Posted on 05/02/2012 3:05:21 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad
Up the “Geedy Capitalistic Pigs” Irons, lyet Duran-Duran plays the Olympics, lol
I met him once and got to talk and work out with him an hour or so at my gym when they got into town a day before their concert. The rest of the band showed up later and hung out for a while. These guys were total class acts back then, and it looks like they’ve kept it up over the last couple decades.
I met him once and got to talk and work out with him an hour or so at my gym when they got into town a day before their concert. The rest of the band showed up later and hung out for a while. These guys were total class acts back then, and it looks like they’ve kept it up over the last couple decades.
And Iron Maiden.
I like their stuff. Speed metal was never my thing, but I can certainly appreciate good musicianship when I see it.
Oh, lucky you!
The last time I saw them was in 2009, in Prague, and when they come around here again, oh yeah, I’ll be there.
I have the concert film, “Flight 666”, and yes, they do very much seem like they’ve kept up the class act over the decades, which is so refreshing in these days when folks such as Kim Kardashian pass for “celebrities”. All those wannabe’s who perform on “American Idol”, “The Voice”, and a host of other programs could learn a thing or two from Iron Maiden on how to be a real celebrity. Maiden has achieved global success, and they did it the hard way, through hard work and striving for professionalism, and with minimal radio or TV support.
I’m trying to imagine Kim Kardashian, or Paris Hilton, or Courtney Stodden doing something truly notable that genuinely benefits the lives of others, like, you know, opening an aviation services company and putting people to work in an area that really needs it.
Nope.........can’t do it. The thought of it, however, is almost enough to make me laugh myself to death.
Epic.
Duran Duran. LOL.
The first convert I brought over to Iron Maiden was a Durannie. I had tickets for the concert (back in 1987) but no ride. Luckily, she had a car. She accepted on the grounds of “Hey, free concert, why not?”
This was on the Somewhere On Tour. Like she told me, she really didn’t like heavy metal. Long story short; 2 minutes in, her eyes were the size of dinner plates and her jaw was hanging open, and 15 minutes in she was screaming herself hoarse.
After the show, I asked her (being as she was a loyal, card-carrying Durannie) what she thought, and I still remember her exact words; “Blew Duran Duran right out of the f*****g water!!” We keep in touch, and she’s planning on going when Maiden comes to her neck of the woods this year.
And she’s taking her kids. How awesome is that? Two generations of Iron Maiden fans!! Up The Irons!
When I first brought home “Powerslave” and played it on my stereo, my father (a U.S. Navy WW2 vet) immediately recognized Churchill’s voice. He looked at the lyric sheet, and after reading through the lyrics for “Aces High”, and then seeing the band photo, he commented to me, “Pretty damned good song for a bunch of longhairs.”
Thanks for posting! Great clip!
LOL!
*possibly ping of interest*
(Sir) Eric “Clapton is God.”
Donated a lot of time and mone to alcohol/drug recovery.
Thanks for the insights. Just goes to show you can’t judge music by the rhythm and harmony (or lack thereof). I would certainly agree with you about the lyrics...but how in the world did you figure that out with all the unintelligible screaming and grunting?
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