He's gotta stay sharp on those long ass songs somehow. This is probably more fun than Practicing by yourself

Yup if not for him, I would being playing a flute right now. Or a triangle. ;o)

@@drummer7557 - I'm pretty good at the washboard, or the spoons! 😂

Me too 👌🤘

It's his own band apart from Maiden of course.

They are easy to him hes been playing them 30 plus years

He's obviously got restricted movement so nowhere near his fluent best. Those were indeed the days.

40 years practice

I have to agree there, some wonderful touches.

Hes a great drummer

Lmfao. I totally agree

That’s actually one of his Sonor kits from the 80’s touring years. It’s only a small portion of the overall kit. REALLY amazing sounding drums and I’m very happy he’s back with Sonor. You are right though; he could make even a garbage drum kit sound amazing. Nicko is a genius.

He could play this in his sleep. He’s a road warrior for sure.

Chris Messer actually the snare is from the 7son tour kit. The rest of the drums are Sonor performers Which were their mid level 80s kits. Made of Beachwood like the high-end ones just thinner Awesome kits, you can still find them on line pretty inexpensive. This was just a rehearsal kit....but sounds great.

NickosRightFoot: actually that makes sense in hindsight. The shells and rims on the toms and bass drum did seem different than the signature lites. You’re absolutely right still amazing sound. I use to have a SonorLite kit in the late 80’s through late 90’s. I miss that kit. I definitely agree sound at the of the day come from the player, but I’m sure you’d agree Sonor has an essence that seeps through beautifully. I was so happy to find out he’s back with Sonor. His recent kit he’s touring with sounds amazing in conjunction with the way he plays. He’s the best drummer in hard rock/rock in my opinion and at the same time I believe underrated. I think many kids don’t comprehend how skilled and musical he is. He’s a genius. I love how he applies different types of flams within his playing. I could go on for hours. He’s been a huge influence on playing far back as with Pat Travers. Thanks for the insight.

É no Brasil. Niko sensacional. Cara descalço de bermuda com o povo

No it's Ringo !! But I admit that Nicko is very cool.

@@MrHankulley Ringo? really?, is a very good guy, but cool?

So was the late Neil peart of rush

Ah, no.

The coolers musician of heavy metal world

Ruban SriramBabu in what universe is Rime of the Ancient Mariner underrated lol

Sky it’s not very well known outside of Maiden fans

@@cheeseisjar3058 Well, to be fair, Iron Maiden songs are not very well known outside of Maiden fans in general.

Hes slow n old as dirt lol

And can still outplay kids a fraction of his age. Let’s see how well you uphold your arrogance in to maturity which from the sounds of it is not anytime soon...

@@vincegedeon6583 you can't even play a quarter as good as him.

Agreed. 🤘🏻😬🤘🏻

@@vincegedeon6583 dude, have some respect it's not always about the speed..Nicko's done over a thousand live shows in his career and is still going strong..they don't call him the octopus for nothing

He has a very little space in Live after death video and those few moments are always too short.. fortunately we can better see him in their later shows, they has given him more space in the editing of the videos

Well said my son!

in late 80s I drummed in a Death Metal band and sang with the songs to keep crazy time changes solid when playing live. Also, some small clubs had bad PA systems and I couldn't hear the guitars, so I sang them.

If you know the songs 100% no need to,just comes naturally...same with guitar...I probably couldnt just do solo to say for instance, icarus off the bat ,but when playing with band or along to the song it comes back ...nico plays all the drum stuff in his sleep.....

He kinda sounds like Blaze with the proper vocal range to sing Bruce’s songs

I noticed the same thing! Great timing, pitch, power and rasp.

He kind of sounds like blaze bayley singing

Really good

Great, but in my opinion in some parts a bit to fast But try to do it better, so you are right. Great piece of work and fun

Meh. 1234 1234 1234. Easy

@@zombywoof9188 I've seen so many "machines" in recent years, but unfortunately only machines! (drummers) I'm just tired of fast and skilled people without a soul in their chest! Not everyone can make such a career, be a good person, be a good friend, be one of whole piece ! Sounds simple to you, but it still works! If anyone can call Nico simplified (1234) , there must be at least some of his success as a musician because there is no chance to have a Nico's carier ! Just respect ...

@@godwor848 Fuck yeah. Up the Irons. Love Nicko he´s the reason why start drumming.

Tempo of the beast

DUDE!! I have wondered that...like, FOREVER! I have been playing drums for 30 years and have had some similar set-ups to Nicko over the years. That said, I also like my ride in that position, but I DO NOT put it that close to the toms. That is INSANE how he never seems to get tripped up while moving around the kit. :) That's just Nicko, I guess! :D

legendaryfatcat I was at their Charlotte NC show. Had VIP tickets and met Nico backstage. Pure class guy. Really nice

Kevin Cosgrove who was the singer?

@@Futureal_Dio Bruce Dickensian sang for a while, might be him?

If you search "Nicko McBrain drums" you'll find loads more

True I think he's got jazz experience too give him an edge 👍🤘

I undertood to you

More cowbell

Who's singing. Sounds like a Yank

If you search "Nicko McBrain drums" you'll find loads more

It’s so awesome to hear that there’s people out there that know what drumming is and who can play , I am a drummer and a life long maiden fan and nicko’s introduction on piece of mind totally blew me away as Clive was awesome in his own right , but nicko has been driving Iron Maiden for the last 45 years!! Up the irons long live nicko !! And thanks for your post !!

I agree 100%

allenthemadman I was just thinking his road crew are thinking “why do we need to bring the giant kit again? Five pieces are much easier to set up”.

Watch him on his big kit he plays the same drums

He's very unprecise and makes mistakes

Underrated? He is a truly legend. He have inspired generations.

Where is he underrated?

@@garymitchell5899 well to be honest....it was always journey...he didn't stand out ....this is some of his best work

Yeah! It's true!

Me too.