Iron Maiden, (for fans) |
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Apr 18 2009, 10:37 AM |
Hey again,
I said I would make an Iron Maiden threat to share some interests with all the Iron Maiden fans on this page, so here I am. We will be talking mostly about both the technical and melodic aspect of this great band's music, but feel free to leave any comments at all. For the people aren't Iron Maiden fans, you can still come and comment, but I am afraid this thread won't be very interesting for you; if you do wish to become a fan, however, you may check out my list of favourite songs on the other topic, and they should be some of the most popular ones. 1. So first of all, please give me 5 of your favourite Iron Maiden songs, and try to choose wisely... (I know Iron Maiden has hundreds of extremely cool songs, but give it a try) 2. For each song, explain why you chose it. Was it a cool and soothing intro, a wicked solo, cool lyrics, a nice and catchy melody ? Up to you. 3. What do YOU think Iron Maiden accomplishes greatly in their songs ? I can give you a short list that you can add to if you want, or choose from it. - Harmonization (Smith, Murray and sometimes Gers; check out The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg) - Melodic, soothing intros and outros for certain songs, with a progression leading to a heavy, but melodic, tune. - Deep and meaningful, often with historical references. - Well thought out solos that always stick to the melody of the song. 4. Now to the solos. Which guitarist do you think is the best at writing appropriate solos ? Why ? That's gonna be enough, I think. Please post any other relevant comments about Iron Maiden if you wish, and I hope you haven't experienced this as a boring survey... Alexander This post has been edited by Alexiaden93: Apr 18 2009, 10:38 AM -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 18 2009, 11:56 AM |
Hi again
I'm in a bit of a hurry today, but I'll post later tonight or tomorrow! Then I'll give you my answers |
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Apr 18 2009, 12:16 PM |
Hi again I'm in a bit of a hurry today, but I'll post later tonight or tomorrow! Then I'll give you my answers Actually I'm in a hurry too, so I shouldn't be on this site so much... I just tend to procrastinate instead of doing my homework for French... Nice to see that one fan has initiated contact with my thread ! -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 18 2009, 04:09 PM |
1. So first of all, please give me 5 of your favourite Iron Maiden songs, and try to choose wisely... The Wicker Man Has an amazing intro , I love it when the 2 guitar kicks in, also has great lyrics + solo:D The Trooper Mad gallopping power right here, I've played this live and the song is just amazing:D Can I play with Madness A bit of a party song:D METAL STYLE!!!!!!! Just love it, love the melody/chorus. I'ts so fun! I've played this one as well. Fear of the dark Epic intro, espescially with crowd chants!:D Number of the beast This song is just epic:D. 3. What do YOU think Iron Maiden accomplishes greatly in their songs ? I can give you a short list that you can add to if you want, or choose from it. - Harmonization (Smith, Murray and sometimes Gers; check out The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg) - Melodic, soothing intros and outros for certain songs, with a progression leading to a heavy, but melodic, tune. - Deep and meaningful, often with historical references. - Well thought out solos that always stick to the melody of the song. Lol, you nailed it. Can't add anything. 4. Now to the solos. Which guitarist do you think is the best at writing appropriate solos ? Why ? Well, you see, dave is more "shreddy" while Adrian has more bluesy influences, noticable. I like Adrian's a bit more, since they seem a bit less shred, and a bit more melodic. And yes, also a bit more playable for nooby's like me! They are both amazing, and they complete one another perfectly! Gers is always trashed on, but I think he's amazing. He could pose a bit less, but he IS a part of Iron Maiden. Thanks, Jesse, this was most interesting... Actually for the 3 you could pick out of the list the one you think they are best at, but thank you ! People have also told me they prefer Adrian for his melodic approach, but I don't know why I'm still attracted to Dave's solos... I guess he gives the songs a much heavier tune, even though myself I can only a couple of solos by this guy, which are progressive and VERY melodic. I can, for example, recommend some solos by Dave: - the first Powerslave solo, very progressive, filled with trilled and nice ascents, you should download the tabs - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg solo, which has about the same nice progression, but a bit heavier and trickier to nail down - the second solo of The Clansman, which is basically a "twin-solo" (made up term :S) to Gers' first solo. I think I prefer Gers' solo, but then Dave does throw in some nice licks - the Blood Brothers solo (I believe the first one is played by Dave, correct me if I'm wrong) is also very nice, and takes the song to another level... That's it, I think. I have some other solos I could recommend, but those are the main ones, which I suggest anybody learns, as they aren't as complicated as most others. Alexander -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 18 2009, 04:49 PM |
1. So first of all, please give me 5 of your favourite Iron Maiden songs, and try to choose wisely...
This is very difficult for me because I too many Maiden's songs. But I'll choose the one that come to mind now. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Aces High, Wasted Years, Alexander the great, Run to the hills. 2. For each song, explain why you chose it. Was it a cool and soothing intro, a wicked solo, cool lyrics, a nice and catchy melody ? Up to you. The Rime of the ancient mariner: This is Iron Maiden masterpiece for me. All their style aspects are covered in this awesome song. The galloping guitars, the harmonized guitars, the I - VI - VII chord progression, the killer solos, bruce's melodies and Harris bass long atmospheres. Everything is brilliant. Aces High: This song is powerful. I love the guitar melodies, the verse and the chorus. Wasted Years: The chorus of this song is the best I heard from them. It's a metal hit. I used to play the intro as a picking solo when I was starting to play the guitar. Alexander the great: I love the most epic Maiden's song and after the Rime this one is my other favourite. The into guitar phrases are amazing but the most important thing for me in this song is how the music evolves with the lyrics. Just perfect! Run to the hills: This one is a battle hymn. The chorus is a metal classic and I love it. I could have chosen many other songs but this one was the most played cover with my metal band Damnation. 3. What do YOU think Iron Maiden accomplishes greatly in their songs ? I can give you a short list that you can add to if you want, or choose from it. They use different elements that contributes to make their songs awesome. I think that it is the combination of this things: A. Killer harmonized guitar melodies. B. Maiden's patented chord progressions. C. Bruce Dickinson voice and interpretation. D. Guitar solos. E. Harris important bass prescence in the mix. F. Nicko's tom fills. 4. Now to the solos. Which guitarist do you think is the best at writing appropriate solos ? Why ? My favourite is Adrian Smith because he composes the perfect solo for each song. BTW Murray's legatos are a part very important in every Maiden song. -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 18 2009, 05:17 PM |
1. So first of all, please give me 5 of your favourite Iron Maiden songs, and try to choose wisely... This is very difficult for me because I too many Maiden's songs. But I'll choose the one that come to mind now. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Aces High, Wasted Years, Alexander the great, Run to the hills. 2. For each song, explain why you chose it. Was it a cool and soothing intro, a wicked solo, cool lyrics, a nice and catchy melody ? Up to you. The Rime of the ancient mariner: This is Iron Maiden masterpiece for me. All their style aspects are covered in this awesome song. The galloping guitars, the harmonized guitars, the I - VI - VII chord progression, the killer solos, bruce's melodies and Harris bass long atmospheres. Everything is brilliant. Aces High: This song is powerful. I love the guitar melodies, the verse and the chorus. Wasted Years: The chorus of this song is the best I heard from them. It's a metal hit. I used to play the intro as a picking solo when I was starting to play the guitar. Alexander the great: I love the most epic Maiden's song and after the Rime this one is my other favourite. The into guitar phrases are amazing but the most important thing for me in this song is how the music evolves with the lyrics. Just perfect! Run to the hills: This one is a battle hymn. The chorus is a metal classic and I love it. I could have chosen many other songs but this one was the most played cover with my metal band Damnation. 3. What do YOU think Iron Maiden accomplishes greatly in their songs ? I can give you a short list that you can add to if you want, or choose from it. They use different elements that contributes to make their songs awesome. I think that it is the combination of this things: A. Killer harmonized guitar melodies. B. Maiden's patented chord progressions. C. Bruce Dickinson voice and interpretation. D. Guitar solos. E. Harris important bass prescence in the mix. F. Nicko's tom fills. 4. Now to the solos. Which guitarist do you think is the best at writing appropriate solos ? Why ? My favourite is Adrian Smith because he composes the perfect solo for each song. BTW Murray's legatos are a part very important in every Maiden song. Thank you everyone, and especially Gabriel, for your contributions... Gabriel, I was wondering whether you could do some Iron Maiden song-lessons. Full-song lessons aren't necessary, but if you could make some lessons on for example solos in Fear of the Dark and Dance of Death I would highly appreciate it... I am a great Iron Maiden fan, and I've seen in your lessons that you are extremely competent when it comes to Iron Maiden style music... Alexander -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 18 2009, 05:23 PM |
Thank you everyone, and especially Gabriel, for your contributions... Gabriel, I was wondering whether you could do some Iron Maiden song-lessons. Full-song lessons aren't necessary, but if you could make some lessons on for example solos in Fear of the Dark and Dance of Death I would highly appreciate it... I am a great Iron Maiden fan, and I've seen in your lessons that you are extremely competent when it comes to Iron Maiden style music... Alexander https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...en-masterclass/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...-maiden-lesson/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...maiden-lesson2/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...n-maiden-style/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/dave-murray-style/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/gallop-workout/ |
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Apr 18 2009, 05:31 PM |
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...en-masterclass/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...-maiden-lesson/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...maiden-lesson2/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...n-maiden-style/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/dave-murray-style/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/gallop-workout/ Man you are a true Maiden fan, I've now bookmarked those lessons, but I was thinking more about some ACTUAL Iron Maiden material, and not only well-made "In the style of" lessons. Don't get me wrong, I love all this other stuff as well... This post has been edited by Alexiaden93: Jun 10 2009, 07:39 PM -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 18 2009, 05:42 PM |
Wow, this is truly touching, The Uncreator. It seems you have a good taste in music For all other Iron Maiden fans, maybe we could start discussing solos soon...
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Apr 18 2009, 05:48 PM |
QUOTE IF?? I'm living the life of an Ed Head all the time True We must unite and build a churce that resembles the cover of Powerslave! As for solo's..... |
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Apr 18 2009, 05:52 PM |
True We must unite and build a churce that resembles the cover of Powerslave! As for solo's..... That would be AWESOME I wanna be a Church Of Iron Maiden High Priest |
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Apr 18 2009, 05:59 PM |
Yeah, we could make an "Iron Maiden Church" fan site, like a virtual church with a hierarchy and stuff like that, each member having different privileges... Not a bad idea, actually. And there is a pretty cool Powerslave-looking pyramid in Dubai, that we could use for our own church, maybe I'll find a picture of it...
This post has been edited by Alexiaden93: Apr 18 2009, 05:59 PM -------------------- My YouTube Channel
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Apr 19 2009, 05:28 PM |
Good news, fellow Iron Maidenists I found the picture I was looking for, it's the entrance of the Wafi Center in Dubai...
I thought it looked a bit like the Powerslave pyramid, but you can always disagree This post has been edited by Alexiaden93: Apr 19 2009, 05:29 PM
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Apr 19 2009, 06:00 PM |
All we need is Eddie atop the building and all the Maiden fans in front of him forming our army
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Apr 19 2009, 07:54 PM |
That was a really interesting comment, enforcer ! You seem to have a lot of Maidenesque experience ! Have you been to any of their concerts ? Feel free to share some mind-blowing events if you want, we younger people might have missed out on that part I haven't been to any of their concerts yet but I hope I will soon !
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