Comments on: My problem with Iron Maiden http://heapsbad.com/my-problem-with-iron-maiden aussie metalheads on an epic journey of epicness... again Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wulfe http://heapsbad.com/my-problem-with-iron-maiden/comment-page-1#comment-20 Wulfe Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:21:55 +0000 http://heapsbad.com/archives/my-problem-with-iron-maiden#comment-20 Sure people want to listen to 80' classics. Thats Metal's difference from pop - in pop only new "hits" count. Britney Seaprs' "fans" will listen to her new album over and over, but her first cd's will be thrown somewhere deep inside their closets. In Metal (or quality music) - the songs are timeless. When hearing a great composition, you dont care when it was written or how many times you've heard it before, you'll love to hear it again and again(especially live). Add to that the "nostalgia" factor - and you've got your ultimate reason for bands playing old songs (and sometimes old songs only), and for fans being statisfied. So there will always be someone dissapointed. Maybe you want bands to play new stuff (my bet is that its an easier excuse for being "against" maiden when in truth - you just dont like their music), but when Maiden's last album came out - they embarked on a tour which setlist was concluded of the entire new album's tracklist. No 80', no 90', no early 2000', only new album. So as good as the new album is(and it is), many fans where dissapointed. Why? Obviously, they want classics! Every fan of maiden (or even someone who likes the band to some extent) would like to hear more classics and more familiar songs. Just as you've said - Sowly we Rot (or Cause of Death, or Chopped in Half) will always be fans favourite, no matter how good "Evil Ways" is. P.S Obituary was formed 21 years ago, not 25. And when I've seen live last year, they didnt play "Cause of Death" (song, not album) or anything from "End Complete" and "World Demise". Imagine how I and many others were pissed. So sometimes, a band ignoring it's early years is not a good idea at all. Sure people want to listen to 80′ classics. Thats Metal’s difference from pop — in pop only new “hits” count. Britney Seaprs’ “fans” will listen to her new album over and over, but her first cd’s will be thrown somewhere deep inside their closets.
In Metal (or quality music) — the songs are timeless. When hearing a great composition, you dont care when it was written or how many times you’ve heard it before, you’ll love to hear it again and again(especially live). Add to that the “nostalgia” factor — and you’ve got your ultimate reason for bands playing old songs (and sometimes old songs only), and for fans being statisfied.

So there will always be someone dissapointed. Maybe you want bands to play new stuff (my bet is that its an easier excuse for being “against” maiden when in truth — you just dont like their music), but when Maiden’s last album came out — they embarked on a tour which setlist was concluded of the entire new album’s tracklist. No 80′, no 90′, no early 2000′, only new album. So as good as the new album is(and it is), many fans where dissapointed. Why? Obviously, they want classics! Every fan of maiden (or even someone who likes the band to some extent) would like to hear more classics and more familiar songs.
Just as you’ve said — Sowly we Rot (or Cause of Death, or Chopped in Half) will always be fans favourite, no matter how good “Evil Ways” is.

P.S
Obituary was formed 21 years ago, not 25. And when I’ve seen live last year, they didnt play “Cause of Death” (song, not album) or anything from “End Complete” and “World Demise”. Imagine how I and many others were pissed.
So sometimes, a band ignoring it’s early years is not a good idea at all.

]]> By: Saqib http://heapsbad.com/my-problem-with-iron-maiden/comment-page-1#comment-19 Saqib Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:34:06 +0000 http://heapsbad.com/archives/my-problem-with-iron-maiden#comment-19 The worst and most far from the truth thing that can be said about Iron Maiden is that they are trying to live on their past glory. Maiden toured supporting their latest album before embarking on the Somewhere Back in Time Tour. I think your problem with Maiden is that you don't really like Maiden. The worst and most far from the truth thing that can be said about Iron Maiden is that they are trying to live on their past glory. Maiden toured supporting their latest album before embarking on the Somewhere Back in Time Tour. I think your problem with Maiden is that you don’t really like Maiden.

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