1982*

twas really funnx thx

This is my favorite comment right now in this dimension.

Hahaha, truth.

Love it!

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And don’t forget pilot 👨‍✈️. He used to fly that humongous jetliner the band tours on. From country to country.

Ghislain Pitre, did you mention collector of WW-II tanks, soccer/football player and all around great dude.

Also apparently a beer afficionado, if www.ironmaidenbeer.com/about is to be believed.

In the early 80's he was also the alternate on the UK olympic fencing team.

Well said.

I passed my history classes thanks to Iron Maiden.

Mark Woollon not nearly as good as Maiden!

They tell awesome stories, I love collection of songs they put together on the 'Live after Death" album, he really belts out the lyrics!

@@markwoollon lol what a way to over simply what he was saying. Yes any SoundCloud asshat can come up with a story to their song. But Iron Maiden comes up with a *good* story that is told *well* as it transitions with beautiful instrument playing. Cmon man.

Meredith Bland Iron Maiden's songs are all meaningful and full of literature. You should listen to all their songs. Cheers!

Maiden has a lot of beautyful songs. A LOT!!! I bet you would like many of them

Welcome to metal, Meredith. You'll love it, the Maiden test is right. :)

Maiden is amazing, to me is the best metal band in the entire world!

I learned more about Alexander the Great from Iron Maiden than I did in 12 years of public school.

Awesome fact!

That actually is an interesting fact, thanks for sharing!

Cool facts and I listened to them for 20 yrs or more . Up the irons !

Daniel Robidoux We're aware.

Wisley Rod I've been a Maiden fan (though not hardcore), for decades and didn't know that. Thx!

EriolTolkien definitely an amazing bass player.

Robert Walker yup. Good call. One of my favourite songs from book of souls

Bruce, Adrian, Janick, and Dave have all written great songs for Iron Maiden, but Steve is definitely the best songwriter . Steve is the only band member that cannot be replaced because he created the band. Iron Maiden has always been his creation. He has a great eye and ear for great talent and got some of the greatest musicians to join his band. I even love the Paul and Blaze years.

Always. He is critical of weak lyrics.

bro I needed this commentary today

That's why i love this channel

Smartest dudes from the hood I’ve ever seen, im glad he caught on to everything and was very precise

geminiblade absolutely. I was gonna say almost the same thing. Their songs are fully fleshed out, dramatic stories.

geminiblade bang on they got maiden quickly lol

“Well that’s Iron Maiden “ that’s what I said out loud when he said that. Haha

They got that bang on. I remember seeing Maiden in concert 10 years ago and they turned the stage into a set for almost every song it was incredible. War scene for the trooper, Egypt for powerslave, dark and scary setting for fear of the dark.. etc

Abso-fix#*@g-lutley!!! Dead on!!!

Well said.

Well said and so true!

Indeed. I love their videos. Two intelligent guys from a very different perspective of both music and life experiences.

Leo the Lion that's what I was thinking but who knew

Dont judge book by covers :D peace

I like these guys.

They definitely appreciate it as a whole. Even the heavier stuff.

If you listen to maiden without having an existential crisis you're doing it wrong

LOL!!! Maiden is extremely good at it, but if you can listen to metal from the 80's-90's and not notice it, you are not doing metal any justice. Metal is the counter-culture to the "barbie world, greed is good" illusion of the 80's-90's. Many see metal as a scene of hopelessness and despair, but it is exactly what slayer once said, "we put it in your face so you notice it and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT". Here is your problem, fix it!! Metal has more hope and desire for the world to be better than most other forms of music, and that's it's real power, to make you THINK.

Anyone else think that after this video finished being made, they went out and hugged a loved one, or called a relative they ain't talked to in a while?

Diana Watson only because they're not yet born again in the spirit of the risen living Christ Jesus. They have doubts hence the crisis some of us have no doubts we have a confident assurance of things hoped for ;-)

Huh?

5 times during the eighties. Has stayed with me in ways I cannot explain here. You really had to be there. Power slave, WOW.

Saw them 8 times and i agree man they are great live band

You're also required by law to tailgate beforehand

3 times here. Once in the 80’s and saw the Book of Souls tour twice, once in Denver and then in Brooklyn.

@@laurie5925 I saw them in the 80s on Powerslave and Somewhere in time. Then 5 or 6 more times. Jones Beach, and I also saw them in Brooklyn, Newark, and most recently in Hartford this past summer. Saw them in Holmdel on the Somewhere Back in time tour. That was a very memorable show! Rare no pit show and I had 4th row center. In the fan club too. Totally worth it for the presales alone!

Thanks John Madden, couldn't figure that out without you.

Mik H Two minutes to midnight.

Tru dat

Kevin Baker he knows

Mik H not philosophy theology.

Mik H True,is there a Song here somewhere,or in the great divide,lol easy does it!

Right?

same here! inspiring!

That's why I always enjoyed the Fine Bros channel, despite their scummy ways. They give you a wide group of amazing reactions. Kids listening to Maiden for the first time is the coolest thing I've seen.

Couldn't agree more.

Nathan Fleet I know lots of people hate reaction channels but I love seeing them experience music/movies/games for the first time. It's really interesting and gives you a fresh perspective.

Lisa Mann Metallica in their prime wrote better music. Maiden has been more consistent, I’ll give you that.

Im not sure you can compare them like that. Metallica is much more about raw energy and basicly pushing you in to your seat with their music. Maiden is about creating an atmosphere with big epic lyrics, riffs etc. At least for me.! My opinion. :)

Lisa Mann Maiden are the Kings of Metal, PERIOD!!!

Jermaine HELL YEAH!!

Metallica writing better music than Maiden is subjective not objective and in my very humble opinion, I disagree.

TheMeetic666 if it doesn't, you did it wrong

I know ;-) It's just refreshing to see other people process music like this ^^

That's the mark of good metal.

Love the reaction to the first hearing of a song I've heard a thousand times, trust me lads, listen a few times and it becomes epic. It's not a song in the usual format of verse, chorus/verse, chorus etc, maybe that's what puzzed them at the end as to whether they 'liked' it.

They are on my BUCKET LIST of bands to see...never got see MOTORHEAD.

SmokeRingHalo I got to see them live last year. I am a casual metal fan, but that was the most incredible show I’ve ever seen!

About alice cooper ?

@@alexg1517 I was lucky enough to see the show that opened their 2012 tour in North Carolina -- and Cooper was the opening act. It practically felt like being at a high-tech opera

And now there’s three! 🤟🏼

and the best part? They have ALWAYS been like that. 37 years later and they're still that opera/metal style. They still have their soul

Exaclty! I'm only 28 years old, but jump on every chance to see them live!

Zulamun 100% true... Even many of their own fans miss this fact no matter how many times the members of the band say it, spell it out and Execute the plan.

Right

'human conscience is a tragic mis-step in evolution'

@@Mohit-gq2sv my man...Rust Cohle!

Up the Irons!!!

I always likened this song to Dickens's "A Visit to Newgate".

Yep & One Of My Favorite Poets Both Charles Dickens and Emily Dickinson

So true 😀

All the great bands have a great bassist at the center

Played bass like a lead guitarist 🔥

@@darrenbarlow5759 Exactly, Steve Harris is one of my favourite bass players, next to Peter Hook, JJ Burnel and Geddy Lee.

Bronce Perez Matos This comment cracked me up lol.

Yeah, consciousness and shit. Lol!

I came back to rewatch this video months later after seeing a couple of the commentators say they think this was a negative reaction. This was anything but a negative reaction - certainly, it brought out the philosophical side in George and Ryan, and they definitely seemed to appreciate the poetry, skill, musicianship, songwriting, and artistry that went into the song, and found the whole to be beautiful, with the worst they could say about it being that it might be a bit dated, the subject matter not being not being to their taste at the time, and the song being something that might have to grow on them. I didn't realize it until I saw the reaction the first time, but Harris' lyrics, whether the song was contrived that way or not (I suspect not), actually do an excellent job of conveying the false courage and then all of the stages of grief the story's character would go through in the hours before death - you see elements of shock and panic, denial, anger, bargaining/reasoning, and depression in the way the character's words contradict what was said before, before settling on acceptance, before the character's life flashes before his eyes during the solos leading up to the death at the End.... Obviously, this reaction was early in their metal reactions career, and they'd basically reacted to only a limited selection of thrash before this, so I wonder if George and Ryan would be willing to come back and react to this song again some day, now that they've seen a wider range of metal, and have had the new perspective of some time and distance to re-review the song with?

Hehe and that their fans are primarily into metal :D That view ratio isn't even close!

For real!

LOL, NO SHIT!

@@VRShow I was just looking at that tonight . Some of the songs have as many views as the songs by themselves .

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does not get enough credit

Steve the best !

FƎrAT PlazmɄ So many are better than cliff. Especially Steve. Also David Ellefson, Ian Hill, Geezer Butler, there are more too but those come to mind.

Ein Walroß Geddy Lee for one

The legend is a Steve Harris...

Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Powerslave. Both good examples

Alexander the Great one their best

The trooper, the clansman, mother russia, passchendaele, montsegur.

As a student studying history, I thought Alexander the Great was disappointing, as a fan of metal I thought it was disappointing and anti-climactic.

Well.. it is their genre (as in they define it) so one would expect that:3 (power metal)

Sentient Viscera Like Tenacious D, You can't kill The Metal!

You've never seen Iron Maiden in concert? I grieve for you!

Dillon Digital Video easily one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen.

The best theater you will ever see!!! Obviously you have never seen them. Sad

Irony and sarcasm allude too many in this day and age. Well played, man.

Alex man, you had me going they're for a minute until I saw your but about Phantom of the Opera. Well played sir, well played. Take a bow 👍

what you said.

Exactly, we need to drop this elitism in metal, it is a symptom of close minded stereotypes and severely inflated egos. There is soo much other amazing shit that will enrich your lives, please give genres outside of your comfort zone a chance, you won't regret it.

Hunnit Round Heath Yes, fuck metal elitists. Jazz is fucking amazing, Funk is fucking amazing, Blues is fucking amazing, Rock is fucking amazing, Rap is fucking amazing, even pop is fucking amazing. You just gotta find the best stuff.

Pagan420 Preps Exactly

The heart, soul and engine of the Mighty Maiden

Up the irons bros

So true. Bruce couldn't even come back to Maiden without Steve's approval.

Indeed! Up the Irons!

Yup. It's why the Blaze Bayley years were still legendary. Clansman is one of their most epic pieces and Futureal is one of their best riffs imo \m/ maiden for life

Peter Scrace Up the Irons!!

My favorite 🤘

My favorite Iron Maiden song also. Hallowed being the 2nd.

Absolutely, Theatrics is the name of the game and they are the best in that regard.

Painkiller yes, it sure does. I love Iron maiden now as much as I ever did for this reason.

Well said brother. I'm 50 as well loved this album the day it came out.

52, and I am right there with you

Bio&BlastBeats absolutely. We should be very thankful for it but at the same time my dog is happy 24/7 lol

wtf their first album wasn't until '80

Grigori Rasputin correct but they have been a band since 1975 look it up.

Milo R Me thinkest they commenteth too much------eth.😜

@@tednugent8501 huehuehue

@@tednugent8501 great comment. I like the humor but the "commenteth" maketh the duo.

Yea verily n shit.😒

Twas the Martin of Walkyer to whom this title was correctly bestowed despite the Maiden's of Iron honorable efforts.

J W i feel the Same.

TheTrooper97Vlog my favorite maiden songs too brother lol...and aces high

Yo Troop!

Hallowed be thy name and Number of the beast is my all time favorite songs

Well we all know the most handsome people in the world name there KZfaq after Iron Maiden in some way. What? I'm not biased.

@@haylicona8856 He's saying it's not easy for most people on the first listen.

MetalizedButt I remember hearing someone describe his playing as "carpal tunnel inducing"

Chvncey he is way better than cliff burton in my opinion. simply a legend.

Just to think about no Steve Harris in Iron is unimaginable, he's the brain of the band, the most important piece.

Not to mention that he wrote this song and most of their longest songs himself.

I love how he plays the bass. I love it in Somewhere in Time and The Trooper specially. Delicious!

i feel the same way as you. Been a lifelong fan since 1983 still going to see my favorite English boys when they come to town.

Maiden was my teenage years. Even since Paul Dianno...but Bruce -Number of the Beast -I was hooked - and to watch these hip hop guys analyze the very lyrics I did when I was young -...been feeling like laughing and crying at the same time -...Farmer G -you're not the only one

My first exposure to Maiden was when I borrowed my brother's Somewhere In Time tape, then I went out and bought Seventh Son... I must have played that tape a thousand times. First thing I got hooked to was the lyrics, so I love the analysis. I hope you guys are listening and hope you do more songs. With exception to a few misses, most of the Maiden song lyrics are gold.

My two year old knows all the lyrics to this song and he plays the drums

Jose Martinez yes

Yaaaaaaaas

Jose Martinez agreed 100%

Please do the trooper and run to the hills. Both have some ridiculously good lyrics and out of control riffs.

Jose Martinez yes trooper!

also the latest "Die Young" versions with Dio are unforgettable when you know what happened and was going on. :(

OH HELL YES! I consider myself very fortunate to have caught them live in 2007.

My love 😍

Daniel Guidry yes, I'm so glad they picked up on the theatricality of Iron Maiden. Great video, great song

Daniel Guidry I saw them live in Phoenix in 85' outdoor show, 42000 people. it was awesome!!! the recorded live after death a few weeks later in long beach. so our set list was the same as that album. great show!

The best live show

especially the live version of The Trooper, watching Bruce run around with a Union Jack decked out in full old timey military gear never gets old

Goddamn it, the ungodly things I would do to have seen Iron Maiden in their prime.....

j. paul ACTUALLY, the entirety of his vocals in this song have amazed vocal coaches bcuz it is NOT a simple song to sing... His power throughout is CRAZY good... and I'm talking about vocal coaches praising him after they see A LIVE PERFORMANCE where Bruce sounds exactly like the studio version

Yeah, they missed that one. Must one of the longest ones in recorded history. I sawthem life last year and he can still hold it that long after surviving cancer.

I can hold my notes longer than dickenson ever did.....but yeah it very difficult

Matthew Williams I think you hit it right on the head man.

Matthew Williams totally agree, people won't sit down and listen to metal and try and give it a chance because it is so looked down on that people think we're satanists or they say it's just screaming and just noise when they don't even properly listen to the music, sad society we live in really I mean I can't judge anyone on what they like because it's what they like but for pop (mainstream music fans) to call it not real music or it's just noise I mean come on

These guys have somehow given me a new appreciation of my all-time favorite metal song.

Gym Wallygator the discovery of metal.