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From: vsn@ic.ac.uk (Vartan Narinian)
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Subject: FAQ: IRON MAIDEN Frequently Asked Questions, part 1/2 (monthly post)
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Summary: This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions (with answers) for
the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Read this before asking
what the backwards message before "Still Life" is.
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* IRON MAIDEN - FAQ *
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Any additions, deletions, corrections, suggestions, misspellings, ommissions,
complaints or any kind of whining in general? I'm always looking to update
this! Please let me know! Mail me at:
Vartan Narinian <vsn@ic.ac.uk>
I'll do my best to get back to people as soon as possible, and to keep this
FAQ updated as best I can. Also, when the FAQ stabilises a bit, I will start
posting diff files so that people don't have to grab the whole thing each time!
NO SYNTHESIZERS OR ULTERIOR MOTIVES
UP THE IRONS!
============================
Intro And General Background
============================
IRON MAIDEN have been around in one form or another really since about 1975
or so, and was one of the most definitive forces in the New Wave Of British
Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) to come out into the world during the late 1970's and
early 1980's. With 9 true studio albums, 4 live full-length albums,
2 E.P.'s, 7 videos, countless singles, special releases, re-releases and
other goodies, one need not wonder why.
With about 18 years of history behind the band (which includes about 24
different 'official' lineup changes), you wonder how they did it? Powerful
music, with powerful lyrics. Always a heavy beat, and best played loud,
loud, LOUD! Though the band's popularity has probably already hit its
maximum peak several years back (let's at least admit that), there are many
thousands of us die-hard fans out there who have professed and pledged
devotion!
What follows in this FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) List is a huge mass of
IRON MAIDEN-related information, developed pretty much for the use of people
on alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden. (And just for your information,
according to the Usenet readership report in October 1993, this group has an
estimated readership of 24,000 people worldwide, and averages about 350+
messages/month, as of recently!) It answers many questions, but also
provides a wealth of information about IRON MAIDEN's past and present. A lot
of time (you don't even want to know!) was spent just typing the information
in the computer, but even more time (and money!) was spent over the past
years of *my* IRON MAIDEN fandom acquiring this information as well. I hope
you get something out of it.
UP THE IRONS!
=============================================================================
============
FAQ Contents
============
1. Past and present IRON MAIDEN lineups.
2. Why all the lineup changes?
3. The IRON MAIDEN family tree.
4. The band and their birthdays.
5. Bands who have opened for IRON MAIDEN.
6. IRON MAIDEN Fan Club info.
7. The backwards message before "Still Life".
8. SOMEWHERE IN TIME cover references.
9. The concert in Buffalo & the lawsuit.
10. IRON MAIDEN influences.
11. Location of Derek Riggs' insignia.
12. Familiar names with the IRON MAIDEN crew.
13. IRON MAIDEN songs, where to find them, and song tidbits.
14. Song credits and other information.
15. Song chart positions.
16. IRON MAIDEN songs played/not played in concert.
17. Song and name origins.
18. IRON MAIDEN cover songs.
19. Quotations.
20. Real life IRON MAIDEN references.
21. EMI, Epic, and Capitol.
22. Various Q & A that don't fit anywhere else
23. Interesting band stories.
24. Other IRON MAIDEN tibits.
25. IRON MAIDEN ftp sites.
26. Getting IRON MAIDEN from music clubs.
27. IRON MAIDEN music transcriptions.
28. IRON MAIDEN equipment info.
29. Books somehow related to IRON MAIDEN.
30. IRON MAIDEN discography.
31. Significant dates in IRON MAIDEN history.
32. IRON MAIDEN concert dates and locations.
33. IRON MAIDEN Raising Hell ad/promo.
34. Quick bootleg info.
35. Credits/Acknowledgements for this FAQ.
====================================================
-->> 1 <<-- Past Lineups Of What Is Now IRON MAIDEN
====================================================
GYPSY'S KISS - Nov '73
======================
Paul Sears - Drums
Bob Verschoyle - Vocals
Dave Smith - Guitar
Steve Harris - Bass
(Tim Wotsit - Guitar)
SMILER - Oct '74
================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dennis (Den) Wilcock - Vocals
Doug Sampson - Drums
Tony Clee - Guitar
Mick Clee - Guitar
IRON MAIDEN - May '76
=====================
Dave Sullivan - Alternating lead and rhythm guitar
Ron 'Rebel' Matthews - Drums
Paul Day - Vocals
Terry Rance - Alternating lead and rhythm guitar
Steve Harris - Bass
IRON MAIDEN - Nov '76
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dennis Wilcock - Vocals
Ron 'Rebel' Matthews - Drums
Dave Murray - Guitar
Bob Sawyer (stage name Bob Angelo) - Guitar
IRON MAIDEN - End of '76
========================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dennis Wilcock - Vocals
Ron (Rebel) Matthews - Drums
Dave Murray - Guitar
IRON MAIDEN - Spring '77 (lasted for only 1 gig!)
==================================================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dennis Wilcock - Vocals
Barry Graham (aka Thunderstick) - Drums
Terry Wapram - Guitar
Tony Moore - Keyboards
IRON MAIDEN - Mid '77
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Barry Graham (aka Thunderstick) - Drums
Dennis Wilcock - Vocals
Dave Murray - Guitar
IRON MAIDEN - Mid '77
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
IRON MAIDEN - Mid '77
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Doug Sampson - Drums
IRON MAIDEN - Mid '78
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Doug Sampson - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Early '79
=======================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Paul Cairns - Guitar
Doug Sampson - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Oct '79 (the 2 day lineup)
=========================================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Paul Todd - Guitar
Doug Sampson - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - End '79/Early '80
===============================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Tony Parsons - Guitar
Doug Sampson - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Jan '80
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Dennis Stratton - Guitar
Clive Burr - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Oct '80
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Clive Burr - Drums
Paul Di'Anno - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Sep '81
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Clive Burr - Drums
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Dec '82
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Nicko McBrain - Drums
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Jan '90
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Janick Gers - Guitar
Nicko McBrain - Drums
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
IRON MAIDEN - Sep '93
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Janick Gers - Guitar
Nicko McBrain - Drums
IRON MAIDEN - Jan '94
=====================
Steve Harris - Bass
Dave Murray - Guitar
Janick Gers - Guitar
Nicko McBrain - Drums
Blaze Bayley - Vocals
========================================
-->> 2 <<-- Why all the lineup changes?
========================================
* Steve Harris left GYPSY'S KISS for SMILER...who knows.
* Steve Harris left SMILER to form IRON MAIDEN - SMILER was stifling Steve
with its "tunnel vision" - no room to experiment...kinda "rockabilly"
versions of rock songs. He left in end '75.
* Terry Rance and Dave Sullivan were good at rhythm, but lacked in the 'lead'
department. Murray came in, they kinda got the picture and said "either
him or us..." They were dropped in late '76. :)
* Paul Day's voice was good, but lacked energy on stage. So he was out in
mid '76. He played with More and Wildfire after leaving.
* Bob Sawyer had been dropped earlier along the way (end of '76), because he
was always trying to upstage Dave Murray, instead of complementing his style.
He played with Praying Mantis afterwards.
* Dave Murray lasted about 6 months (until early '77), before he and Den
Wilcock had a big argument at a Bridge House gig, Wilcock clocked him one,
and Dave Murray went off to join pal Adrian Smith's URCHIN.
* Ron Matthews had decided to 'rebel' no longer :), and took off in early
'77. After his stint in Maiden he played with John McCoy and Bernie Torme.
* Tony Moore was axed 'cos keyboards obviously didn't fit in with Maiden's
style (after 1 gig), in mid '77.
* Terry Wapram insisted he could only work with an organist/keyboardist, so
that was the end of him too, in mid '77.
* Den Wilcock decided he'd "had enough," right before a gig at the Green
Man Plumstead, England. Mid '77.
* Thunderstick quickly followed suit, with the band temporarily on ice.
* Paul Cairns lasted under 3 months. Left in mid '79.
* Paul Todd lasted less than a week (2 days), 'cos his girlfriend didn't want
him to go on tour on the road. (What a wuss). Left in Oct '79.
* Tony Parsons lasted about 10 weeks. Left at end '79, 'cos he just wasn't
happy on stage...and wasn't a tremendous success on stage or anything.
* Doug Sampson quit due to ill health upon touring. Jan '80.
* Dennis Stratton left the band to form Lionheart around Oct '80, at which
time rifts between he and the rest of the band were developing. He had a
passion for 'classic rock' bands like the Eagles, was a good bit older
than the rest of the band, and problems with "the general attitude to
various aspects of the band" as well. The split wasn't particularly
amicable at first (some name calling at first...Steve was said to have
rather sacked a band member than tolerate dissent...), but after a few
months things worked out okay.
* Paul Di'Anno left the band in September 1981. According to sources, his
biggest problem was that he just didn't respect his most valuable asset:
his voice. He smoked, he drank too much, and generally lived the rock 'n'
roll lifestyle to the fullest. And naturally his singing suffered. He
went on to several other projects, such as LONE WOLF, DI'ANNO, BATTLEZONE,
PRAYING MANTIS, KILLERS, etc.
* Clive Burr left the band in December 1982, despite getting voted 3rd best
drummer in the world in a KERRANG poll (who was 1st and 2nd, I wonder?!).
Clive said he was leaving "for personal reasons" and that he intended to
quit the music business for good (although he has been around ever since
here and there - see the section in the FAQ on the MAIDEN "family tree").
He was also tired of the very hectic touring schedule. It was an amicable
split and Clive got a special thanks and "good luck mate" on the PIECE OF
MIND album sleeve credits.
* Adrian Smith left the band in January 1990 to pursue other things. He also
was becoming more uncomfortable with his performance in Maiden, especially
when songs couldn't be played perfectly, or if the show went off with
little hitches here and there. You gotta figure that he also wanted a
change of scenery, after a little more than 9 years in the band. His next
musical project was A.S.A.P. (Adrian Smith and Project), and was quite a
bit different than his typical Maiden stuff. It was a pretty amicable
split from what I understand. He also made a guest appearance during
the closing song, Running Free, when Maiden headlined the Monsters of
Rock in August 1992. This has been recorded on the Donington video and
the double CD/triple LP Donington Bootleg.
* Bruce Dickinson left Maiden in September 1993, to pursue his solo career
and other projects, spend more time with his family, and to do other
things, like maybe another book, more fencing, and to take a break in
general.
========================================
-->> 3 <<-- The IRON MAIDEN Family Tree
========================================
Dennis Wilcock - original lead vocalist (Nov 1976 - Mid 1977). Left IRON
MAIDEN permanently to form V1 with Terry Wapram (also former guitarist
with IRON MAIDEN, Spring 1977). Also sang for WARLOCK in early 1976.
Dave Murray - more or less a co-founder of IRON MAIDEN with Steve Harris (Mid
1976 - Nov 1976, Spring 1977 - present). Guitarist. Was in a couple of
other bands previously: EVIL WAYS (1972 - 1974), a school group along
with childhood friend Adrian Smith), URCHIN (early 1977, along with Adrian
Smith). Also contributed to the HEAR'N AID project in 1986.
Steve Harris - founder of IRON MAIDEN (Dec 1975 - present). Bass guitarist
and back-up vocals. Was in bands INFLUENCE (which turned into GYPSY'S
KISS) (1972 - 1973) and SMILER (1974-1975) previously. Several GYPSY'S
KISS songs later became IRON MAIDEN songs, like "Burning Ambition" and
"Drifter."
Doug Sampson - original drummer for IRON MAIDEN (Mid 1977 - Early 1980).
Also original drummer for SMILER (1974 - 1975). Only recordings on "The
Soundhouse Tapes" EP, "Burning Ambition".
Paul Di'anno - first recorded lead vocalist with IRON MAIDEN (Mid 1977 - Sep
1981). Recorded with IRON MAIDEN "The Soundhouse Tapes" EP, "Sanctuary"
and "Wrathchild" on METAL FOR MUTHAS compilation, IRON MAIDEN album,
KILLERS album, LIVE PLUS ONE live album, "Maiden Japan" (aka "Heavy Metal
Army") EP, "Women In Uniform" EP, and "Sanctuary" EP.
OTHER WORKS:
BIRD OF PREY (before 1977) - not much around.
LONE WOLF (1982 - ?) - not much around, but supposedly sounds like
watered-down WHITESNAKE. This was a 6-piece band.
GOGMAGOG (1985) - NWOBHM supergroup, featuring Di'anno on vocals, Pete
Willis (DEF LEPPARD) and Jannick Gers (GILLAN) on guitars, Neil
Murray (WHITESNAKE) on bass guitar, and Clive Burr (IRON MAIDEN) on
drums. Released in 1985 a demo E.P. "I Will Be There."
DI'ANNO (1984 - May 1985) - I don't know much about this band except it
sounds like JOURNEY. Released an album Di'ANNO, as well as a single
from this album "Heartuser" b/w "Road Rat" in 1984, under the FM
Coast to Coast label (a division of Heavy Metal Records). Also
released an album TWO SWIMMERS & A BAG OF JOCKIES in 1984 with Lee
Slater (Guitars, Vocals), P J Ward (Guitars, Vocals), Kevin Browne
(Bass, Vocals), Mark Venables (Keyboards), and Mark Stuart (Drums).
Mark Stuart left the band before recording, so Dave Irving played
drums on this album. (I *think* this information is correct!)
PAUL DI'ANNO'S BATTLEZONE (1986 - 1987) - recorded in 1986 FIGHTING
BACK and in 1987 CHILDREN OF MADNESS. Drummer on second album is
Steve Hopgood of famed NWOBHM band PERSIAN RISK.
"ALL-STAR" PROJECT (1989) - with Lea Heart back in '89. The album was
recorded somewhere in the UK, and the participants were a Japanese
band around Tak Yonemochi, Paul Di'Anno, Dennis Stratton, some of
Saxon, etc. - about 15 - 20 people altogether. The album seems to
have been produced for the Japanese market, so there is little
English text on the cover, mostly Japanese... Either the band or
the album is called "Kaizoku". Anybody have any more information?
PRAYING MANTIS & Paul Di'anno, Dennis Stratton (1990) - recorded on the
PRAYING MANTIS reunion in Japan LIVE AT LAST in 1990. Other members
are Tino Troy and Chris Troy of PRAYING MANTIS and STRATUS, Dennis
Stratton of LIONHEART, and Bruce Bisland of Weapon and Statetrooper.
KILLERS (Jan 1992 - present) - featured Steve Hopgood on drums and Nick
Burr (Clive Burr's brother) on guitars. Released MURDER ONE in
1992.
Tony Parsons - first official 2nd lead guitarist for IRON MAIDEN (End of 1979
for 10 weeks). Recorded "Sanctuary" and "Wrathchild" on the METAL FOR
MUTHAS compilation.
Dennis Stratton - second official 2nd lead guitarist (Jan 1980 - Oct 1980).
With IRON MAIDEN recorded on the IRON MAIDEN album, "Women In Uniform" EP,
subsequent singles, and LIVE PLUS ONE live album.
OTHER WORKS:
REMUS DOWN BOULEVARD (Any more information?)
LIONHEART (Oct 1980 - 1985) - first NWOBHM supergroup, with Jess Cox
(TYGERS OF PAN TANG) on vocals, Stratton on guitar, Steve Mann on
guitar, Rocky Newton on bass guitar, and Frank Noon (DEF LEPPARD,
soon to be in WAYSTED) on drums. Though formed in 1980, never
recorded anything until 1985, an album HOT TONIGHT, then split.
All-Stars NWOBHM (1990) - all-star lineup which includes members and ex
members of FASTWAY, SAMSON, GIRLSCHOOL, IRON MAIDEN, PRAYING MANTIS,
WHITESNAKE, BLIZZARD OF OZZ, etc. Recorded an album ALL-STARS
NWOBHM in 1990.
PRAYING MANTIS & Paul Di'anno, Dennis Stratton (1990) - played on their
reunion in Japan and in 1990 released LIVE AT LAST as lead guitarist
and co-lead vocalist with the Troy brothers and Paul Di'anno.
PRAYING MANTIS - after the reunion became their lead vocalist and
guitarist opposite Tino Troy. Released album PREDATORS IN DISGUISE
in 1991.
Clive Burr - 2nd drummer for IRON MAIDEN (Jan 1980 - Dec 1982). Recorded on
all that Dennis Stratton recorded with the band, KILLERS album, "Maiden
Japan" EP, and THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST album.
OTHER WORKS:
SAMSON (Early 1978 - 1979) - original drummer, played on first NWOBHM
single ever "Mr. Rock N Roll" with Chris Aylmer on bass and Paul
Samson on guitars and vocals.
CLIVE BURR'S ESCAPE (1983?) - Recorded a session for Radio 1 on the BBC
in the UK. Anyone know anthing else about this one?
TYGON (formerly STRATUS) - With Tino and Chris Troy (in STRATUS). The
brief name change to TYGON was abandoned after a little while, 'cos
they found several other things with that name. So as of September
1984, they were STRATUS, and *might* have produced an album...I'm
not sure. Anyone know anything else about this one?
PRAYING MANTIS (?) - one of their many drummers in their history.
Recorded "The Soundhouse Tapes Part II," and "Captured City" on
METAL FOR MUTHAS compilation. Was very good friend of next PRAYING
MANTIS drummer Dave Potts.
TRUST (1983? - ?) - replaced Nicko McBrain on drums for one album but I
can't remember the name of it. TRUST is regarded by many to be the
greatest French heavy metal band ever.
GOGMAGOG (Jun 1985 - ?) - drummer on "I Will Be There" EP. That is all
the band recorded.
DESPERADOS (?) - formed by Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister fame. Recorded
an album but it was never released. None of the members have legal
access to any material on the album.
ELIXIR (?) - drummer on second album LETHAL POTION. As far as I know
he's still in ELIXIR.
TRUE BRITS (1992) - Releasd an album READY TO RUMBLE in 1992 with Lea
Hart (Vocals, Guitar), Dave Senczak (Guitar), Dennis Stratton
(Vocals, Guitar), and Mel Gagbbltas (Bass). This might not actually
be a band. I think they (Clive, Dennis, etc.) just joined the album
of Lea Hart (ex-FASTWAY). There are many (36) names of special
guests on this album, for example, Scott Gorham, Neil Murray, Paul
Di'Anno, Eddie Clarke, Paul Samson, Gary Barden, Tino Troy, etc.
Adrian Smith - guitarist for IRON MAIDEN (Oct 1980 - Jan 1990). Dave
Murray's longtime friend and former guitarist of URCHIN, among many other
bands. Played guitar on everything after Dennis Stratton left, and was
permanent member for more than 9 years. His last recording with IRON
MAIDEN is the "Infinite Dreams" EP, recorded live on the Seventh Son Of A
Seventh Son World Tour, leaving a legacy of one song "Hooks In You" on the
next album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.
OTHER WORKS:
EVIL WAYS (1972 - 1974) - a school group with Dave Murray.
URCHIN (1974 - Spring 1980) - guitarist and vocals. Released 2 DJM
singles ("Black Leather Fantasy" and "She's A Roller", both of which
are pretty hard to find apparently), then split up. Was originally
offered Maiden gig early in 1980, but was still convinced URCHIN
could make it. Band members were Andy Barnett on guitar, Barry
Tyler on drums, and Alan Levett on bass.
BROADWAY BRATS (Mid 1980 - Oct 1980) - along with Andy Barnett on
guitar, Jeb Million on vocals (formerly with BLAZER BLAZER), Steve
Wells on bass (also formerly with BLAZER BLAZER), and Ian Richardson
on drums (also formerly with BLAZER BLAZER).
A.S.A.P. (1990 - ?) - formed in 1989, featuring Zak Starkey, son of
Beatles drummer Ringo, on drums. Recorded in 1989 SILVER AND GOLD
and an EP. Changed their name (?) to the UNTOUCHABLES. Andy
Barnett on guitars as well, Dave Colwell also on guitars, Robin
Clayton on bass, and Richard Young on keyboards as well. Quite a
different sound that IRON MAIDEN!
UNTOUCHABLES (Aug 1992 - present) - his current band made up of half
the people in A.S.A.P. (there were a lot of members in A.S.A.P.).
We're still waiting for their release. Gary Liederman on bass, Huey
Lucas on guitar, and Bob Richards on drums.
Nicko McBrain - longtime friend of the band, Clive Burr's replacement (Dec
1982 - present). Recorded everything from the beginning of the PIECE OF
MIND sessions and is still a member. Member of French heavy metal group
TRUST, considered the best French heavy metal in all rock history by
many), among many other bands he was in.
OTHER WORKS:
STREETWALKERS (Feb 1975 - Jul 1976) - Nicko's first pro band, with
Roger Chapman on vocals, Charlie Whitney on guitar, and several
others, including Billy Day.
PAT TRAVERS BAND (1977) - Recorded on the album PUTTING IT STRAIGHT in
1977 along with Pat Travers (Gurtar, Keyboards, and Vocals), and
Peter Mars Cowling (Bass). Also played on the album HEAT IN THE STREET
JENNY DARREN (?) - Anyone know about this one?
TRAUMA (?) - Anyone know about this one?
McKITTY (?) - Anyone know about this one?
TRUST (? - End 1982) - Legendary French heavy metal band, considered by
many to be the best heavy metal in France. Nicko plays on three
albums: TRUST, REPRESSION and SAVAGE. Apparently Nicko got pissed
off with the musical direction (not to mention the commute to Paris
everytime they had to rehearse).
Bruce Dickinson - recorded everything with IRON MAIDEN since the THE NUMBER
OF THE BEAST sessions up until A REAL DEAD ONE (Sep 1981 - Sep 1993).
OTHER WORKS:
STYX - (Help, any more information?)
SPEED (?) - recorded nothing - were a cross between the STRANGLERS and
JUDAS PRIEST, with keyboards.
SHOTS (1977 - 1979) - based on street theatrics, sounded more like Deep
Purple and Ian Gillan Band stuff as well as SPEED, but more hard
rock. Also never recorded.
SAMSON (Jun 1979 - Aug 1981) - Recorded SURVIVORS (1979) for the band
but never released it. Dickinson was on this album but as guitarist
and harmonica player. He was a kind-of member at this time since he
said he didn't want to join the band until he graduated from
college, which by this time was only two weeks away). A previous
version of SURVIVORS was already on the presses and so they wrote
HEAD ON, and then toured in support of the two albums. Last album
with Bruce (aka Bruce Bruce) was SHOCK TACTICS, in 1981. In 1990
Paul Samson released LIVE AT READING '81 with Dickinson. During his
tenure with SAMSON, SAMSON were regarded the most popular, equalled
only by DEF LEPPARD, IRON MAIDEN, and SAXON. Paul Samson continued
on with SAMSON with Nicky Moore (formerly with TIGER). The first 3
albums also had former IRON MAIDEN drummer Thunderstick (Spring 1977
- Mid 1977).
OTHER PROJECT (1986?) - Appeared on "Lone Wolf", the B-side of XERO's
"Oh Baby" single.
MR. BEAN & SMEAR CAMPAIGN (1992) - Together with Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean)
and TASTE, Bruce Dickinson recorded ELECTED (Alice Cooper) to raise
charity funds. The CD single contains:
1. (I want to be) ELECTED
Mr. Bean & Smear Campaign (Featuring Bruce Dickinson)
2. (I want to be) ELECTED
Smear Campaign (Featuring Bruce Dickinson)
3. THE MANIFESTO
Mr. Bean
The second track is the song ELECTED by TASTE with Bruce on vocals. The
third track is an election manifesto read by Mr. Bean. The first track
is a mix of both. Apparently there is also a video.
The whole thing is rather humorous, it probably is more so if you
are British.
BRUCE DICKINSON SOLO PROJECT - released an album TATTOOED MILLLIONAIRE
with future Maiden guitarist Jannick Gers in 1990, as well as wrote
"Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter" for the Nightmare On Elm
Street Part V - The Dream Child soundtrack. Though disbanded soon
after the tour, it will probably be resurrected in some form or
another soon enough. Solo band also included Andy Carr on bass, and
Fabio Del Rio on drums, and toured a little while Mid 1990.
THE EARTHQUAKE ALBUM / ROCK AID ARMENIA (1990) - This is a compilation
the sales of which went towards helping the people of Armenia stricken
by the 1990 earthquake. The first track is SMOKE ON THE WATER '90 and
is a sort of all-star performance of the classic DEEP PURPLE song.
Bruce sings the 2nd verse of the song. (This performance also features
names like Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Dave Gilmour,
Roger Taylor, Brian May, Bryan Adams, Keith Emerson and others).
Janick Gers - Adrian Smith's successor in IRON MAIDEN (Jan 1990 - present).
Performed on everything beginning with the NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING
sessions.
OTHER WORKS:
WHITE SPIRIT (Mid 1975 - Jun 1981) - another very popular NWOBHM band.
Recorded classic WHITE SPIRIT in 1980, then soon departed to join
GILLAN. Mick Tucker of AXIS replaced him.
GILLAN (Jun 1981 - Dec 1982) - Replaced former guitarist Bernie Torme
and recorded DOUBLE TROUBLE (1981), a 2 LP set, 1 studio + one live
(now available on one CD from Virgin). Live portion was from the
Reading Festival 1981). Bernie Torme plays guitar on one of the live
tracks, "If You Believe Me", recorded earlier. Janick also appears on
MAGIC (1982), another studio LP, now also available on CD from
Virgin, with some single b-sides and outtakes. When in GILLAN he used
to play a cover of BLACK NIGHT which he later did with Bruce Dickinson
and is now available on a Dickinson single. Gillan fell apart when
Ian Gillan thought there was going to be a DEEP PURPLE reunion. When
that didn't happen, Ian joined BLACK SABBATH, recording BORN AGAIN,
before the DEEP PURPLE reunion eventually happened in 1984.
DI'ANNO (Jan 1985 - May 1985) - With Frank Noon on drums, along with
others. Anyone know about this one?
GOGMAGOG (Jun 1985 - ?) - you've read this one enough times already.
FISH (1988? - 1990?) - ex-Marillion singer's band. Janick was doing
studio sessions for them for a while, he appeared live with them in
March of 1989, and also on FISH's VIGIL IN A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
playing guitar on "View From A Hill" and co-writing "View From A
Hill" and "Family Business".
BRUCE DICKINSON SOLO PROJECT - you just read it a few minutes ago.
Blaze Bayley - (1994 - ) - joined IRON MAIDEN at the turn of the new year,
following Bruce Dickinson's departure in September 1993. Currently
singing on the new Maiden album which is in the works :)
OTHER WORKS:
WOLFSBANE (? - 1993?) - Help here!
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-->> 4 <<-- The Band And Their Birthdays
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* Bruce (Bruce Bruce/Air Raid Siren) Dickinson - 08/07/58, born in Worksop
Notts, England.
* Michael (Nicko) McBrain - 06/05/54
* Janick (Jan) Gers - 01/21/57
* Adrian (H) Smith - 02/27/5?
* David Michael (The Blonde Bomber) Murray - 12/23/56
* Steve ('Arry) Harris - 03/12/56, raised in Leytonstone, England.
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-->> 5 <<-- Bands who have opened for IRON MAIDEN
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Blitz Fish (jazz rock group) - (11/18/76)
Praying Mantis - several dates early on, 1979 - 1980.
Urchin - (08/10/79)
Trust (w/ Nicko McBrain on drums) - (03/15/80)
Humble Pie - (Jun '81)
Whitesnake - (Jul '81)
Blackfoot - (Mar-Apr '82)
Girlschool - (Jul '82)
Vandale - (06/09/83)
Rock Goddess - June '84, Helsinki Ice Hall
Fastway - (Jun-Jul '83)
Saxon - (Jun-Jul '83)
Coney Hatch - (Jul-Aug '83)
Quiet Riot - (Sep-Oct '83)
Michael Schenker - (Nov '83)
Waysted - (09/11/84)
Twisted Sister - (01/28/85)
W.A.S.P. - (World Slavery Tour)
Accept - (World Slavery Tour)
Motley Crue - (World Slavery Tour)
Queensryche - (World Slavery Tour)
Warrior - (World Slavery Tour)
Ratt - (World Slavery Tour)
Mamas Boys - (World Slavery Tour)
Yngwie Malmsteen - (01/08/87)
Vinnie Vincent Invasion - (02/27/87)
Waysted - (04/07/87)
Killer Dwarfs - (8/7/88)
Ace Frehley's Comet - (7/8/88) Meadowlands, Rutherford, NJ
Wolfsbane - 7th Tour Of A 7th Tour, UK only
Helloween - 7th Tour Of A 7th Tour
Guns 'n' Roses - 7th Tour Of A 7th Tour
L.A. Guns - 7th Tour Of A 7th Tour, Los Angeles
King's X, Anthrax - (12/21/90)
Anthrax - (Feb-Mar '91)
Dream Theater - (May/June '92) - RITZ, New York City
Testament - (08/27/92)
Warrant - (09/02/92)
The Almighty - (04/09/93, 05/17/93)
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-->> 6 <<-- The Official IRON MAIDEN Fan Club Info
===================================================
Iron Maiden Fan Club
P.O. Box 10
LONDON SW19 3TW
UK
phone: 081-540 5545 (in England)
081-543 4105 (hotline)
There used to be a North American division of the fan club (run out of Macon,
GA I believe), but I'm not sure if that still exists...I really don't think
so, actually...
The Official IRON MAIDEN Fan Club (IMFC), consists of a yearly membership
(every year you have to pay again), and you get three publications throughout
the year. If you are a new member, you also get an official biography of
the band, a pin, and absolutely tons of merchandising stuff. You get the
latest news on their touring, new albums, sometimes a question/answer
section, a pen-pal section, and tons of full color pictures.
The cost: In the UK it is 8 pounds; in the USA it is 20 dollars; in the rest
of Europe it is 10 pounds (I think).
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-->> 7 <<-- The backwards message before "Still Life"
======================================================
This is probably THE most frequently asked question. IRON MAIDEN was getting
really fed up with the American bigots who'd condemned them devil worshippers
and such, so they decided to stick this sucker on the new album (PIECE OF
MIND). Right at the beginning of the song Still Life is two quick backwards
messages, one after the other. Both are spoken by Nicko in a deep Rasta
accent, not too much even understandable even when played backwards. Well,
the first says "What ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce", which means "What
ho said the monster with the three heads" (from Idi Amin's book [which
book?!]). The second says "Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand."
And of course, the message ends with a belch! :)
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-->> 8 <<-- SOMEWHERE IN TIME cover references/neato things
============================================================
* "This is a very boring painting" - backwards message just behind Eddie's
right leg
* Ruskin Arms reference (old pub they started playing at)
* Clock says 23:58 (2 Minutes To Midnight)
* West Ham 7 Arsenal 3 - soccer score, showing their favorite team West Ham
well in the lead. Incidentally, West Ham are THE IRONS - see section 24
* Aces High bar, complete with a spitfire flying above.
* The Rainbow bar (another old club they frequented in the early days)
* Live After Death, Blade Runner on the movie theater
* The movie theater is the Philip K. Dick cinema, who is the author of "Do
Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", on which the movie Blade Runner is
based.
* Marquee Club (another old club they frequented in the old days)
* Phantom Opera House
* "Bollocks again and again" under "Phantom Opera House". This might be a
reference to the hidden "Bollocks" message on the Powerslave cover.
* Ancient Mariner Seafood Restaurant
* Herbert Ails on the overpass (probably a reference to Frank Herbert,
author of DUNE, who wouldn't allow Maiden to use it as a song title).
* "Tonight GYPSY'S KISS", under the 23:58 sign (hard to see) - reference
to Steve Harris' very first band
* Hammerjacks - a reference to one of the band's favorite bars in the US,
Hammerjacks Night Club in Baltimore, MD. The Night Club closed on Jan 1 94.
The concert hall is still open, however.
* Long Beach Arena
* Nicko is dressed in old-time flight goggles (reference to his being a
pilot).
* Nicko is also wearing a shirt saying: "Iron What?"
* On the back cover there is Icarus falling from the Sun with burning wings
in the top right corner, in front of the Bradbury Hotel. This of course
refers to "The Flight Of Icarus."
* The "Bradbury Hotels International" sign - is this possibly a reference to
the popular futuristic author Ray Bradbury (author of such classics as "The
Martian Chronicles", "Ice Nine", etc.)?
* If you look closely, you can see the shadow of the reaper on the back cover
in front of the pyramids.
* The pyramids refer to the sleeve of "Powerslave".
* All the Japanese around the covers could be connected to "Maiden Japan" and
IRON MAIDEN's other performances there.
* "Maggies revenge" on the back cover refers to Margaret Thatcher. She and
the British government had a dispute with IRON MAIDEN back in 1980/1981
with the "Sanctuary" and "Women In Uniform" singles, depicting her as dead
on the ground (killed by Eddie, of course) and hiding behind a wall
observing Eddie picking up chicks, respectively.
* The street Eddie is standing on is Acacia Avenue, a reference of course to
"Charlotte the Harlot" and "22 Acacia Avenue", the Charlotte series.
(You can see this above the IRON MAIDEN poster on the extreme right side).
* In one of the windows on Acacia Avenue, you can see a girl (supposedly
Charlotte the Harlot herself) sitting in a chair.
* Bruce Dickinson is holding a brain, ala PIECE OF MIND.
* Tehe's bar is where they got the guys to sing backup vocals in the sing-
along part in "Heaven Can Wait."
* Batman standing under Tehe's bar sign
* Tardis from Dr. Who is above the Rainbow Club sign
* Asimov Foundation Building in background
* Tyrell Corp. right above the causeway (replicant manufacturer in Blade
Runner)
* Cat with halo, which seems to pop up all over the place
* Eye of Horus above Webster sign to left of Eddie's gun
* One of Eddie's eyes is actually a 'laser'. This probably comes from the "2
Minutes To Midnight single"... Just remember the picture from this single:
Eddie has a "pirate's eye", probably because of the nuclear holocaust (the
nuclear mushroom-cloud in the background).
* There is a litter box right under Eddie's left leg attached to the
lamppost. This is exactly the same as the litter box attached to the light
post on the IRON MAIDEN debut album, to the left of Eddie next to the wall.
Pretty obscure! :)
* Also, there is a metal plate that connects Eddie's nose to the top of his
head. If you look at the wall to the right of sign that has the football
(excuse me, 'soccer' for y'all in the US!) score on it, you will see that
little metal plate with two screws that Eddie always has on his head (since
the PIECE OF MIND era at least, when he was lobotimized. The screw is
there now to keep his head all together in one piece!).
* There are also these neon signs, one of which says something in Hebrew, the
other one in Russian. The Hebrew bit probably means "God" (?), the Russian
bit is pronounced KEPHIR and means "buttermilk".
Could anyone confirm or deny this?
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-->> 9 <<-- The Concert In Buffalo & The Lawsuit
=================================================
This stemmed from a concert on August 15th, 1983 on the Piece Of Mind tour at
Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, NY. A lawsuit stemmed from this concert where
some girl was doing sensual dancing on stage. I'm not sure of the outcome of
this (somebody wanna check?!), but the original article reads like this:
"Title: MODEL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ROCK GROUP."
"A 22-year old Buffalo model who claims a member of the heavy-metal rock
group IRON MAIDEN ripped off the top of her bathing suit when she appeared on
stage at a recent concert filed a $350,000 lawsuit Wednesday against the
band, its singer and its management firm.
Attorney Arnold Lieberman, who filed the suit on behalf of model Suzzette
Kolaga, said the incident occured during Iron Maiden's concert before about
7,000 fans in Memorial Auditorium on Aug. 15.
He said legal papers will be served on the band when it appears in
Rochester today [09/01/83] for a scheduled concert.
The suit, filed in State Supreme Court, seeks $150,000 in general damages
against the English band, singer Bruce Dickenson and the management firm,
American Talent International of New York, plus $200,000 in punitive damages
against Dickenson.
Ms. Kolaga, a professional fashion model, won a local "Ms. Heavy Metal"
contest, and because of that was invited onstage during the performance to
crack a whip and dance around Dickenson.
The suit alleges that Dickenson, without consent, warning or provocation,
pushed and assualted her and tore the top of her bathing suit.
Dickenson "willfully, wantonly and shamelessly" exposed her to the crowd
attending the concert, the suit contends, thereby holding her up to "scorn,
shame and extremem embarrassment" and seriously damaging her "personal and
professional reputation."
Ms. Kolaga wore a one-piece bathing suit with a plunging neck-line, thigh-
high leather boots and leather gloves, with a chain and handcuffs dangling
from a leather belt.
Mr. Lieberman said she has asked not to talk to reporters because she is
"still mildly hysterical" over the incident. Mr. Lieberman said she is only
working part-time because she is still upset."
(Note: the picture with this article shows her on stage...she looks like a
total tramp...I wonder what REALLY happened?! :) ). Also note it was the
paper that spelled Bruce's last name "Dickenson", not me. :)
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-->> 10 <<-- IRON MAIDEN influences
====================================
Wishbone Ash
Montrose
Jethro Tull
Deep Purple
UFO
Rainbow
T. Rex
Free
Black Sabbath
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
For Steve's bass playing: Chris Squire, Mike Rutherford, Geddy Lee, Andy
Fraser, John Entwistle
Dave Murray: even some blues music
Bruce Dickinson: started listening to heavy metal at age 13...DEEP PURPLE'S
"IN ROCK".
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-->> 11 <<-- Location of Derek Riggs' insignia on IRON MAIDEN albums
=====================================================================
* IRON MAIDEN: check the second brick from the left, six rows down
* KILLERS: in the window at the bottom on the right
* THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST: just right of the Devil's ankle
* PIECE OF MIND: Out the windows by the quote and the fist with the jewels
(The signature is not on the cd version since part of the picture has
been cut off)
* POWERSLAVE: check where Eddie's privates should be
* LIVE AFTER DEATH: Open up the CD case and follow the stone path back
through the center of the cemetery. There's a tombstone in the middle back
there with his symbol on it. Did you notice that another tombstone behind
the cat and the red rose has 'Here Lies Derek Riggs'? This painting also
has religious references in it. Just look over all the crosses and
tombstones, and of course the shadowy figure in the sky.
* SOMEWHERE IN TIME: Eddie's breastplate
* SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON: in the water (plain as day)
* NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING: out in the grass somewhere OR the "dot" over
the 'i' in Dying appears to be the signature
* FEAR OF THE DARK: (This cover done by Melvyn Grant, see note at end)
* A REAL DEAD ONE: On the outside corner of Eddie's right eye
* A REAL LIVE ONE: On the inside of Eddie's right thigh
* Running Free single: on the cardboard box to the right of the uncovered
trashcan
* Sanctuary single: on the folded over part of the IRON MAIDEN poster
* Women in Uniform: on the stone wall just right of the trashcan, beneath
Margaret Thatcher's right elbow.
* Purgatory single: plain as day left of Satan's throat
* The Trooper single: on the ground beneath Eddie's legs.
* Aces High: on the front of the plane, just below the cockpit, on the left
hand side.
* The Judge (First Ten Years) - It appears to be sideways on the righthand
corner of the book in front of Eddie.
* The Prophet (inside 7th son): on the right hand corner of the book that Eddie
is writing in.
* Maiden Japan: between Eddie's ankle and the 81
* Maiden England video: at the corner of the Union Jack flag closest to
Eddie
* A REAL LIVE ONE: On the head of the bass guitar
* A REAL DEAD ONE: On the wrist of the hand that is pulling down
on Eddie's mouth.
Derek Riggs trademark symbol is something like the following. It seems to be
his initials...a (mirrored) D, and the R on the right-hand side. Or some-
thing like that!
/--|--\
/ | \
\ | /
\--|--/ \
| \
.--, | \--,
|__| | |__|
\./
Note: The Fear Of The Dark illustration was not done by Derek Riggs.
According to page 15 of the CD booklet: "Illustration: Melvyn
Grant". I don't know if Melvyn Grant is a total unknown, or if he
has done other work or not... (According to an interview with Bruce
Dickinson on MTV shortly after FEAR OF THE DARK was released, they
picked three different artists to do a cover for the album, and they
would pick the best one out of the three submitted. He went on to
state that Derek would still be involved with future artwork and that
he wasn't fired or anything).
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-->> 12 <<-- Familiar names with IRON MAIDEN
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Rob Loonhouse - His picture is on the sleeve of "The Soundhouse Tapes" with a
Flying V carboard cutout, which many people think is real. He was
actually a wedding photographer in the early days, and used to go to the
Maiden gigs acting real weird, and used to hop up on stage and jam out
with the cardboard cut out.
Ross (Mr. Manners/I don't want to spend my birthday in Poland/King Pervert)
Halfin - Famous band photographer, initially made famous (I think) through
his connections with IRON MAIDEN.
Dave (I'm already working on the next tour) Beasley (aka Dave Lights) -
Lighting Engineer
Rod (Smallwallet/The Raiders/I can tak' it-I'm a Yorkshireman/Sherriff Of
Huddersfield/Bloody 'ell Fire) Smallwood - Co-manager of IRON MAIDEN,
along with Andy Taylor, since December 1979.
Andy (L.B.C./Aye, a large Bacardi and Coke) Taylor - Co-manager of IRON
MAIDEN, along with Rod Smallwood.
Martin (The Headmaster/The Farmer/Live Animal/Pool Bully/The Bishop/Bunter/
Disappearing Armchair/The Juggler) Birch - Producer of all albums from
KILLERS through FEAR OF THE DARK. Formerly worked with DEEP PURPLE and
other such famous bands.
Tony (Computer Man) Wigens - Tour Manager
Derek (R.I.P./The Master/Blood N' Guts Everywhere) Riggs - Illustrator
Neal Kay - DJ at The Heavy Metal Soundhouse who used to have a heavy metal
chart, and publish the music magazine SOUNDS, which Maiden first started
out getting press back in the early days.
Garry Bushell - Author of the IRON MAIDEN biography, and has been hanging
around with the band (doing what, I'm not sure!) for quite some time.
He's also a big rock-band writer guy (hence, the author of the Maiden
biography "Running Free.").
Vic (Crazy Innit) Vella - Maiden's first and present-day head of road crews.
Dick (Dicky/Course I'm pissed-it's a day off) Bell - Production Manager, Tour
Director
Doug (Megawatt) Hall - Sound Engineer
Warren (I've gotta get going real fast) Poppe - Personal Road Manager
Will Malone - Producer of the debut album IRON MAIDEN, which the band was
apparently very disappointed with.
Keith Wilfort - Head/Secretary of the official IRON MAIDEN fan club.
Management: Sanctuary Music (Overseas) Ltd. and Sanctuary Music Ltd.
Publishers: Zomba Music Publishers Limited.
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-->> 13 <<-- IRON MAIDEN songs, where to find them, and song tidbits
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Studio Albums:
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Song Title LP Time Album
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2 Minutes To Midnight 6:02 Powerslave
22, Acacia Avenue 6:32 The Number Of The Beast
Aces High 4:30 Powerslave
Afraid To Shoot Strangers 6:54 Fear Of The Dark
Alexander The Great 8:35 Somewhere In Time
Another Life 3:21 Killers
Back In The Village 5:03 Powerslave
Be Quick Or Be Dead 3:21 Fear Of The Dark
Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter 4:40 No Prayer For The Dying
Can I Play With Madness 3:29 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Caught Somewhere In Time 7:23 Somewhere In Time
Chains Of Misery 3:37 Fear Of The Dark
Charlotte The Harlot 4:10 Iron Maiden
Childhood's End 4:40 Fear Of The Dark
Children Of The Damned 4:32 The Number Of The Beast
Deja-Vu 4:56 Somewhere In Time
Die With Your Boots On 5:23 Piece Of Mind
Drifter 4:47 Killers
Fates Warning 4:11 No Prayer For The Dying
Fear Is The Key 5:36 Fear Of The Dark
Fear Of The Dark 7:13 Fear Of The Dark
Flash Of The Blade 4:06 Powerslave
Flight Of Icarus 3:49 Piece Of Mind
From Here To Eternity 3:34 Fear Of The Dark
Gangland 3:49 The Number Of The Beast
Genghis Khan 3:03 Killers
Hallowed Be Thy Name 7:09 The Number Of The Beast
Heaven Can Wait 7:18 Somewhere In Time
Holy Smoke 3:49 No Prayer For The Dying
Hooks In You 4:07 No Prayer For The Dying
Infinite Dreams 6:08 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Innocent Exile 3:50 Killers
Invaders 3:24 The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden 3:31 Iron Maiden
Judas Be My Guide 3:09 Fear Of The Dark
Killers 4:58 Killers
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 4:13 Powerslave
Moonchild 5:38 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Mother Russia 5:32 No Prayer For The Dying
Murders In The Rue Morgue 4:16 Killers
No Prayer For The Dying 4:22 No Prayer For The Dying
Only The Good Die Young 4:42 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Phantom Of The Opera 7:05 Iron Maiden
Powerslave 7:09 Powerslave
Prodigal Son 6:12 Killers
Prowler 3:52 Iron Maiden
Public Enema Number One 4:10 No Prayer For The Dying
Purgatory 3:18 Killers
Quest For Fire 3:42 Piece Of Mind
Remember Tomorrow 5:25 Iron Maiden
Revelations 6:47 Piece Of Mind
Run Silent Run Deep 4:34 No Prayer For The Dying
Run To The Hills 3:49 The Number Of The Beast
Running Free 3:14 Iron Maiden
Sanctuary 3:12 Iron Maiden
Sea Of Madness 5:38 Somewhere In Time
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 9:50 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Still Life 4:39 Piece Of Mind
Strange World 5:40 Iron Maiden
Stranger In A Strange Land 5:39 Somewhere In Time
Sun And Steel 3:27 Piece Of Mind
Tailgunner 4:12 No Prayer For The Dying
The Apparition 3:55 Fear Of The Dark
The Assassin 4:15 No Prayer For The Dying
The Clairvoyant 4:24 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Duellists 6:08 Powerslave
The Evil That Men Do 4:31 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Fugitive 4:54 Fear Of The Dark
The Ides Of March 1:44 Killers
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner 6:31 Somewhere In Time
The Number Of The Beast 4:48 The Number Of The Beast
The Prisoner 5:59 The Number Of The Beast
The Prophecy 5:06 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 13:35 Powerslave
The Trooper 4:10 Piece Of Mind
To Tame A Land 7:21 Piece Of Mind
Transylvania 4:06 Iron Maiden
Twilight Zone 2:31 Killers
Wasted Years 5:04 Somewhere In Time
Wasting Love 5:47 Fear Of The Dark
Weekend Warrior 5:39 Fear Of The Dark
Where Eagles Dare 6:09 Piece Of Mind
Wrathchild 2:51 Killers
B-Sides And Others:
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All In Your Mind 4:31 b-side Holy Smoke Single
Black Bart Blues 6:41 b-side Can I Play With Madness Single
Burning Ambition 2:42 b-side Running Free Single
Communication Breakdown 2:41 b-side Bring Your Daughter Single
Cross-Eyed Mary 3:55 b-side The Trooper Single
Invasion 2:39 b-side Women In Uniform Single
I'm A Mover 3:29 b-side Bring Your Daughter Single
I've Got The Fire (Live) 3:14 b-side Sanctuary Single
Juanita 3:47 b-side Stranger In A Strange Land Single
Kill Me Ce Soir 6:17 b-side Holy Smoke Single
King Of Twilight 4:54 b-side Aces High Single
Massacre 2:54 b-side Can I Play With Madness Single
Mission From 'Arry 6:43 b-side 2 Minutes To Midnight Single
Nodding Donkey Blues 3:19 b-side Be Quick Or Be Dead Single
Rainbow's Gold 4:57 b-side 2 Minutes To Midnight Single
Reach Out (Adrian on vocals) 3:31 b-side Wasted Years Single
Roll Over Vic Vella 4:48 b-side From Here To Eternity Single
Sheriff Of Huddersfield 3:35 b-side Wasted Years Single
Space Station No. 5 3:47 b-side Be Quick Or Be Dead Single
That Girl 5:04 b-side Stranger In A Strange Land Single
Total Eclipse 4:29 b-side Run To The Hills Single
Women In Uniform 3:11 Women In Uniform Single
Covers:
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Chevrolet 3:51 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Fighting Man 5:38 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Lady 6:58 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Rosalie 4:37 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
School Days 4:50 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
See Right Through You 3:23 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
She's A Roller (Cover) 12 Wasted Years video
She's Gone 5:32 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Silver And Gold 6:29 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Try 4:07 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Tush 4:43 (Cover) Marquee Club - 12/19/85
Song Tidbits:
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Average (Studio) Song Length: 4:59.6
Total Studio Music: 6:54:24
1st Longest Song: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 13:35
2nd Longest Song: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 9:50
3rd Longest Song: Alexander The Great 8:35
4th Longest Song: Caught Somewhere In Time 7:23
Other 7-something minute songs: Fear Of The Dark (7:13), Hallowed Be Thy
Name (7:09), Heaven Can Wait (7:18), Phantom Of The Opera (7:05),
Powerslave (7:09), To Tame A Land (7:21).
1st Shortest Song: The Ides Of March 1:44
2nd Shortest Song: Twilight Zone 2:31
3rd Shortest Song: Wrathchild 2:51
4th Shortest Song: Genghis Khan 3:03
Other 3-something-minute songs: Another Life (3:21), Be Quick Or Be Dead
(3:21), Can I Play With Madness (3:29), Chains Of Misery (3:37), Flight Of
Icarus (3:49), From Here To Eternity (3:34), Gangland (3:49), Holy Smoke
(3:49), Innocent Exile (3:50), Invaders (3:24), Iron Maiden (3:31), Judas
Be My Guide (3:09), Prowler (3:52), Purgatory (3:18), Quest For Fire
(3:42), Run To The Hills (3:49), Running Free (3:14), Sanctuary (3:12),
Sun And Steel (3:27), The Apparition (3:55).
Instrumental Songs: Transylvania, The Ides Of March, Genghis Khan, and
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra).
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-->> 14 <<-- Song Credits And Other Info
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IRON MAIDEN
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Prowler Steve Harris
Remember Tommorrow Harris - Paul Di'Anno
Running Free Harris - Di'Anno
Phantom Of The Opera Harris
Transylvania Harris
Strange World Harris
Sanctuary Iron Maiden
Charlotte The Harlot Dave Murray
Iron Maiden Harris
Total Songs: 9
Total Time: 40:49
Produced by Will Malone
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
Recorded at Kingsway Studios, London
Mixed at Morgan Studios, London
KILLERS
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The Ides Of March Harris
Wrathchild Harris
Murders In The Rue Morgue Harris
Another Life Harris
Genghis Khan Harris
Innocent Exile Harris
Killers Di'Anno - Harris
Twilight Zone Harris - Murray
Prodigal Son Harris
Purgatory Harris
Drifter Harris
Total Songs: 11
Total Time: 41:22
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Managed by Rod Smallwood
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
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Invaders Harris
Children Of The Damned Harris
The Prisoner Adrian Smith - Harris
22, Acacia Avenue Harris - Smith
The Number Of The Beast Harris
Run To The Hills Harris
Gangland Smith - Clive Burr
Hallowed Be Thy Name Harris
Total Songs: 8
Total Time: 40:22
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded and Mixed @ Battery Studios, London, England
Managed by Rod Smallwood
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
PIECE OF MIND
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Where Eagles Dare Harris
Revelations Bruce Dickinson
Flight Of Icarus Smith - Dickinson
Die With Your Boots On Smith - Dickinson - Harris
The Trooper Harris
Still Life Murray - Harris
Quest For Fire Harris
Sun And Steel Dickinson - Smith
To Tame A Land Harris
Total Songs: 9
Total Time: 46:04
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded @ Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas
Mixed @ Electric Lady Sound Studios, NY
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustration by Derek Riggs
POWERSLAVE
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Aces High Harris
Two Minutes To Midnight Smith - Dickinson
Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) Harris
Flash Of The Blade Dickinson
The Duellists Harris
Back To The Village Smith - Dickinson
Powerslave Dickinson
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Harris
Total Songs: 8
Total Time: 51:01
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded @ Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas
Mixed @ Electric Lady Sound Studios, NY
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
SOMEWHERE IN TIME
-----------------
Caught Somewhere In Time Harris
Wasted Years Smith
Sea Of Madness Smith
Heaven Can Wait Harris
The Loneliness Of The Long
Distance Runner Harris
Stranger In A Strange Land Smith
Deja-Vu Harris - Murray
Alexander The Great Harris
Total Songs: 8
Total Time: 51:26
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded @ Compass Point, Nassau Bahamas and Wisselord Studios, Hilversum,
Holland
Mixed @ Electric Lady Sound Studios, NY
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON
----------------------------
Moonchild Smith - Dickinson
Infinite Dreams Harris
Can I Play With Madness Smith - Dickinson - Harris
The Evil That Men Do Smith - Dickinson - Harris
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Harris
The Prophecy Murray - Harris
The Clairvoyant Harris
Only The Good Die Young Harris - Dickinson
Total Songs: 8
Total Time: 44:08
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded @ Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Mixed @ Sterling Sound, NY
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING
-----------------------
Tailgunner Harris - Dickinson
Holy Smoke Harris - Dickinson
No Prayer For The Dying Harris
Public Enema #1 Murray - Dickinson
Fates Warning Murray - Harris
The Assassin Harris
Run Silent Run Deep Harris - Dickinson
Hooks In You Dickinson - Smith
Bring Your Daughter...To
The Slaughter Dickinson
Mother Russia Harris
Total Songs: 10
Total Time: 44:07
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch
Recorded @ Steve's Barn on Rolling Stone Mobile
Mixed @ Battery Studios, London
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustrations by Derek Riggs
FEAR OF THE DARK
----------------
Be Quick Or Be Dead Dickinson - Janick Gers
From Here to Eternity Harris
Afraid To Shoot Strangers Harris
Fear Is The Key Dickinson - Gers
Childhood's End Harris
Wasting Love Dickinson - Gers
The Fugitive Harris
Chains Of Misery Dickinson - Murray
The Apparition Harris - Gers
Judas Be My Guide Dickinson - Murray
Weekend Warrior Harris - Gers
Fear Of The Dark Harris
Total Songs: 12
Total Time: 58:39
Produced and Mixed by Martin Birch and Steve Harris
Recorded @ Barnyard Studios, Essex, England
Mixed @ Barnyard Studios, Essex, England
Managed by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor
Sleeve Illustrations by Melvyn Grant
Overall Song/Album Statistics
-----------------------------
Total Studio Songs: 83
Steve Harris = 62 Songs ---> 75%
Bruce Dickinson = 23 Songs ---> 28%
Adrian Smith = 15 Songs ---> 18%
Dave Murray = 9 Songs ---> 11%
Janick Gers = 5 Songs ---> 6%
Paul Di'Anno = 3 Songs ---> 4%
Clive Burr = 1 Song ---> 1%
Nicko McBrain = Absolutely None! :)
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-->> 15 <<-- Song Chart Positions
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All chart positions are in the UK, unless otherwise noted.
Albums
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IRON MAIDEN #4
KILLERS #2 (#59 on Billboard chart, on for 17 weeks)
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1 (#33 on Billboard chart, in top 100 for 8
months)
PIECE OF MIND #3 (#14 on Billboard chart, on for 43 weeks)
POWERSLAVE #2
LIVE AFTER DEATH #2
SOMEWHERE IN TIME #3
SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON #1
FEAR OF THE DARK #5 (#12 in US)
Singles/E.P.s
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Running Free/Burning Ambition #34
Sanctuary/Drifter #29
Women In Uniform/Invasion #35
Twilight Zone/Wrathchild #31
Purgatory/Genghis Khan #52
Run To The Hills/Total Eclipse #7
The Number Of The Beast/Remember Tomorrow #18
Flight Of Icarus/I've Got The Fire #11
The Trooper/Cross-Eyed Mary #12
2 Minutes To Midnight/Rainbow's Gold #11
Aces High/King Of Twilight #20
Running Free (Live)/Sanctuary (Live) #19
Run To The Hills (Live)/Phantom Of The Opera (Live) #26
Wasted Years/Reach Out #18
Stranger In A Strange Land/That Girl #22
The Evil That Men Do #4
The Clairvoyant #6
Infinite Dreams #6
Holy Smoke debuted at #3
(highest debut ever for a single by any group or singer)
Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter #1
Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live) #9 on Billboard chart
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-->> 16 <<-- Songs Played/Not Played In Concert in IRON MAIDEN's History
=========================================================================
Like most other bands, IRON MAIDEN has a pretty constant mainstay of songs
they play at concerts. Through a collection of bootlegs and being at many
concerts, this is pretty much a compilation of their 'maximum playlist' I'd
say. If anyone has a bootleg or has heard of Maiden playing any of these
songs below, please let me know!
IRON MAIDEN: All
KILLERS: All except "Prodigal Son."
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST: All except "Invaders" and "Gangland."
PIECE OF MIND: All except "Quest For Fire" and "Sun And Steel." "To Tame
A Land" has been played live but a live recording has never
been released.
POWERSLAVE: All except "Flash Of The Blade", "The Duellists", and "Back In
The Village."
SOMEWHERE IN TIME: All except "Deja-Vu", and "Alexander The Great."
SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON: All. "Only the Good Die Young" played less often.
NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING: All except "Fates Warning", "Run Silent Run Deep",
"Mother Russia".
FEAR OF THE DARK: All except "Fear Is They Key", "Childhood's End", "The
Fugitive", "Chains Of Misery", "The Apparition", "Judas Be
My Guide", and "Weekend Warrior."
OTHER NON-ALBUM SONGS: "Women In Uniform" (yes), "Invasion" (yes), "I've Got
The Fire" (yes), "Total Eclipse" (yes), "Burning
Ambition" (no). (I think).
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-->> 17 <<-- Song And Name Origins
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* The name IRON MAIDEN was gotten from the movie "The Man In The Iron Mask."
* The nickname "Bruce Bruce" (used during Bruce's days in Samson)
is originally from Monty Python's "no pooftas" sketch.
* The nickname "Air Raid Siren" was actually well-earned in Samson when he
managed to shatter a huge glass globe at Chelsea College with one
particularly well-placed scream).
* "Where Eagles Dare", underlying theme: Whatever is going on wrong in the
world, Clint Eastwood will fix it (quote by Bruce Dickinson, Hannover,
Germany, 4/15/93). Also taken from the movie of the same name, with Clint
Eastwood and Richard Burton. The book is by Alistair MacLean. There's
also a part in here that supposed to sound like a machine gun (an instru-
mental section), but it's not very loud in the mix. This song was done in
only 2 takes. For the Piece Of Mind tour, this used to be the opening
song, putting a good bit of pressure on Nicko, since he was still new to
the band.
* The Charlotte series: "Charlotte The Harlot" (from IRON MAIDEN), "22,
Acacia Avenue" (from NUMBER OF THE BEAST). It is argued by some that "Hooks
In You" (from NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING), and "From Here To Eternity" (FEAR
OF THE DARK) are continuations of the storyline but others disagree.
* "Run To The Hills" tells the tale of the massacre of the native Americans
by the pillaging pale-faces from both points of view. The first part of
the song tells the side of the Indians. The second part tells the side of
the soldiers. This was the band's first BIG hit single, especially in the
states.
* "The Number Of The Beast" was inspired by the movie "Omen II." It's about
a dream/nightmare that Steve Harris supposedly had (not devil worship!).
The scream at the end was originally a sort of attempt to get a great
blood-curdling scream at the end like on THE WHO's "You Won't Get Fooled
Again."
* "Children Of The Damned" is a song inpsired by the movie of the same name.
* "Murders In The Rue Morgue" is based on Edgar Allen Poe's poem "Murder In
The Rue Morgue."
* "Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter" is loosely based on the poem "To
Coy His Mistress."
* "The Sheriff Of Huddersfield" (b-side "Wasted Years" single) is a song
about Maiden's manager Rod (Smallwallet) Smallwood. He is notoriously a
cheapskate, skimping tips wherever possible, and pinching pennies
wherever. Just listen to the song!
* "Still Life" is about a guy who's drawn like a magnet to a pool of water,
sees his face in the lake, has nightmares about it, and in the end jumps in
and takes his unfortunate girlfriend with him. I think it is inspired by
Ramsey Campbell's "The Inhabitant of The Lake." (This one's from an old
posting in alt.rock-n-roll.metal).
* "Quest For Fire", inspired by the movie of the same name, is a little less
convincing than some of the other epics, although the vision it conjures up
of dinosaurs and Racquel Welch wobbling about is pretty agreeable.
* "Sun And Steel" is a song about Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary Japanese
Swordsman. The lyrics make many references to Musashi's book "A Book Of
Five Rings." Musashi's first fight was at the age of 13, where he
(untrained) supposedly beat his opponent, a samurai warrior, to death
with a stick. At the age of 16 he had his second fight, and he killed
that guy, too. The line "Through Earth and Water, Fire and Wind, you
came at last, Nothing was the end" is a reference to "A Book Of Five
Rings." Musashi also wrote his book in five sections (books): Earth,
Water, Fire, Wind, and Void. "You make your cut by Fire and Stones, take
you and your blade, break you both in two". The Fire and Stones cut is a
movement that Musashi decribes in the aforementioned book. Also, according
to the book "Kenjutsu: The Japanese Art of Swordsmanship" by Charles
Daniel, Musashi died of natural causes at the age of 61.
* "To Tame A Land" is based on the novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert. The song
was actually originally titled "Dune," and Steve wanted to use a spoken
quotation from the book as the intro. Out of courtesy they applied to
Herbert's agent for permission, and back the word came from Herbert: "No.
Because Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock
bands, and especially rock bands like IRON MAIDEN." Pretty narrow-minded
attitude if you ask me. Even though the band thought it would be a good
advertisement for the book "Dune" and everything, Frank Herbert still said
no, and that *if* IRON MAIDEN went through with it, then he'd sue them into
next week, etc. Bastard! :)
* "Purgatory" is an old song, and in a slightly different form used to be
called "Floating". Then Maiden changed the lyrics and a couple of bits in
the middle section.
* "Gangland", written by Clive Burr and Adrian Smith, is a bit jazz
influenced, with the drum intro written by Clive (of course).
* "Hallowed Be Thy Name" is about someone with only a few hours left to live.
He is about to be hanged, and this deals with how he faces his future.
* "The Trooper" is based on the Crimean War with the British against the
Russians. The opening is meant to try and recreate the galloping horses in
the charge of the light brigade. Based on Lord Alfred Tennyson's "Charge
Of The Light Brigade."
* "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", as many people know, is an epic (Maiden's
longest song by far, clocking in at 13:45), based on the poem of the same
name written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (required reading in many high
school literature classes that I know of!) The song is much easier to
understand than the actual poem, if you ask me! :)
* "Invaders" (from THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST) is actually an extension of the
old standard song "Invasion" (heard on The Soundhouse Tapes, and as a
b-side to the Women In Uniform single). It is about the Viking invasion(s)
of England.
* "King of Twilight" - a cover song (the b-side on the Aces High single)
originally done by NEKTAR, from the album "A Tab In The Ocean." Other
NEKTAR albums are: "Remember The Future", "Down To Earth", "Recycled", and
"Magic Is A Child."
* "Genghis Khan" is an instrumental about what Genghis Khan's advancing army
was like.
* "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner" has taken its title from
the book by the same title by Robert Heinlein. It is based on the Alan
Sillitoe short story. It was also a British movie, 1962. (is this correct?)
* "The Assassin" is based on a killer's motives and how he goes about his
business.
* "Run Silent Run Deep" is based on the movie.
* "Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter" was written during Bruce
Dickinson's solo project for the Nightmare On Elm Street Part V movie.
* "Prowler" is supposedly about a guy streaking and flashing women, while
masturbating at the same time.
* "Alexander The Great" tells the life and times of the famous conqueror
Alexander The Great (duh!).
* "Weekend Warrior" is (possibly) about weekend soccer matches with your
friends, and especially about the 'hooliganism' that goes on.
* "Holy Smoke" is about the bullshit televangelists, and some of their weird
scams.
* "The Duellists" is loosely based on the British movie of the same name,
directed by Ridley Scott (his debut film). Also, see the book "The Duel"
by Joseph Conrad.
* "Remember Tomorrow" is, according to a Paul Di'Anno interview with Metal
Hammer, about his grandfather. This track was very special and personal
to him.
* "The Prisoner" is based on the 1960's British TV series of the same name,
starring Patrick McGoohan. This series has become kind of a cult and you
can buy the whole set on video. In the series, a British secret agent
quits the secret service and is gassed as soon as he gets home. He wakes
up in a place called "The Village" where people have their names replaced by
numbers. He is number Six and the numbers get smaller as you go up the
hierarchy. Number One runs the place. See also the FAQ on alt.tv.prisoner.
* "Back In The Village" also has something to do with The Prisoner series.
* "Stranger In A Strange Land" is taken from the title of the book by Robert
Heinlein, which had already influenced the likes of Mick Jagger and David
Crosby in the 1960s.
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-->> 18 <<-- Cover Songs
=========================
* "I've Got The Fire" - this is an old (Ronnie) MONTROSE song. Sammy Hagar
used to sing for them.
* "Cross-Eyed Mary" - this is an old JETHRO TULL song (actually written by
Ian Anderson).
* "Women In Uniform" - by an Australian band SKYHOOKS
* "Tush" - this is an old ZZ TOP song, played at various places, including the
Reading Festival 1992 and a secret concert at the Marquee in London,
December 19, 1985. It wasn't a frequent closer but they did it every once
in a while.
* "Chevrolet" - Another ZZ TOP song from the 1972 album "Rio Grande Mud".
Played at The Marquee 12/19/85
* "Try" - ??? also from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "School Days" - ??? also from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "Fighting Man" - ??? also from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "Lady" - ??? also from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "Rosalie" - this is a BOB SEGER song of which THIN LIZZY have also done
a cover on "Fighting" (1973). The Thin Lizzy version is probably the most
widely known. Also from the Marquee Club gig, 12/19/85.
* "Juanita" - ???
* "That Girl" - this was originally done by British 'rockers' FM.
Apparently, the MAIDEN version is much better, since the FM version is
heavily drenched in keyboards, etc.
* "See Right Through You" - ??? also from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "Reach Out" - this was written by Andy Colwell later for A.S.A.P. But it
was written sometime around 1985. (Also performed at the Marquee gig
12/19/85).
* "Silver And Gold" - This is an Adrian Smith original, probably used from
the times of URCHIN and BROADWAY BRATS. He probably just threw it out this
night (also from the Marquee 12/19/85), and it sounds like him singing it
actually. I think he also used other versions of this later in A.S.A.P.
* "She's Gone" - originally by BLACK SABBATH from "Technical Ecstasy", also
from the Marquee 12/19/85
* "King Of Twilight" - originally done by NEKTAR.
* "Rainbow's Gold" - originally done by BECKETT. Written by Terry Slesser
and Kenny Mountain.
* "Massacre" - originally done by THIN LIZZY.
* "All In Your Mind" - originally done by STRAY.
* "Kill Me Ce Soir" - originally done by GOLDEN EARRING.
* "I'm A Mover" - originally done by FREE.
* "Communication Breakdown" - originally done by LED ZEPPELIN, of course.
* "Space Station No. 5" - originally done by MONTROSE.
* "Roll Over Vic Vella" - this is a parody of CHUCK BERRY's "Roll Over
Beethoven", based on main roadie/driver Vic Vella (who has been with IRON
MAIDEN since their beginning).
* "She's A Roller" - this was an URCHIN song (Adrian Smith's original band),
one of 2 songs released as a single actually - from the 12 Wasted Years
video.
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-->> 19 <<-- Quotations
========================
* The quotation at the beginning of the song "The Number Of The Beast" is
from Revelations (ch. xiii v.18): "Woe to you, oh Earth and Sea, for the
Devil sends the beast with wrath, beacause he knows the time is short...Let
him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human
number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." The person speaking this
intro is NOT Vincent Price...it's actually a spaker found by an ad agent
friend of Rod Smallwood's). [Actually, the proper quote from the Book of
Revelations is "... its number is six hundred and three score six."]
* "The Prisoner" was a song inspired by the sixties acid-tab TV series of the
same name and open with a phrase from the series. The phrase "I'm not a
number, I'm a free man!" sums up the spirit of the central rebel character
portrayed by the series writer, maverick Danger Man Patrick McGoohan.
British heavy DJ Tommy Vance had the tapes so Steve Harris could find the
quote he wanted; all that remained was to get permission to lift it from
the man himself. Rod Smallwood was quite nervous in doing it, but called
up McGoohan and told the actor the details. "What was the band's name
again?" he asked. "IRON MAIDEN", replied a terrified Rod. "A rock band
you say?" McGoohan mused and then snapped the command "DO IT!"
The full dialog at the beginning of "The Prisoner" is as follows:
"We want information...information...information..."
"Who are you?"
"The new number two."
"Who is number one?"
"You are number six."
"I am not a number!...I am a free man!"
"<laughter>"
* The quote on the back of the Piece Of Mind LP sleeve: again from Revela-
tions (ch. xxi, v.1): "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,
and there shall be no more death. Neither sorrow nor crying. Neither
shall there be any more Brain." (where 'pain' was replaced by 'Brain',
obviously). This refers to Eddie's brain being removed in Piece Of Mind.
* At the end of Still Life, if you crank up the volume right after the last
note you can hear someone (Nicko I think) say "that was fuckin' great!"
But it's almost silent...you gotta listen hard.
* During the bridge of "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", the following is
actually a quotation from the poem of the same name, by Samuel Taylor
Coleridge: "Day after day, day after day, we stuck nor breath nor motion,
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean; Water, water everywhere and
all the boards did shrink, Water, water everywhere nor any drop to
drink." -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798 - 1834).
* During the middle slow part of "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", the following
is also a quotation from the poem of the same name, by Samuel Taylor
Coleridge: "One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or
sigh; each turned his face with a ghastly pang, and cursed me with his eye;
four times fifty living men, (and I heard nor sigh nor groan), with a heavy
thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one." -- Samuel Taylor
Coleridge (1798 - 1834).
* At the beginning of the LIVE AFTER DEATH album and video, right before the
beginning of the song "Aces High", there is a Winston Churchhill speech,
from back at the beginning of World War II (before the Battle of Britain,
probably sometime around 1939). I think it's the speech he gave as the
official "Declaration Of War" speech. It goes like this: "We Shall go on
till the end. We shall fight in France, We shall fight in the seas and
oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the
air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cause may be. We shall fight
on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight on
the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never
surrender!"
* From the sleeve of the "Stranger In A Strange Land" single: "The android
with no name walked into the crowded spaceport bar, eight foot tall, with
death in his cold android eyes, he strode across the room. Small green
aliens scuttled out of his path, fearsome martian warriors would not meet
his gaze and the air froze when he croaked in his dark gravelly voice, "A
pint of bitter please, mate".
* At the beginning of the song "Alexander The Great": "My son...ask for
thyself another Kingdom, for that which I leave is too small for thee."
by King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C. (Alexander the Great's father,
obviously).
* On A REAL DEAD ONE, the first track, "The Number Of The Beast" has
something weird going on before the song starts. During the Revelations
quote, at approximately 0:10, 0:18, 0:20 and 0:25, if you turn up the
volume a good bit, you can hear some sort of gibberish in the background,
After it says "For it is a human number", Bruce says "What is it please?".
Anybody know anything else about this?!
* On A REAL LIVE ONE, Bruce Dickinson takes out about a minute of time
speaking French to the audience, right before going into the song "Wasting
Love." Below is a pretty accurate transcription of what he says in French,
and its equivalent English translation, more or less... :)
Original version (in French)
----------------------------
Eh bonsoir, bienvenue
C'est la premiere fois que je parle le francais pour une annee et demie,
tres dangereux.
Nous avons un nouveau album, oui c'est ca, Fear Of The Dark, oui.
Cette chanson, c'est un peu different pour nous de faire ce type de
chanson, mais pour nous c'est important, parce qu'il est un chanson qui est
pour le coeur.
L'amour ce n'est pas seulement un homme fuck(*) un ami, ce n'est pas.
L'amour c'est, c'est plus en bas, dans la tete, dans le coeur, dans toute
la forme.
In English
----------
Eh Goodnight, welcome
It's the first time I've been speaking French for one year and an half,
very dangerous.
We have a new album, yes that's correct, Fear Of The Dark, yes.
This song, it's somehow different for us to write this type of song, but
for us it's important because this is a song which is for the heart.
Love, this is not only a man fuck a friend, no this is not
Love is, it's more deep, in the mind, in the heart, in the whole of the
being (is that correct?)
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-->> 20 <<-- Real Life IRON MAIDEN References
==============================================
* The movie "Phenomena" (UK title) or "Creepers" (US title) by Dario Argente,
1984 has "Flash Of The Blade" in a chase scene.
* The movie "Morons From Outer Space" shows "The Number Of The Beast" LP
cover in a scene. A person is going crazy, and a person holds up the
album, points to Eddie, and points back to the person, as if "you're nuts."
* The Beavis and Butt-Head episode "SCARED STRAIGHT" has Beavis and Butt-Head
visiting a prison, supposedly to deter them from a future life of crime.
They meet two guys in a cell, one of which has an IRON MAIDEN tatoo on his
left arm. Beavis thinks it's cool, the guys says "Yeah...Maiden rules."
And they start jamming...playing air guitar and singing a piece of "The
Prisoner": "Not a prisoner!!! I'm a free man!!! And my blood is my own
now!!!" in a painfully awful Beavis & Butt-Head-like voice! This is quite
cool, I think. :)
* The alt.tv.prisoner FAQ where the name Iron Maiden and the songs THE PRISONER
and BACK IN THE VILLAGE are mentioned
* The Stephen King wannabe author Shaun Hutson seems to be a big Maiden
fan because several of his books feature quotes preceding chapters,
and characters wearing Maiden shirts or listening to their music. I think
his novel "Slugs" has several such examples.
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-->> 21 <<-- EMI, Capitol, and Epic
====================================
Well, this is interesting also. EMI was IRON MAIDEN's original label (and
still is officially) over in England. From what I understand, the American
version/division of EMI is Capitol Records (actually, I think Capitol is a
subsidiary of EMI). Epic Records also distributes some titles under license
from Capitol. This needs to be clarified somewhat as well. Can anyone
help?!
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-->> 22 <<-- Various Q & A that don't fit anywhere else
========================================================
[Should we create separate sections for these? Opinions anyone?]
Who's the next singer?
----------------------
The new singer with IRON MAIDEN is Blaze Bayley (not Bailey!), formerly
of WOLFSBANE. Rod Smallwood says about this decision:
"It wasn't a difficult choice to make when it came down to it, but there
was a lot of people to look at. The band finally all sat down at the end
of August and listened to the hundreds of tapes and from there we got down
to 16, who were auditioned at Steve's. They were given six songs to learn,
and then they sang those six songs with the band a couple of times and from
those 16 there emerged three possible people. We took those three back up to
Steve's and took the vocals off some live tapes asked them to sing along in
the studio to get an idea of how it sounded on tape and from the basis of
those tapes we decided Blaze was the best man for the job"
What are the band's immediate plans?
------------------------------------
"They'll be going straight into the studio to start writing we have no
plans for anything around the new singer, no gigs, interviews, photos or
anything. They'll be starting work on the new album which should be out
next autumn. At the right time we'll do photos and interviews with Blaze.
We don't want to get involved in that right now. There's been a lot of
press speculation and everyone's probably read and heard quite enough about
this. We just want to keep quiet, get on with it and come out with a great
album and new singer and then take care of all the press and stuff at a
later stage."
Who is Osiris/The Powerslave connection?
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The origin of Osiris is obscure but by 2400BC Osiris played a double role:
He was both a god of fertility and the personification of the dead king.
This dual role was in turn combined with the Egyptian dogma of divine
kingship: The king at death became Osiris, god of the underworld; the dead
king's son, the living king, was identified with Horus, god of the sky.
Osiris and Horus, therefore, were father and son. The goddess Isis was the
mother of the king and was thus the mother of Horus and wife of Osiris.
The god Seth was considered the murderer of Osiris and the adversary of
Horus.
According to the most traditional form of the myth, Osiris was slain or
drowned by Seth, who tore the corpse into 14 pieces and flung them
over the earth. Eventually Isis and her sister Nephthys found and buried
all the pieces except the phallus, thereby giving new life to Osiris, who
thenceforth remained in the underworld as ruler and judge. Horus then
successfully fought against Seth and became the new king of Egypt.
Osiris was regarded as not only the ruler of the dead but also as the power
that granted all life from the underworld, from sprouting vegetables to
the annual flood of the Nile. From about 2000BC onward it was believed
that every man, not just the deceased kings, became identified with Osiris
at death. The process of becoming Osiris, however, did not imply resurrection,
for even Osiris did not rise from the dead. Instead it was the assumption
of immortality, both in the next world and through one's descendants on earth.
Who is Icarus?
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In ancient greek mythology, there was once a king of the island of Crete
called Minos, who received a curse for his kingdom: this curse was a monster,
half man and half bull and was called the Minotaur. (I am leaving out the
why and how this Minotaur was born, but you may find the relevant information
in a good encyclopedia...it's rather amusing). After a son of Minos was
killed by the Athenians, to avenge his death, king Minos demanded that seven
Athenian youths and seven maidens be sent every 9th year to Crete to be
devoured by the Minotaur. When the third time of the sacrifice came,
Theseus, son of the king of Athens was chosen to go. Theseus decided to
take a shot at killing the Minotaur.
Before Theseus entered the maze, king Minos' daughter, Ariadne, gave him
a long string rolled into a ball, which Theseus unwound as he proceeded
through the labyrinth so as to remember his way out. Our hero succeeded
in slaying the Minotaur and escaped safely.
The builder of the labyrinth was a famous architect called Daedalus, who
was being helf captive by king Minos so that he wouldn't divulge the secret
of the labyrinth. Icarus was the son of Daedalus.
At some time, Daedalus tried to escape from his prison by constructing
two sets of wings made with feathers stuck together with wax, one set for
himself and the other for his son Icarus who was to flee with him.
Both father and son were able to fly out of Crete, but it happened that
Icarus was overjoyous and flew too high, getting "very near the sun". The
heat melted the wax that bound the feathers and he fell into the ocean.
Why don't SANCTUARY and TWILIGHT ZONE appear
on the UK/European album pressings?
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"Sanctuary" first appeared on the Metal For Muthas with "Wrathchild."
This is why neither one made it on the first album. I guess by the time the
single was issued Tony Parsons was no longer a member of the band so they
redid it with Dennis. "Wrathchild" was Adrian Smith's audition piece, and I
guess he must have done such a great job with it that they decided to stick
that onto the next single.
Already "Running Free" was a single, but only in Europe and I think this
single was performed by the quartet lineup Di'anno / Murray / Harris / Sampson,
which would make sense that "Sanctuary" would be the first thing done by the
lineup that would appear on the album, but since by now there were two versions
of "Sanctuary floating about in UK but never heard in USA, they stick on the
new version of "Sanctuary" which has the same lineup as the rest of the album
(in my opinion though it's the inferior version. Stratton's solos tended to
sound more or less the same from song to song).
"Twilight Zone" comes out as a single soon after Adrian joins, but again only
in the UK but not in USA. This is why it appears on USA pressings of Killers
but not in the UK and everywhere else, I guess.
Again, it makes sense to stick it on this album because the lineup that did
"Twilight Zone" is the same that did the second LP.
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-->> 23 <<-- Interesting Band Stories
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* When the group went down to Nassau, Bahamas in early 1983, they earned some
nicknames. H was Melvin (the name for his alter-ego, basically whenever he
was *drunk*!), Dave was Nobby, Nicko was Boomer (because of his really foul
farts), Bruce was Conan The Librarian.
* Also in Nassau, the boys almost ran out of money. Credit cards were full,
and no cash on hand, and taking forever to cable money over from England.
So they put their faith in manager Rod Smallwood, and he walked down to
the casino with $50, and came back with $300, 6 nights in a row. :)
* The drum intro to Where Eagles Dare is another interesting story. This was
done right after Nicko entered the band in Dec '82/Jan '83, and when they
had begun recording Piece Of Mind. Steve Harris mentioned to Nicko that
they needed some kind of drum intro. Nicko was still kind of nervous,
etc., but he stayed in working almost all day on a drum intro for Where
Eagles Dare. At the end of the day, he had a little 6-7 second thing,
that entailed hitting basically every piece of his drum kit, going from
small tom to big tom, like a kind of ending to a song - and then jumped
into the chorus. The next day, Nicko played it for Steve and Steve said
"no...no...no...nothing like that...just something simple like rat-tat-
tat-tat....rat-tat-tat-tat (you get the idea)". (Steve apparently tried
to play something on Nicko's kit, but he's about as good as that as his
grandmother would be...) Nicko said "oh...you mean like this?" and played
it. "That's it!" replied Steve. What you hear on the LP is what it was
in the end.
* After a concert on October 13, 1979 at the Umist in Manchester, England,
Dave Murray apparently hit on (or did something to!) enough girls, and
pissed off enough boyfriends/guys, etc., that the next week there was
actually an article in SOUNDS magazine threatening to kick his ass! The
article read:
"I would just like to warn Dave Murray the lead guitarist of Iron Maiden
that if he steps foot inside Manchester again I will personally pummell his
brains in, cos he's ruined what I thought was an ace relationship with my
girlfriend. And may I point out that no matter how much she rubs his name
in my face I still think Deb Brown of Wythenshawe is the best yet.
--- Jealous Dave"
What a loser! :-)
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-->> 24 <<-- Other IRON MAIDEN tidbits
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* Steve's first bass was a copy Fender Telecaster. It cost him 40 pounds.
* Steve actually studied to be an architectural draftsman for about 5 years
or so, and actually received a license.
* Steve Harris is the band's main songwriter, having written or co-written
approximately 75% of all songs. I first discovered this fact when I used
to watch the LIVE AFTER DEATH video and see Steve Harris mouth along to all
the lyrics while playing bass! Now I understand why! :)
* Steve believed the best song he had written was "Phantom Of The Opera",
then changed to "To Tame A Land", then changed to "Rime Of The Ancient
Mariner" (as of 1985). Anybody know if that's changed again since?
* Steve Harris also thinks the best Maiden song that Adrian Smith wrote was
"2 Minutes To Midnight."
* Dave Murray writes a song about once every 3 years, a process that Bruce
Dickinson has described as being something like "trying to give birth to
an elephant!" Some songs are "Charlotte The Harlot". Also, "The
Prophecy", "Still Life", "Deja-Vu", "Public Enema Number One", "Fates
Warning", "Chains Of Misery", "Judas Be My Guide", and "Twilight Zone"
(the main riffs but not the lyrics, which were written mainly of course by
Steve Harris).
* The MAIDEN JAPAN E.P. happened because the Japanese wanted a live product.
It was produced by IRON MAIDEN and Doug Hall, and released in November of
1981.
* IRON MAIDEN is apparently included in the Guiness Book Of World Records
Museum in Las Vegas, NV. The highest decibel level ever at a rock concert
on record is credited to them at the performance a few years back at Castle
Donington for the Monsters Of Rock Festival (the 8/20/88 show, I believe).
I couldn't find any evidence of this is the actual book, or when I went to
another museum myself. Any confirmations?
* Nicko McBrain used to play with Pat Travers, but doesn't think too highly
of him or the experience. When asked about it in 1988, Nicko replied "I
wouldn't stop to PISS on him!"
* Nicko McBrain has (at least) 1 kid, Nicko Junior I believe. He was born
sometime around 1982 or so. Nicko also married an American woman sometime
in 1988 I think. I'm not sure what number marriage this was, and if he's
still married or not...
* The video for The Trooper contains a vicious cavalry charge which the BBC
wouldn't play un-edited (even though the film it was lifted from, "Die With
Your Boots On" (do I see trend here?!) was ironically screened at 7pm one
evening when the band had been told their video was 'too bloodthirsty for
young people').
* Most concerts during the Piece Of Mind tour clocked it at a little over 2
hours (for the first time now at this point)!
* Bruce is an avid fencer, and carries a full set of epees on the road with
him.
* Bruce is also a 'train addict' - fascinated by trains, etc.
* Adrian is an avid fly fisherman.
* It's hard for Nicko to even take a break from playing (even after months
and months and months on the road) - he likes playing so much! Even so,
he is also an avid fisherman, and has pursued and obtained a private
pilot's license. During the last part of the World Slavery Tour, he
preferred flying his private plane to most gigs, as opposed to the guy's
tour bus.
* The whole band are huge soccer fans. West Ham (England) is their favorite
team, but they used to play often on the road, especially gruelling matches
with Rainbow and Def Leppard guys. You can also see references to West Ham
on the SOMEWHERE IN TIME album cover, and even a reference or two in a few
different songs.
* POWERSLAVE was mixed at famed Electric Ladyland Studios in New York, NY.
* Rehearsals for the World Slavery Tour were done in Fort Lauderdale, FL,
beginning 06/20/84. This was followed in early August by 5 days of pre-
production in Hannover, Germany, where the whole stage set, P.A., lights,
etc. were put together complete for the first time.
* The World Slavery Tour entailed over 300 gigs in 13 months, enslaving 28
countries en route. On this tour they took 120,000 watts of PA, and over
800 lamps. For the US, it took 6 45-foot trailers and 5 buses to carry all
the equipment and crew and personnel (the permanent crew of 12 people
expanding to 42 on the road).
* Maiden has always tried to avoid playing big prestige arenas, like Wembley
and the NEC (both in England) in favor of taking the music to the people
for as many nights as the people want them there. Well, at least most of
the time. :)
* Steve Harris lives on a farm in Romford, just outside of Essex, England.
* Another popular hangout: Harrow, London (bowling alley, favorite of Bruce
Dickinson and Janick Gers)
* Derek Riggs lives in Ashwell, Hertforshire - and supposedly owns a very
good pub there.
* As of 1984, Maiden had never played "Invaders" live (even though it was
thought of as a good 'rock n' roll opener'), or "Gangland".
* The song "Wrathchild" is misspelled on the IRON MAIDEN CD release (it is
incorrectly spelled "Wratchild"). Anyone know if this is only a CD goof,
or only a US goof or what?
* The CD releases of the first 2 albums, IRON MAIDEN and KILLERS, were not
originally available when CDs first came to be. They were released later
on, and subsequently don't have a full inner sleeve, like all current CDs.
They contain only a front and back cover - the inside is blank, so beware!
Kinda cheesy!
* Martin Birch has produced all of Maiden's albums, except IRON MAIDEN
(produced by Will Malone), and A REAL LIVE ONE and A REAL DEAD ONE
(produced by Steve Harris).
* The show for the Monsters Of Rock Festival, August 22, 1992, was about a
2 hour Maiden gig. On the very last song of the show, "Running Free",
Adrian Smith comes out there to play on it! Bruce said later on that he
"didn't miss a note" and they saw tears in his eyes.
* The auditions for guitarists in Maiden's history has differed greatly.
When Adrian Smith tried out, all he had to do was apparently play the song
"Wrathchild", down a pint of beer in like 5 seconds, and play soccer halfway
decent with the guys. Janick Gers' audition was more difficult: he had to
learn "Iron Maiden", "Children Of The Damned", and "The Trooper" in one
night! You gotta think though...both of these guys were good friends with
the band and had some kind of connections to IRON MAIDEN even before they
joined.
* Bruce Dickinson was required to learn 5 songs for his audition. He
apparently also went above and beyond the call of duty and learned like 10
or something.
* Paul Sears (ex-GYPSY'S KISS drummer, an old band with Steve Harris) took
over IRON MAIDEN's management temporarily for a short time in 1977.
* One of IRON MAIDEN's earliest fans was Keith Wilfort, now the head of the
official IRON MAIDEN Fan Club. He caught Maiden's first ever performance
at the Cart & Horses tavern by accident - he was giving a barmaid's boy-
friend the slip at the time after getting caught taking her out, and came
in. He was completely blown away by "Transylvania" and was converted on
the spot. One night Keith walked into the Bridge House (another popular
early gigging spot) with a home-made t-shirt proudly proclaiming "Charlotte
Rules OK", and soon followed it with a more elaborate "Invasion" t-shirt.
So, he is pretty much the inventor of the first IRON MAIDEN t-shirt. He
later 'graduated' to pushing the band's merchandise, turning his home into
a pit with thousands of copies of THE SOUNDHOUSE TAPES E.P., and has since
progressed onto the Fan Club.
* All the b-sides for the SOMEWHERE IN TIME album were played pretty much
totally by Adrian Smith. Nicko did drums, Bruce did some vocals, but
everything else was done by Adrian...some vocals ("Reach Out", for
instance), all guitar and bass (that's why you don't hear the Steve Harris-
esque dink-dink-dink all the way through on the bass line). In fact, it
was supposedly only these 3 guys in the studio the whole time for these
singles: "Reach Out", "That Girl", and "Juanita." "Sheriff Of
Huddersfield" was done by the whole band, by the way.
* Think about this: the first 6 studio albums were in alphabetical order by
chance: IRON MAIDEN, KILLERS, (THE) NUMBER OF THE BEAST, PIECE OF MIND,
POWERSLAVE, and SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Then the go in reverse order after
that: SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON, NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING, and FEAR OF
THE DARK.
* Here's something else interesting: with the exception of the FROM THERE TO
ETERNITY video (which was released sometime in 1992), IRON MAIDEN has
released a video about every 2 years since their first, LIVE AT THE RAINBOW,
in 1981.
* All proceeds from the sale of the official IRON MAIDEN biography "Running
Free" are donated to the Anti-Heroin campaign (as well as sales from the
1985 "Running Free" 7" poster bag single).
* The song "Moonchild" from SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON was recorded in only
1 take!
* "Nosferatu" movie, 1922 - German film, FR Murnau. Another influence for
the band.
* Iron Maiden is one of only 3 bands to have made multiple appearances at
Donington as the headlining act. The others are Whitesnake (twice) and
AC/DC (3 times).
* The Irons is a nickname for West Ham United, a soccer club from London.
This is Maiden's 'fave' club. If you have any doubts about it, check out
Steve's bass - it's got West Ham logo on it. The club uses 'Up the Irons'
as its 'motto' and that is why Maiden uses it as well. Besides they are
Irons, too... :-)
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-->> 25 <<-- IRON MAIDEN ftp sites
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The University of Wisconsin, Parkside maintains an ftp site for music-related
items (lyrics, tabs and pictures):
ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music/lyrics/i/iron.maiden/
/pub/music/pictures/i/iron.maiden/
/pub/music/guitar/i/Iron.Maiden/
Try these directories for more miscellaneous info (only
sometimes info on IRON MAIDEN)...you might have to look
around a good bit here...
/pub/music/info/concert/
/pub/music/info/discography/
/pub/music/info/faq/
/pub/music/artists/i/iron.maiden/
ftp.nevada.edu /pub/guitar/i/Iron.Maiden/
The latest version of this FAQ is available via anonymous FTP from
rtfm.mit.edu /pub/usenet/news.answers/music/iron-maiden-faq/
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-->> 26 <<-- Getting IRON MAIDEN music from music clubs
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BMG Music Club
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101419 (B) A Real Live One
263257 (B) Life After Death
101496 (A) Number Of The Beast
101497 (A) Piece Of Mind
101498 (A) Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Columbia House CD Club
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457754 A Real Live One
450841 Fear Of The Dark
410555 Killers
410563 Live After Death
411835 No Prayer For The Dying
410571 The Number Of The Beast
334201 Piece Of Mind
333773 Powerslave
410522 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
353599 Somewhere In Time
* I guess IRON MAIDEN (the debut album) isn't available from these clubs...
:( But it's out there!
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-->> 27 << IRON MAIDEN Music Transcriptions
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* "Iron Maiden" (includes IRON MAIDEN, KILLERS, THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST, and
PIECE OF MIND) - transcribed by Ray Donato. Hal Leonard # HL00693095,
original ISBN # 0-89524-190-0 (originally published by Cherry Lane Music
Company, Inc.), retail $19.95.
* "Powerslave/Somewhere In Time" - transcribed by Wolf Marshall. Hal Leonard
# HL00693096, ISBN # 0-88188-777-3, retail $17.95 (or $19.95 I think).
* "Powerslave/Somewhere In Time" - Bass recorded version. Hal Leonard #
HL00660130, retail $17.95.
* "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" - Guitar recorded version, transcribed by
Larry Giannechini. Hal Leonard # HL00693097, retail $16.95.
* "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" - Melody Line, Lyrics, Chords. Hal Leonard
# HL00356985, retail $9.95.
* "No Prayer For The Dying" - transcribed by Jim Quinn. Hal Leonard
# 00694761, ISBN #0-7935-0394-9, retail $18.95.
* "Fear Of The Dark" - transcribed by Barnes Music Engraving. Hal Leonard
# HL00694850, ISBN #0-7935-1845-8, retail $19.95.
* "Powerslave" - includes cassette or CD pack. Hal Leonard # HL00674100
(Cassette pack), # HL00699340 (CD pack), retail $17.95 (Cassette pack),
$19.95 (CD pack).
* "Rock Score" - includes 5 songs: "Innocent Exile", "Killers", "Phantom Of
The Opera", "Remember Tomorrow", and "Running Free". Hal Leonard
# HL00660053, retail $16.95 (or is it $18.95?). This book does NOT have
TAB notation (like it advertisements *say* it do!), and it is also kinda
cheesy for lyrics...but supposedly the solos are pretty decently
transcribed (if you can read the music, that is). But it includes both
guitar parts, vocals, bass, and drums as well. Pretty detailed.
* "A Real Live One" - includes all songs off of the album A REAL LIVE ONE.
Retail $21.95. This book is NOT a Hal Leonard Publication, but actually
looked pretty decent.
* "The best of IRON MAIDEN" - really it's the singles. ISBN #0-7119-2577-1,
cost around #12 (that's UK pounds). The song list is as follows:
+ Without solos (and with a pretty dodgy or just plain wrong transcription):
Running Free, Sanctuary, Women in Uniform, Twilight Zone, Wrathchild,
Run to the Hills, Purgatory, The Number of the Beast, Flight of Icarus,
The Trooper.
+ With solos (but some are incomplete, e.g. the verse riffs for Infinite
Dreams are left `as an exercise'):
2 Minutes to Midnight, Aces High, Wasted Years, Stranger in a Strange
Land, Can I Play With Madness, The Evil that Men Do, The Clairvoyant,
Infinite Dreams, Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter, Holy Smoke.
All books are done by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 7777 West Bluemound
Road, P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI, 53213, USA. (except for the REAL LIVE ONE
transcription and "The best of IRON MAIDEN").
All books are in TAB form, with notes, except for the "Rock Score" book,
which is notes only (no TAB)! This specific book also has some pretty
incorrect lyrics unfortunately...Really screwed up! All other books are for
the most part VERY accurate and complete, with the exception of the very
first book, which includes the first 4 albums (damn!): this book only gives
a moderately-okay transcription of main rhythms, but starts to get worse for
bridges and complex riffs, and contains virtually nothing on solos. The
"Powerslave/Somewhere In Time" book is probably the best (IMHO) - very
accurate and readable, and done by Wolf Marshall. "The best of IRON MAIDEN"
is good value for money as long as you're prepared to work quite hard
correcting some of the transcriptions.
These books are usually available at your local music store. For the USA and
Canada, Cherry Lane Music/Music Dispatch has a pretty decent mail-order thing
going on for these TAB books, along with all kinds of other stuff (other TAB
books, videos, study books, etc.). The information for getting in contact
with Music Dispatch is:
Mail Box Music/Music Dispatch
960 East Eleventh Street
P.O. Box 227
Winona, MN 55987
1-(800)-637-2852
* NOTE: In their latest catalog, Music Dispatch also lists that they DO have
the IRON MAIDEN biography ("Running Free") in stock, for only $9.95. As
mentioned later in this FAQ, this is a GREAT book and a GREAT source of
information (especially for this FAQ), and I HIGHLY recommend it (espec-
ially at only $9.95, plus shipping)! The order number for this book is:
02578013. This is the 1st edition of the book, not the 2nd edition (it is
out of print). This is still very good... The 2nd edition just contains
about 15 extra pages, photos and such from the World Slavery Tour, and the
cover of the book is the same as the cover of the SOMEWHERE IN TIME album.
Iron Maiden songs transcribed in magazines
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Guitar For The Practicing Musician:
Song Issue
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Aces High Nov 1985
Can I Play With Madness Jan 1989
Run To The Hills Dec 1986
The Trooper Jan 1985
Wasted Years Jun 1987
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-->> 28 <<-- IRON MAIDEN Equipment Info
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This is from the Live after Death album sleeve and is now out of date.
Any corrections are more than welcome! I am told that Murray and Smith
(well, before he left anyway) have switched from Marshall amps to Gallien
Krueger.
Steve Harris - Fender Precision bass
Lado Steve Harris Model Unicorn
Lado Super Falcon
Ibanez Roadstar
Danaelectro Longhour
Rotosound Jazz Bass Strings (Flatwood Standard Gauge)
Nady 700 Wireless Receivers
Hi Watt preamps with graphic EQ built in
RSD Slave Amp
Marshall 4x12" cabinets with Ev speakers
DBX 160 Compressors
Korg Tuners
Dave Murray - Fender Stratocaster
Fender Squire Stratocaster
Gibson Heritage Les Paul Custom
Gibson SG Standard
Ibanez Roadstar
Dean V Flame
Lado Stratocaster
50 watt Marshall heads with Celestion speakers in 4x12"
bottom
Dean Marley Strings (9, 11, 15, 24, 32, 40 gauge)
Peter Cornish Custom Effects Board: Flanger, MXR Distortion,
MXR Phase 90, Cry Baby Wah-Wah, ADT Chorus, Graphic EQ.
Korg Chromatic Guitar Tuners WT-12
Adrian Smith - Ibanez Destroyer
Gibson Les Paul
Gibson SG
Lado 2003 Earth With Rocking Tremolo
Lado 2001 Earth With Floyd Rose Tremolo
Dean Baby ML
Charvel With Floyd Rose Tremolo
Hamer Scarab With Kahler Tremolo
50 watt Marshall heads with Celestion speakers in 4x12"
bottom
Dean Markley Strings (9, 10, 15, 24, 38, 44 gauge)
Peter Cornish Relay Switching Control Unit
Ibanez DDL DM 2000
Lexicorn PCM 60 Reverb Unit
Furman Parametric Equalizer PQ-3
Boss CE-3 Stereo Chorus
Boss DD-2 DDL
Korg WT-12 Tuners
Nicko McBrain - Sonor (and some Ludwig) drums
Signia drums (as of recently)
Paiste cymbals
Customized (Vic Firth?) sticks by W. Shaw.
Ludwig Speed King Drum Pedal
Silver Dot Ludwig Drum Skins
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-->> 29 <<-- Books somehow related to IRON MAIDEN
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* "The Adventures Of Lord Iffy Boatrace", by Bruce Dickinson. Anybody know
more about this one?
* "Iron Maiden - Running Free: The Official Story Of IRON MAIDEN."
by Garry Bushell and Ross Halfin, 1984, 1985. Published by Zomba Books.
Zomba House, 165 - 167 Willesden High Road, London, NW10 2SG, England.
(This is a GREAT book...and a great source of information for this FAQ!)
(See Section 27 on Music Transcriptions for info on how to get this book
(in North America only I assume) from "Music Dispatch").
* "Iron Maiden: A Photographic History ("WHAT Are We Doing This For?") by
Ross Halfin. Zomba Books, 1988. Zomba House, 165 - 167 High Road, London,
England, NW10 2SG. 128 pages all full color pictures from the beginning of
IRON MAIDEN to the SOMEWHERE IN TIME era, and a little bit of history.
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(end of FAQ, part 1)