Iron Maiden: part two

                                                      The band- From left to right:

       Janick Gers, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Nicko Mcbrain

                                
Iron Maiden have about 2000 live shows to their credit. Their sets have always been full of vigour and much veracity in the singing department by the great Bruce Dickinson.
Dickinson's interests include literature, writing and fencing. He was a member of the British Fencing squad for a while, but had to forfeit his place as he was on tour for Maiden.
 He is also widely known in metal circles as the 'Air Raid Siren', which was popularly coined during the recording of the hit single -The Number of the beast. 

The reason He was called so was because the producer was un-impressed with the tone with which he sang the first four lines. At one point, Bruce got so frustrated that he let out a very high on octave wail about one min into the song, which wasn't originally supposed to be there. It is been noted that Bruce hasn't been able to re-create the same pitch ever again. : Hear for yourself!

Nevertheless, Iron Maiden are an incomplete band without this song, as well as the album of the same name. It is one of their staple tracks in live performances. It's quite impossible to fathom how Bruce manages to breeze through night after night. He just never disappoints.
As I said in my previous Maiden post, Steve is the brainchild. But Bruce is the singing power. He's the showman. He brings the X-factor to the table every time they perform.

One of the key reasons they're still alive and kicking, even after thirty years is the support of their fans. Iron Maiden failed to receive any Mainstream media support for thirty years! (even to this day). They were ridiculed in the U.S for their 'trivial' links with Satan, and even though Clarifications were issued to the same, No one in the darned media complied. In fact,None of the members of Maiden worship Satan. They're theist or agnostic.
Despite minimal support when they just about started out, They continued to make music for themselves and their fans, something other bands failed to do. Thirty years and fourteen albums older, They still present a bad ass set every time they hit the stage. I must say that a bunch of 50 year olds running around on stage, jumping about, with all sorts of antics manifests in the 'Drive' and passion that the band still have. It really is difficult to put in writing.
So far starters, for those of you who haven't been addicted to Maiden yet- Brave New World is a good start up album. I got addicted hearing this itself:)

Oh well, wherever, wherever you are

Iron Maiden's going to get you, no matter how far

See the blood flow watching it shed up above my head

Iron Maiden wants you for dead

 I'll say this: If you haven't seen Maiden live yet, that's one thing you ought to do ASAP, or you're simply missing out on probably one of the most memorable days of your life.
I say this because I feel music is no more an agglomeration of emotions these days; It is more to do with commercial success. But with Iron Maiden, It is just that! Emotion and much more...