden ❤❤❤❤🎉
@SNAL36 ай бұрын
Are you going to visit a show of their upcoming NZ tour? 🙂
@SteveCoronado26 ай бұрын
I absolutely LOVE the fact that Nikko sounds just like the album some 30 years later? Unlike some other drummers, well one other drummer (Lars) phenomenal musician
@user-ul5es7tc4c7 ай бұрын
Ah yes., what I like to refer to as the "screwing with Adrian" version. 😂 Saw them on this tour and Bruce pulled the shenanigans then too. Adrian was just laughing it up. Too bad these guys have no chemstry eh? 😊
@PurpleDreki7 ай бұрын
Greeting, sir! Love Maiden!
@academaciated74667 ай бұрын
SONOR baby ❤️❤️❤️
@pauloakley21247 ай бұрын
Powerslave. Live at Long Beach Arena. 84/85 World Slavery Tour. ❤
@mannybravo2377 ай бұрын
After playin' this song over so many years, it's a natural thing to switch it up a bit, tempo wise. I've heard Maiden when their set is too fast on the tempo imo. Iron Maiden is the best 80s metal🤘🏼still thrivin' ...and now this jam is about me goin on in wasted golden years lol😅😅😅😅
@riffmondo97337 ай бұрын
I wish they would hit the Southeastern U.S. again.
@glennkirchens79707 ай бұрын
Why are these guys not in the RnRHoF?
@MsBenlane7 ай бұрын
bruce said they are not a disposible pop group. i'd say because they are not a country or rap or hip hiop group
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
Who cares! They are LEGENDS
@scottblankenship6507 ай бұрын
@@AndrewRooneyDrumsyes they are!
@alexandremaireno-ni4ec6 ай бұрын
They're way above that crap, that inducts rappers, country singers, r&b artists...from time to time we see real rockers getting there
@donnelson66946 ай бұрын
Yeah, a little loose but still fun to watch.
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
Yes!
@mattzap92987 ай бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9t5os9nmNWlnX0.htmlsi=JkZPq7pGHKyAZjnS The link is from a 1987 tv appearance when they were asked to lip synch the performance. This song always reminds me of this playful performance
@Proranis7 ай бұрын
next up brave new world
@jimcampbell54647 ай бұрын
jesus , posted 7 minutes ago and already 17 views
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
YO
@ptdoria887 ай бұрын
Hello , in a oficial vídeo clip, when lyrics says for the ffirst time "took my hands up to the sky" , in a vídeo clipe in this exact moment , shows , appears , JESUS CRIST STATUE TRUE GIANT IN RIO JANEIRO . no more words❤ . SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH . im a brazilian guy
@JD.Knight7 ай бұрын
Nickos area is fully air conditioned.
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
Oh that's good!
@randywissler99237 ай бұрын
The only thing i dont like about this version is the sound guys lowered Steves bass too low. In the studio version its very prominent. It just doesnt sound right without it. With that being said, UP THE IRONS!!!🤘🤘
@mikepetrucha27747 ай бұрын
It was the last song, until the encore started.
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
HAHA LOVE IT
@WalterRivolta-uu4ji7 ай бұрын
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@Deathbruce7 ай бұрын
Stupid KZfaq has taken you out of my rotation. I will take care of that!!!
@AndrewRooneyDrums6 ай бұрын
Hey!!! 👀
@sammyingersoll88707 ай бұрын
I was never a fan of the vocals on this version. I always find this one hilarious because it shows that Dave and Janick don't sing and they always make fun of themselves for it, lol.
@RayfordRaySiegel7 ай бұрын
9:54 - Don't be a pervert, about it. Have some decency. You're talking to the world. Have some respect for your audience of both guys and girls.
@keefriff997 ай бұрын
This is a very loose performance…Wasted Years has always been something of a goof-off song for them, particularly on this tour as it was the last song of the night.
@AndrewRooneyDrums7 ай бұрын
I can see they are just having a blast here :) Good on them
@christerolausson27026 ай бұрын
Nicko is a great guy and a great drummer. BUT! His fills are often boring and “the same”. Don’t hate me. Has always been a Clive Burr fan…